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This is a record that I should love on paper, and Stills’ talent is certainly apparent here. I just find it a little boring? Stills may have been the greatest musical talent in the CSN&Y ecosystem, but his solo output doesn’t really hit with me as well as Crosby and certainly Neil. Still (lol) there is some impressive guitar and vocal work here. It’s the songs themselves that fall short for me. Love The One You’re With falls especially flat for me and feels like hippie bullshit. I think the message in the song is “if you can’t convince the person you love to love you back you should bang whoever is closest to you”.
This is a STRONG 3. Side A is as good an output that any CSNY members has ever produced and side B tends to meander a bit. Real sleeper here though, not to mention the underrated cover, like wtf is going on here?ha
the first half of this clears the latter, its not bad by any means, its actually pretty enjoyable, but it strays from the folk rock and goes into blues and funk more and more. Also this guy sounds a lot like Chilliwack at times, especially Go Back Home.
Front loaded as frick. And super disappointing that Black Queen was about a card game and not about Stephen Stills love of beautiful black women. Church might have been my favorite track surprisingly
I’m not sure why, but I just wasn’t feeling this album. It’s not a bad album, and sometimes it was catchy, but it just failed to capture me in any meaningful way. Maybe on another day with another listen I would feel differently, but I don’t know that a different listen would change my feelings.
Great voice, solid album.
This was a solid album. Love The One You're With is a really good song that I have liked for a while. The rest of it is very solid folk-rock. It is a very high 3 for me. It's an easy listen and I like the instrumentation and the guitar work, but probably not something I'll go back to.
Amazing guest stars that somehow don’t take over the album. Prolific few years for Stills. But it’s still rich, famous white guy vs. the blues and gospel. Can’t wrap my head around that… In the immortal words of Mama Cass, “Aaarrggghhhh!!!” 2.5⭐️
With the exception of Neil Young, I’m not sure why any single member of CSN&Y would be on this list. They were able to make their solo efforts due to the band. That being said, it’s an ok album. First song is a classic. Not a huge fan of his voice.
Quite groovy at times, different sounds across the album. Interesting for a quick album
I like to read the reviews before I listen to get an idea of what might await me, and they were not too positive on this one. I'm not sure why though, as this is probably one of the better albums on this list so far. It might not be the most groundbreaking music ever, but it's insanely listenable. Maybe it's just me, but I feel like this should be better received.
While the cover art confuses me..."To a Flame" is all lush harmonies and layered orchestral arrangements - it's a relaxing, almost trippy groove. I loved it! "Love The One You're With" is well-known but is also a strong song with the harmonies you'd expect from Stills. Overall, a great listen! 4 stars.
Absolutely no problems with this record. I like every song. Its soulful, its folky, its bluesy, there's a bit of country and psych in there. No qualms. I like that the 70s produced so much guitar-centered singer songwriter music. This feels like if Zach Bryan was doing his thing, but was also interested in gospel music, psych, blues and soul all at the same time. Why not throw a really static-y guitar solo right in the middle of this? It is weird this stuff doesn't happen as much anymore, if someone were to record this album today it would marketed as "throwback nostalgia rock." It would exist only in indie circles. I guess Sturgill and Tyler are breaking down these barriers. Anyway, this was a blast. Thoroughly enjoyed it.
Gentle, like if my dad was cool and could write songs.
Started out pretty optimistic for this album and by the end it lost me.
yeah it was fine
Скучная скукота
music is love
I think it’s good
3.5
3.5
Great blues rock, but a couple of real duds
What an auditory treat. Lush instrumentation. Big expansive sounds! Powerful vocals! I loved it.
The album starts boring. It almost hits 2 stars for me. Then Black Queen and We are not Helpless shows me I don't hate everything this man produces. So okay, three stars Stills, but get your head in the game!
Good stuff 3
Opener was captivating, didn’t really do much for me after that.
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3.5/5. I wasn't expecting Hendrix, Clapton, Booker T, Ringo, and Mama Cass to all show up on this album.
I've always liked "Love the One You're With," and I enjoyed the second track, "Do for the Others." At that point, I thought this album was going to be a pleasant surprise. Unfortunately, it was downhill from there. I can't even pinpoint what's wrong with this. It feels like I *should* like it on paper, if I look at all the elements. But there's just something missing.
Goddamn mayonnaise on Wonder Bread sandwich with the crusts cut off. Don't even get a frilly toothpick with this. Bland as hell. Oddly, I love the cover, bizarre, why you singing to a stuffed giraffe in the snow? Probably because everyone else wandered away bored as hell.
Surprising. I was expecting mellow harmony rich folk rock (just more csny I guess) and instead got a surprising amount of blues guitar. There is some beautiful songwriting there too for sure and actually - as much as I don't get on with all the blues guitar on this list - it's very well executed.
Damn, I really loved “Love the One You’re With,” but the rest was kind of a letdown
I liked a couple of songs
My friend recommended this to me in the record store in Princeton, NJ, and I bought it no questions asked... that being said, I didn't think it was anything crazy XD
Fairly by the numbers folk rock album, decent enough I suppose if you enjoy that sort of thing but nothing remarkable happening here 3*
Of all the white guy blues and CSNY, i think this is my favorite
Second album proposé après 'Manassas' que je n'avais pas apprécié (noté 2/5). Ce nouvel album, plus folk/country que rock, n'est pas plus intéressant ! =>2/5
This is good, but the sum of all their parts is better
I'm giving this a 2, mostly for the album cover. A bit bland.
Sounds like it would be more fun to play on the instruments than it is to listen to. It was ok, but not something I see myself listening to again.
It's like Neil Young if he could sing and wasn't a ****
Maybe I'm just starved for something better than a 3*, but this one is surprisingly hitting right for me. Got that kinda soul vibe to the blues rock going on, which is one of the few ways old-school blues rock can keep my attention. This is prime driving through the Upper Peninsula of Michigan music. Also, much better than Manassas. No bad country rock, but still has some of the good folk rock going on. And a far breezier runtime. About the only thing that trips the record up is the spng Black Queen. Could have done without that one. Didn't expect Stephen Stills to be the one to save me from the 3* morass.
Decent 3,5
you gotta love what you have and this is what i have
Definitely my favorite of the Crosby, Nash, & Stills tree that I've gotten so far. But this particular branch has a very corny feel to it. Like Christian Rock. There's some tasty guitar solos though.
I liked it. Nice guitars, by the way. This doesn't suit my specific musical taste, but it sounds nice.
