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Truly phenomenal album I was so surprised. Had no idea what to expect barely knew who this guy was beyond CSN. Saved several songs, was just loving every bit. Epic guitar with great tone and really exciting instrumentals in general. I will certainly come back to this album
Church TS
Again, nothing really stood out to me, but the overall vibe feeling and sound of this album was better than the last so I’m gonna give it three stars, but was certainly not listening again on purpose and I could not describe to you at all. What any of the songs sounded like or were about?
Enjoyed it. Like James Taylor but good
Too bad it's not my piece of cake, I guess I would sleep good with this tunes in my head Liked only two songs: Old time good times and Go back home
My first time checking out Stills while not in the company of Mr. Young. And man, I loved every moment of it. Very roots rock. A solid 4 for me.
Good, chill album.
Every time I get some semi well known artist from the 70’s my expectations plummet, There’s a lot on this list and much of it is mediocre. This album surprised me though, a lot to like about it. The songs are all varied and a good mix of slower folk songs and more upbeat numbers
some chill stuff but nun crazy
Don't mind me, just having my Stephen Stills awakening. Side A was incredible, but it slacked off some on Side B. A solid listen all around though.
As a fan of 60s folk-rock I'm well aware of how magical CSN's best stuff is, but unfortunately that knowledge has doomed me to forever pursue the various and sundry solo and duo projects of the three members (and sometimes Y). Much mediocrity has ensued.
Sterk 3. Positivt overrasket. Generelt god vibe. Holder dog en knapp på baladene. En del slitsomme soloer i de mer upbeat låtene, særlig "Go Back Home".
I liked this more than any of the stuff Stills has done in bands. By himself he’s more consistent and this was a nice surprise
"Love The One You're With" is a song I always change stations to when listening to the radio, so I didn't have high hopes for this one. Surprised I actually found some songs I like, though, and would've rated this higher had it been an EP instead. The songs I liked were "Old Times Good Times", "To a Flame", "Cherokee", and "We Are Not Helpless". The rest either feel like White Boy Blues or Laurel Canyon Hippy-Dippy BS to me. (2.5/5)
Not bad. Of it's time though. Don't get what the love of the organ sound in the 60s and 70s is about. 3/5.
This was really good.
Ok
Pretty good! But nothing jumped out to me. And it's short, which is good. Fairly enjoyable, and a lot of variety which I love to see. The only issue is that no singular song what that memorable or catchy, I guess. It's a bit tame. Love the album cover though xD. But I want to make it clear, it's very varied within its style, it doesn't feel repetitive. But that's not really enough to make it good, or even better than average in mu opinion. I don't think I'll be listening again.
I understand Stills song writing capabilities, but this album was a bit dull. Very beige. The best song on here was done better as a cover version by someone else. Says a lot.
I didn’t pick out any particular tracks but I enjoyed this overall! It’s got a bit of variety, it’s easy to listen to.
Eeh, niet de grootste fan van Still, Crosby, Nash & Young. Het is opzich prima, maar het pakt me niet heel erg. Dit is dan een solo album van Stephen Stills, maar eigenlijk heb je dan precies hetzelfde probleem als bij het groep album. Het is prima, maar niet zo schokkend dat ik wild hiervan word. Productie is opzich best wel sterk, als je bedenkt dat dit een album is van ruim 50 jaar geleden, maar de zang en de muziek an sich ben ik niet zo'n fan van. Het is old school, old school rock. Voor die tijd waarschijnlijk ontzettend vernieuwend, maar 50 jaar verder is het allemaal niet zo wereldschokkend. Het is prima, ik zou het zelf niet kunnen spelen, maar ik heb sterk het idee dat ik al meerdere albums heb gehoord die ongeveer hetzelfde klonken. Cherokee pakt me, maar ja... Daar staat dan weer een saxofoon op, dan heb je me gewoon. Jezus wat ben ik voorspelbaar... Zo zonde dat het nummer abrupt afloopt en dat het laatste nummer dan weer een trage folkrock plaat is. FAVO: Go Back Home, Cherokee
⅓ of Crosby Stills and Nash, and ¼ of Crosby Stills, Nash and Young. There was nothing unexpected here. Not sure what genre it would be though. An ok version of love the one you're with, bt that's about all that can be said. A generous 3
A very solid 3 stars. Took a while to warm up, then hit a purple patch of fantastic bluesy, gospelly rock (Church > Old Times Good Times > Go Back Home > Sit Yourself Down). Petered out again at the end for me.
Oh dear, another one of those from that 60's supergroup, preconceptions gone into overdrive. The cover intrigued me with its pink spotted giraffe. Once I put this on I was pleasantly surprised, but it just got better and better. Even his 'Church (part of Someone) was good. The more folkier numbers were passable, but when he rocked out, he did it in style. I have added this to my apple library in the vein hope that I will play it a gain in the future rather than looking at it in a years time and going WTF and deleting it.
I was surprised with how much I liked this album. Definitely worth a relisten
Normal 70's pop-folk rock with a classic rock radio staple to open the record. Not something I'd reach for but definitely listenable.
Surprised me with its brilliance. Must have heard this before but can't remember doing so. Can hear how it's influenced others down into the 90s and beyond. Baggy gospel bluesy bangers. Some of the musicianship is off the scale: just looked at the credits and players include Booker T. And Jimi Hendrix, so no wonder!
Too rod stewart adjacent
You know that too many white people and boomers have curated this list when you've got not one, but TWO Stephen Stills entries. Here's the thing: I own all of Buffalo Springfield's and early CSN(&Y)'s records myself DESPITE Stills' presence, not because of his inclusion. However, I do like a lot of the stuff he wrote for both bands. I was never encouraged to listen to his solo stuff, so let me take this at face value. It's clear that he was on a roll at this point, what with Déjà Vu being a hit, and being surrounded by the many who's-who of late 60s pop and rock music. CSN was starting to deteriorate, and the After the Gold Rush sessions with Neil Young basically confirmed that they were reaching a breaking point in terms of the type of music they wanted to make together. So? Like his peers, Stills releases a very middle-of-the-road record, as a confirmation of the type of music that he wanted to ultimately make. Simple songs with blues, folk, gospel, and R&B influences. There are some genuine highlights here: "Love the One You're With", which would be covered by far more funkier artists, "Church (Part of Someone)", with lush, gospel arrangements, the funky, rocking "Go Back Home", bluesy "Black Queen" (which is almost destroyed by the terrible falsetto vocals), and the hopeful folksy, funky "We Are Not Helpless" (also with poor vocals). But, there's a lot of throwaway tracks that sound like Buffalo Springfield or CSN B-sides. I get that this was a breakup album with Rita Cooledge - who left him for Graham Nash, no less! - but the results are honestly dismal. "To a Flame" is awful schmaltz. Does the world really need funky cock rock tracks like "Old Times Good Times" and "Do for the Others" (the former which features Hendrix, but can we tell?). With that said, I do enjoy Clapton's and Stills's guitar work on "Go Back Home". This album makes me want to listen to all of the artists that influenced Stills and worked with him rather than the music of Stills himself. That can't be a good thing, and perhaps that alone makes this album one of the most questionable entries on this list so far.
I was expecting typical Country/Blues/Rock Made by a Hairy White Man in the Seventies, so I was pleasantly surprised by the soul and gospel influences. I enjoyed it. I then made the mistake of looking at the man's 'Personal Life' section on Wikipedia, and... Wow.
Never trust an album cover from the 60s/70s. I thought I was in for some folk, but man was i wrong. Enjoyed it, strong 3!
3.1 2x
Dreary
Lame shit
Pretty just ok. There's nothing BAD here, but also, nothing great. Guess the opener has some staying power.
