Crosby, Stills & Nash
Crosby, Stills & Nash
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MOG Editorial Review
Within the first few minutes of Crosby, Stills & Nash's self-titled debut, you're already certain that these guys are destined to be superstars, if only because "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" is really that good. The track plays to the trio's strengths in a way they'd repeat throughout the years, pairing multi-vocal harmonies that sometimes bordered on falsetto with gentle acoustic strums before letting things get just a wee bit louder by the chorus. These harmonies appear over and over again, all using sincerity and empathy to cover everything from love ballads to joining the anti-war movement on songs like "Wooden Ships." Even if you don't agree with everything Crosby, Stills & Nash have to say, these mellow jams will still put you in a peaceful state of mind regardless.
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AMG Review of Crosby, Stills & Nash
Jason Ankeny
All Music GuideThe Crosby, Stills & Nash triumvirate shot to immediate superstardom with the release of its self-titled debut LP, a sparkling set immortalizing the group's amazingly close, high harmonies. While elements of the record haven't dated well -- Nash's Eastern-influenced musings on the hit "Marrakesh Express" now seem more than a little silly, while the antiwar sentiments of "Wooden Ships," though well-intentioned, are rather hokey -- the harmonies are absolutely timeless, and the best material remains rock-solid. Stills' gorgeous opener, "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes," in particular, is an epic love song remarkable in its musical and emotional intricacy, Nash's "Pre-Road Downs" is buoyant folk-pop underpinned by light psychedelic textures, and Crosby's "Long Time Gone" remains a potent indictment of the assassination of Robert Kennedy. A definitive document of its era.










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