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Not for me.
Nice voices, but ultimately just music for your cool grandpa to listen to.
Great vibes
Beautiful yet insufferably pretentious music for Boomers, by Boomers.
A classic rock group I have very little experience with, Though what little I've heard from them hasn't enthralled me I'm hoping to be convinced. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes The harmonies are nice. The bass sound is lovely. Can't say this is something I'm awfully entertained by. Feels sanitised and washed out. Average. 2.5/5 Marrakesh Express I've got nothing to say. Gray wallpaper. Did not like. 2/5 Guinnevere The guitar harmonies are cute. Perfect music to fall asleep to. Fine. 3/5 You Don't Have to Cry The instrumental is fine. Bland lyrics, good harmonies. Feels preachy. Snoozefest. Did not like. 2/5 Pre-Road Downs The instrumental breaks are kinda interesting, is it playing backwards? Boring verses. Fine. 3/5 Wooden Ships The bluesy vibes sort of is a nice change. Decent bass sound. The panning on the vocals is obnoxious and unneeded, comes across as really corny. Instrumentally this song checks a lot of boxes for me. Has a decent groove, the keys add a lot of texture and the guitar is a great centerpiece. Good. 4/5 Lady of the Island Has some pretty vocal work, honestly works pretty well. Can't say there's much else interesting here, but it's enough to keep my attention. Decent. 3.5/5 Helplessly Hoping Pretty guitar. I like alliteration in the lyrics. The harmonies are on point. Decent folk song. 3.5/5 Long Time Gone A bit more of a rock oriented track. Appreciate the difference in sound from the other tracks on the album, though it stilll feels sanitised and edgeless. The change in vocal style is also very welcome. I think the chorus is decently crafted. Also would like to highlight the organ as I think it adds an additional layer to the song. Decent. 3.5/5 49 Bye-Byes Corny title. Cliche premise. Goes on too long. I'm not entertaines by this at all. Exceedingly average to the point of it almost being impressive. Did not like. 2/5 An album which went in one ear and out the other. I heard some pretty sounds here and there, and caught some nice pieces of lyricism, but all in all I can't say I found it especially memorable. Throughout the album the thing that stood out was probably how on point the harmonies were, topped with some fairly decent guitar playing you have what can only be described as a pleasant, inoffensive listen. And that's what you get. If that's what you're into then perfect, but for me personally I ended up being bored or unimpressed at several points no matter how well put together it is. I'm tempted to score it a 2, but I feel that's harsh the individual songs are of much higher quality craftmanship than that, so it bumps it up to a 3. Fave track. Wooden Ships Least fave track. Marrakesh Express
Long Time Gone is a great song. Rest is a ok 3/5
Two and one half stars
I was probably expecting too much so I was a bit underwhelmed...
I still can’t stand the harmonies.
pleasant listening experience, but there were no songs that particularly stuck out to me. 3.5.
very silly ahh guitar tone
Pretty hippy. Guinevere is a good song
Fun Folk Album with some great songs.
I feel like this would have been a really exciting album to have experienced upon release, but sitting among so many other similar albums on this list it's quite easily forgotten. I did enjoy it, but can't rater higher than 3
Very Simon and Garfunkel adjacent, but worse
Yeah not sure about this one. Sounds a bit like Simon & Garfunkel added a bit of country and then asked the BeeGees to sing on it. Good if you like that kind of thing but not great if you don’t. The guitars are sublime on this though. Definitely would skip a few Best songs : Wooden ships, Long Time Gone Worst : Guinevere - just boring
It was alright. I can understand the hype at the time. But it isn't for me.
not much my vibe, the instrumental doesnt standout much for me, the vocals dont hit too
I was expecting more out of this one. Maybe that's just too high of expectations or just the advancement and evolution of music as time goes on, but either way it happened. I did get some saved tracks. It's just nice though. The way the 3 guys all work together and harmonize is top notch. But it's in a very simple framework. And I'm a bit hung up on that point. Still a good album but I was expecting to love it. It's a me problem for sure but I gotta give it what I gotta give it
There are a handful of great moments on here, but overall was just ok. The harmonies alone can't carry it. Needs Neil Young
If you like one song, you’ll love this album because they’re all the same song. Inoffensive but that’s about it.
hmm suite findi jz ener langwilig bin jz bi you don't have to cry und ich find ihre gsang no herzig aber alles in allem reeecht langwilig hahah oh gott wiedermal en gitarre-hinderschii-moment suscht isch pre- road downs na cool uiui lady of the island najaaa ah scho fertig. ja bö song with no words kennemer ja scho vom crosby iwie chani wenig degege sege, aber es isch ebe doch ener langwilig leider
A few good songs.
A couple amazing songs. The rest was a little to heavy on high pitched electric guitars for my tastes. The singling felt a little off too, but sometimes that's endearing.
A nice album, very chill. My only issue with it was that it was a bit too dreary. Could have done with some upbeat songs thrown in 3 ⭐️
On first listen I thought this was just fine. On second listen I got more into it. By the time I realized I was listening to it a third time I figured I must be enjoying it. It’s nice to listen to, the harmonies are peaceful, and the stories take you places. It’s somewhere in the realm of Fleetwood Mac and Simon and Garfunkel and I’m not mad about that.
Great harmonies but otherwise not too much to get excited about.
Late in 1968 David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash all found themselves at a collective loose end, having either left or been fired from their respective bands. They teamed up to form an eponymous supergroup, recording this album just before playing at the Woodstock festival. Aside from the jolly Marrakesh Express about the joys of the hippie lifestyle, this album feels oddly melancholy, with songs about doomed relationships and a sense of a golden age coming to an end. The trio posed for the cover photo in front of a derelict house before agreeing on the band name and went back a few days later to retake the picture in the right order, only to find that the house had been demolished. That’s a perfect metaphor for the end of the sixties and this album as a whole.
Nice and chill album. I can get why it is so popular and the influence it had over the years. It's a bit too chill for me to be truly exciting but I guess that's the spirit.
Pretty good! Mostly a little too mellow for me but I really enjoyed the songs Marrakesh Express and Long Time Gone. Not an album I'd choose often but loved those two songs!
