![]() The horns kick in with the tune “Bluebird Revisited” & add quite a fervor to others. ![]() “Word Game,” & “Sugar Babe,” are exceptional. “You Don’t Have To Cry,” & “The Lee Shore,” are 2 good tunes by Stills & Crosby – maintaining the beloved CSN&Y tradition. There was always friction between the boys of CSN&Y. The inclusion of David Crosby was a fine idea, but it was also a good decision to keep it slim. The show sounds as if it came off smoothly. Stills’ country music endeavor “Jesus Gave Love Away For Free” is tailored nicely. It’s never too late to take a nostalgic walk down memory lane during an exciting live performance by a 60s legend who had a more respectful career than most. He added soul & acoustic blues, was a troubadour & a balladeer & he was Stills being Stills. He’s not Elvis, or Tom Jones – but he was himself with alternate instrumentation. In actuality, these capture Stills at peak power. Stills did 2 shows joined by friends David Crosby (vocals/guitar) on 2 songs (“You Don’t Have To Cry,” & “The Lee Shore”) & former CSN&Y drummer Dallas Taylor on later tracks. The Berkley Community Theater is the setting & he opened each show with an acoustic set & worked up to his electric performance with horns. ![]() The original 15-cuts (produced by Stills) made up a historic & nostalgic 67-minute reissue Live at Berkeley 1971 (Drops April 28–Iconic/Gold Hill/Omnivore Recordings) which was re-produced by Kevin McCormick & Stills. His solo career was filled with well-developed tunes, so much so, that when he formed Manassas I enjoyed it more than my friends who were CSN&Y fans. He was consistent, exciting & focused with guitar work that was intriguing. ![]() Many liked the rockier contributions of Neil Young (“Country Girl”) & though Graham Nash wrote many beautiful songs his solo output wasn’t overwhelming. ![]() Many fans had favorites – some leaned toward David Crosby, a good harmony singer & former member of The Byrds. When younger I preferred progressive rock music (King Crimson, ELP) but I came to appreciate groups like Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. ![]()
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