Crosby, Stills & Nash

I'm a sucker for harmony. And CSN

Une jolie découverte, que je pourrais réécouter avec plaisir!

Those 3 dudes are awesome and always sound powerful together.

Classic, but not their best. I'd listen to any song on this album on a day that ends in Y.

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This is such a great folk rock album! I found this really enjoyable, it makes for easy listening

Never properly listened to these guys but really enjoyed it. Very consistent and relaxly catchy songs. Would definitely listen to this again

Folk rock med et snert af psykedelisk. Guitaren, hamornika og vokalen gav det lidt væk, men det fik mig stadig til at overveje hvor jeg ikke tænkte det var country rock? i guess man bare langsomt at begyndte at blive god til at adskille det, selvom jeg har en ide om det ligger tæt op af hinanden. Jeg synes det er et virkelig godt album, men jeg synes bare ikke rigtig at jeg oplever det gør noget helt eksklusivt for mig. Der er nogle gang nogle skift i tempoerne og lyden som gør det spændende og lidt anderledes. Sådan lidt intimt. Jeg kan godt bare lide og vandre rundt til sådan en slags musik og bare lave lidt hyggeting. feks at skrive det her tekststykke. Eller tegne, eller skriver dagbog. Handle ind osv. Så jo det fik mig vel et eller andet sted hen og fik mig til at føle noget. Det skaber i hvert fald en stemning og et billede i hovedet man kan drømme sig hen i. Men der er bare stadig noget ved det, som gør at jeg ikke synes det er sådan mega specielt. men fuck det, det får 4 alligevel.

Consistent and beautiful

Know the name but never listened. Slaps. Reminds me a lot of the Paul Simon I like.

As an enjoyer of The Byrds and Buffalo Springfield, I've heard this album plenty before and it never disappoints. There's just something about the sound that brings me back to more care free times. Even without the sentiment, I think this is a great listen by talented musicians.

4/8

Song after song on this thing hit. The iconic vocal harmonies, the dated but warm production. Classic

Chill Middle American Music. Country

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Nunca entendí qué hacía el insoportable de Neil Young con su voz angustiosa cantando con estos señores.

Beautiful harmonies and a nice, instantly recognisable 1970's vibe. A bit reminiscent of Simon and Garfunkel, just a it weaker in the song-writing department, but with a bit more oomph (which is not that hard). I quite enjoy this but it doesn't move me, it's more background music for me. I'll give it a generous 4.

I could relax and listen to these beautiful vocal harmonies all day and not tire of them. Wonderful folk rock debut. Favorite track: Helplessly Hoping

I love folk rock and I love harmony, and this album has both. The harmonies are absolutely gorgeous, definitely the highlight of their sound. I think that the song instrumentals can be a bit too quiet, though. The songwriting is all great. I never really listened to very much CSN before, but this album definitely has got me interested, which means that it also works really well as a debut. 4/5

CSN-Y. Like if Beatles made an album without John Lennon. Still Great.

This is some certified soft rock! Didn‘t know it could get this groovy. One of the albums where I liked the bonus songs as well

Pretty cool

Yeah some 60s rock is always nice and chill

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Enjoyable harmonies and a few great songs. Lags a bit in the middle.

I did not expect to like this. This record is a warm blanket. I see myself sitting in front of a crackling fireplace, reading a book, drinking a cup of coffee, ... <<enter cliche here>>. 4/5

(Dwight Schrute voice) And they do, your parents, love you very much.

добро и уют, как будто приехала к семье. wooden ships, lady of the island, everybody's talking окутали меня теплом

Csn rocks

really been fucking with crosby stills and nash recently and this album was really good to listen to. 9/10

A nice album when the sun is shining. Perfect for relaxing and let it run in the background. I really liked it.

Good 60s folk rock.

Solid 60's hippy tracks. Suite Judy Blue Eyes and Wooden Ships are two particular favorites. Crazy how these guys all ended up hating each other.

No young

Final thoughts tonight: Crosby, Stills & Nash’s 1969 debut. It’s one of those albums that somehow makes me nostalgic for a time I wasn’t even alive. That’s the strange trick of music—you put on headphones, cue up Guinnevere, and suddenly you’re in the same room they were recording in. You can hear the air. It’s actual time travel. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes kicks it all off as a mini-epic, Wooden Ships sails you into a different world, Helplessly Hoping is fragile and eternal, and Long Time Gone feels like it could still be blasting out of any protest rally today. These songs were already near perfect, but when CSN took them on the road, they grew even bigger. By the time we got 4 Way Street, they weren’t just songs anymore, they were untouchable works of art. Not a bad debut, huh?

Very cool album. Diversity among songs. Folk plus? Rock folk with some studio effects but not overkill.

I enjoyed this album. Cool California sound with great harmonies and killer guitar licks.

Det är de stämningsfulla melodierna och de fina stämmorna som jag tycker om, men det blir också väl tillrättalagt. När Neil Young med sin röst ansluter får vi också sältan.

Sweet, late 60s original hippy vibes. Easy to listen to, but nothing really stands out for me on this. I feel they have their best work very much ahead at this point!

Listening to the remastered version and the completely isolated instruments in stereo is disconcerting.