2,7/5
Bomzinho
This is sort of along the lines of what I like but also sort of not
nice&harmess 70er singer songwriter folk...c
Best Track - "Love The One You're With"
Pretty decent folk rock, I like the rock songs more than the ones leaning into folk but it's all decent
Mid
A true hidden gem that is so much better than expected
Ha, glih zadnje par tednov sm album Déjà Vu poslušala ene parkrat. (In ta album je iz nekje istega leta?) Ah, "Love the One You're With"! Bolj poznam The Isley Brothers (k sm jih mogla poslušat manj k mesec nazaj) verzijo, v bistvu zna bit, da original prvič slišim. Very enjoyable do zdaj ("Old Times Good Times"). I guess to ni tok surprising, če so mi že CSNY všeč - razmišljam zj, a je sploh kdaj bil primer, da mi od kakega banda/supergrupe k so mi všeč pol niso sploh všeč solo zadeve? (Naslovnica mi je všeč. Bring random naslovnice back.) Ha, personnel na albumu je kr insane (Ringo, Hendrix, Clapton, Booker T. Jones, Cass Elliott).
Stephen Stills is solidly the 'voice of a generation' and the group, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young are legendary. Stills voice is iconic and in the harmonies of CSNY I enjoy it more than solo.
I disliked a song, I liked a song, I disliked a song, I liked a song. For a plain ish singer, it was impressive the number of different instruments used
Talented group of guys. Generally like everything from CSN and Y. Saved a few songs.
Love the One You're With is one of the only big hit songs I can think of that makes a legitimate case for aberrant behavior. It's the best 'cheat on your girlfriend' song of all time (White person category). When I was in college and trying to get laid all the time I think I earnestly believed that Stephen Stills was making a good point with that song. The rest of the album is pretty good too.
Started out strong and fizzled a bit for me. Just not a fan of the instruments
Meh. I know "Love the One You're With" because I was born in 1974 and it was all over the radio in my childhood. I don't know if I like it or if I'm just familiar with it. The album is pretty boring, overall.
The liner notes for this have an impressive array of 60s talent: Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Crosby & Nash, Mama Cass, Ringo Starr... but a while a few songs here are standouts, I just can't help feeling it lacks some punch overall.
найс, вайбово.
Judging from the album cover (and stupidly not realizing this was the Stills from Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young) , I was expecting the worst - a quirky singer-songwriter softly droning about small nothings, or maybe a wannabe-Dylan with an anemic guitar. Fortunately, I was wrong. This is a very enjoyable blend of blues, soul, gospel and psychedelia, with even a Jimi Hendrix contribution. Stills is a competent singer / player, even if the record somewhat lacks a definite identity - it's not extremely original, and sometimes sounds a bit derivative. Not sure I would listen again, but it was certainly all right as a one-time experience. Much better than the long series of horrendous albums I've had for the last couple of weeks, at least. 6/10
I had never really tried listening to Stills solo, and I’m genuinely won over. The vibe is often exceptional, even without Hendrix, and to my ears it’s far more interesting than the early solo adventures of Nash or Young, which I already know. Some of these songs may not be hits, but they’re seriously good, often groovy, and Stills voice has a very pleasant … neutrality. I knew basically nothing from this album, so it was a very good surprise, one song after another … except To a Flame.
Decidedly meh. So meh.
I think the name on the marquee kind of went to his head . From guitarist of Buffalo Springfield to equal billing with Crosby, Nash and young . Proof not all members of great bands should release solo albums … only slightly better than that drummer from kiss but not much Would have given it too if not for “old times good times “ being fun
I’m familiar with Stephen Stills in all his musical iterations, yet I don’t know much about him. What I do know is that I am not a fan of his voice at all. Some of the songwriting on the album is decent, but his milquetoast delivery ruins it for me. The musicianship on the album is really good, albeit not suited to my particular taste. The star-studded collaborator list is quite impressive. Clapton and Hendrix were the highlights of the album for me. I can appreciate Stills as part of his group efforts, but standalone Stills is not for me.
Started strong with Love the One You're With. I knew that guitar sounded unique on Old Times Good Times, so it was cool to learn that was Jimi Hendrix. Felt like the front half was better, but still good overall.
Not bad. Embracing the Hammond and the vibraphone. They are loving their vibrato. I'm liking it, a lot, but it's not love. Black Queen is solid.
I don’t get the hostility for this. Stills knows what he can do and executes it at a high level.
The organ hit at 1:44 on Love The One You’re With is euphoric. I liked this one quite a bit more than Manassas. Maybe it’s a little overindulgent with the string arrangements, organs, choirs, and guest musicians, but it still sounds good. I was questioning why the guitar on Old Times Good Times was so good until learning it was Hendrix and yeah that makes sense. Favorites were Love The One You’re With, Old Times Good Times, Go Back Home, Cherokee, and We Are Not Helpless.
Clássico voz e violão. A voz de Stills é boa, então o gênero não incomoda tão profundamente. As composições aqui são terráqueas e belas. Não gosto muito desses corais de igreja tão usados durante a década de setenta. Acho um pouco exagerado e tosco. As canções mais animadas, como Old Times Good Times, me agradam mais. Nelas, é perceptível que Stills manda muito bem na guitarra elétrica, tanto quanto na acústica. Me surpreendeu ao ler na Wikipedia que esse disco possui participações de Clapton e Hendrix! Ou seja, o carinha sabe fazer barulho quando quer, aprecio essa dicotomia. Torna o disco mais intrigante. Até o Ringo está nesse álbum. Bem legal. Mas, não é totalmente minha pira. Faixas mais lentas e rústicas como Black Queen viram rapidamente o som de fundo para mim. Em contrapartida, canções como Cherokee (com seu groove e diversa instrumentalização) e Go Back Home (com seus solos eletrizantes) me agradam o suficiente para elevar esse disco para além da mediocridade. 4/5
I never thought about Stephen Stills as an individual before, as almost everything I had heard from him was a result of CSN endeavors. Listening to this album now, I think this guy is an exceptional musical mind. This album makes me feel like the driving force of CSN was Stills, and that the collaboration with Crosby and Nash might have even held him back in some ways. I do LOVE CSN harmonies and their music in general, but I don't think their music goes as far, is not as diverse, nor is as expertly arranged as this album is. ⭐⭐⭐⭐
It felt like an amazing jam session that never really formed into an amazing album.
This really grew on me throughout the day. I really enjoy the soulfulness of his voice. I also love the album cover. 3.5 and possibly increasing. Coming back to switch this to a 4. I keep returning to it! My admiration for Stephen Stills is only growing the deeper I get into this project.
This was good. Love The One You're With is a classic rock radio staple for a reason. I was just missing Crosby, Nash and Young.
Folk, funk, blues, and classic rock sounds throughout the album, creating an overall good listen. Epic guitar solo in Go Back Home.
Didn’t realize he did a solo album.
6/10 - Its fine. To me, mostly forgettable. But did like the grandiosity of the final track "We are note helpless" Fav Tracks: We are note helpless Heard before? --------–- ❌ Saved a new Song? ----- ✅ Saved Album? -------–-- ❌ Will Listen Again? ---––– ❌ Album Cover ----------– 🦒/10
really great album!!
This was an easy listen with some strong tracks. I like this type of music so that helps.
Actually really enjoyed this. I thought it was just going to be some singer-songwriter acoustic thing, but there was more to it than I expected. It was more rock than I assumed and I particularly enjoyed the gospel parts Highlights: Church (Pt. Of Someone), Go Back Home
"Perfectly passable" might be the only thing I can think of for this album.
This album is like eating a slice of plain white bread. Boring.
Cool backing vocals! The last two songs (Cherokee and We Are Not Helpless) were really cool. My favourite moment on the album was the organ on Old Times Good Times!
Yawn.