Not unpleasant but got a bit bored with it by the end
I expected more from this. What I got was Simon & Garfunkel!
If someone said “write me a nice album, nothing more, nothing less, just nice” this would be it. I think this is proof that too many close vocal harmonies rather diminishes the product. CSNY’s Deja Vu is a 5* album as the addition of Y brings some welcome variety and a bit of heft to proceedings. While I like what CSN do, this album gets pretty samey pretty quick. Other than Marakesh and Wooden Ships nothing really stands out, and it just becomes a nice if unmemorable listen.
Ótrúleg tilviljun að fá þessa plötu á eftir Neil Young. Ægilega fallegar raddanir, en alltof væmið og sætt fyrir mig. Meiri Neil Young maður. They were better with Neil Young and Neil Young is better without them.
Two-and-a-half bangers. The rest is perfectly enjoyable, well-produced hippie music
Overall a sold 3, great harmony and many of the tracks I know and love
I liked this album better than I expected, since I'm not a huge fan of theirs in general. Their vocal harmonies are the highlight. 3 stars.
Well this is very 1969, isn't it? Quite like it, probably about the same as the one recently with Neil Young. They do the hippie thing while just stopping short of taking themselves too seriously.
I mean, it's fine? I don't know if it's just because I'm listening to this for the first time now in 2025, with 50 years of rock coming after this in my memory, but this all feels a little toothless and safe - perfectly good background, but nothing sticks afterwards for me.
Crosby, Still and Nash are always a little hit or miss for me. I don't think I've ever listened to an entire album by them and liked the whole thing. The songs I like...I really like. The other ones literally do nothing for me. Unfortunately, on this album there were only like 3-4 I really liked.
There was only one track of this on Spotify but that’ll do for me thanks
It's a fun, chill ride.
Chill, nice to listen to. Where'd Young go? Did they eat him?
mehh another era, not my cup of tea
knew nothing about the band going in, so the brit reveal towards the end of the album was a jumpscare
3.5/10
Would have been great live in a tiny bar
Nice and comfortable, not much more to say about it. 3 stars
It's fine, nothing really caught my attention Favorite track(s): Suite: Judy Blue eyes, 49 bye bye Will I revisit?: low priority Current rating: 5
Falleg sungið en ekki mjög spennandi. Svona vesturstrandar köntrí fólk. Ekki mín tebolla.
It’s was fine, just not for me
3.4 Pretty nice soft folk. Not normally my thing but a lot of decent tracks that are worth saving. A fair few more that I'm happy to pass me by though. Would need to be in a specific mood, hardly one to put on on rotation.
The harmonies on this are fantastic.
It sounds fine but everything blurs into this hippy dippy vibe that just becomes a mash of harmonies and blegh.
I just wrote out a whole blurb and then the website froze and erased it. can’t be bothered to write it again. I liked the back half of the album a lot. It’s the kind of gem I hoped to find when doing this. Really good stuff.
Meh... Some nice songs, a lot of boring stuff... Needed some Death Metal afterwards...
Some decent folk, but nothing really grabbed me.
I might have considered giving this 4 stars, if this listed hadn't already force fed me a couple dozen albums by the various member of the band. I do think that Crosby, Stills, Nash (and Young) benefit from playing as a band. Together they produce something more varied and interesting than the individual artists offering.
They really need that Y.
An album like drinking a glass of milk. Neat and chill. Satisfying and quickly saturating, albeit not very exciting. For grown men and women, who don't mind being called a milk drinker. 3.5/5
Previously rated: Deja Vu (3/5) *and Young **************************** As much as I like Judy Blue Eyes and a couple of others like Marrakesh Express and Long Time Gone, still that slow, lame, hippie stuff brings it down. Got some Simon & Garfunkel vibes on a couple of tracks.
Just very straightforward folk rock, I like it. But I can't say anything stood out to me as being particularly amazing.
la musica folk/rock/country mi piace sempre, e loro sono tra i migliori esponenti di questo genere, però c'è sempre il problema che non mi lascia niente. piacevole, ma finiamo lì
ohhhh nooooo why bother
Decent
Some nice mellow jams. I enjoyed the sound
Pre-road downs is where it finally kicked in. I wanted to enjoy this album. It wasn't bad, it just didn't resonate.
Favorite songs - Marakesh Express, Guinevere
This is a good folk-rock record with iconic songs and fantastic harmonies.
It was nice but kind of mid - I def prefer the albums with Young
Very decent But probably not as good as any of the other albums by any of the ones involved in this one
I like the harmony's and David Crosby's songs, I don't think like I can truly write at length about this one but I like it more than I initially imagined, especially after two Stephen Stills albums. I will comeback to this one for more thoughts at some point
I was not looking forward to this album was wrong about my preconceptions. Super easy listen, warm vibes, beautiful harmonies. Not something I'm going to listen to frequently but something I'll definitely put on sitting around a fire on relaxing on the porch.
Fav songs: Almost cut my hair Our house Country girl Wonderful and twangy
Great harmonies but the songs sounded very similar. Missing Young on this one
Top half was really good with catch tracks, but bottom half was a bit of a ball drop
pretty standard CSN album in my opinion. not much really to say about this one
I guess this is my favorite album of the many Crosby, Stills, Nash, and friends that we've had so far. I'm still not crazy about it though. I feel like I should like them more, but I just can't get into their sound. I can't put my finger on it.
I actually liked this better than the much revered Deja Vu
Bit boring but worth a listen
Easy listening, but don't see this being that memorable.
Pleasant. The songwriting grows a little tired by the midpoint unfortunately.
A few good songs (Judy blue eyes, teach your children) but lost me as an album.
