Crosby, Stills & Nash

Have never heard most of these songs. Not bad but I wouldn't go out of my way to listen to it again. There is version of "Everybody's Talkin'" that is interesting. I like the Harry Nilsson version better.

Not a massive fan of Folk rock , but i always kinda enjoy it when it's good. This is fine

TWO CSN ALBUMS WITHIN A WEEK? 🤔🤔🤔🤔 this time without Young, and these guys sound more cohesive without him tbh. Neil Young’s incredible but his voice was its own thing that stuck out a bit in the other record. That being said, these honkeys were COOKING with a few songs on here - Helplessly Hoping (S+ tier song), Teach Your Children, Judy Blue Eyes. If I could sum up this album, I’d say it’s like Simon & Garfunkel for people who grew up near the appalachians. Graham Nash isn’t even American too, that’s insane

Really enjoyed this !

Very chill psych rock. So easy on the ears and a wide variety of melodies and harmonies. Familiar with their music, but this is a reminder that I’d like to become more familiar.

Lovely guitar sound and amazing to start the day

A lil bit honky tonk for me but not awful I guess?

Ok

Fine late 60s melodic music

Some interesting stuff on there.

Good album, really enjoyed it.

love the harmonies really cool! torn between 3 and 4

Each song on its own is enjoyable but actively listening to the entire album was rough. It felt like a lullaby for the Vietnam war. Their harmonies are gorgeous but there isn’t much variety and it got old fast. I’m not sure if the gloom was production or purposeful, but it doesn't feel authentic.

Judy Blue Eyes is a classic, but so much of the rest of this album is pretty sleepy.

Some tracks are great and I like the vocal harmonies but it doesn't have that timeless quality for me.

Only some songs and it was enough

The hits are great, need more times though to really appreciate the rest.

ja cute

Was okay. Harmonies were nice, but still felt like it was lacking something. Overall rather forgettable

Good but a bit dull

Great vocal harmonies throughout. No one standout song however.

GREAT CLASSIC

Easy listening, folksy soft rock. Polished and maybe a bit boring. Best track: Pre-roads down.

Good, classic folk album. A bit before my time so not much nostalgia there.

Todas las canciones suenan igual

Passes the time

Favorite Track: Lady of the Island

Not a big classic rock guy but it grew on me.

Not my thing. Reminds me of The Bee Gees. Having said that definitely inspired foot tapping and gentle rocking

I appreciate the talent but the vibe isn't particularly to my taste. For all the talk about being a pivotal album in the transition from 60s utopianism to 70s pragmatism, its best songs are the most hippy-tinged.

It’s all downhill from Suite: Judy Blue Eyes. That’s not to say the rest of the album is bad, it’s just how do you top Suite? It’s far and away the strongest song on the album. The rest of the album has some solid tunes and amazing harmonies! Marakesh Express is a lot of fun. There are some duds on here, but even on those the harmonies are great.

Like the overall sound and harmonies. Some catchy songs that I’ll save. Some not as memorable.

Even though a lot of this old folk-rock stuff usually goes right through me, this was an enjoyable enough listen. Their voices mix together well, the keyboard was a nice touch to give a bit of colour to the songs. May come back to it in the future.

I don't know what to say about this one. People will swear it's "a classic" but I'm not really sure I agree. There are a couple decent songs on here, Judy Blue Eyes of course, but I feel like the reason this album is beloved now is purely nostalgia. Great harmonies throughout, but if the strong point of the record is good harmonies that's not really high praise. The music was certainly better when Neil Young joined, regardless of him actually breaking up the band. Someone else said that CS&N was better with Neil Young and Neil Young was better on his own, and you can't really argue with that. In the end I feel like there were loads of albums that sounded just like this in the late 60s/early 70s and this one doesn't really have anything that makes it stand out. 2.5 out of 5 but rounding up because of the 10/10 David Crosby moustache on the cover.

Judy blue eyes Is that Americana rock that reminded me that everything has changed now since I have a kid and it will never be the same. I liked the album it does have me reflective with teach the children and the relationship with my mom but I think after a while it feels kinda boring. Could be for a road trip when you want to zone out and be left for your thoughts

Some good songs on there for sure, but some lulls along the way.

Some great tracks

Cute album, song or two on there I recognise? I'm all it's a nice acoustic duo (or trio I guess) album. Nice.

Listened Before? No CSN < CSNY and I don't think this will convince me otherwise. Opens on Suite: Judy Blue Eyes, which is curiously mixed to bury all of the guitar soloing in favor of the vocal harmonization and bass. Wooden Ships has some silky guitar noodling on it that I can sink into. Standout track. CSN is a talented outfit and they make some nice use of harmonization throughout. That said, I'm not huuuge on folk and this didn't separate enough from the pack for me to care too terribly much. Very middle of the pack. 3 / 5 Added to Library? No

Started off as a pretty jaunty album, but quickly faded into background folk. Maybe a 2 here because it was pretty boring, but I'm going true neutral for this average and inoffensive album.