70
Didn’t expect to like this but to be fair it was a good easy listening album. Played it a few times just to make sure.
Really smooth country singing really makes me want to lay back in the sun and just enjoy the breeze and this album makes me wish for summer today (despite the album art). I really like the vibes he creates coherently throughout the album.
# Album Name: Stephen Stills # Artist: Stephen Stills # Rating: 4/5 # Comments: Good enjoyable album with several good tracks # Top Tunes: Love the one / church / old times good times / go back home / black queen # Would I listen to it again? Yes
bing chilling
Skimmed throught it but seems like singer songwriter type of music. Doesnt seem bad quality. He can sing for sure. Not my thing.
Pretty good, more than I expected. Some interesting influences from varying sources.
Pleasantly surprised by this album, prog-rock mixed with gospel was a surprising combo, but worked pretty well.
It’s ok, I guess. It’s not bad, but it’s not good either, it’s just very mediocre. Certainly doesn’t compare well with Neil Young’s output (on the whole).
Kinda boring
Like the other albums I've heard from Stills and his supergroups, this is an album that's hard to pin down because of the variety of styles on display. There's some gritty rock. There's some blues, both a bit trippy ("Go Back Home") and more traditional ("Black Queen"). There's some flute on "Cherokee." And, in contrast to all of that, there's some pop stuff. The opener is the hit, and it's got big backing vocals. "Church" and the closer are big songs with strings, kind of touching but also bordering on sappy. All this variety is nice, but the mix of stark blues with the more produced stuff makes it feel like the album doesn't know what it wants to be. An enjoyable listen, but also - again like the other albums of his I've heard - unimpressive compared to what similar artists were doing better at the time.
Pretty much all of this was good to great, didn’t care for Black Queen though
Not my thing, chill tho
Kinda boring, not terrible but I didn't love it
Un disco en el que colaboran Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Ringo Star, Rita Coolidge, Graham Nash y David Crosby tiene que ser de lo bueno, lo mejor. Algún tema lo podrían haber firmado los propios CSN, pero Stills logra sacar adelante un álbum lo suficientemente personal como para destacar por sí mismo. “Go Back Home”, “To A Flame” y “We Are Not Helpless” son para mí lo mejor del disco. Gana con las escuchas.
This is one of the most passive listening experiences I have ever had, I forgot I was even listening to music for like 15 minutes. Nothing here is bad (maybe besides Black Queen, there is no reason for that song to be 5 and a half minutes). The only good thing I can say about this album is that I like the backup singers, that was a nice touch. Also what's with the scan of the album cover on this site, why is there a piece of hair on it? Mid 3.
Stephen Stills is one of those artists I don't think of much, and that's fine. I was only familiar with Love The One You're With on this album, stuff like Old Times, Good Times and Black Queen stick out to me. It's a fine album.
I wasn't really familiar with his solo material besides the opener, which is... odd. "If you're not with the one you love, love the one you're with?" What the hell is that? Anyways, the rest of the album isn't bad. Kinda catchy in places. Nothing Earth-shaking. That pink giraffe thing on the cover is cool.
Liked this a lot more than I thought I would. Church has a nice soul sound I wasn't expecting, and the psychedelic funk on Old Times Good Times was a very pleasant surprise. I cold leave the mid-album slowdown seen in Sit Yourself Down and To A Flame. Cherokee brings things back to cooking temperature (fuck yeah, featuring Booker T)! We Are Not Helpless closes, and it starts off as kind of a downer, but quickly picks up and becomes a gospel-inspired soul celebration.
Good stuff
S’cute.
Enjoyed some songs more than others, but nice album for my commute.
Not bad, not good, solid white people music
Easy listening, nothing remarkable
I used to hate the song Love the One You're With. Heard it too many times working retail. Listening to it again now many years later - it's a fantastic album opener and one of the best songs on the album. I still don't love this music but I can appreciate it more now.
This dude can rock
Folky, rocky, good enough. But maybe not really a great album.
Great album that totally caught me off guard with how much I enjoyed it. Soulful. Bluesy. Folksy. Not a single bad track. Standouts for me are: "Love the One You're With" "Do for the Others" "Old Times Good Times" "Go Back Home" "Sit Yourself Down" "To a Flame"
it's good
Beautiful album from a superb artist. A truly classic debut from Stills.
A joyful and funky delight where world-class guitar work is front and center, hardly surprising given that legendary guests like Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton make appearances. Tracks like "Love The One You’re With" and "Church" offer a rich blend of gospel soul and bluesy jams that feel earnest and sincere. A fixture of the era that serves as a perfect, easy to absorb companion for a long drive.
Love the One You’re With is a great opener. That big sound with those doo-doo-doo’s into the big organ entrance is a really great moment. It made me excited to hear the rest. Then the rest happened. The big sound wasn’t enough to hold my interest. I got bored quick. Cringiest appropriation moment: Black Queen. “This is a song about a card game” he says at the top. Is it Stephen? Or is it a song in which you’re trying to sound like an authentic black blues man singing about your “Black Queen”? Maybe the next song “Cherokee” will be better? “The dark eyed, Cherokee, like the raven, she knows me.” Ooph.
A fun and low stakes listening experience with a variety of styles represented and some exciting choral arrangements that nicely buttress Stills’ limited vocal ability. Stills is a jack of all trades and master of none- he doesn’t have anything much to say and he’s a middle of the road songwriter, but he plays a lot of instruments, is a talented arranger and knows a lot of cool artists. In particular, guest spots from Hendrix and Clapton elevate tracks that would be forgettable otherwise. This record is impressive but not quite affecting.
A poser's album. All the song sound the same and aren't that interesting. I have listen to it multiple times but nothing sticks and that could have been made by any one. Really not interesting.
Love the One You're With is a tune (although like every song covered by the Isley Brothers, their version is better). The rest of it was decent but not that memorable - it has the sound of a classic album but not the songs, if that makes any kind of sense.
Generic. Boring
This is a decent album by a real talent. And short enough to warrant a 2nd to play.
Starts out great but it is pretty average after that. 3 stars or C+.
2.5/5
His juvenile ramblings sound even less profound with that undeserved church choir backing him. "Love the one you're with" is a terrible mantra.
3 out of 5. Better than I thought it'd be, this album was a good time.
I like him better with CSNY, but still a solid solo album.
