Reviews (page 11 of 13)
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
Was all right. You can hear how it paved the way for the psychedelic movements in the 70s, but even though there were a few good listens here it still failed to capture my full attention.
it was fine. good solo in pre-road downs.
Not into folk music, but it is pretty good for what it is
Good album, not enough to listen to it again all the way through
Beautiful harmonies but 'to show their [musicianship] is their whole endeavour' Best song: Wooden Ships
Quite rare to hear male vocal harmonies like this. This could start a deep dive into C, S & N.
liked it more than deja vu. Its a very nice album for on the background. fav. song: marrikash express
Decent but not a regular rotation album
A solid 3. I wouldn´t say that it´s something extraordinary, but there are some great parts, such as at the beginning and the middle of the album. Quite a good production as well, but still it did not hit me on an emotional level.
Alternates between some beautiful moments and musical wallpaper. Reminds me of fleet foxes a little
Nice enough
Pleasant enough
It was ok, but I prefer Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.
Listened a lot to this album. Maybe better than Déjà Vu. Especially Guinnevere jumps out!
Lovely
A Lib Dem of an album
Kinda alright, I get that it was early mor countrified rock etc but not much sticks and it gets a bit meh.
Not as good as deja vu
Hmm 3.4 maybe had to have experienced it at the time
CSN. yep
Agradable durante un rato, luego se vuelve monotono
6.5
There's an admirable straightforwardness about this album. It's called Crosby, Stills & Nash, by Crosby, Stills & Nash and the cover features an image of Crosby, Stills & Nash. The last of whom looks a little bit like my mate Dave might if his razor was removed for two years or so. This is no doubt a great record. With some wonderful songs and an undeniable craftsmanship about the whole endeavour. But at the same time, it's also the kind of album that I can only admire from a distance. Dipping my toe in, rather than dive-bombing right in. Try as I might, I just couldn't get too deeply involved and gripped by it. It was more background listening that something that submerged the soul. Glad I listened to it though, and I particularly liked the track Guinnevere.
Listened only the first 8 (out of 16). Fairly good. Nice atmosphere but not really my thing
4 Good album, but Crosby is still a little bitch
Meh. I like Marakesh Express the most of these songs, but it does feel like a Simon & Garfunkel song.
quite enjoyable. good album
Extremely talented guys. Some great harmonies on here, but this isn't my favorite CSN/CSNY album, a bit too mellow. 3.5 stars, rounding to 3.
I thought it was nice, very earnest, so much so that at times I wanted to throw up in my mouth. The highlight for me was "Everybody's Talkin" and the lowlight was "Song with No Words."
Good album. Nothing really stands out to me, in terms of the songs but what truly makes this shine is the harmonies. When singing together the sound is amazing("Judy blue eyes" and "helplessly hoping" in particular)
Top tracks: .Wooden Ships .Helplessly Hoping .Long Time Gone
I'm a big fan of Graham Nash, especially his first two solo albums. But this album sounds more like a Stephen Stills album, who is my least favorite of the three. Prefer CSNY to CSN.
Chill, although some of it is a bit too clean/pure for my tastes. Guitar in tracks like Wooden Ships is more interesting to me, in some ways this sounds like Simon & Garfunkel, similar folks-y vocals. Very 70s. Long Time Gone is better sounding to my ears with the solo vocal parts. Song with No Words is actually pretty annoying to me.
Nice harmonies but pretty insipid overall - A Song With No Words is a primo example. Too perfect, not very interesting. I liked Marrakesh Express and Pre-Road Downs though. Guinevere is pretty spooky too
Love half of it. Hate half of it.
Cool harmony and decent guitar. Shrill at times
Enough already
2 good songs in album, already had hopelessly hoping one. Not bad
Easy listening, too twang
Slow. Good for just relaxing
You know, it's not bad. Good songwriting, great harmonies... It's definitely its own vibe and if you're feeling it, it's good stuff.
Hieno, aurinkoinen albumi ja etenkin bassot toimi
Pleasant to the ears, sometimes repetitive.