I didn't think I would know so many songs on this album already. I have always loved to sing along to Marrakesh Express. Wooden Ships is a new song for me and it was quite a tasty jam with the much different guitar tuning than the rest of the album. The rest of the album was pretty bland, just the three guys singing and playing light instrumentals.

I’ve heard this first song so many times in my life and would never be able to tell you the name. Great song. Pretty run of the mill stuff I would expect from CSN until Wooden Ships, which I always knew as a Jefferson Airplane song. Had no clue it was a cover. This song fucks. Like most CSN it all kinda meshes together for me a bit. But this certainly did have some jams and a perfect Saturday morning album.

This is ok. This lineup feels like it's missing something. Someone young

it sounded okay.

Folk. Ni fu ni fa.

Rating: 6/10 Best songs: Suite: Judy blue eyes

Some good songs but most were a bit boring for me and sounded a lot alike

Enjoyed

Solid boring easy listening album.

Folk Rock Supergroup? Feels like one more member is needed.

Best song is Teach Your Children , and their harmonies are tight.

Sorta nice.

Suite: Judy Blue Eyes - 7.5/10 Marrakesh Express - 7/10 Guinnevere - 8/10 You Don't Have to Cry - 7.5/10 Pre-Road Downs - 6/10 Wooden Ships - 8/10 Lady of the Island - 7/10 Helplessly Hoping - 7/10 Long Time Gone - 7/10 49 Bye-Byes - 7/10 TOTAL - 73/100

ok, i’ll be honest, i was a bit miffed that i got another country-esque album, like how many are there jeez. but it’s not bad tbf, and i quite like this first song because of the echoing rich sounds of them singing all together, idk how i’ll like the rest of it, and i’m thinking does it have to be almost an hour? probably not but anyways….ok so they were alright, dunno if i’d ever listen to them again, and idk if i’m better off for having listened to them but i did appreciate the softness, also the last song, teach your children, i actually did love that and knew of it because of Glee and the office and i liked it all ways.

No lo había escuchado nunca. No está mal pero algunas canciones me parecen aburridas, y se repiten un poco. Sin embargo entiendo que pueda gustar a otras personas.

haven’t listened to this since I was a kid. Still good! My favorite song off this album is Wooden Ships.

Nice, but boring

Fine enough but didn't do much for me

Really drops off after suite Judy blue eyes.

Fine, catchy and easy to listen to.

some real classic on here obviously, great fall album for cozying next to a fire

cool

3.5

Very relaxing. Wooden ships still my favorite

Pretty decent.

Big shrug. What's the fuss about?

A mostly successful debut album by the famous trio, Crosby, Stills & Nash is filled with luscious harmonies, lilting guitar parts, and catchy melodies. The ambitious opener is probably the most successful song of the bunch, but special shout out to the fun Marrakesh Express, the beautiful Helplessly Hoping, and the rocking Longtime Gone. Would rate it higher if the rest of the songs grabbed me, but many just feel aimless and drab. Overall, a good album leaning toward a great album.

chill not really my type

Pretty sure this deserves another listen but I didn't really have time sadly.

Mukava taustamusiikki, ei mitekää merkittävä mut ei alkanu sillee kauheesti vituttamaankaa

Heard before. Don't remember most of the songs, but if one hits, it has this really otherworldly feel. + Guinnevere + Pre-Road Downs + Lady of the Island + Everybody's Talkin'

liked: lady of the island

Too soft for me

This album felt like someone had a stack of lyrics and a stack of music and they tried to sing the words to the tunes and it rarely came together well. Like, rushing to say the whole thing in time. The two exceptions where they came together beautifully are "Guinnevere" and "Long time gone." Perhaps because they were less wordy? Not sure.

Enjoyable, fits into my folk rock genre as a nice easy listen. No stand out songs on first run though

Guitarras acústicas. Suave, suave muy suave todo. Suave humo tabaco. Color naranja y madera.

Very good album that has been outshone by what it inspired

Ultimately, this album did not match what I expected this group to be. I've heard the Byrds, I've heard the Hollies, I've heard future collaborators like Neil Young and his hits like Heart of Gold. I thought this was going to be a very personal, intimate album with sweet harmonies and gentle soothing guitars. Instead I got something that sounded like it wanted to be prog-rock in the vein of Yes, but produced by the Band. So while I can appreciate the songs (and there are portions that I genuinely enjoy), I think I've heard so much of what came around and after them that it doesn't break through to me like it would have in 1969. In fact, those harmonies started sounding tiring after the 7th or 8th time hearing the same structure.

little too mellow for me

It’s aight

Idk I think I'd like it better about 10 minutes shorter.

Really enjoyed this. I feel like I'd already heard all the real bangers from my years of classic rock listening, so there wasn't any real discovery on this for me.

its fine but a little boring

3/5 beatlish, but ultimately not.

Pretty good album for a folk rock record. Wooden ships and Suite: Judy Blue Eyes are definite standouts.

