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EARTH & SKY, the 1980 release from Graham Nash, features 10 tracks and includes guest spots from Joe Walsh, Jackson Brown, Stephen Stills, and David Crosby.
After a seven-year hiatus, Graham Nash returned to his solo career on Earth & Sky. While much of the material may have originated as an on-again/off-again collaboration with David Crosby (guitar/vocals), by the time the LP hit the racks in 1980 there were only traces of Crosby's input scattered throughout. One primary contribution highlighting the pair is the organic and acoustic "Out on the Island," and is likewise one of the best sides of the effort. In support of Nash is an all-star ensemble centering on the infamous "Mighty Jitters": Russ Kunkel (drums/percussion), Tim Drummond (bass), Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar (guitars), David Lindley (guitar/violin/vocals), and Craig Doerge (keyboards). The opening title cut, "Earth & Sky" has the earmark of a mid-tempo Jackson Browne rocker and boasts a tasty guitar lead from Joe Walsh. "Love Has Come" and the heartfelt "Magical Child" are among Nash's more poignant ballads and both seem to reflect the artist's personal contentment as a family man, which is a decidedly different vibe from his earlier works like "Strangers Room" or "Sleep Song." "Magical Child" also became one of Nash's performance staples in the early- to mid-'80s. Crosby, Stills & Nash similarly adopted the socially and politically topical "Barrel of Pain (Half-Life)" in concert. The tune is a brooding and foreboding rocker that speaks directly to the issue of nuclear waste being unceremoniously dumped right off the coast of the Bay Area near the Farallon Islands. Clocking in at under two minutes, "T.V. Guide" is a minor-chord classic tale of "Big Brother" paranoia, and features orchestration from co-author Joe Vitale. ~ Lindsay Planer
High Definition 24 bit remastered reissue of the original 1980 album. Magic Records. Earth & Sky Music Review Average Rating: (3.3 out of 5 stars)   Great album, poor sound quality
Well, we've waited a long time for this one to be on CD, and musically speaking it's well worth the wait. But I have doubts about the source tapes used for the remastering process. Yes, it probably was 24-bit, but did they master this one off of a cassette? Limited dynamic range, compression, etc. Maybe someone will do a better mastering job on this good album.
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 FINALLY!!!
Long overdue on CD, this 1980 LP features the original versions of Barrel of Pain and Magical Child, both later heard live by CSN....other standouts include Love Has Come and the title tune. With guests such as Joe Walsh and of course ever reliable David Crosby, This re-release some 23 years later is worth the wait.
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Earth And Sky/Nash's best work yet.
Earth and Sky may well be Graham Nash's most well balanced album. There are no peaks and valleys like on Songs For Beginners and he din't try doing things out of his norm like he did on Wild Tales. Earth And Sky is musically simple and flowing.All songs blend well with one another and Nash doesn't try to be anything but Graham Nash. Just like when CSN & Y are right they are hard to beat, and so is Graham Nash on this one.
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