Wholesome & gifted, but like a guy w/ a stuffed giraffe next to him in some snowy, Christmas-burdened landscape, Stills is likewise an infantile soul-barer. I wouldn't call it a schtick, or a make-believe - I just don't think he's got a whole lot to say, evinced by schmaltz + drivel: 'She is gone, there is no tomorrow / It is done, so now he must borrow / The life of his brothers.' He can rock out, which he does on some of the better tracks such as 'Old Time Good Times' & 'Go Back Home,' but if I'm not mistaken, he has Jimi & Eric to thank for that. Anyhow, Neil Young rocks better, Dillard & Clark folk better, & David Crosby gospels better. Too self-serious to be charming yet too clinical to be soulfully grand, Stills's debut is a boring ode to no mucho.
Just some good, fun, vintage turn-of-the-decade ‘60s/‘70s rock from a very talented portion of CSN.
That first song is so catchy. Had it stuck in my head all day. I appreciated the really jazzy songs. Overall pretty good. Enjoyable as a singer songwriter kind of album.
Always fun to see what happens when I guy breaks off from the band to lay down his own thing. I think for stills it was a success!
If you can't listen to the album you love, love the album youre with! Well, at least 3 stars of love! A fun album!
i can't remember what i thought about this but it was okay
That was calm. 3/5.
CSN needed Neil young to write good songs. This is kinda boring
Loved it
Without the harmony of CNY it’s just generic classic rock
OK.
Fine fine fine
Not 4 me
DONE
Heard Before? Nope. But I can just imagine. Notes: - practical but unwelcome relationship advice on the first track. - muddy production, rote arrangements, insipid songs, limp vocals and flaccid performances. - some post-ironic cheese value on "To A Flame", but I would rather listen to Bread. - at least the David Crosby solo album was memorably and amusingly terrible. this is ugh. Verdict: Like when tribute acts try to slip originals into their set. Ouch. Listen Again? You can't make me.
Decent
The sound on this album is so crisp. The acoustic guitar sings but the song writing just wasn’t there and it was missing the csny harmonies
A high and respectable 3!
There is aat least one good tune on here...
Such a puzzling album: why is it listed year? why was it so successful at the time? why should I care? WHY?
Jamais écouté avant. Un album étonnant en forme d'anthologie des sonorités emblématiques de la côte Ouest des années 1960 finissantes, quitte à partir un peu dans tous les sens et manquer d'un fil directeur clair. Stephen Stills passe ainsi par le folk rock acoustique, le blues rock rugissant, les rythmes funk et même des chœurs gospel assez inattendus. Le tout, il faut bien l'admettre, avec un réel talent de songwriting, et l'aide loin d'être négligeable d'un casting de superstars : Jimi Hendrix (pour l'un des derniers enregistrements de sa trop courte carrière), Eric Clapton, Booker T., Ringo Starr, Cass Elliot, et bien sûr ses deux compères de CSN, David Crosby et Graham Nash, entre autres... Forcément, ça sonne bien ! Top : Going Home Flop : To a Flame
"Stephen Stills" opens with 'Love the One You're With' - a track I had all but forgotten about, which brought a real rush of nostalgia. What strikes me most about this album is the sheer soulfulness of the performances, underpinned by a distinct tinge of the blues. This rich atmosphere is amplified by the hiring of Arif Mardin to handle the vocal and string arrangements. Mardin was, the architect behind some of the greatest soul records of the era - most notably for Aretha Franklin - and his touch here perfectly complements Stills' own gritty, bluesy vocals. The album is worth listening to if only for the guest appearance by Jimi Hendrix on 'Old Times Good Times' - a quite wonderful track featuring Stills magnificently driving the organ whilst Hendrix takes over guitar duties - quite superbly. However, for my money, 'Black Queen' is the real standout and the best track on the album; a stripped-back, wonderfully raw performance with just Stills on guitar in pure blues mode. The only real misstep is "Cherokee". Relying heavily on the sonic stylings of its era, it is the only track that hasn't dated well. It is by no means a bad song, but it feels somewhat out of place alongside its companions. Overall, the first side of the album is incredibly strong. That superb opening sequence, combined with the raw power of 'Black Queen', elevates this to a four-star album. Side one 1 "Love the One You're With" (5/5) 2 "Do for the Others" (3/5) 3 "Church (Part of Someone)" (4/5) 4 "Old Times Good Times" (5/5) 5 "Go Back Home" (4/5) Side two 1 "Sit Yourself Down" (3/5) 2 "To a Flame" (3/5) 3 "Black Queen" (5/5) 4 "Cherokee" (3/5) 5 "We Are Not Helpless" (3/5) Total - 38 Average - 3.8 379/1001 202/379 albums reviewed were new to me.
And here we have perhaps the most average possible album I could've gotten. Well, okay, I'd probably call this "slightly above average" in terms of quality, but in terms of the kinds of albums that appear on this list, albums like this are very representative of what this list is like. I would know, as I'm over 1000 days into this project. Can you tell that I'm ready for this album project to end? Stephen Stills is a talented guy, but I think I've realized that he is just not as talented as Neil Young or even David Crosby. I had my suspicions based on the last Stephen Stills album I got, Manassas, but this just kinda confirmed that for me. Compared to Manassas, I will say that I'm glad that this album isn't as long as that one was, but I also don't like the music of this album as much as the music from Manassas. I don't know what it is, but the sound of this album doesn't connect with me as much as the other album's sound did, even if I thought that that album's sound still wasn't much to write home about. Of course, this self-titled album here has good things on it. "Love The One You're With" is a nice opener. There are some good collaborations on here, including appearances from both Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton, so that's cool. Other than that stuff, this is a pretty standard folk rock album. I have nothing against it, but there also isn't much that hooked me here. It's alright. Solid 3/5.
A lot of this is 1 star but a couple of tracks push it up to a 1.5 / 2
This was definition of serviceable. It wasn't good, it wasn't bad, it was just fine. 2.5 / 5
Didn't really listen sorry, sounded ok
Great album. Reminded me how stills is certainly my favorite of csny. I’m a music guy first, lyrics second so that makes sense. Certainly over a 4 but not gonna give it a 5
Sterk, men læll
Forgot what real songwriting sounds like!
I like Love the One you with. It was good back ground music but not something that I particularly enjoy. I think another 2 stars
One tune on here worth hearing
I unfortunately am not a fan. I feel like these are becoming very nichey. It being niche doesn’t mean it’s something people have to listen to before they die…
cool, but not my genre
Bra! Jag tycker det är fint och Stills har en fin röst och låtarna är för det mesta vackra, med något undantag. Jag gillar den första låten mycket. Jag tycker man hör mycket Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young i detta, vilket kanske inte är så konstigt.
Gorgeous album. Songwriting, playing, all lovely. Maybe a little disjointed at times, and lacks the richness and depth of a full CSNR record, but definitely joining my regular listening.
Stephen is a great combination of player and songwriter. Not only can he do both, but he can go loud and quiet. I'm thinking of 4 + 20 from CSNY's Deja Vu. The man has range. Everything is rich & clean. Helluva debut album.
A hot start, great out the gate. Then it sort of tailed off into a mix of very similar sounding songs. The guitar tone and riffs are sensational in this album however, and I love the creative use of voice.
I was lost by this album, stylistically varied with no real over reaching themes no great musicianship and only one stand out song. I can only assume this is on the list for some historical reason as it is not a great example of anything. just competent musicianship
Pretty great, wasnt expecting such a vibrant and fun album honestly
I've never listened to his solo work before but it was pretty good.
Blues probably my least favourite style, but it ain't a bad album. 3/5 Top tracks: Love the one you're with, Cherokee
Don't judge an album by its' strange album cover. I was aware of the opening track, it's a very good one. But the album gets better towards the middle segment with some awesome guitar work. The final track is brilliant. Thanks Stephen. Favourites: Old Times Good Times Go Back Home We Are Not Helpless
nice
Cool simple vibes
Love The One You're With is such a delicious treat to open this with...I actually had no idea that song was his. It set the tone for a pretty darn good album. I love the choral quality of the songs with backing vocals, and this just has cool 70s vibes.
