Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: American Dream [Atlantic, 1988]Forget the careerist compromise, dazed ennui, and soggy despair, and take this hustle for what it pretends to be and at some level is: four diehard hippies expressing themselves. Poor old guys can't leave politics alone--there's more ecology and militarism here than when they were figureheads of pop revolution, and though the rhetoric is predictable, the impulse has a woozy nobility. Not that that's ever been reason to pay Graham's ditties any mind, or that Stephen's steady-state egotism is redeemed by stray references to judges and changing the world. But while David's cocaine confessional makes "Almost Cut My Hair" seem self-abnegating, his "Nighttime for the Generals" sure beats Sting. And Neil lends musical muscle and gets commercial muscle back. So, not as horrible as you expected--nor good enough to give a third thought. C+
>>130421277This album is awful between the 80s production, excessive run length, and, let's be honest...it wasn't 1970 anymore. These guys were totally different people in a totally different phase of their lives 18 years later so things were never going to be what they were back then.
>>130421277i find it weird how much he upboats CSNY over CSN because i know a lot of people who think Neil's presence messed up their sound
better stop hey whats that sound everybody look at whats going down
>>130421277Crosby was totally a mess at this time and still recovering from the trauma of being in prison.
still not as bad as Looking Forward
