If I Could Only Remember My Name

cowboy done boring and corny

No doubt self indulgent but had some interesting parts

Not bad, not to my taste

Good if want that vibe

I think I’ve found that Crosby, Stills and Nash all tended to produce something great when they came together, but less so in their own ventures. This album was pleasant, but not really enough for it to be much of note for me, whereas the aforementioned supergroup tickled my ear canals much more. This is a folk album that leans somewhat into country, which a liberal slice of hippy dippy too. It’s good, but not good enough for me to listen again.

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Good songs, great vibe.

I didn’t have an opinion on most of this. It was kinda just there. Enjoyed Cowboy Movie the most, but the rest was not my thing. *Just* a 3.

2.9

Ethereal, in a way

I thought I knew about all the solo albums by Crosby, Stills, and Nash members but this one is new to me. Love it.

not memorable

Nice guitar. It was easy to lose myself in the album.

Не интересно совсем

is boring

Nice

Big fan, very chill vibes front to back

Day456 - this a pretty chill album. i enjoyed it

An interesting, sometimes haunting record and the value of this list is in the summoning of such "hidden" (or forgotten) gems. This is a touch rough, but more authentic seeming and emotionally powerful for that. The musicianship more than makes up for DC's occasionally shaky vocals. "Music is Love" and "Laughing" are strong. The harp on "Traction in the Rain" is great. One fears that "peace might be a bit too much to ask these days," as the world seems ever more distant from '60s idealism.

I wanted to like this, but I kept finding myself drifting off and not listening. I kind of remember the first track. Alas. At least the title felt ironic.

Much more interesting than I expected!

I think I much prefer Crosby's work in CSN&Y. This was okay, but nothing on this record really piqued my interest more than very occasionally. 3/5

Good album, and weird in a good way. 3.5/5

i feel like such a pretentious hack for enjoying pretty much all of the psychedelic selections featured in this massive list, but it's really just as simple as appreciating creative music that pushes the boundaries of typical foundations. this album takes you on a journey of sound, its echoing and chilled out energy is reminiscent of the sunset reflecting off the sea in the album art. this album transcends time.

323/1001 🌕🌕🌑🌑🌑

Good album, sounds like a full album inspired by the song "Deja Vu" by Croz on CSNY's album of the same name.

had high hopes after really enjoying Cowboy movie but this tailed off and I lost interest, it's ok as background music but wasn't anything to keep me coming back with full focus

4.5? Super relaxing.

I just can't hear the appeal.

Some good and fine moments, but wasn’t amazing. The album cover is cool

Liked the first few quite a bit, the more folky stuff I could take or leave. In that sense it was very much like a CSNY album to me. Would listen to again. 7/10

Prefer his work with Stills and Nash

A pioneer!

Generally inferior to most CSNY releases and even most of the memorable solo releases, clearly from Young, but also from Stills and Nash. Still decent enough, but Crosby is definitely my least favorite member of the group given his penchant for meandering monotony.

64/1001 - Music has little substance and becomes redundant fast. Very competent drummer.

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Nice listen for a chill Sunday afternoon

I hate this.

I enjoyed this more than I expected. Some really nice tracks. Pretty pleasant.

Pleasant, but kind of meandering and structureless.

Warm

nice

Chill and enjoyable! I liked Music is Love, Tamalpais High, Laughing, and Orleans

This album comes up a little short for me. I love CSNY but Crosby solo doesn't reach anywhere near the heights that the group does. There are certainly some beautiful sounding moments but it's just all a bit boring. 4.5/10 (2.25/5)

It’s r and b meets folk with some guitar … fun stuff I enjoyed it

This really struggled to hold my attention. Just not my thing I guess.

Coming off Almost Cut My Hair, things are much more chill here but this underrated album has a lot going for it. Never quite hours those peaks but infinitely listenable.

Not the strongest member of CSNY, but an enjoyable listen

Tässähän oli varsin leppoisa ja hyvä tunnelma! Ei lainkaan tyhmempi. Menee jatkoon. 4/5

Varsin hyvä folk-levy! ehkä jopa nelonen

What are Their Names is incredible. The rest of the album is solid.

This was really a joy to listen to. And Spotify sent me on a journey through lots of other great artists afterwards. Apparantly I love this genre

Background music.

Nice enough, no songs really stick

I grew up on CSN and CSN&Y, though never knew of this album, David Crosby’s first solo record after CSN&Y’s blockbuster - and one of my formative albums - “Deja Vu.” There are no recognizable tunes on here to me, but what is recognizable is Crosby’s excellent songcraft, guitar, and melody. I have a feeling this will reward future listens, and thus it gets a four.

Lots of oohs and ahs and a few umms. Doesn't make for great songwriting. Neil Young and Joni Mitchell try but they can't save this. Is it just me or does Cowboy Movie sound a lot like Cowgirl In The Sand but not as good.

If I had to rank my CSNYs, then it's obviously St Neil by a long way, then Manchester's finest Graham Nash, then yer man Crosby (sorry Stephen Stills, maybe you'll convince me yet!). This album didn't really shift the dial on that ranking. It's nice enough country folk, and you can still hear where he brings the rest of the gang, plus Joni et al in. I think is voice is a touch feeble though, and the songwriting doesn't always make up for it. Like all things CSNY, loads going for it, but unlike their best bits, a little flimsy.

Some nice guitar as you would expect.

byrd byrd sb yrds byrds linnut linnut linnut vittu aina linnut vittu AINA VITTU LINNUT LINNUT BYRDS BYRDS BYRDS LYNNYT!!! mun isotäti kerran myi persettään byrds solistille ja sen jälkeen teki albumin voisko pliis lisää listoille.. voitteko pliis lisätä huora isotätini albumin vittu listoille one of the most influential whore figures of american historical musical landscape.. joo eihän se nyt huonoa musiikkia ole, ei varmaan. mutta löytyyhän semmosia vähän enemmnänkin kuin 1001 (1089) kpl. mietin että mikä tässä mättää, saanut vastausta. Tamalpais High (At About 3)

listen to this album and smoke dirt weed……pure bliss

This is good music. It's a vibe, certainly - you have to be in the mood for it... but, if you are: it's good.

p222. 1971. 2 stars. Meandering hippy noodling. Sounds like outtakes from a CSNY album - "sorry Dave, these don't make the final cut." On the plus side, it's short, and has some gorgeous harmonies.

I prefer Nash's solo stuff. Check out Better Days - it's a great album.

Lots of pretty moments that just washed over me - famous folkies doin' drugs and jamming, alright.