Generic
There is just simply too much Stephen Stills on this list. Is this album bad? No definitely not. Is it noticably different from the other ones on this list? No definitely not. There are some nice songs, but many monotonous songs you have heard before from him. Won't give this one a listen in its entirety again. 2/5
Chill, folksy, not my vibe but okay. Was this groundbreaking, or is it on the list because of who he is??
i liked this
i’ve been lacking with this project, as i listened to all but one song on this album. regardless, i still think i can give it a fair rating. i thought this album was a bit slow, but i would recommend! my top three songs were: - church (pt. of someone) - sit yourself down - we are not helpless
The shear number of fucking CSNY linked albums on here is absurd. It’s like the inflection point for like 30 albums on the list, and I think half of them are trash. At least the Byrds are good. Why are there two Stephen Stills albums on the list. No one has ever told me, “Man you gotta check out his solo stuff” This album is fine. It’s another 70s singer songwriter album where the singer is okay and the songwriter is fine. But then I hear baffling choices like Black Queen and Cherokee, both of which make me deeply uncomfortable. Gross
this was fine but didn't grab me
A banger and some good ones but if I never listen again I will be okay. Neil Young would have made it a 3.
Enjoyed this but definitely prefer CSN/CSNY. I liked the style but nothing particularly caught my attention. A nice album to have listened to, but not one I’d reach for over his group stuff. Fav song: Love the One You’re With Least fav: Sit Yourself Down
Really enjoyed this one. never really heard of Crosby stills or Nash before this album stuff but I’m happy I have now. Specific rating - 4.2 Fav song - love the one you’re with Least fav- church (pt. of someone)
Insane cast of characters on this album. I like the folky feeling songs more than the gospel and funky guitar ones (but maybe that's me imposing my expectations for the album...). I don't like this album as much as when he's in the bigger groups but I'm still very glad to have listened to it! Favourite song: Do For The Others Least: Cherokee
Just not all that interesting
Some great songwriting and on all time classic.
3 - decent
I think I am the wrong generation for Crosby Still Nash and Young. When I was growing up they were old people music. So I don't think I've ever consciously listened to them. I was a bit wary going into this because of that. But it's actually a great listen throughout.
It's good, but it gets absolutely bodied by every other CSNY solo album that came out around this time.
I mean I guess sure
Det var fint nok, men ikke noget som er mindeværdigt nok til at tage en plads på listen.
Egentlig okay hyggeligt Americana
It kinda felt like it didn’t have an identity. I don’t know what am I a music expert? Otherwise was fine
Weak opening, but it's not that bad
singer songwriter, rock, 1970 -> 2
Never heard this before really solid blues/rock/folk record surprisingly bluesy!
♾️ Love the One You're With
Love the One You’re With is a certified first-ballot hall of fame banger. After that, things get pretty boring. Great musicianship, some sick guitar solos from Jimi and Clapton (imagine having Jimi Hendrix as a sideman on your album!), but overall the songwriting is not great — and the lyrics in particular are just terrible. Stills also isn’t a great singer, though he has his moments. All-time banger + great guitar playing - boring songs - terrible lyrics = 3 stars.
on a journey discovering how much like Stephen Stills’ solo output
pretty mid, not a fan of this genre. wouldn't listen again.
Shame Neil Young wasn't around, this album could've used his spark. Only track I really like is 'Love the One You're With,' probably thanks to Crosby & Nash's backing vocals (or just because it's so familiar).
Meh
I really feel like I should be more familiar with the music of CSNY, I like what I've heard of them but I hardly know it, and I get the impression that being more familiar with their music would give me the proper context to appreciate this fully, and actually all of their other solo works too. But that being said, I can still enjoy this as a nice simple folk rock album, but I just know that I could enjoy it more if I give it more time to grow on me as well as being more familiar with the essentials from the while CSNY gang.
Never heard anything from Stills as solo so got into album with interest. It was ok, some good moments, but will probably never listen again.
What can I say? I'm a sucker for Crosby, Stills, and Nash. This album is not nearly as good as theirs or Young's "After the Gold Rush," or even Crosby's "I Can't Remember My Name," but it still gives me that vibe.
Had heard of Stephen Stills before, but had just made the assumption he was a folk singer kinda like a Simon & Garfunkel sound. Turns out he's quite the guitarist with some good pop rock and gospel rock chops! Highlights were "Love the One You're With" and "Go Back Home"
6.5/10
Folk, funk, soul and rock all bundled up into one record. I didn’t know what to expect from this one but I’m pleasantly surprised. A lot of great tracks and moods, complemented by nice vocals. I dig this one.
I was calm, something to play while driving with a woman.
10 song•38 minutes Combination of singer, songwriter, and psychedelic guitar and heart Church choir it’s a fun album. If there’s a Kruse room to be had, they said it’s too many genres blues, psychedelic, singer songwriter, choral church but a good listen.
If I wasn't 900+ albums into this list, I'd probably give this a 4... But I am. And there are many, many more 'must hear' albums better than this that I only gave a 3 to. So it gets a 2.
Very comforting and soothing, but at the same time made me feel like dancing.
Take me to church, Stephen.
Fourth album in a row from 1969... So I'll def give 1969 range. As for this album, solidly OK.
Good vibes
Nice, chill
I really liked the first few songs, and then the rest were kinda boring. It’s a little folksy and a little balad-y but upbeat and fun. The later stuff is fine, but less interesting. The second song kinda sounds like Cat’s in the Cradle
I think CSNY must have been more than the sum of their parts, because Stills on his own does do anything for me. Great guitar playing, and I loved the bluesy beat on Go Back Home, but I found most of the rest of the album lacking. Love The One You’re With is a good opener, but it raised my hopes for a better album.
Big choir in “Church” really sent this one above for me! Would definitely listen again! “Go Back Home” has a Marvin Gaye-like guitar riff that I dig.
This album is schokingly good. Most side projects from band members don't feel as complete as albums, but this one certainly does. Each track is uniquely interesting and fun to listen to. I love that an album like this makes a list like this. 7/10
Not great, not bad
What a load of old ballads. Not really my thing. Could hear the influence of Neil Young (or vice versa) on parts of this. A bit of a mix of moods, if not styles, but not enough to hold my interest for long.
This has way more balls than I was expecting. It was also quite soulful in places. The hammond organ hangs it all together.
Pretty solid
Pretty soft and nice rock(?) album. Didn't mind it, but probably wouldn't go out of my way to listen again.
Steve rolls up his sleeves and delivers some stone cold jams here
Pretty run of the mill folk/singer-songwriter stuff from the era. Nothing stands out, but it's nice while it's on. Also instantly forgettable. You know, Mr. Dimery, you don't have to include every single artist that existed at the time, some (or a lot) of them we can do without.
one heater and a bunch of alright songs
not bad but not good.
