Crosby, Stills & Nash

I liked Teach Your Children so much, I almost added it to a playlist

This is what life should be like. Chillin on a couch outside the house with 2 dudes, singing songs and having an ice cold miller lite

Four or five listens and loved it each time.

Great

What a phenomenal album. In a time when records were meant to listen to from beginning to end. The harmonies and dreamy guitar tunes truly makes you feel out of body at times.

The lyricism, harmonies, and musical ability if these 3 guys made them one if the best bands of the era. They're practically a super group. This album has some if their best songs balancing fun (marakesh) with some deeper meaning thoughtful songs (wooden ships). Great album.

Excited for the melodies & harmonies. I know they're great songwriters, especially Crosby. Didn't disappoint!

loved it so much, pls don't tell me that they did anything bad or sth, I didn't research this one beforehand.

So classic.

Good album. Classic rock

Love it

5/5 Favoritlåt: Suite: Judy Blue Eyes

I was 19 years old when I first heard this. I remember the girl I was seeing at the time was named Priska Wurz - I found it difficult to conceive that if by some chain of events I married her, her name would be Priska Prichard - something you wouldn’t wish on an enemy. But I have strong memories of spending time with her with this album as the soundtrack. I first heard the band when Marrakesh Express(written by Nash) was released as a single. When I bought the album that year, I became besotted with the harmonies on the Stills-penned Helplessly Hoping, a favourite of mine to this very day. Then Guinevere (Crosby) entranced me - so obviously It was the more melodic, less rocky material that I enjoyed most at first. But by the time I saw the film of Woodstock in September 1970, I know I was as much a fan of the rockier tracks, especially Suite : Judy Blue Eyes (Stills’s paean to ex-girlfriend, Judy Collins) & Wooden Ships (co-written by Crosby, Stills & Jefferson Airplane’s Paul Kantner), both of which appeared in the film. As good to listen to now as when I first heard it.

Beautiful compositions and arrangements with outstanding harmonies. This is my first experience with CSN at an album level. This one delivers. All killer, no filler, and pleasant to listen to all the way through.

This was already a childhood favorite.

Great!!!

Wooden ships might be one of the best songs ever written, though there’s not a bad song on here 5/5

The epitome of hippy sound and the GOAT of vocal harmonization.

Great guitar work and harmonies. This album consists of morose 70s folk that never quite distinguishes itself from Simon and Garfunkel. But it’s an enjoyable listen, nonetheless

Folk rock with a palatable amount of psychedelic energy. I often bookend Crosby, Sills & Nash with Crosby, Stills, Nash & (Neil) Young for maximum folk power.

Folk rock is currently my favourite genre, so I enjoyed this a lot. I love songs with great harmonies and this has that. Great instrumentation, and just an all around great album

Crossing between folk and rock sound with excellent guitar playing, melody, singing, and overall solid lyrics. This is a warm album, bright, with a sweetness that avoids becoming saccharine. In particular it showcases the effective use of harmony and a combination of acoustic/electric sound that is truly great.

As soon as you start to drag Arthurian legend references into your lyrics things can go south fast, but this is not the case for CSN. It could have become pretentious and self-indulgent but for me, it never does. It's just enjoyable to listen to no matter how many times I've heard these songs.

HELL YEAH 🤘🤘🤘 I love men who harmonize

A major influence on my music and life.

I wore this album out when I was young. The harmonies and rhythms were so strong and infectious, I couldn't resist. I realize I didn't care about the lyrics even though I knew them all. It was all about the sound for me.

Loved it🎸

Such a beautiful album!!! I'm speechless honestly!! Why am I just hearing this now??? Theyre vocals just blend together to create a wonderful sound!!! I'm just inlove!!! I understand everything now wow

amazing debut album

This album is one of my all time favourites anyway. I love these guys with their positive, soulful harmonies and good vibes.

Been listening to this album for a long time and will continue to do so in the future. Some great late 60s folk rock. Love it, although 4 way streets is still the better versions of these songs.

This is such a great album. Blast from the past. Harmonizing! Some really solid song writing too.

At their finest.

Been listening to it for over 50 years and know all the words. Try something new!

Well, this is elemental So CA. rock and one of the best examples of that sound and song style. Fantastic record.

beautiful record, thumping bass

Love it!

this one put them on the map. you have three immense talents working together at really a creative pinnacle. to me, what sets them apart from their contemporaries are the harmonies. their voices together just make such a great blend. just a great counterculture folk rock album. i'll admit i am biased because i adore this album to pieces and have for years, but there is a reason i have come back to it countless times in my life.

Such sweet harmonies

One of the albums that got me into folk rock many moons ago and I still love listening to it

Wow, these three voices together, the harmony is soooo soooo sweet.

Really dig this one. Figured it would be mostly acoustic folk sort of stuff but a good bit had a nice groove. I also like the lyrical content and the melodies. I knew these guys existed but never really got into it but I can see the appeal. Bet the live shows were fun.

A classic. My late husband had this album.

Poems set to music. Unique harmonies that scream classic CSN.

Me ha molado mucho.

I'm only five years older than this album. This means that it was already considered "classic rock" by the time I was a teenager, but I fell in love with CSN's vocals. Loved picking out the various harmony parts when Suite: Judy Blue Eyes played on the radio. This album is a keeper, and worth listening to again and again.

Great lyrics, harmonizing, composition, melody, voices, simply one of the best. And Neil Young made them extra good. What talent.

One of the best albums of all time!!

Another album where I was surprised by how many tracks I actually knew off of it. While listening to this record I realized that this sound (the harmonies, acoustic guitar, the lilting lyrics) are what i most strongly associate with the 60's in my head. Its a beautiful record full of memorable songs that speak to both a generation reaching the dusk of its life as well as all the generations that have followed.

This is easily one of the greatest albums of all time, some of the best lyricism is in here and invokes a painting in your mind ,the guitar work is outstanding, and everything works.

Loved it. Feel like it opened doors for me.

