Reviews (page 6 of 14)
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.
Well aware of these guys, where's Young? Listened once this morning, and it's not bad at all, several songs stuck out at first a bit like "Helplessly Hoping" and "Long Time Gone". But so far seems like fairly average, above average folk rock, really reminds me of Neil Young's 70s albums even though, funnily enough, he has not joined this group at this point in time. All in all I am thinking this is good but not overly great, quite easily 3.5/5.0 but I will round down to 3 stars.
Ok behageligt. Helplessly hoping og sidste nummer var go'e
Slow jazz good for cafes not my style though
This gives me The Beach Boys leave the beach and head to a cult in the woods. It's well done musically, but it doesn't make me want to listen to get it again. It does make me want granola though on a parfait.
Very Simon and Garfunkel as noted, with a great tracks showcasing the harmonies that, I believe, they were famous for. Was a bit twee/whimsical in parts and their cover of Everybody's talking can't hold a candle to Nilsson's- but a little research showed it was released the same year so guess it was bad timing. Looking forward to abit more of the political stuff and Neil Young getting involved.
As i age,i see myself liking more and more and appreciating folk rock especially from that late 60's-70's era. It's this warmth.. This playlist really opens and expands my ears(that i thought there were already there). With that said i really enjoyed this album. Favourite songs: Carried away, Cathedral(has unexpected swifts and a fantastic atmosphere my top favourite), Dark star it's just magical and hypnotic with amazing keys and bongos, Just a song before i go instantly got me with it's amazing lyrics and last song of the album I Give You Give Blind not only slows down but it's fluid with great messages and energy! it's a 3 stars for me cause at times it is too slow for me and the way one of the lead singers sings in some songs really ruins the atmosphere.
Can't distinguish between individual songs. Individually soothing but gets kinda samey by song three or four. Did not finish.
1. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes - 4 Cookie cutter song. Nothing overly fantastic about this track will make me play it again a second time. Not a fan of the vocals or their sound except for the part right around three and a half minutes in. The choir-like signing doesn't strike a big cord with me. 2. Marrakesh Express - 5 Lyrically a joy the song is a lot of fun but instrumentally it has not stood the test of time. The sound is defintiely of it's era but for me, not fantastic. 3. Guinnevere - 6 Guitar sounds so lovely on this track. Again I'm not huge on the sound of the vocals, but it's the guitar that I really enjoy on this track and it is fantastic. 4. You Don't Have to Cry - 5 Lyrically very strong. Instrumentally it's somewhere between Judy Blue Eyes and Guinnevere. Not a bad track. 5. Pre-Road Dawns - 4 The main guitar on this track is superb. Intro is absolutely outstanding. Lyrics are very boring and vocally sound very unpleasant. 6. Wooden Ships - 4 Another track with an excellent guitar sound and some amazing solos on it. Bass is also really good as a compliment. Could do without the rest of the stuff on the track however. 7. Lady of the Island - 1 Nothing about this track is appealing. The vocals nor the lyrics. It's a slower, lighter song so there's not much in the way of instrumentals to even critique. 8. Helplessly Hoping - 2 Vocally not great. The guitar sounds lovely but it's the only instrument on the track. 9. Long Time Gone - 5 The verses sound fantastic vocally before the chorus is the opposite end of enjoyment. The tune is a bit catch though and overall it's not a bad track. Pretty middle-of-the-road stuff. 10. 49 Bye-Byes - 2 Not a great track to end the album off with. It's just not got enough in there that I enjoy on any aspect of the composition. Average Rating: 3.80 Adjusted to 5-Point Scale: 1.90 Rounded Up: 2 Stars
Incredible vocal harmonies by the CSN fellers. "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" will always remind me of my mom.
Technically good, but not really great in any way.
Harmonies, California, '68-69, Laurel Canyon, what's not to like? Fav track: 49 bye-byes
Naj naj naj 😍🫶🏻 apsolutno obožavanje! 5/5, 9.5/10
Gentle. Very rambly. Like Simon and Garfunkel without the choruses. Quite liked the last song.
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.
Crosby, Stills, and Nash are highly regarded in music, but I've never had anything that made me do a deep dive. Now that I've listened to this album, I can officially say I'm a fan. Great vibes, very soothing. Similar to the Eagles in some fashion, great harmonies. I'll probably throw this album into a playlist for normal rotation.
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 know its a classic, but its just okay to me.
One of my all time favorites. Love Neil Young but prefer CSN without him.
This was fine.
3 1/2. I think I will like it more once I hear it a few times.
Classic!
I’ll admit I judged this unfairly before listening, actually really enjoyed
only because I want to give a 3.5
Good for the three main singles (suite judy blue eyes, helplessly hoping and wooden ships). Otherwise, feels a bit too much like Simon and Garfunkel . Also teach the children is a better song with Young also accompanying.
I can really only handle so much CSN and then it’s time for not CSN
"Suite Judy Blue Eyes" is a classic. "Wooden Ship" though? Lowkey might be the best song on the album. The rest was decent folk rock.
