Deja Vu

My heart skipped a beat when I saw this photo. I had the original leather bound cover (remember?) purchased proudly with the earnings from my newspaper route down at our local Peaches Records and Tapes. I wanted nothing more than to grow my hair long and wear that beautiful fringe jacket that David Crosby often wore, but my parents had different ideas about how their children should look. They were Nixon supporters. I haven’t listened to 'Déjà Vu' from beginning to end in a long time. But I played it so often it’s embedded in my memory. I was more curious if it still resonated with my heart. The answer is yes. Both for the glorious music but also for the spirit. Dylan prophesied a hard rain coming in 1963, and by 1970 he was already seeking shelter from the storm. CSNY filled the void, took up the mantle, like Elisha following Elijah. But this is another subject for another time. Back to the matter at hand. There were a couple of new things that surfaced for me during this particular listen, the first being that Neil Young is not really so much an equal partner with CSN on 'Déjà Vu' as he is a special guest on a few tracks. I couldn’t detect any Neil at all on the first two tracks, finally some guitar playing on the third. And then, of course, his own composition, ‘Helpless,’ and ending side one with his searing guitar solo on ‘Woodstock.’ But when side two opened with the title track, seemingly Neil had again taken five, and didn’t come back until the second to last song, another of his own compositions, ‘Country Girl.’ And he’s heard clearly on guitar rockin it up on the finale, ‘Everybody I Love You.’ Perhaps this is revealing of Neil’s divided commitment between his own solo stuff (which would ultimately triumph) and this super group. Truthfully (and I say this as a fan who thinks Neil sits at the right hand of only the Beatles), I don’t think CSN really needed Y. He certainly didn’t them, and ‘After The Gold Rush,’ ‘Harvest,’ ‘On The Beach,’ and the rest of his couple of dozen LPs following are proof. Even the cover photo features CSN in a perfect triangle, and faces up and illuminated; whereas Neil is on the furthest fringe, head bowed and darkened. Too Sergeant Pepper? And secondly, in addition to these songs being written mostly about the weal and woe of human relationships, might they also be referencing, if even subconsciously, the state of the baby boomer generation at that time, still very much in the midst of anti-war and civil rights demonstrations but losing the optimism that so permeated the summer of love three years before? Could not ‘Carry On,’ for example- an encouragement to keep struggling for love and not succumbing to despair following a breakup- also be heard as a call to the younger generation for the same resilience against the unjust, ruling status quo? ‘Teach Your Children’ becomes an appeal to both generations (young and old), both political parties, to learn to love one another. David Crosby pleading on ‘Almost Cut My Hair’ to not give in to fear as we figure out where to go from here as a country? Neil Young’s ‘place in north Ontario’ mirroring the distress of their American neighbors to the south? And ‘Woodstock’ speaks for itself, including the line ‘bomber death planes riding shotgun in the sky, turning into butterflies above the nation.’ I’ve always heard bomber jet planes, and had to stop the recording and listen again. In Joni Mitchell’s original lyrics, she just sing ‘bombers.’ I wonder which of the quartet added the word death? Side two opens with Crosby’s ponderings about ‘what’s going on under the ground? The anti-war underground movement? ‘Our House,’ a delightful song about hearth and home, has a hint of melancholy because that innocence Graham Nash is so wanting to hold onto is, on a national level, rapidly slipping away. ‘4 + 20’ finds Stephen Stills in such despair over his loss (of a lover), or perhaps the loss of actual lives both abroad in southeast Asia and also in the embittered civil rights battlefields of America’s deep south, that he ends the song wishing that his ‘life would simply cease.’ Neil’s ‘Country Girl,’ an invitation to leave the city and the other guy, and come to the country and be with me… might the other guy be Uncle Sam? And in the grand finale, ‘Everybody I Love You,’ when the whole gang fervently sings ‘You expect for me to love you when you hate yourself, my friend,’ to whom are they addressing, one American or the whole country? Again, I’ve been listening to this LP, off and on, for over 50 years, and am very familiar with the material. Or I thought I was. Funny how you can sometimes hear a song like ‘Teach Your Children Well,’ for years, and still, sometimes, hear something new. There’s no doubt it’s a good song. it’s just not one of my favorites, at least partly due to its popularity. I’ve simply heard it played too much. And so, by the time Nash begins the final verse I’ve already emotionally moved on to the next track with Crosby almost cutting his hair for cryin’ out loud! But on this particular listen for this review, I was reading the lyrics as if for the first time- Nash’s appeal at the end of the song to all Americans, young and old, hawks and doves, to trust in the power of love to affect reconciliation; or as the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr said so famously, ‘Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend’: ‘And you of the tender years can’t (possibly) know the fears that your elders grew by. And, so, please help (and not hurt) them with your youth. They seek the truth (like you/we do) before they can die.’ (Italics are mine) Musically, what can I add? You’ve got Crosby singing both his heart and angelic voice out on ‘Almost Cut My Hair,’ Nash’s high register, and slightly British accent throughout, not to mention his underrated song writing talent, both Stills and Young’s unique lead guitar playing (two great tastes that go great together.) But please don’t let the famous quartet overshadow the workingman drumming of Dallas Taylor, and most especially, the incredible touch of Greg Reeves, playing bass parts that rival Paul McCartney’s own melodic, creative roaming. And of course, Jerry Garcia famously drops right in and sits right down at pedal steel on ‘Teach.’ Sure, CSNY are all old and fat (except for the fountain of youth Graham Nash), and sometimes cantankerous and crotchety and such, now. But if you just could have heard them then, if but for a brief moment… Ah, that’s a déjà vu I would welcome today ‘… with all of you.’