6/10
Stephen Stills….when he is good he is very very good and when he is bad he is horrid. This album is the latter.
Good
First time listening to this album start-to-finish. This album belongs on the list if only for "Love the One You're With." The rest is interesting, and I may need to add this to my "albums to listen to again" list.
How can an album be this bland when Stephen Stills was producing such great music, this very same year no less, with Crosby, Nash, and Young? Jimi Hendrix is on track four (IKR!!) and yet... even this falls flat. How does that even happen?? I don't blame Stills or Hendrix, I blame the Seventies. Clearly the Seventies were determined to smooth the edges of the Sixties, emboldened by what they were able to do to Paul McCartney. There were forces at work here we may never fully understand.
It is good to hear an album like this. It really helps contextualize the contributions that Stephen Stills makes when partnering up with David Crosby, Graham Nash, and whenever possible, Neil Young. I love the range of music on this album, and while it doesn’t measure up to his work with Buffalo Springfield and CSN & Young, it is worth a listen… despite the emotionally dubious “Love the One You’re With.”
Meh…
I wrote something and then it got lost for some reason. So this album basically is really good at the beginning, sort of loses me near the end. It has a lot of all-stars (Jimi, Clapton, Ringo, Cass, Crosby, Nash, etc.) which really make it shine. A lot of it is good, but ending is eh. Shoutout Scott Pilgrim and that pink giraffe (7/10, 4/5 on this scale) (Update: 3/5 on this scale)
Some goods and some ehs
4.5/5
LTOYW plus a handful of decent deep tracks 👍
Overall: 7/10 Stephen Stills was always my favourite member of CSNY. I adore his voice so much and he always seemed to not get enough credit. While I wouldn't say I love this album, I was happy to listen to Stills show off what he can do on his own. Good job. Fav Song: Old Times Good Times
The first half of this album sounds a lot like CSNY. You can really hear what Stephen Stills brought to that band. His style of super rhythmic acoustic guitar with positive easy going melodies is super synonymous with the sound of the late 60's and early 70's in my mind. Great music to listen to while sitting outside on a summer day. The second half of this album sounded alot more experimental to me. I can only imagine Stephen Stills pitching some of these songs to CSNY with the rest of the band looking on, puzzled ... I still enjoyed these tracks but they did feel a bit out of place on this album. There wasn't the same emotional intensity that CSNY may bring together, but in all an enjoyable and super smooth acoustic album.
I went through a huge CSNY phase this past summer. It was mostly listening to Neil Young albums, Deja Vu, and CSN, but I also explored some of the other members solo works including this one. Overall, this doesn’t quite hit the same highs as CSNY or CSN and I don’t like it quite as much as I do Neil Young, but it’s still pretty damned good!
3.5
3.5
*Stephen Stills* Being that Stills is my favorite writer of The CSN trio, I thought I'd like this more. It has stand out moments and pretty much the first side is solid. I'd have to say the big hit was my least favorite song in that side and though I've never been behind "Love The One Your With" 💯, I do like the song a good bit. The second side however other than "Black Queen" and "Cherokee" hit mainly had his type of writing I wonder off from. Low to Solid four. (8.4) ★★★★
Pleasant, some really good songs, but doesn't feel really essential either. 3.5 stars
I thought this was just kind of average. I think "Love the One Your With" is a great song, and I also like the Hendrix feature, "Old Times Good Times", but most of it is pretty generic 70s folk rock. 3 stars.
3.5
Stephen Mad Skillz. Also Stephen Stacked. Not only is the sound incredibly rich n rootsy throughout with a super strong gospel undercurrent but the guest list on this album is insane. Jimi Hendrix comes along before his death to whip up a severe funky rip roaring storm on Old Times Good Times and Eric Clapton bosses it like a big old bad boss on Go Back Home. Even Ringo Starr pops in on To A Flame which is a seriously wintry mood in itself. Album opener is Love The One You’re With is such a stone cold all time mood booster classic and similar but not quite to the extent of In A Gadda Da Vida it makes an excellent appearance in The Simpsons. Closer We Are Not Helpless is a proper rousing send off as well. So yep, this album has got the Stills factor, the Crosby & Nash factor, the Hendrix factor, the Clapton factor, the Ringo Starr factor, the Rita Coolidge factor, the John Sebastian factor, the Booker T Green Onions factor and on top of that the Simpsons factor.
Honestly pretty underwhelming for the primary songwriter behind CSN(Y). Felt very generic and didn't do a whole lot for me. The best tracks included the guest guitarists, which maybe speaks to why CSN(Y) works so well when I find all their solo albums fall short of the mark. Top tracks: Old Times Good Times, Go Back Home, Cherokee
Stephen Stills' self titled album is... fine? There are tracks that are incredibly strong ("Love the One You're With," and "Black Queen"), and some that I found incredibly drab (I am not a fan of gospel music), the net result is that this averages out into an average album. Stills is FAR from untalented, but his showing here has just furthered my belief that Neil Young is the strongest member of Crosby Stills Nash & Young 3/5
Average
So far on this list I've had CSN albums, CSNY albums, and a bunch of albums from the individual members of those groups. I don't much care form, and this no exception. And the first track is lyrically awful.
If you can’t listen to a great record, then listen to this one… or don’t.
Dope
Pretty run of the mill 70s singer-songwriter stuff. Not the best at it, but has a few decent songs.
I think is says a lot about my compatibility with an artist when I find myself skipping through a 38 minute album. It’s fine I guess, but not for me… I don’t even feel like being generous and rounding up.
Had some interesting songs (go back home, black queen, love the one you’re with) but nothing that’s going to bring me back for repeat listens. Feels like songs that were mostly rejected from CSN/CSNY sessions.
Any combination of the Crosby, Stills, Nash or Young solo or together in any combination = not for me.
Best Song: Love the One You're With. Really great gang vocals that give the song a bright, lively feel. Worst Song: Black Queen. I have no idea what compelled him to think that this series of grunts and "bluesy" groaning constituted a song. Overall: Who knew that one of the middle guys from CSNY could actually rock on their own? Exceeded my expectations with great pseudo-psychedelic folk rock.
Hey it's the guy from Scott Pilgrim! This album was nice. Just nice.
