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3.5
I love it, 4.5. On second thought, I’ll give it a 5 because of the amazing collaborators. Call me a psychedelic stoner if you want. I’m just fine with that. 😂 It totally works for my hyper focus mode.
As expected, harmonies be on point, yo! Some quality guitar work and some awesome dropout sentiments.
It was good and like Crosby but lacks the songwriting of CSN (and sometimes Y)
Never heard of before but i really liked the hazy psycadelic jammy atmosphere. California ambient folk.
I've never listened to this album before, and I don't think I recognize any of the tracks by name. I'm happy I listened to this, but it's just sort of thoroughly "okay."
7/10
I feared this was going to be country but in the end it was early 70s, somewhat experimental, rock. A good listen.
Mellow and jammy, but that's not enough for me. If I walked by someone's garage and heard a few minutes of some dudes playing this stuff I'd think good for them but they're not going to make it as a band.
Fuck off with folk rock, boring acoustic shit and 192 albums from Crosby Young Stills Nash.
We have CSN at home
WHAT DO YOU THINK? DO I REMIND YOU OF TROUBLED TROUBADOUR DAVID CROSBY? - silly Billy Ned Flanders I would have loved this as a kid. I went through a lengthy protest and folk music phase and overlooked this one. Signs of inspo to Iron & Wine and Fleet Foxes which gives me a little grace for how pretentious David Crosby comes across.
I really enjoyed the relaxed, confident vibe of this album. Cowboy Movie was a highlight, but it could've benefitted from a couple of the instruments being fully developed into songs in the same way. My main gripe is the four dots in the ellipsis on the cover
Never heard this album but enjoyed it on the first play, and the second and the third and on the fourth ! Enjoyed the usual late 60's westcoast positive vibe
If I Could Only Remember One Song
Favorite Song: Cowboy Movie
70s Happyhippy Vibe
Made basically no impression on me whatsoever, I will not remember any of the songs here but it was OK
I don't really understand what this album is trying to do?? Or why it would be highly regarded? I guess the last track is a good example of ambient yoga music.
Familiar and enjoyable
Certainly nothing memorable, just felt like 1/3, maybe 1/4 as good as what I'm used to hearing with his voice.
Turns out he needs Stills and Nash
Now I realize that the sound of CSNY is mostly David Crosby, so I listen to this album and I am nestled in a very familiar comfort. Right where I want to be. Nothing unexpected, just nostalgic relaxation. 4/5
Not my music
Get this hippie shit out of my face.
Disfrutable por momentos.
Labai tinkamas pavasariui
Du hippie 3 étoiles, rien de spécial.
Enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Nice easy listening.
music is hated. (⌐■_■)
This is better than some boomer folk rock. It’s better than CSNY. It’s got great guest appearances. Crosby is a really nice singer. But it’s still too high of a concentration of boomer folk rock. The first song is called Music Is Love for gods sake. Come on man
Could use more Neil Young. Favorite track: Traction in the Rain
I basically only liked the CSN(Y)-style tracks. The rest might well grow on me, but this is the only review I can give on first listening.
Pros: - Good vocals (mostly) - Some bangers that influenced the country rock industry Cons: - Uninspired instrumentals (mostly) - Some mediocre parts Rating (out of 10): 6.5/10
Another winner! This album inspired me to make a 70s era Playlist for songs that make me feel like I'm walking across an open dusty field (in a romantic way) 9/10!
When he said schoobe do ba tree de deedle dee that really got me (but for real I see myself listening to this on many a sunny moody day…pretend it says 4.5 stars)
Ça marche
talks from the nose if he was an animal he would definitely be a duck if he had a divine job he would be an angel duck forgettable
I wanted to like this more, but it was a little too self-indulgent and self-important for me. I think I prefer David Crosby when he’s performing with other artists than on his own. Some nice melodies here, and I love his voice, but overall just an okay album.
Simply boring, every song sound the same
I feared to not like it, but had a great time. It doesn't overstay its welcome, which helps.
Eh… 3/5
Otrolig skiva. Meditativ. Drömlik.
Ok but nothing impressive
Meh
David Crosby – If I Could Only Remember My Name ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Album #20. And my new discovery streak ends today. I’m very familiar with this album. I’ve been a David Crosby fan since my teens, and this once ranked amongst my favourite albums, so it was interesting to return to it. Let’s get the bad stuff out of the way. I have a major gripe with David Crosby (RIP), and it’s his lyrics. As I’ve grown older and more cynical, I just feel they’re the epitome of hippie nonsense. A large portion of his songs are about how he doesn’t know what’s going on. From The Byrds to CSN/Y and into his solo work, David is always asking the question: what’s going on? In this modern and frankly scary world, I ask that question a lot too. But David provides no insight whatsoever. He’s a great singer with not much to say. He even keeps us on our toes with “Laughing”, which opens with: “I thought I met a man Who said he knew a man Who knew what was going on” Oh really, David? What did he say? “I was mistaken.” Right… more of the same, so. Musically, though, this album is gorgeous. He’s an exceptional musician, surrounding himself with other exceptional musicians. And occasionally he does break away from his lyrical restraints — “Cowboy Movie” is a class, light-Dylanesque story that turns into a Crazy Horse-style jam. And “Traction in the Rain” is such a beautiful song, arguably his best ever. On the whole, though, I feel there’s a bit of filler. The two closers, “Orleans” and “I’d Swear There Was Somebody Here”, aren’t the most compelling or fleshed-out tracks. It’s a good album from a period of music that I love, and I did enjoy revisiting it. If you’re into this kind of stuff, I’d recommend Linda Perhacs – Parallelograms or Alexander “Skip” Spence – Oar. Similar vein, but for me, more interesting.