Yeah, I liked that. It was very 60s but very gentle and nice, reminded me of Simon and Garfunkel. I dunno if I would listen to much more of them but it was a nice album. "Helplessly Hoping" I liked and it reminded me of the Byrds a bit (not too sure why) and then I looked it up and of course Crosby was in the Byrds. Songs I knew: Everybody's Talking

Loved the harmony on this album.

Great vibes. Never heard of them, but really liked their style.

Enjoyable listen! Love the vocal harmonies of these three across the whole thing. Guinnevere is such a beautiful haunting track, one of their best. 3.5 bumped to 4

I’ll admit I judged this unfairly before listening, actually really enjoyed

Better than I thought it was going to be. I was never a huge fan of the singles that I'd hear now and then, but listening to the entire album as an album was great.

Supergroups are a dime a dozen. Most don't offer much beyond a bit of novelty and some name recognition to help boost sales. A handful can really create something special and that's certainly the case with Crosby, Stills & Nash. Their debut brought their three distinct voices together in perfect harmony, and was very influential in setting the musical standards of the 70s. While The Byrds had already experimented with merging country, folk, and psychedelic rock, CSN really hit their stride here, creating a new sound for California. Personally I think they improved greatly by including Neil Young on their next album. But this debut was doubtless a great leap forward nonetheless.

Crosby, Stills, & Nash is a classic late-60s/early-70s band that has had some serious staying power and for good reason. Their music is incredible chill and, especially with their more political songs, still very relevant to today's world. In my opinion, only when they added Young and become CSNY did they truly eclipse what they were able to do as CSN.

230/1089 - I don't really get why Folk music is called Folk music. From my perspective as a Classical musician who's learning about "normal-people-human-music" (and having a lot of fun with this list!), I thought folk music was music passed down through traditions and cultures, usually vocal with accesably singable melodies like Greensleeves or Clementine. I learned later that what I'm thinking of is "traditional folk/classical folk," which is different from modern folk music but also doesn't seem to have any set in stone characteristics. Idk, genres are kinda weird to me as a concept. Anyways, this album had a pretty good sound but could benefit from variation. Lots of three part harmonies but not a lot of counter melodies or solos to change things up. Missed opportunities.

Great folk rock album, this baby hums all the way through. Definitely worth a listen if you're new to CSN/CSNY.

Really fun folk album to listen to. Something about their harmonization is really captivating.

I've hear Deja Vu a million times, but have somehow never actually listened to this album. Interesting hearing some very familiar songs, and some different versions of songs I already know.

Relaxing, bluesy, much more enjoyable than I anticipated.

Uma vibe meio bitus

Essential folk rock that still holds up.

8 / 10

like, listen again

Patient zero for the EZ-Mellow-Adult-Soft-Rock future of music. CS&N and later &Y were lightning in a bottle in terms of lyric, music, and harmony and their egos wouldn't allow that. Their brief time together brought us more great solo music also represented here, but this first album is chock full of hits and inspiration. 4/5

A full extra star for Helplessly Hoping

oh baby dem harmonies ❤️ there's a wee guitar harmonic in You Don't Have To Cry that tickles my brain, and the vocal harmonies in Helplessly Hoping are next level. Beaut album

Some really lovely songs in there

Lovely harmony

David Crosby, Stephen Stills, and Graham Nash were all established singer-songwriters in their respective rock groups before they came together, realized they all shared good vocal chemistry, and went on to form their own folk rock supergroup. I understand they would later bring Neil Young into the fold, but for the time being, this was Crosby, Stills, & Nash for their self-titled debut. If there's one song I immediately recognized from continued radio airplay, it was the opening "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes", such a pleasantly sprawling set of musical sections that elevated the subject matter of a breakup between Stills and his former girlfriend Judy Collins. As for the rest of the record, it boasts a rather pleasant-sounding folk-rock sound, with the expected vocal harmonies and bouncing guitar rollicks. It's rather evident that there is a certain degree of sophistication in the songcraft and production to bring about these popping melodies early on. Sure, at least half of the songs are about the various relationship breakups the band members endured up to this point, which can come off a tad single-minded. Thankfully, there are a few swerves in the lyrics that were appreciated, such as the vivid imagery of Nash's train ride on "Marrakesh Express", and especially David Crosby's penned songs that take the darker turns, like the apocalyptic scenery of "Wooden Ships" or the capturing of the counterculture clash on "Long Time Gone". At the end of the day, this was a solid debut record from one of the most revered supergroups that walked the earth. It's funny how such partnerships can work and endure.

Crosby, Stills & Nash’s debut brings together three songwriters into a Laurel Canyon supergroup, and the result is one of the defining folk-rock albums of the late ’60s. Their intricate vocal harmonies set a new standard, and the songwriting ranges from intimate ballads to richly textured folk anthems. At its core is 𝘚𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘦: 𝘑𝘶𝘥𝘺 𝘉𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘌𝘺𝘦𝘴 — a folk song in suite form that borders on prog-folk, ambitious yet deeply melodic. Warm, intimate, and beautifully crafted, this album captures the essence of the era’s folk music at its most sophisticated.

I really like this album. "Judy Blue Eyes" and "Marrakesh Express" are of course the standout tracks, but the whole thing is very listenable. I love their harmonies.