Well, I can't say that I expected (or wanted) two solo albums from former members of the Byrds in the same week, but here we are, I guess. Although, I do tend to think of Crosby's work with Stills and Nash (and sometimes Young) before him being part of the Byrds. Speaking of Nash and Young (no Stills, unfortunately), the talent behind this album is absolutely stacked! Obviously, David Crosby is a pretty talented fellow. His music writing is solid. But what really makes this album interesting is how many other legends are involved. I already mentioned Graham Nash and Neil Young, who both appear here, but you also have people like Joni Mitchell and members of bands like the Grateful Dead, Santana, and Jefferson Airplane. That's pretty cool! They all do a great job on this album. The singing is good. The lyrics are somewhat interesting. The instrumentals are nice. This is a solid album. I think I like it slightly more than Gene Clark's No Other. Light 4/5.

# David Crosby’s *If I Could Only Remember My Name*: A Transcendental Journey Through Grief and Harmony David Crosby’s 1971 solo debut, *If I Could Only Remember My Name*, stands as a singular artifact of the early 1970s West Coast rock scene. Released in the shadow of personal tragedy and amid the zenith of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young’s (CSNY) fame, the album channels raw emotion and experimental ambition into a hauntingly beautiful tapestry of sound. Combining layered vocal harmonies, jazz-inflected instrumentation, and lyrical introspection, the record defies easy categorization, blending folk, psychedelia, and avant-garde sensibilities. Though initially met with mixed reviews, it has since been recognized as a cult classic, revered for its ethereal production, collaborative spirit, and unflinching exploration of loss. This review examines the album’s lyrical depth, musical innovation, production techniques, thematic resonance, and enduring influence, while weighing its artistic triumphs against its occasional indulgences. --- ## Lyricism: Poetry in Fragments Crosby’s lyrics on *If I Could Only Remember My Name* are sparse yet potent, often serving as impressionistic vignettes rather than linear narratives. Written in the aftermath of his girlfriend Christine Hinton’s fatal car accident, the album’s words oscillate between existential despair and fragile hope. The opener, “Music Is Love,” co-written with Neil Young and Graham Nash, distills Crosby’s ethos into a mantra: *“Everybody’s saying that music is love / Everybody’s saying it, don’t know what they’re thinking of.”* The simplicity of these lines belies their profundity, framing music as both a salve and a mystery[1][4]. Tracks like “Laughing” and “Traction in the Rain” grapple directly with grief. The former, a meditation on disillusionment, contrasts the narrator’s sorrow with a friend’s laughter, culminating in the devastating admission: *“I thought I’d seen someone / Who had seen the truth / But it was only a child / Laughing in the sun.”* The latter, a tender acoustic ballad, references Hinton explicitly: *“Christine, dear, I’m so lost and hollow / Traction in the rain, my tears they follow.”* Crosby’s avoidance of overwrought sentimentality lends these moments a raw authenticity[1][4]. Political undertones surface in “What Are Their Names,” a collaborative piece featuring Jerry Garcia and members of Jefferson Airplane. The song’s accusatory refrain—*“What are their names? / And who gave them the right?”*—reflects Crosby’s disillusionment with America’s power structures, a theme he’d explored earlier in CSNY’s “Long Time Gone”[2]. Yet even here, the lyrics remain elliptical, prioritizing mood over manifesto. **Critique**: While Crosby’s fragmented style amplifies the album’s dreamlike quality, it occasionally veers into obscurity. Tracks like “Orleans” (a Renaissance-inspired a cappella piece) and the instrumental “Song with No Words (Tree with No Leaves)” prioritize phonetic sound over literal meaning, which may alienate listeners seeking narrative cohesion[1][4]. --- ## Musical Architecture: Harmonies as Landscapes The album’s true brilliance lies in its sonic architecture. Crosby, renowned for his harmonies in CSNY, transforms his voice into an instrument, layering overdubbed vocal tracks to create celestial choirs. “Cowboy Movie,” a 7-minute epic, exemplifies this approach. Over a propulsive rhythm section, Crosby’s multi-tracked vocals intertwine with David Frieberg’s bass and Garcia’s stinging guitar solos, evoking a psychedelic Western[1][3]. Jazz influences permeate the record. “Tamplais High (The Road)” pairs Crosby’s scat-like vocalizations with Phil Lesh’s nimble basslines and Mickey Hart’s polyrhythmic drumming, while Garcia’s pedal steel guitar on “Laughing” conjures a cosmic lullaby[1][3]. The improvisational spirit of these sessions—often described as “hydroponic jams”—reflects the communal ethos of San Francisco’s 1960s music scene[1][4]. The album’s centerpiece, “I’d Swear There Was Somebody Here,” is a 90-second vocal collage that borders on the liturgical. Crosby’s layered harmonies, sung wordlessly, ascend and dissolve like smoke, leaving an indelible impression of absence and longing[1][3]. **Production Mastery**: The 50th-anniversary remaster (2021) underscores the album’s audiophile credentials. Tracks like “Laughing” reveal newfound depth in Garcia’s pedal steel and Joni Mitchell’s backing vocals, while the acoustic textures of “Traction in the Rain” resonate with startling intimacy[3]. Engineer Stephen Barncard’s decision to record in San Francisco’s Wally Heider Studios—a hub for the Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane—imbues the album with a warm, expansive soundstage[1][3]. --- ## Themes: Mourning and Communal Healing *If I Could Only Remember My Name* is, at its core, an album about loss. Hinton’s death haunts every track, but Crosby transmutes his grief into a broader meditation on impermanence. “Laughing” juxtaposes spiritual seeking with earthly disillusionment, while “Traction in the Rain” captures the numbness of mourning. Even the instrumental “Song with No Words” feels elegiac, its wordless melodies echoing the ineffability of sorrow[1][4]. Yet the album is not devoid of light. The communal recording process—featuring Nash, Mitchell, Garcia, Lesh, and members of Jefferson Airplane—embodies the countercultural ideal of collective creativity. Crosby later described these sessions as “magic,” a fleeting convergence of talent and empathy[1][4]. This spirit animates “What Are Their Names,” where the ensemble’s ragged harmonies channel both anger and solidarity[1]. --- ## Influence and Legacy: From Cult Classic to Canon Initially dismissed as self-indulgent (*Melody Maker* dubbed it a “grotesque display”), the album has undergone critical rehabilitation. Its layered production and vocal experimentation prefigured the ethereal folk of Bon Iver and the xx, while its jazz-inflected grooves resonate in the work of artists like Fleet Foxes[1][4]. The 2021 remaster reintroduced the album to a new generation, with *Pitchfork* praising its “gloriously abstract” soundscapes[1]. Crosby’s collaborators also benefited from the album’s legacy. Garcia’s contributions here foreshadowed the Grateful Dead’s *American Beauty*, while Mitchell’s vocal interplay with Crosby influenced her own *Blue*[1][3]. **Pros**: - **Innovative Soundscapes**: The vocal layering and jazz-rock fusion remain unmatched. - **Emotional Depth**: A raw, unflinching portrayal of grief. - **Collaborative Alchemy**: The ensemble’s chemistry elevates every track. - **Timeless Production**: The 2021 remaster enhances an already lush recording[1][3][4]. **Cons**: - **Abstractness**: The lack of structural conventions may frustrate some listeners. - **Uneven Flow**: The abrupt transitions between tracks like “Orleans” and “I’d Swear…” disrupt momentum. - **Lyrical Opacity**: Crosby’s impressionistic style occasionally sacrifices clarity[1][4]. --- ## Conclusion: A Mirror to the Soul *If I Could Only Remember My Name* is not an easy listen, nor was it meant to be. It is a deeply personal document, a sonic diary of a man grappling with unimaginable loss. Yet in its imperfections—the meandering jams, the fragmented lyrics—lies its beauty. The album’s legacy endures not despite its idiosyncrasies but because of them, offering a testament to the healing power of art and collaboration. As Crosby himself reflected, *“Sometimes it made magic, and sometimes it made mud”. A half-century later, the magic remains luminous.

