Monday, March 29, 2010

Two Voices: Part 2 CSN

If David Crosby had stayed with the Byrds, if Graham Nash had stayed with the Hollies, and if Stephen Stills' band Buffalo Springfield had stayed together, these three men would still be individually famous. By their solo merits they belong in the Rock and Roll hall of fame, but as a super group they belong in the pantheon of musical gods.


Perhaps no other group of men have ever sounded so well together. Perhaps none ever will. CSN and CSNY have had a profound effect upon me personally, and the way I write songs. Giving maybe the best advice any songwriter could get David Crosby once said "we write a lot of our songs just right out of what goes on to us and about the people we love and stuff, because thats what you have to write about if you want it to mean anything." Thanks Dave.

If you are unfamiliar with CSN check out Just a Song Before I Go and Find the Cost of Freedom. 4 Way Street is one of the best live albums ever made, it should be on your shelf next to Frampton Comes Alive.

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