Corny, Stale, Naff, and Yawn

what a weird juxtaposition this album is. the music in the background is alright, some bits are quite enjoyable, but the singing grates. for starters i can't really be arsed with neil youngs voice and then when they do that super 70s harmonised singing stuff it doubles the pain.

This one I struggled with. It is a technically well done album but most of the tracks just dont land for me. Songs that hit a more folk rock tone like Woodstock are generally enjoyable but tracks like Helpless just don't work for me. That said the harmonies are wonderful and there is something about the percussion that I do generally quite like.

Classic songs, beautiful melodies, exquisite guitar playing - an album that seems to capture the mood of the moment as the folky, peaceful, acoustic sixties (Deja Vu, Our House) turns into the gritty, tribal, rocky seventies (Almost Cut My Hair, Woodstock). This is America.

I get CSN&Y and CSI:NY confused way too often.

Perfect inflection point between 60’s folk/rock and what was to come in the early 70’s for rock. Everybody was for a moment in that band totally together and making a near perfect album.

The result of throwing four geniuses in a studio together. This is the very definition of a supergroup. A band of talented musicians whose names extend beyond the bands they were once a part of, where each member has major contributions in the album, and none of which is lacking. Stills and Young carried Buffalo Springfield... their songs were always the strongest. Crosby was always my favorite Byrd after McGuinn. And although I don't know much about Nash alone, I loved the hits of the Hollies so much I was once disappointed they never had a consistent album. Here we have a collection of masterpieces, hit after the next. They're all very strong songwriters, vocalists, and instrumentalists. I love how this album rotates through all 4 of them. On both sides you have a song written and primarily sung by each member, highlighting their strengths and weaknesses. Nash writes the melodic pop hits you sing around the campfire. Young probably has the best written songs, they sound like solo material but with the ever pleasing harmonic back vocals. Yet, they're not out of place. Stills has the most colorful songs... strong forward vocalist, his composition skills in roots genres are best showcased in his later album Manassas. All three of his songs are amazing, and props to Mitchell for writing "Woodstock," I wouldn't have been able to tell without looking it up. Crosby has the most dramatic songs, the instrumentals are incredibly rich and ever-changing, like proggy folk. All of these songs could be star tracks on their own. The only track I don't think is perfect is the closing "Everybody I Love You"... it's merely superb. Pop folk doesn't get much better that this. The harmonious vocals is something I always strive to find in other music, and only then could I only compare them to the standards of these guys.

I think Young outshines everyone here a bit too much, his contributions make the rest sound a little cheesy. You know all the good ones, slightly stingy 3*

For a super group it didn't sound like the best of any of their offerings

You really think this laurel canyon roots folk is the shit. I get it. Truly, I do. Now how about we try something else?