Muy buen folk-rock hippie de finales de los 60. Woodstock, California rock, etc. Excelentes armonías, y algunos temas son increíbles (especialmente Wooden Ships). Por otra parte, algo repetitivo. Creo que siempre digo lo mismo, puede que mi periodo de atención esté ya frito de tanto internet. En cualquier caso, otro tres más para la colección. 3 alto.
its very polished and a nice sooth sound. It doesn't have that wow factor and doesn't resonate with me enough emotionally to grant it a 4 but glad to have heard it. I think a lot of album is spent waiting for an upbeat catchy moment which never quite comes , but enjoyable non the less
Got some well known classics here, and some filler as well. Always thought NY was in the band originally and left (or got kicked out) after a few years. Did not know they had an album without him beforehand . This album comes in at: L = (2.5*s) J = (2.9*s)
There are moments of loveliness here but overall it bores. The amount of CSNY and adjacent stuff on this list is astonishing. And not in a good way
This was fine.
Hade en ordentlig lyssningssession där jag rankade och kommenterade varje låt. kan ju säga att jag gillade den andra halvan bättre och att det totala snittet blev 3.3/5 så en trea får det bli. Höjdpunkt Marrakesh Express och Long Time Gone. Lågvattenmärket blev Lady of the Island som var hemskt tråkig.
Excellent and nearly flawless songs, but somewhat safe and not engaging enough to peak my interest.
Wel relaxte muziek op de achtergrond
Some interesting songs on here and the vocal harmonies are nice. Not much of a fan of the slower ballad type tracks. Wooden Ships is the highlight.
Love some stuff happening toward the end of song 1, I’d definitely heard it before Guinnevere was pretty good Pre-Road Downs started out as not my fave, but it got very cool toward the end Wooden Ships is a heater, the musicianship is so good. Guitar especially. Love the bluesy feel Lady of the island is another treat Helplessly hoping 👏 After the first few songs this really takes a turn I enjoy
Nice harmonies, excellent guitar, sorta samey.
Nice and chill but too twee for me.
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Enjoyable music to mellow out to, but there are no standout tracks.
Good. Sounds like proto-Grateful Dead. A few popular songs from the 60's on here.
The only record CSN made as a trio before picking up Neil Young. I liked them better as a quartet. This was good, but kind of boring. CSN on this album are closer to hipster folk than folk rock, which they embraced with the introduction of Neil Young. Favourite songs: Teach Your Children, Wooden Ships, Helplessly Hoping, Pre-Road Downs, Suite: Judy Blue Eyes, Marrakesh Express Least favourite songs: Guinnevere, Lady of the Island 3/5
7/10. A little too slow/folk/country for me but the basis for a lot of music that can after. Influential album
Oh ffs. Haven't I listened to this album already? Look. Nice harmonies. Will not listen again. Not terrible. Three.
judy blue eyes is the worst song idk what's wrong with me 3.5/5
pleasant
Classic stuff, really. The first two tracks are hardwired into my brain from such a young age - when I first heard and can remember hearing those songs, they were 20 years old. That was 35 years ago. I'm turning to dust.
Hmm. Not very remarkable in my opinion, sounds... prety generic? i wouldn't mind listening to it but definitely nothing i'd actively seek out. Nice and calming though. Good beat on Pre-Road Downs.
Mitt vänstra öra njuter av introt. Allt är väldigt mjukt och fluffigt. Produktionen är varm och lugn.
aijai 760 päivää sitten tuli näitten toinen albumi ja nyt päästiin kuuntelemaan debyyttiä.. mitkäs fiilikset jäi tästä?? ei pahemmin mitkään. tyhjentävä fiilis vähän samanlainen kun purskauttaa vettä persaukkoon ja puhdistaa kaikki kakat pyllystä ja pierasee ulos kaikki... I expected this to be better and score higher, but in reality this album pretty much made me angry... pisti tämän pojan ilmeisesti VIHAKSI.. hyvä että sai jotain irti... TIME TO RAGE!!!!!! älä mene helkeästi tuohon hyvään yöhön.. ärähdä, ärähdä kuolevaista valoa vastaan... rrrrrrrrrräyh. perkele tsiile.... prkl tsiiile ÄRH... RÄYH.... tsiile.. satatann TSIILE.... cmooon brassit... eieiei EIEIEIIEIEIEIIE TSIILE EIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII........ braaaasilia,... brassi,! brassi!, brassit!!! tunnelmat korkealla! wooden ships
2.5 omhoog afgerond, vooral omdat de teksten wel aardig geschreven zijn en de instrumentatie chill is op sommige nummers. Maaaar verder wordt het fucking eentonig vooral met die geharmoniseerde zang op vrijwel ieder nummer.
Lekker nostalgisch albumpje maar als het dat niet was was het boring, 3/5
Classic folk rock.
Pleasant. Sounded the same after a while
Not bad, not great
Never got in to it like everyone else, but I do appreciate the harmonies.
Great melodies. Some of the best singing recorded on wax.