Favorites include "Helplessly Hoping", "Everybody's Talkin'", and "Teach Your Children". An interesting coincidence is that I watched the episode of The Office where Michael sings "Teach Your Children" to everyone's kids for "Take Your Daughter to Work Day" (S2, E18) today before I learned it was on the recommended album for today.
The production is gorgeous, the vocals a little less than, the arrangements classic or interesting at turns. I'm back and forth on how much of a wow factor it has. That's lost a bit in the gloss, while the less-well-aged bits stick out. Still, it's something that bears going back to: There are rough edges, but no splinters I can find.
Blues guitar. Key songs: Suite: Judy Blue Eyes, Marrakesh Express
More folksy classic rock. not bad, but not amazing
ja som sa uz od takejto hudby posunula
Beginning to suspect the '60s is not my decade.
Very relaxing and great background music. I enjoyed listening; however, there was nothing about this album that was outstanding. favs: you don't have to cry, pre-road downs, helplessly hoping.
Boring
As much as I wanted to, I just didn’t like this much. I don’t like the voices and there is nothing here that would make me come back to listen again.
Meh.
Medio embolazo. Me gustaron solo un par de canciones
One thing the generator has taught me is that I have little love for folk-rock, or folk in general. This is no exception. Having 2 CSN albums (ok, other one was CSN&Y which was slightly better) in a week was too much folk for me to tolerate. It's not interesting to listen to and I don't care for the music, the singing or the songs.
Their voices are gorgeous together but once again I’m bored
Sonaban a America. Que se yo que sé cuanto.
Sounded like Crosby Stills and Nash. Great harmony’s. Boring songs.
It’s alright but i got a bit bored. Fav song: Guinnevere
Beautiful harmonies and nice groove at times, but maybe bit too hippish stuff to still be relevant.
Gotta respect singing harmonies of this gang. After few tracks I knew I have heard it all.
When I was about 12, we were on a domestic flight for a family holiday in New Zealand. Crosby, Stills and Nash were also on this flight, and my father went insane. They were sitting in “premium economy” of whatever flattering term they used to demarcate us from them. We were down the back. My father kept poking his head up over the seats and looking at them. “There’s Crosby!” he said. “And Nash has the window seat!” He ducked down as he said this, presumably just in case Nash looked back. My brothers and I just stared at him (our father, not Nash). “Who ARE these people?!” “Look at Stephen Stills! He’s doing the crossword!” “Did you say one was called Cosby?” My brother asked. “What kind of name is that?” “Crosby. Yes. He’s having black tea now.” This went on for about 45 minutes. We couldn’t have found it more dull. Listening to this album now, and realising that this was the music that got our father so giddy, makes the whole thing way funnier to me.
Сидни Кросби, это ты брат?
sounds great but not for me... I get the feeling the album gets going at 49 byes byes and honestly that far in I was already hoping it would end... but after is more of the same. Is Marrakesh express about getting high?
The very embodiment of "So what?". They can harmonize; I'll give them that. And I (obviously) know and do enjoy the first track. But the rest of this was a bowlful of broth without any bread. I'd rather be whipped soundly and put into bed.
I will give them credit for their ability to harmonize, but it stops there. This thing dragged on. I was over it after the first song which was too long in itself.
I'm really sick of folk rock from Laurel Canyon, WAY too much of that on this list. This sounds like all the rest and must of the songs sound pretty much the same. Pleasant enough, but boring and generic. No, thanks.
This is the first time I have ever listened to CSN, and it was about what I expected - folksy stuff that is pretty much indistinguishable from all the other folksy stuff from the time.
Found this pretty boring with no standout track. 5/10
The vocal harmonies are nice but they do it way too much. There are songs that are entirely sung in three part harmony. I find it distracting and hard to connect with what is being sung. Overall, middle of the road, kinda samey, background music. Pleasant enough to get a 2 from me.
idk bro
Lo prejuzgué creyendo que sería medio country o Creedence, y no. Igualmente no es tan mi estilo, pero debería darle una chance con más atención en la escucha, justo estaba haciendo cosas.