I reviewed David Crosby's solo album a few days ago, and I didn't particularly care for it, so his bandmate won't have to do a lot on this album to win me over. I didn't think that I would be familiar with any of the songs on this album, but as it turns out, I know "Love the One You're With," and I think it's an awesome song. However, I had no idea that it was a Stephen Stills solo song, and I've spent the last 20-some-odd years of my life under the belief that it was a CSN song. Either way, if “Love the One You’re With” is any indication of how this album will sound, I think I might be in for a treat! “Love the One You’re With” is still a fantastic song in my book, but other than that leadoff song, I thought this Stephen Stills album was pretty ho-hum. After a really strong start, this album has some fine songs, but it never comes close to achieving anything as emotional or beautiful as “Love the One You’re With.” I didn’t find the lyrics on this album to be particularly interesting, and thematically, I didn’t think Stephen Stills had much to say either. The arrangements on this album were fine, and I know I’m beating a dead horse here, but “Love the One You’re With” was the only song that really managed to draw me in with its sound. When all was said and done here, I found myself left with a pretty generic early seventies rock album that left my brain as quickly as it entered my ears. While this album may not be my speed, I do have to elaborate on why I love that opening track so much. I love how the sound gently fades in, as the guitar, percussion, and organ all kick in. I love how the organ takes on a more prominent role as the song goes on. Stephen Stills’s vocals are great, and the backing vocals are excellent. The main melody is so bright and infectious, and I love the organ playing on the bridge. The ‘doo-doo-doo’s are so much fun to sing along with, and I always feel like this song ends way too soon. Sorry that I didn’t like your album much, Mr. Stills, but I’ll see you on Buffalo Springfield Again very soon.
Felt a little uneasy listening to that. Like it was what a serial killer would listen too on constant repeat.
Way better than I expected. Total surprise. I was expecting more of the same boring CSGN stuff. This has depth. It’s a light 4.
Some of the tracks are good, others are annoying to listen to
kinda mid icl. nash on top
Solid album where you can tell he was just fine on his own without Buffalo Springfield, Crosby or Nash. Opening with "Love the One You're With" was strong & didn't realize that was just his song. This would be a great album for camping.
Heard Before: No Fav Tracks: Old Times Good Times, To a Flame. Would I listen again: likely A dynamic album with a lot of different sounds and feels to the song, but cohesive. I enjoyed listening and would likely listen again. Rating: Strong 3
++: Old Times Good Times, Go Back Home, Cherokee +: Love the One You're With, Do for the Others, Church (Part of Someone), To a Flame, Black Queen +-: Sit Yourself Down, We Are Not Helpless 6,7/10
Situation: once again sat at my desk working, didn't feel the need to skip any songs or turn it off. Stand out songs: 'love the one you're with' & 'old times good times' 3/5, seems to be my score for when I can appreciate the album is good, just not necessarily my type of music. reminded me of the band that feature in 'jack frost'
Loved the hint of blues & gospel. Aside from that not my absolute favorite but good nonetheless.
Realmente un album que me ha sorprendido.
A Rock of All Trades. One of my favorite opening songs, the rest of the album lives up to his name.
unos bops y unos muy señor rokerito
aprecio el eclecticismo pero casi nada acaba de cuajar bien o destacar. los features se llevan el disco. y qué pedo con la raya que trae el scan de la portada jsjsjsjs
Love The One You’re With is a work of genius, the rest was pretty decent.
Meh. Just avg. 3/5
Jimi saved it
A lot more “electric” than I was expecting! I really quite liked it and would listen to it again I think.
This is some juicy dad rock. It makes me want to wear some comfortable high rise, mid blue jeans, inexplicably take the newspaper to the bathroom, and say things like "as long as it's my name on the mortgage I'll be the judge of whether the TV is too loud", or completely unnecessarily mention a person's race when telling a story.
How often do you listen to a classic rock record and think "Wow! Who's that playing lead guitar on this track?" If you're listening to Stephen Stills, the answer might be Jimi Hendrix or Eric Clapton. Who's playing the organ? It might be Booker T. Despite the fantastic guest spots here, the real surprise for me on Stephen Stills is the judicious and spectacular use of the background vocals, sometimes understated, sometimes elevated to the sound of a full chorus. Like CSN&Y albums, there's a lot of emphasis on good singing. But instead of the rich, equal harmonies of the full band, this record focuses on the interplay between the Stills and the background vocals, to excellent effect. This exchange is best exemplified by the song "Church (A Part of Someone)," which, fittingly, is a religious experience. I've been working with Gemini to EQ my hi-fi for a few days. It took a lot of adjustment, but I finally got it tuned so that it sounds as good as possible with my current setup and room. I put this record on to listen with my updated tuning and was blown away. I had only heard this album once or twice before, and it didn't make much of an impression on me. But this time was different. The vocals on "Love the One You're With" came alive in celebration. "Black Queen" was present and intimate. This is a collection of fantastic songs. The record was released in 1970, and I read somewhere that the lyrics have a hippie social consciousness vibe. That sentiment is not incorrect; like the best music from that era, the songs might have been written with specific circumstances in mind, yet they are still relatable today. This record is a classic that deserves more attention than it gets. I will certainly be giving it more attention going forward. Five stars.
Stephen Stills has long been my favorite member of CSNY. Having said that, I think this album is just fine. “Love The One You’re With” (which features Crosby and Nash on backing vocals) is the standout track, but none of the other songs quite approach the greatness of CSNY.
My least favorite of the CSNY team. His singing style does get annoying. However this first LP is pretty darn good. Definitely dated, and not something I would listen to often.
Good at times, less good at others. Generally not bad though.
Another great Stills album - I never really listened to his music much before but have found a lot to enjoy out of this project (both solo and under CSN).
Excellent
Way better than the David Crosby album I had to listen to earlier in the year! Great guitar work throughout, and Love The One You’re With was the only track I recognised going in. A strong, enjoyable listen.
Never heard any of this before but really rate it. Great guitar as well as the obvious songwriting and singing talent
Mm.. maybe 2
Love the One You're With - 5/5 Do for the Others - 4/5 Church (Part of Someone) - 5/5 Old Times Good Times - 3/5 Go Back Home - 4/5 Sit Yourself Down - 3/5 To a Flame - 4/5 Black Queen - 4/5 Cherokee - 4/5 We Are Not Helpless - 4/5 Average score: 4/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I kinda liked this, the gospel inspired tracks especially.
They are calling it the whitest album of all time.