Do we get Manassas later?
The more listenable and talkented of CSN - it might get a three if only becasue hes not Crosby.
A couple of iconic songs but otherwise did not find the rest overly compelling
Thoughts before listening: I'm pretty sure that Manassas has already been on here, and I feel like we don't REALLY need to hear another Stephen Stills solo album as part of this project. Review: "Love the One You're With" is on this album. Apparently this is Stephen Stills' first solo album as CSNY was breaking up, and I'd say the sound closely mirrors that band's sound....just with fewer harmonies. I like this (I like CSNY) and there are some cool guitar workouts on here including "Old Times Good Times" and "Go Back Home". Nothing groundbreaking here, but definitely some solid 60s/70s rock. 3-stars
Love the One You're With is a great pop-rock song of course, very much of its time. Stephen Stills probably shouldn't be left alone, as he wanders around, noodling a bit much. If you like a singer-songwriter with a blues-based hippy vibe, this will work.
Nice! Strong 7. This must be Stills from Crosby Stills etc
I was familiar with “Love The One You’re With”, which is a competent and enjoyable folk pop banger. I think I liked it more when I was a kid. I like Stills’ gritty voice and songwriting, generally, but I thought as a whole this was just alright. Some juicy guitar work, occasional lightning hook, but overall it feels like a fine enough singer-songwriter joint that isn’t shaking the earth. It’s often good but only sometimes truly great. Sorry, Steve, I think your best work is still with Buffalo Springfield and CSNY. Feels like the most appropriate three-star rating I’ll give in this project.
Milquetoast. Feels like this should be playing quietly in the background while people are talking. Favorite Songs: Love the One You're With, We Are Not Helpless
While I am getting a little tired(okay, a lotta tired) of the Neil Young, David Crosby, Graham Nash, and Stephen Stills combinations(or, lack thereof), this one was a pleasant surprise. The album apparently had an optimistic view of the 1970s, and took the 1960s activism right into that decade (doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo deh). Favorite Track: "We Are Not Helpless".
I didn’t even notice the pink giraffe on the cover until I read a review that mentioned it. Anyway, significantly better than Manassas even if the slow folk songs are aural torture. Extra points for “Old Times Good Times”, which features Jimi Hendrix and (more importantly) name drops the river that flows through the town in which I grew up. 3.5/5.0: Very Good
a few enjoyable songs but leans too hard into uninspired folk for me to really love it
Gut hörbare Musik. Stellenweise rockig, viel Akustik-Gitarre. Typischer 70er Sound. 3-4/5
Questo mi é piaciuto leggermente di piú rispetto agli altri ma il genere non mi riesce a prendere
It was ok, nothing bad, but nothing memorable.
3/5 only because of the sick solos by Hendrix and Clapton. The rest of it is very forgettable.
Amazing lineup
Stark trea
En intensivt ok upplevelse. Duktigt och ingen nerv? Men finns ändå saker som puttar upp det till stark 2a eller svag 3a.
Om någon undrade så ja, han kan stå på egna små ben.
trevligt och tråkigt
Its a decent solo effort, but WTH is this album cover?
Today we get the least essential member of CSNY doing a solo album. Neat cover tho. Dig the weird giraffe thing. I'm probably not as down on “Love the One You're With” as many are. It's pseudo-deep, but I think it is true that often we carry love for people who are far from us, for people who do not return it, for people no longer with us, for people who, however rightfully, have left. Love isn't an on/off switch. But we should not let love for those we cannot be with make us resent the friends, the family, even the lovers we have. The fires we burn should be for us, not something that burns others. Who knows what Stills is truly driving at here, but I think it's probably wise to love the people who you are involved with regardless of who we want to be involved with. The sin is that that relatively silly track, clearly built to sound like the group he is not with currently, is pretty much top dog here. Some bits are cluttered with shaky narrative (old times good times). Some are just lyrically banal (“and it's hard yes it is”). When Stills isn't trying to build the harmonies his group mates are known for, it instead boils down to dull blues. This is peak “no one needs to hear this whole album, there's just one sorta important song,” and that one song isn't exactly must hear, either. I both want to find a reason to make this a three (it's technically constructed alright even if the songs aren't great) and to make this a one (which is unfair to album quality but real tempting when the album fails to meet the basic threshold of inclusion). There is a non-zero chance of someone getting bopped in the nose if they, in person, came shouting “oh, stop everything and listen to this” and then played this nonsense. I think by the end, though, a 2 is inevitable. The B-side is much more actively bad, and Black Queen especially combines a clunky playing card “concept” with “look at me” guitars but “please don't look at me” vocals. It's a middling 2* at that. Onward to Nash's solo work. Maybe an essential cut from Greg Lake.
Love the one youwith is such a classic that ditty earns a star alone
With the exception of Neil Young, I feel like these guys were better together than they were separate. That being said, this is a solid album. I'm not sure what the deal is with that giraffe on the album cover though. Favorite track: Love the One You're With
Parece música religiosa, no me gusta
Crosby and Stills, 870 & 869. This seems rigged, but I like it.
I've only ever heard the opening track before and wasn't expecting some of the more funky tracks. Overall, one to return to periodically. Some good songs on here and with all the other artists involved, I guess that isn't surprising. The opening and closing tracks stand out for me.
No private session used for Spotify. Album was what I expected. I liked the guitar work, don't see myself listening to this again though.
Found it boring at times. Liked the drums on Old Times and We are not Helpless was a bit more lively, but overall, meh.
3/5 Favorite Songs: Love the One You're With Do for the Others Old Times Good Times Go Back Home Cherokee
Way better than I was expecting, thought ur was gonna be middle of the road, solid tracks on here .4 stars
Middling album really. Good musician, some good songs, but nothing that really gripped me. Some weird things on this album though, fairly bizarre. Some people will love this, some will hate it.
I feel so white
Sometimes it feels like Stephen Stills might have wanted to take another pass at some of those vocal takes. Anyway, lots of twelve string acoustic guitar, massive backing vocal choirs, VERY late late 1960s. Don’t think I’ll listen again but pleasant enough. Best: We Are Not Helpless Worst: Black Queen
Something for all.
Better than I expected. Almost Neil Young-like at time, groovy at times.
Serviceable enough for some gentle adult contemporary/singer-songwriter. It's so vanilla and bland though. The lyrics are trite, the music just good enough to be commercial. Even with help from Clapton and Hendrix, he manages to bland it out. Come on, man.... My Rating: 3/5
10 songs Bland fuckin nothing burger of an album. To me those are worse than the actual bad ones, because nothing is offensive, just incredibly uninteresting.
I could understand why Stephen Stills was so respected by other musicians. Tracks like Go Back Home, Black Queen, and Old Times Good Times had a raw blues-rock energy that really stood out to me. The bass work throughout the album was also excellent, particularly on Cherokee. Old Times Good Times was my favorite track, and Jimi Hendrix’s guitar playing was effortlessly extraordinary.
I have no use for this album. It's just so... ignoreable. I'd call it background music, but background music is noticeable and possibly interesting. I straight up forgot this was on more than once.
There were really only two songs that caught my attention on this album: “Go Back Home” and, obviously, “Love the One You’re With.” Beyond those tracks, not much stuck with me. A lot of the album feels rooted in its era, and I don’t think most of it has aged particularly well. The talent is there, but the songs themselves just don’t have much staying power for me.
Estaba en plenitud. Los arreglos son un poco cargantes, pero las canciones están bien. Me gusta la música de 1970.
