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A much livelier, jammier album than I expected. Some great guitar and overall songwriting on this one, the pervasive rock organ does date it a bit but not enough to detract from an overall good time.
Meh. It's fine, but I'm not in love with it.
Fine!
Rating: 6/10 Best songs: Love the one you’re with
Awesome acoustic guitar work.
Somewhat different. But ultimately not really anything close to breakthrough in musical world.
Some standouts (Go Back Home, Cherokee) but overall this was only OK for me.
Nice and sweet 70's pop but nothing special. Type of album you listen when you don't want to feel alone in home.
stills tenía un gran disco dentro pero no es este. perfectamente aceptable.
first song is a boperoni and cheese. rest of album wasn’t bad but nothing really stood out
It differs a lot from song to song both in styles and quality. The worst ones are still listenable and the best are pretty good
First song is the only great one; the rest is ok, I wouldn’t object to having it on in the background…
About what I expected
Ok album. Could hear some early 70s folk and blues influences.
Highlights: Old Times Good Times, Cherokee Leave Em's: We Are Not Helpless, Black Queen Overall Thoughts: This album as a whole was pretty basic and there isn't too much to complain about. It sounds like a blend of indie, pop, soft rock, and singer/songwriter music. Most of the songs are pretty safe and they're fine, but nothing really caught my ear and engaged my listening. It is pretty impressive that Stephen is still putting out music. Unfortunately I can't endorse the first record of his career as extraordinary, although I could imagine some potential for growth throughout his discography. In conclusion, this falls under the "forgettable" area from this project that it seems like a lot of these records are subject to. Score Breakdown: 3.210 & 3 -> 3.105
A bit of hit or miss. I like Love the One You're With and Cherokee, but many of the other songs didn't leave a strong impression.
Decent folk rock, but if I never heard “Love the One You’re With” again, it would be too soon. Rancid song. C
It was fine, some pretty good moments, but overall not too outstanding.
The leadoff "Love The One You're With" is great, very catchy but the album is a bit of a letdown after that. Still fine for a singer songwriter rock album, but doesn't have the same punch as some contemporaries.
Quite disappointing in all honesty as it could have easily been a really spectacular album.The first slow three songs drag and while they do sound nice are quite forgettable. This perhaps is what makes Old Times Good Times all the more explosive. The rumbling bass is energetic and of course the guitar solo is impeccable. Easily the best song. The next song Go Back Home is another excellent display of Stephen's guitar skills and give off real Hendrix vibes. However the vocals are a let down. The same problem is evident in Black Queen and again in Cherokee. The album finishes with an outro that sounds massive sonically but only after several minutes of aimlessness. Had it been a blues instrumental album I'm sure it would have made a much greater impact as that was by far the most memorable elements of a lacklustre album.
The first half is 4 stars and the rest is forgettable. Not the folk album I was expecting from the cover but cool
I didn't realize he wrote "Love the One You're With" even though I've heard it so many times - it's one of those songs that just keeps showing up. Really strong start to the album with that one, but after a couple songs it seems to get indulgent and rambly, and in the end doesn't hold together as a particularly strong album.
It's your dad's favorite vinyl.
Stoner tunes.
Malgré une pochette d'album qui laisse penser que Stephen Stills (Leader) va jouer tout seul, la réalité sera tout autre. Il s'agit encore à ce jour de l'album qui compte le plus de Stephen Stills jamais recensé. Ils sont si nombreux qu'il est pratiquement impossible de tous les compter.
Les Stephen Stills continuent de se démultiplier dans ce nouvel opus. On dénombre désormais pas moins de 43 individus composant le groupe. Où s'arrêtera ce clonâge industriel? Bien malin celui qui saura nous le dire.
Stills solo tracks all the expected folk-rock goodies, and his guests lend turns both rollin' and jazzy to a few tracks. It's a combination that works in theory and practice, and as a record falls somewhat short of a cohesive statement. The playing is strong; Any connection between the musicians comes across as professional, collected.
