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I enjoyed this album a lot more than I thought I would. Varied and interesting the whole way through.
#1 already familiar with this one. Stills was as good as any songwriter at the time.
Album 202 of 1001 Stephen Stills - Stephen Stills Rating : 4 / 5 Favorite Track : Love the One You're With Wonderful album. There was a time when I wondered why Stephen Stills had the following he did. Now, I wonder why he doesn't get more attention for his work. Great songwriting, great production. Great career. This album has many guest musicians including Clapton & Hendrix. Good stuff.
2.5
3.75
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
Ok, couple of good songs. Probably worth another listen.
It’s ok
One of the first vinyls I bought because it was easily obtainable at thrift stores. It kicks ass. Love the whole thing still to this day
I am a stereotype but sometimes that's okay.
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.
Interesting blend of west coast early 70s and bluegrass/country
Great!!
Easy going album but nothing special
I saw the name Stills and my stomach sank. This is the Stills of Crosby, Stills, and Nash and they are just not my thing. Old white guys love listening to old white guys but I just don't get it.
This album contains the classic "Love the One You're With" and features an impressive line-up of guest musicians. The rest of this Folk Rock album is OK, but apart from "Go Back Home", (which features Eric Clapton on electric guitar in superb form), it's nothing special.
Look, that first track is a banger. But the rest of it falls away pretty easily. It sounds a little like warmed over Neil Young? Not great, not bad either.
Proper old boomer bait, this. Reeks of patchouli, fringed jackets and "getting it together, man". Looking past its perfectly competent execution, I can't help but think this kind of earnest, sincere Americana was one of the cul-de-sacs where rock and roll found itself, its initial spark and romance curdling into this comfy, churchy mess. 'Old Times Good Times' is the highlight, inasmuch as it has the pumping bass and organ flourishes of a primo Spencer Davis Group cut. It's also one of about two tracks (the other being the risible 'Cherokee') that have a bit of life about them.
Ehhhhhhhh. I mean, it's not bad but it's not Neil Young. I also liked the last song, but was less ecstatic about the cream in the middle of this particular Oreo. Btw, did you notice how often he used the word "Stills" in his album titles? Wow.
Alfa guest musicians. Hendrix, Clapton, Ringo, Cass Elliot. The guests are the best part. Kind of boring and bland without them.
some nice guitar solos in shit songs. boomer message.
Some good songs in here but feels pretty generic.
The power of friends.
Yet another CSNY spin-off. What is this, a Disney+ franchise?
Great album and voice
Not as good as CSN, but solid
Meh
As lovely as anything he did in the groups he belonged to in the sixties.
Great record.
Doesn’t hold up.
4 - nice easy listen
Strong material throughout with a couple of real standouts, but not really breaking new ground on CS&N(& sometimes Y) territory, and a little unfocused.
There are a few terrific songs on this album, Love The One You’re With being my favorite, and Stills’ guitar playing is always interesting, but this album still didn’t do a whole lot for me.
The most enjoyable album by one of Crosby, Stills or Nash (and arguably Young) that I've heard so far. Those records have generally been good but a little on the boring side. Not this. Stills goes straight for soulful bluesy folk rock with a big commercial sound. He throws everything at it, drenching the album with gospel choirs, strings, Springsteenesque raspy vocals, guitar licks, saxophone, and even a touch of jazz flute. It's not subtle and it's not particularly clever, but its instantly enjoyable. Rating: 3.5/5 Playlist track: Love The One You're With Date listened: 21/09/23
Early folk rock. Listenable, undemanding.
Man this was really great. Great arrangement, vocals, songs, and not horribly dated like much of the stuff of the era. Very strong from start to finish. 9/10.
1/4 it's just stills
This was fine, pretty plain but not bad.
The opening track is killer but, despite having Hendrix on a track or two, the rest is sooooo middle-of-the-road same-ish 70s vibe that I said "oh fuck off" twice while listening, and skipped tracks.
Enjoyable.
Unpopular opinion - better than Neil Young?
A whole lot of clean guitar playing and singing that sounds like it's coming from the next room. Best track: Go Back Home
This album was shockingly average. Definitely not anywhere close to the impact that listening to Manassas through for the first time, but I guess that is not too surprising considering this was his debut record. It's cool that his opening song is Love the One You're With, which is a classic. I love that feeling of finally knowing who wrote that one song you know that you haven't heard in forever and how its connected to them.
I enjoyed that hell out of this. Really good songwriting, delightful performances, and great production. There's such a good blues vibe here. It's chill but still energetic. I can't really find anything bad to say about this one. Over the corse of the relatively short album it steadily rose from a 4 to a 5-star album. That's despite the saxophones and jazz flute, mind you. The guitar work on "Black Queen" alone is enough to overcome a half-dozen saxophone solos. Which is good because "Cherokee" pushes my limits on both.