This is a really solid album. They were all very established musicians so I don't know if it counts as an incredible debut album, but Judy Blue Eyes, Wooden Ships, and Helplessly Hoping are all great songs. This and Deja Vu is about as good as they get and later in life they all kinda sucked. Neil Young was the best part of them once he joined but this is still worth being here. Great instrumental work and harmonies.
I started the day by listening to the wrong album, CSN from 1977 and I was prepared to give that 5. I've corrected and switched to the proper album. I never understood. I judged the book by it's cover. Without ever listening to them I assumed they weren't for me. After a day full of 2 different Crosby, Stills & Nash albums, these guys put out a solid product. The production on this album is so good. The dynamic mixing, head phones, come on. Makes one question why more music wasn't mixed like this. I wish I had heard this sooner. The 1977 album CSN is pretty good also.
I mean, it was good. I think it’s just not for me. I do enjoy their album CSN (1977), so I thought I’d like this one but I just got bored. Few good songs on it, but at this time in my life, none I’d replay.
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.
Classic sound of the 60s.
Pretty unremarkable, easy listening.
Absolute classic — some of the best vocal harmonies in rock music.
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.
I am 78 years old This album was a highlight of my youth. Every cut a winner
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.
Wenn man solche Musik mag, bestimmt gut. Ist nichts für mich, aber in Ordnung. Wenigstens war Neil Young nicht dabei.
Kinda boring but a nice morning album
Fine, more dudes on guitars today, fun music but ready for something new
Pure west coast
I'm sure it's great but not for me
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.
What a funny coincidence! I've had Judy Blue Eyes stuck in my head all day, and now I generate this. That first track alone is enough to earn the album 4 stars, and the question is now about whether the rest of the album does enough to get that fifth star, and I believe it does. Great harmonies, influenced the Dead, and close to the pinnacle of this sort of Folk Rock scene. Favorite Track: Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
Abstract. Kinda silly but also trying to be deep. Poetry more than hooks. Not elevator music but not really sing along music as it’s unpredictable. Meh.
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.
Ngl I listened to it three or four times and none of the songs were memorable
Meh.
It was okay, kinda soothing
This is a perfect folk-rock album. No further notes.
Uma vibe meio bitus
soulful and sweet but i still don't get the hype behind david crosby
Essential folk rock that still holds up.
definitely a mellow 60’s vibe (love a tasteful rock organ). don’t hate it but need to be in the right mood for it. looked up their official instagram profile and they have 583 followers LMFAO. favorite song: wooden ships
8 / 10
Crosby, Stills & Nash has a name more like a law firm than any other band I know. Unrelated: this album is pretty good. There’s a mix of great folk rock songs, and some I just don’t really care about. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes, Guinnevere, You Don’t Have To Cry, Wooden Ships, and Helplessly Hoping are all pretty excellent songs. Marrakech Express is fine, but it gets a little grating. Pre-Road Downs has some cool psych stuff, but isn’t a highlight either. And a lot of the rest is just kind of whatever to me. But I am glad I heard this in general.
Hmm, I guess it just missed me.
nice harmony misses Mr Young's grunge on some tracks
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
Where. Tf is neil
Not a fan
Those harmonies are ridiculous
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
Samey, strummy, denim-clad dullness. Marrakesh Express is quite fun though.
Some really lovely songs in there
They must have got such a buzz out of singing so perfectly in harmony, great album, really flows along nicely and effortlessly. Helplessly Hoping is such a breath-taking love song, always stops me in my tracks - worth the 5 just for that track.
Lovely harmony
Pas mauvais mais pas transcendant
Love it. But the Dejavu in total is my favorite of CSN(Y)
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.
An average ending to an average week. I didn't receive a single 4-star or higher album. "Self-Titled" has some good moments, like the first song. The fact that there are 3 famous, talented musicians on this album is fantastic. I hope I get a better week this time. 3 stars for "Self-Titled".
Dang I love Stills so much but this isn’t great. It’s good just not as compelling as Stephen.
Ett album som växer på mig ju mer jag lyssnar på det! Och som belönar aktiv lyssning. Har lite svårt för den här erans "California-sound", då främst all stämsång, men ju noggrannare jag lyssnar på själva musiken, själva hantverket, desto mer uppskattar jag varje enskild låt. 'Suite: Judy Blue Eyes' beskrivs ju som ett mästerverk, men är i ärlighetens namn lite trist. Den byte skepnad fyra gånger, men kommer aldrig riktigt igång. Kanske behöver den ännu noggrannare lyssning. Hitmässigt är istället 'Helplessly Hoping' en otroligt vacker liten låt. 'Wooden Ships' är fantastisk, speciellt andra delen med sina mjuka gitarrsolon mellan varje vers. Fastnar även för 'Guinnevere', som har ett lite mystiskt och suggestivt sound, den sticker ut på det sättet. Betyget hamnar så nära en fyra man kan komma! Bästa låt: Helplessly Hoping
Not my type of music. That said, I enjoyed listening to it. ★★★
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.