I wish I was listening to Simon & Garfunkel.

Pretty chill old-school time

Catchy. Some stuff still caught up in my head. Album had very little flow it felt like? A day later, I have a hard time remembering most of it. Good album though

Firstly, I love Crosby, Stills and Nash. But this album is not my favourite. the forst five songs are much more ... funky than some of thier other songs and frankly a bit dull. Some of my favourite tracks include wooden ships (I love how the lyrics move between different people), lady of the island (disorientating in a good way), helplessly hoping (no explanation necessary - just beautiful), long time gone (a song I could groove to in a dimly lit basement, and I like the sliding backing), and everybody's talking (I love the lines were th pitch goes much deeper) . However, song with no words I find extremely offputting. Why can't there just be words?

Если бы битлы были реднеками 7/10

The harmonies are great, and I can see why so many people love this bands music, but I found it to be largely repetitive. 3/5 Might listen to again

Old sound, a welcome change. You don't quite get music like this anymore. Couple songs sounded a little familiar.

Solid bouncy sound - harmonies are something different from my standard musical taste, but make for an interesting vocal combination. Songs generally sound similar but I dig the uptempo folk. Feels of its time.

Nice chill music to listen to in the morning or backyard 3.3

Enjoyed the listen! Loved the vocal harmony and riffs. Solid 3 with the potential for a four after a second listen

not totally my vibe, but i understand why people like this one. i think i'd prefer their stuff with more neil young, tbh

Very talented artists and well crafted, just not quite my vibe

Kinda of a K Rose esperienze to me. Nothing special just not my thing.

Jaahas ja äijät taas musisoi.

nice pleasant album

No sé qué esperaba pero los bitles gringos fue una agradable sorpresa. Dudo volver a escucharlos fuera de una sola rola.

Yep solid folk rock album, worth a listen

Like eating a birthday cake without the icing

Illimitable, iconic vocal harmonies beckoning us back to a time of musical revolution, taking the public ear from 60s blues rock into a new decade of singer/songwriters. By the way, comparing your “m’lady” to Guinevere isn’t a good thing. If she’s also drawing pentagrams on your walls, run. Leave her before she leaves you for a guy who picks oranges just as well as he picks a guitar.

was all right

A solid debut. That opener is still fantastic. I've always liked Guinevere, Wooden Ships, and Helplessly Hoping. The rest of them impressed me less. Also, as famous as they are for their harmonies, Nash's shrill high notes have always grated. The bass playing by Stephen Stills is superb throughout, often stealing the show, especially on Suite: Judy Blue Eyes. Dude was just so damned talented, it's insane.

I LIKE it, but lovely harmonies can only take you so far, and CSN is missing a crucial ingredient without Neil Young.

Have listened to this once before. Very nice harmonies, very chill. But I find it a bit boring tbh.... CSNYs first album deja vu is actually better

It's missing Young. Ok album somewhat forgettable.

Enjoyed this, would listen again for chill 70s ish vibes. Don’t feel I got much of a handle on the lyrics

Its a chill folk album. I can see they're shtick is the harmonies and sometimes when they have some other element helping carry the song along, the harmonizing works. More often then not though, all we get is 3 dudes singing into a mic with minimalistic nothing going on in the background. It's just boring music where nothing all that interesting happens outside a few songs. Stand outs for me are Suite: Judy Blue Eyes, Wooden Ships (which I actually did find to be good songs that I may listen to again) and Long Time Gone.(which was only slightly better than the rest of the songs) I guess honorable mentions would be Marrakesh Express and 49 Bye-Byes because while still being kind of meh they at least woke me up a bit from the rest of this snoozer. Also, Im knocking a half star of my rating just because of Song with No Words. It epitomizes the issues I'm having with this thing. Its only a 3 because I can't give it a 2.5.

Genres: Folk rock Formed: 1968 Run time: 14 songs, 52 min, 51 sec The debut studio album by the folk rock supergroup. Musical supergroups can go one of two ways: they are short lived due to infighting and one upmanship or they nail it and become greater than the sum of the parts. CSN falls into the latter category. The general theme of the album is relationships: love, breakups and insecurities. Spotify: Least popular song: >1.8M Most popular song: >130M plays. “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes” is about Stephen Stills relationship with singer-songwriter Judy Collins. “Marrakesh Express” is about travelling by train, taking in the sights of Morocco. I was convinced the song was in some part drug related. I’m puzzled as to why it only has 6.3M plays. “Guinnevere” is about unrequited love. “You Don't Have to Cry” is about a breakup and the aftermath. “Pre‐Road Downs” is a love ballad. It discusses the problems of being on the road and hence away from a loved one. “Wooden Ships” is about escaping from the conflict in a dystopian future. (It’s a reality for many people here and now.) “Lady of the Island” is about a couple spending time together and never wanting it to end. “Helplessly Hoping” is about the complexities of a relationship. The two people, whilst in love, are struggling with their fears and insecurities. “Long Time Gone” is about problems in society and the fact someone needs to speak out and address the issue. “49 Bye-Byes” is initially about the ups and downs of a relationship. It then addresses anti-war protests. While it is a good album and contains some great material, I feel it could have been better. I suppose what the listener wants and expects is not the same as the wants and desires of the artist(s). Listen Again?: No. I’ll try other albums or a “Best Of”. My Rating: ***

6.5/10

Enjoyed a few of the songs, most of them were just good background music. Surprised that I haven't heard the entire album before.