A fun and varied album with some great guitar playing and singing. Not gonna call it a favorite or anything, but it's solidly good. 3.5
Després d'aportar la millor cançó de Buffalo Springfield, i de ser part protagonista d'una de les superbandes més importants de la història del rock, Stephen Stills encara semblava que havia de demostrar la seva vàlua. Aquest va ser el seu manifest. Acompanyat d'un seguit d'artistes de primera línia, va donar el millor que tenia a dins. I, malgrat tot, encara estava lluny del que feien altres comrades, com Neil Young o el David Crosby d'aquell any
3/5. A pretty decent album, some more guitar licks than I was expecting based on the cover but not anything that stands out. The hit song from the album gets real old real quick. I have skipped it through my listens sometimes.
quality folk rock. stephen stills, the overlooked member of CSNY, shines on this one. great voice. solid effort. highlights: “love the one you’re with”, “old times good times”, “black queen”.
Substantially better than the NY albums we've had. Great voice and pleasant music.
This was ok as background music as I was doing housework.
Like but don't love this album
Love the One You’re With is a standout song. Clapton and Hendrix are also on a couple songs.
Enjoyable. Not mind blowing, but nice.
Fun album and I really enjoyed Love the One You're With, I know I've heard that before. Honestly there were a few on here that felt familiar. Love this album art too, a classic winter scene with a giraffe? Ok Mr Stills.
Hit or miss.
Interesting eclectic album. Fun
This didn't stand out for me as much as I had expected it to.
Música para boomer que agrada a mi alma milenia.
Great opener but for me downhill from there.
Klasik Stills. 3 super pjesme, ostatak solidan bez ijedne loše 1. 3 2. 3 3. 3 4. 4 5. 4 6. 3 7. 3 8. 3 9. 4 10. 3 3,3
I thought maybe this would be another country album by the cover art. It was not. It was actually quite nice. I listened while at the gym so I wasn't jotting down notes as I listened. But I enjoyed the bluesy sounds to it. And some good sax on the second to last song.
Ik vond dit erg mooi. Punt.
Kan ik wel handelen.
folk 2.5/5 not bad but not for me
lmao. #retire
Church TS
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
Ok
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.
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
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.
Mid
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.
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.
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
OK.
Not 4 me
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?
A lot of this is 1 star but a couple of tracks push it up to a 1.5 / 2
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
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…
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
A couple of iconic songs but otherwise did not find the rest overly compelling
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.
En intensivt ok upplevelse. Duktigt och ingen nerv? Men finns ändå saker som puttar upp det till stark 2a eller svag 3a.
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.
Found it boring at times. Liked the drums on Old Times and We are not Helpless was a bit more lively, but overall, meh.
I feel so white
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.
asswater. Couldn't be bothered with this one, wanted it to end asap
A mix of a lot of styles. Some come off and some don't. Superstar backing band. 2.5⭐️
zzz its fine and chill but I have heard this all before
relativ langweilig
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…
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%
Couldnt get into it. Pretty bored immediately
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
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.
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').
5/10
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
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.
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) …
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.
Very mid, as they say today.
165/1001 First listen. Love the one you’re with and some other stuff. Not into it. 4/10
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.
Not bad, but not a must listen.
Fine album with nothing memorable.
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.
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.
Скучная скукота
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.
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
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
I'm giving this a 2, mostly for the album cover. A bit bland.
Kinda boring
Not my thing, chill tho
Kinda boring, not terrible but I didn't love it
Easy listening, nothing remarkable
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 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.
Generic. Boring
2.5/5
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
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
A banger and some good ones but if I never listen again I will be okay. Neil Young would have made it a 3.
Det var fint nok, men ikke noget som er mindeværdigt nok til at tage en plads på listen.
It kinda felt like it didn’t have an identity. I don’t know what am I a music expert? Otherwise was fine
singer songwriter, rock, 1970 -> 2
♾️ Love the One You're With
pretty mid, not a fan of this genre. wouldn't listen again.
Meh
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.
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.
Not great, not bad
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.
Stephen Stills….when he is good he is very very good and when he is bad he is horrid. This album is the latter.
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.
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.
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.
Some of the tracks are good, others are annoying to listen to
kinda mid icl. nash on top
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
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.
Ok
What a talented musician, but I’m not going to listen to this ever again lol
Is this album Stills going?
Love the One You're With
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.
Talented singer and guitarist, but I found this so boring.