Слухали сольне, тепер спільний альбом. А далі ще мабуть буде КСН енд Янг. Не знаю, це класика, не можна сказати що тут щось не так. Але я таке майже не слухаю, тому суб'єктивно вище 3 поставити не можу.
Accidentally left this on at work when I disconnected my headphones, so my computer has listened to it approximately 10 times. I however, enjoyed the single time I listened to it.
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.
Não é muito meu estilo de música, prefiro um pouco mais agitada
Crosby, Stills & Nash are like Bron, DWade & Bosh 😮💨
For me, a 3 star means OK/Good. Not offensive, but as an album to session in one sitting, not quite a 3. Have listened twice now, no need to listen again.
CSN are always an enigma to me. To me they represent the transition period from the folk-rock era into the yacht-rock era. As a result, they can be a little bit hard to read. This album leans heavily in the folksy direction. There's some decent folk tunes on this one, but the ones that lean more into classic rock vibes are my favorites here. Pre-Roads Downs, and Wooden Ships were my favorites after the first listen.
That was... alright, I guess. Not great. The "Song with No Words" absolutely should have had words - that was ridiculous and I never want to hear it again.
BEST SONGS: - Wooden Ships - Do for the Others - Everybody's Talkin'
cool
tired of 60's folk rock
i liked it but not really my entire vibe
If I wasn't committed to trying to expand my music knowledge I wouldn't have made it past the first song on the album. Remains to be see if I can finish the rest of the songs
Mange i starten var rigtig gode. Sangen uden ord var nok min yndlings. Lyttede det igennem to gange, kunne rigtig godt lide det anden gang, men der er lidt nogle meh sange i midten. Men smule for langt.
Boring as fuck
This album reminds me why Neil Young is my favorite of this act and its associated spinoffs. They really miss his grit. Of course, their harmonies are amazing, but there is a certain rawness missing without young. A lot of these songs are popular classic rock fair, and for a reason.
Too folksy hippy for me
Marakesh express was my favourite song off the album but wouldn’t listen to it again
Reminded me a lot of Simon and Garfunkel
Its fine, some tracks are lovely others are sent me to sleep because they were boring
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
Recognized a few songs, still better than with young. But a lot of them sounded samie which is fine but I was hoping for a little more variation on the songs
Quality grandpa music with really beautiful vocal melodies
loooooove
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
They never learn.
Love the warmth and chilled harmonies. Not convinced that adding Young made them better, just different
OK. I made some inroads into understanding why people like Crosby, Stills, Nash (and the other one on the other albums). I guess if you grew up listening to The Hollies, The Byrd's and Buffalo Springfield, this is an interesting mix of those differing styles. However, I'm not in my late seventies.
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.
Love it
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".
An undoubted classic which I am sorry to say passed me by the first time around. I was aware of the record largely due to CSN’s appearance at Woodstock but my musical tastes did not extend to them. Although, again due to Woodstock, I thought Suite Judy Blue Eyes was a piece of harmonising excellence and probably with Hendrix and The Who the best part of the whole thing. I wasn’t there of course but base this on the Woodstock film. To be honest it is only in the last few years that I have become a CSN (more than CSN&Y) fan. As I have said I doubt if there is a better example of close harmonies with all three of them bouncing off and complementing each other. Guinnevere is a beautiful love song and a song I never tire of. If I have one tiny criticism the album does seem to tail off with the last two tracks in particular being just filler tracks. Still a great album and well worthy of been on this list and I hope somewhere near the top scoring wise. 5/5 11/8/25
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.
I thought we had some sort of Crosby et al. album already, but it was actually Buffalo Springfield, which contains Neil Young, who is sometimes one of Crosby et al. Forget the Beatles movies, I need a CSN(Y)+BS primer. Except I don't want one because this album is boring. I did always think "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" was a novel kind of song title; you don't get a lot of colons in popular music. I'm sure I've heard the song before (I think it's on one of those Billboard albums?) but it clearly didn't stick with me. The best part is definitely the do-do-do-do-dos at the end. It seems to me that Morocco (and Northern Africa in general) is way more prevalent in the pop culture of the 60s than it is now. What's up with that? Maybe I should read a history book instead of the Crosby et al. wiki compendium. Did you know Nash was in the Hollies?? We're in a deeply tangled web here. And Crosby was in the Byrds. Wow wow wow. I'm really sleepy and 'Guinnevere' is not helping. The best part is definitely the do-do-do-do-dos in the middle. This one sounds a little like Simon and Garfunkel. Maybe that's Crosby's vibe. My assessment is that Stills is my least favorite singer. And I think Crosby is my favorite. But also if you asked me to tell the three apart I would have no idea. I didn't really enjoy this album; it was very sleepy, but I didn't quite dislike it either, so I guess it scrapes a 3. Highlight: 'Teach Your Children' (me: hm, where do I know this from? wiki: "In 1985, the song was used with modified lyrics in a TV commercial promoting schools' use of the Apple II family of personal computers" me: aha, so it was)
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Nice bluesy country album. Glad there was no young in it.
