Any Crosby Stills & Nash (with/without Young) fans?

[Rich]

Nice interview with David Crosby here. To my shame I've reached my age without ever bothering to familiarise myself with their music. Where's the best place to start? Is there a decent best-of? 

[fleabag]

Deja Vu album, with Young.  Awesome.

[wateroftyne]

11 minutes ago, Rich said:

Nice interview with David Crosby here. To my shame I've reached my age without ever bothering to familiarise myself with their music. Where's the best place to start? Is there a decent best-of? 

 

Assuming you don't do Spotify, this is a lazy answer but this would be a good starting place:

 

 

Truth is, if you get the bug it's a bit of a rabbit hole as there's loads of great stuff in both the CSN(Y) and solo catalogues. And plenty of crap (mainly by Nash).

Edited September 2, 2021 by wateroftyne

[4000]

Yes, a fan here.

 

I tend to try and start at the beginning and keep going as far as I can. 

[ezbass]

Hearing 4 Way Street (CSNY live) in my teens turned me onto guitar. Teach Your Children was the first thing I learnt (incorrectly). The first CSN album is a stunning debut and the follow up of Deja Vu, with Neil Young (who I don’t really like) is equally iconic. @wateroftyne says, the best of isn’t a bad place to start. Steven Stills live still remains a firm favourite (he really is a very talented chap).

[steantval]

Fan here, superb harmonies👍

[Stub Mandrel]

With and without NY.

 

 

[fleabag]

1 hour ago, steantval said:

Fan here, superb harmonies👍

 

Indeed, fabulous harmonies  by Crosby and Nash on Gilmours  ' On an Island '

 

Superb

 

 

[fleabag]

Nearly missed this ...  just vocals. No instruments,  and i hear  twangs of the Deja Vu album here.  Nash is so distinctive

 

 

[Nail Soup]

Based on a limited sample size :

 I much prefer Y/Y&CH to CSN/CSNY

 

Open to persuasion though.

[wateroftyne]

My favourite CSNY moment. Four voices, four guitars, nowt else. So pure.

 

And, unbelievably, it's a Nash tune.

 

 

[Stub Mandrel]

 

[fleabag]

Guinnevere from the CSN's debut album.  No Young on the first discette

Luxury

 

 

[Count Bassy]

Four Way Street is one of my favourite albums. Love the transition from "Find the Cost of Freedom" into "Ohio".

Edited September 2, 2021 by Count Bassy

[Bassybert]

I’m a huge Neil Young fan so probably being  a bit one eyed here but there’s no way any of the others brought as much to the table as he did. 

 

Stills was/is a stunning guitar player and singer, whilst Nash and Crosby brought the heavenly harmonies. 
 

Although they all contributed songs to the group, without Neil constantly pushing boundaries and raising the standards they wouldn’t have been anywhere near as good without him.

[wateroftyne]

6 minutes ago, Bassybert said:

I’m a huge Neil Young fan so probably being  a bit one eyed here but there’s no way any of the others brought as much to the table as he did. 

 

Stills was/is a stunning guitar player and singer, whilst Nash and Crosby brought the heavenly harmonies. 
 

Although they all contributed songs to the group, without Neil constantly pushing boundaries and raising the standards they wouldn’t have been anywhere near as good without him.

I dunno.. live, maybe. But he’s not on the first album, and his contributions to Deja Vu are limited. The latter two CSNY studio albums are largely execrable.

[Stub Mandrel]

19 minutes ago, wateroftyne said:

I dunno.. live, maybe. But he’s not on the first album, and his contributions to Deja Vu are limited. The latter two CSNY studio albums are largely execrable.

 

He and Stills were both making magic way back in Buffalo Springfield.

 

 

 

 

[E sharp]

I used to listen to the original CS&N young album all the time- God like harmonies on that. 
 

An old article in Q magazine years ago did make me laugh though. They’d changed CSN&Y, to CRA&P he he. Bit unfair, but I did laugh 

[Stub Mandrel]

1 hour ago, E sharp said:

An old article in Q magazine years ago did make me laugh though. They’d changed CSN&Y, to CRA&P he he. Bit unfair, but I did laugh 

 

Do Q still make a point of Name-checking Bob Dylan in every issue?

[E sharp]

I haven’t bought Q magazine for over 20 years now. Unsure if they’re still printing 

[Old Horse Murphy]

Q is no more sadly. 
 

At the other end of the CSNY timeline, there's this: the ultimate break-up song written about Mr Crosby. Very sad but very poignant and just an amazing song beautifully performed:

 

 

Edited September 3, 2021 by Old Horse Murphy

[wateroftyne]

1 minute ago, Old Horse Murphy said:

Q is no more sadly. 
 

At the other end of the CSNY timeline, there's this: the ultimate break up song written about Mr Crosby. Very sad but very poignant and just an amazing song:

 

 

Hmmm… Creatively, Nash was always the junior partner. And after reading his autobiog, it’s clear he has a massive chip on his shoulder because of it.

 

But… they’re all flawed people. They’ve all been tosspots at various times through their career.

[4000]

13 hours ago, fleabag said:

Guinnevere from the CSN's debut album.  No Young on the first discette

Luxury

 

 

Still my favourite track of theirs. Stunning. 

[steantval]

I love this track, it reminds me of my first year at work in 1972, first proper wage and going away with six of my pals boating on the Norfolk Broads for a week that summer, this track and album got played to death on the cassette player taken on board, happy (hippy) times.

 

 

[Passinwind]

16 hours ago, wateroftyne said:

I dunno.. live, maybe.

Definitely so at the live show I saw eons ago in Toronto. The energy level went up exponentially when Young came on, and I normally can't stand the guy at all, with a few exceptions here and there.