8/10 Best songs: Love the One You're With, Old Times Good Times, Go Back Home, Cherokee, We Are Not Helpless The guitar solos on this album are SO GOOD. I'm not usually a guitar guy, but Go Back Home basically made my day. I also really appreciate the harmonies (most apparent in the first and final songs on the album - nice bookends to what it contains). Generally speaking the album combines its blues, motown, and rock influences in interesting ways, sounding at once of its time and also more recent. It never quite hits that "holy crap this is amazing" tier that would make me give it 5 stars, but occasionally it comes awful close.
It's fine. Feels like a cop out to say that, but it is a perfectly fine album. It inspires no strong feelings in either direction. There is enough going on that I can't give it an "it's boring, 1 star" review, but I wouldn't say it is a gratifying listen. It is the ideal of a 3/5 album. Also I spent like 10 seconds trying to remove the hair strand from my phone screen before I realised that the album cover used here has a pen mark on it.
As much as I hate the sheer amount of pysch rock albums in this timespan on this list, this is one of the ones I think should actually be in the list. It’s actually got some level of sauce to it.
This is a fairly interesting album, with intricate parts. Nice pleasant album that showcases his musical abilities well.
Like many of the albums on this list, I enjoyed it and might listen to it again, but question just how special this is to be on this list
not wow music, but still nice to hear in the background
Listening out of the blue in 2026 without any background knowledge it just kind of blends into the background of country from that era. Has a specific nostalgic sound that you really only get from that time.
There’s gotta be at least twenty albums on here from the guys in CSNY and we need at most three
And if you can't listen to the one you love honey // Love the one (of the 1001) you're listening to. I still prefer CSNY but their dissolution also gave us some good records. I know this album deserves more time with it, and maybe that time will come but for now it'll have to remain waiting like a giraffe in the snow.
I hadn’t really listened to Steven Stills on his own before. His solo debut is definitely worth a listen; everything is top-notch: songwriting, production, vocals... There are even several notable guest appearances - Hendrix’s guitar work on “Go Back Home” is unmistakable. What’s missing are some truly standout singles - but in my opinion, it still just barely earns five stars. Apparently, I had a bit of bad luck with singer-songwriter albums in the first few months - the last few weeks have been quite refreshing in that regard.
asswater. Couldn't be bothered with this one, wanted it to end asap
never as good as the sum of CSN(Y), but still a good album
Stills is at his best in a band...
just all around lovely vibes with meaningful songwriting. 3.5
Stephen Stills reminds me of whole grain bread. Is that weird? I like whole grain bread as it turns out. That being said I can only eat it once a day. In music terms that means once a year.
4.33
What a pleasant surprise. I forgot this is who wrote the wrong "Love The One Your With" and based on the album cover I incorrectly assumed it was going to be some country or folk album and it wasnt.
A mix of a lot of styles. Some come off and some don't. Superstar backing band. 2.5⭐️
Gospel folk. Church is Manic Street Preachers. Old Times Good Times a funky track - Hendrix on guitar. Clapton on the next track. Rita Coolidge, Cassie Elliot, this album is a massive flex by Stills surely - look how many stars i can get as my back band. He’s a very good musician as well. Enjoyed the less folky bits of this.
Interesting rock album from the 70s. Not on my radar but I very much enjoyed. 'Love the One You're With' is one of my favorites but the only song I recognized.
zzz its fine and chill but I have heard this all before
some classic Stills. Nice solo work from an excellent musician.
Hendrix and Clapton in one place. That's pretty impressive
Love the one your with feels like a sad mindset
Sehr entspannter Sound :) Schwanke zwischen 3 und 4 Sternen, weil es doch phasenweise etwas langweilig wirkte
relativ langweilig
Chillig, aber bleibt nicht im Gedächtnis
My first album was the self titled Crosby, Stills, and Nash rates 2. Over 400 hundred albums later and this solo album shows no improvement…
“Love the One You’re With” is catchy and obviously why this record moved units but the rest of it just sounds so tired and bland. It’s like the boomers all decided that they had enough sex, drugs and rock & roll at a NYE party on 12/31/69 and just wanted to get super boring and lame and be the worst people to ever walk the earth for the rest of time. The album cover also looks stupid.
The highest spec version possible of totally generic classic rock.
Meh.. folk rock.
can't believing I'm Stills doing this list
I guess I have a bit more time for S than I do for C and N, but they all basically exist in order to get us Y, right? Even on this list. You gotta get through albums like this one, to make On the Beach even better
there moments I liked but that's about it Will I listen to again: 2%
I'm a bit torn with this one. Some fantastic work and great cameos, but also, quite a bit of it is pretty meh?
Tout n'était pas dingue, mais ce qui était bon était vraiment bon.
Perfectly listenable but didn't really grab me.
I was more excited for this one than I ultimately had a right to be. It was just okay.
Decent, enjoyed the bluesy bits
OKish, I guess? Probably a thing 50 years ago. 5/10
This was alright, but not really more than alright. A couple of good songs, a bunch of mediocre ones, didn't overstay its welcome
No suena mal, pero no me llega mucho
Off the dome, Stephen Stills wasn't a name that rang any bells for me. I couldn't recall any of his tracks— although the first song right off the rip was something I was familiar with. "Love the One You're With" is probably about the only track I expect to sonically recognize. It's got this great, gospely but also folk-pop kind of feel to it. The "doot dooting" and hook are insanely catchy, and there's some great guitar work here to boot. "Do for the Others" is, while not a big hit like the starting track, still had this great acoustic-rock sort of playing. The vocals have this raspy, folk feel to them while also incorporating some humming to give it an instrumental feel. "Church (Part of Someone)" has this great, slow-dancing rock kind of feel to it until the chorus kicks in with the organ, culminating in this sort of slow rock gospel kind of track that, while not my cup of tea, was still an enjoyable listen. "Old Times Good Times" has a great rocker tone, although I don't feel like Stills' vocal delivery fits the track as well as the prior ones. It feels almost a little jarring, where it's seemingly too smooth and soft for what the track is. Killer guitar solo on the track, and I love the rock organ too. "Go Back Home" is another, more bluesy rock kind of track. Great guitar tone here, but compared to the prior track, I think Stills' vocal delivery is a lot more fitting here. There's a level of raspyness that I think maybe fits the bluesy rock tone a bit better, and with the mix being a little more minimal the soft delivery seems to sit better within the track. "Sit Yourself Down" brings back what feels like some more of those gospel influences, but keeps that great blues rock guitar tone— but really forces it into the background of the track. "To a Flame" has this slow, cinematic feel to it. Beautiful, but also it just sort of washes over you in a hazy, sort of sunny day kind of wave. It's like I'm really tired after a long day, the sky is a rich red hue as the sun goes down, and I'm trying to fight back the urge to fall asleep. "Black Queen" has this great, solo acoustic tone matched with some raspy humming & vocal delivery. While lyrically void, and sonically dialed back compared to the other tracks on the album, I did think there was something solid about this track. "Cherokee" feels like such a vibe shift coming off the track prior. I like the big band sort of feel to this track, and honestly that guitar tone is so much fun on this one. "We Are Not Helpless" is a solid way to cap off the album. It's a return to the more gospely style tracks earlier. An opening, slower part that hits a more gospely section that then picks up in pace. Overall, I felt like the album was good. I think it has an interesting mix of rock, folk & gospel paired with vocal delivery that hits the mark for the majority of the album. I don't think this is particularly an album I would seek out again, but it's also not one that I struggled to enjoy. Favorite Track: "Love the One You're With"
Average folk rock with a well known opener
Somewhere between 3 and 4.
Couldnt get into it. Pretty bored immediately
It was OK
Pretty solid folk album - really dug some of the imagery of the lyrics. Musically nothing special and the chords were predictable but that doesn't make this bad! He does a lot of cool things on this album. Highlights: Church, Black Queen
A few days ago I had "Manassas" from Stephen Stills. So much better than this one, which is ok but not more.
