The Jukebox Rebel

features in: Album Chart of 1969 ● Album Chart of the Decade: 1960s ● 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die

David Crosby had departed the Byrds in 1967, Stephen Stills' Buffalo Springfield had split in 1968 and Graham Nash had left The Hollies in the fall of '68. Nash relocated to Los Angeles, and teamed up with the others to form the “supergroup” of Crosby, Stills & Nash. He brought his song - rejected by The Hollies - “Marrakesh Express” to the table, and they released it as their first single. It's a pleasant enough number, in an upbeat Simon & Garfunkel style. Harmonizing will be a key feature of the group, and this is underlined on David Crosby's lovely “Guinnevere”, a melodic and gentle olde-folk-style number. As if deliberately taking turns with their best songs, Stephen Stills is next with “You Don’t Have To Cry”, and the three-part harmonies are sweet on the ear. The pleasantry soon wears thin for me, as the album slides into some boring soft rock territory. Much loved by Rolling Stone and all that lot…

The Jukebox Rebel
06–Dec–2015

A1	[07:25] Crosby, Stills and Nash - Suite: Judy Blue Eyes (Stephen Stills) Folk Rock / Americana
A2	[02:39] Crosby, Stills and Nash - Marrakesh Express (Graham Nash) Pop
A3	[04:40] Crosby, Stills and Nash - Guinnevere (David Crosby) Folk
A4	[02:45] Crosby, Stills and Nash - You Don’t Have To Cry (Stephen Stills) Folk Rock / Americana
A5	[03:01] Crosby, Stills and Nash - Pre-Road Downs (Graham Nash) Pop
B1	[05:29] Crosby, Stills and Nash - Wooden Ships (David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Paul Kantner) Soft Rock / A.O.R.
B2	[02:39] Crosby, Stills and Nash - Lady Of The Island (Graham Nash) Folk
B3	[02:41] Crosby, Stills and Nash - Helplessly Hoping (Stephen Stills) Folk
B4	[04:17] Crosby, Stills and Nash - Long Time Gone (David Crosby) Soft Rock / A.O.R.
B5	[05:16] Crosby, Stills and Nash - 49 Bye-Byes (Stephen Stills) Folk Rock / Americana

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