EPIC

Loved this album. Very calming. 1969 had some chill vibes. Song with No Words was definitely my favorite. It caught me totally by surprise.

Just a great, revolutionary album...changed how popular music harmonized.Arguably the band that brought acoustic music into the electric world of Rock and Roll. First "supergroup"? (I think so).

Amazing album, 5 stars. Love this kind of music, and very easy listening. Will listen again.

Unbelievable vocals. The rest of the album could be dogs barking and still be 5 stars with judy blue eyes and helplessly hoping the only tracks

A seminal album that was integral to the counter-culture of the time. Great song writing and beautiful harmonies.

Excellent, lots of variety. Listening puts me in a good place. I can imagine the sensation this must have been when it came out.

LOVED THIS! So surprising to hear them sing beloved songs in their early years

Song: Suite: Judy Blue Eyes There's a lot for me to love here. This was a very layered song, with gorgeous harmonies and also really great solo moments across three distinct sections (plus the outro). I relate to the lyrics of the first section, really liked the bass in the second, and thought the third section had excellent vocal harmonies, plus the outro was such a dramatic shift in style and I loved it. This song fits right into my existing music library—it was almost reminiscent of some of my favorite Fleetwood Mac tracks. This was such a great listen, too—the harmonies were gorgeous, and the folk-rock sound was warm and comforting. I loved the guitar and bass in particular. I would listen to this time and time again, no question.

The debut of the best harmonics group. Something between rock, country and folk that gives a very calming feeling. It's kind of a meditation I find. Definitely an entry that deserves to be on this list!

Love these guys!

Excellent classic folk, great vocal harmonies.

I had heard of the group before but never any of their music. There was a lot here that I really liked.

Everybody look what’s going down

Psychedelic folk rock at its best. Amazing harmonies.

This has to be one of the best albums in the entire list. Period.

Suite: Judy Blue Eyes Wooden Ships Helplessly Hoping Long Time Gone

thumbs up

Classic easy listening album. Not a bad song on the album. R&R HOF

Beautiful

I asked for hippie music with more harmony and boy did I get it Listened while driving around Destin Florida, and eating at an Indian buffet

Favorite Songs: Marrakesh Express You Don't have to cry Pre-road Downs Helplessly Hoping Beautiful Flower Power Hippie album. Gives me Simon and Garfunkel vibes but a touch more rocky. Absolutely uplifting and great listen!

Love this album Suite: Judy Blue Eyes makes this an auto 5. I prefer Deju Vu, but I suppose that would be CSN&Y, not CS&N

There have been a small number of times during this experiment where an album actually shattered my expectations of it. This was very pleasant. Not monotonous like some other albums in this genre. Melodically interesting. Wow

One of my all-time favorites. An unimpeachable record.

Great relaxing record

Amazing

Increfiblr

Solid classic, helplessly hoping is a true masterpiece

Blessed, blessed harmonies! And some great songs to boot. Stephen Stills did an amazing writing job on this album. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes and Helplessly Hoping are not only two of my favorite CSN(Y) songs, but two of my favorite songs. Helplessly Hoping is my favorite CSN(Y) song because it fits my limited vocal range very well. I could listen to these guys all day.

If The Beatles were hippies. Really easy listen.

Solid album. Great songwriting and a journey.

4.5, but rounding up. Really enjoyed listening to the whole album

Easy-listening but emotional folk rock with a bit of funk sprinkled in. It's lyrically interesting and has some beautiful instrumentals too

Excellent

One of my all time favorites.

"Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" is just simply amazing. I love the use of their voices building on top of each other. A great opener. "Marrakesh Express" is a nice, catchy tune, though I've never liked the whispered vocals at the beginning. "Guinnevere" is beautiful. Great song. "You Don't Have to Cry" is good. The use of backwards guitar in "Pre-Road Downs" is wonderful. Great drumming from Dallas Taylor. A great rocker. "Wooden Ships" is an excellent start to side 2. I really liked the use of Crosby and Stills' separate voices for the "purple berries" section. "Lady of the Island" is fine, but felt weaker than "Guinnevere." "Helplessly Hoping" is great, with another lovely appearance of their voices building on top of each other. "Long Time Gone" is another great rocker. "49 Bye-Byes" is a great closer, both title-wise and song-wise. Overall, a great record. I felt Nash's compositions were the weakest, with Pre-Road Downs being his best.

Great album. 5

Really liked to just sit and relax to this one.

Great album. Good for relaxing listening.

Tightest harmonies, fascinating arrangements, beautiful lyrics.

The harmonies of my youth. How the fuck does someone come up with Suite: Judy Blue Eyes?!? CSN drip with talent.

idk yet

I learned on Thursday night that an old friend died. When this album was served up it really hit hard because Glenn just loved CSN, CSNY, Crosby, Young, Nash, Stills. We spent much of our 20s as deep friends (and coworkers), the kind of friendship that's hard to develop in your 50s with life, work, and kids. It was a time before the Internet when you put on a record/disc and listened to it together. For me and Glenn this album was most definitely a binger and beer album. We always thought Suite: Judy Blue Eyes was the best opening track of any album. That hits and the whole ride is awesome. This album spoke to me all through high school and college and post college it was just a part of me, like my old friendships that today I mourn so deeply. Bye, bye baby (Bye, bye baby) Write if you think of it maybe Know I love you (Know I love you)

Classic rock album. A must for any collection.

Incredible album. Love this so much. Perfect harmonies and honest music

A debut that may as well be a greatest hits part 1. SJBE, Marrakesh Express, Guinnevere, Wooden Ships, Helplessly Hoping, AND a rough version of Teach Your Children right out the gate? Out of my personal faves of the CSN configuration, the only track missing here is Southern Cross. Still worthy of 5 stars.

This is a great example of an album that is both of its time and timeless. The harmonies are gorgeous, and the reason this group exits in the first place. This is their best work as a trio and contains their strongest material. I have always though that Neil Young was brought into the fold because CSN were not prolific writers, while Neil was. In any case, folk rock doesn't get much better than this.

