"Southern Cross" is a great song to sing with your drunk friends.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Wednesday, 18 May 2022 20:43 (two years ago) link
those are both great songs
― brimstead, Wednesday, 18 May 2022 20:57 (two years ago) link
"Southern Cross" has been a periodic earworm for me ever since it first came out. I don't know why, but out of nowhere I'll get stuck in my head, "I have been arou-ow-ow-ow-nd the world ..."
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Wednesday, 18 May 2022 20:58 (two years ago) link
C&N have good choons.
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 18 May 2022 20:58 (two years ago) link
They couldn't ruin it even with "Looking for that woman-girl."
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Wednesday, 18 May 2022 21:01 (two years ago) link
4 + 20 blaze it
― J. Sam, Wednesday, 18 May 2022 22:27 (two years ago) link
is CSNY the biggest classic rock band whose members are all still alive? Sabbath?
― von kelson, Wednesday, 18 May 2022 22:50 (two years ago) link
Buckingham-Nicks Fleetwood Mac, but there's an asterisk.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 18 May 2022 23:09 (two years ago) link
On that tip, so does Sabbath (Dio).
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 18 May 2022 23:12 (two years ago) link
All the Grand Funk guys are still around, iirc.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 18 May 2022 23:13 (two years ago) link
Does U2 count?
― birdistheword, Wednesday, 18 May 2022 23:53 (two years ago) link
There are better and old bands who are all still alive, but I picked out U2 because of their album/ticket sales and IIRC their pre-Achtung Baby hits were staples of Chicago classic rock radio.
― birdistheword, Wednesday, 18 May 2022 23:55 (two years ago) link
*older
I'd like to add Roxy Music but the late Graham Simpson was a founding member - he left after one album and I don't think they ever had a bassist who was considered a permanent/official member after that.
― birdistheword, Wednesday, 18 May 2022 23:59 (two years ago) link
I think I determined on some other thread that all the original members of Manfred Mann, formed 60 years ago, are still around.
Anyway, I'll never be a Stills lover, but the first Manassas album is probably the best "solo" record by any of C, S or N.
― Halfway there but for you, Thursday, 19 May 2022 00:14 (two years ago) link
For a project, I had to digitize the 9 minute version of "Bluebird", which is essentially the original song with an appended live version tacked onto it.. and there's a part at the end of the song where Stills starts "primally" grunting in a "sexual" way. It's every cliche about everything bad about "classic"/60s rock rolled up into one moment.. bad faux primal grunts. Thank you Stephen.― donut christ (donut), Saturday, December 25, 2004 1:49 PM
i must hear this legendarily awful performance.
― Let's disco dance, Hammurabi! (Austin), Thursday, 19 May 2022 00:20 (two years ago) link
Heh heh...I only ever heard that extended "Bluebird" one time, on a college radio station. The deejays did an extended comic routine about the greatness of college radio & how no other stations would allow you, the listener, the privilege of hearing Steven Stills grunting.― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Saturday, December 25, 2004 3:23 PM
MUST HEAR
― Let's disco dance, Hammurabi! (Austin), Thursday, 19 May 2022 00:21 (two years ago) link
i'm only about a minute in. description accurate so far.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gJMj8tWDbs
― Let's disco dance, Hammurabi! (Austin), Thursday, 19 May 2022 00:26 (two years ago) link
Yeah but the 9 min Bulebird is goodHad it on cassette back in the day
― calstars, Thursday, 19 May 2022 00:26 (two years ago) link
Has some sick acoustic licks
― calstars, Thursday, 19 May 2022 00:27 (two years ago) link
3:25 grunting begins. typical hippy freakout yelp.
4:23 after a very stoned fuzzbox solo, HOOAAHs have begun. somewhat off beat. charming.
5:50 vamping. grunts very tame and minimal so far.
6:15 "SANG IT CHILDUNN, YESSSSING!!!"
7:30 the jammy parts in this are really good! and that's what it's mostly been so far!
8:00 chorus comes back in.
8:28 wow, so the best part is almost at the very end and is totally acapella. nice.
well it wasn't as plentiful as i was anticipating, but it completely exceeded my expectations in grossing me out.