🌞 Rating: 4.6 / 5 🎶 Short Review: Crosby, Stills & Nash is what happens when three egos decide to get along for exactly one album and accidentally create the soundtrack to every 1970s porch swing existential crisis. 💔 Favorite Track: “Helplessly Hoping” Three voices. One guitar. Infinite ache. It’s romantic devastation disguised as a lullaby—like Fleetwood Mac without the passive aggression.
é um álbum romântico com aql pegada de acústico bem forte junto com a guitarra, as músicas são todas muito parecidas mas apesar disso eu gostei. Achei ele muito parecido com outros álbuns nessa msm pegada
Pretty dull. The type of shit I ate up at 14 but grew to despise by 18. Now at 34 I feel mostly ambivalent about it.
Highlights: Suite: Judy Blue Eyes, You Don't Have to Cry, Wooden Ships. In a nutshell: where it all began. Soft and melodic folk, rock and blues. I got lost in the guitar solos a few times (top notch work there). Overall: 5/10
After a bunch of 3's and a 1, I was soooooo revielved to hear an actually well-made album. They actually seemed to have a vision/concept for the ablbum and the whole thing felt very cohesive. Very pretty sounds, and nobody can harmonize like CBN. I am giving it a 4/d because I could do with maybe 20% fewer "do do do's" But definitely want to listen again.
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.
But for the three hits on this song and the one song where the singers just kind of hum or say nonsense as the lyrics , I would be unable to pick any songs that are distinguished from the others. It's not terrible just very much what you'd expect.
chill folk rock
Gratament sorpresa
I had forgotten what a classic this was!
A classic, but didn’t capture me on this listen.
This is a timeless classic that never gets old. Love CSN and CSNY. Just great music all around.
Muy bueno. De lo mejor del folk clásico.
Not quite as good without the Y, but still a comfort fit harmony-fest. The “hey girl be my lady” stuff makes you realize they were essentially a boy band. A boy band in willowy man-blouses with too much sitar, but a boy band nonetheless.
Top album
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
These guys are really good, they should recruit a fourth, perhaps Younger, member
no young in the mix yet but it'll do. Those harmonies hit different. fantastic. 90/100
truly a remarkable album
Still outstanding writing and playing
Some nice harmonies & nice tunes.
classic
I expected to like this but a little too rough on the edges for me
Yep. Another one I stretched the tape out by listening so much.
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.
“You know you really shouldn’t take yourself so seriously. And if you wanna know why it’s cuz no one else does. Somewhere along the way someone told you you were deep and sensitive. But you’re not. No you’re not.” - Camper Van Beethoven. Sums up my reaction to these songs perfectly. The harmonies are spectacular and it’s really well recorded. Musically, the songs and arrangements are interesting. Suite: JBE is great. But I find the rest of these songs so emotionally limp; I get bored and start listening to the lyrics and that makes me wonder, DO you guys really take yourselves this seriously? Wake me up when Neil gets here. I hate his voice, but at least he has a sense of humor.
Great stuff.
I will say that I didn't hate this anywhere near as much as I expected to. It's an easygoing listen, with a handful of decent offerings and a jubilant cheer pulsing throughout, but on the whole, this one became tiresome quickly for me. I found my attention ebbing and flowing between the busier, more "rock" oriented passages and the relatively non-descript folk ones. After about 5 tracks, I thought I was on for the home stretch, only to realise that there were nine left to go. "49 Bye-Byes" is the final track proper, which is an appropriate note to wrap things up on, but the Spotify version of the album adds four superfluous, dirging acoustic tracks into the mix.
Relaxing and beautiful, made my mind rest a little while I was listening, perfect!
Love, love, love this album.
5 estrelas. Genial, pioneiro. California!!!!
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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
Álbum decente pero con muchas canciones skipeables
I listened to this album quite a bit during my hippy phase in high school. It has its moments!
A+ harmonies, real strong start to the album
This has never been my style of music. The album is ok. Definitely has some of their more famous songs on it.
Me hizo sentir como morra blanca en granero. I didn't like that.
Sort of like Simon & Garfunkel but instead of boundless artistic inspiration and unique compelling sound, they just played their instruments kinda neat and had three dudes instead of two. Also a fourth dude, give or take
Amazing vocal harmonies. This album along with Deja Vu are pure magic. I saw C,S&N in '90. You know a group is badass when you go only knowing a few songs and then recognize more than half the setlist. I went with a friend and left as a fan digging into a lot of their works as a group and as individuals. This album is about as close to perfect as you can get in my opinion. This will never not be a 5 star album.
Classic
The harmonies are great, but not for me. I'd rather just listen to Simon and Garfunkel if I was interested in music like this. Wooden Ships is about the only thing I'd want to listen to again.