Another spectacular debut. Stephen Stills' songwriting is top notch. I like everything about this album other than Guinnevere. Can't stand that song, but that doesn't keep it from a 5.

One of the greatest albums of all time for me. Just full of absolute bangers. “Helplessly Hoping” is one of my favorite songs ever. The harmonies and guitar playing are simply gorgeous. “Wooden Ships” is epic, and “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes” is the greatest song about Aidan’s aunt ever written. CSN together is greater than sun of its parts, which all great bands should be. Easy 5.

Hard five on this album. I've listened to it many times. The lesser known songs are just as good as the "hits". Marakesh express is the only one I can't get behind.

A very good album to start the way

Although I like the group more with Neil Young, this is still a great record. It has some of their biggest songs, along with others I know from concert albums. It's been stated that CSNY is the "American Beatles". I think they were implying the four members all were good songwriters, but together it was something incredible. The only ding I would say is "Marrakesh Express" always felt a little cartoony to me. It may. be the guitars, but it just had that feel of something you would hear in a Fabulous Freak Bros. Cartoon. That and 49 Bye-Byes I always liked Stills' version on solo piano more. Probably because I heard it first? I can't pick a song specifically I love most. The Mrs. would say Suite: Judy Blue Eyes, I may say Guinnevere. There's just too many good memorable songs on it. Is it perfect? Abut as perfect as the Neil Young-less trio is going to get.

Tough one. This album is for sure a 4. I remember listening to it maybe 20 years ago and gushing over it, although maybe it was just Suite: Judy Blue Eyes. Or maybe it was a best of album (since I thought I recalled that song being at the end of the album). Anyway, I still love that song and it is my favorite CSN or CSNY song. But geez, Marrakesh Express kills that mood quickly; I hated that song from the get go. Guinnevere helps bring it back. Maybe I would like it even more if it was placed right after Suite: Judy Blue Eyes. It is a sneaky great track in my opinion; very harmonious and beautifully composed despite feeling a bit unusual. I definitely also love the final 3-song sequence of Hopelessly Hoping, Long Time Gone and 49 Bye-Byes. A little bit of everything that this album offers - sweet and sorrowful, deft guitarwork, incredible three-part harmonies, and very clever lyrics. So then what about songs 4-7? That really does it for this album because 5 great songs out of the other 6 makes it an absolute gem. I enjoy You Don't Have to Cry but I don't care much for Pre-Road Downs (different musical style, so some respect but just didn't resonate). Wooden Ships is very solid, with some really neat guitar work. I also don't care for Lady of the Island - and looking back I realize I detest all the Graham Nash songs. The Hollies were right to say no to this song and Marrakesh Express. So if this was CS, it'd be a 5. Of course the other 7 songs wouldn't be the same without some N influence. But Stephen Stills was always my favorite and I love his four songs. David Crosby's three songs are pretty darn good too. So hard. I don't feel this is quite a 5 in its own right, but it's probably a 4.5 and what these guys did in changing folk rock is noteworthy. So as their debut, they get a bump and it is their best album in my opinion, so I doubt I'd give any other one a 5.

C S N no Y beautiful harmony and timeless songs of love

Man this is great! Really got me through the last part of my work shift! Coworker was digging it too.

Gorgeous album to kick off the heatwave we've got today. I'm most drawn to the delicious harmonies so consistently delivered on Stills songs. I must check out more of his stuff. I think this stacks up as I definitely enjoyed his stuff on Buffalo Springfield more than the Neil Young. Long Time Gone is obviously great, and I loved David Crosby's solo record in this list. Less enamoured with Nash stuff but it's all good here.

I continue to be a slut for a tight harmony

Freakin great

Outstanding musicians who work extremely well together. With all this talent, it's not surprising that this is an excellent album. 5/5

I love this one. Awesome group.

Gotta love a good harmony

This is one of the albums that defines the summer of 69. Their harmonies are wonderful. They voices fit together well. The guitars fit nicely under their voices Wooden Ships is one of the scariest songs ever written about war, it’s beautiful, melodic and chilling at the same time CSN perfected the ‘singable’ protest song

A stone cold classic. Encapsulated the laurel canyon vibe.

I greatly enjoyed my time with this album. The harmonies are just excellent, the songs are both emotionally engaging and catchy as all hell, and the bright spots on this are so incredibly bright. The three come together to make something really interesting and great to listen to. High recommend. Best is easy Judy Blue Eyes, its just a trip the whole way through, but the rest is great too (HM lady of the island for the opposite vibe done just as well)

Excellent folk album

Weirdly, I had Helplessly Hoping running through my head this morning, and then it turns up here. It's so good! I love the way that this album takes the infectious pop of The Byrds and adds a dash of cynical folk rock to the mix.

Love this one.

Do do do do do, doot doot, do do do do! These guys are good. Pleasant 60's rock, the harmonies are lush and give me a real heady high. 40 minutes flew by and before I knew it the album was over. That's a damn good feeling, just grooving the whole way through, not worrying about a thing. I looped it a few times throughout the day and just really dug it. This is a very well-rounded trio. I like me some Young in the mix too, but you can't go wrong with CSN.

very good

This is the straight dope of the late 60s

I have their greatest hits for my car, so I am partial. Judy Blue Eyes is a great start to an album, loads going on, iconic sounds. Jangly folky rock, smooth harmonies, thoughtful lyrics (for the most part), what more could you ask for? A second peak for the album is Lady of the Island, Helplessly Hoping and Long Time Gone. Helplessly Hoping in particular is a top 10 song for me - melancholy, introspective, but powerful. Exactly my kind of music. I just like the era and this kind of sound. I have to say that this is not my favourite album of theirs, I prefer Deja Vu (with Neil Young) as I think it is stronger as an overall product, but this one is a 5 nonetheless.

This and Deja Vu are two of the greatest albums I've ever heard. While decidedly 60s in tone, the songs still transcend time.

A Perfect album.

