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Crosby, Stills and Nash were already a "supergroup" before Neil Young, previously of Buffalo Springfield, joined them for this album. Indisputably one of the key albums of the immediate post-Woodstock era, Déjà vu does at times however sound a bit of a period piece. Ranging in emotion from the almost cutesy "Teach Your Children" and "Our House" to the moody, dark guitar sounds of "Almost Cut My Hair" and their version of Joni Mitchell's "Woodstock", it is nevertheless an important document of the time. Young, who would go on to release the excellent After The Gold Rush later in the same year, provides the best moments with "Helpless" and the "Country Girl" medley. --Tim Perry
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34 of 34 people found the following review helpful
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This album has been with me virtually all my life as my father bought it when it was released.When the cd version came out I secured my own copy and it was wonderful to hear the crispness of the tracks-"Country Girl", "Everybody I love you","Carry on" being particular stand outs.
If you love to hear sweet harmony then this is the album for you-still ageless, timeless and breathtaking.
If you love to hear sweet harmony then this is the album for you-still ageless, timeless and breathtaking.
19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
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This is perhaps the turning time for the true hippie movement. Hippie is strongly associated with 60's culture, but it was a movement burning strongly at the dawn of the 70's. This album brilliantly encompasses some of the harmonic,almost easy listening styles of the period, together with a rocky/bluesy feel that was less pronounced than on CS&N LP-obviously due to the introduction of Neil Young.Our house and teach your children are songs that children could easily pick up and enjoy nowdays at playgroup sessions, while Young's Country Girl is a deep rock song that at the time brought this album gently to the 70's via 60's riffs. One of the last great hippie records, one of the first great 70's lp's
30 of 31 people found the following review helpful
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Perhaps one of the greatest follow ups of all time, 'Deja Vu' showcases all of the superstar quartet and their immeasurable talent. For all the praise heaped on Neil Young, it was Stephen Stills who was the guiding force in this period, and establishes himself nicely with the powerful '4+20' and storming opener 'Carry On.'
Yet the other members contribute their own works of art: Crosby's 'Almost Cut My Hair' still haunts (written after Bobby Kennedy's asassination) as does the time changing 'Deja Vu'; Nash's efforts are written off as twee, but 'Teach Your Children' showed he could still produce the hits, and 'Our House' is a beautiful song describing life with Joni Mitchell; while Young offers the powerful 'Country Girl Medley' and the emotional 'Helpless.' All this, plus the classic version of Mitchell's 'Woodstock' & the almighty ending of 'Everybody I Love You' showed that CSNY were the band to beat in 1970. A masterpiece.
Yet the other members contribute their own works of art: Crosby's 'Almost Cut My Hair' still haunts (written after Bobby Kennedy's asassination) as does the time changing 'Deja Vu'; Nash's efforts are written off as twee, but 'Teach Your Children' showed he could still produce the hits, and 'Our House' is a beautiful song describing life with Joni Mitchell; while Young offers the powerful 'Country Girl Medley' and the emotional 'Helpless.' All this, plus the classic version of Mitchell's 'Woodstock' & the almighty ending of 'Everybody I Love You' showed that CSNY were the band to beat in 1970. A masterpiece.
40 of 42 people found the following review helpful
By Callie
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The second album I bought as a youngster,the first being "After the Goldrush"For some reason this album always reminds me of Summer!There isn't a bad track here,'though Nash's "Our house " isn't one of my favourites.Stills songs are wonderful.a blistering "Carry on" and the lovely acoustic "4-20 ".The most mysterious song is Crosby's "Deja vu" with lovely harmonies, building towards the end of the song.Nash's "Teach your Children" is a nice song with Jerry Garcia on pedal steel.Crosby's "Almost cut my hair " sounds dated now,because the hippies back then have no hair today,or a very wide centre parting ! "Woodstock" written by Joni Mitchell is a good version with Stills and Young playing some serious lead guitar!
And Big Neil's two songs are fantastic,I never get tired listening to "Helpless " and the epic "Country girl!
Yes a fine album,go on press that "One click"
And Big Neil's two songs are fantastic,I never get tired listening to "Helpless " and the epic "Country girl!
Yes a fine album,go on press that "One click"
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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Ageless classic. I listen to it often; I almost cut my hair is particularly good - it reminds me of stories I have heard from the 'doves'(war protesters) during the Vietnam war, whose long hair was such a strong political statement.
It should sit along side easy rider, the movie, as a signpost of the times.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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How can no-one have reviewed this...updating my scratchy old vinyl this evening and frankly astonished to see that this album has no review. I can only assume it is because everyone on earth has quite naturally bought a copy.
An absolutely seminal album of the time including the magical ensemble pieces of "Carry On" and "Deja Vu" and the typical Crosby and Young solo efforts of "Almost Cut My Hair" and "Country Girl" or "Helpless" respectively. Perhaps slightly rockier than the eponymous first album but none the worse for that.
If you like this Laurel Canyon/Woodstock genre at all and you, unaccountably, don't already have this album then you simply must buy it...Put your children on ebay to raise the cash.
An absolutely seminal album of the time including the magical ensemble pieces of "Carry On" and "Deja Vu" and the typical Crosby and Young solo efforts of "Almost Cut My Hair" and "Country Girl" or "Helpless" respectively. Perhaps slightly rockier than the eponymous first album but none the worse for that.
If you like this Laurel Canyon/Woodstock genre at all and you, unaccountably, don't already have this album then you simply must buy it...Put your children on ebay to raise the cash.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
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Like one of the other reviewers, I too grew up listening to my fathers copy as a kid. The first songs to make an impression on me, were "Almost Cut My Hair" & "Carry On" (the latter reminding me of glorious days during the school summer holidays!). "4+20" is brilliant, as are "Deja vu", "Helpless"... in fact all of the songs are. Normally an album has at least one song that does not shine through, not this one. It shows great song writing and musical talents. Even the gatefold sleeve is uplifting with some lovely photos from that time. Well worth buying...go on give it a listen!