(next therapy session—t: so what's on yr mind?me: O_O have you ever heard of the band buffalo springfield?)
― Let's disco dance, Hammurabi! (Austin), Thursday, 19 May 2022 00:39 (two years ago) link
nah, it wasn't really that bad.☺
but yeah, nobody ever needs to hear a recording of someone else making that sound.
― Let's disco dance, Hammurabi! (Austin), Thursday, 19 May 2022 00:41 (two years ago) link
I think you guys are over emphasizing the vocalsThe musics the thing, lyrics maybe
― calstars, Thursday, 19 May 2022 00:48 (two years ago) link
If anyone wants to know what makes Nash worthwhile, you need to hear the later Hollies tracks that he wrote and sang (not so much their singles).
― Halfway there but for you, Thursday, 19 May 2022 01:06 (two years ago) link
youngnashcrosby.
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stills =(
― Let's disco dance, Hammurabi! (Austin), Thursday, 19 May 2022 01:18 (two years ago) link
― calstars, Thursday, 19 May 2022 01:19 (two years ago) link
Here are some songs I really like:
So LonelyI've Got a Way Of My OwnOriental SadnessStop Right ThereMakerAway Away AwayPostcardButterflyWings
It's not necessarily going to convince anyone who thinks of Nash as a lightweight, but his melodic sensibilities and voice make more sense to me in the context of UK psychedelic "Ye Olde Toffee Shoppe" pop than laidback West Coast rock.
― Halfway there but for you, Thursday, 19 May 2022 01:37 (two years ago) link
― OG Bob Sacamano (will), Thursday, 19 May 2022 01:43 (two years ago) link
actually the first Manassass record (surprisinglysolid) and the one right after it, Down the Road (mostly forgettable and I sold it long ago), are really the only two “solo” Stills records I’ve heard from stem to stern iirc
― OG Bob Sacamano (will), Thursday, 19 May 2022 01:44 (two years ago) link
*i felt like a lot of IICORMN wasn’t that innaresting
― OG Bob Sacamano (will), Thursday, 19 May 2022 01:51 (two years ago) link
self-titled and 2 are pretty dreadful.
i still like manassass though. eerie and eclectic.
― Let's disco dance, Hammurabi! (Austin), Thursday, 19 May 2022 02:24 (two years ago) link
The second Nash solo LP, Wild Tales, is recommended to Neil fans, as Nash is backed by the Time Fades Away band (minus Jack Nietzsche).
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 19 May 2022 02:37 (two years ago) link
co-sign that. just played songs for beginners and wild tales because of this thread. really love those. very introspective, earnest stuff. "grave concern" is a jam.
― Let's disco dance, Hammurabi! (Austin), Thursday, 19 May 2022 02:49 (two years ago) link
those cd box sets that graham nash compiled for each csn member are pretty cool
― brimstead, Thursday, 19 May 2022 02:52 (two years ago) link
He made Suite: Judy Blue Eyes, he's never going to hell
― J. Sam, Thursday, 19 May 2022 05:18 (two years ago) link
Yeah Suite gets overlooked due to ubiquity I guess but it’s dope af
― calstars, Friday, 20 May 2022 05:36 (two years ago) link
If anyone wants to know what makes Nash worthwhile, you need to hear the later Hollies tracks that he wrote and sang (not so much their singles).Like what― calstars, Wednesday, May 18, 2022 6:19 PM
Like what― calstars, Wednesday, May 18, 2022 6:19 PM
got curious myself because i only knew the real big ones ("king midas" and "bus stop" basically) and the whole album butterfly is about as solid as it gets for britpop of the time. i would say it's closer to what the kinks were doing on albums like face to face or something else than anything else i'm familiar with. hint of buffalo springfield spice in that you really can sense who was the leader on each song, even though they have joint writing credit (suppose you could say the same for the beatles in the end, obvs). his songs with csn(y) seem like a pretty logical progression in hindsight. hollies' harmonies are also super good. not a new opinion, i know. but i've never really heard this stuff in depth before. "RECOMMENDED IF YOU LIKE . . ." kind of deal. it's quite nice.☺
― Let's disco dance, Hammurabi! (Austin), Saturday, 21 May 2022 21:00 (two years ago) link
(also i didn't know what i was doing and played the back-to-back mono->stereo version. stereo version doesn't really work on headphones. "try it" is good fun though. most of the songs are still great, regardless of mix.)
