If I Could Only Remember My Name

Я відкрив для себе цей альбом відносно нещодавно, здається у ковідні часи, хоча ще з давніх-давен шарив кросбі, стілс енд неш.
Але сольнік Кросбі це дуже класний психоделічний фолк, такий трохи мрійливий, який дуже класно слухати якраз восени. Не на рівні з Ніком Дрейком, якщо вже розмовляти про таку музику, але все ще дуже й дуже класно. По праву має культовий статус.

Interesting "eerie" music. I liked it

Zzzzzzz. And he can’t sing. Also supposedly there were many guest artists on this album but somehow it all sounded the same to me. Hard pass.

Not something in my general wheelhouse of listening. That said, there was a lot here I liked. Had a wider variety of styles than I expected and everything was performed very well. Still not sure it’s something I’d turn to often.

Decent, Song with no words very much a CSNY song

Interchangeable boring folk rock. The bluesy parts are better, but even then the musical performance is below average.

bland

Putu chill.

Es ist ein schönes, typisches Album der 70er Jahre. Es besticht durch eine saubere Stimme und eine gute Mischung aus rockigen Gitarrenelementen und melodischen elektrischen Rhythmen. Das Album beginnt solide, wird aber ab Track 4 immer besser.
Besonders hervorzuheben sind die folgenden Songs. Sie zeigen die Vielseitigkeit und das Talent von Crosby und seinen Gastmusikern.
“What Are Their Names”: Ein nachdenklicher und politisch aufgeladener Song, der die Frage stellt, wer die Verantwortlichen für die Missstände in der Welt sind. Die harmonischen Gesänge und die sanfte Instrumentierung schaffen eine eindringliche Atmosphäre.
“Song with No Words (Tree with No Leaves)”: Ein instrumentales Stück, das durch seine komplexen Arrangements und die emotionale Tiefe besticht. Die Gitarrenarbeit und die harmonischen Gesänge sind hier besonders hervorzuheben.
“Orleans”: Ein kurzes, aber eindrucksvolles Stück, das auf einem traditionellen französischen Kinderlied basiert. Die mehrstimmigen Gesänge und die minimalistische Instrumentierung verleihen dem Song eine fast meditative Qualität.
“I’d Swear There Was Somebody Here”: Ein weiteres instrumentales Stück, das durch seine sphärischen Klänge und die emotionale Intensität besticht. Es ist ein perfekter Abschluss für das Album und lässt den Hörer in einer nachdenklichen Stimmung zurück. Gerne Wiederhören.

Cool mix of loose folk and some psychedelia. I enjoy how casual it feels, without sounding sloppy or lazy. That cover art is atrocious though.

I wasn't sure what to expect from this, but I liked it. How had I never heard of Cowboy Movie before?

Enjoyed this lots of interesting guest musicians, and good instrumental songs.

Liked this more than I was expecting to. It caught me on the right Sunday morning.

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I don't rightly know what it is, but CSN&Y just aren't for me. I've now listened to most of their albums and their solo work, but none has really stuck out.

Pro: Vocals("Music Is Love", "Laughing", "What Are Their Names"), some cool experiments("Music Is Love", "Orleans", "I'd Swear There Was Somebody Here"), Graham Nash, Neil Young, Crosby's guitar, Mickey Hart

Cons: Jerry Garcia (does he know more than the one guitar solo?), the cover, too much Grateful Dead slopping all over, heavy sedation

I didn't like the album, but it wasn't as annoying as I thought it would be. Still, I probably won't listen to it again and I don't feel like I missed anything so far.

It's like if I liked Neil Young's voice.

Nice.

This album reminds me a lot of America's output, being like you're relaxing on the beach, but that beach is in the middle of the woods, on a cold day. However, unlike America's early output, which I quite enjoy, I found this to be pretty boring. I understand that perhaps this was a big step for the soft rock genre, but is that really a genre worth highlighting? I mean, half the time, David Crosby and Co. decide to replace actual lyrics with slow, thoughtful vocalizing, but it leaves the song feeling hollow. There were small bits of joy when everything did come together properly, but as someone who just listened to Deja Vu, why would I pick this over something like that?