Crosby, Stills & Nash are like Bron, DWade & Bosh 😮‍💨

BEST SONGS: - Wooden Ships - Do for the Others - Everybody's Talkin'

cool

Reminded me a lot of Simon and Garfunkel

Bluesy, folksy classic rock with just enough variance and changes in timber tone, and tempo to keep me engaged the whole record. The twangy guitars interspersed with clean electrics were a vibe. The vocal harmonies were a bit cheesy throughout but weren’t totally off-putting and sometimes actually did add some depth. The middle of the record was its strength, I thought. It started off a little slow and ended on a downturn, but the middle was quite good. Overall, I liked it and might revisit some of the highlights. 7-7.5/10 Standout(s): Pre-road Downs Judy Blue Eyes

Quality grandpa music with really beautiful vocal melodies

It's good but the block harmonies make all the songs sound the same. I also wish they followed Graham Nash's pop instincts a bit more as Marrakesh Express is easily the best thing on here

Love the warmth and chilled harmonies. Not convinced that adding Young made them better, just different

I know this is a good album, great production, tunes and harmonies. But the times I've listened, I always think "okay I've had enough now". 3.5

soft 4. no neil, sad. solid songs. meshes together but not a bad thing, i like the sound overall.

The self-titled album with Young at the end of it didn't do it for me; this one did. I want to like Neil Young's music so bad, but he was clearly their weakest link. Too bad they couldn't remain Crosby, Stills, and Nash. These songs are well-written with some spunk to them. P.S. I hate how they don't use the Oxford Comma. Favorite Track: "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes".

I listened to the original release (10 tracks). Most of these songs are familiar to me, since they often are played on the radio. Classic CSN (before they added Neil Young). Above average.

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Nice bluesy country album. Glad there was no young in it.

Shame they had to go and add Neil Young. I think my impression of this album is improved by the fact I'm in the US right now.

Gratament sorpresa

Muy bueno. De lo mejor del folk clásico.

Love this album. Harmonies, guitars, Woodstock vibe. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes starts it off with a 7.5 minute surprising mix of instrumental global influences. Definitely echoes of Simon and Garfunkel but I don't mind that. Long Time Gone one of my favourites on the album and so is the classic Teach Your Children

no young in the mix yet but it'll do. Those harmonies hit different. fantastic. 90/100

Some nice harmonies & nice tunes.

classic

83% Best: Suite: Judy Blue Eyes; Marrakesh Express; Wooden Ships; 49 Bye-Byes Must-Hear? Sure

Very similar to Simon and Garfunkel in some regards, actually quite a nice album to listen to.

Great stuff.

Acoutic Classic! Some songs have a terrific bass line - Judy Blue Eyes and Long Time Gone. Favorite track: Helplessly Hoping other picks: guinnevere, wooden ships

A+ harmonies, real strong start to the album

Great timing for a road trip!

Ah, this is where The Byrds’ sound ended up when they went all country.

Okay... I think we've knocked on every door in Laurel Canyon. We can go home now.

I always liked this type of folk rock. Probably because it sounds like the type of music that I would always hear whenever we would have a backyard party at our house, definitely courtesy of my father. I like how for 60’s rock standards, none of the songs really meander endlessly to fill up to five minutes. Outside of Judy, most of the songs are nice and mellow and don’t overstay their welcome. Kind of see why my dad likes them so much. Favorite track: 49 Bye-Byes Other hits: Marrakesh Express, You Don’t Have to Cry, Lady of the Island, Pre-Road Downs, Helplessly Hoping, Long Time Gone

Great debut album

Really enjoyed this - particularly the tracks Judy Blue Eyes and Helplessly Hoping

the beatles never die, it reinvents itself

3.7 2x catch up 10/28

precious

One of the most famous supergroups, and a key album of the California sound.

Just some very easy listening with some great guitar work too. Very much of its time

Probably one of the best names for an album, just gets right to the point. I like CSN as the superfans call them, especially Marrakesh Express and hopelessly helping which we’re both on this album. The rest was pretty average though

What a great album. Love the mix of rock and folk and the voices are just sublime. A very relaxed album perfect for listening too in the garden on a sunny day, which it is..

Really happy to get this album! Such a fun listen.

Suite: Judy Blue Eyes // Wooden Ships // Helplessly Hoping // Everybody’s Talkin’ // 4.5/5

Pretty solid, lots of hits

total chiller album. Perfect for sitting on a porch or a rainy car ride. I forgot about the Nilsson cover on here. It's not as good as the original (how could it be?) but it's certainly a worthy cover. The original songs are nice too! Those harmonies... Favorite track: Everybody's Talkin'

Solid

Solid, melodious, harmonious.

Giving CSN (and Y) a proper go has been a true delight of this challenge so far. Stick those vocal harmonies straight into my veins...

was so lovely! will be relistening!

I like this, not something I would come back to all the time but it's easy on the ol' ears. 7/10

Nice.

"the Beatles meets Simon and Garfunkel" it is. It's a very nice, chill album of guitars and vocal harmonies.

There are songs I like a lot, but the others I find kind of dull. 4 stars or B.