Meh
Love the One You're With is instantly recognisable. Or at least, it was for me, and I don't consider myself a Stills fan. But any peppy, positive gospel chorus is going to have a real good chance of melting my heart, and this one's no exception. Reminds me a lot of textures from the Bridge Over Troubled Water album, particularly with the very soft percussion under a large array of harmonised vocals. An excellent way to start off the record. Overall, the album's sound is surprisingly accessible amidst some of the more out-there releases of the late 60s. Stills creates a gentle, bluesy, fun atmosphere that doesn't push any boundaries (except perhaps lyrically – I don't know, I don't pay attention to that), which could be considered its downfall. It makes me feel good, though, and can you ask for much more? Plenty of acoustic guitar sound to work with, and Stills tries to mash it all together with the acoustically hectic (yet still very tame) Do for the Others. It's a fun little ditty that seems to end as soon as it begins. Later in the album, Black Queen is an even more barebones acoustic guitar piece – countryish, with nods to some past (and future) Led Zeppelin tracks. (Plenty of influences with other artists though, I'm sure.) Church (Pt. Of Someone) shows a clear commitment to that gospelesque sound (seeing as two of the opening three tracks are like that), and even bolsters that impression with a strong heartfelt piano part. Pretty cool. Hoping to see a little more variety, but pretty cool. (Later, we see Sit Yourself rehashing the gospel vocal, and this works better than expected.) It's Old Times Good Times where the pacing really picks up. Although the track is mostly an instrumental/jam session, the fast bass combined with atypical percussion keeps the song engaging. And Stills *really* sounds like Paul Simon in this song. Go Back Home is the exact same concept, only it's longer, more frenetic, and uses a nifty guitar riff as its main attraction. At this point in the album, I'm completely on board with the possibility that Stills put out a completely jam-based solo debut album. Some of the later tracks are a little less successful. To A Flame and We Are Not Helpless are a bit lacklustre even if they technically sound fine. Cherokee would be lumped in here too, except it has a 7/4 time signature that Stills doesn't quite get away with. It's almost good, almost danceable – but, of course, not quite. 4/5 Key tracks: Love the One You're With, Old Times Good Times, Go Back Home
Too similar to his work with csn so overall I liked it but was not something I feel was a masterpiece
I don't like it.
Not really my scene but a good listen, and clearly top notch musicianship.
Today I learned "love the one you're with" is not a will young original!!!! 🤣😂😅 Some great guitar but a bit twee and one-dimensional in other places.
Great mix of folk, gospel, and blues. Really liked the instrumentation on this one.
I generally favor singer/ songwriters. One of Stephen Stills contemporaries is one of my favorite musicians of all time, and they have collaborated many times. In fact, as a collaborator, Stephen Stills is amazing. I do not feel quite the same listening to him as a solo artist. I do not know why, but I find his music "OK." Maybe it ages itself? maybe it feels ... less interesting? I don't know. So for me this album was, while not "bad" in any way, simply just not all that interesting either.
Stephen Stills’ self-titled album offers strong musicianship and a few standout moments, but its mix of styles and pacing makes it a solid, if not consistently compelling, listen.
I really don't know what he was going for with this album, but it also wasn't outright bad either. it's a 2.5 and i'll round down because i really don't want to relisten
What dull, boring 1970s folk rock. Stills is good on the guitar, but not enough to justify rounding this up from a 2.5.
This is a pretty good 70's album by a legend (to-be at the time...). The songs and arrangements are solid and the hits speak for themselves. This isn't really my wheelhouse, but I appreciate the substance of the record.
Ok
Throughout my listening of this recording I was often surprised by how good it was. The cover, with Stephen Stills sitting outside next to a garden gnome, is honestly terrible, but his songs landed well. I have always liked the CSNY catalogue, and that same blend of well placed acoustics and layered vocals builds a rich soundscape here too. It is not as multidimensional as CSNY, yet you can clearly hear how Stills is the mind behind much of that creative direction. The first track, though, is rough. Has anyone ever managed to write a genuinely good song that uses eagles as a metaphor. It is such a pretentious shortcut for the idea of freedom. Eagles, America, heroic symbolism, all that. Instead of lifting the music, it disconnects me as a listener.
It was okay.
What a talented musician, but I’m not going to listen to this ever again lol
6.2/10
This is my second listen to this album. I bumped up my rating slightly to 7/10. Half of this album is just fantastic, the rest is not bad just not standouts. Fans of CSNY will enjoy this album. There are some great players that sit in; Clapton, Hendrix and Ringo and you can hear it in some of the guitar parts!
Dude! Something about self titled albums man. I will say that my favs off this record were not the single hits. Tracks like Cherokee and the organs on Old Times Good Times I found much more interesting. I like the pink giraffe on the cover.
Generally decent - enjoyed without being gripped/blown away by an of the tracks
Reading some of the reviews on here, it seems you either love this album or hate it. I personally thought it good.
Great guitar work and compositions. “Black Queen” is a standout. SS has a distinctive voice.
Is this album Stills going?
Very nice album. I listened to the whole album on a drive home and it was relaxing.
I don’t have a ton of thoughts on this album. These songs were pretty good and I liked them pretty well. I do like CSNY a lot so it’s interesting to hear Stills in his individual capacity. I didn’t know that Love The One You’re With was one of his, which is a very good song.
“Love the one you’re with” is an obvious classic but I was very pleasantly surprised with how much I enjoyed this album. Loved the funkiness of “go back home” and the bluesiness of “black queen”
Love The One You're With is a banger and until just now, I thought it was a CSN song. I enjoyed this though I was not a fan of the songs with strings/big band.
Meget chill faktisk, udmærket album. Man kan godt høre at han havde meget indflydelse over musikken i Crosby Still & Nash
Forventede ren folk fra coveret, men det var en del mere varieret. Ret cool!
Diverse and most songs are pretty good!
Pretty good, would listen again, but I liked his other album on this list better.
Legendary. Any questions?
I wasn't such a big fan of "Manassas" which was too much, too frantic in some regards and tried to show off. This album here seems way more thought out and down to earth, just coming over and chills with you. I really like it!
Middle of the road, as expected from Stephen Stills.
Day672 - starts out super strong and doesn’t let up. the guest stars that play with him is just off the charts. i think someday stephen stills should be inducted as a solo artist into the rock and roll hall of fame
The best solo album by a Crosby, Stills, or a Nash. Neil Young farms them all, but that's besides the point. Anti-Boomerism will dismiss this as some gobbledygook, but it's quite a good album. It's bordering on 5 stars, but the weaker second side removes itself from 5 star contention. Some great stuff packed onto here, with tasteful harmonies and catchy uses of rock, blues, and gospel. "Love the One You're With", "Do for the Others", "Go Back Home", "Sit Yourself Down", and "Black Queen" are definite highlights.