Pretty cool
Why are there so many folk singer songwriters from the early 70’s on this list? Why? For the love of God make it stop. I did save 1 song so 2 stars become 3
Very chill, good listen
Enjoyable, got better as it went on too
Definitely not the most simple folk rock album, which is a plus for me. The atmosphere was nice, but that’s about it. The only songs that stood out were Cowboy Movie and Laughing. The rest were whatever. Not a very exciting album, but it’s fine.
An album of the 70s, hasn’t aged that well, but some elements are timeless
I guess the seventies really were at wit's end w/ the hippies, b/c there is no reason why this record should've been as panned as it was upon release. I don't think it's a matter of Crosby being too forward-thinking for the critics to catch up w/ - this isn't On the Corner or Exile on Main St. I think it's b/c, at certain point, it was embarrassing to embrace a singer who belted, w/ an angel's soul, lyrics such as 'I was mistaken, only a child laughing in the sun / Ahhhhhhhhhhhh in the sun' or 'Peace is not an awful lot to ask.' For this sideways hippie, however, I'd like to keep that spirit alive. +, Crosby is, w/o question, the most impressively soulful vocalist of sixties psychedelia this side of Joe Cocker and John Fogerty. It's good music; 'tisn't too blessed.
There's way more going on here than I expected. Hints of Neil Young, the Grateful Dead, Nick Drake. It's folky, psychedelic, and even finishes with some hippie chanting. Cool.
Maybe if I'd taken some LSD I'd be totally into it...... but no.
Surprisingly good
It's decent. Some very decent parts. Wasn't keen on he start of it but it grew on me. Might get a higher rating with another listen
I don’t know what I was expecting with this album, but it wasn’t what I heard. Some songs have a bunch of hippie chanting, some songs are pretty standard fare folk rock, and others are instrumental jam sessions with Jerry Garcia & Neil Young. The jam tracks were the best ones; too many of the others were way overproduced with too much going on. The album was just OK, gonna give it a 3/5.
Great album with an awesome western sound. It’s a bit of a slow burn, but by the second listen I was totally on board. The songs are super jammy with a lot of intricacies. It’s a bit of an opaque album, but the songs that stand out are great. Cowboy Movie is totally stellar—Crosby’s intense yelled vocals are so passionate and the whole story is just classic western affair (like something out of a movie). The Song with No Words is as advertised, but is still so captivating and entrancing. Pretty weird album, but a great listen!
Background music. Nothing really grabs you. Favorite: None Would I listen to it again: No
I think large amounts of drugs may have been involved. With an album called If only I could remember my name and songs like Tamalpais High, Laughing, What are their names, I'd swear there was somebody here, it's hard not to think otherwise. Great cast of musicians involved - Neil, Joni, Grateful Dead etc but one of the reviews I read here describing it as cast off Neil Young b-sides summed it up well for me 3 out of 5 stars.
Maybe I'm getting soft, because my last seven albums have been four or more, and here I am again giving a four to an album that I wouldn't necessarily have expected. But I was in the right mood for this and the harmonies were nice. I liked Cowboy Movie especially.
Another album in the nice-but-dull bucket.
Meh. Don't think I was in the mood for it. Was sorta snoozing through listening to it. Didn't interest me.
Notable Textzeile: And I thought that I'd found a light To guide me through My night and all this darkness I was mistaken Only reflections of a shadow That I saw Fängt schön an, wenn auch etwas Eso und Kitschig, wird dann deutlich stärker Eso und Kitschig
I’m down with anything members of CSNY do. I had never heard this whole album and it’s really good. Def a green record
Must admit I was a bit late to the David Crosby fan club but once there I am now a committed admirer. Obviously very aware of CSN&Y but I was even a bit ambivalent to them until my musical tastes matured. What turned me towards Crosby was a documentary filmed a year or two before he died. As an old man he was reflecting on his life as well as highlighting his last project with the Lighthouse Band. As a result sought out his back catalogue and been listening avidly ever since. This album is in my opinion one of his best. DC’s strongest gift was his harmonising and this album is full of great example of this. Every track apart from one is a gem. The duff track is the meandering Cowboy Movie but even discounting this it is still an album worth 5 stars. 5/5 6/2/26
Crosby från Crosby, Stills and Nash, gud jag förväntade mig inte detta från det här albumet. Lite folkrock, med fina stämmor och några helt instrumentala låtar. Förväntade mig lite mer CSN stuk men det gick åt ett annat håll när han körde sologrejen. Not bad alltså 5.7/10
Eh
One of the greatest albums of all time - End
I have always enjoyed CSNY, but I never checked this out before. It's ok. It sounds great, but it feels a little too distant. A lot of meandering and doodling. Overall not too impressed.
I enjoyed this, but not overly. It had the classic 70s long instrumental and soft vocal elements that I don't particularly enjoy. But it was a calming album and was pleasant
Not for me
2.5 - Each song on this album is something that would play in the intro or outro of a sentimental movie, like maybe Forrest Gump. Didn't really stand out to me, but gives you that lingering feeling.... makes you think about your ancestors or a long lost love
The sound of an era. And this is confirmed by the whole roll of guests on this album. Graham Nash, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and members of Jefferson Airplane, Santana, and the Grateful Dead. The semi-improvisational blues-rock, that reminds me a lot of Neil Young & Crazy Horse, is absolutely contagious. Music to watch the sun set while melting on delicious drugs. Cowboy Movie is an absolute trippy banger.
Not bad, not great.
If I could only remember any of the songs on here. (The instrumentals were great though)
I didn’t love it. But it was perfect for a sleepy ski bus journey.