The fact that this is the album with Helplessly Hoping on it meant that I knew it was going to be good. Was not disappointed. Great tunes all the way through.

While this is a lot softer than I usually enjoy, I cannot deny the quality in each song. I have a feeling my girlfriend will be keeping this in rotation for a long time too.

Vraiment très sympa, tranquille. On se régale pendant 52 minutes

Een paar echt goeie nummers en een paar minder goeie, maar over het algemeen een solide album

Good album throughout Standout songs: Wooden Ships Long Time Gone

I quite enjoy this, probably not a 5 but better than an 3...if only there was a number in-between the them. I found a few tracks a tad annoying but overall very pleasant easy listening

The songwriting and harmonies on this album are on another level. Songs like Suite: Judy Blue Eyes, Wooden Ships, Long Time Gone…they make me feel nostalgic for a time that was before I was even born. And then there is Helplessly Hoping with the alliterations in the verses and the building harmonies in the chorus…amazing stuff. I’m giving this a 4 only because there are a few tracks I didn’t connect with like the ones I mentioned earlier.

Standout Songs: Suite: Judy Blue Eyes You Don't Have To Cry Pre-Road Downs Wooden Ships Long Time Gone

I listened to the remastered version. It’s amazing how men from such different places in the world can make such pretty music.

Only heard Judy Blue Eyes from this album before. Oh yesssss, perfect soundtrack for a sunny day 4/5

Great harmonies. Duh

8/10

These guys could harmonise, way before the days of auto-tune!

Sweet

This wasn't bad! In fact, it was quite good!

Very pleasant!!

Beautiful voices and nice songs

no shocker that i love this one ... always loved the harmonies on this album... just good freakin vibes

Really enjoyed it. Perfect album with which to start the day.

Very good album, powerful harmonies and amazing guitar work. Not connecting enough with the lyrics to give it a 5 but very good.

Great album, have always enjoyed this one.

Back when cannabis was smooth and mild, and the dealers were genteel, ruthless hippies.

I've just been getting a steady list of solid 60's rock albums lately. 4/5.

Crystalline isn’t a word that should be used too often but these harmonies are. Suite and wooden ships are monster songs. Marrakesh less so. Peak hippy shit.

Fav: Suite: Judy Blue Eyes Least Fav: Lady Of The Island Just as good without Neil Young involved

Buenos tiempos de guitarra y reuniones campestres, cervezas y...Estuvieron siempre invitados

83/100. Crosby, Stills & Nash’s self-titled debut is a great, chill record, centered around themes of love and personal reflection. Their harmonies and songwriting shine, making this a very strong debut for these three legendary musicians.

Спокойный, приятный софт и фолк. Люблю такое. Познакомилась - раньше не знала их. Хорошки <3

I was expecting some kind of lame singer songwriter mostly acoustic thing, but this rocks. Vocal harmonies on point. Songwroting is fantastic. Great instrumentals. I would have mixed it heavier but there is a lot here. I hear a lot of what influenced some of my favorite artists. Potential to be a 5 but needs a lot more listens for that. 4.5, I round down. 1=Crap that shouldn't be here 2=I didn't like it but get why it's here 3=I thought it was ok or even like it, get why it's here, but won't revisit 4=I like it, will revisit 5=This is some of the best music I've ever heard and will continue listening to it

Classic

we are one person we are two alone we are three together we are for each other 😭😭😭😭😭😭 3.5 because i like deja vu better

Førstehåndsindtrykket var west coast Beatles men bedre. Virkelig godt album med variation, bliver et af sommerens albums

I liked it

This is a classic album from a classic era, with flashes of brilliance and flashes of "aww, that's a nice song." It's a testimony to the 60s, and to the talents of these three guys, that the counterculture could lie down so peacefully with more traditional sounds and sentiments. Still, as great as these guys are together I can't help but wonder what it would be like if Stephen drafted his former bandmate Neil Young to join the group. I think Neil would add just the edge needed to put them over the top. *** For brilliance, see: "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" and "Wooden Ships." For nice, check out "Helplessly Hoping." For a head-scratching "huh?" check out "Marrakesh Express" - why was this a single, exactly? Also, for purists OR those in a hurry... Note that the original track listing ended after 10 songs. The remaining 4 are bonus tracks.

This album is delight from the first notes of Suite: Judy Blue Eyes all the way to the end. And even though the album is a little uneven, it feels right, with the peaks hitting throughout at just the right moments. And, oh, the harmonies!

This is an amazing folk rock album! I love so many of these songs and am definitely listening to this album again. Such great voices and harmonies and the songs are catchy and gorgeous! I would 100% recommend this album to others!

More of the hipster avengers, before Young would join the crew, I assume. But I think I enjoyed this more than the 1970 Young featuring record. The simpler nature of the harmonies, playing, and writing made everything feel more personal and tranquil, like you're camping out in a small cabin with these three guys you found in the woods. You'll still get a groovy psychedelic cut here and there, like with 'Long Time Gone' and 'Wooden Ships', but from the very opening 'Suite: Judy Blue Eyes', the band makes sure to establish this very warm and cozy shell to encapsulate the listener in, and it works really well. Nothing here is abrasive; nothing strays too far from this pattern - it all just cruises by nicely and painlessly. Great listen.