This is what happens when CSN's brilliant harmonization with Neil Young's rocking guitar style.

All of this variety made Déjà Vu a rich musical banquet for the most serious and personal listeners, while mass audiences reveled in the glorious harmonies and the thundering electric guitars, which were presented in even more dramatic and expansive fashion on the tour that followed.

Just listened to the 50th anniversary of this record. Good lord is it good. Every song is a gem. The volitility of the personnel in this band is completely quelled when they are able to make the music they all love to make together. These songs are beautiful, heartfelt, and purely collaborative. One can listen and reflect and weep both out of sadness and happiness at the same time. A masterpiece.

CSNY are a super group I get behind. I saw these guys in April 2000, and they put on a 3.5 hour show! Impressive for a bunch of guys in their mid to upper 50s. I can’t find the specific set list, but the average set for that tour was 30 songs (includes 2 encores). That’s a lot of entertainment for $40. This album is loaded with great songs! It’s starts off with one of my CSNY favorites, Carry On. I love the opening, pressing guitar part and the break of styles halfway through. Our house is a beautiful song born out of one of life’s ordinary moments when Graham Nash and Joni Mitchell bought a vase one day. There’s even a song about a hippie almost cutting his hair. Unfortunately track 9 is a stinker and track 10 is just OK. For all I care this album stops after track 8. And fuck are they an incredible 8 tracks! It’s interesting to me that almost every song on this album was written by one member alone and not in collaboration. The final product is cohesive and seamlessly blends their instrumentals and voices together. It’s hard to believe they didn’t write together. In order of preference, I like the songs by Stills the most (Carry On and 4+ 20), then Nash (Our House and Teach Your Children), Crosby (Déjà Vu and Almost Cut My Hair), and Young (Helpless and Country Girl). Joni Mitchell’s Woodstock is quite good too. Young and Stills both wrote the closer, Everybody I Love You.

That's a hell of an opening track. Fav track is definetly Almost Cut My Hair. Deja Vu and Country Girl are strong contenders too. Just an overall solid album with a cohesive track order and stellar songs. 👌

This ruled

I know some of the songs, but first time listening to this front to back, I think?, and... to reiterate my review from the CSN without Y record from 141 albums ago: the US folk rock offerings in here have been clear hits or misses, hardly anything in between but when they hit, they really do. I love this. Oh god, I'm a hippie! But seriously. Moving, gorgeous, beautiful. I may not like everything equally; "Teach the Children" was juuust saved by the vocal harmonies and lyrical content, "Country Girl" is rather meh and I might prefer Joni Mitchell's own "Woodstock" but those still contribute to an easy 36 minutes of a great, tight album. Gets an extra +1 in terms of AYMHBYD, so it's six out of five.

Great songs wall to wall.

This album is so good. If you didn't know better you'd think it was a greatest hits album.

To quote my father (a serious CSNY fan) “they just don’t make music like this any more.” This is a rare moment in which I agree with him. This album is perfect.

Always loved this album. A handful of great songs, and just a lovely feel to the whole thing.

Annoying that Spotify would not let me listen to half the tracks but this is a classic

Harmonies don’t get better than this

Beaucoup de talent sur un même album, et ca parait. Chacun y amène ca touche et ca nous donne un album très bien fait qui s'écoute bien du début à la fin. Almost Cut my Hair, Helpless, Our house, Woodstock, que du classique ! 5

Really really good. Love the harmonies, the melodies, and the instrumentation. My favorite songs are: Almost Cut My Hair, and Deja Vu. I still don't love Neil Young's voice, but I like it with the rest of the band. I much prefer Crosby's voice, and it turns out the two songs I like to most on the album were written by him too.

