Reflections [Box set]

Graham Nash | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 3, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 3
• Format: Box set
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• Label: Rhino Records
• ASIN: B0018CVQFM
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #42,047 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

The definitive collection, spanning over 40 years on 3 CDs (64 tracks, 32 previously unreleased). Includes essential tracks from The Hollies, CSNY, Crosby/Nash, Nash solo and more! This deluxe package features a 150 page booklet with 75 classic and unseen photos and track notes by Graham Nash. Arranged chronologically, Reflections spans Nash's recordings from 1967 to 2007, starting with a trio of singles he released with The Hollies in 1967: 'On A Carousel', 'Carrie Anne', and 'King Midas In Reverse.' Nash left the group a year later, joining with Crosby and Stills to record the trio's self-titled album, which earned them the Grammy for Best New Artist. Reflections gathers several songs from that album-and its follow-up, released a few months later with the addition of Young-including 'Pre-Road Downs,' 'Marrakesh Express,' 'Our House' and 'Teach Your Children.' The set also includes tracks from the group's other albums: 'Just A Song Before I Go,' 'Wasted On My Way' and 'Heartland.' Over the years, Crosby and Nash have recorded a number of albums as a duo. Reflections features several gems from those collaborations with 'Immigration Man,' 'To The Last Whale,' 'Jesus Of Rio' and more. The collection also brings together several classics from Nash's four solo albums, ranging from the politically-charged 'Military Madness' and 'Chicago/We Can Change The World' to the emotionally raw 'Simple Man' and 'Sleep Song' and the socially conscious 'Barrel Of Pain' and 'Chippin' Away.' Reflection spotlights 32 songs with different mixes and alternate versions that have never been released. Among the highlights is Nash's solo acoustic demo of 'Right Between The Eyes.' Recorded during the Deja Vu session, a live version of the track popped up in 1971 on a CSN&Y live album. The compilation contains six unreleased tracks, including 'Water From The Moon,' 'Try To Find Me' and 'In Your Name,' a song he recorded in 2007.

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26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Man, oh man; thank you, Graham! *S*, February 3, 2009

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Liz Nicholson (New Hope, MN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Reflections (Audio CD)

As I write this, Graham Nash has just had a big weekend. He spent it on 'sacred ground' in Clear Lake, Iowa, celebrating the music and life of Buddy Holly. Today, February 3rd, he gives us a wonderful present on the day after his sixty-seventh birthday -- this new box set, REFLECTIONS. Have you opened it yet?

We receive a retrospective here, of course - three CD's with a total of sixty-four songs, some well-known, many catchy, others very moving - every single one heartfelt. The case even has the texture of a well-worn photograph album. He invites us in the first pages of the booklet tucked in there to sit back and enjoy -- after all, as articulate, gifted and committed as he might be, Nash, as he says to this day about Holly, is really one of us. He has shared little anecdotes about every song, and on every facing page he has chosen a picture to go with it.

Oh, we'll respond, too, all right, about how sweet a confession 'Right Between the Eyes' is in that mix, and how angry Nash really was when he stormed home and wrote 'Immigration Man'... and so on. But friends, even ones we don't know in person, rouse our sympathies just that way. Long time fans of his music already know that all too well. The new mixes are like a deeper dive into familiar reefs or a further trip into a beloved retreat. The new SONGS are not to be missed. If there were such a thing as a CD single yet, 'Try and Find Me', 'Lonely Man' and 'In Your Name' would be an unbeatable combination on its own.

Graham, apparently the last to toot his own horn, has said in recent interviews that making up REFLECTIONS was painful for him. But may he be well rewarded for this. You see, every heart he touches warms up and every note he sings turns to golden sunlight. I myself second his recommendation and congratulate him with all my heart in return.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars GOOD COMPANION SET TO CROSBY'S, BUT THE SAME APPROACH ON THE AUDIO, May 20, 2009

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BOB (LOS ANGELES, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Reflections (Audio CD)

The release of this set, a few months after the introduction of a remastered Songs For Beginners, mirrors the same path taken for the 2006 David Crosby Voyage set, and the remastered If I Could Only Remember My Name.

Both of the remastered solo releases pre-dated the release of each set. However, someone decided not to utilize the superior sound of the solo editions.

It's not to say that the audio on both sets is bad, but when A/B'd against the two solo remasters, the dichotomy is stark.

This is extremely disappointing, especially since all four releases were compiled at Rhino. However, ever since Rhino was "Warner-i-sized", this is the kind of oversight one has come to expect from that once great label.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive Nash anthology at last, February 16, 2009

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Kevin D. Rathert (Carbondale, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Reflections (Audio CD)

Graham Nash is unique in that he first appeared with a well known British singles band, The Hollies, then formed C,S & N with Americans Stephen Stills and David Crosby. Their debut album and appearance at Woodstock won them a grammy and stardom. The addition of Neil Young, a Canadian, led to the release of "Deja Vu" one of the finest albums of the early 1970s. At the same time Nash was releasing solo material, and showing his political leanings with his debut album "Songs For Beginners" which included the classic medley "Chicago/We Can Change The World." This 3 disc set does a great job of distilling Nash's work with The Hollies, C,S&N, C,S,N&Y, C&N, as well as his solo work. Nash's songs are full of political commentary and hope, the latter being something we could use a lot of today. The high definition mastering is excellent and the annotations by Nash himself make this a gotta have companion to the 3 disc David Crosby box set Nash produced in 2008. Don't miss out or you'll be sorry.