Oh yea. This is great! These guys are so classic. Great harmonies.

A great collection of classy folk rock tunes. Nothing groundbreaking, but all the songs spark good feelings of nostalgia and comfort.

I know this one well. It's great to give it another listen. Great songwriting, incredible vocal harmonies, just beautiful textbook folk rock. Super influential, super great music. Wouldn't crack my personal top 100 probably though, so four stars.

Całkiem spoko. Dobrze się sprawdza do puszczenia w tle. Nie jest nachalna ale też nie jest porywająca.

8/10

chil

I appreciate how they “keep” their own sound but really the songs aren’t that distinct from each other, it’s really the songwriting that’s a little different. Not actually a bad thing I just expected something else. The harmonies and instruments didn’t help, the formula got a bit old fast but it works really well for a few tracks. OaARaT: 7.5/10, there’s some really good songs off it but, the album in general, it’s good, could be better.

Nice folk

Suite: Judy Blue Eyes

fuck it, we're putting 7 names on the bill

Lots of solid tracks here that I enjoyed listening to. The softer moments were the best ones, particularly Guinnevere. What a standout that one was! Very enjoyable all the way through.

8/10 Could use some Neil but we love some harmonious boys

Haven't ever listened to Crosby, Still and Nash before-- for some reason, in my head I had an expectation of more "rock". Enjoyed it though, kind of reminded me of Simon and Garfunkel but with slightly less interesting vocals.

Favorite Track: Marrakesh Express

Still no idea who these chaps are; never heard a note of this and I'm now convinced you're all making stuff up about remembering them. I quite like this one though!

Songs I’d already heard: Judy Blue Eyes New Faves: Guinevere; Wooden Ships

These guys immediately sounded so good harmonizing together that it's sometimes hard to remember that each of them were actually already established stars with other groups. Some beautiful, timeless stuff here.

It was good post sesh music

Great, chilled music, and nice harmonies

Favorite tracks: Judy Blue Eyes Marrakesh Express Helplessly Hoping

The harmonies! Suite Judy Blue Eyes is traditionally the song I first put on to try any new audio equipment, but I had never given the full album a listen. Solid but dated and a little messy and amateurish by modern standards.

1 extra star for the song Wooden Ships which is why the band Wooden Shjips exists

It was nice.

Une petite douceur, avec quelques excellents trucs. 1 point de moins pour les harmonies en mode Simon & Garfunkel qui deviennent vite relou.

I love Helplessly Hoping. I can now appreciate how great they individually are as musicians. Certainly not my go-to for music, but I greatly apprecaite it.

Some absolute all timers and some a little more boring but a classic for a reason.

I discovered this album in university and still listen from time to time. Suite Judy blue eyes is an unreal opening song on a debut album and always reminds me of them at Woodstock. Fantastic.

great album overall. my favorites are guinnevere, wooden ships and long time gone. 3.8/5

It was pretty good, there’s a reason these three sound so good together.

significantly better than the csny album or any of the solo albums i've heard from them

Classic album. Suite Judy blue eyes and helplessly hoping are all timers but I hadn’t really heard much of the rest of the album. The spectrum spans classic 60s rock with warm guitar tones to folky acoustic tracks like wooden ships. The latter really reminded me of Simon and Garfunkel. Overall a fun listen and not too long.

3.75 star so im rounding up. Didn't grip me bit I don't hate it

Random thoughts: * Suite: Judy Blue Eyes is underrated. What a great tune! * I don't love Marrakesh Express but apparently it was the hit song off this album. * I didn't realize that Everybody's Talkin' is a cover song. The Harry Nillson version feels so definitive. * Weird to hear an early version of Teach Your Children. The CSNY version is the one we all know.

Кантри поп, лёгкая, под фон хорошо, некоторые песни оч красивые 7/10

Always enjoyed Suite: Judy Blue Eyes in particular. Even the Spanish gibberish at the end. The singing's excellent on the entire album.

I've never heard of these guys so it was nice to listen to something new. Feels very folksy. Reminds me of the Beatles with a cross of like Simon & Garfunkel. I enjoyed the album.

1969, this album is exactly what beckons the sounds of the late 60's. Harmony and jammin with social presence. The Byrds x Buffalo Springfield

Certainly one of the greatest singing groups of all time. Perfect harmonies and while I dint think all the sings in this recording are classics, I like it enough to give it an overall rating of a 4.

I really enjoyed this record. Perfect for sunny days. I wanna go on bike rides while listening to this. Fav songs : Marrakesh Express & Hopelessly Hoping

Familiar with many of these songs, which shows how classic they are.

So many hits...classic album from that era.

Harmonies are unparalleled

Harmonies, harmonies, harmonies!

Also team harmonies

would i actively listen to this? no. did i surprisingly REALLY like it? YES!!!! this was such a cute lil album and was lowkey peak 60’s music. i don’t really have much to say about this one, it was pretty straightforward. country meets rock. 4/5!

I was not expecting to like Crosby, Stills & Nash because I assumed they would sound similar to The Band (who I despise) and because of their affiliation with Neil Young (who I also despise). Wow was this a pleasant surprise!

