THRILLS & STILLS – ‘STEPHEN STILLS’
‘STEPHEN STILLS’ (November 1970) shows him in such sparkling form it casts a shadow over every album he had yet been involved with.
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THE THIRD DEGREE – Crosby, Stills & Nash return in 77 with ‘CSN’
Given its smooth arrangements, slick production and album cover, the origins of yacht rock can be found on ‘CSN’
THE GOLD STANDARD – Neil Young & ‘AFTER THE GOLD RUSH’
‘After The Gold Rush’ is a landmark recording – not just for Neil Young but 70s rock as a whole.
THOU DOTH PROTEST – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young voice their anger with ‘OHIO’
Mentioning the President by name in the opening line ‘Tin soldiers and Nixon coming’ gives ‘Ohio’ intense resonance.
SOARING & DIPPING – The Flight of THE BYRDS…..
‘The Notorious Byrd Brothers’ as important to 1968 as ‘Mr Tambourine Man’ had been to 1965.
IN THE NATIONAL INTEREST – Twenty songs with a Nationality in the title….
Twenty songs with a NATIONALITY in the title: VAN THE MAN – Soviet spin………
YOUNG ASSOCIATES – Neil teams up with CSN for ‘DEJA VU’ (1970)…..
Parts of ‘Deja Vu’ are good,’ reflected Neil Young, ‘but they’re the parts I’m not on.’
THE WARREN COMMISSION – Warren Zevon & ‘EXCITABLE BOY’……
With ‘Werewolves of London’ becoming a hit single, ‘Excitable Boy’ rose steadily up the US album charts.
STILL(S) AMAZING AFTER ALL THESE YEARS – Stephen Stills & ‘MANASSAS’
On ‘MANASSAS’ (1972) Stills incorporates blues, rock, bluegrass, funk and Latin-shuffles into a sprawling, nigh-on faultless collection.
UNHAPPY AS A SANDBOY – 1974 finds Neil Young ‘On The Beach.’
‘ON THE BEACH’ is a defining album of the 70s and arguably the most lyrically potent made in the first half of that decade.