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
2 because its not dreadful but I can’t think of ant justification for a higher score. Anyway, I’m a Neil Young fan.
A completely normal album of music.
Fine I guess, for what it is. Nothing to write home about. I was trying to think what might be interesting about it beyond just being connected to CSN... I guess maybe 69 is early for this sort of thing, particular style of solo guy from band does kind of dull meander album. Maybe? I can't say it feels like something that needs marking anyway. I wrote the above before Arlen did their digging out from the book. Gonna leave as is. Lol.
This is an album I have listened to
Boring
ok
I mean... Woof. He really needs Crosby, Nash, and Young to make this work. This is just naval gazy garbage.
Meh...not really a fan of solo Stills. "Love the One Your With" is the only recognizable track. Album ain't bad but I didn't gain anything from the listen. We may get the CSNY side solo projects on the list and I'd like to compare them against each other (suspect Y will take the cake). Stephen didn't wow me with his and I'm giving the record a lack-luster 2.07 stars.
I never paid much attention to the members of CSNY other than Neil Young. I always just figured that they each did their thing and the other 3 mostly fizzled out. I didn't expect much out of Stephen Stills solo album, but was delighted that it was more than just a throwaway album. It's a little soft rockish at times, but most of the album are relatively pleasant tracks. I had no idea he collaborated with the likes of Hendrix, Clapton, Ringo, etc. but he obviously was more of the talent behind CSNY than I originally figured. His voice brings a lot of emotion to the music so I mostly enjoyed this album with Love The One Your With as the clear stand out. Nothing special but better than expected. 2.41 stars
First song was good, everything else was pretty forgettable to bad
Om jag får säga det själv så är det här ganska tråkigt faktiskt. Och det får jag ju.
I really just don’t care
Pas giga fan
Some good stuff some sucks
OK in parts. Docking a point for Black Queen, an affront to the senses.
Good guitar, bad songs
Another album to file under the “Why?” category. It’s good for what it is, but I genuinely struggle to see why somebody would recommend this to be featured in this list. Bland, safe and predictable.
2 favs: - love the one you’re with - church (pt. of someone) - old times good times
Sorry SS. Great guitarist and a few good songs over career but as a solo artist too often lapses into pointless jams.
2.5
i actually didn't hate this album and the last track gave me chills and really made me feel something, i just don't like folk. at the end of the day he was right and you really DO need to love the one you're with so tens on that
Meh 😑
Geht so. Schöne Jazzige Harmien. Aber auch etwas überladen.
not as good as Manassas
Just couldn't get into this one. Feels like 3:00 o'clock on a Monday, and I just want to go home.
We have Led Zeppelin at home
I can’t deal with old white man music today.
Ehh, I thought love the one your with was a csny song. Fine
Pretty boring for me at this point. I've heard better versions of this genre 100x.
This fell off quite a bit from the first to last track. Tempted to rate it as a 2 but that feels mean.
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH CROSBY AND NASH it's actually pretty nice for most of it. chalk one up for dad's music
Ok, rounding down to 2 stars as there are only like 2 songs id return to listen to
Meh. Pretty forgettable
Fint nok, folk’et, rocket, velskrevet, stabil guitar, lidt kedeligt
Pretty remarkable lineup - Clapton and Hendrix playing guitar is pretty cool and those songs have great guitar play as you'd expect. Love the One you're with is great as well, but as an *album* in entirety I don't know. I doubt I'll go back to this.
This is too much of a same sounding thing for me. I like "Love the One You're with" but the rest of the album is not as good. After reading the wikipedia I was shocked how highly this was thought of by critics at the time as it seems very indistinguishable from many other albums that were released in the twenty year period before and after this album. 1.5/5
Love the one you’re with - 5/1,5 Do for the others - 5/2,5 Curch - 5/1 Old times good times - 5/3 Go back home - 5/3,5 Sit yoursef down - 5/1 To a flame - 5/0,5 Black queen - 5/2 Cherokee - 5/2,5 We are not helpless - 5/1
Not a fan of this style of music. Not arguing that he’s good musician or not, I just don’t like it.
i like the funky little giraffe on the album cover but the music was mildly boring
I now understand why early 70s rock was considered a hangover compared to 60s rock. Quite frankly, this was lame.