Nothing crazy

3.5/5

Mellow.

I enjoyed it, I think I’ll like it even more with a few more listens.

Middle of the road soft folk rock. Not great, not shite. Won’t be rushing back to it.

It's good enough to have as an album for the day. But it lacks a certain Youngish quality that I've come to prefer over time. I don't know if I'd say it's truly an album I need to hear before I die since I'm also fairly certain there's some Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young on this list somewhere.

Nice chilled album. I always liked their harmonies, and the fact they feature frequently as backing singers on David Gilmour's later solo albums.

Hugely influential and for good reason. This album really set the stage for music of the 70s. On its own it's a really great release too. Lovely harmonies and guitar playing. My biggest complaint is the absolutely abysmal stereo panning. Oh and fuck David Crosby.

Suite: Judy Blue Eyes is a classic, but I’m not sure they had full ideas for some of these songs. All are pretty pleasant though.

honestly looking back it wasn't bad... I was just a bit bored 3/5

Harmonies to die for, and some solid songwriting prevent me from giving it the two that this bunch of complacent sixties survivors probably deserve.

Influencias vocales de Simon & Garfunkel, pero con más estilo country/rock.

Bit of a mixed bag, the harmonies are a little grating to be honest, but there's some good tracks on this album alongside the duller ones.

Es un albúm buenísimo pero que me costó calificar. Se nota la calidad musical pero tiene muchos temas que me parecieron de relleno, sobre todo los últimos 4/5, por eso les bajé 1pt.

Always chill, nostalgic music. Can’t go wrong with CSN playing in the background of your day to day life! Listen again: yes Purchase for my collection: probably Favourite Song:

3/5 i remember liking this album a lot more way back when. found myself skipping through songs. SJBE and WS are still great.

Soft spoken close to boring 2.9

This was OK. A bit boring at parts.

Folksy and catchy but all the songs are pretty similar.

Great vibe for a drive.

Talented fellas. Nice enough listen. Nothing I’d come back for though.

It's ok

Beetje gedateerd, maar hier en daar wel een leuk nummer

Very good. A little boring, but it's talented boring.

They really like harmonizing with one another. Some cool bluesy songs, lots of folk guitar, actual lyrics with meaning.

Chilled out vibes, enjoyed the majority of it although not my usual jam.

Yé où Young?

Folk.

I like this group. I do not like folk music, this is a bit much.

Progi rockia. Jotkut kappaleet hyviä toiset parempia. Vähän Yes meininkiä mutta ei ihan niin psykeä

на самом деле очень приятный альбомчик некоторые песни супер приятные моментами стерео дает о себе знать, правда

Звучит все очень приятно и просто хотелось слушать дальше альбом. Первый трек запоминается сильно( не только по длительности, кек) за счет интересной ритмики. Но не сказать что что-то выдающееся

А потом к ним присоединился Нил Янг. А пока что это обычная группа из 60-х: немного баллад, немного рок-н-ролльчика. Всё такое обычное, опять... Да, есть классные песни, одна из них (Helpless Hoping) можно назвать даже известным шлягером. Но если честно, я уже не в состоянии искать отличия между всеми этими группами. Условно, даже спотифай предлагает мне похожими исполнителями The Byrds и Flying Burritos, которых мы уже слушали. А я алгоритмам уже привык доверять...

Вайбсы приятные, но только на уровне "приятные". Не более Ну и музыкально это просто есть, база

Hasn't really stood the test of time. They needed the addition of Neil Young to work. Just like Buffalo Springfield where the songs that Neil Young wrote were brilliant and ones that Stephen Stills wrote were hot garbage.

When does the CS&N horde end?

This was OK.

Ok

Very Simon and Garfunkelesque. Present but also kind of boring.

Bored by the falsetto-folk of the first half of the album. Especially disliked Judy blue eyes and Marrakesh express. But when the album takes a darker turn beginning with pre-roads down I start to dig it. Wooden Ships and Long time gone are great.

When you can stack harmonies on every line in every track, well, you stacked harmonies on every line in every track.

ovo je dobar album, lagan

ok

A couple of nostalgic hits the other songs were ok

Songs are good by themselves but in an album experience they feel bland and all bend together. This bland has a special place in my heart though so 6/10

A couple of good sadboy tunes but pretty mid

This is my first time listening through this whole album. It's a little dated, but still pretty damn good.

You can hear '69 in this album. I can only imagine the atmosphere of the summer of 1969, but it surely was more chilled with the soothing voices of this group.