Syns dette var ganske kule greier!

Tastefull palette of 1970s. Fin stemning I stua. Fungerer godt i bakgrunn men tåler nærmere inspeksjon.

I'd rather listen to Stills, Nash or Young.

2 probs isn't fair as it was harmless rather than offensive, but ultimately forgot I was even listening to anything...

Boring - I expected more from him

Boring semi-folk/psychedelic rock for fake hippies.

yeah i dunno i never heard of david crosby and id be fine not finding out he exists, no offence to you mr crosby kinda boring the singing is bad some music is interestingish NNN

Super duper trooper

Honestly not that memorable. Was hoping it'd be better considering that it's David Crosby but after a while, it all starts to sound the same. 5/10.

David Crosby, that's the one of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young that I always liked the least. I think that's how I feel about his debut album too. There are things that I recognize, but I don't think they're by him. Guitar and vocals by Neil Young, vocals by Joni Mitchell, etc. I'm really having a hard time with this album, but I don't think I like it. So 2 stars and a clear point deduction for David Crosby

Easy listen, short album with some really nice tones. 6/10.

Old but if you take time to listen to, may e it‘s worth

Я раніше ніколи не чув про цей альбом, і тому, коли трохи поглибився в те, що він із себе являє, то був приємно вражений. Це напевно останній альбом та фактично квінтесенція музики, що любило покоління хіппі. Адже Девід Кросбі, що переживав тоді важку втрату своєї дівчини, що загинула у автокатастрофі, вирішив не просто створити свій дебютний альбом самостійно, а зібрав для цього усіх своїх зіркових друзів. Зокрема, Jerry Garcia із Grateful Dead, вокалістка Jefferson Airplane - Grace Slick, та великий Neil Young. Усі вони прийняли участь у створенні цієї «психоделічної мантри», що через мелодійний та меланхолійний вокал Кросбі, та, ніби «заколисуючу», акустичну гітару, переносить тебе на якийсь пустий літній пляж прямо під час заходу сонця. Це дуже красива та сумна робота, що звучить доволі злагоджено, але водночас створює відчуття ніби слухаєш просто записану джем-сесію. Під час якої музиканти просто «чілять» та віддаються польоту фантазії. І якщо ви до цього не слухали старенький #folkrock, або психоделічну музику 60-х, то цей альбом є чудовою нагодою увійти у цей прекрасний «барвистий» світ.

This feels intentionally uneven. Tiresome enough to help me understand why others hated hippies.

Interesting "eerie" music. I liked it

A really weird one and I’ll definitely listen again

Horribly dull.

Really only one song I enjoyed here, Cowboy Movie. The rest...whatever, instrumental and or hippie stuff.

I'm snowed under with work today, to the point where I can... hardly remember my name. It's too bad because there are tons of things to say about this album, which is sort of an outcast in this list. It's from a world-famous artist (at least for anyone interested in the Californian rock scene of the late sixties / early seventies), and yet it's very much a curio and an oddball release as seen from today's vantage point. It's probably the most famous solo album recorded by David Crosby (whose career in legendary acts such as the Byrds and CSNY made him a household name), and yet the record still has a niche, cult-like, elusive reputation. Its bluesy jams and psychedelic forays are a little self-indulgent at times, and yet they also possess a one-of-a-kind mystery and musical poetry that can make said dirges fascinating and even addictive in the long run. I could say that opener "Music Is Love" is the platonic ideal of psychedelic freak folk as it was performed on Californian beaches. Or that "Cowboy Movie" borrows grooves from frenemies Stills and Young's Buffalo Springfield so as to take them to a whole different, far stranger sort of dark narrative about America's violent roots (here secretly reincarnated as a love triangle involving Crosby, Graham Nash and Ritz Coolidge, according to Wikipedia notes). Sure, that slow guitar riff supporting the yarn was nothing really new. Yet it's still 100% hypnotic, and just yearns to be sampled or stolen by more recent rock acts today. I could add that the slick vocal harmonies of "Talmapais High" sound like CSNY taking LSD instead of Mary Jane. I'm even hearing something approaching nineties post-rock act Tortoise during its conclusion, oddly enough. I could also say a zillion things about "Laughing", but I will only say it's one of the most beautiful ballads of the early seventies. And I could say a zillion of other things about the epic vocals of "What Are Their Names", the gorgeous zither of "Traction In The Rain" and the quaint lounge jazz flourishes of "Song With No Words" (maybe the only *real* self-indulgent cut in the record). But all I want to say now is that the one-two punch of listening to the hypnotic traditional tune "Orleans" and the very short, very appeasing, yet also very spooky near-Gregorian chants of "I'd Swear There Was Somebody Here" back to back is a hell of a way to close an album. It tightens your throat. And makes you want to explore those infinite Californian beaches so as to find your soul again. Then you read that Crosby was still coping with the death of his girlfriend in a car accident a couple of years ago when he recorded all this, and you start to "get it", maaaaaaan... And you also read that the performers in those loosely-planned sessions included the Grateful Dead's Jerry Gracia, Jefferson Airplane's Grace Slick, Graham Nash, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell or Santana, and you realize the communal "feel" this record gives away is the real deal. There's an elated emotion running throughout *If I Could Only Remember My Name* that makes it very, *very* special. Or at least, it makes it special enough to be remembered today indeed, just like you're remembering the old beach parties involving the sunbaked youngsters of times long gone by now. You've never been there, you were not even born when they happened... And yet, you *do* remember. Because music is not only "love". It's also eternal. Rest in peace, David Crosby. 4.5/5 for the purposes of this list of essential albums, rounded up to 5. 9.5/10 for more general purposes (5 + 4.5) Number of albums left to review: around thirty or twenty, as I've gone over the 1000 line and this generator is including albums from all editions of the book. Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 464 Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 279 (including this one) Albums from the list I won't include in mine: 334

