The 55 years of waiting was worth it!
Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2024 | Rating: 5/5 | Best Sellers in CDs & Vinyl
its not ironic and yet thoroughly appropriate that neil stephen and graham dedicated this nearly perfect snapshot of csny at their peak  to david crosby rip whose voice and 12 string guitar never sounded better guinnevere is a perfect example of crosbys unique and exquisite claw style and open tuning approach to the acoustic 12 string guitar and this recording rivals all others likewise his strumming electric twelvestring supports neil and stephens improvisations on the electric set with equally unpredictable gusto and vervetheir love lives had not yet been torn apart as of this recording christine hintons deathjoni mitchell dumps grahamneils divorce and they sound and look so young and happyi was never a fan of jack nitzsches arrangement of ive loved her so long from neils debut but this version blew me away sea of madness which for decades was only available on the woodstock soundtrack was in fact this version again one of neils greatest songs and perfectly executed by this eclectic blend of stylistic songwritermusicians at first grahams use of the organ for our house threw me but by the end i loved it more because nashs voice soared clearly above the sparse accompaniment which included very light drums stephen or dallasthere was never a better rhythm section for csny than dallas taylor and greg reeves imho as much as i love johnny barbata and later joe vitale dallas and greg gave a bouncy hippygypsy vibe that was holy appropriate for the songathand both live and in the studio there may be better drummers technically but dallas was always one of my favoritesthe recording is surprisingly spectacular if i have any complaint which i dont its that the songs are cropped and omit much if not all of their between song banter and good natured introductions which could be quite entertaining and funny that aside the music more than makes up for this small injusticei only had to wait 55 years to hear this gem and i thank my lucky stars that my ears and good health allowed me this supreme pleasure thank you stephen neil and graham and of course david i love you guys