Lovely album of soft psych tinged folk rock, rich in those west coast harmonies and vocal prowess, fantastic playing by some of the finest in the American music scene at the time, it is warm and autumn golden like honey. Alternatively it’s the sound of bloated fly blown rich asshole rock stars indulging their excessive egos with vast capitalist fantasies of self indulgence and blissful/wilful ignorance of harsh and unfair reality and suffering of others Whichever takes your pick, or a bit of both? This is the sound of the blossoming hippie ideal, albeit seen through the eyes of the sometimes unpleasant, Stoned, talented, privileged and lucky

David Crosby er faen et unikum med stemmen sin. Dog tenker jeg bare på den rare luen han går med nå som han er gammel. Steven Stills smeller fra seg med gitaren, noe som gjør det lekende lett å høre på. Det er så forbanna bra.. Jeusus christ... låt #3 er det villeste bruken av vokaler. 6/6

A classic!

One of the greatest albums ever.

This album is full of hits. And it proves to me again that Nash is my favorite songwriter of the bunch, with Marakesh Express and Teach Your Children being the standouts for me.

Beautifully crafted instrumentals and exquisite harmonies. It gets a highest rating from me and when you consider that they released Deja Vu the following year, I can't think of better back to back offerings from anyone.

становится понятно, думаю, что мне уже очень сложно ставить оценки... но это будет очередная пятёрка, потому что нет причин ставить меньше (как можно не оценить хотя бы song with no words)

Doodoodoodoodoo DOOT doo doodoodoodoo

There's something just so satisfying about the harmonies.

Love this album!

Already done, bitch!

Suite: Judy Blue Eyes- 9/10 Marrakesh Express- 9/10 Guinnevere- 7/10 You Don't Have To Cry- 10/10 Pre-Road Downs- 10/10 Wooden Ships- 10/10 Lady Of The Island- 5/10 Helplessly Hoping- 9/10 Long Time Gone- 10/10 49 Bye-Byes- 10/10 Do For The Others- 7/10 Songs With No Words- 9/10 Everybody's Talkin'- 10/10 Teach Your Children- 8/10 Crosby, Stills & Nash- 9/10

Classic CSN album from '69, not the same classic status as Deja Vu, but still an easy 5 stars, just like the classic CSN album from '77 (the latter being the ultimate yacht album after all). I realized that the debut album of the modern CSN variant, Fleet Foxes, is also approaching semi-classic status status (released 15 years ago) yet that album is not in the same league as CSN(Y)...

Undeniable quality.

one of few groups that had their best album as their debut album. besides the commonly known songs, the album has unbelievable depth.

A near perfect album. Can you believe Apple Records passed on them?

tfw they're riding on a Marrakesh express: ☺️

Trop bon, quel talent. Un apercu de ce qui s'en vient avec young et Deja vu mais quand m^peme un super album qui résume bien le courant musical. 5

Pretty much a perfect album. Easy listening with some beautiful lyrics that likely go overlooked. Lots of favorites on here: Judy Blue Eyes, Guinnevere, Pre-Road Downs, Marrakesh Express, Helplessly Hoping, 49 Bye-Byes.

Brilliant and beautiful -- is there a better or bolder track 1 of a debut album than "Suite Judy Blue Eyes"? The rest of the record holds true, too, and the strength of the lesser known songs is testament to the overall quality. Deja Vu might be even better. One wonders how modern production techniques would have lifted the sound, elevated the harmonies even higher.

Absolute gold! These guys were talented individually but together they are magic. The songwriting, those gorgeous harmonies. If I could give it a sky full of stars I would.

Beautiful

Good album, I knew a few songs and will probably remember them forever

A classic. Hopeful, aspirational, formative.

Quintessential hippie folk music. Listening to it makes me want to go buy a VW bus, wear a bunch of tie dye and grow out my hair. Time to turn on, tune and drop out

What a fantastic album, super easy listening while never being dull, boring or simple. As always I love the guitar work of Stephen stills and them combining their voices with harmonies in the majority of the songs was the last puzzle piece that I was missing from their other albums

Had to listen to a different album with most of the same songs. Saw them in concert s few years ago. Awesome harmonies.

Muy bueno

I guess I'm pretty neutral in my opinion of this group. I mean I appreciate their great harmonies but can't say I went out and bought any of their albums. This debut has some rock radio heavy hitters in "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes", "Marrakesh Express" and "Wooden Ships." It appears they took a democratic approach in the songs switching lead singers after every song. Thinking back and actually forward, their approach probably was very unique for folk with their blend of acoustic and electric guitar songs and their complex harmonies. This is a great sounding and produced album. Outside their hits, I appreciated "Guinnevere" - subtle and acoustic love song, "Lady of the Island" - another very soft song about Nash's relationship with Joni Mitchell and "Helplessly Hoping" - maybe my favorite harmonizing on the album, which surprsingly are led sung by each of the three. Not really any stinkers or fillers here to me. Although you hear enough of this album on the radio, this is definitely an album worth going back to listen to as a whole.

Nearly perfect

A classic. What a way to debut your music.

Classic as folk gets. The 41 minutes fly by

Another wonderful opportunity to listen to a classic album for the first time. "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" is a very familiar classic, of course (though I never knew that it was about Judy Collins!). Much of the album has their amazing signature harmonies, but I really enjoyed the different sounds that they brought to their first album. "Guinevere" and "Lady of the Island" were two new favorites, both apparently taking some inspiration from Joni Mitchell!

A lovely album! The layering of the instruments and the vocals make for a most enjoyable listening experience. The variety in tempos and style also add interest for the album.

One of my favorites. Love the melodies, the harmonies, and the layering of the vocals and guitars. This one makes me feel good.

This was a lovely way to spend a rainy afternoon. The harmonies are beautiful and soothing. I loved rolling along with this album. Of course the two opening songs tower over the proceedings. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes and Marrakesh Express sound as great as ever. An incredible one-two punch that instantly put this band on the map right out of the gate. But I liked the rest really well as well. Really nice.