If I could only forget
Dull
I can hear you, Neil! Put your editing pants on my friend!! I guess it’s what I’d expect a Byrds-CSNY-style solo record to sound like. It’s alright, but I’ve always thought Crosby was the weakest of the CSNY songwriters (sorry) so a whole album of his material is not the most compelling. It’s meandering and unfocused, but it’s pretty enough.
Pretty good.
Masterpiece. 5 *
1: Music is Love 2: Orleans 3: What Are Their Names
Couldn't hold my faded interest.
would actually be so good if I gave it a few more listens. I really liked the third song i think
Review - First solo album of his I've ever heard. Not bad exactly but very bland, no tracks stood out to me. Definitely not one you need to hear before you die. Rating - 3/10 Need to hear? NO
love. reminds me of jessie
It's ok. 3 stars.
I liked it, but wish the album would have been stronger somehow.
First off, terrible way to start this album. Clearly the worst song. Dumb. Overall, I like this. It's solid throughout, but it doesn't really have much that sticks out strongly. I've listened to it 4 times trying to pick out the parts I like, but none really get stuck in my head. Glad to have heard it, but I don't know when I'd come back to it. I'll save the album and see if any of the songs pop up in a playlist. It's about the definition of a 3.
Good artist, whether as a solo artist, or with a group. Good voice, good music.
Was bin ich schon wieder hörend
Sparkly and tubey David takes himself very seriously on this. Somehow pretentious hippy music. Should be something i like, but I don’t.
Great album, goes into the rotation
Favorite Track: Cowboy Movie
Folk Rock, 1971 -> 2
That's my kind of hippie shit (looks askance at Country Joe). Song With No Words is particularly exquisite. A who's who personnel-wise.
While Bowie was glamming it up and metal was kickstarting the engines, Crosby apparently locked himself with friends up in Laurel Canyon and practiced endearing, eternal harmonies. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to all of it 55 years later.
What I have learnt today is that it doesn’t matter how much talent you gather together for an album it doesn’t mean that it’s going to be interesting. Very Dad folk rock… maybe I listened to it in the wrong environment and a Sunday evening at home would suit it better. May give it another go as the production is excellent it just sort of passed me by like a lazy river..
It was ok but a little forgettable
Takie to lekkie, nawet przyjemne, ale pozbawione większej głębii. Muzyka do słuchania jednym uchem niestety. 6/10
It’s ok. It gets a bit weird and experimental in places, and not really in a good way, but it’s not rubbish.
Ultimate 70s hippy record 🔥🌅
Spaghetti an die WAND
*shrug*
Shaggy album. Not nearly as strong as After the Gold Rush by Neil Young, obviously. More fun than Steven Stills, naturally. I enjoyed
Decent album. Liked it more than I thought I would. Last half of the album is different from what I thought it would be.
Walmart Bob Dylan Never liked folk, never met someone who isn't either mental or over the age of 60 that does. Excruitaingly mediocre for a top 1000 most influential album
Cool songs and story but messy putting it together.
Dreary
It's relaxing and chill, but none of it really spoke to me. I can tell this was a personal album. Unfortunately, I've no clue who this fucker is.
Like one big jam session. But while I can appreciate a good jam, it here seems as though there is little memorable standing out.
I’ll listen tomorrow I swear
Laughing got me hard
sweet and chill
The first two songs made me think I would not enjoy this album. I thought it’s really not very good without Stills and Nash. After that though it gets pretty cool. This would be a great album to space out to. Most of it is kinda jammy ethereal music. There’s not much for hooks and it all blends together in a good way.
Well that just about sums up the empty droning sound of the hippie. It is atmospheric but also pretty bland.
אלבום ממש טוב - יותר כבד ממה שחשבתי שהוא יהיה לא היה לי שיר שיצא דופן במיוחד אבל בכללי האלבום גרובי ורוקי ונעים
Nice chilled listen.
Buen album. El folk no es lo mío pero estuvo bien. 5/10
Uumm deepening my depression
Weak commune tunes. Would have been a 1 if not for the cowboy song. I can't even be bothered to go back and look what it's actually called.
This was so refreshing. Exactly the right length, great contrast but nice cohesive set, those gorgeous close vocal harmonies... Feels like the wind on a beautiful day. I really loved this!
As part of a group, Crosby is great. Solo is not as great.
It's was OK, but nothing was memorable.
This is pretty great
This is an album where context helps. In 1969 Crosby lost his girlfriend, Christine Hinton to a car crash. He dealt with this, as one will, by taking hard drugs and recording music. The album was also recorded at a time when Crosby was riding the success of the CSN&Y album “Déjà Vu”. Each band member would go on to release a “solo” album, this being Crosby’s debut. This album included contributions from numerous collaborators, including Nash, Young, Jerry Garcia, Joni Mitchell, Phil Lesh, among others. The collaborators are critical here because these friends showed up to the studio to help him out of his funk. The album was panned by critics at the time of its release, then later included on many different lists as among the top albums of all time. A sign that it was ahead of its time. I gave the album several listens and loved it a little more each time. Careful listens reward with layers of outstanding instrumental performances and vocals that bounce between soulful refrains filled with emotion and the harmonization that defined the work of CSN&Y. This is ethereal folk-rock with undeniable soul. The subtleness and intricacies that contemporary critics didn't get are what allows this album to stand the test of time. Ultimately, the album sounds exactly like what it is, a bunch of incredibly talented friends jamming their way toward healing. Unfortunately for Crosby, this took so long that by the time his mind healed, his body was failing him. Overall, I enjoyed this album much more than I thought I would. Another one to add to my rotation.
Pleasant but boring. Mid-to-strong 3 - Kinda nice but this song is too long. Not terribly noteworthy, though might have been pioneering for its time - So 70s. Riffing/jamming, it's nice but what am I supposed to feel???
I liked it very much, its a pity takt the audio quality is so bad on spotify :/
Immensely forgettable white dude.