Boring
CSN without the Y. To be honest, I hardly noticed that absence, but I can hardly notice anything that happens in this style of music anyway. Not terrible, but mostly in one ear and out the other. Key tracks: Carried Away
I'm generally a big fan of all sorts of American country folk, but I just didn't get this album. It probably worked well given the context of the time — three vocalists from three big 60s bands teaming up to form a new band? Well, I'd give it a shot! However, the album ultimately felt very boring. That said, it's not bad, with pleasant acoustic strumming, an almost Beatlesque three-part harmonica. It's a normal, laid-back acoustic folk album from the hippie era. Alright, but boring. For me, David Crosby's solo album was much more interesting. Although, those who miss Woodstock 69 vibes should enjoy this album; however, such people have probably known it by heart for decades.
Thought the album started off very boring and repetitive. Picked up slightly at the end but still.. I didn’t think it was great
Ganz wenig davon finde ich wirklich gut
this mostly does not work for me. it has the foundations of a thing I like but not the other necessary elements. I am probably rounding up to a three because there are some nice moments and a couple pretty songs on here but it’s a low three if I do.
2* of its time
Didn't enjoy this particularly, feels quite juvenile and something you'd put on for kids to listen to
Sleepy sound and all songs sound the same
Other than the opening track, I believe this album by this supergroup is a product of the 1960s. I don't think it holds up to the test of time.
Just ok. Might like deja vu better??? Wanted to like this one better. Maybe I just listened to it on the wrong day?
Folk is not really something I listen to but I enjoyed this one! It certainly has 60s vibe and it reminds of something that would be background music in old movies. I used to listen to KISS quite a lot when I was younger and actually songs like Pre-Road Downs could easily be a KISS song if it would be produced differently! This is the second album I am rating so my rating is not developed yet but the only reason I am giving only 2 stars is that (5=Album I would want to buy as a Vinyl and I would regularly listen to, 4=I would not necessarily want to buy but has mostly great songs, 3=Has some great songs I would (be happy to) add to my playlists, 2= I enjoyed but did not meet the criteria of the higher ratings, 1= I did not enjoy.)
Not what I’m looking for for some reason. Impressive acapella but like the kind you hear mid high school performance that you don’t really go back to. Music forgettable too. Akin to a night out on the town where you feel like it’s an absolute rager and then you look back in confusion. Drink: a Heineken. Watery, makes you tipsy, and rarely the one for the job. Rating: 4.37/10
no me mata, me aburrio un poco. no me gusta como esta grabado del todo. osea me confunde nose que cosas son buscadas y que no. osea se banca pero no me genero mucho. es un 2.5 (una paja no poder media estrella)
I don’t know what it was but this didn’t really resonate with me all that much, I like bands who can create great harmonies (Beatles and queen) but this didn’t scratch that same itch those others did. I think it’s important but I won’t be coming back anytime soon.
I've heard of them, but didn't recognize any of these songs. Very much not my thing though.
This is fine.
you can hear the beginnings of a group that would eventually produce some classic music but this album is not great. I can't score them higher because I know what was to come in the future. So many better C,S & N and once they added Y even better.
mej
It was okay
Helplessly hoping made me cry. Overall I probably won't listen to it again, but I enjoyed it. 3 stars.
Kannte die vor allem als Produzenten. Recht lahm.
Not for me
Meh
The vocals are the whole point here — three voices stacking into harmonies that are, genuinely, impressive. For a song or two it works. For a whole album it becomes a lot. There's not much contrast, not much relief from the format. By the end it all blurs together into one long, pleasant, beige wall of California folk-rock. 2/5 — technically accomplished, occasionally lovely, and about 35 minutes too long as a full listen.
Poor man's SImon and Garfunkel
I was so ready for this to be another Surrealistic Pillow where I unexpectedly fell in love with some 60s blues psych folk rock. Unfortunately past me didn't know how disappointed they were going to be. Maybe if I hadn't hyped myself up so much this would have been a 3. But my day has been ruined. High 2
Muy sonido de los Beatles. No me gustó mucho, me pareció bastante aburrido y que sonaba siempre igual, no sabia cuando terminaba una cancion y arrancaba otra.