Tengo que escuchar más de ellos y a este disco volveré más de una vez. Me han gustado muchas canciones y el disco en general. Favoritas: Suite: Judy blue eyes, Marrakesh express, Pre-Road downs, Lady of the island, Helplessly hoping, 49 bye-byes y Everybody's talkin'. Un 5 estrellas *****.

A true classic.

Outstanding as always. Defines the genre.

Listened to this many times before and always enjoy it.

amazing album, I’m a huge fan of that vocal harmony stuff, reminds me of Simon & Garfunkel and Yes while the music itself felt very simple, it has a very likable sound that everyone should check out, I’m giving this a 10/10

Oh yeah, fuckin amazing record. Standout songs for me are Suite: Judy Blue Eyes and Helplessly Hoping. Fantastic vocals and guitar work all throughout this album. Some incredibly nostalgic sounding music.

One of my favourite albums.

This one surprised me, I've always kinda been "meh" and ignored CSN but wow. The songwriting and production on this is so on point

This is a beautiful album, with such a beautiful sound. Their voices create such perfect harmony it almost is like just one person singing. Talk about a supergroup.

It’s getting to the point- where I’m no fun anymore - I am sorry. Say, can I have some of your purple berries? It’s a 5 if ever there was one.

solid. fun for the whole family

Excellent listen

Yeahhhh now this is some old-timey music that still crushes it. I've had some 60s folk/singer-songwriter albums of late which have been ... eh. For a most-recent example and in a musical vein that is sort of similar: I'm not a fan of Bob Dylan - maybe he could turn a phrase and accurately tap into the young mood of the time but his music just wasn't very good - almost like a quick basic template for him to write poetry over. Dylan's music for me pales to this - CSN's first album is different and you know it right off the bat - this isn't going to be 40 minutes of basic blues-based V-IV-I progressions. What I love most is that although CSN were all singers, and each excellent (those harmonies are worth the admission), these songs are legit and would be good even without the great vocals. Which is everything. Variety! Progressive rock - folk - straight up rock... often with unpredictable progressions and chord voicings ("Guinevere" is an example that's hard to categorize - lush and strange harmonies over unresolving guitar melodies) It's admittedly hard for me to be objective to music that I've heard for decades - some of these songs are just all-time world classics. Seems facile to say "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" (I thought it was "Sweet Judy Blue Eyes until I was a teenager) is one of my favourites since it's so ubiquitous but it really is that great. It's essentially 3 songs in one - it's Yes before Yes were Yes. But better (and coming from a Yes fan, this). There are some points where the album slows up a bit but I think it may add to the album, giving it all an ebb and flow. "Long Time Gone" as a near-final track is as hard rock as rock could be in 1969 with soft voices and (mostly) acoustic guitars. Overall this is an indispensable album - a template of the best music of its time and holy hell this is a freaking *debut* album. Top notch. 9/10 5 stars

Крутой альбом! Как и все у них

My absolute favorite brand of folk rock. "Marrakesh Express" is one my favorite songs ever.

I like this album the more I listen to it, and it’s great, but it also makes me just wanna listen to Neil Young

Took me back. Hard to believe some of the songs were from their first album

Muito bonito, gostei bastante. Uma pegada folk maravilhosa, me lembrou muito Simon & Garfunkel.

Really enjoyed it, very laid back music. Considered giving it a high 4, but Spotify played a bunch of Steely Dan when the album ran out and that put me in a generous mood.

Muy chulo

There are several songs on here that by themselves would pull an album score up, but to have them all together is bananas. What a monumental album. Wooden Ships hit me hard when I first heard it back in probably middle school and hasn’t ever lost it. I wonder how I’d feel about this album if I didn’t have nostalgia attached to it. The vocal harmonies are timeless and the guitar is still great. I bet still 4 stars at least, but with nostalgia this is an easy 5

Lots of things going on in this music, but enjoyed the tight harmonies and use of rhythm. Casual yet still precise and professional. Enjoyed listening to the lyrics as well - Teach Your Children brings back memories.

Great band, great album

Denne er god!

I don’t consider myself a CSN fan but I was amazed at how many of the songs from the album I had heard. They’re a band that just makes good music.

An interesting album. This is what I feel like the Beatles could be if they were slight more on the rock scale. But there were also some gems which did not fit into regular rock standards like "Guinnevere", "Wooden Ships" which was surprisingly before it's time, "Lady on the Island" which was beautiful. A nice album which is going on my playlist.

Beautiful harmonies. 3.5

Very good album. A few exceptional songs and some average ones. Nice to listen to.

Brilliant album, with such brilliant harmonies throughout. Beautiful songs and arrangements, highlighting the laurel canyon vibe of the time.

I really hovered between 4 and 5. The harmonies on these songs are so incredible, and the poetry is so imaginative…some of these songs are definitely 5s for me, especially the ones that are a little less laid back. Judy Blue Eyes alone almost pushed me there, but the majority of the songs on these album are not really my taste, so I stuck with 4.

Summer vibes

Not a fan, but can see why people love it.

Album 236. Crosby, Stills & Nash (https://open.spotify.com/album/6vUWpE8qciYHOhf7mgaGny?si=_qFAYdHbRAuZ1_-h36t1_w) — Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969) Nice classic folk rock. I feel like it's gonna be even better after another spin. 4/5 Liked: — Suite: Judy Blue Eyes — Helplessly Hoping

Liked the folkier elements more than the country/rock songs. I am a sucker for close harmonies

I knew the song helplessly hoping for a long time, and had been meaning to listen to this album. I'm glad the quality held up throughout. Very reminiscent of Simon & Garfunkel. I mean, the three-part vocal harmonies are just to die for. I was a bit confused by this because I listened to the 2005 remaster apparently, but the last few tracks were not listed as such, so it seems they were bonus tracks. To add to my confusion, the bonus track seemed to be produced more cleanly, although it was mostly only acoustic guitar and voice. The main tracks' production was my only issue with this album; the voices came in super clearly, but the instrumentals were hard to hear and not mixed/mastered very well. I think it deserves a strong four to a light five

I found the general sound of this pleasant, but only "Long Time Gone" really stood out as a favorite the first time through. I know it's kind of their thing, but some of the stuff where there's no clear lead vocalist gets a little annoying at times. Helplessly Hoping was the one where I really grew tired of it and it's probably my least-favorite track here. I decided to listen to the bonus tracks and liked a lot of them better than the album proper. The version of Teach Your Children here is far superior to the one they recorded later. I'm torn between a strong 3 and a light 4, but I'll round up since there was nothing that I truly disliked and several moments I actively enjoyed.