no young :(
1969, le "Summer of Love" a la gueule de bois, Charles Manson n'est pas loin, la guerre du Vietnam s'enlise dans la boue et le rêve hippie commence sérieusement à sentir le roussi. Et au milieu de ce chaos, trois types, rescapés de trois des plus grands groupes de l'époque, décident de s'asseoir sur un canapé élimé pour la postérité et de redéfinir le folk-rock. Le concept de "supergroupe" était né et quel casting. David Crosby, viré des Byrds pour son ego et ses prises de position politiques. Stephen Stills, le génie multi-instrumentiste orphelin de Buffalo Springfield et Graham Nash, l'Anglais, transfuge des Hollies, qui apportait avec lui une science de la mélodie pop typiquement britannique. Sur le papier, ça avait tout du plan foireux, de la réunion d'egos surdimensionnés destinée à imploser en plein vol. Dans les faits, leur premier album éponyme est une démonstration de pure alchimie. Il faut le dire tout de suite, ce disque est d'une beauté formelle quasi parfaite. Le son, c'est celui de Laurel Canyon, de la Californie ensoleillée, des guitares acoustiques qui scintillent et, surtout, de ces harmonies vocales. Trois voix totalement différentes qui s'entrelacent pour n'en former qu'une, une entité céleste qui semble flotter au-dessus des instruments. Techniquement, c'est irréprochable, c'est le genre de disque que les ingénieurs du son doivent encore écouter aujourd'hui en pleurant de joie. Et puis, il y a les chansons et nous ne pouvons pas parler de cet album sans évoquer le monument qu'est "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes". Sept minutes et vingt-cinq secondes, une déclaration d'amour épique et labyrinthique de Stills à la chanteuse Judy Collins. C'est une mini-symphonie folk, avec ses changements de rythme, ses ruptures, ses accélérations... C'est prétentieux, c'est long, et c'est absolument magnifique. C'est le genre de morceau qui justifie à lui seul l'existence d'un groupe. Mais l'album ne se résume pas à ce monolithe. Nash apporte sa fraîcheur pop avec le très efficace "Marrakesh Express", une chanson simple et joyeuse. Crosby, lui, est dans un registre plus sombre, plus introspectif, son "Long Time Gone" est un réquisitoire puissant contre l'assassinat de Robert Kennedy, un morceau tendu, plein d'une colère sourde qui tranche avec la douceur ambiante. Alors voilà, l'album est un classique, une pierre angulaire du son "West Coast", et il figure en bonne place dans ce projet "1001 Albums". Et pourtant... c'est un excellent disque, mais pas un chef-d'oeuvre absolu. Pourquoi ? Parce que c'est un disque d'une propreté presque clinique, c'est le son de musiciens incroyablement doués, en pleine possession de leurs moyens, mais qui restent dans une zone de confort. C'est le son de types qui ont réussi, et ça s'entend. C'est magnifique, mais c'est un peu trop lisse, un peu trop poli, ça manque de cette folie qui transforme les très bons disques en monuments intouchables. Et la preuve éclatante de ce qui manque sur cet album c'est tout simplement l'album suivant. "Déjà Vu" est bien supérieur et la raison a un nom : Neil Young. L'arrivée de Young dans le groupe, c'est le grain de sable dans la mécanique parfaitement huilée. C'est la distorsion dans le son acoustique, c'est la voix nasillarde et fragile qui vient briser la perfection des harmonies. Young a amené avec lui le doute, la noirceur, l'électricité sale, la "mauvaise conscience" du rock'n'roll. Il a apporté le chaos nécessaire pour que le génie du trio originel se sublime et atteigne un autre niveau. Ce premier album de Crosby, Stills & Nash est donc une oeuvre magnifique mais incomplète. C'est le prélude somptueux à un chef-d'oeuvre. Une introduction parfaite, mais qui laisse un peu sur sa faim. On admire le talent, la virtuosité, mais on attend le coup de poing. Le coup de poing, ce sera Neil Young qui le donnera
I really expected this to be better. I guess the really good songs came when they took Neil Young into the band. The 3 part harmony really is off the hook here though.
Some great songs with some killer harmonies but over all not my thing
This album started as a five for me and every song past the first three or four slowly ratcheted it down. Crazy how much this one fell off. They’re so insanely talented but they’re just dogging it through 75% of this album. It’s not bad but you know they can do so much better than this. I’m not mad, I’m just disappointed.
They stole boygenius’ whole flow smh.
I dunno, it was fine. Not really my jam
It was a pleasant listen, maybe I need to give it another go to fully appreciate it. There’s some nice harmonies, cool guitar noodling just felt a little dull at times. Really enjoyed Wooden Ships. I will give it another go I think. 3 stars
First of all, I have to acknowledge this album’s classic status. The harmonies are fantastic (albeit a little too reminiscent of Simon and Garfunkel) and there were some gorgeous sounding songs, but there was just so much on here that makes me wonder why this thing is held in the high regard that it is. I’ll start off by saying that Nash’s three songs were largely the highlights of the record, except Stills’ “Hopelessly Hoping," which was possibly my favorite track on the record. Other than that, the longer tracks drag on and feel pretty stale and uninspired, with Crosby's tracks for the most part being tough to get through. ultimately, I'm giving this thing the benefit of the 3, even if realistically I would give it a 2.5, and this is because the sound is well done and there are some genuinely impressive '60s folk songs
Yeah, think I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. Starts out a bit slowly, but once you get into it, it’s a really enjoyable listen.
Pretty average
It had its moments but wasn’t really my favorite Love Marrakech express though
Gave it two listens and it's still just alright for me. Nice music, but just not my cup of tea I guess. Will give it three stars as there's nothing really wrong with it. I'm just not fussed.
I like Suite: Judy Blue Eyes, I kind of like Teach Your Children, I almost like Marrakesh Express, Guinevere
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Pretty nice, but none of the tracks jumped out for me. 3.4/5
Nice mixes, songs themselves weren't too special to me. Something my kindergarten teacher would've put on. Favorite Song: Guinnevere Least Favorite: You Don't Have to Cry
first half boring cowboy. second half a bit better rocky vibes
Late 60s very soft and mellow folk. Nice background music, but nothing that stands out a lot.
Buena falopita para escuchar más
Very mellow. Great harmonies. Very late 60s, very Laurel Canyon. Some great songs on here. Lovely but also a bit boring.
Surprisingly not as dull as I expected from these three. Maybe the absence of Young is the ticket.
Crosby, Stills & Nash is a pretty good album. A lot of the time while i was listening to this album, I felt like these guys had a very similar vocals to the ones of Simon & Garfunkel (they really did influence a lot, huh). In fact, this album really did feel like a Simon & Garfunkel album just with more country influences that those guys ever really had. The vocals, music and lyrics were all pretty solid here and there isn't even a single bad song on this album. This album was generally a pretty solid run but i do think that this group would be at their best when Neil Young got involved. Best Song: Wooden Ships Worst Song: Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
Incredible vocal harmonies and some great songs. Mostly acoustic guitar accompaniment, but some light psych touches from the bass and sitars (?) and the occasional electric guitar that all adds dynamism. But the real action is in the singing. Very high highs, but kind of dull lows. I thought this was wimpy and boring for the longest time, but lately have really come to appreciate this subgenre of chilled out hippy country rock more and more. Favorites: helplessly hoping, wooden ships, suite Judy blue eyes, everybody's talking
To me it was ok. The songs started to sound very similar. Their harmony is amazing but after several songs they seems the same
This was missing Young.
5/10
Might have been 4 stars on a different day. Nice sound but nothing really grabbed me today
Started off OK with the hits but damn this album is just boring for me
A couple interesting songs but the entirety is very average.
