Genre: Album
Grade: B+
Notable People: Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
Title: CSNY 1974
Review –This IS a journey through the past. Three CDs and one DVD from the legendary 1974 tour that swept through stadiums across the land. They managed to stay together for three months and then could not stand each other again for ten years. A lot of egos here. Stills was already past his prime vocally and a bit wild in his guitar work. Crosby and Nash bring their impeccable harmonies (though never as good as in the studio). Neil, as always, is clearly the star. He introduced both “On the Beach” and “Long May you Run” on this tour. His songs really stand out. Some of the other tunes are pretty energetic- some rather dull. There is lot of very familiar sounds here in abundance. Nixon was resigning that summer- and the boys were still leading the cheers against the establishment. Good backup for Tim Drummond on bass, Joe Lala on percussion and Russ Kunkel on drums…but not really enough when it comes down to it. The massive box has good photos and liner notes. Also has some previously unreleased songs they played live on the tour. There is good two page layout shot of the show in Buffalo, which has me trying to find a good magnifying glass- since I was at the show, and am convinced I must be in the massive crowd photo. A must have for true CSNY fanatics- not so much for the rest of you.