Despite its historic reputation, the debut feels emotionally distant. The harmonies are technically flawless, but they don’t convey any real depth or passion to me. It’s polished, yes, but ultimately leaves me cold
nice vibes, and nice lush harms. i like guinnevere quite a bit and pre-road downs too. but nothing too stand-out to me about this album overall.
Kinda boring. Don't love the sound of the vocals
A little disappointing ... the vocal harmonies are really nice, but the songs fall a bit flat. You can really feel the potential, but at least on this album, it's not there yet.
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God I find that hippy mystical thing grating and this has it in bucketloads. The sound and music is far more interesting, even if a tiny bit overblown at times. But I really don't want to hear about ladies wandering in the misty morning in that way thank you very much.
Wasn't for me. It was fine, some of the more blues inspired parts were great. The harmaization was impressive. But overall I wouldn't revisit this album.
Americana doesn't sit well with me. Overall, a good album but not for me.
Just a nothing burger of an album.
Ok, but nowhere near Simon and Garfunkel!
No me atrapo
Tough listen after the first song, tbh. Meh.
This was a slog for me, especially the back half. 2.5
Sounds like Simon & Garfunkel without that duo's ear for a melody, or knack of engaging lyrics, or Art Garfunkel's vocal artistry. Tedious, vapid balladry that mostly sounds the same. Angry, because I was really excited for this and it's actually pretty terrible.
A few standout tracks but certainly nothing I haven't heard before and the fact that ends so abruptly and lukewarm certainly did not help. Favorite Song: Lady of the Island
Cool guitar parts Clean harmonies They seem to improvise lal lyrics and melodies on the spot, which is a bad thing, cant remember a single verse
Me aburrió muy vieja escuela para mi gusto
Not bad*, but ultimately this is just another boomer folk rock album. Kinda funny that the generation which berates everyone else for wanting "safe spaces" absolutely love this kinda bland, inoffensive shite. (No, going on about how much you like smoking hash does NOT give you edge). *Except the first guitar solo in Wooden Ships which has a couple of super eggy notes in it
Really don't like them. Boring as hell.
Let’s do this internet style: 1. Suite Judy Blue Eyes 9/10 2. Huh- I nodded off- BORING 5/10 3. Guinevere… 6.5/10 4. Nodded off again… 4.5/10 5. Pre Road Downs 7/10 6. Wooden Ships 6/10 7. lady of the island 2/10 8. Helplessly Hoping 7/10 9. long Time Gone 7.510 10. 49 Bye Byes 7.5/10 Geez- this is an album that is lesser than the sum of its parts. 3 part harmonies- A Guitar work - B+ Best songs - A- Worst Songs -C- Would I turn it off- No Would I ever put it on- Nope Whole album Average: 6.1 I guess that’s about right, barely passable. One of the most overrated bands/collaborations of all time and a great example of an act that was considered so highly influential long after the fact when they were never as influential musically as the were socially. They were much more important act once Young joined. 2.5/5 stars, I’m rounding down
I’ve listened to this before and (as in this relisten…) it doesn’t do much for me. The folk/country/west coast rock combo doesn’t speak to me, and although the musicianship and vocal harmonisation is good, it doesn’t excite me. The lyrics - when they’re not referencing damsels and ‘milady’ etc - are quite interesting as they’re straightforwardly personal and often vulnerable.
A little disappointing since I know these guys are capable of much more.
A couple of amazing songs, great singing throughout, wonderful harmonies. However, some awful drippy and half formed filler in places.
Kinda a nothing burger. Some good tracks but replacement level with other contemporary artists of this time
Adorei, tirando as duas primeiras! Prováveis favoritas: Wooden Ships Lady of the Island Do for Others
I like these guys better with the Y.
Another quite boring one.
Great opening and closing tracks! Everything else was pretty blah.
Like the follow-up with Neil Young, CSN's debut undoubtedly captures the sounds of its era while at the same time failing to do anything exciting with them. The opening track hints at a desire to write adventurous songs, but it ends up covering very little ground despite its length. The weakest songs are the straightforward folk songs; "Guinnevere" and "Lady of the Island" aim for a peaceful hippie haze but just sound sleepy. The vocal harmonies are nice, but they're subtle and often feel like they're used in place of real hooks. Where the album does shine is its rock tracks. "Wooden Ships" has a trippy guitar and does go places, and the closer is the most immediately interesting song. If there was more of that this album might be pretty good, but instead it feels like just another hippie album 50 years later.