The cros. Crossy Crosborne. I listened to this album. Liked it even

Pleasant and friends with Neil so friends with me!

Should be no shocker that I love mr crosby. He was all over neil and joni's albums in the 70s (produced Joni's debut!)... hes also just one of those guys who is quietly everywhere ... in the byrds of course, writing songs for jefferson airplane... playin with his old bandmate and my personal fav Gene Clark... anyways - Crosby rocks and this is his best album by far - its pretty and fun and heavy and psychy at points... for me a true pleasure. One of the sadder covid deaths for me ... rip to an absolute unit of a moustache and i loved his lil red knit hat... gotta get me one of those.

Holy vocal harmonies. Not at all what I expected but this was really cool!

Through this project I've seen David Crosby's range and growth as a solo artist, with a supergroup, and with his first band. Yet I didn't expect something like If I Could Only Remember My Name, which was rather chill and folk-y. I'd go so far to say that some sounds spiritual. The guest performers are fascinating, and that's what I love to see in these kinds of albums. But in some ways, the album was a little lackluster, probably due to the tone being too chill. At least it made for an easy listen, and damn those sixties and seventies artists knew how to keep an album short.

This album was nice, peaceful, and baseline enjoyable. But it really lacked any significant hooks or grabs. It was just kind of background noise, really. I wasn't put off by this, but I do wish there had been more to it.

There are two types of 70s folk in my eyes. One is genuine and borrows from actual folk ways. It stands on tradition and adds to it in a way that makes the whole better. And then there’s this, people who like the vibes of folk man. Free love and shit man. The hippies lost and this is why. This says nothing. It sucks. The cowboy song was okay.

It was good, but forgettable. Nothing jumped out at me.

Sumptuously slow. Gripped by its time.

Nice summer hippy music

Not heard any of these before. Music is Love is very easy listening. He thought he was onto something with Cowboy Movie? 7 minutes of a 37 min album. Liking it more than I thought I would. Song With No Words is putting me to sleep. Three decent songs early and the rest were pretty tame and uninteresting to me.

Was für äs Fistel-Stimmli😂 - ah nei, nachane wirds besser. Fangts erschte Lied miteme outro aa? Bi Laughing lached Gitarre am Afang würkli. Schöni Klangwält, nice Gitarre und äs französischs Lied häts mit Orleans au na. Musig für än schöne Summerabig mit Fründe. Schön - meh nöd. Warum chammer kä halbi Stärne gää?

oh mein gott das cover isch jo schlimmmm. aber defür heisst s erste lied music is love hahahah. wow david musics for fun music is free hahaha. cowboy movie groovt recht guet, mag wie knackig d gitarre töned. aber isch chli lang für nöd würklich e idee füren song oder? tamapalis high langwiliig. laughing schön, schöni harmonies. what are their names chli e langwiligs instrumental song with no words isch au kein song sorry zwei akkörd und duiduduidu isch kei lied. denn hett ich scho ei million lieder gschriebe. s gitarresolo isch okaaay. orleans französisch? okay okay. id swear there was somebody afoch chli umegejohle. kids abd dogs fangt schomol horror aah.

msuic is love, true david! hahaha ouh heavy ahfang, aber so nach 1 min findis eig na cute cowboy movie meh gitarrefokussiert? sini stimm tönt ganz andersch hahaha iwie erinneret mich d giti anes anders lied aber sehr groovy!! vill länger hets nöd müsse sii tamalpais chli z vill tara dara dara aber das reduzierte gfalltmer iwie sehr laughing und what are their names isch eifach easy? mannn ja de wind isch us de segel, es plätscheret chli vor sich hii und I guess es isch agnehm aber echt nö meh puuu ja chli schad, hans am ahfang eig sehr gnosse ich glaub ich wird das wiedermal müsselose, doch jz isches es 3

Really cool, mellow 70s rock album - some post hippie wibes, very nice

If there was ever an album to really prove why CSN and CSNY were amazing, this was it. I understand now why Crosby's name goes first on CSN, he's clearly the architect of the sound. But boy does he struggle to pull a thought together, or really hone it into a killer song. It's beautiful music, but it's not interesting. Desperately needed Stills and Young (and maybe Nash, not as familiar) to put everything together, bring some oomph, and hone it to what it was. Still a nice relaxed album, just not great.

Unfortunately this falls squarely into my classic rock category. It has moments of absolute timeless brilliance, but is rather more squarely dated and it remains not really my go to genre. I don't think I would be in any opposition of his politics and maybe even like the man, so it is not really anything to do with politics, which is so omnipresent just now in our fragmented culture, I think it is just down to personal taste and how the music stirs (or doesn't) my soul.

I never did get to this on Friday. It was okay 3 stars

If I Could Only Remember My Name’s biggest strength is that it is loose, free and interestingly unstructured, flowing through it’s songs with little care for traditional song structure or recognisable melody. It’s often beautiful, but doesn’t leave much to latch onto on a first or even a second listen. But while along for the ride, it’s all fun and quite relaxing, and I wouldn’t mind delving into it deeper

2.9 2x folky

For some reason it did not hit the same as others of his (including collabs). I will have to give it another try sometime in the future.

Noiosetto

Not for me

This is a strong album but I'm not sure it moved me enough to give it 5 stars.