An atmospheric and perfectly pleasant album

CSN (&Y) was one of my father's favorite bands, so I've heard everything on here multiple times. Listening to the album as a whole, I'm really struck by how this plays more like a series of singles from three different artists who are using the other two as guest musicians. It doesn't have any kind of band cohesion other than the harmonizing on each track.

Not bad for a supergroup

Decent listen, felt some Simon and Garfunkel vibes

I was going to skip this one... but didn't. Pleasantly surprised

Pleasant but unremarkable, except maybe 49 Bye-Byes which I really liked, nice bop.

After the first track, it started on a pretty iffy note, but the second half won me over. The main thing to remember for anyone listening to this for the first time would be to let yourself *flow* with the compositions and enjoy the range/talent on display. Otherwise, it'll feel half-finished, and saying that about *this* album is a crime.

It’s fine - a bit downtempo and uneventful for my tastes, but the vocal harmonies and guitar are well done, and it actually throws some minor key into the mix instead of remaining in haply-go-lucky sunshine and rainbow mode the entire runtime (like other 60s-70s LPs are prone to do).

Pleasant enough but all merges into one. Needs more barn.

Not bad, pretty pleasant. I've been wanting to try out CS&N so it was good to do that today. No single song stood out to me and ultimately, this whole thing kind of blurred into one long song. I probably wouldn't listen to it again but it was fine nonetheless.

This is the debut album of Crosby, Still and Nash. For me, it is hard to believe that there was ever a time when they were unknowns. In 1969, I was two years old. I didn't know them until much later. I knew many of their songs growing up but didn't really know the group until the Album Daylight Again came out in the early 80s. THAT album I loved. Start to finish - it was a masterpiece to my teenage ears. So, for me to hear this album, now, for the first time probably is pretty wild. It starts with two iconic songs in classic rock: "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" and "Marrakesh Express." The rest of the album is what you expect from their harmonies and the late 1960s. It's pretty good. Today not quite as good to hear as it would have been back in the time it was released. I really love the album cover too. Who were they at the time this photo was taken? I don't know much of their early years, but this photo looks like a real, honest photo of them before fame. Simple. and definitely not rich. Three dudes, hanging out, playing some music and dreaming of what could be. It's a real good album to listen to, I enjoyed it quite a bit. 3.5/5.

Molto allegro

Kinda ok

This album just sounded like the music from the 70s. Nothing extremely special about it, but I also didn’t hate it.

Du bon folk, fait un peu penser à du S&G par moment, d'autre plus typique du son que je connais de CSN&Y.

Pas pire! Commence en force, mais perds un peu de rythme. Ça m'a donné envie d'en écouter d'autres (et du YES en même temps!)

Folk. Ni fu ni fa.

Folky

Good stuff but missing Young! Deju vu is still the best album from these guys.

Mon dieu que c'est nul. Cet album ne comprend même pas la troupe des Stephen Stills, Stephen Stills ayant remplacé les Stephen Stills par Crosby et Nash. Un scandale absolu.

Not bad. Enjoyable listen on the whole. I don't really remember too much about it, though. Standouts: Suite: Judy Blue Eyes, Wooden Ships, Helplessly Hoping, Do for the Others

Un seul être vous manque

Lovely recordings, sweet harmonies, didn’t grab me like I hoped

Mumford like album

Very laid back intricate album, got better as it went on

To be honest I'm kind of disappointed, I feel this album should be better. It has all the ingredients to make it great, but comes off just a bit above mediocre. A lot of the songs sound the same, and you end up with a flat album.

Dacht dat het een boomer album zou zijn, valt mee. Prima muziek Fav: marrakesh expres, wooden ship

Historically this record was important. But it's honestly rather boring. All the songs are very similar and the instrumentation is identical in every song.

It's good, but I can't tell if they just needed to grow as songwriters and arrangers, or if that missing Mr. Young really weakens them this much. In any case this is streets behind Deja Vu, though certainly not a bad record; about as close you can get to 4 stars without crossing over.

incredible debut; best bits on the Greatest Hits

Honestly, haven’t really paid attention, but rather fun, just not exactly my vibe, too old.

This album wasn’t for me. It wasn’t bad but it wasn’t great. Only a couple songs were memorable while the rest all sounded the same. However, I did enjoy how chill it was.

Suite: Judy Blue Eyes is fun! generally a pleasant album, kind of forgettable.

A few good songs on here. the best was yet to come.

Not bad

Suite: Judy Blue Eyes, Lady of the Island y Teach Your Children

Young filled out this band nicely, but they were already doing well before him. It's a solid record, and everyone is in beautiful voice.

This is a tough nut to crack for me...everything sounds good, Judy Blue Eyes and Teach Your Children... all good, but overall it's something I will hear on the radio again before I go searching out.

Certainly an album for those really into boomer rock stuff just not in my personal wheelhouse

Will listen again. Give it a chance.