I really liked this album, i’ve heard of Crosby, Stills and Nash, but i haven't listened to them that much. This was quite an enjoyement.
I think the guitar in this album was really nice. The fact that there’s a song titled “Song with No Words (Tree with No Leaves)” shows the confidence that David Crosby has in his guitar-playing abilities. None of these songs were outstanding, but all of them were good. 4 stars.
This is a tough one to rate. I already knew one of the songs off this album (Song With No Words), and I knew some Crosby stuff previously. I also knew that a few different Dead members played on this album, so I was really excited. I'll admit, I was a bit disappointed by the first couple tracks. However, the second half got really, really, really good. First half is an easy four star, and the vocal harmonies and beautiful, lush production on the second make it an easy five star side. So how do I rate the collection of them? It's hard. I think I've got to give it four, but I may move it up. Argggh. Floating Through Space Lava. Favorite Track: Song WIth No Words (Tree With No Leaves)
The musicianship is good, the songs are ok, but it feels like watered down CSNY
Felt he needed a bit more of Stills, Nash and perhaps even Young
If only he could have remembered not to make this record!
Lots of talent, but not too many good songs. Easy to appreciate the musicianship but would have liked some more riffs and innovation.
In purely mysogenistic terms, this album flirts with you and shows a bit of leg in the first couple of songs. But that’s as much as you’re getting, and that realisation hits you the longer the album goes on, and leaves you a bit frustrated given the wares you thought might be on offer.
I listened to this twice through and lost focus both times. It's nice music that I found worked well in the background, a kind of folksy rock that does not offend but also did not make a huge impression on me. 3/10
Sounds like it was fun to play, great tunes. Favs: Laughing, What Are Their Names, Traction in the Rain Also, the banger lyrics on this album, simple and ageless. For example: I thought I met a man who said he knew a man Who knew what was going on … I was mistaken, only a child laughing in the sun (bonus points for shivers when Joni chimes in)
Just didn't really connect with it. Beautiful, though.
I’d never heard this, but it’s right up my alley. Guitar and harmonies are out of this world. 4/5 Highlights: Music Is Love Cowboy Movie Tamalpais High (At About 3)
Pretty chill
Put this on while cooking brunch, didn't regret it.
dad music, good for just doin stuff around the house
i really enjoyed this, i have never heard of this guy before but apparently this is the Crosby from CSN/Y fame. 3.5
Probably my favorite so far of the CSN&Y solo works we've gotten
I thought If I Could Only Remember My Name was a pretty solid album. At this point, i am pretty well versed in David Crosby's music seeing i have listened to 4 of the 7 albums he's involved in on this list. I thought that the general folk rock sound of this album was pretty nice to listen to as it did bring back some Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young vibes especially seeing as that would make sense, since both Neil Young and Graham Nash worked on a couple of the songs on this album. Honestly, beyond all of that, this isn't really an album i have that much to say about seeing as it is a pretty typical folk rock album but it is still a pretty solid one. Best Song: Music Is Love Worst Song: I'd Swear There Was Somebody Here
Pleasant to listen to but not exciting
ok so this is the first album im doing and i havent really thought this all the way through to be fair but i thiknn the way im gonna do this is the songs that stand out to me will be noted and talked about and everything else will be mentioned in the summary if i feel like it. this might change for longer albums but this is the way ill do this one. ill also have a playlist with all the songs i liked from this and this will helpo me make my aux better music is love- set the tone for me i know what im gettign into cowboy movie- i was wrong this is not what i was expecting but this is really fuckin good. summer beer music. really good background music
Yet another album from the CSNY extended universe. I consider Neil Young's discography to be it's own thing a little, but even discounting him, there are entirely too many CSNY orbitals here. I've Had 2 CSN/CSNY albums, one Buffalo Springfield, and a Stephen Stills album. And now a David Crosby album. I really think we could have done without some of these. But I will say, out of the non-Neil Young albums in this circle, this one is my favorite. This is a more abstract take on folk rock. It's kind of jam-y honestly. But the jam stuff works, because the players here are pretty much just a laundry list of Crosby's most talented friends. We have Graham Nash, Jerry Garcia, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Jorma Kaukonen, Gregg Rolie, Phil Lesh, Laura Allen, Jack Cassidy, Bill Kreutzmann, Michael Shrieve, Mickey Hart, and more. Just look into some of these names, the pedigree is insane. This is one of the most insane artist collectives in classic rock. And the result is that this has immaculate chemistry. These songs flow and grow in incredibly natural and cool ways, and the sheer number of people involved means that the mixes here get really detailed. I don't think the core songs here are all worth writing home about, but this is a pretty great complete package.
Great record! The cowboy movie song sucked but the rest ruled! Go DC!
Solid if unspectacular? I feel like he tried his best to get away with not writing any songs but just making music off vibes lol. Like half the songs don’t have lyrics and it’s like “just cuz”
Really good!! Slowly becoming one of my favourites on here
The second track on this album really reminded me of Neil Young's "Everybody Knows This is Nowhere", which is an album I love. The band on this album is similarly tight, and I love the layered guitar parts and the instrumental interludes where everybody is just jamming and it sounds like they're thoroughly enjoying themselves in the studio. Most of the other tracks were less up my street and there wasn't a lot here that I'd return to repeatedly, but overall quite an enjoyable listen.
Grym och tajt singer-songwriter. En bra ss kan vara riktigt fett. Här hålls det hög nivå, men inte hela vägen till toppen. Första låten, music is love, börjar riktigt bra och är nog bäst totalt. Mindre förtjust i de långa instrumentala delarna (de är absolut helt ok dock).