If ever there were a case for letting your freak flag fly, this album might be it. CSNY are in peak form here, with their signature tight harmonies, lyrics of protest & empowerment, virtuosic guitar playing, and all around 60s love. Each member has a chance to shine, but it's when they all come together as a cohesive whole that this album transcends. "Carry On", the opener, is a prime example - the harmonies rarely more impressive, the organ & Young's guitar riffing off of each other, the message one of eternal love & peace. Jerry Garcia's pedal steel adds some nice twang to the soulful "Teach Your Children", and Young's "Helpless" aches with raw emotion. "Our House" might be the weakest entry here, for my money, but it does boast a unique vocal from Nash, perhaps the most underrated of the "supergroup". But for me, it's "Woodstock" that puts this album over the edge - an amalgam of music and vocal that encapsulates the 60s. This rockin' reinvention of a rather turgid Joni Mitchell tune puts us on an astral plane with CSNY, where we're all stardust. Perfection. I might normally rank this a high 4 stars, but I'm pushing it up to a 5, just to piss off the whiners.

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's voices when they harmonize is the sound of the horns you hear at St. Peter's Pearly Gates. Yes, better than Van Halen. Yes, better than the Eagles. YES, better than The Beatles (sorry, I don't make the rules). There is not a single bad song on this album, and while it's distinctly a folk-rock record, there is so much sound that comes from it that nothing sounds the same. I can see why some think Our House is a little out of place, but to me it adds a lot more diversity to the sound this album represents. Modern folk and Americana artists owe a lot to this band, but specifically this album. This is a masterclass in guitar songwriting and playing. Absolutely one of my favorite records of all time. Favorite Songs: Carry On, Helpless Least Favorite: 4 + 20

Classic! Love this album. Wonderful vocal harmonies en great songs!

4-5

Always preferred this band with Young onboard. The vocal harmonies alone are mindblowing, but overall just a fantastic front to back album.

CSNY, yessirrrr

I’ve talked about The Best Show on WFMU before in my review of the album “Bad Company” (by the band Bad Company, which features the song “Bad Company”), but there was a segment on it many years ago, where the topic was “Who is the Dumbest Member of CSNY?”. Callers would call in with their choice and give their reasons as to why they thought that member was the dumbest member of the band. Some thought David Crosby was the dumbest for the various legal problems he encountered (like getting arrested for possessing a gun in Texas - an impressive feat, given the abundance of guns being carried at any given time in the state of Texas. (In fairness, he also had a ton of cocaine in his possession at the time.) Others posited that Stills was the dumbest member for bringing Neil Young into the fold after butting heads with him in Buffalo Springfield - an action that would end up making Young the de facto leader of CSNY, at least to the point that the band was reliant upon him being involved to pull a big payday. Some thought that Young was the dumbest member because he got involved with the other three in the first place. …and a few thought Nash was the dumbest member, mostly because, well…he’s Graham Nash. (The “Who is the dumbest member of CSNY?” Topic ran across three episodes of the Best Show starting on December 16, 2008 and continued throughout the next two episodes December 23 and December 30. You can find them here: https://wfmu.org/playlists/bs - there’s also an app, the WFMU Archive Bunker, for your mobile device, if you are so inclined) Based solely off of this record, I’d have to cast my vote for David Crosby. “Almost Cut My Hair”, lyrically, is a pretty stupid song. Looking at CSNY’s entire career, I’d have to say it’s probably Stills, because he brought in Neil Young after having a struggle with him over the control of Buffalo Springfield and then promptly lost control of CSNY to Young as well. Regardless of who the dumbest member actually is, Deja Vu is a very solid record, even if I’m predisposed to prefer Neil Young’s contributions and agree that he was probably too good/unique to waste much time hanging out with these guys. “Helpless” is the highlight for me, with “Carry On” and “Woodstock” not far behind. Overall a solid record, but I prefer listening to Young as a solo artist/with Crazy Horse to the time he spent with CSN and I don’t really have much affection for the other three (outside of Crosby for his time in The Byrds and his latter-day, curmudgeonly twitter escapades).

Is this album on the list twice? I feel like I've heard it before...