How can three such unpleasant people* people produce such lovely sounds? I guess that sums up rather a lot of the hippy movement, really! My first time listening to this album, and you can really hear the influence on 70s Fleetwood Mac, Yes, etc. Some of it hasn't aged particularly well - for example, Marrakesh Express is a bit twee; Lady of the Island is hopelessly pretentious... but Suite: Judy Blue Eyes and Guinnevere in particular are splendid. *OK, maybe Graham Nash isn't quite the arsehole the other two are.

Love these gringos ! didn’t know they were back on spotify .. - been falling off the wagon with these. too much going on to listen to a whole album 💔💔 HOWEVER i am going to try to do at least the rest of the week’s since i’m sick …

09/06/2022 Haven’t listened to this album in a very long time. Wooden ships reminds me of my freshman year of college bc I was obsessed with it and my high ass thought it was one of the best songs ever. This album is good, but tbh sometimes I can’t stand Graham Nash’s voice, the high parts at least. CSN is stronger when it’s CSNY, but maybe I’m just biased toward Neil young bc I think he fucking rocks. — Today was so so long. Woke up at 7:30 and drove back to Houston, went to class, and then spent a bunch of time in studio finishing my models for tomorrow. Went back to my apt and fell asleep for 11 hours. Otherwise, today was good. I am very in love and am excited and anxious for the future still. Lately, I’ve been taking everything one day at a time though and it’s been working out great.

slightly better than arcade fire but nothing impressive feels very much like an album of its time it had a gentle feel to it, but none of the songs stood out, and it didn't even gently nudge at any of my emotional buttons.

Has some good songs. Hard to listen as a full album, but could listen to individual songs

Feeling confused about this one as I feel I appreciated it but found it hard to get through at times. It was all very pleasant, but in that way it was quite one dimensional without variety

Pretty good but kind of all blended into itself

This feels like a proof-of-concept album more than a finished product. Best track: Helplessly Hoping

this album was soft rock to a T! it was actually a little too soft for me. of course, it was a calming, relaxing listen regardless. i had listened to the group's next album with neil young, déjà vu, earlier in this project, but their self-titled didn't have that same spark. i didn't even think there were any political songs, which must have been something young brought to the table. like with déjà vu, some songs were just misses for me: not bad but not exciting. "marrakesh express" and "pre-road downs" had a fun beat, and since they were livelier than the others, i enjoyed them more. i loved learning "suite: judy blue eyes" was about the wonderful judy collins!

I had never listened to this album all the way through before. I knew the single 'Marrakesh Express' but nothing else. I found it pleasant and a very chilled out listen. Nice in the background while I worked and the sun was flooding my room. The harmonies are wonderful, even if some of the songs I found fairly forgettable. I'm not sure I'd add it to my personal list of classic albums, but I could definitely put it back on again, maybe on a Summer Sunday morning. I wish I could give half points. It's not a 4 for me but better than a 3...

This kind of just skimmed past me - I didn't notice anything in particular.

Best Song: Suite: Helplessly Hoping. Here is where the layered vocals sound necessary, religious even, with muted background instruments and the voices on full display. Worst Song: Long Time Gone. Definitely feels like they're trying to mimic "harder" rock artists here. Overall: This might just be a me thing, but I find that this kind of music, where the vocalists sing everything in this perpetual vocal harmony, as cultish. Like you're being indoctrinated by a group wearing robes and they're trying to get you to join their collective consciousness. For that reason, no matter how pleasant the the harmonies might sound, it eventually just ends up grating my nerves, sounding unnatural.

S > C > N

Not my music, but it's not bad...

Very relaxing

very similar to Simon and Garfunkel

It’s a classic album but it could be so much better and they have better records, I’d give it like a 3.5

What an Inspiration album. You can pick up the beginnings of so many other bands after these guys.

Not my jam

Hippy butt rock 6/10

I can see why this is a classic. Amazing harmonies, some stellar (if sometimes dated - I'm looking at you, Marrakesh Express) songwriting, and really tasteful production from Stills that never overpowers the vocals. If you were a singer-songwriter, this would be the bible.

It's a nice, simple, and pleasant experience. It's got as much edge as a butter-knife. It's not bad enough to dislike, but it's a bit too calm and easy-going for me.

Fine songs, with very good harmonies. It's missing a certain something (or someone) though.

Pretty good

Eh. This felt like listening to a bag of cotton balls. Inoffensive and comforting, but a bit bland. I know it's a classic and whatnot but this really didn't do much for me. Fave track: the everybody's Talkin cover was pretty good. I wish you well, fellas, you just ain't for me.

The harmonies were perfect, but the songs really lacked something in the songwriting, such as memorable choruses, melodies, or drums/other instrumentation to differentiate the songs to prevent them sounding so monotone.

Country meets psychedelia.. Nice soft tunes with an edge here and there. Nice soundtrack for a quiet Sunday morning having a coffee at the down town Street café

Didn't really grab me immediately until 'Pre-Road Downs.' Although second half of the opener was good. Slower songs blended in to each other, the harmonies got a little bit tiring. Liked 'Long Time Gone.'