Shit asså, jag har aldrig hört gubbstöncore innan. Ganska baserat ändån
Along with Neil Young, Joni Mitchell and Jackson Browne, one of America's greatest singer/songwriters of the 1970s. Required listening for anyone that loves music.
Obviously Love the One You Are With is massive. Some of the songs feel like outtakes of a CSN album. But also has some great jams.
Yet another album that a small and annoying Brian would have totally crushed. I still really enjoy this today -- sonically beautiful with some truly masterful guitar work. Way the fuck better than Neil Young's solo crap. Fight me.
Heck yeah! Counterculture hippy music at its finest. I enjoy Stills guitar playing a lot, throw in Hendrix and Clapton on a couple of tracks and it makes this an enjoyable listen for me. The talent on this album is outta sight. Whoever had a polka dot giraffe around for the photo shoot tells me the drugs flowing around this album were plentiful.
Our first foray into the serene singer/songwriter world of Crosby, Stills, and Nash. Of course, you can add “Young” to that, but we’ve created that mountain more times than I would’ve liked. These guys are famed for their smooth daddified rock canon, and I’ll be darned (or de barned) if I’m not curious about the guy with the stuffed giraffe on the album cover. Take it away middle man. Love the One You’re With - Not only are we paddlin’ down the Mississip’ we’re also on board with a Christian youth group. Cast me overboard. Do for the Others - This is an improvement, but we’re still at bible camp. Despite the fact that I’m sure bible camp is a real hoot, surprisingly, I’d rather be anywhere else. Church (Pt. of Someone) - Little girl mentioned. You owe me 50 bucks. This is more horrific church music desperately hoping to be considered soulful. I suppose if it is church music, it would be apropos that he mentioned an underage girl. Old Times Good Times - White boy (house of) blues. The type of music blaring from the speakers in the Ford F250 owned by a married guy who comments “sexy body” on AI instagram model pages. Just listen to blues. It’s way better. Like the basics. Muddy Waters. Lightnin’ Hopkins. Anybody but Whitey McColonizer here. Go Back Home - Can I? Please? I’ve been thoroughly angered by the first few tracks but this is whatever. It’s a fun little jam despite its desperate attempt to be its influences. Sit Yourself Down - Yamaha on the metronome everybody. This is back to stink village. Fire the choir. To a Flame - Just like the moth is drawn to the flame, I too will buzz closer and closer to a great light source in order to die. Black Queen - BOOOOOOOO. I would be hurling rotten produce at this guy as would the other 6 patrons at open mic night. College “poet” learns a barre chord and stood sort of near a protest once. I hate this. Cherokee - This week on Columbo, a white boy incorporates Sitar elements and reggae into a terrible blues song where he fetishizes an indigenous woman. I can’t stress enough how much this sucks. We are Not Helpless - You’re right, I CAN turn this off. I won’t, but I CAN. I have the power. I am in a prison of my own creation. Blow your trumpet, Gabriel. Cleanse my ears in the purifying fires of hell. For they have suffered enough. You know when I start with my medieval hell prose that I’m not ok. I was so excited for this. Well, this group of artists anyway. I expected beautiful folk balladry with impeccable harmonies. What I got was loud, WHITE, “blues” and “gospel” that misses all the emotion of the genres it’s blatantly bastardizing. This is music for idiots. People who wish they were somebody different and who never will be. Keep learning your blues guitar licks. You may get the “how,” but you’ll never ever ever be able to grasp the “why.” Now I’ve got the blues. 0.5-1 HIGHLIGHTS: Go Back Home (Don’t Mind if I Do!)
I don't have a ton to say about this except that I was really impressed by it. I was expecting a slower and sort of warm folk type thing, but this was a pretty tight rock album, it really packs its length with as much music as it can and it really works. I was really pleasantly surprised by this, it was a lot better than I thought it was going to be. Favorites: Love the One You're With, Church (Part of Someone), Cherokee
Very good songs, but feels very inconstant... Liked the songs, didn't hava an idea what this album should have say musically as an album
Why did I remember it as more mellow and less rockish? Still a decent collection of different influences and good songs
Nicely performed and produced debut album by Stills. It sounds fresh and something ahead of its time. The songwriting is not that memorable, though - I like Crosby, Stills and Nash more than the solo stuff.
This is the kind of singer-songwriter music I jam with. The production credits for this album are kind of insane!
Nice, inoffensive folk rock
Although this isn’t really the kind of folk rock I’m usually drawn to, this album was still pretty solid. There’s also a nice mix of gospel and blues throughout that adds some variety. One standout element is the lineup of guest musicians, such as Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton both appear on guitar, with Ringo Starr and Booker T. Jones contributing as well. I doubt I’ll come back to this album, but it was definitely worth the listen.
This was fine.
Я б поставив мабуть 3.5. Хороший рок/фолк, досить різноманітний, а лей й дефолтний місцями. Перша пісня дуже гарна. Кросбі цікавіше зробив
Кросбі послухали, послухаємо і Стіллза (до цього якось не доводилось його сольне слухати). Ну таке, нічого особливого, якщо чесно. Типовий РОК тих часів.
Not awful. Few decent 70s style classic Americana songs, few just okay, and a few others pretty weak.
Go Back Home (track 5) is really good. A few others are good too. But not enough for me to really like. A solid 3.
I was expecting another simple singer/songwriter album but there was more to it. I liked it.
My first foray into solo Stills work. This album surprised me. The songs were all pretty rich and full of interesting warm sounds. I was expecting a kind of generic sounding singer/songwriter type record and came out of my listen a bit impressed. There's nothing overly inventive here, but it sounds pretty good. Some heavy hitters appear on the album too: Hendrix, Clapton, and Ringo among them so that was a pretty neat bonus. Standouts are "Love The One You're With" - loved the deep background sounds on this one - and "Old Times Good Times" The album has a lot of backing choirs and organ which I've never been a huge fan of, so I wish he had gone lighter on that but I guess that's an easy way to add depth to your sound that, honestly, Stills doesn't really need. He's already got a good sound. But I love a rock organ solo, so at least we got that. I think, shockingly, this album is a 4 for me. There are a couple snoozers on the track list, but it's mostly pretty good. The back half kind of lost the plot a little for me but the first half is very solid.
= the Beatles Should stick with Crosby, Nash and sometimes Young
Out of the gates with a freaking Classic!! Stephen Stills might be arguably the most underrated Rock musician.