Fan vilken fin skiva och vilken rolig överraskning. Kan inte riktigt sätta ord på varför, men det här soundet och hela atmosfären resonerar verkligen med mig. En sån där skiva som man skulle kunna ha på repeat hur länge som helst. För mig är det här en klar femma och jag ser redan fram emot att sätta på den på altanen i sommarsolen med en kall öl.
Never been a huge fan
Bem acoustic vibes Cowboy movie tem uns filtros nas guitarras bue funny parece que esta tudo mal calibrado e abafado Não sabia nada sobre o david crosby entao fui ao sr google: “David Crosby fans are remembering how he took Drew Barrymore in at 14 and helped her get sober” - “A nice david crosby story: he & his wife took in drew barrymore when she was 14 for a bit. typical america — she was in rehab but her insurance was running out the folks running the place knew crosby & asked them to take her bc she was not ready yet & couldn’t go home safely” Crosby underwent a liver transplant in 1994 after decades of drug use and survived diabetes, hepatitis C and heart surgery in his 70s In 1994, he received a liver transplant, paid for by his friend Phil Collins
2* Cowboy movie: literal 8m a contar uma história de um filme só pode. A unica oarte q percebi foi q andavam 4 gajos atrás de uma gaja indiana e um deles disse q ia matar os outros 😲. Acho q a música foi toda mt parecida a nível intrumental e de melodia tmb, ent cansou pq foi 8m, mas não desgostei tho A última faixa assustou me, senti me num filme de terror Não gostei mt do album, acho q simplesmente não é mt a minha vibe, não é q seja um mau album, só não é a minha cena, não ouviria again.
An unpolished gem from peak Laurel Canyon. Half the grateful Dead, Jefferson airplane and of course David Crosby. Not quite a masterpiece, but has several incomparable songs
grateful dead esque stuff. I don't think I will ever get it. Its nice but...
I was excited about this as I love David Crosby's voice. This album was beautiful and something totally different than I was expecting. I was expecting some CSNY type stuff. This definitely wasn't that. It was a decent album, but nothing that I would intentionally listen to.
Great voice but not very inspired songwriting
3 stars. Enjoyed it as background.
Pretty interesting
Boring as shit
Had fairly low expectations of this but it was actually a nice vibe for Christmas breakfast washing up. It still has elements of the folk rock where Crosby made his name, as part of Crosby, Stills and Nash but this is very low key, with an improvisational feel, reminding me vey much of the sparse blues that emanates from some African countries.
Нудно, затянуто, интересно, настроение мистическое.
Real nice chilled out vocals and guitar work. A lot of instrumental work in this album with the vocals seeming to be just another instrument and blending in. Never heard this before today. Obviously David Crosby is super famous and popular but it was surprising to hear this for the first time. It's not really what I was expecting, I kind of thought it would be a little flashier. There is some nice western type twang work that really fits in nicely. Great album that I will listen to again, I added it to my favorites.
Wow. Did not expect to like this album so much. Great relisten value, too!
Love the mellow vocals, but very much of its time
🥇cowboy movie 🥈i’d swear there was somebody here 🥉traction in the rain HM: laughing, song with no words
Pretty good and the album doesn't overstay its welcome. The variety of collaborators really lends itself to some interesting variety, but it sounds thoroughly like David Crosby's work. He has stronger music elsewhere, but this album isn't bad at all. Favorite track: "What Are Their Names" stuck out to me
Love this album!
So far off to a good start. Music is Love rockin intro with some bongos maybe? Djimbe? Ultimately felt nice if a little predictable.
Love it. Own it.
Pretty mediocre
I actually love this, its so vibey and chill. fire album cover
Crosby solo debut, disappointing Music is love
Solid but not very memorable folk/classic rock album Favorites: Cowboy Movie, Song with No Words
certainly was unique, but a decent listen
nett.
5/10 If I Could Only Remember This Album
Gradually, this list is feeding us the post-Deja Vu solo albums of CSNY - will it get round to Nash? Nothing screamed out to me over a couple of playthroughs, but weirdly, for such a loud voice as Crosby, this is a pristine, soft ambient album: quietly ominous atmosphere, tricky instrumental asides poking out rather than chorus or melody, even his stock-in-trade harmony sections are spooky. It’s an autumnal album that sits in the background in the best way, little voices just in earshot.
Too much indulgent hippy grunting even for me. Some of the instrumental parts are excellent though. Shh, David..
A great voice and master of harmonies
Talented musician with nothing to say, and determined to say it anyway.
Nice
pretty good
I think I would really like this album if I paid more attention to it, but as it stands it didn't really grab me on listening.
A Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young album in everything but name. Super jammy, super harmonies, and, dare I say, super weedy.
Oh man - I saw the name David Crosby, and this dopey cover and rolled my eyes. But a track or two into it and I'm enjoying this a lot more than I thought I would. It was called "psychedelic folk" in someone's review, and a contemporary review compared it to describing a dream right after you wake up - it doesn't quite make sense but while you were dreaming it did. I completely agree; this is dreamy in a unique way. "Laughter" has some of the best harmonies I've ever heard. "Cowboy Movie" sounds like "Wooden Ships," or any of a dozen Neil Young songs. Overall I enjoyed it. THREE STARS
Kinda bland. I dug Cowboy Movie though.
Completely forgot what I listened to and only finished the album 5 minutes ago. Not for me
Du bon folk
Neat album!
The streaming service that I use that's definitely legal suggested Steely Dan after I finished this album and I much preferred that
Dabid Croby
The hippies may be gone, but their memory remains with us, largely through their music. Some of it beautiful, some of it ridiculous, some of it brilliant, some of it cringe, but all of it reflective of their drugged-out lil brains. The whole spectrum is here on this album, which makes it an interesting document for the era. Best song: Traction in the Rain
Not bad, but no takeaways for me. Feels almost more like background music
Why not
Somehow the instrumentals are a better use of Crosby than the songs that he sings on. The entire album seems to meander and run together and its very difficult to tell what if any point Crosby was trying to male.