Not on Spotify, 3 stars

Pretty chill and interesting

I've heard a couple of tracks before, but this was my first time actively listening to CSN. It feels like this one must have been pretty good when it first came out, but it didn't age well. While they may have sounded fresh in 1969, it all sounds fairly "standard old rock" today. And I'm not sure if it's because of the Youtube upload quality, but the production sounds pretty terrible as well. That said, it was still a decent album, but not more than that.

Okay, if I'm not mistaken, this album introduced folk rock to the mainstream, steering away from the loud guitar driven blues rock of the decade. In 1969, bands like Led Zeppelin was storming the scene by pushing the loud blues rock aesthetic into its limits. While these guys formed a supergroup to chill around, look back to their folksy roots, and release this. Okay, I might get a lot of things wrong there, but I'm pretty sure that it's a compelling alternative. As a hard rock fan myself, I find the softer ballads, most notably, "Helplessly Hoping", enjoyable. The psychedelic rock and country sprinkled bits are generally a careful hit-and-miss. It's still very '60s sounding, even to the point that it sounded generic. Overall, it was an easy listen. Nice guitars, nice harmonies. But it's pretty unremarkable as a whole.

Pretty decent. I'm not a super fan of these singer-songwriter records from the 70s like the group vocals, but this one definitely has some elements that feel contemporary. It's pretty on the ears and I like the stories of freedom and love. I like the more quieter moments than the soft rock songs on here.

This is not exactly my favorite genre of music (this kind of pure countryish rock) but isn't possible to deny the influence of this album on modern music. This is not essential to listen to it, but it makes me understand some things much better.

Very good. 3.5

Pretty good! More fun 60s stuff!

It's a great album with some lovely harmonies and guitar playing, and a solid mix of folk and blues - Helplessly Hoping is a particularly gorgeous highlight. However it does feel like it's lacking a little something, especially after only recently hearing the more experimental approach by Crosby's other band on The Byrds' 'Younger Than Yesterday' which gave some really fascinating soundscapes

Better than Nsync.

Cosa linda de escuchar. Me llevó por varios artistas posteriores, fui entendiendo que escucharon esto antes.

Pleasant soft rock. Not on Spotify. 3/5

Buen disco de folk-rock suave con excelentes voces, ritmos y estilo definido. Me ha faltado que alguna canción me gustase especialmente más. Aun así, muy recomendable

Perfectly serviceable debut album from CSN but nothing to get the juices flowing, maybe Suite: Judy Blue Eyes aside. The competition shortcomings of Marrakesh Express and Guinevere, rendering them rather dull, will have you crying out for the later addition of Neil Young to the group.

If you’re into folk music this is a good album. Couldn’t listen to it on Spotify, but managed to find it on YouTube. Nice variety of easy going songs.

Not available on streaming services! So couldn't listen...

Was pleasant, 5/10

Ah, melodies, oh, another melody, aah, Marakesh Express, oh, more melodies, I wonder if? Ah yes, a melody. Is it heretical to say the world would have lost nothing if this has been released as an EP?

harmonies

My first listen from this debut album from one of the first big supergroups in rock. Sitting very comfortably amongst the mass exodus of late 60s artists returning to acoustic and folksy roots, "Crosby Stills & Nash" stands as one of the giants of its day. Much of it has stood the test of time, while some of it didn't grab me so much. The main draw has to come first: from beginning to end, the three part harmonies are the defining asset of this album (and the whole band). It's where the obvious comparisons to Simon and Garfunkel stem from in everything from the harmonic structure to the timbres of the vocals: however, the songwriting on this album rarely scales the same heights. "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" is the clear standout, documenting the end of a relationship with simple and unflinching honesty. Even the bizarre transition into its last movement with Spanish vocals can be forgiven on the strength of its earlier movements, and the ambition involved stitching all of it together. It may be greater than the sum of its parts, but it's an accomplished feat of songwriting with great impassioned vocals and guitar work. Despite being a great fan of Crosby's work with the Byrds, for me it's Stephen Stills who is the MVP here. As well as contributing "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes", he turns in the single-ready "You Don't Have to Cry", another favourite for harmonies "Helplessly Hoping", and the lively, time-signature shifting closure "49 Bye Byes". These songs seem to encapsulate the best side of the band, feeling like a most complete vision of who they are: impeccable, close harmonies, ornamental trills and fills on acoustic guitar, soft brushed grooves. The bass is surprisingly melodic, too: worth a listen in several of the tracks to unpack. The other material here isn't quite at the same level, hop-scotching between light froth and mystic ballads. Graham Nash has fun with the inessential but catchy "Marrakesh Express" and also contributes some experimental reverse guitar in "Pre-Road Downs", sounding like he's coming from a different part of the 60s. Other than "Helplessly Hoping", the ballads here aren't my favourite. As much as I respect "Guinevere", it drags the pace down a little too much. "Lady of the Island" is even worse in all its saccharine declarations of love. It would have been nice to hear the band rock out and loosen up a little more, as in "Judy" and the decent "Wooden Ships", but at least they strike a good range of material that covers the leanings of each of the three members. On the whole this is a fun, light and breezy album by a promising group with nothing to prove. It could have benefited from being even breezier if some of the heavier ballads were cut back, and nothing else matches "Judy" for poignancy and musical expression. Looking forward to hearing more from them.

