Songs: Déjà Vu,
Wooden Ships, Man in the Mirror, Orleans, Used To Be a King, Traction in the
Rain, Lee Shore, Southbound Train, Laughing,
Triad, Where Will I Be, Strangers Room, Immigration Man, Guinevere, Teach
your Children.
Type of
Music:
Folk/Pop/Country (1971)
Comments:
After Crosby
Stills Nash & Young broke up, buddies Crosby and Nash teamed up for a
series of acoustic concerts. Just two acoustic guitars, a piano and their
voices. And it works out just fine.
Yes, they
are stoned. David´s real flew is probably contained by hash as suggested here
by Graham when he refers to David´s Lebanese Flew. But they are in full
control, something that can not be said from the even more stoned public. That
becomes very clear when they try to clap along in Teach Your Children. They
fail completely and David´s
reaction is extremely funny: “ I know you are moved, but you got to
be moved in time”.
The Song List is predictable with work from their solo albums and
Graham´s best songs from the CSNY period.
The
atmosphere is friendly and relaxed. They really come over as good friends and
their voices match beautifully although Graham is out of tune a couple of
times. But they cover up those moments brilliantly.
The absolute
Highpoint is David´s Where will I be, a moving song about his soul mate
Christine, killed in a car accident. The versions of Déjà Vu and Lee Shore are great as well.
But there
are no real weak moments here except the before mentioned Teach your
Children. Personally I don´t like those Hello Audience won´t you sing
along songs. It´s nice when you
are at the concert I´m sure. But on record it´s irritating. That´s the only
complaint however.
So what are
you waiting for? Light the open fire, open a bottle of wine and enjoy Another
Stoney Evening.
Rating: ********(8 out of 10)
Black = Good Songs
Green = Great Songs
Red = Could Be Better
Who should
buy this Record: A very pleasant album for a romantic evening. The songs are
good and the atmosphere and sound quality are excellent.