Not really my thing

God damn this was a long 37 minutes of my life. So boring. It's not obnoxious enough to be a 1 but I definitely don't get it, the final boss of all baby boomer music. The most Rock Music music ever. I really liked Orleans but the rest is not for me. Boring stoner shit. BORINGGGGG

This one’s an interesting listen, but I’ve always preferred David Crosby when he was working with The Byrds or CSNY. His solo stuff has some great musicianship and a few cool moments, but a lot of it just kind of floats by without much sticking. The whole album feels mellow and spacey, like you're hanging out in a studio with everyone high and seeing where the instruments take them. It sets a mood, sure, but not one I feel the need to revisit often. It's more of a vibe than a collection of songs I’d go back to.

Love the harmonies. Good album

Didn't expect to like this - looked him up and was like "ANOTHER highly influential jazz and folk influenced dude seminal to the rock and acoustic scsnes of the 60's and 70's? Christ" but then it was so wonderful. You can see the direct DNA leading to eg Fleet Foxes. Great structure and drama, no pretension, just beautiful.

This is nice. Not much else, just nice. The instrumentation laid down by the dead is phantastic. Backing vocals by Joni and Neil on certain songs are great. It’s all good, but nothing there to blow me away. They’re all incredibly talented artists and it really surprises me that they put out something so mid. I reckon that David was in charge here. He makes great melodies and writes very well, but he’s missing the excitement he has on other projects. I did thoroughly enjoy it, though. Would just have expected more. 4/5

Some good some a little slow.

If you're a fan of CSNY at any level, or just some pirate radio station on the Mendocino coast, this is a nice little nugget to add to your collection.

I’d always seen this around, like on Discogs, but never gave it much thought. I always liked CSN/CSNY but just figured, “oh it’s probably ok but I’m sure I can easily slip it”. And was I wrong. This album is great, and much more than I was expecting. The last few tracks are a little weird, but over all the musicianship, lyrics, etc… here are top notch.

Really liked track 1 and track 2, felt like the rest was good but wasn’t my jive

A hippitastic snapshot in time. A star studded journey, pleasant enough tunes I suppose, but hardly essential.

It was alright

How did this completely unremarkable album that I would have never heard of if not for this list make it in?

Dreamy

Good album. Crosby has a cool voice. Unfortunately there were places on this album that did not seem substantively different than any given Crosby Stills & Nash album. For example, the harmonies on "Laughing" and "What Are Their Names" are very much CS&N. Overall, an enjoyable if somewhat short album.

Predominantly enjoyed it! Fun and interesting. Fuck that last song though, it was bullshit.

This is a lovely album

I liked this one, I didn't love it though. It's surprisingly dreamy for an early-70's record, but most of the songs didn't stick with me. I may revisit this at some point to see if I feel different about it. Key tracks: Laughing Song With No Words (Tree With No Leaves)

liked it, very nice playing of music

The weak link of Crosby stills and Nash then

Kind of boring 2.5

Sure, why not put everything from CSNY on this list. Who cares.

4-5

Meh

Folky rock, reminiscent of CSN (unsurprisingly)

A 1971 entry with the right vibes throughout. Relaxing and enjoyable flowy composure of voice and guitar. Founding member of the Byrds. Very mystic vocal heavy.

Well I can tell who wrote my favorite song from the CSN album I had earlier, because so many songs here sound like Guinevere. A very breif amd quite album, it wasn't really something that stuck with me and was overall quite forgettable. It sounds good, but I don't think I'll come back soon. My favorite is Tamalpais High.

A pretty good album, I liked Laughing and Song With No Words the most

Pure

American 1970s folk with sugary melodies and vocals. Does not float my boat.

Album started meh but was actually decent. 3.5 stars

Bit boring.

Nice

If i could only remember anything about this album

I thought I met a man Who said he knew a man Who knew what was going on I was mistaken

was it Prince? and were you funky?

Maybe it was because I was coming down off an Elton John high from the day before, but this was sooooo boring! It was painful to finish. Just soft and slow and every song is the same. It deserves to be played as background music in a spa, and that’s being generous.

This was largely unoffensive to have on in the background but anytime I did zone into it, it was a bit hard going and depressing.

More easy listening here. Won’t ever seek it out, but unlikely to turn it off it is comes on

Quite like this.

First listen. Quite good.

A solid listen.

Wow. Amazing album and it is great to hear the late great Phil Lesh on bass--he absolutely kills it on Cowboy Movie. A supergroup album disguised as a solo album- love it.

Not a bad album but knowing it comes off the back of Deja Vu it can't help but feel a bit bland. Not that much unique about this versus his other work. Good performance and production. For sure an album worth hearing but not the strongest.

The instrumentation is good on this album. The stereo mixing is pretty solid. Crosby's vocals unfortunately do not grab ones attention. A strong 3 almost 4, but in the future if I wanted to listen to this kind of music I'm probably not turning to this one.

A nice vibe here. Nothing exceptional but quite ok laid back easy listening soft rock.

beautiful

At last! I thought I was a hater because I have felt so meh about so many of these albums. Although there weren’t any super memorable ear worms, I would love to have this album on almost any time. I enjoyed listening from the first track.

Very relaxing. Spacey but still hard hitting with some folk bangers. Favorite = cowboy movie

Cowboy Movie // Tamalpais High // 3.5/5

This album really threw me for a loop. Where it started and how it finished showed his range. I liked the depth of the lyrics in most of the songs and just the arrangement of the vocals. I always loved the stacked vocals in the 70s, it helps immerse you into the record like you can almost see the music. Traction in the Rain made this a 5 star album for, such a beautiful song. All in all, a tremendous record and performance by David Crosby.

If this process has given me one thing, its a love of Crosby Still and Nash and ive resisted the temptation to go through their catalogues outside of this to make sure when something pops up, it is a welcome treat. This was one such treat and received heavy rotation. There is something about the guitar, the melody, thr lyric and the voice that creates gold and i really enjoyed this

Nothing was amazing or grabbed me but it wasn't bad, just simple folk music

Mellow. Soooo mellow. I appreciate the warm acoustics and the smooth vocal harmonies. David Crosby isn't a great lyricist but sometimes his poetry is so deep that the words just get in the way of what he wants to say (Tamalpais High, Song w/o Words) I feel you David. Go with that doobie dobbie dooo yaaa... shit man. So transcendent it becomes some kind of spiritual hippie thing. Mellow grooves.

This album was nice and chill but also confusing. It didn't seem to have a concept or direction, and overall, it just felt too restrained. And it was kind of a snooze fest. And what the heck with that ending.

Classic album.

Someone called this energizing in a review. To what, sloths? That review also called it ahead of its time. Thank goodness a bunch of musicians post-1971 never heard it.