BORING, not horrible tho, just wish there was something else in it
Suprisingly soulful (didn't realise he wrote Love The One You're With). Probably one of the better American folk albums I've been given from this list so far (all stinkers bar Bridge Over Troubled Waters). The more middle-of-the-road rock elements somehow don't fuse with the soul and gospel influences for me. Not entirely terrible, but there is something insincere and unsubstantial about the whole affair - just really didn't connect with any of it to be honest.
I put this on and it kind of completely passed me by until Cherokee, which is such a fascinating amalgamation of genres - a bit of jazz, folk and psychedelic rock in there. That made me sit up and take notice, but otherwise this is just a bit forgettable
Well, he’s still Stephen. Songwriting isn’t bad, and apparently there are some heavy hitting performers on here but it’s not for me.
https://rateyourmusic.com/music-review/JesseOverPessi/stephen-stills/stephen-stills-4/256364592
Albumbildet va kult, spesielt med den hesten. Sangane va kjedelige
First song giving Fraggle Rock Pretty bland inoffensive stuff for the most part but the guitar solo in Go Back Home was worth a listen
It starts strong with "Love the One You're With, but its not a very good album experience. Some of the last Hendrix recordings are in the album (Old Times Good Times) and afterwards we have Clapton (Go Back Home), but other than that it didnt convince me. 5/10
I don’t need to hear this. The best part is Hendrix solo
Man, 2 or 3 albums into this 1001 albums journey have been made by "American Musician" and they're not bringing their A game. This album felt monotonou.. Most of the songs on here felt like they could be under a file name of RockMusicWithoutEdge.mp3 This sounded like the music that comes default in windows. This sounded like the generic music that plays at the target when you're demoing speakers in their electronics section.
This is a distillation of the Baby Boomer generation blowing smoke up the collective future population's ass. The messaging here is great and all, but how long after this would they shatter all illusions that they believed any of it? Sonically, this is fine. Doesn't rise above its contemporaries, but it doesn't drag on too long, and it's pretty well produced, all told. That Jimi solo is alright but honestly sullied by its inclusion here. Any good goes right out the window by following it up with a Clapton feature. Barf.
I didn’t finish🫢
The music is different than what the cover portrays. It was surprisingly groovy.
goes down like a luke warm sip of water and is about that exciting to hear.
Pretty middle of the road in general. I was expecting more based on the strength of his songs on the CSNY albums, but I found these very forgettable. Some good guitar playing, but the vocals are really unoriginal.
Right off the bat, Mr. Stills gets automatically docked a point for the gross sentiments of "Love the One You're With". ;-) He's certainly a competent songwriter and performer, but most of the tracks on this album don't rise above the ordinary (except for "Do for the Others" and "To a Flame" which show he's at his best when he dials down the rock 'n' faux-gospel bluster).
The most interesting part of this was the album cover
Snooze the snooze you're with
Sometimes decent and other times, slightly worse than that. A little bit of a snoozefest in all honesty. Some pretty okay guitar work. In comparison to Neil Young's 'After The Goldrush' (because apparently all the members of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young all released albums in 1970) which I got a couple of weeks ago, it isn't as good, but it's not quite a single star.
Perfectly pleasant but just not my thing. 2.5/5
This is from a generation that I was happy not to be a part of. I couldn't imagine having to listen to this all the time.
Meh. Not bad, just boring.
Somehow both ponderous and chirpy; who could possibly have patience for this?!
It was just okay. “Love the One Your With” is the only stand out song. 2.5/5 Probably won’t listen again
Making an album is an incredibly difficult task, highlighted by Stephen here as he very quickly runs out of ideas for songs after track 2. A lot of filler for a 10 track album!
Bland music for bland people.
There were some okay parts, like Hendrix, not so much Clapton. Lots of choral arrangements that left me cold. No real stand out songs, just a bit of a damp squib overall. I feel 2 stars is a little low, but it's not quite enough for 3.
Not my fav kinda music sorry
Pompous *and* dull
Not my favourite
2.5 stars rounding down on my official review because i want to send a message that WHY the hell would i need to listen to this before i die? this is such a spectacularly mid album. Stills is a great guitarist, and when that gets to shine the songs are good, but the vocals, the inexplicable choir, the songwriting, it’s all just meh to me. not something i needed to listen to.