THE hippy-folk supergroup of the late '60s—I mean, just listen to the words of songs like 'Almost Cut My Hair', 'Everybody I Love You', and the Joni Mitchell-penned 'Woodstock'. With this many musicians driving the show, this album was bound to be somewhat of a mess, but it's a mostly good mess. You'll get the opening folk harmonization, followed by the more country-rock pedal-steel driven 'Teach Your Children', a psychedelic leaning title-track, the poppier 'Our House', and straight-up Rock N' Roll closer with 'Everybody I Live You'. It was all very enjoyable, though. I really loved Neil Young's spotlight track with 'Helpless', a song detailing his very uncertain childhood. I also really enjoyed the song 'Country Girl', perhaps the grandest sounding thing here - despite it not being the most interesting song lyrically. CSNY supergroup or not, I think this album is just very solid in its own right. While not doing much special for its time, it does what it does very well.

A beautiful piece of work, and having four songwriters (and singers) means that the tone and the sound shifts throughout.

The quintessential boomer album. You could be 14 years old for all I care, but if this is your favourite album, you're really just a boomer deep down. A chill kind of boomer with good taste, but a boomer all the same.

Love this album. Maybe I should grow my hair long

The Neil Young tracks are the strongest, but on the whole album is really good. Didn't love it as much as his album Harvest, but it's really good. 4 stars.

So good. So easy to listen to. Really solid album.

Oh hell yes. I love it when I get an album I already dig. You know that scene in the lord of the rings that goes like: Aragorn: "you have my sword!" Gimli: "you have my axe!" Legolas: "you have my bow!" I picture the formation of this band as follows: Crosby: "you have my guitar!" Stills: "you have my guitar!" Nash: "you have my guitar!" Young: "you have my guitar!"

'And so, become yourself / Because the past is just a goodbye' ('Teach Your Children'); 'In my mind, I still need a place to go / All my changes were there' ('Helpless); 'They stop by to die because / It's faster than sinking' ('Country Girl'). Moments like these show just how excellent this album can be, but it's mostly a vague excellence, fleeting, not fully realized. The four seem to know what they are doing but not quite where they are going. Emotionally, 'Helpless' has it, I do enjoy the parodic (or is it sincere?) 'Our House,' and the driving 'Carry On' is a superb entry. But I'm not all that proud to wear my 'freak flag' listening to 'Almost Cut My Hair,' and 'Woodstock' isn't nearly Joni's best. A very good record, but in love with it I am not.

Positive and pastoral.

What I imagine when I think of a 70s hippie concert. The music sounded pretty “feel-good.” Very chill and actually played on my mood.

Great (half the tracks missing on spotify, thanks neil young)

Deja Vu tuned in perfectly with this rainy Sunday evening, which surprised me, as I came here to bury CSNY. Their harmonies have made my ears itch, most irritatingly on Through My Sails, which manages to mar the otherwise perfect Zuma right at the death. The harmonies are here too, almost immediately with Carry On, but the music around it, moody, dense and put together with what feels like obsessive meticulousness, lit me up. Started laughing when Almost Cut My Hair started, accepted I liked it by its end. Was scrubbing the dining room floor when Our House came on and was transported to a happy memories from hearing it close to forty years ago in the family car - perhaps trite to many, but immensely moving in my current circumstances. Must be a great album if a couple of decent NY songs are alright inclusions rather than standouts? Am writing this after a first listen. Will score it after a second or third tomorrow, making this a sort of anti-cliffhanger (only the writer remains in suspense at any point). Monday update: my score reflects cowardice. David, I fear I did cut my hair. Confidential to Simon: I must acknowledge your “Amazon Music is the home to angry Canadians” comment, which I returned to when remembering Joni’s track x

p201. 1970. 4 stars Late 60s hippies wake up in a new decade and discover country. Fantastic harmonies, fine musicianship, great tunes - what's not to like? Still holds up after 50+ years, although you can argue that Country Girl is filler and that Our House is as weak as a kitten. Imagine what they could have done if they hadn't been perpetually wasted and/or soaked in booze.

Our house +1, inoffensive music, tepid vocals

3/5. The album is decent background music. Helpless is a good track. No real bangers on this one though, no meat to chew.

Pretty good. Enjoyed it more than the Neil Young solo album. Personal favourites were Helpless, Woodstock, and Our House.