A fairly inoffensive album, but just nothing special as well. I would never be upset that this was playing but could also see myself never looking to go out of my way to listen to it. All in all, could listen to again
I was expecting something sort of straight ahead folky, but there was a lot going on here. Strings, background vocals, horns, and electric guitar (including some from Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton no less!) This is really a great album, so glad I got the chance to listen to it. 4 stars.
4.95/5 je reexoute. Très bon e chanson d'un super artiste.
More soft boy Laurel Canyon output
Although stylistically I do find this album to be too dated-sounding for my tastes, my ear also hears an enormously talented musician and, really, an underrated and under-appreciated guitarist. Sooooooo good!
Another great album from a great artist that makes great music.
Great music, however would have liked just bit more blues rock or blues guitar by Stills
Not a lot different from CS&N, which I think is a good thing. Good listen, especially the first half
great album in general but i dont like the choir type background vocals
A couple of tracks had some life about them, but the rest was dull. And WTF is going on with that album sleeve?
This felt like an almost textbook definition of a white artist aping black music. Almost every song but especially black queen and church might as well be copies of Black gospel music of the mid 20th century. However, the lack of originality doesn't mean it's bad and I thought this album was fine on its own merits. Nothing super notable except maybe love the one you're with but I would feel bad giving it the same rating as that shit algerian album I just got.
Feels like a perfect record to take us from the sixties into the seventies - enough grounding in folk rock songwriting to feel familiar, enough movement into a heavier, orchestrated sound to feel fresh. Really enjoyable.
I have always liked Stephen Stills voice but have never listened to his solo work. The album starts with his hit, 'Love the One You're With' which feels more akin to his work with CSN(Y) with its layers and production. I really enjoy the more stripped down songs like 'Black Queen' as they show Stills at his most raw and playful. Overall, this is an easy to listen to psychedelic folk/blues/roots record. The caliber of musicianship is insane. The album credits list Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Booker T. Jones, Ringo Starr, and Cass Elliot in addition to David Crosby and Graham Nash. Something about it feels a bit undefined, but I chalk that up to Stills finding his identity outside his massively successful supergroup.
This one has a nice variety of tracks on it. Pretty enjoyable, almost fun enough to be a 4.
This is my first experience listening to Stephen Stills outside of his most famous work with the supergroup of musicians. I definitely want to give this one another listen to fully evaluate the music. My first impression was that this was ok.
Chill earlier 70’s vibe.
kinda mid tbh
It was ikay
Middelmatig album, wel met historische waarde
Doesn’t offend
This album is full of guest appearances by a ridiculously talented group of artists. But it feels unfocused and a little pasted together. This seems to be a problem with some of CSNY's solo works, because I've complained of similar issues on albums by Neil Young and David Crosby. It's like they had a bunch of random ideas they're working on, and they invite all their friends over to flesh it out. The result is some solid songs that are interesting enough to listen to, but lacking in vision and probably a little more ambitious than Stephen Stills' vocals could handle. Fave Songs: Love the One You're With, Go Back Home, Old Times Good Times, Sit Yourself Down, We Are Not Helpless
More solo albums from the CSN+Y gents. Stephen Stills has a soulful, raspy bluesy voice. I like it. His songs cover the range of folk, pop and rock. Solid, but not amazing.
Kommt mit Old Times Good Times sehr zögerlich in die Gänge und versiegt dann auch sofort wieder. Nix dolles.
This is fucking miles better than anything his mate Neil Young ever did, it's really good in places. Love the One You're With sounds like a 90s pop hit 25 years early, Church is a soaring uplifting ballad type, Go Back Home is bluesy, generally a really enjoyable listen.
I didn't clock that this guy was part of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young until I read some of the other reviews. Given that, it's more interesting than you might expect, with more energy too. Opening track is a good one, a bit dated in its style but still decent, and there are a couple of other solid songs (Go Back Home being the most notable). Vocals get a bit strained and almost slurry towards the end of the album, and it fades in terms of quality towards the end, but not an unpleasant listen. 3/5.
It's not technically bad, but it is bad. Just twangling and his annoying voice. Really couldn't be bothered with it.
This was okay. "Love the One You're With" is the most well-known track on the album, but "Go Back Home" was my favorite. Apparently Clapton was on lead guitar on that track, and he slays it. Hendrix is my favorite guitarist, and he was on lead guitar for the previous track, "Old Times Good Times," but Clapton outdid him on this album (although to be fair, it feels like Jimi reined in his style a bit so he didn't stand out too much). The rest of the album was fine.
Better than I expected
I enjoyed the organ in the Hendrix-backed song Old Times Good Times, the giraffe on the cover, and the fact that I never before noticed the steel drums in Love the One You're with.
Solid
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
couple of good ones
Music for people who clap when an airplane lands. Neil Young is Mario, David Crosby is Luigi, and Stephen Stills is Toad. I will not elaborate further, but there are mountains of factual evidence to support my claim. Four albums featuring this guy on a list like this is insanity. That's like four crusty phone videos by your drunk neighbor Ted on a "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die" list.
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.