― Let's disco dance, Hammurabi! (Austin), Saturday, 21 May 2022 21:01 (two years ago) link
oh yeah, sorry to up this for the reason of not shit talking sexy stevie. you sensual thumb puppet, with a heart of pure cocaine.♥
― Let's disco dance, Hammurabi! (Austin), Saturday, 21 May 2022 21:03 (two years ago) link
I like how in Shakey, Stills often comes across as the Daffy Duck to Neil's Bugs Bunny.
― gjoon1, Sunday, 22 May 2022 21:52 (two years ago) link
I'm not familiar with who-does-what in the Hollies, but besides a long run of excellent singles (stretching beyond Nash's time in the group), I really enjoy Evolution as well - an under-appreciated gem from the Summer of Love.
The stereo/mono/etc. mixes with their back catalog is kind of a mess, thanks to both frequent re-issues of the '90s-era remixes and the fact that the Hollies camp refuses to allow any licensee to remaster the mono mixes - they're all forced to use the shitty sounding digital masters that were heavily processed with NoNoise. I prefer mono but I'm hoping someone out there digitally transfers good copies of the original vinyl.
― birdistheword, Sunday, 22 May 2022 23:06 (two years ago) link
is Manassas kind of a weird forgtten gem of a project?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQ01tkS8nhU
― corrs unplugged, Monday, 23 May 2022 08:34 (two years ago) link
i still like manassass though. eerie and eclectic.― Let's disco dance, Hammurabi! (Austin), Wednesday, May 18, 2022 7:24 PM
― Let's disco dance, Hammurabi! (Austin), Wednesday, May 18, 2022 7:24 PM
― Let's disco dance, Hammurabi! (Austin), Monday, 23 May 2022 15:14 (two years ago) link
besides buffalo springfield, it's the best thing he ever did.
― Let's disco dance, Hammurabi! (Austin), Monday, 23 May 2022 15:15 (two years ago) link
hehe, cool! just getting into it
― corrs unplugged, Tuesday, 24 May 2022 10:32 (two years ago) link
Ha, I was listening to a streaming radio station recently and this kinda swampy, kinda funky, early 70s rock banger came on and it totally turned by head cuz I certainly hadn't heard it before, couldn't quite place the singer thought he was def familiar and it was of course Manassas and I was like "goddammit I have to listen to the whole record now don't I?"
― chr1sb3singer, Tuesday, 24 May 2022 13:41 (two years ago) link
me too
am very much enjoying this thread. also very much missing scott seward at times like this.
― Tracer Hand, Tuesday, 24 May 2022 13:45 (two years ago) link
Stephen Stills aboard his boat "Manassas" docked in Gold Beach, Oregon in 1977. pic.twitter.com/T9esBbMfNB— JoyToKnow (@JoyToKnow1) October 13, 2018
I have my shipAnd all her flags are a-flyingShe is all that I have leftAnd music MANASSAS is her name!
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 24 May 2022 14:25 (two years ago) link
Just checking his wiki, learned a his pearl:
He sold out MSG the day before George Harrison organised the Concert For Bangladesh, and Stills donated his stage, sound, lighting system and production manager but was upset when Harrison "neglected to invite him to perform, mention his name, or say thank you". Stills then spent the show drunk in Ringo Starr's dressing room, "barking at everyone". Stills's Madison Square Garden show was professionally recorded and filmed but has never been released, although a filmed recording of "Go Back Home" was played in early 1972 on the Old Grey Whistle Test, and two acoustic tracks were released on Stills 2013 box set Carry On.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 9 October 2022 03:00 (one year ago) link
lol
― calstars, Sunday, 9 October 2022 09:43 (one year ago) link