I really liked the more folk/ country inspired tracks on this one like Teach Your Children and the doing Our House is a classic! The production and instrumentation is excellent, the vocals are a bit hit and Miss and sometimes are a bit grating but the group harmonies are super sweet. Songwriting is pretty good for the most part outside of a couple of songs, least favourite would probably be the opener. Overall it’s a nice short sweet album but it doesn’t have too much I’d come back to. 3/5

"our house" è la mia canzone del cuore di questo periodo, ma non abbastanza cmq per salvare le altre

all filler around our house which is obviously very good

Only a single memorable hook on the whole album. Seems like they’re too preoccupied with the harmonies to actually write interesting melody.

Seriously? Another Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young album? Or is that another Crosby, Stills and Nash album? I don't really care. I get how they were very influential and obviously a bit of a supergroup. But... They're not really that different to warrant having more than one entry here.

I can see why this is a classic. Amazing harmonies, some stellar songwriting, and really tasteful production that never overpowers the vocals. If you were a singer-songwriter, this would be the bible. Young's contribution, both songwriting and guitar playing, lift things. His approach is little bit more rock and less polished than Stephen Stills' tendency towards perfectionism, which I prefer.

Better than CSN, not as good as Y.

I can’t deny their talent, or musicianship. But I still don’t like the style of music.

These little groups are normally lovely. These guys were just winey af. Bet they were a nightmare to record with

36mins, but felt like 136

I'd rather be watching The Littlest Hobo

What a load of shit

Packed with classics and fantastic voices.

Legendary

A classic

This album has tons of great songs.

Franchement très impressionné par ce premier album qui, même s'il a 50 ans, est quand même putain de bien et puis la qualité audio, mama👌(pas le bon emoji je sais) je m'imagine vraiment l'écouter la nuit à l'arrière de la moto de Medhi sur l'autoroute, ou simplement à regarder le ciel étoilé allongé dans l'herbe. c'est à la fois épique et très doux / relaxant à chaque fois que commençait un nouveau morceau je me disais : "nan mais c'est le dernier qui était vraiment cool, celui là je me le sens moyen" mais après quelques secondes d'écoute, en fait non : celui-là aussi il envoie du pâté je valide totalement cet album 👍

Stunning album! Interesting to learn it was created in a Rumours-style situation where everybody hated each other. Beauty from hate and anger apparently.

Top drawer

This is a masterpiece.

So many good songs, carry on, teach your children, helpless, woodstock, our house. Love crosby stills and nash and love the addition of Neil Young. big fan!

This is a fantastic album. CSNY is so iconic for the harmonization, but these guys could really play and shred in some of the harder stuff.

Yeah, really liking this - was thinking 4.5 but immediately wanted a third playthrough, so let's round up. I guess it's an accident of personal history that I didn't get into these guys decades ago? I've liked Neil Young for ages - same with The Beach Boys' close harmonies - so if I'd been exposed to some CSN or CSNY I woulda yummed it up. Oh well. The opening of "Woodstock" sounds a whole lot like the opening of Metallica's "Ronnie" to me. Or rather, vice versa. Also, fun to hear the origin of "Our House" which I've encountered in soundtracks a lot. Ah, and "Almost Cut My Hair" is what popularized the phrase "Let your freak flag fly", though it seems it originated with Hendrix... Fave tracks - as well as those already mention, "Carry On", and the title track.

Not a single bad song on this album, if you like this sort of stuff and I do. CSNY sure had the harmonies and melodies that defined the peak 70’s folk rock genre. Let’s not forget that pedal steel and other guitar pieces that musta made for one hell of a good show back in the day!

Absolutely iconic. Fond memories of this as a kid, too.

Pleasant album! Great instrumentals and vocal work. 'Teach Your Children' was my fave.

A really solid album. "Our house" will always remain a favorite in my heart

Real mixed feelings on this one for me. You know when you first see the album art you get that unconscious reaction: half of me was “oh nice!” but a big part of me thought, “Ugh, will I have to listen to this on YouTube?” Thankfully it is on Spotify, but it’s another example enjoyment tinged with annoyance. I love a couple of these tracks - Teach your Children and Helpless can reduce me to tears if I’m in a particular headspace, but a lot of the other songs still fail to make any impression on me. I recognise that this is a SuperGroup and a super album, but my main problem with this list is the amount of off shoots from this project that got included on the list. It’s 5 star, but it’s a weird 5 stars. I wish I’d have got this one over a weekend.