I was surprisingly underwhelmed and didn’t love this album. Great harmony though, without a doubt. But not my favorite
This one brings some calmness and an easy going vibe.
Solid but not amazing. I like CS&N (probably prefer CSN&Y), but this is a below avg. offering. 3.5/5
Production is really good for a first album in the 1960s but there are no stand out tracks
++: Guinevere, Pre-Road Downs, Lady of The Island +: Suite: Judy Blue Eyes, Marrakesh Express, You Don't Have to Cry,Wooden Ships, Long Time Gone, 49 Bye-Byes +-: Helplessly Hoping 7,2/10
Helplessly Hoping was my favourite. I liked elements of Suite: Judy Blue Eyes, but it’s too long. Everything else was ok, but it feels like this kind of music has been done better by other artists.
It was nice stuff but nothing really grabbing me. Maybe I prefer them when you add Young into the mix. Simpsons: Yes
Hopelessly Hoping is slowly becoming a favourite song of mine, beautiful harmonies and a beautiful song. Apart from that the album was solid but it didn't grab me.
dit is helemaal niet slecht...
Ensimmäinen täysin uusi tuttavuus mulle, mut tykkäsin! Hyvää bluesii/rockii/kantrinkin vivahteita? Yllättävän monipuolinen, ja nään miten näit vaikutteit on muusikis tähän päivään asti.
A bit too mellow for me I think. The harmonies are beautiful and it's nice how understated it is - but I did get a bit bored throughout. Helplessly Hoping is the clear highlight. 3/3..5
Top marks for fellas harmonising. I’ve always liked Marrakesh Express and the opening track is great.
A few standout tracks, and of course the iconic CSN harmonies. No doubt a beautiful sound, but gets a little same-y and drags a bit as a full album.
Nearly every song on this album could be used during a Scooby Doo chase scene.
Pretty.....cant say i paid much attention
Not really my cup of tea, but some enjoyable riffs
I've heard the album before. Debut album from a classic band. Their harmonies are truly a unique sound. The songwriting is hit-or-miss and some of the music and lyrics sound pretty dated. A few classics here, but not enough consistency for me to rate it higher than a 3. "Thrill me to the marrow"
I almost like this a lot more than I actually do. It has great harmonies and melodic structure to put it among the greats, but there is a shallow softness to it that no doubt inspired acts like America to get together and truly embrace the sound arguably coined by this and some Byrds records. However, that just makes this album sound simple for the most part in retrospect. My favorite parts of this album are when Graham Nash comes on and delivers his more oddball tunes, as they have a unique style to them that feel like they inspired the twee sound of the 90s, but a lot of the album just feels like it is missing something. You may be thinking "Then listen to Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young,' but I already tried that one, and my opinions come out the same. It's decent, it has merit, but I don't think it stands up much against other '69 offerings, not that it was trying to do so in the first place.
Liked the beginning of this album but it seemed to blur together at the end. 3/5
Okay to listen to while at work. Not something I would choose on my own.
Yep I like this - not a total classic classic but listenable and some classic tunes on there
Same as the previous album but without Neil Young. Just ok.
This stuff is easy listening and fine, but it all kind of blends together. Adding Young to the mix didn't do a whole lot for me other than highlight his unique voice.
I feel like I have been saying this a lot recently, but I am not a big fan of folk music. It just doesn't do much for me and a lot of it sounds the same. This album doesn't do much for me and a lot of it sounds the same. It is fine and they have good harmonies, but that is about it. Every song sounds like you could throw in the Mrs. Robinson chorus and I wouldn't bat an eye. low 3.
A bit slow for me, but easy to listen to. I'd call it decent, not likely something I'd come back to
Lowkey the album progressively got better as I listened but I wasn’t a big fan of the work. 3 stars seems correct here. Some songs I just couldn’t stand the multi voice verses.
An hour of acoustic guitars and high pitched harmonies, not bad but very uninteresting
It’s better than some of their later work, but I’m just not a fan of the falsetto harmonies.
Lovely harmonies and some great music, but it always just felt a little restrained. It may have been groundbreaking at the time, but I just feel it could've done a little bit more somehow - it certainly left me feeling like there was more.
I forgot they did music without Young. Personal enjoyment: 3/5 Relevance to this list: 5/5
Lovely harmonies The sparseness in instruments can make each one stand out at once, the bass is very standout Second song is so cheery and possibly slightly Beatles esque, catchy and joyful Guinnevere has a beautiful guitar that has aged so well, almost more modern than it should be. The folk harmony focused vocals are like if Simon and Garfunkel loved their guitar a lil more Fourth song is a lovely wee folk tune and very lovey dovey, lil bitesize of comfy folk, the harmonics give it a nice cute vibe UNEXPECTED trippy guitar almost sounds reversed at the start of the fifth song, vocals are very chanty and singalong but reserved enough to not be pandering, really like the lil mini solo with the guitar, do think vocals are a bit simple tho Wooden ships is SMOOTH, almost soulful, whoever the vocalist is on this one is my favourite, “say can I have some of your purple berries” hahahaha goofy but the panning conversation is a cool idea, no idea what the concept is of this song though. Solo with the building hits in the background is pretty, cathartic when the vocals come back in and the “ahs” hit just right. Lady of the island is simple but so fucking BEAUTIFUL, the “dums” layered at the end is so nice and the melody is mesmerising while also catchy and easy to digest, lovesick song that makes you feel so relaxed and warm inside Not much to say that I haven’t said about other songs, helplessly hoping continues the trend of beautiful Melodies with nice harmonies, another uncomplicated yet lovely little bit of folk Perfect follow up in the next song, immediately so full and more complicated instrumentally, feels epic and big compared to the rest of the album, singers voice is large, almost bad ass energy with that guitar effect and the bass and drums hitting a constant thump thump that opens in the chorus, loving the switches between folk and rock on this album, the oscillation is very satisfying Ends with a fun lil rock jam, nothing INSANE but a fun ending leaving a nice final taste Very fun album, not groundbreaking but immensely fun and easy to listen to, with beautiful moments sprinkled between the fun
6/10 - it was like the same as deja vu. It was not great but not horrible. I feel like the vibes are good but the music is fine.
