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Post by Barrington on Jun 14, 2020 17:52:00 GMT
 Hot on the heels of two very successful albums Crosby , Stills and Nash and Deju Vu , Graham Nash released his first solo album "Songs For Beginners" (1971) . Graham wrote and produced all the tracks , there are a host of Californian in-crowd helping out on the album including Phil Lesh , Gerry Garcia , Rita Coolidge , David Crosby , Neil Young. The album contains some very good songs with pertinent lyrics , two or three are always included in CSN live performances , the single Chicago will be most familiar . I have an original pressing the production and sound quality are excellent . |
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Post by MartinT on Jun 14, 2020 19:10:38 GMT
Thank you, Barry. I shall compare it with David Crosby's classic solo If I Could Only Remember My Name.
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Post by Barrington on Jun 14, 2020 19:18:31 GMT
Thank you, Barry. I shall compare it with David Crosby's classic solo If I Could Only Remember My Name. Yes I have that too Martin , totally different . |
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Post by ChrisB on Jun 14, 2020 19:43:22 GMT
Thanks Barry.
What a good choice.
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Post by Slinger on Jun 14, 2020 22:19:13 GMT
Absolute classic. 5/ 5 I'll play it tomorrow.  |
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Post by ChrisB on Jun 16, 2020 9:08:25 GMT
I am playing this now and I realise just how long it is since I last played it. The opening track is 'Military Madness' and my first thought is that Nash's voice always sounds optimistic, no matter what the subject of the song is.
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Post by MartinT on Jun 16, 2020 9:46:27 GMT
Yes I have that too Martin , totally different . You say that, and I agree, but there are textures and phrases that I recognise as being common. |
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Post by MartinT on Jun 16, 2020 10:01:14 GMT
I can't give it full marks as I'm not finding it as engaging as the Crosby album, although it has some nice moments. 3/5.
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Post by ChrisB on Jun 16, 2020 11:09:58 GMT
It's when the two voices work as one where the real magic happens.
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Post by ChrisB on Jun 22, 2020 20:02:21 GMT
I've played this a couple of times now and it's nice to hear it again.
4 out of 5 from me.
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Post by Tim on Jun 23, 2020 10:57:13 GMT
I'm not sure I've ever heard this, so I'll give it a go later. I saw him last year and to be honest I think it's time he called it a day, but it'll be good to hear him in his prime as it were |
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Post by MikeMusic on Jul 12, 2020 16:04:33 GMT
Hollies fan from quite a long time ago.
Crosby and Nash, Crosby, Stills and Nash and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young fan
I may have never heard this.
Initial impressions - stripped back version of the above with his mates.
Seems odd to hear only his voice as lead
Listening ..........
<later>
Nice
4/5
Think I can get used to him as lead.
Know a few of the songs probably from CSN and CSNY
I'd be pretty broken up if I'd just split with Joni Mitchell ....
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