I've given better ratings to worse folk albums (eat your heart out Tim Buckley, love you man) but I found this underwhelming. Helplessly Hoping and Teach Your Children were both great but the rest of the album really blended into a soup of high quality but forgettable folk music for me. Can't deny those harmonies but hell if I could sing back a single melody after two listens.
I know this album is a classic, but I decide if I want to call it great, or just very, very good. There are some great tracks here, but not all bangers. But maybe that’s the definition of a great album as opposed to GOAT
4/10 I don't know how much of my feeling for this album is impacted by the fact that there have been 56 years of rock music that have happened since it was released and I'm unconsciously comparing it to all of that, but it just didn't engage with me. There have been old albums I've been introduced to during this project that have really grabbed me though, so perhaps that's not it. In general, I feel like there's never really a hook that grabs me, or anything particularly interesting for me to engage with, it's just a bit of a wash of inoffensive pleasantry. Not bad, just not that interesting either. It never generates the tempo and drive to really rock, but I also don't feel the nuance to make it a particularly interesting technical listen either. I think the elements of this album that I do like, I can find in better quantities, of higher quality, elsewhere. If I wanted beautiful harmonies, I'd go for the Beach Boys or (closer to this stylistically) The Beatles. If I wanted bluesy rock, I'd be grabbing Led Zeppelin, for more folky edged stuff, Joni Mitchell etc etc. And that's just considering music that is somewhat contemporary to this. All that being said, I can appreciate the musicianship present here. Their harmonies, although not stylistically my favourite, are tight. The guitar playing in particular has some really quality moments and I really like a few of the organ lines scattered through the album. There's enough quality scattered across the album to lift it above a complete 'meh', but I just can't justify giving it a score that puts it above a 2 star. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes - This is quite nice. The harmonies are good, but quite static in a way. They move, but they all move together rather than around each other. The vibe is nice, but it's quite loose in places and feels a little unfocused. Marrakesh Express - A nice, if pretty twee track. There's some subtle instrumentation low in the mix that adds depth too. It's maybe a bit one note, but decent enough. Guinevere - This is pretty, with an edge of melancholy. Makes me think of The Wicker Man, but the music in that is better. It's nice, but just doesn't grab me. You Don't Have to Cry - I'm starting to feel a bit of a theme coming on. It's nice. But it's also not that interesting to me. It's all getting pretty samey at this point. Pre-Road Downs - This seems more promising to begin with. The organ part I really dig and it feels like it's building to a chorus that just never really arrives. It has a decent rock n roll edge, but fails to deliver on its promises. Wooden Ships- Oooh. This starts well. Great groove and vibe to kick things off. The little pulling of focus by the different parts during the instrumental sections are great, as are the fleeting calls and response vocals. The gang harmonies take a more subtle role behind the lead, which works better to my ears. A good track that has a little bit of that something I've been waiting for. Lady of the Island - It's nice enough. It's a bit boring. And don't do a 'do do do' bit in a two and a half minute love song. Although the ending 'do do do' is actually the best bit of the song. Helplessly Hoping - The harmonies are nice here, with a bit more interesting motion to them. I actually quite liked this track, although it didn't offer much in the way of development. Long Time Gone - A slow rock n roll number. It's laid back and has a bit of grit to it with a nice bit of tension built through the verses, but the chorus just doesn't ever really deliver a satisfying release. 49 Bye-Byes - There're some nice moments here. It's got a bit more thrust than the rest of the album, but at moments it just sort of drifts away from the thread and loses itself a bit. Probably one of the better tracks on the album because it seems a bit more consistent.
Not really my thing, but decent enough.
I can see why it’s so ubiquitous in its genre. Some good tunes but didn’t blow my mind.
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.
Fantastic.
I was trepidatious with this one as classic rock I wasn't familiar with, but ended up really liking it. Wouldn't be a go to, there aren't many stand out songs, but overall very solid and enjoyable.
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
Nice
the beatles never die, it reinvents itself
3.7 2x catch up 10/28
precious
The problem with this is that it gets to the point where it’s no fun anymore very quickly. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes is the best song on the record by far. Wooden Ships isn’t terrible. The rest of the album is overstuffed filler.
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
They were better when Neil young joined
Great vocal harmonies and a few good tracks
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..
No private session used for Spotify. Couple of classics on this album, rest of it was pretty good. Loved the harmonizing, gets a little to folksy in some places, but it's a great album but won't make it into regular rotation.
Pleasant to listen to.
smug
Really happy to get this album! Such a fun listen.
