Buffalo Springfield! Better than Crosby, Stills, Nash...?

[Matt Wilson]

Now imagine those songs being played by the same band, one of which, Captain fucking Manyhands, insists on noodling all over them, flattening out all of the raggedness of NY and slathering dreadful blues licks all over Crosby’s psych polyphony.

No way!

But that's not how Deja Vu sounds.

[naughty boy]

[clive gash]

Deja Vu is CSNY by committee, every one of those songs would be better on their authors solo albums with their solo bands.

#dealwithit

[toomanyhatz]

THE LP? How?

Commercially? There wasn't that big a market for triple albums. Critically? Mixed, like all their single albums. Artistically? The advantage Neil's songs hold over the others' is embarrassing.

That's only because he's your favorite. Like saying Lennon's songs were better than McCartney's, or vice versa. That album is great. Consisting of the best tracks from five good albums (well, maybe not Stephen Stills 2).

I'm on a mission. I'm going to convince *somebody* that CSN&Y in the '70s would've been HUGE!!

He's almost everybody's favorite. At least everybody with any sense.

Your beloved Rolling Stone, for one, went on and on about how Neil's two and a half songs on Deja Vu were miles better than anyone else's. (Mind you, I disagree with them in this particular case - I'll take "Carry On" and maybe even "Deja Vu" over "Country Girl" and my favorite song on it by miles is by Joni Mitchell - but there is still the "Nash problem.")

[clive gash]

The title track is the best thing on there. Oh for a chance to hear it played by the If Only... lot.

[clive gash]

I can sense a Beatles ‘71 thread.

[Matt Wilson]

You fucks have goaded me for the last time!!

Now I'm forced to post my track listing for my 1973 CSNY album, also a TRIPLE!

CSNY 1973 (December)
Album One
Side One
1. "Heart of Gold" - Neil 3:07 (#1, Billboard) (B-side “Medley: Rock ‘n’ Roll Crazies/Cuban Bluegrass” – Stephen 3:34) (#92, Billboard)
2. "Johnny's Garden" - Stephen 2:46
3. "Immigration Man" - Graham 2:59 (#36, Billboard) (B-side “Are You Ready for the Country” – Neil 3:33)
4. "Whole Cloth" - David 4:35
5. "Alabama" - Neil 4:02

Side Two
1. Both of Us (Bound to Lose) - Stephen 3:02
2. "Frozen Smiles" - Graham 2:19
3. "Where Will I Be" - David 3:22
4. "Old Man" - Neil 3:25 (#31, Billboard) (B-side “You’ll Never be the Same” – Graham 2:48)
5. "Southbound Train" - Graham 3:57 (#99, Billboard) (B-side “Anyway” – Stephen 3:21)

Album Two
Side Three
1. "It Doesn't Matter" - Stephen 2:30 (#61, Billboard) (B-side “There’s a World – Neil 2:59)
2. "Page 43" - David 2:55
3. "Wild Tales" - Graham 2:20
4. "Harvest" - Neil 3:12
5. "So Begins the Task" - Stephen 3:59

Side Four
1. "Don't Be Denied" - Neil 5:19
2. "Go Back Home" - Stephen 5:54
3. "The Wall Song" - David 4:26
4. "Prison Song" - Graham 3:13
5. "A Man Needs a Maid" - Neil 4:05

Album Three
Side Five
1. "Colorado" - Stephen 2:53
2. "LA" - Neil 3:16
3. “I'd Swear There Was Somebody Here" - David 1:20
4. "Journey through the Past" - Neil 2:26
5. "Bound to Fall" - Stephen (Mike Brewer and Tom Mastin) 1:53
6. "Hey You (Looking at the Moon)" - Graham 2:17
7. "Out on the Weekend" - Neil 4:34

Side Six
1. "Isn't it About Time" - Stephen 3:27 (#56, Billboard) (B-side “Words [Between the Lines of Age] – Neil 6:40)
2. "Games" - David 4:01
3. "Another Sleep Song" - Graham 4:44
4. "The Needle and the Damage Done" - Neil 2:03
5. "Move Around" - Stephen 4:15
6. “Grave Concern” – Graham 2:45

[clive gash]

Nothing from The Byrds reunion?

[clive gash]

Chuck in the 15 minute version of Words, might as well make it a quadruple!

[Matt Wilson]

Nothing from The Byrds reunion?

Gene Clark brought the best songs for that one.

[toomanyhatz]

The '73 one is better than the '71! Much better Nash songs.

[Matt Wilson]

I'm tellin' ya, Dave - they're both great. I've made playlists and listened to them.

[clive gash]

If Manassas fit on the ‘73 then the first Crazy Horse record should go on the ‘71.

[Matt Wilson]

Huh?

[clive gash]

If Manassas fit on the ‘73 then the first Crazy Horse record should go on the ‘71.

[Matt Wilson]

You already said that. What Crazy Horse record?

[Goat Boy]

I voted BS just to piss Wilson off

[clive gash]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crazy_Horse_(album)

[toomanyhatz]

Stills is easily the weak link by '73. Crosby/Nash brought out the best in each of them.

[clive gash]

Looking forward to Matt Wilson’s CSN&Y ‘83