Missing Young a bit, but this is still a classic.

second album to rate! nothing to do with the music at all, but i kinda love when bands name their first album the same as their band name, it's also my first time listening to them or even hearing about them, i'm listening to the first song as i write this and i lowkey feel like i'm gonna like this one more than the album i got on first day (don't wanna jinx it tho) first song (suite: judy blue eyes): i loved it!!!! i like long songs and i think it works very good as an opening to the album, tho i also think it could work too for the closing, it's very likely i'll download it after finishing the album second song (marrakesh express): i like it too! not as much as the first one, but it's very upbeat and it was good! third song (guinnevere): this one is a loooot calmer but i also liked it a lot! the lyrics are my fave so far, i love when songs' lyrics make you imagine scenarios and give you a nice message fourth song (you don't have to cry): i liked it too, another calm song and very nostalgic fifth song (pre-road downs): it's a nice song, not my fave tho sixth song (wooden ships): lord, this song is actually very poethic and worth an analysis, it's very very good and intentional with it's lyrics plus nice instrumental seventh song (lady of the island): this song is so so cute!! instant addition to my calm and lovely songs playlist eight song (helplessly hoping): actually bittersweet song, it's very lovely but you can tell from the lyrics that there's much to it than just that, again very poethic ninth song (long time gone): i swear to god, for their first album, the lyrics are very great! again loved the lyrics, the rhythm in this one is not my fave on this album but still does it for this song tenth song (49 bye-byes): nice rhythm and how dynamic it is, again liked the lyrics a lot, don't have complaints at all, it's just that some of the songs above this one were just better imo so, my final rating? if it could be possible, it would be 4.5/5!! for a first album, it's very great, both in lyrics and instrumental! i won't rate it 5 stars tho, but only bc i'll keep the 5 star rates to my faves, tho that could change with a few more listens very lovely album, i'm kinda glad this was my second one bc the first i got, while it wasn't a bad one, it wasn't my cup of tea either well, i ended up downloading the whole album, lmaooo, and for sure i'll be listening to it from time to time! pd: i'm so glad i didn't jinx it and actually loved it overall!

Enjoyed it. Not sure how often I would be inclined to listen to it though. 3.5

easy to listen to :) this is a good first impression of CSN especially since i’m not well versed in folk music still

Another classic album that despite your stance on music, you must appreciate for its significance. This was back in a time where you had to sing in tune in order to make harmonies and there are none better than CSN at acheiving this effect. This album is super laid back and you should be too

Приятный, дружелюбный и мелодичный фолк-альбом. Хочу выглядеть как мужики на обложке.

It sure is a trio

The opening suite was a very nice track to listen to. Over the first half a year of this challenge I’ve gotten quite bored of this style of music, but I actually quite like this one! Marrikesh express honestly reminded me of a mariokart track. I was listening to this while working so my review from here on is not that detailed. I thought this album was quite good! As I said earlier, I’ve gotten slightly bored of this type of music in this list, but this album had some really great moments and ideas! 4/5 ⭐️ 163/1089

Guess I’m trading out the balloon for a wooden ship for a while. Honestly, even without Y, CSN holds up to be a really good rock record. The songs are all very well done musically, with a lot of acoustic guitar and a hint of warm electric guitars over the mix. Along with CSN’s classic harmonies that are eponymous with pretty much any album associated with this collective. They also feel very homey, with a lot of songs being about love in some regard. Songs like Suite: Judy Blue Eyes and Guinevere, twi of the standouts on the album, both have to do with this subject, with Suite feeling very momentous, constantly moving with fast acoustic guitar, and Guinevere feeling more mellow with its softer layers of guitar. Other songs on the album like Wooden Ships and Helplessly Hoping are also standouts, with Wooden Ships feeling like a very big song with its unique electric guitar patterns, while Helplessly Hoping feeling more laid back, with Stills lamenting on a lost love. Overall, the dichotomy of this album is really what makes it shine, combining more mellow acoustic moments with driving 60s rock. A great album overall, now I’m gonna roll on and try to catch that sparrow.

cewl, wooden ships was a fave

Yesterday I had Stephen Stills' "Manassas" album, and it was much worse. Well, not really worse, but boring AF. This is much better.

Ooooh. Me likey. The Band as fuck

- I need this kinda album gold this week

Harmonies colliding as three distinct bands merge into one, creating a rich melange of perspective and music.

I liked it, especially the three part harmony singing.

Ótimo albúm de Blues. Não conhecia a banda.

Individually, great musicians, but not stars in their own right. Together, a supernova of musical talent that would become the bedrock for the next two decades of music. Then they added Neil Young. My appreciation for them has grown a lot in the past year or so. Stephen Still is probably the most impressive to me as a solo artist, but their music all together is really beautiful. Wish I could find guys to harmonize with like that. Again, have not listened to many of their full albums or deep cuts, and this was a really nice adventure.

Can’t listen to this without thinking of A Mighty Wind.