It’s okay enough, points to what more is to come.
Gran sorpresa. Primero como que no le agarraba la onda a su guitarra y de pronto ya estaba metidísimo en un ambiente entre místico hippie y con guitarras setenteras a todo lo que da. Tanto así que lo escuché dos veces seguidas. Tremendamente relajante, me sirvió para desconectar de los fastidios del día, y el día que lo escuché fue especialmente fastidioso. Así que buen trabajo, David Crosby.
Just when I thought I was done with CSN, CSNY, and The Byrds, here comes David Crosby, with his goofy little mustache, to drop a Lee Corso "not so fast my friend" on me. I'm not familiar with any of DC's solo work, but I'd wager that this album will fall somewhere between 'meh' and 'fine' on my rating scale. I'd put this solo effort from David Crosby squarely in the 'meh' camp. This album had some nice guitar playing and some good harmonies, but nothing on here really jumped out at me. I literally just finished listening to this, and I've pretty much all but forgotten what I just heard. I didn't find the songwriting particularly great, and even though the guitar playing and harmonies were nice, nothing evoked any sort of feeling or reaction from me. I'm not big on CSN (with or without Y), but man, you hit me with a 'doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-de-doo-doo-doo' and I can instantly hear the guitar of "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" in my head. This album definitely doesn't have anything close to that. It's a shame that this album is such a snooze, because some really talented folks worked on it. I'm giving this album two stars, mostly for the guitar playing on "Music Is Love" (the vocals were not my jam), the gentle harmonies on "Tamalpais High," and the pedal steel guitar playing on "Laughing." This album was pretty pleasant to listen to, but I found it pretty bland and forgettable, and I'm not sure it's stood the test of time to earn a place on this list.
Pretty much every song on here was great. Loved the slow guitar throughout, and felt like a little bit of John Denver mixed throughout. Only reason this isn't getting a 5 is because I really didn't love the last 2 songs.
Second track Cowboy Movie is great and I was thinking this was a great discovery at that point. Unfortunately it all becomes a bit aimless and disjointed after that and never really recovers. Frustrating listen.
4 sterne
boring shit. 2/5
More tedious, self indulgent tosh from Crosby, Stills or Nash. They are completely interchangeable. Utterly unremarkable.
quite bland
Nice
For a group of people who fancied themselves as bringing a peace-love-and-understanding enlightenment to the World, the hippies proved to be just as predominantly-self-indulgent as every other group of human beings. This album perfectly captures both sides of that dichotomy; the pretension and the reality. It sounds like a collection of slightly-better-than-competent musicians, who don't often play together, noodling to their heart's content without serious regard for either the art form or the audience; producing an album that, while not unpleasant, is wholly unmemorable. That said, I'm not experiencing the too-familiar indignation at having this album included on the list. It's mildly interesting in a musical-history way. Cowboy Music is splendidly weird and Laughing sounds like CSN from an alternate universe (or, what CSN may have sounded like, on occasion, if Steven Stills wasn't such an overbearing ass). And again, it isn't unpleasant to listen to.
Didn't have high expectations but actually think this is great
I liked the CS&N sound, but too slow and monotonous.
Some cool guitar work but mostly boring
Enjoyed “Cowboy Movie” rest of the album not so much.
I’m sitting here in awe of how fantastic this is. I was expecting something good judging by the era and personnel on this album, but nothing close to the calibre of this. It feels like all the late 60s / early 70s LA folk rock albums that were missing a piece have all contributed to the mastery of this record here. You’d expect from Music Is Love that this would be another CSNY ‘extended universe’ record that promises a lot but delivers mediocre topping-out-of-mic rock that doesn’t go anywhere. By the time you’re a few seconds into the eight minute epic of Cowboy Movie, all of this is dispelled. A true triumph in every aspect, and perhaps the unexpected best example of this sound.
Soothing but I don’t think I’ll ever listen to this again
2.5
Of the men of his peer group, I think I find David Crosby the most compelling, not only as a musician, but as a person. He seems elusive and unknowable, which lends an air of mystery to his music, both here and in his collaborative projects. I do sometimes wish the music had more of an edge, but I guess that's what he needed Neil Young for.
It was a pretty album, and better vibes than the last couple.
I found this album to be enjoyable. Although as a big Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young fan; but excluding Neil Young, these guys really need each other to shine. Deja Vu is one of my favorite albums of all-time, but the solo stuff just doesn't hit the same. Again, Young is the exception. Still, this was decently enjoyable would be a nice listen on a car ride on a nice fall day. Cowboy Movie is probably the standout here. Also not overly long.
Looked boring, was pleasantly surprised by a thought provoking album!
I normally would've given this one star, not because it's a bad album but mostly a very cliche folk rock~ i'm aware that it's one of the first big folk rock albums, but it didn't blow me away. However, the psychedelic songs in the album, and especially I'd Swear There Was Somebody Here & Tamalpais High songs were good influences on me. I also liked the story being told by Cowboy Movie, which is pretty futuristic i'd say for its time, considering even the biggest songs were at most about personified singular stuff, like Eleanor Rigby. Turning a movie plot into a lyrical folk rock song hit the jackpot for me.
Hmmmm. Wonder how many babies were conceived with that track and a large spliff!
Beautifully spaced-out, deeply sincere, and somehow feels like music designed to be overheard from another room while everyone involved is lying on the floor. Respectable, but also mildly narcotic.