I thought this would be mostly Americana songs in the vein of Love the One You're With, but it was very eclectic. Some blues, soul, and funk mixed in. And I enjoyed reading about and listening for the other notable musicians who contributed, like Ringo and Hendrix.
8/10 solide album. très plaisant. hard rock, rock, soul. beau mélange. a revenir
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.
Before Marvel, there was the Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young extended universe. Just like Marvel, they cranked out content but unlike Marvel, almost everything they did was high quality. This album is no exception!
first song is a boperoni and cheese. rest of album wasn’t bad but nothing really stood out
Pleasant surprise. A little more three dimensional than CSN, a little more 'rawk.'
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
Cherokee was nice, the rest was really boring
First song is the only great one; the rest is ok, I wouldn’t object to having it on in the background…
Have and love this album
Mjög kósí plata.
Shocked: there was me thinking that this was going to be a shit album by an artist that I've never heard of and I would spend my time slagging it off but yk what I'm not going to do that bc it's actually quite good. It has hit it's target of being a rock record which gives you that cosy feeling inside, it may not be the most technically advanced but a nice relaxing time.
About what I expected
3.5 considering i expected to really dislike this, i was pleasantly surprised. the first half was definitely stronger than the latter in my opinion but it was overall very pleasant background music while i was getting ready. church was my favourite it made me quite happy to listen to.
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
Kinda ass 2
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.
I enjoyed this, and was a bit taken aback by the stylistic differences from song to song. These CSNY guys really know their stuff. However, I was not super taken overall. All the songs were good, not great (except Love the One You're With) 3.75/5
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
Primal Scream were clearly inspired by some of the gospel-tinged tracks on here, but I was less inspired. It’s technically competent and perfectly listenable - I never wanted to turn it off, but I also never thought ‘yeah, I’ll definitely listen to this track again’. A possibly-slightly-harsh 2.5 stars.
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.
For some reason I didn't want to like this as much as I did, but it's got a laid back soulfulness to it that I can't deny. The reason I was cautious going in is probably because of the hippie sentiment of the overplayed opening track. I feel that's one anthem that hasn't aged gracefully. Once you get past that though, this is one smooth ride. Covers alot of ground in its 39 minutes.
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.
Sounds like a lot of other artists. Meh.
I have a playlist called 'Warm and Fuzzy' that this would fit really well into. Dreamy, cosy, classic rock for wintertime (as the album cover suggests). Liked 'Old Times Good Times' and 'To a Flame'.
Great guitar skill, but overwhelmed by self-indulgence. There's a reason Love The One You're With is the only real hit off this album.
Nothing wrong with this, but JEEZ these guys have really dominated this list hey. Be close to rivalling the Beatles overall. As I said, nothing wrong with it, but so very bored of the sound. 2/5.
Can't do much better than Stephen Stills.
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
Meh
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.
What a tremendous album from the Stills of Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young. Album standouts include Love The One Your With, Do For Others, Old Times Good Times, Go Back Home, Cherokee, and We Are Not Helpless.
All those years I thought that voice belonged to David Crosby
I enjoyed this a lot. Great listen and a great artist.
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.
L'album m'ennuie un peu, me semble animé des «meilleures intentions», mais sans voir ses angles morts.
I like the cover because it has that little giraffe thing on it. I love him. Anyway, I didn't think much of this album. It's nice enough, but it was kind of nothing to me. Some interesting pieces here and there, but not enough there to keep me invested. It's not bad, but I can't give it a higher score. I guess my favourite song would be Cherokee, but I struggle to remember what any of the songs sound like.
kult album-bilde, men kjedelig album
Enig i at albumbildet va kult, spesielt med den hesten. Også enig i at sangane va kjedelige
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.
One of the four horsemen of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young! Stephen Stills, credit the guy for spelling his name right. I really liked this project, some cool sound territory explored. A couple really great guitar tracks, and some that just plain rock. "Love the One You're With" seems like a classic, I really like the background choir on that song. This guy's great. Not sure how much solo work he did but if there's more like this I hope we get another album. Favorite tracks: Love the One You're With, Do for the Others, Old Times Good Times, Black Queen. Album art: Mr. Stills sitting in the snow next to a giraffe statute of sorts. I like the font used for the top. I wonder if he was cold shooting this picture in just a polo? 4/5
Hit or miss.
Interesting eclectic album. Fun
Blues. Folk. Emotion. 70s Rock. Best Song: Cherokee
This didn't stand out for me as much as I had expected it to.
Something about this type of music that just soothes my soul! Just good old classic folk rock with some awesome harder guitar riffs in there. And backing guitar in sone tracks by Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, and other legends! This is a great album. Listen again: yes Purchase for my collection: yes Favourite Song: Love The One You’re With
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
Folk. Blues. Rock
Okay
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.
Dit is te saai om de goede woorden voor te vinden.
Ik vond dit erg mooi. Punt.
Kan ik wel handelen.
Ouwe-mannen-rock
folk 2.5/5 not bad but not for me
Delicioso álbum