I assume I don't have to sell you on the greatness of "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" at this point. What I am going to point out is the conceptual weirdness of this album, with its exotic travelogues and, more fundamentally, its sense of rootlessness. I think these guys are basically trying to make an England, In All Its Englishness Album, but from the perspective of America - which of course, doesn't have medieval knights or tales of Albion to make recourse to. The Arthurian legends get invoked at least twice here, with only one of those invocations coming from the actual Brit in the group. The effect is nonetheless to attempt to imagine - usually successfully - a more naturally minded world to inhabit; even the technology on display - old trains, wooden ships - is basic and feels built into the world rather than imposed on it. And of course, if you're going to follow the Aeolian winds or whatever then some of what comes out is going to be scattershot; "Long Time Gone" takes too long to say too little (Crosby is the weakest songwriter in the group) while the gorgeous "Helpless Hoping" is over too quickly. Romantics are like that.

On the version I listening to they have Neil Young featured in one of the bonus tracks like some sort of MCU post-credit scene for the CSNY lineup which I find amusing.

Some all time greats on this album.

I gave Deja Vu a 5 because it's one of my top 10 records of all time. I love this album too, but it definitely doesn't get spun as often. It's lovely to hear these 3 voices coming together for the first time and geling to make that sound. I love how you can feel each of them, supporting each other on songwriting they bring to the table, David Nash's Guinevere, is a highlight, and Stills' Helplessly Hoping is a masterclass is 3 part harmony. The whole album is emblematic of the change between the optimism and flower power of the 60s (Marrakesh Express) and the darker time ahead in early 70s America (Long Time Gone). The only thing missing is Neil Yong!

Some nice songs. Marrakesh Express very well known. Came out when I was a teenager. Good album.

Good folk rock

So pleasantly surprised by this album, some incredible tracks and harmonies. Happy to of discovered the,

The second best album of the CSNY crew, behind 'Déjà Vu,' this classic album is tremendous for a chill day. If you enjoy white dad folk rock, 'Crosby, Stills & Nash' is for you. Top tracks: "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes," "Helplessly Hoping," "Marrakesh Express"

classic

8/10

In my mind, this is a "safe" album. I can always be in the mood for it, I can always find something I like in it.

pleasant, i'm getting serenaded by three people.

Pretty solid if you think of it as a run-of-the-mill folk rock album; disappointing if you perceive it through a “super group” lens.

Sooooo good

Some great songs on here

wait this is good woodstock where

A refreshing palate-cleanser after another Dexy's Midnight Runners slog. Hippie dope-smoking songs with with lovely harmony vocals. A classic, containing Suite Judy Blue Eyes, Marrakesh Express, Wooden Ships, Helplessly Hoping.

Curto demais eles. Já tinha 3 músicas desse álbum como favoritas. Eles tem um estilo muito único e reconhecível. Um supergrupo de gente foda, harmonia perfeita de vozes. Me dá uma paz e me faz pensar na vida a música deles.

Some really good songs on here from such an epic trio. Deja Vu such a better album from these dudes though. This still is great but I dont think it has as much reach as DV.

Easy acoustic listening sound. I enjoyed it even though it isn't particularly my style.

Suite: Judy is still the best CSN song, even though it was the first on their first album. Sometimes they devolve to a weak Simon and Garfunkel, but mostly they are an excellent group with some of my favorite songs. This album isn't as good as Deja Vu, but it is still amazing. 4/5

Wooden Ships was cool as hell. Disappointed that they only said bye-bye 5 times in a song called 49 Bye-byes. Would love to hear what these guys could accomplish with a 4th member to really flesh out this sound.

i think i’m too Young to really know about these guys… anyway, pretty solid work but spelling guinnevere like that gave me the ick, minus 1 star

Has some standout tracks on it. I enjoyed their take on Everbody's Talkin'. I thought that was a Harry Nilsson tune. Turns out that was a cover too of the original by Fred Neil. This is a great folk album. Not a genre I love on the whole but Crosby, in every group he's in, seems to be a master of choral harmony. He himself isn't a great singer but he may pan out to be, sneakily, one of the best accompanists to do it.

Excellent album. Lots of hits. Lots of other songs that are just great.

Every age of soft singer songwriters doesn't happen without this record right here. Well and also all of Neil Young, but without CSN, we don't get the gorgeous harmonies of modern folk and Americana, nor do we get the stomp-clap-hey progenitors of the 2010s. The only sad part is this album hits really hard up front but fizzles by the end - "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" is such a masterpiece that it's like the rest of the album is desperate to catch up. And to be fair to these three, I think they're better with Neil offering his songs and his slight edge; it just rounds out their sound in a way that this one still feels rough around the edges. But it's still a monster of a record.

first listen great stuff

Great album

Boygenius for boomers

me gusto bastante, disfruto mucho del folk rock de los 60/70 y este disco es perfecto. Debo destacarle particularmente lo complejo de los arreglos vocales, es excelente como se sincronizan las 3 voces y como se complementan en los coros en diferentes tonos, es impecable. muy recomendable, 4 de 5 para mi esta vez.

Good shit

This is another album from my father’s collection. I think suite Judy blue eyes was my favorite song when I was four. The thing is, it’s a great album for a child. But as an adult… well I find its treble harmonizations, renaissance imagery, and “folksy” efforts trite. I don’t know what to do. 3 or 4? Well I just have Justin Timberlake a damn 3 which he himself in no way deserved, but I respect production. And nostalgia. So 4 it is. Boolean rating: yes, very glad to hear this again.

An undeniable classic. The harmonies alone are worth placement here. Yes, these three were a mess personally (so much so that Neil Young of all people couldn't hang with them for long), but you cannot tell the story of music without CSN. All that said, this album itself is roughly half-banger classics and half totally forgettable filler. Influence 5. Hits 4. Quality 4. Intangibles 4. I am here for it, but later albums were even better 4.

3.5 - I expected this to sound more like Simon and Garfunkel, but found myself comparing it more to the Led Zeppelin.

Beautiful. Perhaps a little plain.

Très bonne musique de Crosby, Stills & Nash sur leur album éponyme. J'ai apprécié la mélancolie et les chants à base de vocalises - qui tend peut-être à me lasser cependant... Coup de coeur pour You Don't Have to Cry. À réécouter absolument pour éventuellement faire monter la note !