It took me two listens to fully appreciate this album, but it does stand as one of four albums made in 1970 after the CSN debut: this one, deja vu and solo Crosby and Nash efforts. The guest list of musicians is evidence of Stills' clout at the time: Hendrix, Clapton, Ringo, Booker T, Mama Cass, Crosby and Nash, Rita Coolidge and John Sebastian. In addition to the impressive guitar work there are some serious backing vocalists giving a few gospel like moments. This was THE era of these artists and despite CSNY not being hugely prolific as a group, there was so much extra solo/collaboration work going on in the early 70s. Glad I heard it again - it's well above average.
It's so interesting a super group out a great album and the everyone in it immediately went and did a solo album. Stills has some moments and some talent but comparing this to what Neil Young did is almost unfair. It's alright. Love the one you're with is catchy.
He is a great song writer and composer, but his voice just isn't it. A nice vibe overall, but I don't see myself revisiting this album.
had higher hopes for this but still decent
GIRAFEEEEE ROUGE A POISSSS je pensais pas trop kiffé mais c'est vraiment pas mal me likey
I wasn't expecting to like this, so a pleasant surprise. I don't generally like this kind of blend, anything with folk tends to put me off, but this blend is different. The guitars are phenomenal throughout, vocals are great, overall musicianship and song writing are exemplary. You can't go wrong with this one, I mean look at the list of guest musicians. ...What's with the cover though?!
Love the One You’re With From Crosby Stills and Nash
It starts off pretty slow, but I ended up really enjoying this. Go back home and Cherokee especially. It's nice and soulful and emotional and so very 70s
Perfectly fine while it was on, not a poor album by any means but it gave off a very delible impression across most of its duration, aside from a couple of numbers such as the opener "Love the One You're With" and "Old Times Good Times".
Getting this in a period where CSNY's Deja Vu has been in constant rotation for me is sorta fantastic timing. Stills' core contributions to that album (specifically his work on side A, "Carry On" and "Woodstock") rank among my favorite songs from that record, so I was very excited to get this record. And I gotta say I'm a little disappointed. Stills has a soft yet soulful voice and has a knack for pretty arrangements (even still, I think "gospel folk" is a much cooler concept on paper), but there's nothing particularly gripping about these songs. Even the one song I knew beforehand, "Love The One You're With" has always sorta grated on me subconsciously. Hendrix and Clapton, guitar gods and creators of their own masterful records, turn their respective songs into tacky schlock fests. Maybe this one is a grower, but I'm not as in love with this as I should be. I do think part of that has to do with my present obsession with Deja Vu and hoping that everything in its orbit sounds just like it, so I plan to revisit this in the future at some point. It's not like After the Gold Rush is a Deja Vu clone either.
la verdad que un re bodrio ni pude terminar de escuchar el album.. me quedé a la mitad, es algo que fácil escucharía mi abuelo junto a sus 14 hermanos en una juntada en el geriátrico
Weak weak weak
i mean its alright
Is for albums like this that I think folk rock is an incredibly tame genre. Not that this is terrible, but in general, is incredibly inoffensive, as it really summarize as uninspiring lyrics and a whatever voice that tries to be emotional and ends up being quite flat. The only thing that truly shines is the instrumentation. It varies a lot from song to song, which is something appreciated as makes the album not that monotone, even though the songwriting still can be very bland. So what this album offers are: - Two generic folk rock songs as intro. - A piano rock corny ballad: "Church (Part of Someone)" - Two electric guitar driven with some soulless improvisation songs: "Old Times Good Times" and "Go Back Home". - A more energetic but still boring piano rock song: "Sit Yourself Down". - An actually decent and soothing tune thanks to the soft voice, strings and steelpan, but still not super interesting: "To a Flame". - A piece of just acoustic guitar and voice that is super long and tedious: "Black Queen". - A folk rock song with a very psychedelic tone, a nice flute, some big horns and a saxophone solo: "Cherokee". - A acoustic ballad ending that changes its tone midway and tries to end the album in a grandiose and energetic way with an gospel choir and a lot of instruments playing at the same time. I think the last part of the album is decent, in exception of "Black Queen", but in general, I think this album offers nothing interesting, memorable or really compelling.
This was very nice, but little more than that. Much like David Crosby before him, it feels like Stephen Stills is discovering that life without Neil Young might be less annoying, but it's also a good deal less musically rewarding.
Love The One You’re With: buena pero ahí Do for the others: me gustó más, peor tampoco wow Church: meh Old Time Good Time: mejor que la anterior pero también mej Go Back Home: la instrumental increíble mal, pero no me gusta tanto el tipo. es la que más me gustó Sit Yourself Down: esta también está muy buena To a Flame: volvió el meh Black Queen: no Cherokee: esta está bien pero no tan bien We Are Not Helpless: mala
Some good tunes
I was hoping for more.
Good
never described anything as fantastic before but this elicited it from me. ticks so many boxes, you can't finish the album without being at least a little impressed by it
I really enjoy his work. Makes me want to float down the river with a beer. Very american
Big fan! This has some Chunes potential
Well then, a Stephen Stills solo album. One of two in the book even. This is my first experience with Stephen Stills outside of the context of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. Based on the low score, I really had no idea what I was going to be in for, and having listened to it, I can say it’s pretty damn close to a 4 star album. Not quite there yet, but I don’t get why it’s rated so low. Sure, some of these songs are pretty boring. He’s not Neil Young, not many people can be. But as a solo artist, he’s still got a lot to bring to the table. Notably, guest musicians. I’d really love to know how my 2 favorite songs on this album came to be. “Old Times Good Times” has Jimi Hendrix come out of nowhere to play guitar, and “Go Back Home” has Eric Clapton playing guitar. These are the only songs each respective guitarist plays on, and they’re right after each other on this album. What the hell???? Not only does that feel very random, but it’s specifically what pushes this album to almost be a 4. It’s actually quite jarring when you come to the realization that yes, you did just hear those 2 back to back on an album, and yes, the album did just continue on like normal, as if it didn’t just hit you with some of the coolest shit imaginable. The rest is just alright at best and boring at worst, but it’s way too slow for my personal liking. Some great chords come through occasionally, but this album is mostly just pretty as a whole. It’s got great features by Crosby and Nash, but not much that I’d personally return to. “Black Queen” is a pretty neat song, as it exemplifies how good of a singer and a guitarist Stills is by himself. I actually did enjoy that song a lot as well. “Cherokee” feels like an acid trip and is also kind of neat. Having a running time of 38 minutes is actually the perfect length for this album, as it doesn’t overstay its welcome. Going on to my favorite song on the album, it’s genuinely hilarious that I’d have to pick between 2 of the best guitarists in human history as my favorite song on someone else’s album, but I’ve gotta give the edge to Jimi here. I’d actually heard “Old Times Good Times” previously, but his immaculate guitar playing mixed in tandem with the cool singing truly elevates this one to goated status. This song particularly works better as a tandem in my opinion, and it just ROCKS as a whole. That isn’t to say that “Go Back Home” doesn’t absolutely rock itself though. Eric Clapton can do no wrong, and this song proves it. There was a point in the day where I considered giving this a 4, but I came to my senses when I realized I only really loved those 2 songs, and not even strictly because of Stills. Again, it’s a fine album as a whole. He’s a great singer, but besides the classic “Love the One You're With” and my 2 favorite songs on the album, you can kind of take or leave the rest. Nevertheless, this album was an enjoyable time, and my first taste of Stills music has me wanting more. Fun album if not just a little teeny tiny bit too slow at times. Immensely front loaded, and then a whole lot of filler. Not necessarily bad filler, just kind of unmemorable as a whole. But when I tell you those 2 guitar solos are worth the price of admission, you best freaking believe it. This was a really neat album to check out, and I’m very glad I listened to it today.