Albumi #179, 18.03.2025 Crosby, Stills & Nashin debyyttialbumi vuodelta 1969. Hyvän meiningin folk rockia. Lauluharmoniat tuovat mieleen Simon & Garfunkelin ja sävellyksellisesti tämä albumi on takuulla viitoittanut mm Fleet Foxesin tietä.

3.75/5 nice chill album, enjoyed it

Always confuse this with CSNY but this is also a bona fide classic

Childhood memories of parents playing

Folksy

A masterpiece.

One of the best folk rock albums out there. I'm a sucker for good vocal harmonies, and this is full of them.

This album is pure 60s folk-rock bliss, drenched in rich harmonies and mellow, sun-drenched melodies that practically radiate flower power. The vocal blend of David Crosby, Stephen Stills, and Graham Nash is undeniably gorgeous, creating a lush, peaceful atmosphere that makes tracks like Suite: Judy Blue Eyes and Helplessly Hoping feel timeless. The instrumentation is warm and intricate, balancing acoustic delicacy with moments of electric energy, and the production has just the right amount of polish to let everything breathe. It’s an album that feels both deeply personal and effortlessly expansive, capturing a moment in time when music was all about harmony—both musically and ideologically. And yet, something about it just feels like it’s missing that extra spark to push it into masterpiece territory. Maybe it’s the absence of Neil Young, whose grit and unpredictability might have added just the right amount of tension to offset the smoothness. The songs are undeniably beautiful, but they stay very much in the same mellow lane, never quite taking the risks that could have elevated the album further. Still, for what it is—a dreamy, impeccably crafted folk-rock record—it’s hard to fault it too much. It’s lovely, lush, and deeply soothing, even if it feels like it’s just one ingredient short of being truly legendary.

More of a steely dan guy tbh

This is a very warm feeling psych album. I'm hearing lots of different influences in there all from bands that I enjoy. I also realized that Wooden Shjips got their band name from the song Wooden Ships on this album.

Ah yes, the days of great harmonies and beautiful lyrics. Just like Simon & Garfunkel, these guys had a great connection for beautiful music.

Wasn't expecting a whole lot going into this but I enjoyed it much more than I thought I would which was a pleasant surprise Standout tracks are Marrakesh Express and Long Time Gone

beautiful! a few remarkable songs, I will listen to this again for sure :)

A perfect album. The California sound long before The Eagles, Jackson Browne, etc. claimed it as their own (or at least Rolling Stone magazine did) & years before Mick Fleetwood discovered a young Stevie Nicks & her moody boyfriend, started selling millions of albums & every lifeform under 30 fell in love with Stevie Nicks. Some absolutely perfect songs (the first 3 songs on the album are nearly as perfect a trio as any 3-song album opener has ever been) but the harmonies got on my nerves- I don't know why as I adore The Beach Boys and harmonies in general but by the end of side two, I was feeling a tad violent. Is there such a thing as too perfect? I don't know. Maybe but likely there isn't, 'Pet Sounds' is absolutely perfect and almost as good as The Beatles at their very best but I digress. I want to give it five stars, I get how massively important this album (came out in the summer of 1969) was/is in shaping the music of the 1970s (at least in North America) but likely due to my own short comings I can't. I rated Tracy Chapman's debut album five stars yesterday & frankly this album is way better but IMO a 5-star album shouldn't get on your nerves, and it certainly shouldn't make you feel violent. I feel like an asshole or like that Robert Christgau fellow. Same difference- I guess.

-1 full star for musical quality. -1 half-star for catchiness. -1 half-star for a good mix of different song types. -1 full star for interesting lyrics. -1 full star for innovation, no one sounded like these guys except The Byrds at their time. Overall: 4 stars.

cool

Wonderful

Eine Supergroup, die zufälligerweise entstanden ist aus Musikern von The Byrds, The Hollies etc. Traten am Woodstockfestival auf. Der Vietnamkrieg war ein grosses Thema. Stills spielte fast alle Instrumente ein, daher waren für Liveauftritte Gastmusiker nötig. Folkrock mit mehrstimmigem Gesang, feinem Gitarrenspiel.

Sehr höchs vieri für mich. Es isch mega schön, wirds no paar mol lose.

ohni young?? wow die singed so schööön zemeee. bass super. orgelgiti au. düdüdüdü mega nice. ich ha e sehr gueti ziit. marrakesh express ebe au fire. sehr cool ha gmeint meh orientalism aber super. guinnevere seeehr schön sie singed würkli krass guet zeme. you dont have to cry isch wieder suuper mega simon garfunkel? hammer. wooden ships sehr speziell mit hallou etz singi rechts und etz links hallooou. okay nai die dumpf gitarre isch cool es tönt suuuper. helplessly hoping isch seeehr cool. long time gone INSANE bass WHAT. das isch sowas vo es vieri.

I enjoyed this, the three of them are great songwriters and performers

all great great songs

****An excellent album

Nice album

Фолк-рок с ароматом психоделии конца 60-х. Guinnevere прекрасная песня. Альбом захватил по мере прослушивания.

Kósý.

Quite good! Softer than I expected. Nice vocal harmonies. 3.75

How have I never heard this before???

Suite: Judy Blue Eyes. Extra special.