I don’t know if I’ve got it in me to get through this whole record. I don’t understand how a band can showcase so much obvious musical competency and still be so boring. It’s like they’ve made a concerted effort to avoid catchy melodies. They’ve found a way to sing around any actual melody, yet still harmonize with each other really well. But it’s not just vocally; the guitars sound like they’re being operated by talented guitar players whose talent is primarily expressed through one player mindlessly noodling over a go-nowhere chord structure. It’s really impressive except that it’s so hard to listen to. My dad would be so disappointed with my take on Crosby, Stills, and Nash—Cripes, even their band name is painfully tiresome to say—but I’m just so tired of listening to this record, and I don’t think I’m even halfway through at the time of this writing. I’ll try to get through more, but I doubt I’ll finish. Life’s too short to waste a bunch of time on a record that I know won’t connect with me. 2.5—and I’m probably only rating it this highly because the talent behind this album is obvious. I can’t bring myself to round up though.
Pretty fun album, nothing else to say
Suite: Judy Blue Eyes // Wooden Ships // Helplessly Hoping // Everybody’s Talkin’ // 4.5/5
Pretty solid, lots of hits
Judy Blue Eyes and Long Time Gone are good. Very good even. There's a bot too much hippie and folk in the rest for me to like it. I'm not coming back to the album, but will probably play a track again at some point.
Mason Crosby, Dante Stills & Steve Nash?
2.1/i was barely listening to be fair but i'm not impressed
It was fine, not great, not my thing. It was a bit repetitive.
Fav song: Judy Blue Eyes I've never cared much for CSN or CSNY. They were fine. This album is also fine. More from this group plus Neil Young will come down the pike and I will be able to form an actual opinion. This album sounded too samey-samey and it's their vocals which do not differ very much song to song.
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'
Easy listening 6 out of 10 maybe
Solid
Solid, melodious, harmonious.
Difficult to analyze this one having heard most of these so many times. A lot to like here obviously, but the different "sounds" throughout I've maybe taken for granted. The lead guitar on Suite Judy, the combination of instruments that make that strange and awesome groove to start Long Time Gone, what ever the hell that instrument is on Marrakesh. Helplessly Hoping sounds incredibly clean to me, though I couldn't even get through it it's so heart wrenching. A lot of these I hadn't heard, at least in a while and were probably the low points (Song with No Words, Lady of the Island etc.) The best point of reference for this album is Deja Vu which is an unrealistic standard. Amazing debut, all time great songs, a few I don't need, not as good as Deja Vu but pretty damn good.
This was the first album I listened to after returning back from a week at a beautiful but faintly demonic destination wedding in Mallorca, Spain, a power union between two fantastically successful but dull-eyed finance vampires and house music enthusiasts who insisted on hiring some of Europe's (apparently) most in-demand house DJs to blast the most god-awful, soulless beep-boop bork- bork fuckslop computer music nonstop for two straight days while nearly all of the 250 avaricious ghouls in attendance numbed their brains and hearts with coke and ecstasy to distract themselves from the mist of hollowness and mortality that, by the end of the party, had begun to thicken to a choking fog. Hearing this album upon returning felt like going from black and white to color in my soul. Long live music. Long live CSN. Long live humanity. One measure of almost any song on this album contains more life than 100 hours of DJ nonsense. We're going to be alright.
Here I am confirming my bias for the late 60s/early 70s being the best era for music again 😂 The muted instrument sounds mixed with those crystal clear vocal harmonies is so stylish and beautiful, but creepy and weird when the song calls for it. Im in awe at some of these Lady Of The Island and Helplessly Hoping were my personal favorites this time. Easy to spend a full 24 hours on this. With that said, Suite: Judy Blue Eyes overshadows the genius of the rest of this. I wonder if they considered splitting that off as a single and keeping it off this album.
Between 4 and 5 on this, and I love the hits just enough to get up to a 5. What can you say about these harmonies? Simply lovely
So much of this is new to me - but feel like I’ve seen the album photo a bunch - guess I’m more familiar with csnY. Would still put the Young version of the band above this, but this album is still near perfect. I had never heard Marrakesh, Pre-Road Downs, or 49. Highlights for me this time through. Cass Elliot from Mamas and Papas is on Pre-Road Downs.
I'll have to come back and review properly because I just didn't feel like listening and skimmed.. I know them, I like them, can't speak to the full album specifically.
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!
Not my type of style, very American kinda country typa vibe
Great first song. Really mellows out after that. I like the guitar solo style - a bit of progressive noodling around is really satisfying. Some fun, but mostly a bit too mellow for my liking. Could’ve been better with some more energy, even if the songs were going to be slow or soft.
Mysigt. Lite långtråkigt ibland kanske, en sämre Neil Young.
fine
I like this, not something I would come back to all the time but it's easy on the ol' ears. 7/10
Wasn’t a huge fan. felt very samey and while the harmonies were impressive it didn’t do much for me.
*Really like these guys, but missed Young. *Good background music. *Fave track - Guinnevere (track #3) RATING - 6.5/10
sympatoche
A tour de force of acoustic guitar and rich vocal harmony, or some such. Lots of big well known hits, a few gems I never heard. Solid top to bottom.
Nice.
"the Beatles meets Simon and Garfunkel" it is. It's a very nice, chill album of guitars and vocal harmonies.