It was pretty chill, sounded nice
It’s fine not my favorite
I was hesitant of this album at first, in part because I didn't know this was Crosby of CSN(&Y), and also because that first track doesn't really inspire the most confidence that the rest of the album is going to be all that great. Not that the first track is bad, but it feels closer to a one-hit wonder kind of vibe, rather than an establishing track of a great album, if that makes sense. I'm not sure that it does, reading it back, but that's how I felt. And I was wrong. This is a really good album. It's instrumental and scat heavy, which feels a little odd, but works really well. I could honestly listen to this on repeat for a long time, and it's an album that also really grows on you as you listen to it. Maybe one of my favorite "solo" albums from the CSNY crew. Favorite Song(s): Tamalpais High (At About 3), What Are Their Names
Thoughts before listening: This album gets a lot of praise, and I am pretty sure I picked this up in a record store used bin because of the hype. I don't remember loving it though. Basically what you would expect from a David Crosby solo album...mixture of folky acoustic rock and a few harder songs with guitar solos. Perfectly pleasant music, but no real hits that drew me in if I recall correctly. Review: So maybe I should have revisited this album more instead of just adding it back into the record shelves. I like this quite a bit actually. The band here is amazing, basically being a whos who of California hippie rock stars from CSNY, Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, etc. There is a lot going on with these songs, and even if the melodies don't instantly grab me, deep listening is definitely rewarded. I assume my original listens were while I was distracted playing this as background music, and I can see where I would have dismissed the album. I'll add a few songs to the playlist (my favorites are the longer jams with guitar solos) and will also be pulling the record back off the shelf. 4-stars
I like David Crosby
There are times I believe this list should be called "1001 Albums Featuring Members of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young that You Must Hear Before You Die." I'm a fan of CSNY and their music. I really like Neil Young's solo work. If I Could Only Remember My Name reminds me a lot of CSN's first album as a group. It has a group of songs that are not bad but are very sleepy, especially on the back half of this record. The last three songs are basically instrumentals with vocals in the background. I enjoyed the first 3-4 songs, though I feel like David Crosby really focused more on the harmonies on some of these songs more than he focused on writing really good songs that support the harmonies. There was no need for a David Crosby solo album in here, just like there was no need for a Stephen Stills solo album, much like there was no need for an album from Stephen Stills with a whole other band. I don't think anyone can doubt the impact CSNY had on music, but much of the inclusion of their music on this list seems purely for nostalgic reasons and not because the albums are good. I do not consider this album to be vital and as I type this sentence I can't decide if I am going to give it a "2" because the music isn't good and there's no need for the album to be in the book. I am tired of living under the thumb of Boomers who think any artist with an acoustic guitar and brings back fond memories of a time that probably never existed is worthy of being considered very important. We have lived under your thumb long enough and you aren't a rebel anymore. You ran a hedge fund and could afford to retire early because the generation before you didn't screw the world up like you did. Or should I give it a "3" because it's not THAT bad and is unobtrusive.
Some of it felt too stripped back, but other moments were pretty ethereal. Not bad
great songwriting, very beautiful
Big fan of Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young. But after giving this album a listen not sure how much ole David Crosby contributed to the success of that group.
Booooooo
This is not what I expected from David Crosby, former member of The Byrds. If I Could Only Remember My Name sounds like the morning after the party, when the sun is beginning to rise, hash clouds could be confused with morning mist, and the old familiar ache of a head becoming clear returns. It's a singular mood, but one Crosby nails. Additionally, despite being Crosby's solo debut, there are notable appearances from CSN&Y bandmates Graham Nash, Neil Young, friends from the Grateful Dead (Jerry Garcia and Phil Lesh), Jefferson Airplan, and Santana's band. Though initially dismissed, If I Could Only Remember My Name is a great record that gave me newfound respect for David Crosby as a lyricist and songwriter.
Really liked it and plan to listen to it again! And as a David Crosby fan I'm surprised I never heard it before.
Above average pull from the early 70s. Makes sense apparently this is the Crosby guy from the supergroup.
4 out of 5, especially enjoyed the first couple of tracks. Druggy psychedelic moody vibes throughout. Good album,
An all star cast of Laurel Canyon & SF psych scene fixtures get together for a loose jammy album with very unstructured and honestly pretty weak songs, but a very chilled out, if uninspired, vibe. Bluesy, folksy, astral, primal. It's got some great vocal harmony and the a strong performance from DC, but mostly it's at it's best when it's basically a Grateful Dead live session with some great Jerry Garcia noodling and fun exploratory bass from Phil Lesh and Jack Casady.
Cowboy Movie is quite good but the rest is kind of dull. 3 stars or C-.
Crosby of CSNY. Took a minute for that to register. Much more psychedelic than I expected! Not bad at all.
Slow, but enjoyable. Sounds like a 70's dinner party. Pretty hippy dippy.
This was okay. Actually a bit than I expected.
i like the cover
Sort of faded into the background.
No one had gotten the gist of the dusk of the zeitgeist quite like David Crosby. Sure he may have lived out its ideals and found ways to extend his rough and rowdy lifestyle longer than anyone expected but it was true to him and the truth held firmer than most. If I Could Only Remember My Name is the haze that comes from having delved deep into the fog that was the tumultuous end of the 60s and the frightening crash into the 70s; flower power giving into crass consumerism and hippies slowly transforming into yippies. Croz, ever the iconoclast, documents these changes expertly and cements his reputation amongst fans and critics of his work. Afterwards it is topsy-turvy with his material but at least he gave us the best of the bunch. We will all remember his name. Favorites: Music is Love, Cowboy Movie, Laughing, What Are Their Names, Song With No Words.
This was a very enjoyable, mellow, Sunday morning listen
It's fine. Nice sound mix, but a little bland after awhile
I guess this is fine for what it is, and not as bad as some of the groups he was in. At least it's pretty short.
