Songs for Beginners

Graham Nash

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Original Release Date: 1971
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Atlantic / Wea
• ASIN: B000002I6V
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #25,186 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
After finding fame with the Hollies and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, expatriate Englishman turned West Coast rock icon Graham Nash made an auspicious solo debut on this 1971 disc. It's an exemplary singer-songwriter effort, striking a vital balance between graceful introspection and political fervor, with an organic intensity that Nash would never quite match in his subsequent solo work. With assistance from the likes of David Crosby, Jerry Garcia, and Dave Mason, highlights include the sensitive internal explorations "I Used to Be a King" and "Man in the Mirror" and the impassioned protest anthems "Chicago" and "Military Madness." --Scott Schinder

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nash's 1st solo album, September 19, 2005

By	Barry Folsom "Bearhawk" (The Colony, Texas,USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought this LP at the same time I bought Wild tales in 1973. It had been out for a couple of years. My girlfriend told me it was great. My 23-year old brother had died in a car accident 6 months earlier so I was "all tore up". This album and Songs for Beginners soothed my aching soul for many years. I don't know how these songs stand up in the historical perspective of CSN. Some of the songs do sound a little dated now. I know every song on these two albums by heart because I sang and played along for years and lived them. Friends were going to prison for 20 years for a joint in Texas and Graham was just singing and writing about what was going on around us. What a back up band he had back then. David Lindley was superb. I liked Graham so much I named my white German shepherd,"Nash" after him. He was my best friend for ten years. We named the cat, "Crosby". I never missed these guys in concert with and without Stills and Young. Wild Tales is a little more up-tempo than "Songs for Beginners." It's all a matter of taste. If you like CSN then you'll like these first two solo projects by Nash.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, poetic lyrics. Great CD!!, July 14, 1999

By A Customer

I first heard Grahm Nash through my mother. She had a soundtrack that included, We can Change The World. It was so awesome. When I bought the cd, I instantely fell in love with it. Sleep Song is beautiful, and so is Wounded Bird. This is a must have cd if you're into folksy, poetic music. Definately Nash's best!!!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fine collection that's stood the test of time, January 6, 2003

By	Daniel Dean (Maryland, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

My older sister introduced me to "Songs for Beginners" just after its release three decades ago. In the years since then, I've grown to appreciate it more and more. "I Used To Be A King" ranks as one of my all-time favorties by any artist.

One note of caution about the CD: my copy isn't a totally accurate version of the LP. For example, the intro to the LP version of "Used To Be A King" features some studio chatter and a few stray chords from a piano and Jerry Garcia's pedal steel guitar. Strangely, these were omitted on my CD. I can't say for certain that all CD copies of "Songs For Beginners" were mastered similarly, but for you purists out there, this might be of some interest to you.

Other than that, the music from beginning to end is great.