Pretty insipid stuff
Really not my thing at all, but the bass playing pleased me
Creo que el Folk no es mi género. Tiene algunas buenas canciones, pero como álbum no lo disfrute del todo. 2.7
Here is an album that I never heard but have only heard the first song and remember it from the doots at the end. It’s memorable. CSN are known to have created to have established the califoysou d and I watched a documentary about Laurel Canyon where many of these songs were written I guess. Now they can all sing beautifully and play amazing music. The songs were just kind of okay. I was not blown away by any of it. I’m sure it was good when it came out. I guess the subject matter wasn’t for me.
It’s like sitting down to eat a whole plain cheese pizza. At first it is like magic how the three elements come together. Cheese, sauce, dough. Amazing. But after a while it gets cold and the cheese gets rubbery. Ya need some toppings on there. I guess Neil Young is pepperoni? I don’t know. The metaphor is wearing thin (like the novelty of these dudes harmonizing!)
2.5
not my style (again)
Didn't hate. More tolerable than S&G
I played this but I didn't really hear it.
Nothing I've heard of Crosby, Stills & Nash over the years has done much for me, and precedent holds with this, their landmark debut. I can appreciate that they're great at what they do—and the three of them are icons—it just isn't my thing.
GOING IN: Quite hopeful LISTENED WHILE: walking the dog, then again with a cuppa FAMILIARITY: Know a few songs SKIP RATE: Skipped the odd one REPLAY VALUE: Might come back to it DISCOVERY CURVE: Needed another go ALBUM ARC: Pretty even, consistent VERDICT: Bit disappointing BODY'S VERDICT: Statue mode FAVOURITE TRACK: My Rating: 2 Enough with the harmonies. I know everyone says that's the best thing, but it's constant. Harmony overload.
Nope. Too jammy.
Feels like a cross of Beatles with Simon & Garfunkel. Not familiar with this super group. Not bad, but not my thing.
Don’t think I’m much of a folk rock fan, a lot of the songs blend together and other than Suite Judy Blue Eyes none of them are very memorable or do anything too special. Nothing super ear grating but can’t see myself listening to that one again
after judy blue eyes i thought this might be a half-decent listen and then lady of the island happened it really sucks because some of these songs are tight with great harmonies and hooks but there is a lot of nothing burgers im just not a fan of acoustic and folk so those songs are really boring to me but the more upbeat ones are fine
not my favorite album of theirs. still good. prefer the deluxe version.
Inoffensive. Bit dull
An ok folk rock album. While not bad in itself it mostly makes me want to listen to Simon and Garfunkel and when an album makes you think about listening to another artist they may have done something right but at the same time not enough.
Chill americana folk album. Not much more to say than that. I'm sure there's significance, but it's really just a pretty standard post-summer of love California folk album. None of it was offensive and the lyrics are above average. 5/10
Weirdly enough the only song that stood out to me enough to check was Pre-Road Downs. Idk what it was, maybe a change in the sound from the previous tracks. All-in-all, I still really like classic rock stuff like this, but boy is it hard for it to stand out to me.
trochę country mi się kojarzy, chyba nie najlepiej, słucham dalej. Pierwsza piosenka jest po prostu okej, ma jakąś melodię, nie przeszkadza w siedzeniu i pracy. Kompletnie mnie nie bierze, ale mi nie przeszkadza, that's the best i can do
Ok
There are moments that are enjoyable but I’ll be damned if I just can’t get into them.
Love the harmonies but this incarnation of the band is only about 3/4 as good as it could be (adding the Y helps). Loved “suite: Judy blue eyes” and “Marrakech express” but it falls in gf quite a bit from there and feels somewhat samey same.
Awwwwful lot of the same sounds here.
I've never listened to this album (73). Boring folk music, good for falling asleep I guess?