Nice little acoustic numbers, CS&N are at their best where they’re all harmonising together. I prefer their work with Neil Young, and The Beautiful South did a better cover of Everybody’s Talkin’, but this is a nice enough record.
3.5
3.5
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.
Meh
insufferable. i hate country jesus christ.
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.
Has a couple of the hits we all know.
An all timer, no doubt. Easy 5 star rating.
Vraiment très sympa, tranquille. On se régale pendant 52 minutes
Album de 3 racistes jamais sorties de leurs Ranch
Musique de fond chill mais rien de transcendant. Pas vraiment mon genre. Très inégal, certaines chansons cool et d'autres vraiment nazes.
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
Another classic album with memorable songs by men whose harmonies make you want to sing along. I will never tire listening to them.
Really just one song for me. Again, great voices, but some of these songs are just too whimsical for me. We could do with a lot less humming.
I knew this album to be iconic, so therefore I stayed away. Now that I can sit and listen, there are splendid, almost perfect moments. But if those moments are supposed to carry the rest of the album, they are not strong enough for that. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes is really 7 and a half minutes?! Why? Helplessly hoping has some incredible melodies. This album walked so Fleet Foxes could sprint.
Moments of brilliance, as you would expect. High 2s.
A masterpiece. Beautiful voices and harmonies. A classic for a reason. 5/5
Now you’re talking!
Oh brother this again
The Good: You know… an album named after the band… The Bad: That the band had no imagination, thus called themselves Crosby, Stills & Nash… The Ugly: … There are two bands who’s followers are willing to go to the edge of the world for them: The Gratefull Dead, and this band. I’ve never been willing to go to the edge of the world for either of them. Sure, there are some more than classic tunes on this album, the opening song having been overly used in TV and Film scores whenever something hippy is needed… So I listened to the album, the first time I actually recall listening to a CSN album, and it was okay, I guess. One of the thoughts that kept popping into my head was “do you really need to do that fucking harmony again?” I was getting visions of some hippy chick telling me “listen man, let the world flow through you” or some such bullshit like that. Then the pen-ultimate tune started playing, and that sealed the deal for me: I do not like CSN! Their cover of Everybody’s Talkin’ just proved my point above that there is a point of too much something… I guess I would be of a different opinion if I were into the MaryJane, maybe… But I am not, so there… 3* for cultural value, but soooo close to droppin’ it down to two...
Overall a very soothing and pretty album, and I like when they do the doo-doo-doo (Lady of the Island, Song with No Words). Although I usually really appreciate polyphoy, it's close to an overkill for me. I wouldn't want to listen to the album twice in a row. Based on that, and the fact that not one song really moved me, I'm keeping it at a humble 3 stars. Might regret later.
Great folky rock. This was a strong 3.5 for me, but going to have to round it down to a 3. I wasn't a huge fan of the slower songs, personal preference.
They're Taking Me To Marrakesh 1001 Albums Generator 59 (06/24/2025) So yesterday I had Joni Mitchell's Blue, and today I'm staying in the Laurel Canyon Scene with Crosby, Stills & Nash. Soon, they would be joined by Neil Young to make Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, but for now, CSN was a supergroup of just three individuals. Formed by former members of The Hollies, The Byrds, and Buffalo Springfield, CSN started performing informally together in 1968 and found that their voices could harmonize quite well. After complications with existing record label contracts, CSN finally released their debut album, Crosby, Stills & Nash, in 1969. Stephen Stills' songs are my favorite overall. The opening song, Suite: Judy Blue Eyes, is the longest and is a through-composed folk rock masterpiece. Stills wrote this song for his ex-girlfriend Judy Collins and performed it for her. They both cried but it didn't end up rekindling their relationship. Judy Blue Eyes has four distinct parts that flow beautifully into one another. My favorite is the last section with the repeated wordless vocals. You Don't Have To Cry and Wooden Ships are the other Stills songs that I really enjoy. Both are relatively high energy, with the former feeling the most like the cover in that it feels like a bunch of guys jamming out on their front porch, and the latter almost feeling like an Allman Brothers song, which is a very good thing. I'm not as big of a fan of his later contributions, the slow Helplessly Hoping and the boring 49 Bye-Byes. David Crosby doesn't have as many writing credits, but his songs are mostly great. Guinnevere has a psychedelic repeated acoustic guitar riff that I love and some of the best vocal harmonies on an album full of great vocal harmonies. He also is a cowriter on Wooden Ships, which I mentioned previously. His final contribution is the only other song that I like on the second side, the bluesy Long Time Gone. The distorted lead guitar throughout this song is great. Unfortunately, Graham Nash has my least favorite crop of songs here overall. Pre-Road Downs is okay with the reversed guitar throughout being a highlight, but it lies between two much stronger songs. Lady Of The Island is far and away my least favorite song here and feels like such meaningless filler in the middle of the album. Nash's greatest contribution here is Marrakesh Express, which has perhaps the best chorus of any song on the whole album. I love the subtle organ in the background of the chorus too. Crosby, Stills & Nash is more good than bad, but I found it to be slightly uninteresting. I saw another reviewer say that it just made them want to listen to Yes, which I thought was so weird, but I kind of get it now. When it's good, it's great, but this is a band that would truly find themselves when they became a quartet. 3.5/5, rounded down to a 3. Favs: Suite: Judy Blue Eyes Marrakesh Express Wooden Ships Least Fav: Lady Of The Island
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6.1/10
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Känns välgjort o inspirerat, inte supermycket min grej men harmlöst o trevligt att lyssna på!