Love the harmonies. There's northing like Suite: Judy Blue Eyes. Liked Songs Added: Suite: Judy Blue Eyes Wooden Ships Helplessly Hoping Long Time Gone

8 Thoroughly enjoyable folk-rock with wonderful harmonies. Best track: "Helplessly Hoping" Mellow. Melodic. Reflective.

7/10

Gives off a very 70s vibe, like something you would listen to on the radio while you're playing with those old types of action figures. It gives off this nostalgic vibe, if anything their sound somewhat reminds me of New Order but more positive. Guess I could also compare it to the Beatles or Billy Joel, that style of music. The only critique that I had with the album is that the songs are somewhat blended together, if you told me to pick a favorite song out of the album I probably would choose Song with No Words, cuz it has no words. Their writing isn't bad or anything, Teach your children has a good message and you can understand it if you listen closely to the lyrics, but I can't think of any other standouts. Overall it's a pretty nice listen, highly suggest it if you're a Beatles or Billy Joel fan, or if you really enjoy 70s music.

Absolutely gorgeous. Sounds incredible soft to the ears. What a pleasant experience!

There are some really good tracks in here- a bit samey in places and understated but a real slow burner. Some really lovely songs.

You know you’re in safe hands with Crosby, Stills & Nash. Polished, great songwriting and lovely harmonies.

A good album, I like Suite: Judy Blue Eyes and Long Time Gone the most. But overall a great listen and a fun music style.

Love the harmonies. Very American sounding. I hear where fleet foxes might get some inso from guinnivere. Lovely album, sounds like home.

Unparalleled sense of harmony. Glad I got to see them live at Lincoln Center years ago.

It’s good! Good tunes, good performances. I’ll need to listen to this one more, but it’s staying in my library for sure. And it’s a must-listen, if nothing else, due to the introduction of three great songwriters. M-L #68.

Our group has been shitting on the various CSN/etc albums because it seems like there are just too many of them in the 1001 list. But I'm a sucker for the harmonies this trio puts together. I marked 4 songs from this album as favorites, so that's good enough for a 4-star: "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes", "Helplessly Hoping", "Song with No Words", "Everbody's Talkin".

27/1001 Crosby, Stills & Nash’s debut album is such a pleasant listen. It’s combination of folk and rock is truly inspired with classics such as Suite: Judy Blue Eyes and Helplessly Hoping clinging to the more folksy end of the spectrum, while outstanding tracks like Long Time Gone and Wooden Ships let’s the guitar be more in focus, it just mixes and combines so well. 4/5

Holds up quite well. I would have been super into this when it came out

Despite CSN (and Y, after this album) being one of my dad's favorite bands, I can honestly say I've never sat down and listened to an entire album of theirs from start to finish. Unsurprisingly, I knew quite a few songs on this one, and obviously I'm well acquainted with the sound. Still, I was pleasantly surprised how good this album is. I don't think it's necessarily a masterpiece, but it's very good musicianship with some great guitar playing, interesting rhythms, and nice harmonies (though not as masterful as some make them out to be). Overall a very solid album that was heavily influential and deserving of being on this list.

Pretty good, first experience with a late 60s album

Very relaxing and easy to listen to, liked it a lot despite it not being my cup of tea. It's a warm and melancolic album.

Enjoyed listening to this

Unfortunately has the 60's Stereo Curse, but otherwise is some pretty decent folk rock, according to Wikipedia. 4.5 bumped down to 4.

So dreamy :)

Unique rock sound, great first time listen. Not extremely impressive though

Classic album that we all grew up listening to. This album is a solid seven. But don't you ever ask why, if I told you, you would cry. So just look at the score and smile ...

Didn't know about the 70s movement of softer and quieter rock music, I'm a big fan of soft rock as opposed to the heavier and louder rock and roll genre. Easy listening, but faded into the background while I was working

Love it

Hmm, I took a short break from this project over Christmas- too many people around to listen properly. Then the first three days back it’s: Day 1 - Neil Young (On the beach) Day 2 - Joni Mitchell (Blue) Day 3 - this If I get a Dylan album tomorrow I’ll start making a tin foil hat… I quite liked this. First listen I included the bonus tracks from the remastered, but they add very little so hide them after that - certainly I much prefer the Beautiful South version of Everybody’s talkin’. It’s certainly a better album with those hidden. I particularly liked Wooden ships, Long time gone, and 49 bye-byes, but there’s lots of decent stuff here. Not quite a five, but close. It’s going to be Dylan isn’t it?

Ok. I knew the first two songs for sure. And I’m surprised how much I recognize of the other songs. I know I know the name wooden ships, but this song is not ringing a bell. I get that this album is a big deal. But listening now I realize I’ve heard it all at some point. It’s the soundtrack to the end of the 60s. So many of these songs were played for me by other people. This album really had a huge impact on people. The last song, “49 bye-byes” is really great.

classic beauty

Love their music

It’s good

The folk supergroup playing great songs in 3 part harmony. You'd have to have a heart three sizes t small to hate on this.

Damn, Neil Young is what makes this band worse. I don’t agree with the amount of albums on this list that feature one of these four guys, but this is the best one we’ve had so far. A pretty damn good album to listen to and have play in the background. Has just enough standouts to keep you interested. I would assume their other albums without Neil Young will be on the list and I’m honestly excited for them.