I like low energy music so I quite enjoyed having this in the background although I must mention I didn't realize when the album ended and random shuffle began since all of it was quite monotonous
Um álbum bem sensível de folk. QoA Adonis New.
Really pleased to be shown this, good vibes.
I could appreciate this effort. I don't know how to articulate why it's not immediately something I feel like repeating, because so much of it has ideas and energy that I typically highly appreciate. I would listen to this again if someone suggests it. I'd buy the record if I find it cheap for an occasional spin when I flick through my collection. My brain feels it's very classic rock. That ending sticks to you. 3.2/5
Enjoying the chilled nature of the album so far. Wasn't a fan of the opening track but interesting harmonies and compositions. A soothing vibe to a lot of the tracks and I've been drawn in for the most part.
Really not my cup of tea. Decent album though.
Good 60s pop/folk
What a fucking boring album!
What a snoozefest Not for me
legal
Perfectly nice folksy stuff
Okay, but not my favorite by Mr. Crosby. I think there were better options for this list.
An album I wanted to enjoy more than I did. Thought everything was fine, but didn't wow me in the same way that CSNY did on their album, like this was missing essential parts that make it more engaging. Fine enough and very soothing, but nothing compelling me to come back to
Not incredibly exciting though the most atmospheric second half improved this albums score. 3/5
If only I could remember a single song from this album.... Yes, this is a forgettable album but I enjoyed it anyway and could get on board with listening to it again. I like the laid back vibe. 3.5/5
I really liked Laughing but apart from that there wasn’t anything really memorable on this one. Not a bad album by any means but there’s pretty much zero chance I’ll ever revisit it. Top Track - Laughing
Liked it more than I thought I would but still not really for me
Very beautiful album, perfect listening music for crossing the Japanese countryside via train.
mostly forgettable
A decent folk album. Nothing too flashy but still quite enjoyable. Standout Songs: Cowboy Movie What Are Their Names Orleans
An interesting album, I like the atmosphere of it 3/5
Yeah …. I’m good without this one
A fine folk album. Listened in my car on the way to work but it seems like more of a sit down and listen at home kind of album
Full of mellow introspective folk songs, this is pretty much what you'd expect from a folk/country/rocker doing a "come-play-music-with-me" guest-spot solo record. I wouldn't call this groundbreaking or even all that memorable. It is exactly what I'd expect from a David Crosby solo record.
The highest rating a Crosby, Stills, Nash or Young album has received from me is a 2. Me giving this a 3 is a huge honour for this album. It's not terrible.
Adequate background vibes.
Read his autobiography.
Love this album.
Good calming music, kind of reminded me of Leonard Cohen from earlier on this list, but unlike Cohen it didn't speak to me.
The Good: Knowing we are not alone! The Bad: Not knowing one’s name, when it is clearly listed on the album… The Ugly: Realizing that my name isn’t David… or Crosby… After having sat through the album Deja Vu, by CSNY, I was kind of looking forward to this here little excursion… but then I found out that we don’t know who we are, leading me to stop the excursion before getting lost in the woods too! So yeah, this was not was I was hoping it would be. One too many songs just drag along, probably loved by plenty a hippy, enjoying a little acid trip, while trying to recall their own name. Chalk this album up to an experience which I will not be repeating. 2*
muy lindo. hippie rock. me emboló bastante pero está bien
I got kind of bored and the 37 minutes felt more like an hour
I enjoyed this one. Quite chilled.
Perfect!
-i ended up liking this one more than i thought i would. i am a CSNY enjoyer to an extent but i hadn’t heard David Crosby’s solo stuff and -the Joni Mitchell feature (did they call it that back then?) was really good. lot of folk juggernauts on here we love to see it -Favorites: Music Is Love, Cowboy Movie
I loved this mainly due to the variety. You’ve got long psychedelic wanderings, lovely hippie folk-rock tunes, instrumentals, silliness, sadness, big and small arrangements. Maybe it’s a little scattered but Crosby really pours his soul into the whole affair. There’s a distinct post-hippie-dream sad disconnected feeling that touches me. Really really good stuff. Must-listen #230.
It's next to the title, retard The music was okay. Not too shabby for a retard!
Meh
Fantastic
*1971. *This was fine. Not memorable at all, but good background music. *CSNY is better than solo Crosby, but this had the same vibe. RATING - 6/10
I’m not there yet. I might love this as a 70 year old man with a long ass beard doing yoga on a sunday morning, but as I said… Not there yet. Sounds amazing tho.
It's okay, another good background music album
With this album I sadly still think I have to stand by my opinion so far: that CSN are better together than they are solo. There were some decent songs here and there, especially towards the end, but it just felt quite forgettable all in all somehow. Don't have a deeper analysis than this, just a bit disappointed and barely remember anything special about it. Weak 3.
Forgettable but pleasant folksy music. The element that made Crosby, Stills & Nash great - their really cool layering of guitars - is absent here. I can’t remember a single song from this album, but it wasn’t unpleasant. A weak 3.
Not the worst. Not the best.
2/5 Mr. Crosby, if you wanna remember your name, you should smoke less 😅 Jokes aside, the only interesting part about this is that it's psych rock, but it doesn't come close to the really good stuff. Crosby seemingly smoked so much weed that he forgot how to write actual lyrics. They match the IQ of a newborn by mostly using "da-de-da". The last song also belongs in a church and not on an album like this. I also read a bunch of reviews and it turns out that most people who rated this album really high know who CSNY were. For the record, I know but I don't care. I have a feeling that there have been too many Hippies involved in which albums to put in 1001's list, which is measurable by the amount of folk rock we've encountered in just a month already. If you're one of them, could you please stop? Go and glue yourself on a road and get hit by a truck or something like all the new doom hippies of my generation do.