Väldigt medium. Behagligt men inte så spännande.
I dont like laurel canyon scene AT ALL. 2.50
the one with young better
No young
I do like CSN, but I prefer their later stuff. This album had lovely harmonies, but it was kind of forgettable.
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
good enough
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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.
Paisible et harmonieux
nice and calm, very peaceful
Standout Songs: Suite: Judy Blue Eyes You Don't Have To Cry Pre-Road Downs Wooden Ships Long Time Gone
helpless, country girl, Almost Cut my Hair
I listened to the remastered version. It’s amazing how men from such different places in the world can make such pretty music.
Probably controversial, but this album was boring!! Good voices, but not fun to listen to.
Only heard Judy Blue Eyes from this album before. Oh yesssss, perfect soundtrack for a sunny day 4/5
Running the gauntlet of all the different iterations of these four guys. Still just alright for me. Solidly 3/5 across almost every version.
Beautiful album.
Not my favorite album of theirs, pretty damn slow and sleepy
Great harmonies. Duh
8/10
This is a lovely album. I have this, though I first listened to it in my late teens after hearing CSNY on the Woodstock album. I have played this album many times, but I have to be in a 'listening' mood. It has great songs, harmonies and melodies. Vocally superb. I listened to this again, trying not to take it for granted, as I'm familiar with it. It's a 5 star album (just). Would I listen again - Yes. I don't listen to this enough Would I buy it - Yes. I have it. Side one 1. "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" 7:25 - Wonderful. Great tune and harmonies. 5* 2. "Marrakesh Express" 2:39 Showing Simon and Garfunkel influences. Super song. Very catchy. 5* 3. "Guinnevere" 4:40 Nice song. It doesn't grab you quite as much as the previous two. A nice electric guitar forms the backbone of the song. 4* 4. "You Don't Have to Cry" 2:45 - A nice song, intricate vocal harmonies and lovely acoustic guitar. 3* 5. "Pre-Road Downs" 2:56. A nice pop song. Great guitar. 3* 20/25 4 stars Side 2 1. "Wooden Ships" 5:29 - This is classy. Great guitar. A very laid back tune. Could be a Neil Young song! Absolutely super. 5* 2. "Lady of the Island" 2:39 - Slow, mournful ballad. Beautiful vocals. 3* 3. "Helplessly Hoping" 2:41 - Nice finger picking introduction. This grabs the attention with the vocals. 5* 4. "Long Time Gone" 4:17 - ooh this is good. More of a rock song than folky. Great vocals. A nice bluesy feel. Great guitar. 5* 5. "49 Bye-Byes" 5:16 - A nice song. It has touches of everything from the previous 9 tracks. 4* 22/25 42/50 for the album. It just squeaks 5 stars
These guys could harmonise, way before the days of auto-tune!
It was nice. Some catchy songs in there but not the best. Pleasant enough for some winter walks in the leaves.
Not sure if I like CSN better or CSNY, but they are both great. Such deep lyrics, great harmonization, and intricate guitar work. Also, it seems that there's a song on this album to match any mood, though their more introspective songs seem to really snag me the most. I think Helplessly Hoping is one of my all time favorite songs ever.
So many good songs on this album! Judy Blue Eyes, Marrakesh Express, Guinnevere, Wooden Ships, Helplessly Hoping, Long Time Gone, Everybody's Talkin, and Teach Your Children! So good!
Sweet
This wasn't bad! In fact, it was quite good!
Signs of great things to come
White boy music- in a good way. Shoutout CS&N, I was born 30+ years after this album came out but it still hits and feels timeless more than 50 years after its release.
I liked it a lot. 3 to 3.5 stars
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
Great find
Exactly what I expected, a solid album - yeehaw! A few standout songs - Guinnevere most notable. Not sure if it would be a regular listen for my taste though. A strong 3, bordering 4.
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.
Songwriting, harmonies, chef's kiss. Wooden Ships, Suite: Judy Blue Eyes, Guinnevere, Long Time Gone. These men made amazing music over a, thankfully, long career. Incredible to think this was just the start!
Pretty mellow listen. Neither good nor bad to my ears. Middle of the road kinda feel. Not bad but not something I’ll listen to often
Back when cannabis was smooth and mild, and the dealers were genteel, ruthless hippies.
Fuck yeah man, love me some singin and geetarz.
I'm sure there's good songcraft here but it stirs nothing in me
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.