Additional personnel includes: Neil Young (vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica); James Taylor (vocals, acoustic guitar); Joni Mitchell (vocals); Jimi Hendrix, Dave Mason, Donnie Dacus, Chris Hillman, Danny Kortchmar, Jimmy Page (guitar); Jerry Garcia, Al Perkins (pedal steel guitar); David Lindley (fiddle); Branford Marsalis (soprano saxophone); John Sebastian (harmonica); Carole King (keyboards); Bruce Palmer, Jack Casady, Phil Lesh, Leland Sklar (bass); Dallas Taylor, Bill Kreutzmann, Russ Kunkel (drums); Rita Coolidge, Fred Neil (background vocals).
Recorded between 1969 & 1990. Includes liner notes by Chet Flippo.
Crosby, Stills & Nash are considered by many to be ground zero for the folk-rock movement that eventually blossomed in the '70s. The 4-CD CSN box set chronicles the ups and downs of this volatile group in all its different permutations. Sitting alongside hits with Neil Young ("Ohio," "Our House") and without ("Marrakesh Express," "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes") are songs by Manassas ("Johnny's Garden"), Crosby & Nash ("Immigration Man") and solo songs by David Crosby ("Music Is Love"), Graham Nash ("Military Madness") and Steven Stills ("Love The One You're With").
Often, these musical brothers played on each other's sessions with the thread of killer harmonies and topical songwriting being the one constant. This means plenty of unreleased goodies are sprinkled throughout this formidable collection. These include an unreleased version of Traffic's "Dear Mr. Fantasy" from 1980, a stripped-down reading of Joni Mitchell's "Urge For Going" done by Crosby & Nash and a number of songs done as CSN&Y but eventually re-recorded as Crosby/Nash or CSN including "See The Changes" and "Taken At All." The comprehensive booklet with extensive liner notes makes this box set indispensable for both casual and committed fans of any facet of CSN&Y.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
Crosby, Stills & Nash: David Crosby (vocals, acoustic guitar); Stephen Stills (vocals, guitar, piano, timbales); Graham Nash (vocals, piano, harmonica).
Crosby, Stills & Nash: David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash.
Additional personnel: Joe Vitale (piano, organ, flute, drums, tympani, vibes, percussion); Craig Doerge (piano); Tim Drummond, Gerald Johnson, George Perry (bass); Russ Kunkel (drums, congas); Ray Barretto (congas).
For fans and music lovers I have been listening to this bunch of great musicians for ages (in fact, a bit more than 30 years) and this 4 CDs box with its great 32 pages booklet is a must for those who know them. There about 80 songs, mostly unreleased demo versions and alternate mixs. Wonderful stuff that it doesn't take to be specialist to enjoy, I bet it could thrill curious James Blunt and Kathy Melua fans ! Submitted by christianlabonne (Lyon, France) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Excellent compilation!!! This is the best CSN compilation ever, everything that really matters in 4 cd's, specially in disc 1.
This is CSN! Submitted by Andrés (Netherlands) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
classic folk/rock This is just one of those collections that you can take away to a deserted island, with your significant other, and enjoy endlessly. It will always hold special recollections for me. Submitted by steve (Plano,TX, USA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
A sign of things to come. At this point in the trio's career, David Crosby's drug use was becoming more and more obvious, and more and more obnoxious. This resulted in him only contributing vocals and one song on this album, the third album the group put together at the time. The contributions that Crosby could have made to some of these songs would have made them more elegaic and graceful than they already were. "Cathedral" might have been more majestic, for instance. Stills dominates the album, with Nash contributing his usual amount. It all adds up to a good album, but definitely the tip of the iceberg of the inevitable breakup that followed. That is what people who remembered those days will remember about this album, and that is what it stands for. It's good, but it just isn't as good as it could have been. Submitted by Galen (Anchorage, Alaska) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo 1 of 1 found this helpful. This review is for a different format.
Essential listening for all CSN fans This was the first CSN album I ever heard and it remains my favourite along with their debut. What it has in common with that record is that Graham Nash's contributions stand right up there along side those of Stills and Crosby. His song Cathedral is a masterpiece but there isn't a bad track on the album. Buy it! Submitted by Colin (Lancaster, UK) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo 1 of 1 found this helpful. This review is for a different format.
For fans and music lovers
classic folk/rock
A sign of things to come.
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