The album cover is so bad it should give an instant -1 point. Album is ok-ish if youre into that kind of stuff, nothing crazy tbh.

I mean, it's OK. But it's pretty middle of the road music wise, and the production notes look like a phone book of people who'd have been invited to the same talk shows, as established names within the business. Great that he could pull that off, but it's not going to set my world on fire. Didn't have any strong objections to listening, but will spend zero time in my consciousness.

this women’s voice is so tender

sorry, very boring, I can't

treatment protocol for a bad acid trip: Listen to this with the curtains drawn and the lights off Also a good choice to come back from a bad day. Calm and relaxing.

This album slows down time, in a good way. I can get behind is vibe, but not one of my favorites.

Music from my youth. Jerry Garcia plays guitar on a song. Gotta love it.

Solid.

Well I did not know that David Crosby was in the Byrds. Know nothing about him. First track is strong, sounds like a late night jam very complex vocal harmonies. Guitars remind me of the Mission which makes sense given their love for Neil Young, also the Coral who I love. Really loose production which I love but this is quality. Bluesy, great voice. This is beautiful timeless understated warm music, a wonderful time capsule from the early 70s. The acoustic guitar harmonies bass & percussion are given time & space, wonderful instrumentation. It’s one of those rare LPs where people are just in the moment making music no self-consciousness no pretence. First listen & a 5 star from me - exactly why I’m doing this project

Love the dirtier bluesy stuff. Cowboy Movie was a great track. The back half of this album was kind of shit though. 2.5

If I could only remember the album.

Absolutely love this, excellent Laurel Canyon vibes.

J'ai découvert cet artiste en trio avec Stills & Nash dans la liste, sans avoir été conquis. C'est donc le premier album solo de DC que je découvre. Je ne suis pas conquis non plus ... quelques interventions de guitare sont intéressantes, mais les morceaux ne m'ont pas accroché. Certains sont vraiment répétitifs et trop longs (cowboy movie), d'autres très mous (Traction in the Rain). Je n'y reviendrais pas. =>2/5

Crosby was decent, just not a wow. I think him and the rest on CSNY were all better together than solo.

Never heard of him or just never paid attention to him. He was decent but not crazy good

Meh. He was better in CSNY. Do not like his voice solo, instruments sounded perfectly fine on many of the tracks but his voice just didn't. Also lyrics were kinda meh and bland. Overall just felt like a bleh album. Nothing doing for me.

meh. he's better with CSN(Y).

Not for me

I wouldn't have added this album to the 1001 list. It's not bad; it's just that there is nothing that distinguishes this album from anything CSNY ever did.

Davis Crosby is a true icon. I really enjoyed this album a lot.

Nice album of folk and bluesy Americana songs. The songs that hit the hardest are the ones that have the classic CSR thousand harmonies. Some of this is beautiful and some of this is hippy rock. It doesn’t all mesh together perfectly but nice experience listening

David always surprises me with his voice. Warm and gentle. A nice album for any CSN fan

2.5

1.5

A bit rambling - can imagine a midnight jam session with a lot of joints being passed about - but some great vocals and cool vibes. A strong 3...

Country music is either really shit, like on the pop sides of it, or really good like Bluegrass and Outlaw Country. First song is absolute garbage but Cowboy Movie is better but it drags on too long. Laughing is a great song but again I think it'd benefit from being about a minute shorter. I like Traction in the Rain too. It's a nice, calm, solid album. Not bad, not amazing either.

David Crosby’s guests feature not in the background of the album, but most prominently. This adds to the feel-good and collaborative nature of most west coast musicians in the late 60’s/early 70’s and this is reflected in the work seen here. A fantastic album all round.

While the vibes and guitarr playing is great a lot of the songs are just to weird for my taste. Its fun getting introduced to music by a person I have heard about from other things (crosby, stills & Nash) but this isn't something I will listen to again.

I liked it, good vibes

I was expecting to be irritated by this since folk is my least favorite genre, but this was pleasant and lovely. I'm a bit wowed.

all i can see is u love seventies music and this is perfect and heavenly🤷‍♀️

i mean just like. Wow. he kind of did his big one with this i can’t believe i’ve never heard this before ever. such insane atmosphere and vibes created i feel like im in another world, and it’s my favorite thing ever when albums can do this. lowkey i need to get high to this. 1.) cowboy movie 2.) id swear there was somebody here 3.) what are their names

Classic Crosby. I loved this stuff in my 20's as a folk loving hippie. Now I find it a bit weak and flowery. He's better with a band. Music is love - flowery crap Cowboy movie - better but I still skipped it. Nice guitar. Ended up skipping every song until I abandoned it. He's so much better with a band!

Awesome music. Right up my Southern Rock niche. Never really gave David Crosby the time of day, I fell into Neil Young at an early age but his co-members of CSN&Y I just didn't engage with. Lovely Southern night vibes with immense singer songwriter vibes. Lush vocal harmonies and tonalities. Shits operatic and melodramatic at other times. Is it Dad rock/yacht rock/soft rock? Yeah. Does it rule, also yeah.

This was nice. I already like Crosby, Stills & Nash, so was kind of predisposed to like this one too. It has a very similar vibe to that group. No song especially stuck out to me, but I'll likely listen to the whole thing again some day.

Something about the composition of these songs is just so clean. So relaxing. So comforting. Feels like your stressors just melt away. I was going to mention that the vibes really reminded me of Santana's work. Come to read the wiki and find out Santana helped work on the album! Makes sense.

It was fine, it was easy listening that I enjoyed, but also forgettable. 2.6/5

Fijn album, maar verder wel net iets te vlak en rustig voor mij om 4 sterren te geven. Het is duidelijk dat hij de serene, rustig kracht was in Crosby, Still, Nash & Young.

Just background noise for the most part, neat, but nothing groundbreaking for me 2.5 rounded up

# Album Name: If you could remember my name # Artist: David Crosby # Rating: 3/5 # Comments: Was alright. Few good tunes that i added into my play list - music is love, laughter and cowboy movie. The rest is decent background music. Vocals werent great # Top Tunes: music is love, laughter and cowboy movie. # Would I listen to it again? Parts of it.

Enjoyed guitar notes

I liked this album more than I thought I would, and I do think it is interesting, but in 2024, I don't think it holds up for more than a historical piece. It is something peaceful to put in the background and fulfills a certain appetite for meandering, hippy folk, but I'm not sure I'd listen to it much. So, I'd probably give it 3.5 stars but don't feel I can give it 4 stars, because I just don't think it really resonates that deeply despite the cult status. It's "good" but doesn't feel so "essential" to me, in 2024.

eh

There is nothing special about this

It's good but David Crosby shines when he's in a collaboration not a solo venture. I think he even admitted to such. RIP

Zzzzzzz. And he can’t sing. Also supposedly there were many guest artists on this album but somehow it all sounded the same to me. Hard pass.

