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Crosby, Stills & Nash [with Bonus Tracks]

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The trio C, S & N was formed by members from the Byrds, The Hollies and Buffalo Springfield - and consequently hailed as a supergroup on their formation in 1969. This is the group's debut album and though a couple of songs may appear slightly dated, it's always a pleasure to listen to their trademark vocal hamonies.

All bandmembers were songwriters, but on this album it's Steven Stills' songs that stand out. The terrifix opening "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" simply has it all; great melodies, beautiful harmonies and great production - no doubt that Stills was also the driving force in the production of the album.

The other Stills stand-out is the beautiful acoustic "Helplessly Hoping" - and "You Don't Have to Cry" is almost as strong.

Stills also wrote the soulful closing track "49 Bye-Byes"

Among the bonus-tracks is an early demo-version of "Do For The Others", with harmony vocals from Graham Nash - another great song.

Graham Nash from the Hollies wrote the single "Marrakesh Express", which is quite nice, but not much more. Nash also wrote "Pre-Road Downs", one of the most rocking tracks on the album. "Lady of the Island" is Nash third contribution to the album - a quite acoustic ballad, not unlike some of his later Hollies songs like "Fifi the Flea".

David Crosby wrote two songs and co-wrote one for the album. The strongest is "Wooden Ships" ( co-written with Stills and Paul Kantner ) - great chorus on that one.

"Guinevere" is a typical Crosby song - nice, but molodically slightly vague - could have been an outtake from "Younger Than Yesterday".

The soulful "Long Time Gone" also has a nice chorus.

The trio expanded with Neil Young on the next album, "Deja Vu", giving the group more edge, which may be missed at places on this one.

If you went to college in the 1970s, this album was the background to your life. Beautiful, soulful and interesting. Extraordinary harmonies, fabulous melodies, compelling narratives.

i'm not an audiophile and i just wanted a version of the album on my pc, but, marakakesh express sounds alot like the chipmunks singing. there doesn't seem to be any low tones to the vocals. did stephan stills pay for the mastering to make sure his silly voice got its signature ring. also ther is no music in the middle of my head. everything hangs off my ears or seems behind me. very wierd. with headphones the music should feel like it is coming at you from in front of you not like you have two people singing next to you. also the original albums sounded lush. this does not.