As I digest the tunes and lore of the era, I cant help but think if the CSNY boys were a thing today there would be heaps of Tumblr pages and fanfic dedicated to their comings and goings.
Ok, but not my style. ★★★
I'm not a fan of CSNY, mainly because I cannot fathom Neil Young. So Stills was not on my list of musicians I must listen to. The opener is a banger, and the next few are also quite good. Then it ebbs off, with Black Queen as the low point. We are not helpless is too much White Man Gospel for me.
I had a fun time listening to this. The first song is so good. I love the song “Movin On Up” by Primal Scream, I had no idea it was a Stephen Stills ripoff. The rest of the album varies a bit though. White dudes gotta be careful with their gospel choirs for real. 3.5
OKAYYYYYY I GUESS IF WE'RE ALL GOING TO SUCK NEIL YOUNG'S COCK AD INFINITUM BECAUSE INDIE ROCK IS AN AWESOME FUCKING GENRE AND MAYBE THE ONLY FUKCING one MAYBE LETS SEE WHAT THESE OTHER BUFFY SPRINGY CROSBY NASH STILLS TWERPS WERE UP TO!? Track 1 has that Movin' On Up by Screamadelica everybody sing so much vibe that I love in pretty much any context!!!!! THE CREDITS ARE FUCKING STACKED HOLY FUCK?!?? HE GOT JIMI HENDRIX FOR THIS???!!!!!! BOOKER T TOOO?????? CASS ELLIOT!??! RINGO??!??!!! WOW!!!!! BUT IT SHOULD BE A SIN TO HAVE JIMI FUCKING HENDRIX MIXED THAT LOW!!!!! I DONT KNOW!!!! IT STILL KINDA ROCKS THAT ITS HIM~~~~ STILL!!!!!! COOL, WHAT A. RREESSTTRRAAIINNEEDDDDDDDD SOLO!!!!!! I SUPPOSE THAT IT BECAUSE HE IS INTERPLAYING WITH THE ORGAN GOONER 5000 ON TRACK 4 MISTER STEPHEN STILLS HIMSELF. DUDE, YOU'VE GOT JIMI HENDRIX RIGHT THERE!!!! I WANT TO HEAR HIM!!!!!!!! eRIC cLAPTON going 55mph as per usual. AND LITERALLY INTERPOLATING VOODOO CHILD (SLIGHT RETURN) ON LITERALLY THE NEXT TRACK LMFAOOOOOOOOOOO YOU CAN'T MAKE THIS SHIT UP. I am getting caught up in the instrumentals these songs are rather good. Aw I'm being a dick. E.C. is "serving the song." Which I suppose I could give him some credit for. I made the stank face a couple of times. Oh. It was Stills doing rhythm. Redact previous paragraph. See orginal statement. Okay, let's hear about this "Black Queen" Mister Stephen Stills. I don't like this shit at all. Man I really don't give a fuck about this record at all. Stephen Stills' songwriting is really uncompelling to me. Some of the arrangements, like on the last track are really pretty, quaint, even, but god. He's kinda like the loser of the CSNY group, and not even a loser in an interesting way. It's hard for me to care because I really don't get a sense of what Mister Stephen Stills himself cares about. You wrote For What It's Worth, for fucks sake. GIVE US SOMETHING!!!! I feel duped by all those gospel vocals. He works the best when his voice SHARES equal weight to others, but when he's given the spotlight and all the backing that goes with it, he falls flat. This album is like a million jazz hands poking out stage left stage right and it's just some guy. My favorite moment was when Jimi Hendrix pulled up.
the main problem here is that he cannot carry a song all the way through to save his life. i'm just not compelled even slightly, especially on 'Church.' i guess crosby and nash were carrying him big time. also he's mixed really really quiet, even on the one really good song ('Love the One You're With').
........i mean sure man i guess. ------------ me personally i wouldn't have checked for the solo stuff of the 4th most famous CSNY member but. that's what this is for. anyways. lowk overproduced paul simon (paul simon always manages to be the right amount of produced) flow. i like it tho. stills is a high work rate (one of the things i was gonna say about jack white {i forgor 💀}) musician. the songs take their one idea and wring out as much as they can (do for the others, church, old times good times, to a flame). unfortunately the lyrics are letting him down a bit. a real "folk" (scrappy, plays guitar the right way) man writes songs about the same topic matter as mick jagger. and i'm supposed to care? unfortunately i do. jimi hendrix and eric clapton on guitar back2back are brilliant pulls. ironic. these licks hit like a baby on manhattan pavement. "it's like saying goodbye to paris for the first time" is a great line. a whole song of poker metaphors for evil woman™️? less so. a song has never been less about its stated topic (emo boys copied this bar for bar). --------- 2.8-4.1. (did need to hear some of this before i kicked bucket). yada yada meridian white guy guitar bathroom graffiti. a testament to what was possible when all the best session guys lived near each other.
A better than expected album. Really enjoyed the flute and other orchestral elements. Didn’t love the song Black Queen, more white guy blues. Wish I could give it 3.5
The guitar riff on Old Times Good Times is spectacular (and unexpected for an otherwise much less ambitious album), so I looked it up and of course it's Hendrix on lead. It's a really good album, otherwise, and a good listen. Not that I see myself coming back for anything except the singles though sadly. Fav tracks: Old Times Good Times, Cherokee
Love the One You're With is the best song on this album, though many of the others are very good, simply because they are electric guitar, bass, keyboard and drums, clearly defined, distinct, not ugly noise like some of the albums of 1001 albums .. Stephen Stills was best with Crosby, Nash and Young, but there were feuds and power plays going on. Still, for not having heard this album from 1970 back then, I heard it now and liked most of it.
5/10
Dude was one of the names back in the day. Now kids might not know him but some of the tunes they will know. I realized I knew WAY more of this album than I realized. It was wild listening to it going, wait, he did this? So although you won't hear him played now your grandparents and parents did. So because of him being in like three huge bands and his solo work it's worth listening to just for the historical context. Although Love the one your with is still a weird song.
"Stephen Stills" is the debut studio album by American musician Stephen Stills. Folk rock and hard rock are the Wiki-listed genres. The album was one of four high-profile albums released by members of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young with all albums charting within the the top 15 of US album sales. The album themes were common to the 1960's counterculture beliefs and inspired by ongoing and previous girlfriend relationships. Stills sang vocals, played the guitar, bass, piano, organ, steelpan and percussion and arranged the strings. He enlisted an all-star lineup including Jimi Hendrix (guitar), Eric Clapton (guitar), Booker T. Jones (organ, backing vocals), Ringo Starr (drums), Conrad Isidore (drums) and backing vocalists Rita Coolidge, Graham Nash, David Crosby, Priscilla Jones and John Sebastian. Commercially, the album reached #3 on the US Billboard Top LP's and #8 in the UK and, critically, it had mixed reviews. An organ and strumming acoustic guitar open the hit single "Love the One You're With." Congas, an organ solo and, of course, a host of notable backing vocalists in chorus including Rita Coolidge, David Crosby and Graham Nash. Stills said the title was inspired by a remark from Billy Preston. A song that is meant to be about acceptance and enjoying the moment; Stills has been married three times to date. "Church (Part of Someone)" takes the album in a gospel direction. A loud, striking piano. Stills with heartfelt and soulful vocals. A soaring gospel chorus. Strings are also added. The pace picks up with a rock and funky beat in "Old Times Good Times." And why wouldn't as Jimi Hendrix joins Stills on guitar. That's never a bad idea as we get Jimi riffs and a solo. The album follows up Hendrix with Eric Clapton in "Go Back Home." This is more bluesy with Clapton on a wah-wah guitar. The guitar interplay between Stills and Clapton is outstanding. The other released-single "Sit Yourself Down" has the same backing vocal chorus as the album opener. Piano and drums in an anthemic song about self reflection and desire for peace. The album closes with "We Are Not Helpless." The tone turns to more gospel-like with an organ and piano. No this not a response to Neil Young's "Helpless" but it does call for active participation in the community. The music on this album delves into folk, rock, gospel, ballads, blues and even some funk. It appears that the additional guest musicians and vocalists probably contributed to that variety and that is a strength. The album has a nice sounding mix with guitars, organs, piano, strings and even horns. Yes, 70's flute guy makes an appearance. The lyrics are very 1960's-ish with hope for peace, love and openness but Stills does have songs on self-reflection, loneliness and relationships. This album has a fairly strong collection of songs and is recommended for fans of folk rock and/or late 60's/early 70's rock.