63/1001 First listen. I struggle to get into this old stuff I haven’t heard before. Mostly due to its inclusions in soundtracks of media depicting the era from which the music was released. This sounds well done though, I just don’t want to hear it. Maybe with this project I’ll become more receptive to these old timey albums. 4/10
Sounds like beatles, but nothing really catchy or hooky. Sounded like one big ongoing song, boring. Even their most popular song didn't really spark.
No offense to some greats, but this is so damn boring Best Song: Hopelessly Hoping Rating: 4.5/10 Stars: 2
Listened to a couple of songs then gave up and found something more to my liking.
Ciertamente hay muchos albums de este mismo tipo en esto de los 1000 albumes, no? Siento que he escuchado este mismo álbum como 20 veces desde que comencé este "desafío"
Njee det är ju inte dåligt, men rätt tråkigt. Var inte på detta humör denna dag.
Too jangly
Meh
This style doesn’t usually hit my ear very well. The beach boy-esque harmonies, southern grassy field type shit. This definitely took me on a journey, and not in a good or bad way. I can definitely appreciate the musicianship and clear talent in the band, and absolutely some beautiful guitar riffs like the intro to Guinnevere. I could see why someone who was into this type of music would be influenced by this album. Me? It’s a little too Simon & Garfunkel.
Folk aint My jam
Præcis hvad jeg forventede ud fra coveret.
Virkelig kedeligt
Some of the songs are ok, but I think it's a bit too twee for me
Great harmonies, but so boring. Listened before? N Saved to library? N Favorite track(s): Judy Blue Eyes, Marrakesh Express ⭐⭐: Didn't like it, didn't hate it.
Es passiert echt wenig und plätschert nur vor sich hin.
So this is the first and only Crosby Stills & Nash album. Was expecting to like this a bit more. Marrakech Express was the only song I was already familiar with, but honestly found this a bit boring. Surprising given I normally like these guys in other enterprises, but here the vocals really seemed to grate on me. Might take another listen or two but I probably wouldn't go again. It would get better when Neil Young arrives. Best bit: Lady of the Island is a sweet song Worst bit: Nothing stands out as inherently bad, all just a bit dreary
Sometimes there's no getting around the initial reaction you have when an album pops up, and for this one it was "oh God, no". It's not that these albums are inherently bad, but that for me they are fairly boring affairs, and lean towards technical excellence rather than feeling and excitement. The harmonising tends towards the stale and bleaching of sentiment. Only on a couple of songs do things elevate at all with the help of a electric guitar and band like Long Time Gone, but even here the energy is sapped by the harmonies in the chorus. I find myself longing for a voice to break out (as on Long Time verses) and seperate from the ooze. It doesn't help that this came after a Byrds & Buffalo Springfield album, so I was already tired of the style (although the latter was a lot more exciting and varied). Suffice to say I won't be coming back for more with CSN with or without the Y.
I get why people think this is good, but I just don't enjoy this. Its corny, it reminds me why I don't like pot or hanging out with people who like pot too much.
couple of bangers although some are slow, although i be tapping my foot on some of these beats.
Jag går inte igång på denna folkiga stämsång alls. Musik jag är helt likgiltig inför, ingen aning om det är fågel, fisk eller mittemellan. Det är inte för mig, jag tycker ingenting, ddt är fullständigt blankt
Crosby, Stills & Nash utan Young är som Simon & Garfunkel utan Simon eller The Beach boys utan Wilson. Rätt blekt.
Helt okej 60-tals folkrock. Varken mer eller mindre.
Trist stämsång till gitarrplonkande. Inget vidare. Riktigt illa blir det i Guinnevere och i Lady of the Island. Lite bättre blir det i de mer grooviga låtarna som Pre-Road Downs. Avslutande 49 Bye-Byes hade kunnat vara riktigt bra om den bara hade varit instrumental. En mycket svag tvåa.