This is an all time classic record. Every track has merit.

Eén van m'n favoriete albums of all time. Zo fucking goed. Top rock nummers, gemengd met folk en blues. Dit heeft alles. Dit is een album dit ik 5x na elkaar kan beluisteren zonder maar één keer iets te moeten skippen. 5.0

A stellar first outing from CSNY

Great!

I just received a Neil Young album yesterday, and today we have CSN & Young... I'm keeping an eye on that premeditated script, huh, 1001albunsgenerator! But I'm not complaining, quite the opposite. I've been completely immersed in Neil Young's work, and all his projects, like his contribution to Crosby, Stills & Nash. Here he leaves us with at least two wonderful songs in his voice: Helpless and Country Girl. Speaking of the album as a whole, few times in history do you get the opportunity to listen to an album as perfect as this one. All 10 tracks are absolute hits. There are songs that hit the soul hard like "Almost Cut My Hair" and "4 + 20" and there are songs that are impossible not to shake your bones like "Woodstock" and "Everybody I Love You" One of the easiest 5 stars I've ever given!

4.75

Over half of the songs on this album still hit when they're not hitting hard and the harmonies are outstanding. An excellent album!

I've listened to this album for many decades. It still shows me new twists, and the nostalgia is just as poignant. One of the best ever. 5/5

PERFECT FUCKING ALBUM

Improves upon the CSN debut in nearly every way, and the addition of Neil Young is inspired, and "Our House" never fails to make me tear up

Superb. Amazing harmonies, memorable songs, good lyrics, great musicianship. Side one is particularly strong but there is not a single filler on this album. Personal highlight is Woodstock which is so much better than the Matthews Southern Comfort version

Deja Vu is the second album album from Crosby, Stills & Nash, and their first as a quartet, with Neil Young. C,S&N was regarded as a "supergroup;" the addition of a their fourth made term seem not quite strong enough. This album was the most successful album of the group's career long, storied career. C,S,N&Y used layered harmonies as well as any group in popular music, with a mixture of guitar elements from folk and rock. The group's greatest strength is in their songwriting, with all members contributing to this incredible collection of songs.

Another one of those albums that you forgot just how good it is until you put it on again and think, ah yes now I remember why I bought it! Beautiful harmonies, great melodies and some fab guitar to boot. Absolute peach of a record.

Wat een dijk van een plaat. Stond al een tijdje op mijn radar omdat het wel een klassieker is, maar nooit aan begonnen omdat ik had verwacht dat het van die lome folky singer-songwriter muziek zou zijn. Niets daarvan. De harmoniën die ik bij LRB zo lekker vind, vindt je hier in overvloed. Echt genoten. 4,8/5

Classic album, great tracks. I love 4 + 20 and I almost cut my hair.

Cool cover. Great album. Didn’t realize I knew so many songs. A very fine album for fine folks.

So much talent on one album. Loved nearly every track.

Some day, if you find yourself with a newborn baby who you spend hours lulling to sleep, you choose "Our House" to sing to them. This song became my go-to lullaby every night for ~6 years and still hits for me. "Life used to be so hard, now everything is easy cause of you" became a reverse psychology mantra that helped me get through the rough infant years. Rewind by many years to a my teenaged youth, and I had Helpless on repeat, to process the incomprehensible angst I suddenly felt. These songs are timeless and gorgeous and poignant. Deja Vu is my 2nd favorite to So Far (mainly because of Helplessly Hoping) but it's a classic.

Teachers your children well and make them listen to this album

I remember I bought this album for the cover - so cool - and then grew into the songs afterwards. But Neil Young makes it, really, cos in retrospect, without his reedy voice shining through, they’re just a nice country rock band. ‘Helpless’ is timeless but I found ‘Country Girl’ meant the most to me, 46 years on from that first listen. Listening laced with nostalgia from my youth.

The Office forever ruined 'Teach Your Children' for me. Good thing there's always 'Our House' and the rest of this terrific record.

Adding Neil Young to this trio is just showing off.