Slow. Not exciting g
Kind of forgettable to be honest.
not really my kind of music, nothing left an impression on me.
2.5
meh i mean, dude's talented, but i've never been able to connect with anything he's done outside of Buffalo Springfield of CSN(Y).
Ziemlich langweilig.
Sounds exactly like the quarter of CSNY that he is. Some pretty finger picking.
Singing and melodies are nice, unsurprisingly. But it’s a lot of that rich white guy blues that hippies popularized. Dentist rock. The music is fine. But listening to the privileged sing the blues is agitating.
Like, it's mid?
Meh
Pretty uneventful.
Almost back-to-back with CSNY two days ago. Have had lots of that happening lately, interesting. Must say that this was quite beige and colorless in general. I don't think a single song stuck with me, it passed me by completely even though I appreciate CSN. Not much to say, strong 2.
Not for me at all. I'm not gonna complain if I hear these songs again, but they really didn't make an impact.
First song was good, rest was just so-so.
I really liked the opening track. Happy, uptempo, soulful and catchy. Then the rest happened, and passed me by, without any noteworthy moments. Bland blues and gospel. And what’s up with the cover art?
I mean it's not bad on any technical level but it's boring. Not really a single memorable tune. Cherokee best track by far, but most of these are snoozers. Really not my style.
2624 - The A-Side was pretty good, but after that point is falls off, feels like mostly filler.
The A-Side was pretty good, but after that point is falls off, feels like mostly filler. C
Quite forgettable
Nah
A few I’ve heard before. It was ok
Got Manassas recently and really enjoyed it so following that up with this release left me disappointed. Nothing too memorable here and it just left me bored overall. 2 stars
Maso
I would love this album if I was an even bigger fork than I am.
nice JoJo reference hahaha (This was alright but a bit too simple and yeehaw for me)
This was good music too have a cheeky little nap to. It has no sudden anything, and just sort of drifted over me. I don't think I'd ever listen again on purpose though.
I’m not sure if it’s his voice I find boring, his songwriting, or his desire to exist.
Expected to hate it, actually didn’t mind it, but didn’t like it
Stills is better in a group with Crosby Nash & Young
Eventuell wiederhole ich mich hier... - entspanntes Album, bei dem mir allerdings nichts besonders im Kopf hängen geblieben ist
This had potential after the first song, but fell off after.
Meh
This was a fine album to me. Nothing particularly special about it, and even some catchy folk songs on the record. But nothing that I'm particularly eager to revisit any time soon. I wouldn't turn it off if it came on, but it's not 100% for me. Notable Tracks: - Love the One You're With - don't really agree with the message of the song, but it's a good song - Go Back Home - terrific guitar solo - We Are Not Helpless 4/10
The only album to feature both Clapton and Hendrix, eh? Then why don’t I like it more? Sarcasm aside, this album feels rudderless. There’s talent on display but it’s so unfocused and broad-spectrum that it’s hard to feel a musical theme or direction to the disc. I guess that’s the unfathomable danger of genius - it too quickly becomes unrelatable.
First time I listened to this album. Didn't know that "love the one you're with" was penned by the Stills... then again, I don't know much about the Stills. Enjoyed the album, but I don't believe that I will be listening to it with great frequency.
Ok guitar music, not sure we need this album on the list though, given the other stills projects are covered
I thought I'd enjoy this as a fan of Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young. However, I found it rather bland and middle-of-the-road.
this guy is way over-represented, probably his third manifestation in this list. LTWYW is annoying, the rest of it nothing to write home about. Competent, listenable to but nothing to prompt a second listen.
Pretty much a “who’s who” of circa 1970 musicians, including Jimi Hendrix. Overall, though, fairly meh.
Liked Song Love the One You're With
Niente di particolare
2.5 stars
Meh Rating: 2.4
Felt like a pretty lightweight album, not very interesting. That said, there was one interesting thing about it, that pink polka-dot giraffe... WTF?! 😂
Simple, harmless folk rock but nothing that hasn’t really been done better by Simon + Garfunkel or similar. 4/10
It's not bad. But definitely not great. Some songs are probably okay, most of them pretty decent but you kinda forget all about them as soon as they are over. So that's the problem. You sure can hear this record before you die, but what's the point if you probably won't remember you ever did?