Dull
2.5
The California Sound - which went from folk/rock representing Cali's beach culture to basically representing the Hippie movement of the 70's. I'm not really a fan of this style of music that focuses on intense vocal harmonies. It's nice to listen to, but for me, it doesn't hold up well over time. I can appreciate the harmony, I just prefer to listen to something like Queen or even Bone Thugs in Harmony, who uses group harmony sporadically and with a bit more comprehensive musical focus. Don't get me wrong, it's beautiful and CSN are great musicians; but these tracks feel like the gimmick is the harmonies, which isn't for me. While listen to this record, I really do envision a simple life on the beaches in California, watching the sunset, going for drives with friends and just hanging out. It's perfect music for this kind of mood. I have to say, I absolutely hated Song With No Words. Just freaking write something instead of filling it with "duh"'s. I DID like their cover of Harry Nilsson's Everybody's Talkin'.....although it make me appreciate Harry Nilsson a bit more and I am upset I can't retroactively improve my rating of albums as the music digests over time.
Booooooring Like their solo projects, I can tell these are obviously talented musicians who make music I just do not care to listen to.
I do not care for these guys without Neil Young. Without him, they're like Simon and Garfunkel but without the crisp production, thoughtful lyrics and interesting instrumentation. Dull, dull, dull.
Ik kende geen enkel nummer. Niet slecht maar hoeft niet in een top 1000 wat mij betreft. Zal het niet weer bewust op zetten.
Not for me
feel like between this, paul simon, the kinks, and gene clark all pretty much back to back, i am a bit tired of this genre and couldnt fully appreciate this
Ratings: 5: I will happily play this album anytime 4: I may occasionally play this album of my own free will 3: I will happily listen to this if someone plays it in the background 2: I will tolerate this if it is playing in the background 1: I will leave the room if someone plays this in the background Eh, good singers and I usually like harmonies, but this bored me. Needs some Neil Young.
A very slow album. Actually almost put me to sleep, I had a real struggle keeping my eyes open at work. I was hoping that it would be a little more up tempo but alas, it wasn't to be. Best: 49 Bye-Byes Worst: Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
Relaxing to the point of putting me to sleep if it weren’t so annoying boring too.
Too many bands from the 60's. A lil bit bored. A morning recap always changes the mind slightly. The harmonies are gorgeous with headphones. A wise man once said rock climbing that 7/10 is a cop out rating, I'm lucky I don't need to worry about that for this album.
Not actively bad, just a bit dull throughout.
Meh
Doesn't do much for me. Nothing offensive in there.
Not much of anything - lacking some Young
he said 67
It's ok but too placid for me. Not enough depth or contrasts.
1. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes - 4 Cookie cutter song. Nothing overly fantastic about this track will make me play it again a second time. Not a fan of the vocals or their sound except for the part right around three and a half minutes in. The choir-like signing doesn't strike a big cord with me. 2. Marrakesh Express - 5 Lyrically a joy the song is a lot of fun but instrumentally it has not stood the test of time. The sound is defintiely of it's era but for me, not fantastic. 3. Guinnevere - 6 Guitar sounds so lovely on this track. Again I'm not huge on the sound of the vocals, but it's the guitar that I really enjoy on this track and it is fantastic. 4. You Don't Have to Cry - 5 Lyrically very strong. Instrumentally it's somewhere between Judy Blue Eyes and Guinnevere. Not a bad track. 5. Pre-Road Dawns - 4 The main guitar on this track is superb. Intro is absolutely outstanding. Lyrics are very boring and vocally sound very unpleasant. 6. Wooden Ships - 4 Another track with an excellent guitar sound and some amazing solos on it. Bass is also really good as a compliment. Could do without the rest of the stuff on the track however. 7. Lady of the Island - 1 Nothing about this track is appealing. The vocals nor the lyrics. It's a slower, lighter song so there's not much in the way of instrumentals to even critique. 8. Helplessly Hoping - 2 Vocally not great. The guitar sounds lovely but it's the only instrument on the track. 9. Long Time Gone - 5 The verses sound fantastic vocally before the chorus is the opposite end of enjoyment. The tune is a bit catch though and overall it's not a bad track. Pretty middle-of-the-road stuff. 10. 49 Bye-Byes - 2 Not a great track to end the album off with. It's just not got enough in there that I enjoy on any aspect of the composition. Average Rating: 3.80 Adjusted to 5-Point Scale: 1.90 Rounded Up: 2 Stars