It was okay

Suddenly very mellow

Fuck yeah. Music IS love.

Really liked this. Great 70s vibe with a little psychedelic sound. Very cool.

Hell yea, David

Last 3 songs got a bit weird

Musically a bit lame but just o.k. Sometimes his whining voice can be annoying. worst: "Music Is Love", "I'd Swear There Was Somebody Here"

Slightly funky 70s rock. Not offensive, but not all that interesting. A VERY 70s album cover

This is a really idiosyncratic and lovely album. It’s a perfect fall record.

I wasn’t able to give it a revisit but from what I remember it was a intimate special solo effort

Maaannnn this is some Sunday morning listening.

Not something in my general wheelhouse of listening. That said, there was a lot here I liked. Had a wider variety of styles than I expected and everything was performed very well. Still not sure it’s something I’d turn to often.

Remember finding a cheap used copy of this in a record shop, and putting it on just by sheer curiosity. And then getting my mind blown. What an unbelievable document of the time: the talent, the humanity, the brotherhood, the beauty of it. Yes it is occasionally a bit pompous and self-indulgent, but also touched by grace. One of my desert island records.

Mooie nummers, af en toe wat saai, a maar als geheel goed.

Way more experimental than I expected, mostly for better... We'll pretend What are Their Names just never happened x

I'm not likely to seek this out, but it was fine background music.

Decent, Song with no words very much a CSNY song

A pretty nothing album

Interchangeable boring folk rock. The bluesy parts are better, but even then the musical performance is below average.

bland

First, a word on the truly ghastly album cover. These days, you can overlay an image in seconds using a phone app, but back then, you had to put in serious effort to create this kind of mess... and don't even get me started on the font. Based on the visuals alone, I wanted to hate this album, but I've learned never to dismiss a project involving David Crosby and his friends. If I Could Only Remember My Name feels like one of those extended jam sessions countless musicians (professional or otherwise) have been part of—except when Crosby called his friends, they included Joni Mitchell, members of Jefferson Airplane, Jerry Garcia, parts of the Grateful Dead, and his on-again, off-again partners in CSNY. Still mourning the tragic loss of his girlfriend Christine Hinton, the album carries a contemplative tone, tinged with melancholy. Yet, thanks to the beauty of the melodies, it’s not a heartbreaking listen—there’s room for optimism. Perhaps it’s the laid-back, improvisational nature of the recording, but many moments feel more cathartic than self-pitying. The opener, “Music Is Love,” is a breezy, hopeful track that sets the tone with its simple acoustic strumming and communal vibe. Crosby’s signature harmonies are on full display, with Jerry Garcia’s contribution on “Laughing” standing out as a haunting reflection on searching for meaning. “I’d Swear There Was Somebody Here,” a wordless vocal piece that still says so much, captures the album’s spiritual core, while “What Are Their Names” channels an eerie atmosphere through its minimalist, improvised feel. Even the longer tracks deliver their core motifs and fade out gracefully before overstaying their welcome. While the album’s looseness means I won’t return to it often—especially given that this isn’t a genre I frequently explore—I can appreciate its significance and am glad it’s been rightly reevaluated. I can definitely hear this album’s influence in the music of Bon Iver and Sufjan Stevens. Did/Do I own this release? No. Does it belong on the list? Yes. Would it make my personal list? I enjoyed it more than expected, but there are other releases in this niche that feel more representative of the genre. Will I listen again? In the right setting, sure.

Boring

This is a complete Who's Who collection of artists who I should probably know more about than I do. It's very hard to deny the Crosby's songwriting, and the importance of this group of musicians to the San Francisco music scene of the time. In contrast to much of his other work, this album is chilled and airy, evoking the image of the album cover of looking out to the sea at sunset. It's calm and introspective and beautifully done.

Had a good time with this one

3.5/5

Creo que puedo curtirlo mas. Por ahora queda en un 3 pero tirando a un 4.

The kind of music that plays as the beach is winding down, not too different from this album cover. Sun setting, etc. Did we ever get any CSN or just their offshoots? Either way, this was a fine and decent album.

I'm sure we've had a few from Crosby and his cohorts. This one is cool though, has a bit of a mystic edge to it, especially near the end. Lot of blues instrumentation, blended with psychedelia. Cool album, worth a listen for sure. Favorite tracks: Cowboy Movie, What Are Their Names, Song With No Words, I'd Swear There Was Somebody. Album art: Perfectly matches the vibe, sunset over the ocean piercing through an overlay portrait shot. Love this one. 3.5/5

Some songs were cool, but overall it wasn't overly memorable.

If I Could Only Remember Any of The Songs After Listening. It wasn't unenjoyable but none of the songs stuck out for me.

Great harmonies, great sounds, but kind of meh songs.

I have a soft spot for soft rock, and this felt alright. Nothing about it particularly grabbed me, but it was nice.

70’s

Slow, soft rock

I did like this- alternatively Folkey and then Rocky. Straddles the 60s and 70s seamlessly....

I was surprised, usually any of this folk rock kind of stuff from the late 60s/early 70's I find to be a bit forgettable, like some of his collaborator Neil Young's work. Not helped by his whiny voice in Neil's case. But I liked this, I think more for the feel of it, very laid back feeling but a bit moody.

I hate that I’m starting to enjoy these late 60s/early 70s folk-based rock albums. Still a little too woo-woo for me, and I still can’t get into the airy vocals over acoustic guitars, but the more uptempo sections hit just right.

Can’t believe I never heard this one. Really like it!

Nothing exciting, nothing special. Definitely I prefer Crosby in slightly different environment, with more friends around to share the composing. Otherwise, quite forgettable album.

Better than I expected it to be. Never been a big fan of Crosby, Stills and Nash so I wasn't expecting much from his solo work.

most of the songs sound like CSN 2.0. david crosby had a distinct singing style that stood out. not bad.

Just a pretty middling folk album. I've never rated Crosby as much as Young, to be honest.

I had the weekend to absorb and ponder a rating for this record, but if I could only remember what I listened to a few days earlier. This album is not memorable and there's a reason why the "best" works involving David Crosby are works involving other people. When I think of the Byrds or CSN or CSNY, I hardly recall the meaningful contributions from David Crosby and that's the problem with his solo album(s). The special guests on this album gloss over the fact there's little here to see or hear. Apart from, Cowboy Movie, the album suffers from uninteresting material and bland performances from Crosby.