Love the One You’re With is a popular classic, though lyrically it’s kinda cynical. Rather on theme with the hippie lifestyle though. Singing and melodies are nice, unsurprisingly. But it’s a lot of that rich white guy blues that hippies popularized. Dentist rock. The music is fine. But listening to the privileged sing the blues is agitating.
If this was the first album you ever listened to you’d be forgiven for thinking that the idea of listening to music was somewhat overrated.
Some of the deeper cuts are funkier than I would have expected, some of them are boomerism at its most noxious. Can't see myself revisiting it.
Ok
Not very remarkable...
An utter chore of an album to listen to, with music that your dad and grandfather can agree is good, but in a way that isn't a good thing, rather only scares you. It bores me to tears at most points, and is only saved by some good instrumentation and a decent down tempo track at the halfway point, that reeled in me just enough to not despise my time here. I respect if you like this, because you must see something I don't, as all I hear is music that is too safe musically, and often times questionable lyrically.
boring not terrible but no thanks
Ein wenig Gospel, etwas Hippie alla „Hair“ und durch gemixt mit etwas Beatclub und wir haben haben 70er Jahre Mainstream. Nicht schlecht aber nicht besonders.
Not for me
Go back home
* to a flame * Love the one you're with
I liked the first song. Doesn’t sound like rock though
Corny boomer music 2.3
Ei lähtenyt lentoon ja yksikään biisi ei kolahtanut.
Rätt tandlöst varför är det med
Apart from this being the only album to feature Hendrix and Clapton I didnt hear anything special. Commendable that Stills plays all those instruments though. Boston's debut too is just one dude playing the whole thing.
There's no reason this album is in this book. Just because CSN&Y were big, doesn't mean every first solo album by a member of the band should be heard too. Sure, it's not a bad album and is very pleasant. But if I died without hearing this album, my life would be no different musically.
Of the legacy CSNY members, I wish Stills was the one who boycotted Spotify. There are some decent, albeit dated sounding, tunes on this and some excellent guitar work by the special guests that keeps the rating from falling further.
Poor Steve, you know when the members of CSNY all issue solo albums they will all get compared to each other, but good ol' Neil can't but help standing waaay above the others. This was a bit too Country for me, but you say "heck Neil is Country too!" And I agree, but Neil somehow makes Country and Folk work for me. No such luck for Stevie I'm afraid.
I think it’s one of those albums that resonated more in the 70’s and rode the wave of the band’s (Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young) commercial success. Excellent guitar work by Stephen Stills, as one would expect. Not an album I’d play again. Overall: 3/10
Even Jimi Hendrix can’t elevate this beyond a ‘Meh’. Started off with potential as I recognised and enjoyed the gospel banger Love The One You’re With, but it steadily declined into disappointment from there. I’m really sick of the CSNY axis of boring now.
Another early 70s slogfest. Very competently made album that just happens to bore the hell out of me.
Temu Paul Simon. I'd give 2.5 but can't so I'm afraid it's 2.
Was it fine? I suppose. Will I ever choose to listen to it again? Absolutely not.
I can confirm this album is as boring as Stills' other solo album I received here, as well as the other 2 albums where he's part of the Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young gang.
I feel like this was more of an obligatory inclusion due to the other letters of CSNY getting some love too.
Boooring
I wanted to like this but not for me
2.5
The album starts off strong with the songwriting and warmth of CSN. But by the second half, the songs seem to become more repetitive and/or aimless musically, and lyrically basic. Overall, it sounds dated without being timeless. Best Song(s): Love the One You're With, Church, To a Flame Listen Again: Probably not
Needs more Crosby. And Stills. And a lot more Young. Track one is a classic, but does the whole album deserve a listen?
Classic Rock done really well. Unfortunately, I don't think that's enough for a list called "1001 Albums To Listen To Before You Die." It should say something utterly unique, like a dissertation, but this album doesn't quite reach that standard. If someone asked me to rate this out of 10 just on how much I like it, I'd give it a 6 or 7 out of 10. However, since it's such a hyperbolic list with only 5 stars to rate with, 2/5.