Love the one you’re with is such a banger. The rest was good and worth coming back to
Stills trying to distinguish the Crosby, the Stills, the Nash and I've got the Young. I liked this album
Interesting to compare the CSNY-verse
This is pretty good but a tad inconsistent.
Music to fellate Jesus to.
Love the One You're With
I can’t wait to see Glenn’s review. Despite the presence of Hendrix and Clapton and Ringo Starr this is truly boomer nonsense. 2 stars.
Stephen Stills, eh? Just today, I was trawling through one of the better second-hand record stores in Sydney (shout-out to Papa Disquo in Enmore), and there in the New Arrivals section, was a copy of this very record for a mere $10. That made it pretty much the cheapest record in the store outside of a bargain bins on the floor. Stephen Stills was a big fucking star in 1970, hanging out with the biggest music stars in the world, with a who's who of rock royalty guesting on his solo record -- Hendrix! Clapton! Booker T. Jones! Priscilla Jones! Graham Nash! David Crosby! (maybe those two aren't really a surprise) Rita Coolidge! Cass Elliot! John Sebastian! Ringo Starr! And, unsurprisingly, given the panoply of talent and the copious production budget, it is a competently good album, even if none of those players are at their most inspired. This album could be Exhibit A in the court case of Rich White Guys v. The Blues. I remember my mate Peter playing me 'Old Times Good Times' as one of the very few examples of post-fame Jimi Hendrix playing on someone else's record, and, as a massive Jimi Hendrix fan, I have to say that it is nothing to write home about. The less said about Clapton the better. And what is the story with Stills' vocal affectation where he does his 'gruff blues voice', such as 'Go Back Home' or the racially insensitive 'Black Queen'? The reality is that this record has no cultural legs. Think about all the landmark albums from 1970 that people still listen to today -- and I'm sure you could name a half dozen without trying to hard -- and is Stephen Still's S/T record on that list? Truly? People may vaguely remember 'Love The One You're With', but when was the last time you actually heard Still's version played? Well, exactly! There are better covers (Rufus featuring Chaka Khan, the Isley Brothers, Aretha Franklin, Luther Vandross!), mostly by black artists who lean into the gospel flavour of the backing vocals. But this Stephen Stills record is increasingly irrelevant as time goes by. I don't hate this as much as some of his other work (Manassas is just shit, god save me), but I can live a long and happy life without this album. Did I buy that $10 copy I found today? Fuck, no!
totally fine
92/1089 love the one you’re with is certainly a way to set the tone of an album… musically it’s alright but not something i’m interested in. Do for the Others is more my style, quite rich and more folky sounding it’s a decent singer-songwritery album, with some moments that are pretty nice but on the whole just didn’t grab my interest fully faves: Do for the Others, Old Times Good Times 55/100
I know nothing of Stephen Stills except he is in the Neil Young musical universe, so have not explored further. This is alright. Meat and potatoes 70s dad music but done well, especially side 1. When there's a bit of gospel or Booker T on the organ in there, it's better, where he just plays blues it's a bit dull. It's not a great album though. Eric Clapton on a song called "Go Back Home" though... Do we think he didn't see the lyrics and just assumed it was his kind of thing?
This album is a perfect demonstration of the terrible need the world of the early 1970s had for the Stooges and the New York Dolls. The hypocrisy of the peace-love-and-harmony wing of the Woodstock generation is staggering in retrospect. And no other troupe of pouting pretense embodied that hypocrisy quite like the members of CSN&Y. Stills' biggest hit is a successful rock star's (apparently un-ironic) pitch to sell sexual perfidy as a virtue by wrapping it in hippie-hippie sentimentality. The album is beautifully recorded. And he could definitely play guitar. It's just too bad he, like his compadres, leveraged their musical talents to preach such nonsense, and preach it with such dripping condescension.
Decent. Name recognition maybe bumped this up for accolades IMO.
Cool record
Hah the CSNY other work… stills is ultimately not something I want to listen to without the rest of the gang
Stephen Stills - 10 songs, 38 mins Feel good rock - guitar focused man knows how to shred Love the one you’re with - put him on the map for rock Old Time Good Times - SHREDDDSSS Go back home and Cherokee are funkyyyy 🕺🕺🕺 We are not helpless - such a great end to the album amen, great finishing song like the end of a movie
When Stephen Stills writes a good song, he writes a GOOD song, holy fuck. But then he’ll turn around and write some weird song that appropriates Black music and Native music in a way that makes me ask, “Is this kind of racist?” And unfortunately, this album is very much a ping-pong between both those issues.
To jest jakieś plumkanie nawiedzonego grajka. Teksty wzniosłe, muzyka przeciętna. Wszystko inne też średnio ciekawe. 5/10 i to chyba z litości.
Another singer/songwriter album that I actually enjoyed. A few standout tracks that push it out of boring territory.
I have been hearing this album my whole life since it was released the year of my birth. Its a great album and feels like a fixture to me.
Some pretty mediocre folk rock. Not much else to say.
What a great album. I didn’t know what to expect when I first listened to this and honestly, I thought it would be more of the typical singer songwriter 70s sound. But it’s so much more than that. It has a wide range of styles and influences and sounds. It also has a Who’s Who of classic rock, stardom guest appearing. The songwriting, the themes, the instrumentation, everything is really top-notch on this.
Talented singer and guitarist, but I found this so boring.
260/1089 - Sorta like Prince (I know Stills is earlier) in where I respect that he plays all the instruments himself but I don't really like the music too much. Cherokee was a really cool song though and I thought it was overall a mildly good album.
6/10
Love the one you’re with brings this to 2 stars. Despite its hippie cheesiness. The rest just makes you with you could hang out with Neil Young instead.
Started off okay, but lost me as it went on. Black Queen was a racket. 4/10
Went in with low expectations and was pleasantly surprised
4.3/5 great blues stuff on here even the gospel stuff didn’t bore me too much shoutout jimi n clapton for playing on two songs prolly the best two on the album
Giving this album less than 4 stars is unfair. This album brings together everything good that was being produced at that time. Very diverse in sound: hard, blues, gospel and more. Not to mention the number of fantastic musicians found here. Stephen Stills at this point in his career knew exactly what he wanted and what he was doing. At least that's the impression I got when listening to this wonderful album.
Sounds like the generic soundtrack to a Vietnam War movie.
Kannte ich gar nicht, war überraschend gut
Don’t judge an album by its cover!
Not bad, God Back Home was a jam