This is what Fleet Foxes wanted to be

Severely underated album

This cover photograph captures a candid moment of musical camaraderie, with the band casually seated on a weathered sofa that epitomizes the late 1960s aesthetic. The cover's strength lies in its unpolished authenticity - an impromptu snapshot that feels genuine rather than staged. While not a groundbreaking design, the image effectively communicates the band's laid-back folk-rock spirit. The muted color palette and relaxed positioning create an intimate mood, though the composition lacks the visual complexity of more sophisticated album artwork. It's a charming representation of the era, striking a balance between documentary-style photography and artistic expression. Album artworks rated: 23/1001 Music's fine

Wasn't expecting much from this one. But I really enjoyed it. I think I prefer CSN to CSNY. Great vocals and the music was good throughout. I'll be back to listen to this album.

Good songs to chill with Beatles vibe. Not so electric, it feels nice and good

Good album

Decent album! 4/5

Santa was good to me! I was happy to again hear this masterclass of fantastic songwriting and harmonies. The doo-doo-doo-doo-doo’s from Suite: Judy Blue Eyes stuck with me for hours afterwards. Helplessly Hoping has got to be up there with the greatest songs of its genre. A truly wonderful album.

Massivly satisfying debut from the harmonious trio. It may sound dated, but it's a lovely thing.

Solid album from a solid band. Another album that's been on heavy rotation in my vinyl collection.

While Laurel Canyon birthed CSN's sophisticated debut, its true spirit found me thousands of miles north, where their pristine harmonies perfectly scored a winding drive through Donner Pass and Tahoe's alpine grandeur.

After listening to a CSNY album, I can hear why these guys and young were better off doing their own thing. This is a lovely album with great harmonies.

4.5

folk music sounds so good when you ain’t got a bitch in ya ear impersonating carl wheezer…no but seriously this was great. very touching. i like that a bunch of the songs are sexy, only with a kind of sly, subtle tone. i think it's funny and very of the time but in a nice way. and i like the lyrics very much. fav tracks: suite judy blue eyes; guinnevere; song with no words

Oops I forgot to write my review and give it a rating when I actually listened to it and now I forgot. But I remember enjoying it very much and finding it very pretty. Fav tracks: Guinnevere, Pre-Road Downs, Everybody’s Talkin’, Teach Your Children

En favvo

Alltså skivan är ju värd högt betyg bara för Everybody's Talking! Hade inte hört orginalet förut. Sen är ju den härligt avslappnande inställningen till inspelnings situationen befriande i dessa tider av perfektion. 4

Nice

4.75

Easy to listen too, like a familiar piece of cozy clothing. First song is the most interesting and best.

Pretty good. I’m pleasantly surprised how much I enjoyed this. This album probably sounds great on a good stereo.

Soo good! Beautiful harmonies and complex arrangements, very nice stuff.

Suite Judy Blue Eyes is a 5+ Star song. I used to hate it, but now it’s a favorite. The rest of this album is very good, but too same-y for 5 stars. Deja Vu blows this overall album out of the water.

Pretty good overall. Chill. Their harmonization is incredible.

Love the vocal harmonies. A bit slower paced than I generally prefer, but objectively very good.

Chill, pleasant folk music. Stand-out: Marrakesh Express

It's a fine older album. Not my favorite but still solid enough.

A good album. Solid instrumentals and a few that stuck with me. I didn't love the vocals, but they weren't negatively impacting my enjoyment of the album. 'Wooden Ships' was my fave here.

I always think I don’t like this trio (unless Neil is involved) but this is a great album. The hits are timeless classics that I’ve known since childhood. Even the deeper cuts are really interesting. I don’t always respond well to the three-part harmony on the vocals, but I have some respect for it. Hard to dislike this honestly

I am a sucker for a glorious harmony and this has them by the sackload. If they'd kept up the standard of the first couple of tracks, it would undoubtedly be 5 stars, but drops down to a 4 as there's some filler here for sure.

Very soothing to the soul

Yup, nice and simple, had this on in the car and enjoyed it

Erg nice. Zit veel variatie in, ook in de nummers zelf. Paar nummers aan m'n playlist toegevoegd. Zeker nog een paar keer opzetten komende tijd. 3.5*

Een 4 voor de klassiekers

It's really unusual for me to love music that is this down tempo this much

This one’s about mood and harmony, which they hit. Didn’t set my world on fire but I did enjoy listening to it.

I knew the popular songs and those are great. There is a distinctive sound to them that is easy to enjoy. When they go solo, it seems to lose that special sound that makes them distinctive and listenable. It is certainly a time capsule of the time it was written and performed. I like the sound, but don’t know that another album would benefit this list. This could probably be enough.

鄉村開車的感覺，喜歡Guinnevere跟the lady on the island.

Really a 3 star album but I'm giving an extra star for not having Neil Young on the album.

Something about this was appealing to me. Just a generally nice vibe from this album.

Classic album for a reason. All of these guys could sit down and write a song, then they could all get together and play the shit out of it. So many songs on here are now embedded in the American music vernacular. More of a showcase than an album statement but, damn, as a group debut it's pretty awesome.