It was pleasant to listen

Helplessly hoping salió de la nada y no tuve otra opción más que llorar

Lovely harmonies

If you smile at me I will understand

bastantes lindas melodiass es tranquilo me gustó

I never listened to them before this list, but I really enjoy them, and their harmonies

Disco tranquilo, de sonido suave, muy disfrutable para escuchar tomando cafecito en la ventana en una tarde lluviosa . Diseño de portada: 3.5/5 → Diseño de portada muy de la época, tanto la fotografía como la tipografía, comunica poco, pero cumple correctamente. . Canciones favoritas: "Suite: Judy blue eyes", "Wooden ships", "Song with no words" y "Teach your children"

Some of the best harmonies around, and a style of music that I really enjoy. I wasn’t familiar with a lot of the songs but they were all well done and I’ll be listening to this more in the future.

It is decent. Not super amazing, but pretty good

The songs are well written and diverse. And the harmonies are exceptional. The beginning of the album though sounds to my ear a bit of a relic of its time. Very 60s with a lot of the tunes that could have been written and performed by The Beatles. But as the album progresses it becomes more settled and in my view more interesting. Perhaps because those tracks are a little more "country", which is this trios real strength. Guinnivere and helplessly hoping are stand out tracks for me.

Great harmonies, perfect record for a sunny, hazy day

Folky

Listened to this probably five thousand times in my dad's car when I was a child. Score is probably higher than it should be due to nostalgia but I love these songs so much

24/04/2026 The sort of album I have no issues listening to. Happy to have it on in the background. Spotify listeners: 2.6 million

I guess I hadn’t listened to this all the way through before. Songs were longer than I expected but very good. 4.5

Temones para estudiar o estar en una muy tranqui. 4,5⭐️. No le pongo 5 porque no escuche todo el disco y no lo escucharía en cualquier situación.

first time listening to this. I really enjoyed it, especially the ones that felt more like groovy nuggets, and the variety of lead vocals helps keep it fresh through the run time. obviously harmonies are always on point. but did they need to put their shoes on the couch? cmon now.

Really enjoyed this. I've listened to "Helplessly Hoping" like a thousand times since I first listened to it last week.

There have been a lot of albums that sound similar to this and you’d think a lot of my usual problems with those (everything sound the same, boring) would apply to this, but you’d be wrong. I loved it!

Country , folk

Pretty damn good

Ill be honest i zoned out on my first listen of this one. On my second listen, I enjoyed it quite a bit. I can give this 4 stars. The only thing that could make this album worse is if Neil Young joined the group. But that would never happen, right?

I find this album a lot more consistently good than Deja Vu and a lot less, uhh, edgeless. Or maybe that's just the lack of any songs as corny as 'Our House' and 'Teach Your Children.' 'Guinnevere' is fascinating and I love David Crosby .

nice

Smooth sound. Nothing jumps off the page but altogether very good and great songwriting

A warm, harmony-led folk rock record with clear songwriting, rich vocal blends, and a relaxed, intimate feel.

great album!

Ihhh, hvor det svinger! Så gode vibes fra en ubekymret verden Fandme behageligt produceret! De er fandme gode sammen!

Egentligt meget fedt.

Dejligt album - forestiller mig albummet kørende på pladespilleren i en gammel stue - boys udveksler røverhistorier og får et par flaskebajs

Smukt og uventet dragende. Men også lige på kanten af min musikalske komfortzone - og ved godt at det ikke er det, det handler om her, men jeg kunne godt savne bare lidt mere kant.

Better than Coldplay

Beautiful harmonies. More vibey than I remember. Cool album for 1969.

Quite progressive. Wooden ships was a favourite moment

May end up giving this a 5 later.

Similarly to what I wrote on CSNY album (Deja Vu), this kind of music is a perfect companion for a long road trip. I put this on recently driving 500kms with the sun setting behind me blinding me through the back mirror. The lack of Y in the band is definitely something that I miss strongly but I also felt that this rendition of Teach Your Children is more enjoyable. All in all, great album, exactly what I was looking for that day.

Hell yeah brother. Chill and sweet, vocally gorgeous. I really like this recording of Everybody’s Talkin’.

Nice. Calm, harmonious folk rock. This wasn't what I expected going in, but I would put this on again for sure.

Bien

3.8/5.

Excelente

Very very pleasant, might go back to it someday. Someday.

4/8

Classic!

Passing familiarity with some of the tracks on this, but was happy to listen to the rest of the album. Thought it would be a slog but found some good gems there.

No vocal blend has ever sounded better than this (though there are some that sound equally good). There are some absolute killers on this album: "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes", "Guinnevere", "Wooden Ships", "Helplessly Hoping", and "Long Time Gone" are all on my all-time playlist. The rest of the album is fine - not great, not terrible, but not up to the standards of the five mentioned above. Still, a 50% hit rate is fantastic in anyone's book. This album also made me realize what a really good bass player Stephen Stills is. But really, it's all about the harmonies; the way they sing "yesterday" in the last verse of "Guinnevere" gets me every time.

Just like Deja Vu...really wanted to give this a 5 and would have if it weren't for Graham Nash.

Anyone that has been following my reviews for some time now will know I have a sweet spot for a lot of the older "classic" Folk projects and albums in general. I don't know what it is but the simplicity mixed with the very soothing acoustic guitars always scratches such an itch for myself that I seem to always fall head over heels for. Crosby, Stills, & Nash's self titled debut is no exception to that rule as I had such a blast listening to this Folk Rock staple from 1969. Starting this album out with the 7+ minute Suite: Judy Blue Eyes was a ballsy move and one I think paid off in showcasing just what Crosby, Stills, & Nash were all about for not just this debut album but each of their respective solo careers. This album maintains a very consistent level of quality and songwriting that I really couldn't complain too much about as each artist got their own spotlight and very nice collaborative moments that showcase each of their talents in such telling ways. It isn't mindblowing but it is great all around, and I am never going to turn down something great like this.

Right on the cusp of a 5 this, the opening track is simply a masterpiece, and there’s some real gems hidden inside too