Songs for Beginners[CD/DVD-Audio] [Original recording remastered]

Graham Nash | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 23, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Rhino Records
• ASIN: B000Y9PILI
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #38,661 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Military Madness

2. Better Days

3. Wounded Bird

4. I Used To Be A King

5. Be Yourself

6. Simple Man

7. Man In The Mirror

8. There's Only One

9. Sleep Song

10. Chicago

See all 11 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Military Madness

2. Better Days

3. Wounded Bird

4. I Used To Be A King

5. Be Yourself

6. Simple Man

7. Man In The Mirror

8. There's Only One

9. Sleep Song

10. Chicago

See all 11 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Nash's acclaimed 1971 solo debut reissued in a deluxe, two-disc CD+DVD edition. DVD also features an all new 2008 video interview with Graham Nash, plus a photo gallery and complete lyrics.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Better off with the original recording..., January 18, 2009

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J. Wells "OOI" (Here) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Songs for Beginners[CD/DVD-Audio] (Audio CD)

I have two main problems with this re-mix:
1. The CD is VERY compressed and clips with practically every drum kick. It's just as loud as a modern metal CD! why do this? HIGHER VOLUME DOESN'T EQUAL HIGHER FIDELITY!

2. It sounds like a completely different album. With all the wizardry of modern studio equipment they pretty much made this sound like it was recorded yesterday. Why? This is not the "songs for beginners" you grew up on. The new mix reveals many things you never heard before but obscures many of the subtleties of the original.

In the end, I can't give it one star because I love this album so much; but this isn't really it... I'd take a scratched-up dollar bin vinyl copy over this release any day of the week.

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Night and Day, Great!, September 25, 2008

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luckykz (Oakland) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Songs for Beginners[CD/DVD-Audio] (Audio CD)

Nash and his team did a superb job of remixing (NOT re-recording) and resurrecting this record. This one's right up there with the IICORMN Crosby remix. What makes this package especially great is that not only is there a fantastic surround mix, but great care was taken to remix the stereo mix, mastered by the great Doug Sax. Phil Lesh's bass sounds amazing! So if you aren't able to listen in 5:1, it's still well worth picking up. Unfortunately I downloaded the older version on i-tunes a few months back. Loading in this new version and a/b-ing them, it's no contest. Take it from someone who purchased the original vinyl version back in the day, the songs and the sound of this album ranks as the very best of CSN and even Y.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars "CHICAGO" Not true to the original mix, October 18, 2008

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Practical Music (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Songs for Beginners[CD/DVD-Audio] (Audio CD)

I was disappointed in this release. They changed everything around. The original feel is gone which is what really is important to keep during a restoration of any kind. Let's just talk about (Track 10) "CHICAGO".
They start off adding acoustic guitar to the first verse bullying out the Afuche Cabasa, tambourine and the organ. Let's add the lyrics "It's dying" again to make it sound like a mistake. Maybe it was edited out on the original who knows it did not work.
The song/album was perfect why F with it. "Songs for Beginners" is a terrific album I just wish that reissue studio remixers were taught a course in "Respect for Works of Art" during there training. Sorry Graham I hope it was not you that asked for these changes. Get the Atlantic CD release (7204-2) and you will feel the songs again. The sound quality is good some EQ tweaks on your system and then experience "Songs for Beginners" the best way so far.