Solid album all around. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes is a classic. Gets a little monotonous as the album trods along.
It good. Was familiar with the C&S&N sound already , and this album pretty much sounded exactly as I expected. Not my favorite, but didn’t hate it
Pretty solid. They all worked well and meshed together. It could be a 4 but I don’t know
A very nice and smooth listen - the album fits with a quiet evening
Western-ahh hippie band.
bit long but easy to listen to
Overall a good listen. I would say 3 keepers on this whole album. The rest is fades into the background. 3.5/5
It's good
Easy listening, aber man merkt das Alter schon. 3/5
I was excited for this because I have been enjoying the Stephen Stills albums on the list and some Graham Nash songs recently but this was somehow forgettable outside of the doo doo doo doo do, do do doo doo. 2.5 stars
More CS&N. Some decent songs on here; Judy Blue Eyes (especially segment 4) is the best, Wooden Ships also good. But Marrakesh Express is pretty grating, and much of the rest is a little forgettable.
It's really good, it's really well done, but it would be so much better if there were one more guy in the group. Favorites are Suite: Judy Blue Eyes, Pre-Road Downs, and Long Time Gone
This one is very much a mixed bag for me. The songs that hit really hit but the ones that don’t are forgettable. Favorites were Suite: Judy Blue Eyes, Pre-Road Downs, and Helplessly Hoping.
I just enjoyed it that's my note
When this opened with "Judy blue eyes" right out of the gate, I kind of figured this was *the* big album for them, especially since it also has other radio-classics like "Helplessly hoping" and "Long time gone" (and to some degree "Wooden ships"). I was disappointed that the album had a lot of forgettable tunes, though; I guess "Marrakesh express" was a single from this album, but I'd never heard it before, and didn't really enjoy it, and the same could be said for at least half of the album (for me), although I did enjoy "You don't have to cry" and "Pre-road downs" for the first time. (The latter made me think of the Eagles, though.) I've always felt like they were kind of limited style-wise, even with adding Neil Young, in part because their harmonies are so distinctive and ever-present (certainly on this album). When I hear them on the radio, I always feel like you're about to come across a Renaissance festival of some sort. But regardless, they've made their mark on American music, and this album is a big part of that.
They are basically what Beatles would have sounded like with American passports.
Some of my dad's favourites on here including the opening number and the closing number which I thought would be bigger. Need to finish a song or two.
Their voices harmonise really well.
I don’t understand the hype about these guys. This is back ground music at its best, which is what it was to day.
Been trying amd althogh music is good and easy listening I jist camt feel they are great. Just am above average band. Everyone should listen once and then move on the better stuff
a rare instance where despite my positive feelings about the quality technical ability of the album, im still mostly bored by it
Chill
3/5
Folk rock for the white granddad - boring at times, but tracks like 'Marrakesh Express" and "49 Bye-Byes" keep things going.
Nice group from the 60s I didn't know about
So 60s. But somehow nice. And somehow so typical. Not great but is a good listening.
In many songs, the instruments and background chorus were louder than the vocals, making the songs hard to understand.
Nice songs lovely harmonies. A bit boring on first listen some ok tunes plus I didn't know they sang everybody's talkin. Was hoping for a little more 6/10
I don’t think they needed Young if I’m honest. This was rather enjoyable and less whiny.
I'm not a CSN fan and actually prefer Neil Young to all of them, but this has got to be their best record. Good listening
this album is pretty good but it's not helping the case of the '60s-80s classic rock-esque album' the guy who made this list was suffering from
I cannot tell the difference of this band with or without Neil Young. I cannot tell one album from another. And I cannot really distinguish one song from another. Still the one song that they have written and perform 6000 variations of is pleasant enough. But as far as I am concerned, if you have heard Crosby stills and Nash album, you have heard them all.
It's folk rock so I struggle to rate it any higher than a 3, but it was decent enough.
Nice album vibe - wanted it to tug my heartstrings more
Primer album de folk rock que escucho sin considerar el folk progressivo. En general la escucha es amena, relajante, tranquila. Solo destaco las dos primeras canciones, al parecer Suite: Judy Blue Eyes es un tema iconico Y tambien Marrakesh. que creo que es mi favorita, corta y con un coro pegajoso. Las demas canciones se me hicieron destacadas en lo personal
I've heard this quite a few times, and when it showed up I immediately thought "nice, this will be an easy 4 or 5!". But I started listening to it again, and I realize it's actually not as tight as I remembered. The vocal harmonies this band makes are indeed superclass, and I really like their overall sound. 'Helplessly Hoping' stands out as one of my absolute favourites from CSN, but not much else does unfortunately. I think the album could've been cut down a bit to remove some fluff. I really want to give it a 4 star, but I feel like a very strong 3 is more reasonable.
The few songs I knew from this album "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" and "Helplessly Hoping" are such great songs. Especially "Helplessly Hoping" has been a favourite of mine for a long time. So understandably I was pretty hyped to listen to this. Sad to say I was a bit disappointed, none of the other songs ever reached even close to the hights of the songs I knew. It felt a bit like a Simon and Garfunkel album, and while all songs were ok none did stand out to me. Still a chill album to put on! Strong 3.
Pleasant, but a bit boring at times. They were improved massively when Young joined the lineup, to be honest.
It was a nice, relaxing, and chill album. I didn't find anything super special that stood out, but it is really good to have as something playing that isn't too intrusive.
5.5/10
Pre-Young Crosby, Stills & Nash this album sort of puts into perspective that CSN could have stood quite well on their own. The feeling of this album without Neil Young is that it is a more true representation of the supergroup as originally intended. All of this is to say that this album is just proof that Young's part-time inclusion in hindsight did not have the impact that Mr. Young would prefer people believed it would. Mr. Young's popularity at the time certainly may have lent some star-power to the band, but when it is about the music, there really is not a remarkable difference in their evolution with and without him. This is not to say he does not deserve recognition for his contributions in subsequent releases, but it is to say that he should be the one that is grateful to have been a part of all this. Overall, this is a good album. It has great chill, and the rhythm and melodies are great for the background and certainly a trip down memory lane to get those nostalgic vibes of their era. So-called supergroups can be big on expectation and fizzle out when they do not meet them, but CSN(Y) deserves to be recognized for thirty years of working together.