Really beautiful acoustic/harmony classic rock. Some of the instrumentals almost reminded me of dark new age, almost like Dead Can Dance.

This was a very chill listen. It was entertaining enough to have as background music and didn't make me want to skip any tracks. It's good to listen to while working, it is somewhat therapeutic.

Interesting. A lot of random chords often with no lyrics just humming and "domdoming" along. Decent background album for getting some things done around the house.

I've always preferred CSN to any of the solo efforts from that trio, and this one didn't change my mind. Still had some pretty interesting tracks though, so I didn't hate it, but not one that rises to the top for me.

Putu chill.

Not bad but not an album I’d reach for.

Okay.

он приятный и напомнил мне переслушать и их совместные, и соло альбомы (но вместо этого я сутки слушала Марвина Гея и рыдала)

Es ist ein schönes, typisches Album der 70er Jahre. Es besticht durch eine saubere Stimme und eine gute Mischung aus rockigen Gitarrenelementen und melodischen elektrischen Rhythmen. Das Album beginnt solide, wird aber ab Track 4 immer besser. Besonders hervorzuheben sind die folgenden Songs. Sie zeigen die Vielseitigkeit und das Talent von Crosby und seinen Gastmusikern. “What Are Their Names”: Ein nachdenklicher und politisch aufgeladener Song, der die Frage stellt, wer die Verantwortlichen für die Missstände in der Welt sind. Die harmonischen Gesänge und die sanfte Instrumentierung schaffen eine eindringliche Atmosphäre. “Song with No Words (Tree with No Leaves)”: Ein instrumentales Stück, das durch seine komplexen Arrangements und die emotionale Tiefe besticht. Die Gitarrenarbeit und die harmonischen Gesänge sind hier besonders hervorzuheben. “Orleans”: Ein kurzes, aber eindrucksvolles Stück, das auf einem traditionellen französischen Kinderlied basiert. Die mehrstimmigen Gesänge und die minimalistische Instrumentierung verleihen dem Song eine fast meditative Qualität. “I’d Swear There Was Somebody Here”: Ein weiteres instrumentales Stück, das durch seine sphärischen Klänge und die emotionale Intensität besticht. Es ist ein perfekter Abschluss für das Album und lässt den Hörer in einer nachdenklichen Stimmung zurück. Gerne Wiederhören.

Cool mix of loose folk and some psychedelia. I enjoy how casual it feels, without sounding sloppy or lazy. That cover art is atrocious though.

Unfocused but beautiful

An album that feels very directionless and lacks any heart. There's little in the way of creativity, spunk, or excitement. It's just bland acoustic country-rock with a large host of musical superstars (or would-be superstars, anyway) scrawled onto the record sleeve, presumably to increase sales. Laughing is the only really good track here – where the atmospheric softness actually achieves its goal of being mellow yet powerful. Most of the other songs are mellow and, well, powerless. The mixing makes the texture sound oddly empty for most of the album's runtime, excluding more energetic tunes like Cowboy Movie and Music Is Love. Speaking of Music Is Love... talk about a terrible idea for an opening track. The singing is wobbly and crazed, drunkenly repeating one line for essentially the entire track. Why this is the most popular track on the album – by a significant margin – is beyond me. 2/5 Key tracks: Laughing, Song with No Words, Cowboy Movie

This didn't do it for me. A few cool moments, but that ain't enough dawg.

Ihan kuunneltavaa rallattelua.

Paikoin muniinpuhaltelua, paikoin ok. En kuuntele toista kertaa

Ooo yes this is good stuff. Making me even more curious for when I get Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. I was too tired for an in depth listen, so it's possible this is even a 5 for me BUT from what I gathered it's at least a 4 star.

V relaxing

Rating: 2.5

Music is great. it's a cool album.

Not bad but like a bunch of the albums I've listened to so far, boring.

A modern revelation in psych pop by one of its original pioneers.

Like a csny album but just the C. Pretty unremarkable

Not a one of these songs have I heard before. Not all that bad actually, albeit a tad watery. What Are their Names was the standout.

Ehh, not my thing.

This album was…well…forgettable. I listened to it twice back to back and struggled to grasp anything from either listening. It wasn’t a bad album, per se, just background. Some of the harmonizing was chill, and Cowboy Movie had some good guitar work. If only I could remember this album.

Chill listen. I liked this one better than Manassas by Stephen Stills. I knew I was a David Crosby kind of guy. ;)

Folk rock, singer-songwriter, psychedelic rock. A warm and comfy album full of longing. Great record with many great songs. 4/5

Normally I vibe with Crosby, but this album just washed over me without making any impact.

Wasn’t super compelling

++: Cowboy Movie, Song with No Words ( Tree with No Leaves) +: Music Is Love, Laughing, What Are Their Names, Traction in the Rain, I'd Swear There Was Somebody Here +-: Tamalpais High (At About 3), Orleans 8,1/10

Some solid 70s songwriter tunes, mixed with a few more experimental arrangements.

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Un bon album de folk/psychédélique qui s'écoute tout seul. J'ai l'impression que c'est un album qui doit s'apprécier beaucoup plus avec un petit joint en étant dans la nature. Pas incroyable mais qui vaudrait la peine d'être revisité. 7/10

the born-again hippie moment

A very pretty though quite fragmented folks psych affair.

Enjoyed the album. It's dreamy. Some of the cowboy stuff feels a bit odd/dated, but I had the feeling that I was attending a hippy church service somewhere in Appalachia. Well composed and paced in a way that many records do not consider today. Beautiful vocals and harmonies.

Not bad, but would benefit from Stills, Nash, and Young.

Meh

I listened to this and was reminded of the Jefferson Airplane and such, then I looked up the session musicians, and man what a group: Neil Young, Jerry Garcia, Joni Mitchell, and some of the airplane people. I have a soft spot for old psychedelic rock, spent a lot of time with it when I was younger. I'm into this.

Wikipedia described this as an album that signifies the death of the Hippy movement. That’s exactly how this album sounded. I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. Solid 3.

wierd- couldnt tell if it was in a bad way for good way

Great album and even better collaborations. Just didn’t have any one song that stood out as a true hit

forgot I was listening

The thing about getting these albums randomly is it really depends on the mood you're in and today, this album kinda bored me.

nice mix of psych and folk