I was not familiar with Stephen stills before this but I guess I have to see more of his stuff because this record was pretty good. The album cover made it seem more acoustic but this was a Great multinational album. It had great guitar solos and I like his voice. The lyrics on it were good especially the closing track. Over all I think this album is a strong 7
it's fine maar pakte me niet
doe mij maar zn csny. fan van de giraffe, dat wwl
Good amount of musical instruments being played. Probably the Softest white man rock and roll out there- was probably big in the 70s but I’ll happily say it’s so middle ground for me that it’s ended up being unremarkable. Sorry
Probably the unsung hero of CSN&Y
Good album, kicks off with a classic track in Love The One You're With and the backing singing is also nice on Church. I enjoyed the guitar playing in general, there are some jams, and Old Times Good Times is notable for having Jimi Hendrix. A bit "dad rock" but I would listen again
Talented musicians!
Good stuff, got a little repetitive towards the halfway point
Ho, hum. I am not overly invested in CSNY (more interested in Neil Young's work than the others). I am iffy on the lyrics: "'cause she's a girl and you're a boy" tells me the singer is only singing to other males and both persons are reducible to sexual identity, eurrk. On the other hand,, if I don't focus on lyrics, there are soul and funk vibes in some of this, that I like. Wikipedia article is mildly interesting - not for the social scene from which the album sprung - but for the stuff about Hendrix, fact he played on "Old Times, Good Times" was a good reason to listen to that song twice, trying to pick his parts. Overall I think it's Mix of Good and Bad, 5/10.
Rare cook from this website. Very much enjoyed that.
Nothing to disapprove of here
On first listen, I thought "well, I like parts x, y and z..." and with one exception* each time those parts were by somebody else. *the organ on Old Times Good Times. But, you've got Jimi on that, so put your organ way.
Bookended by two good songs, with a bunch of okay songs in the middle. Solid guitar antics, good vocals, the heavy parts ain't so heavy, the soft parts are often dull. Feels like three stars to me.
honestamente increible, no esperaba nada y me sorprendió muchisimo
Nice instrumentals, great guitar work. Nothing in particular stood out to me
6.5 / 10
I enjoyed it. 4
Pretty boring Favorite: We Are Not Helpless
Quite good actually! Stand-outs - Old Times Good Times - Go Back Home - Cherokee
Hooked me on the first song- Love the One You’re With was a great introduction for me to this album!
cuando se pone modo gospel no me gusta cuando se pone hombre blanco con su guitarra triste me gusta mucho
1) Love the little giraffe on the cover. 2) …
Si intenté escucharlo completo pero me entró una llamada y ya no quise volver a ponerlo. No soy de estados unidos por lo que creo que no conecté con muchas canciones por que no entiendo el contexto geográfico jeje. Mi calificación es por ignorante por que no le entendí :)
It's alright, I'm genuinely beyond tired of soft rock at this point, though.
Great album
#82/1001 🇺🇸 When it comes to CSNY i've always been in Neil Youngs camp, so have never taken the time to Stills' records. This is an oversight. The first side of this record is flawless. Love The One Your with is a great tune and the only track i was familiar with. He introduces a gospel theme in Church and then Hendrix and Clapton throw their weight in on the last 2 tracks. The second side is a little disjointed but i love the playing on Black Queen - this could be an outtake from the likes of Soundgarden or Pearl Jam unplugged 20 years later. I like the bluesy feel of Cherokee and it finishes strong with We are not Helpless. Best Tracks: Love the one you're with, Black Queen, Go Back Home, We are not Helpless.
a ne znam šta da kažem, uistinu jedan od albuma svih vremena. počelo je kao solidno okej i kasnije postajalo sve manje okej, ali je ipak u konačnici okej. budući da sam albumima koji su mi se donekle dopali a koje ne bih slušao dao 3, ovom moram dati dvojku jer, premda je, kao što rekoh, okej, nije mi se nimalo dopao
I'll start by saying fair play, Go Back Home is a banger, absolutely love it. Other than that, this album ended up feeling so boring and flat throughout. The music is fine but fine at best, and the songwriting & lyrics lack imagination for me. The biggest criticism I can throw in its direction is it makes me feel like I've just walked into my Grandad’s house in 1998, and that to me makes it feel too much like a dreary Rod Stewart album.
Love the One Your With is played so much it’s almost background noise and I forget Stephen Sills has an incredible voice and I like his voice best in the Crosby, Stills, and Nash songs. Some songs didn’t age well, but still a good album.
Very mid, as they say today.
It was fine I guess
This is a very solid album. I liked this more than Manassas. His voice is fine and there's really nothing amazing about the instrumentation, but everything works well together.
I thought that Stephen Stills was a very solid album. Stephen Stills is in a lot of places on this list so i more or less expected what this album was gonna sound like. And even though i could easily see the sound of this album coming, that doesn't mean that it wasn't any good because it very much was. The songs here had a very acoustic vibe to them as they were slow moving and generally focused on the vocals and lyrics but there were points where this album could get quite extravagant and very textured. Those were the parts i liked most from this album. I also thought that this is a better album than Manassas since it's not nearly as long. Real solid album here. Best Song: We Are Not Helpless Worst Song: Black Queen
Muy bueno
'Love the One You're With' has no right to be that good because everything else on here is so bland... *yawn* Also are we not gonna address the giraffe in the room
165/1001 First listen. Love the one you’re with and some other stuff. Not into it. 4/10
Good, easy listen Fave track: Love the One You're With
It’s fine, but ultimately forgettable. 3/5
Always put the clear best as side 1 track 1. Then stuff side 2 full of confusing duds. When it comes to CSN(Y) the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. And parts of this record feel overcooked then immediately incomplete.
Groovy with a little bit of Gospel sound. I love Stephen Stills. What I admire most about this album specifically, is how willing he is to get outside of the shit that made him/his bands popular. There’s so many different sounding tunes here, and I believe he plays a variety of those instruments himself. Underrated for sure. Favs: Old times good times, sit yourself down, church, love the one you’re with
I have sat myself down and I’m taking a look around. Dude the middle of this is nasty the beginning maybe I wasn’t paying attention but I am blown away by the progression is on these. How is it that it’s so folky but ethereal and psychedelic What a misleading album cover it is so amazing after the 3rd song
Enjoyed this more than I expected.
OK, but it didn't get better with age.
buena voz y muy buen sonido. Seré objetiva, pero ninguna me marco excepto una hasta el final así que imagino que volveré alguna vez (?)
Not bad, but not a must listen.
Banger opening track, pretty good record by this boy.
Fine album with nothing memorable.
Love the vibe and this kind of music is right up my alley. Songs are a bit below those in CSNY, but I still enjoyed it. Love the Hendrix track and the guitar playing in general.
Starts strong and keeps going pretty good. The acoustic guitar strumming parts are layered well as well as the vocal harmonies. 3.6/5.0
Love the One You're With is familiar. Fine.
Goo guitar work and some nice songs tbh
I wasn't expecting this to be so funky. I was only familiar with Love the One You're With, but the rest of the album was a nice mix of funk, blues and folk with a bit of gospel to make it a well rounded album.