David Crosby, recommendations?
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rabidlistener
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Nothing! His last 2 albums Lighthouse & Sky Trails are ok but certainly nowhere near as beautiful as If Only. They have not got the cream of California royalty playing on them.. I would go as far to say If Only is probably the best of all the CSN & Y solo albums IMHO. There is something so magical about it with harmonies to die for. It has been one of my favourite albums since it was released.
Mike
Mike
Ian Hughes
pfm Member
Croz is quite good
Snufkin
pfm Member
Agreed that his first is his best and, to my mind, is the pinnacle of the CSN&Y output. If you come across this version its worth getting if your system has the ability to play DVD audio:
https://www.discogs.com/David-Crosby-If-I-Could-Only-Remember-My-Name/release/1964278
https://www.discogs.com/David-Crosby-If-I-Could-Only-Remember-My-Name/release/1964278
Seeker_UK
Feelin' nearly faded as my jeans
'If I Could Only Remember My Name' is better than 'After the Goldrush' or 'Rust Never Sleeps'?
rough edges
Sapere Aude
I would put Stephen Stills' album "Manassas" near the top of the heap...
Weekender
pfm Member
...Gene Clark 'No Other'.
Zagreus
Active Member
The last four albums are something of a late renaissance for a man with Crosby's history. My favourite of these is "Lighthouse" but there are good tracks on each of them. Stills has produced some great material over the past more than five decades. Along with the previous suggestion of "Manassas" I particularly like "Stephen Stills 2".
Snufkin
pfm Member
Both great albums but my favourite Neil Young album is still 'Everybody Knows This is Nowhere', and yes, I think David Crosby's effort is better. However I would qualify that by saying it depends on my mood as music is such an emotional thing.
I can heartily recommend Crosby-Nash - Another Stoney Evening. Recorded live in late 1970 it includes some tracks from 'If I Could Only ...' + some Nash traks and CSNY tracks. Just the 2 of them with guitars it is a very intimate performance with Crosby in good vocal form despite suffering from 'Lebanese flu' as described by Nash and thus the 'Stoney' reference in the title. The vinyl sounds very good and since the bad pressing review on Amazon as had a corrective repress.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004Q6PX3I/?tag=pinkfishmedia-21
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004Q6PX3I/?tag=pinkfishmedia-21
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Finnegan
I like a bit of a cavort
Quite possibly the greatest album ever.
Tarzan
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Space is the Place
pfm Member
I'm enjoying Lighthouse 
A tiny desk concert in tune with the zeitgeist
...look in his eyes, he's out of life, he's out of spark, look in his eyes and see the dark...
look in her eyes, see the burning fire, what do you find? freedom is her one desire, look in her eyes and see the fire...
A tiny desk concert in tune with the zeitgeist
...look in his eyes, he's out of life, he's out of spark, look in his eyes and see the dark...
look in her eyes, see the burning fire, what do you find? freedom is her one desire, look in her eyes and see the fire...
flatpopely
Prog Rock/Moderator
Tamalpais High > IMHO is close to perfection!