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1-Southbound Train 2-Whole Cloth 3-Blacknotes 4-Strangers Room 5-Where Will I Be? 6-Page 43 7-Frozen Smiles 8-Games 9-Girl To Be On My Mind 10-The Wall Song 11-Immigration Man
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40 of 40 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Crosby & Nash's first album as a duo balances sing-a-long rockers with reflective mood pieces which suprise and delight. Of the two artists, Crosby produces the quieter moments - 'Where Will I Be?'is one of his most depressing yet beautiful songs, balanced by the answer song of 'Page 43,' his first steps to recovery following the death of Christine Hinton. He also succeeds with the calmness of 'Games,' a song rejected by the Byrds.Nash equally shares the spoils - 'Southbound Train' is a Dylan-Eagles type song but with the glorious harmonies, while 'Stranger's Room' & 'Immigration Man' were based on reallife events. Equally 'Frozen Smiles' was written about Nash's troubled friendship with Stephen Stills at the time - showing that C&N didn't really need him at this point. Atlantic's decision to re-release this album was a wise one indeed. An excellent album all round.
28 of 28 people found the following review helpful
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Finally, after eons out of print, Atlantic made available again this gem from the early 70's, a great album even in the context of the great music that was still being created, regularly, back then, and probably one of Crosby & Nash's most accomplished collaborations.
Everything you likely already cherish about these two is present here, heartfelt and immaculate harmonies, strong and distinct compositions from both artists, and superb musicianship -again provided by the 60's elite of California's session players.
When it comes to specific songs, it's more a matter of personal choices than objective hierarchies. Nash's songs are particularly moving and fiercer -as much as "fierce" is ever something to be said about Graham Nash- than anything in "Songs For Beginners." Crosby's pieces carry the wonderful dramatic undertow he could invoke -it seems, at will- ever since The Byrds' days and, more poignantly, in his first solo album and Deja Vu.
All in all, a thing of beauty. No disappointments, no proverbial "black holes."
An example of the significant music that you could still expect in the early seventies, before that decade turned grandiose and stupid.
Everything you likely already cherish about these two is present here, heartfelt and immaculate harmonies, strong and distinct compositions from both artists, and superb musicianship -again provided by the 60's elite of California's session players.
When it comes to specific songs, it's more a matter of personal choices than objective hierarchies. Nash's songs are particularly moving and fiercer -as much as "fierce" is ever something to be said about Graham Nash- than anything in "Songs For Beginners." Crosby's pieces carry the wonderful dramatic undertow he could invoke -it seems, at will- ever since The Byrds' days and, more poignantly, in his first solo album and Deja Vu.
All in all, a thing of beauty. No disappointments, no proverbial "black holes."
An example of the significant music that you could still expect in the early seventies, before that decade turned grandiose and stupid.
22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is the first album released by just Crosby and Nash and its a winner. Its that album that you want to play late at night, with rain on the windsheild,or with that open fire lit. Ok it is a bit hippy, but at the good end of the spectrum, pure Woodstock Folk music. The delight with this compared to other C and N release is that you can listen to it whole as a complete piece of music, theres no dross. Other C and N albums have their moments , all have good songs on, but not until the latest one, the one they annoyingly seem to also called Crosy and Nash , which i call ' Lay me Down', do they do another consistant album.
This album though kicks off with the splifftastic ' Southbound Train' by Nash and even if you gave up chasing smoke circles in '74 it evokes that folky feel.Wheres my Freak Bros mag gone? I would highly reccomend this album and hope a version with bonus tracks and info book comes out as I'm sure they must of recorded more at these sessions and I , and it seems most other people know very little about this not quite lost gem.
This album though kicks off with the splifftastic ' Southbound Train' by Nash and even if you gave up chasing smoke circles in '74 it evokes that folky feel.Wheres my Freak Bros mag gone? I would highly reccomend this album and hope a version with bonus tracks and info book comes out as I'm sure they must of recorded more at these sessions and I , and it seems most other people know very little about this not quite lost gem.
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This Cd was a birthday gift for my brother , he said it was great !!
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Special Vintage
I first saw Crosby & Nash over 30 years ago sing the songs on this wonderful album. Age may have withered them but it has`nt staled their infinite variety. Read more
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