Ouwemannenneukmuziek Wel prima hoor
Regular
Pleasant folky harmonies
Pretty easy breezy harmony laced tunes.
Too sedate
No conocía esta banda ni ninguno de los temas de este disco. Hopelessly Hoping es hermosa.
It was missing something, I think maybe it was Neil Young... yeah that was it.
pleasant music
Very Simon and Garfunkel-y, nice and chilled
So many good memories with these songs. Not happy with the alternative version of Teach Your Children, but that’s just me.
Classic folk, easy listening, still on the radio today. Boring though.
The album was ok, typical CSN sound. Nothing fancy or outstanding.
All I knew going in was “Teach Your Children,” that Neil Young eventually joined the group, and that when I saw the acronym with his name included I always read it as standing for “CSI: New York.” This was cool. Amazing, Simon and Garfunkel-esque harmonies. Great songwriting. Amazing backing band and instrumentation. My one issue with it is that all the songs have generally the same tone, same vibe, same feeling that they start to blend together at a certain point. Which is unfortunate because they’re very much worth listening to. I did not know they were considered a super group, but I’m not surprised. This was fun but nothing I’m going to be yearning to come back to. 3 stars. Standout tracks: Suite: Judy Blue Eyes, Pre-Road Downs, Wooden Ships, Everybody’s Talkin’, Teach Your Children
Perfectly pleasant, perfectly forgettable. Perhaps I don't really understand the significance, all I can think of is that Simon and Garfunkel did this better. Songs very samey. Not keeping any for a playlist.
Ik vind het wel mooie muziek maar tegelijkertijd komt het niet helemaal bij me binnen. Ik denk dat ik dit net te oud vind, net iets te hippy, boomerrock. Wat mij betreft, en ik denk dat dat een beetje vloeken in de kerk is, wordt er teveel samenzang gebruikt. Met name de eerste helft van het album, in elk couplet, elk refrein (zo lijkt het). Wat mij betreft mocht de gitaar wat meer ruimte krijgen en de zang wat minder. In "Wooden Ships" doen ze dit wel goed en dat is mede daarom denk ik mijn favoriete nummer van het album. Ik denk dat het niet helpt dat ik heel recent nog Eagles (en Big Star) heb gehad, die voor mij een beetje in hetzelfde hoekje zitten. Daardoor heb ik iets meer last van verveling dan terecht is. Alsof je in 3 dagen achter elkaar vissticks, kibbeling en een lekkerbekje eet. Al met al gewoon 3 sterren.
A good debut album, with some memorable songs and some not so memorable songs.
This is mellow, pleasant, tasteful music that I don't go wild for.. but never want to switch the channel. The harmonies alone are like waves of euphoria washing over you. Glad I got this out of the record shelf again to better get to know more than just the hits. If you ever want to hear Japan's answer to CSN, check out "Garo".
Suite: Judy Blue Eyes 3 Marrakesh Express 3.2 Guinnevere 2.8 You Don't Have to Cry 3 Pre-Road Downs 3.3 Wooden Ships 3.6 Lady of the Island 3 Helplessly Hoping 3 Long Time Gone 3.4 49 Bye-Byes 3.3 Score: 3.16
Hyvää rockia, mutta ehkei ihan nelosen arvoista. 3/5
Really nice blended vocals. A bit on the lighter side, but pleasant.
Pleasant. 3.7
Nice enough
Genuinely enjoyed some of the songs and added them to my rotation. Other than that it wasn’t special.
Perfectly good stuff
boring, yawning
Suite: Judy Blue Eyes (3 parts)
Not sure this will be a regular listen. But, this was the first time I’ve listened to the complete album.
Nice, easy listening. Simple and efficient and enjoyable.
pleasant and when the voices sing together they are in perfect harmony but I am just not interested after a minute or two. Probably am missing the brains cell that are needed to appreciate this fully. Bit the same when I hear e.g. Simon&Garfunkel 3 stars.
Sounds about a million years old; doesn't need the "bonus" tracks / outtakes; pleasant enough but doesn't really move me; great voices, decent songs, slightly lazy production (as can sometimes be the case with self-produced records)
company in campania
For the most part, I was fairly unimpressed by this classic band. At times it’s beautiful, the harmonies on Helplessly Hoping are incredible, as are they in other spots on the album. It requires more listens. It’s a good album, I’m not sure it’s great. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes is a good summary of the album, the last 30-45 secs are great and world famous. The first 6 mins kinda drone 6.8/10
I found this album to be pretty typical of the genre and time period. Pretty good background music, but I probably would not go looking to listen to this album again. I did think they were going too hard with the harmonised dos and dums, and then near the end of the album they hit me with a song that was entirely harmonised dos and dums. I felt like I was being punked.
After listening to this I had to think back to their second album and wonder what happened in between. Why was Deja Vu so musically interesting and this debut so..... dull? Case in point: Teach Your Children appears on both albums but the 1970 version is so much better. Was it the addition of Neil Young? Did these musicians all just happen to hone their craft between 1969 and 1970? Did the friction and personal events among the members pave the way for something great, a la Fleetwood Mac's Rumours? Did they decide, 'you know what, screw straight up folk rock!' when the decade turned? More reading is probably necessary for me to find out, but the truth remains that this is a lackluster album. It fits very well into the box of folk rock, rendering it mostly uninteresting save for Pre-Road Downs and Long Time Gone. Anyone could have made this record, which isn't the best sign when you're an actual supergroup.
Solid. Really like a couple songs but the rest kind of blend together for me.
Best song: Suite: Judy Blue Eyes Vibes: Innocent roadtrip with girlfriend Themes: Love, family,
solid background tunes
The comments on YouTube made me cry.
Pretty good, not quite a 4 though. 3.5 stars.
Simile ai Beatles ma d'altronde sono della stessa epoca. Non mi è dispiaciuto ma non c'è niente che mi ha veramente colpita.