Weird how far back in the mix the music is. How many CSN(Y) albums are on this list? They harmonize (?) just fine. Weird/bad mixing aside, this was a fine album. Nothing changed my world here.

Only two songs on spotify but I liked them

The harmonies are beautiful but most of the songs are a bit boring.

De muziek en de zang klinken gewoon goed. Ik vind de melodie echter een beetje saai. Prima te luisteren maar ik krijg dat speciale gevoel niet. Mijn favoriet is "Marrakesh Express" ***

Classic

hey nash

3/5

En solid blanding af rock, pop og folk, gennemtrængende, tidsløst

Great album, lots of good tunes.

It's a nice little album with some good songs (e.g. Marrakesh Express), but I didn't find it spectacularly good otherwise. In my opinion they overdid the choir sound a bit.

Helplessly Hoping, Long Time Gone, You Don’t Have To Cry. Melty…

Underwhelming. Not bad but pretty boring.

Lovely sound, but maybe for me it's a little dated. Great musicianship is easy to recognize, and it's catchy, but yeah maybe for older people.

Inarguably some great songwriting here. The album starts strong and while it fell off for me after a while, I still love these voices and love this songwriting. Good stuff.

Could use some Young and maybe I was just tree-hugging my inner hippie, but I enjoyed this more than I expected.

Despite loathing Neil youngs singing Marrakesh express is one of my all time favourite bangers so it's already getting better than his customary 1 star and amazingly there were some songs that didn't have the trademark high pitched singing and they were really good. I know it's his USP but its fucking annoying. This album has now reduced the level of dread I get when I have to listen to an album with young on it.

decent album with nice harmonies, and some classic songs

solid 3 from me. Few songs that I didn't realize came from CS&N. Part of an era .

Mellow acoustic tunes.

it was fun to listen to and i love the trio so much more then all four of them together. I didn’t live it as much as other people do but I did enjoy listening to it.

Not bad not bad

Very chill. Nice harmonies.

Alright background music played quietly

Its a good album overall. Deserving of being on the list, but not a stand out for me

Enjoyable soft folky-rock. These three boys all up each others game

First time listening and enjoyed it thoroughly. Another album that had songs I’ve heard by never connected the artists. The group does a great job of being cohesive and mixing really well. This album has an excellent folk rock sound that can be replayed. 7.5/10

Good songwriting, interesting song structures, incredible harmonies, and Stephen Stills is a musical genius. Perhaps a little twee at times, but really enjoyable nonetheless. (3.3)

It was okay. Gave me a lot of Simon & Garfunkel folk vibes. But all in all just made me want to listen to S&G rather than this album again

I liked this album…. Enjoyable to listen to

This feels like all the other 1960's rock albums of that time. Very chill and easy to listen to but not much there in my opinion. Nothing in these songs stands out as unique but I'm sure at the time it was fun. I enjoyed listening to the album but won't again.

Really good album…nice melodies. Sound might have been enhanced by spatial audio but not sure.

Thought this was excellent.

Started poorly and was thinking it could use some Neil Young as all a little twee but got really good before tailing off

There is nothing particularly special or memorable about this, but there’s not much wrong with it either. A very enjoyable listen that I would happily return to

Started poorly but got really good before tailing off

Not bad, some of the songs are a little too long but well written and performed.

Helpless hoping made it to the playlist

nice relaxing kinda country

Solid acoustic album. Not exactly my type of music, but it is very well made. Leans more folk/country than rock.

Estoy empezando a ver un patrón con este subgénero al que quiero llamar grandpas folkrock ta bien, pero sinceramente lo mejor del disco el bigote de Nash, JEALOUS

Soft listening. Acoustic for days

Dont remember

Solid Folk rock. Got a solid listen, might get one or two more but I wasn't upset at it.

There's no doubt that it's good, but after a while I felt like I was listening to one big song, there was just no real variety to be seen in the first half. The greatest variety came from songs on the latter half of the album, starting with "Pre-Road Downs." The album feels its strongest when an individual member is showcasing their vocal talents, and not when they are all harmonizing with one another; though perhaps that's just because so many of their songs are harmonies.

Has some replay-ability, not really my tune though

some good songs but a lot of it is just alright, like some themes but others seemed unclear

It was a very relaxing album. I liked most of the songs, but I did get bored a bit of the way through it. 3/5 stars.

Middling but a great folksy tunes nonetheless. It came and went though.

Simon and Garfunkel, and Beatles vibes. Nice but not standout

a few jems