Daylight Again is impressive, better than you’d expect from the trio in the 1980s. ![]() Crosby was struggling with addictions, and was only added to the album late in the process Art Garfunkel and Timothy B Schmitt fill in on harmony vocals. It’s largely a collaboration between Stills and Nash. It’s impressive that hippie icons Crosby, Stills & Nash were still relevant enough to have hits in the early 1980s – Stills’ nautical tale ‘Southern Cross’ reached #18 on the Billboard Charts, while Nash’s breezy ‘Wasted on the Way’ cracked the top ten. None of the material ranks alongside their best, but there’s still enjoyment to be found like Stills’ opener ‘Only Waiting For You’ and Crosby’s dreamy ‘Camera’. The musical trends of the 1990s benefit the group – it’s a stripped-back and dignified record. Unlike their disappointing preceding records, it’s almost entirely self-penned – the exception is a cover of The Beatles’ In My Life. The trio played themselves back into form, playing hundreds of shows in the early 1990s. It’s clearly no match for their iconic self-titled album, but it’s a return to respectability after a couple of poor records. He showed us in a picture that I have mountedĮxactly what it means to stand and be countedĪfter the Storm was planned to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the trio’s debut. Like that Chinese boy that we all have to thank I want to stand alone in front of the world and that oncoming tank There are worthwhile tracks like Crosby’s ‘Dream For Him’ and Stills’ hard-rocking ‘No Tears Left’, but some dross like Crosby’s ‘Stand and Be Counted’, and its all-time awkward couplet: Otherwise Looking Forward feels like a hodgepodge of solo tracks from a disjointed collective. ![]() It’s fortunate that he did his gentle songs like ‘Out of Control’ and the title track are the record’s best tracks. The trio quit Atlantic Records and self-financed a new studio record – a fascinated Neil Young signed up. Looking Forward is something of a tragic title for a record that looks almost certain to be the collective’s last record together. Despite its issues, there are some solid songs – Stills’ ‘Got It Made’ and Crosby’s ‘Compass’ are both worthy. Young’s presence doesn’t help, with the hokey ‘This Old House’ and the bizarre title track. American Dream is a substantial drop in quality from that 1970 masterpiece – it’s overlong and overproduced. A stint in Texas state prison helped Crosby recover, and the quartet released their first studio album since Déjà Vu. Neil Young promised to make another album with Crosby, Stills & Nash if Crosby could get clean. Stills’ ‘Haven’t We Lost Enough’ adds some grit, but Live It Up is slick 1990 studio product with little personality. Live It Up doesn’t feel like a CSN album – the lead single ‘If Anybody Had a Heart’ was penned by outside writers. It started out as a Crosby & Nash album, and with Crosby working on his solo album Oh Yes I Can, it’s dominated by Nash. The dire cover art, with its inexplicable lunar sausage sizzle, is a red flag that Live It Up is substandard. Crosby, Stills, Nash (& Young) Albums Ranked #8 Live It Up It’s also noteworthy that two of the collective’s best-loved tracks – the single ‘Ohio’/’Find the Cost of Freedom’ – aren’t featured on a studio record. But it’s worth seeking out solo projects like Stills’ Manassas and Crosby’s If I Could Only Remember My Name both would rank high on this list if they were eligible. ![]() I’ve only covered their studio albums that feature all three members, as a list that included solo and duo projects would be exhausting. Half of these eight records are from 1988 or later – the group’s hits had dried up, and it’s telling that none of the songs from these albums stayed in their live set. The members have subsequently recorded new albums periodically, although it’s frustrating that they broke up in their prime. ![]() But after a strong start, their career faltered – personal relationships became strained due to drugs, egos, and women. They played their second ever gig at Woodstock, and added Neil Young for the highly anticipated Déjà Vu. They were immediately successful – their debut album reached #6 on the charts. The trio first sang together at a dinner party – accounts vary whether it was at Cass Elliott or Joni Mitchell’s home.Įxcited by their vocal blend, they officially formed as a trio in 1969. Stills was a member of the volatile folk-rock group Buffalo Springfield, fronting their best-known song ‘For What It’s Worth’. Nash was frustrated in The Hollies, who chose to record an album of Dylan covers rather than record hippie-flavoured Nash songs like ‘Marrakesh Express’. Crosby was a member of The Byrds, fired when his countercultural songs like ‘Triad’ were rejected by the group. David Crosby, Stephen Stills, and Graham Nash were all members of famous 1960s bands before linking up as a trio.
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