Can a record be too good? Can you play a record too much? Can you know it too well? Does a record lose its mystery with constant playing? Can you ever love a record as much as you did when you were younger? Why do many musicians get worse at their art whereas actors and painters […]
Crosby Stills Nash achieved worldwide fame after their debut album released in 1969 reached No.6 in the US charts. Their relevance as songwriters, their stunning harmonies, their political stance and their image propelled them to the dizzy heights of fame and fortune. The dream continued with the addition of Stills ex-bandmate from Buffalo Springfield, Neil Young and […]
Recorded in San Francisco in the aftermath of the Love and Peace era with a star studded cast and a bottomless pit budget due to Crosby’s massive success with his other band, If I Could Only Remember My Name made it to No.12 on the US chart in 1971 but received little love from the […]
Stephen Stills, Neil Young, Richie Furay, Bruce Palmer and Dewey Martin. A lot of successful albums, bands and solo artists were created out of this line up: Crosby Stills & Nash, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Neil Young, Stephen Stills, The Super Session album with Stills, Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper, Poco, Souther Hillman Furay Band […]
Neil Young’s memoir was released in June this year and along with Pete Townshend and Keith Richards, the queue on my shelf of iconic musicians books is getting long next to the fiction. Only Bob Dylan made me stop everything and read his book the day it came out. I thought that I should at least […]
This week we have been staying in friend Martin Rössel’s recording studio apartment whilst he has been away in Paris. This is what was on the turntable or digital device: Nico – Chelsea Girl – 1967 Nico – Desert Shore – 1970 The Stooges – 1st – 1969 The Stooges – Fun House – […]