Good
This was ok. I enjoyed it, but not enough to want to listen to it again. They've got good harmony together and it sounds good, it just didn't really click with me. 3/5
Great album
Nien
Wasnt very exciting but a good time
Folk-rock music.
Nett, aber Gesangsharmonien sind nicht meins
Dad had this one
I’ve put myself in a bit of a pickle here… because now every time I want to give an album lower than a 4, I have to ask myself, “Is this worse than Duck Stab?” Of course it’s not. This is a nice listen — some fun yacht rock. But it’s a bit boring. It reminds me a lot of Paul Simon’s solo work. But of course, he does it better.
Calming. I liked it but I also felt rather sleepy halfway through. I’d do a 3.5 if I could
So much potential, but CSN are just so similar. Most songs sounded the same except Long Time Gone which was the standout to me. I think CSN needed Y to diversify their sound.
I can tell why people liked it however its not really my thing. I think my dad would enjoy it icl. Old school and enjoyable
A couple classic songs. Good music. Catches the vibe of the time.
Sigh. Important I suppose and gorgeous harmonies. Well crafted songs. Just not for me.
I can see why this is a classic. Amazing harmonies, some stellar songwriting (if sometimes dated - I'm looking at you, Marrakesh Express), and really tasteful production from Stills that never overpowers the vocals. If you were a singer-songwriter, this would be the bible. But I'm only giving it 3 stars because it's not really my thing, and I find it a little hard to stomach Crosby and Stills as people, you know? Their personalities just sour it for me. I know it's a classic and highly influential, and really well done, but I can't fight the nagging fear that it was responsible for polishing a lot of the rough edges of rock and roll and making is respectable, which is an intrinsically bad thing in my book. I mean, I'm listening to it now, and I can hear how "good" it is, but jesus, it just makes me want to chug a bottle of bourbon, punch David Crosby in the face, tear off my shirt and run howling down the street in protest. I would much rather listen to Iggy Pop or Lux Interior or Little Richard over this. _They_ knew how to rock and roll.
I can appreciate the good things about this (lovely harmonies, very relaxing to listen to) but it just doesn’t grab my attention. I’m crying out for an album on this damn list that does that, it’s been a while!
Still not a fan of harmonizing. I appreciate the guitar though. I think if this album didn't have the vocals (or humming in the non-vocal song), I might like it.
This is the style of music I imagine boomers get turnt to. It's pretty good though!
Not bad - slightly better than middle of the road. Nothing super stand-out, though. Best track: Guinnevere
- good harmonies - Good folk rock record
Three douches who won't stop playing their songs around the campfire. The hippy dream hadn't quite died yet and these 3 blokes were keen purveyors of it. True, the blend of their voices is amazing but the songs just kind of meander around. They must have had some dynamite "purple berries". Best Tracks: Suite: Judy Blue Eyes; Marrekesh Express; Helplessly Hoping
7/10. Chill listen but about half feels like filler campfire stories.
It was better the second listen through. I like a little easy folksy album.
Got bored. I feel like the lyrics didn't really match the songs
Pretty decent. I like the chill vibe and it was overall enjoyable. Definitely something I would enjoy listening to live. 3 stars
With 6 or 7 of these tracks becoming signature songs of the band, and with them being one of the top faces of Woodstock, it is impossible not to recognize the cultural significance and influence of this band and debut album. The three recently recently parted ways with their previous bands, connected, and subsequently harmonized their way into history. Solid 3.5/5
I'm a sucker for this kind of folk-rock. Even the songs I like less like Marrakesh Express are still pretty easy to listen to a vibe on. Highlights - Judy Blue Eyes, Hopelessly Hoping, Long Time Gone
I struggle with this one, simply because I heard them way too much as a kid. Secretly scratched mom’s LP, just to get her to stop playing them so much. It’s a good record, well played. Classic for a reason. Better than most hippie bands. Lovely harmonies. I can appreciate its place in music history. There’s genuinely good stuff here. But I could live the rest of my life without ever hearing them again.
it was good but forgettable
Sick day. Still managed to listen to it. First few tracks had me bored. Wooden ships has a nice guitar solo that feels like it brings more life into the album. Helplessly Hoping is a sweet song. Second half better but still just not a super engaging album
Front half is 4. Fell off in the back
Great talent, no question. And some classics. Overall, a real period piece, and too slow and melodic for me to be too crazy about it.
Two bangers but the rest I was kind of meh on
Ok. Better albums in ‘69.
Curti!
Total respect. Little slow for me.
The three part harmonies are of course the standout, and they make it sound effortless which is not an easy task. The hits are hits for a reason. They’re memorable and very recognizable. The other tracks while pleasant are not as. Still, an iconic album that opened the door for so many more artists of that famous Laurel Canyon sound.
Blasting forth with three part harmony, YEOW! I respect the art of constructing these vocals, because it’s not as easy as they make it seem and is truly an art form. Overall the album is a little sleepy for me, though it contains a couple classic tracks.
Thinking about the formation of this band cracks me up. Everyone coming in like: “I sing and play guitar.” And the next guy: “I also sing and play guitar.” But somehow they made it work. I wanted to like this more than I did. Sounds nice and quintessential late 60s but didn’t fully connect with me. 2.75
I can say this definitively: this is my favorite CSN album. I love listening to three dudes harmonizing as much as the next guy, but this didn’t grab me like I expected. Judy Blue Eyes and Helplessly Hoping are solid and get the album extra points, but just can’t go higher than 3* 3.25/5
Crosby, Stills & Nash is the debut album by the folk rock supergroup Crosby, Stills & Nash (CSN). This is their only album without member Neil Young. Released to instant success, this debut album launched CSN into stardom and began a change within rock music where a lot of bands transitioned from blues rock to folk rock and hard rock. Some of these songs were performed by CSN at Woodstock in August 1969. This debut album has been certified gold in France & the UK, platinum in Australia, and 4x platinum in the US. CSN won the 1970 Grammy for Best New Artist and this album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999. This is a timeless album from one of the biggest folk rock bands in the US. The songs contain great harmonies and are written well. Most listeners will enjoy this album, even if some of the tracks are beginning to show their age. Awesome debut album!
Not bad. Great harmonies and lyrics. 3/5
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