116: Crosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969)

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“The other guys won't be offended when I say that one was my baby, and I kind of had the tracks in my head.”

—Stephen Stills

Crosby, Stills & Nash weren’t the first so-called “supergroup,” but they may have been the first to eclipse the fame of each of the bands the members came from. David Crosby (hailing from the Byrds), Stephen Stills (hailing from Buffalo Springfield), and Graham Nash (hailing from the Hollies) came together to create a group that was completely unique. While the group would become more famous with the addition of Neil Young for 1970’s Deja Vu, their 1969 self-titled LP remains the group’s masterpiece. Phil, who has a lifelong love of the works of Crosby, Stills, and Nash, is joined by Amanda and Ben to discuss just what makes their 1969 debut LP such an enduring masterpiece.

Other links

• ‘There was an enormous amount of drugs being taken’: Graham Nash on groupies, feuds, divorce and ego (The Guardian) 

• David Crosby on love, music and rancour: ‘Neil Young is probably the most selfish person I know’ (The Guardian)

• Long Time Gone by David Crosby (Amazon affiliate link)

• Wild Tales: A Rock and Roll Life by Graham Nash (Amazon affiliate link)

• Discord & Rhyme’s Crosby, Stills & Nash playlist (Spotify)

• Discord & Rhyme’s merch store (TeePublic)

• Discord & Rhyme’s Patreon

Discord & Rhyme Roll Call 

• Phil Maddox (host)

• Amanda Rodgers (moderator)

• Ben Marlin 

Crosby, Stills & Nash tracklist 

1. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes

2. Marrakesh Express

3. Guinnevere

4. You Don’t Have to Cry

5. Pre-Road Downs

6. Wooden Ships

7. Lady of the Island

8. Helplessly Hoping

9. Long Time Gone

10. 49 Bye-Byes 

Other clips used 

Crosby, Stills & Nash (& Young):

• Suite: Judy Blue Eyes (Live at Woodstock)

• Live it Up

• Teach Your Children

• You Don’t Have to Cry (demo)

• Cathedral

• Almost Cut My Hair

• Carry On

• Southern Cross 

Others:

• Buffalo Springfield - For What it’s Worth

• Buffalo Springfield - Uno Mundo

• The Hollies - Stop Stop Stop

• The Hollies - King Midas in Reverse

• The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man

• The Byrds - Mind Gardens

• The Byrds - Triad

• Graham Nash - On the Line

• Jefferson Airplane - Wooden Ships

• Jackson Browne - For Everyman

• Bruce Springsteen - Incident on 57th Street

• Stephen Stills - Sit Yourself Down

• David Crosby - Laughing

• Crosby & Nash - Immigration Man

• David Crosby - Hero

• Graham Nash - Military Madness

• Stephen Stills - Colorado

• Miles Davis -  Guinnevere

Band/album personnel 

• David Crosby - vocals, guitar

• Stephen Stills - vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, percussion

• Graham Nash - vocals, guitar

• Dallas Taylor - drums

• Jim Gordon - drums

• Cass Elliot - backing vocals

Credits 

“Discord & Rhyme (theme),” composed by the Other Leading Brand, contains elements of: 

• Duran Duran - Hungry Like the Wolf

• Amon Düül II - Dehypnotized Toothpaste

• The Dukes of Stratosphear - What in the World?? ...

• Faith No More - Midlife Crisis

• Herbie Hancock - Hornets

• Kraftwerk - Autobahn

• Talking Heads - Seen and Not Seen

• Crosby, Stills & Nash - Guinnevere (this episode only) 

You can buy or stream Crosby, Still & Nash and other albums by those guys at your local record store or the usual suspects such as Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, and Amazon. Follow Discord & Rhyme on Twitter @DiscordPod for news, updates, and other random stuff. Editing is by Amanda Rodgers, and special thanks to our own Mike DeFabio, the Other Leading Brand, for production and original music. See you next album, and keep as cool as you can.