Thanks to David, Stephen, Graham & Neil for this great album and for helping me through the highs and lows of life with some wonderful songs.
Thanks to David, Stephen, Graham & Neil for this great album and for helping me through the highs and lows of life with some wonderful songs.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By A. D. Hall
Format:Audio CD
This is the 'One'.
The 'one' that opened my eyes to music beyond the Beatles and the(excellent)British 60's Pop of The Small Faces, The Kinks and The Move, and introduced me to what was going on across the Big Pond. I'm not saying it's better than the British Bands that I was already familiar, just different....and opened up a whole new world of Sounds. It introduced the world of country blues (Stills' 4+20), the country flavour of Nash's 'Teach your Children' courtesy of Jerry Garcia's excellent pedal steel guitar playing. The jazzy inflections of Crosby's 'Deja vu' and Young's heart-rending 'Helpless'.
Its hard for me to be review this album objectively, as just a collection of tunes, without my appreciation of this album being influenced by all the new sounds it lead me to discover and love, and probably determine my musical tastes over the subsequent 40 years. Starting with Jefferson Airplane, The Band, Moby Grape, The Byrds, Love, of the late 60's through to Green on Red (80's), and Giant Sand/Howe Gelb of the present day.
Every song on this album is a cracker. Many criticise it as being 'disjointed' and that it was the product of 4 solo artists in disharmony (on a personal level)rather than the collective works a band. True, it covers a range of styles to each individual members taste, but all with that indisputable CSN&Y flavour and vocal harmonies yet to be bettered. Forty years on I think this album stands the test of time. Like the Beatles 'Revolver' it introduced a new style and set a new benchmark against which all others could be measured. Buy this and the 4 first CSN&Y solo albums, put the CD/IPOD on shuffle, sit back and enjoy.
The 'one' that opened my eyes to music beyond the Beatles and the(excellent)British 60's Pop of The Small Faces, The Kinks and The Move, and introduced me to what was going on across the Big Pond. I'm not saying it's better than the British Bands that I was already familiar, just different....and opened up a whole new world of Sounds. It introduced the world of country blues (Stills' 4+20), the country flavour of Nash's 'Teach your Children' courtesy of Jerry Garcia's excellent pedal steel guitar playing. The jazzy inflections of Crosby's 'Deja vu' and Young's heart-rending 'Helpless'.
Its hard for me to be review this album objectively, as just a collection of tunes, without my appreciation of this album being influenced by all the new sounds it lead me to discover and love, and probably determine my musical tastes over the subsequent 40 years. Starting with Jefferson Airplane, The Band, Moby Grape, The Byrds, Love, of the late 60's through to Green on Red (80's), and Giant Sand/Howe Gelb of the present day.
Every song on this album is a cracker. Many criticise it as being 'disjointed' and that it was the product of 4 solo artists in disharmony (on a personal level)rather than the collective works a band. True, it covers a range of styles to each individual members taste, but all with that indisputable CSN&Y flavour and vocal harmonies yet to be bettered. Forty years on I think this album stands the test of time. Like the Beatles 'Revolver' it introduced a new style and set a new benchmark against which all others could be measured. Buy this and the 4 first CSN&Y solo albums, put the CD/IPOD on shuffle, sit back and enjoy.
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quality
great album must have if only for "almost cut my hair" great stuff
some songs seem a little mundane compared to this track
some songs seem a little mundane compared to this track
Published 3 days ago by Brian Gorton
5.0 out of 5 stars
Another trip down memory lane
I remeber when Deja vu came out (1970) and said I must buy that album, well here we are 43 years later catching up with it, great harmonies for Dave Crosby, Steven Stills and our... Read more
Published 16 days ago by George Ash
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A wonderful remembrance of things past.
First bought this when I was 21, but someone stole it a couple of years later. Have only just got round to re-buying it 40 years later
& I'd forgotten how much I loved... Read more
& I'd forgotten how much I loved... Read more
Published 17 days ago by Eileen Cooper
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supergroup of many parts
Managing to get four individual "stars" to function as one unit is no mean feat; the Beatles, Stones, etc. managed it but others eg Blind Faith , found it much harder. Read more
Published 2 months ago by lb
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Feels just like a deja vu
I hadn't listened to this album for quite a while.....it was great to be reminded of just how good they sound.Good value for money... Read more
Published 2 months ago by S. A. Short
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant cd
Came very quickly only took 48 hours excellent cd love listening to it I,m very happy with this cd it's so relaxing
Published 3 months ago by jenny robson
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CAME IN TIME
ORDERED AT THE LAST MINUTE FOR A FRIEND FOR HER SON AS A CHRISTMAS PRESENT. CAME IN TIME ALTHOUGH ORDERED LATE - JUST WHAT HE WANTED
Published 3 months ago by Janet
5.0 out of 5 stars
Its perfect!
I was actually afraid of buying something used to starts with - therefore I was really happy when I heard it and couldn't hear anything wrong or lacking on the tracks.
Published 5 months ago by Luise Dahl-Blumenberg
4.0 out of 5 stars
Bought to replace an old vinyl
Bought this to replace an old vinyl as I'm putting my old turntable "out to pasture". It's just so easy to get things onto the old iPOD and connect that into the car's... Read more
Published 6 months ago by WG
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great music
If you like them, this is a great compilation of their work with excellent re-mastered quality of recording. Good stuff.
Published 6 months ago by Satisfied
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