That's been my theme song for decades. I actually was listening to the song in my car, and looked in the rear-view mirror and saw a police car, back in about 1978.
Listen many times in fact - awesome song. LOVED the reaction Abra! Truly incredible song here and they have a BUNCH of them for you to enjoy. Do that when ya can...
The silver people on the shoreline are in radiation proof suits watching the survivord sail away after the nuclear holocaust. Anything by them is excellent, including Crosby, Stills, and Nash without Neil Young. Each artist is pure genius in their own right as well. I also recommend Steven Stills "Tree Top Flyer"!
@ Jim Wilcox Yes, it's my understanding that the purple berries refer to iodine pills used to combat radiation sickness. The significance of the wooden ships is two-fold. They signify a return to a simpler more natural way of life, and wood also doesn't retain radiation as long as steel.
I agree, and it reminds me of Neil Young's _“All in a dream, all in a dream, the loading had begun: flying Mother Nature's silver seed to a new home in the sun”_ (After the Gold Rush).
Ohio is a must listen by them! It's about the tragic incident at Kent state university when the National guard shot down 4 people at a Vietnam war protest.
It was definitely tragic. When it happened, I was mad at the National Guard, but I've since realized that they were kids just like the demonstrates, and probably just as scared.
David Crosby, Steven Stills, Graham Nash and Neil Young are all brilliant artists on their own but together they were magical. The best of folk rock with a touch of jazz. This was an antiwar song about people fed up with the government's war mongering and after the nuclear war leaving the planet for somewhere else where all people could live in peace. Neil Young also wrote Ohio which was a song about the four students that were killed by the National Guard at Ohio State University during an antiwar demonstration. The four that were killed weren't even part of the protest. Please check that song out as well of you haven't already.✌
Another band to check out if you like interesting lyrics is the Tragedy Hip, they are a Canadian icon. New Orleans is Sinking, At the 100th Meridan, Grace Too, Wheat Kings. Wheat Kings is a song about David Milguard who was lmprisoned for 20 years for a crime he did not comment here in Canada. ✌
Crosby Stills Nash & Young did INCREDIBLE music! Killer harmonies! This is a great song! Check out their song...CARRY ON. It will blow you away! Excellent song! ♥️♥️🎼🎶🎶🇨🇦🇨🇦
The Jefferson Airplane version is superb too, in fact I slightly prefer it, either way its well worth a listen. Think it was written by members of both bands Crosby, stills and Paul Kantner
Oh and "helplessly hoping" are the best harmonies and best lyrics I maybe ever heard. Acoustic chill song. Folky though. Do get folky but also rock and RnB like this. They do it all
CSN and CSNY are one of my favorite groups of all time. Right after I graduated high school in 1970 we moved to Homestead, FL, for my dad's last tour of duty before he retired from the Navy. We used to smoke a doobie and lay out in our front yard listening to CSNY blasting and staring up at the night sky and the bright swath of the Milky Way up in the heavens. Great memories, and their music still takes me back.
This is an amazing song.It was written by Stephen Stills, David Crosby and Paul Kantner while they sat on David's sail boat. Paul Kantner was with Jefferson Airplane so there is another great version by Jefferson Airplane. That is Stephen Stills guitar work that you loved on this song. It was written during the war in Vietnam. The song is about people surviving after nuclear war.
So many great songs in their catalogue, but if you like wooden ships, you will really dig Carry On. Also: Suite Judy Blue Eyes, Helplessly Hoping, Woodstock (written by Joni Mitchell), Marrakesh Express, Ohio. So many great tunes. Great harmonies.
The lyrics are regarding a nuclear holocaust. Silver people refers to men in radiation suits. Purple berries are the iodine pills meant to keep you from getting sick. One of my favorite bands of all time.
Oh my Abra, I am so glad you found out what many of us older folks found out a long time ago. This group is multi-talented - lyrics, harmonies and arrangements. Thanks for this memory.
CSN and sometimes Y are amazing throughout their career and just as amazing live!!! Most of their music will make you think, inspire and you will totally be in awe of their singing abilities and magical harmonies!!! 👍💙✌😎
Neil Young wasn't on this first album. Also, Stephen Stills played most of the instruments on this album. He's a damn genius, and an incredible guitarist!
That's EXACTLY how I used to feel when I first heard the name, but then I bought the Woodstock album, and realised how brilliant they are and I've loved them ever since.
312 to 303...again, my generation just another song on the radio...and thanks for reacting Haven’t heard it in a few decades.. Damn I grew up with the best music
I’m 60. 1964… I can say that this is one of the deepest tracks I’ve ever heard and I love it and listening to your reaction and you style I feel like a brother of yours. Music is also one of those things that everybody everywhere feels in the same language. Brother… this and soooo much more music has been cancelled. “They” DO NOT want folks listening to this. So play it it’s up to you now. Sincerely, (Formerly) The Man
Neil Young was only with them for a short time. He provides a unique edge. CS&N produced great music without Neil and as solo artists. They have MANY fine tunes to enjoy. Steven Stills production talents created many gems. Really glad you experienced this and happy you will explore further. Peace ✌️
CSN&Y, has always spoken straight to my soul. Watching your first reaction reminded me of my first experience hearing them, they just stopped me in my tracks, and took me somewhere else. Thirty years later, they still affect me like that. Theres a timeless, spiritual quality to this group...
This band is legendary. Especially with the addition of Neil Young. Yes, that Neil Young! This was a supergroup before anybody knew what a supergroup was! Each of the band members were solo artists in their own right. I’m loving that you’re loving it! 🎶🎸❤️🎵
Amazing band. A 70’s, kind of Folk-Rock, Hippie, proto-grunge music that was simultaneously lyrically piercing and intricately crafted. Each one a cutting edge singer-songwriter of their time and whose harmonies sound like they were raised singing together.
Here are a couple lines you might like from "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. "Fear is the lock and laughter the key to your heart." and "Don't let the past remind us of what we are not now." I first heard those lines over fifty years ago and I still randomly think about them now and then. "Wooden Ships" is a song written at the time of the Viet Nam war and is about people surviving a nuclear apocalypse. The "silver people" mentioned in the song are people on the shore wearing radiation suits.
The Horror and death I have always taken as a reference to the Vietnam war. There was a lot of dissent about this. All the protests and draft dodging by those not willing to take part in it. A lot of young men wanted to escape from it. Had to live off grid to escape it. CSN&Y Surely are the stuff. There was a lot of anti war and peace politics from them. They got a lot of death threats for it. Crosby often the lead singer, was particularly worried about it. He is on record as saying that every time he went on stage he didn’t know if he would die there, it only takes one guy with a gun to stand up and that’s it. They were also famous for their vocal harmonies. I have loved this song for more decades than I care to number. You must do “Almost cut my hair”.
For the longest time I thought this was about two civil war soldiers, meeting at the end of the war., on their way home! 🤔😂😎👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 one of my favorite groups. In my top five all time!
The lyrics of their song "Woodstock" are amazing as well. "We are stardust, we are golden, we are billion year old carbon and we've got ourselves back to the garden."
Smile! The universal healer! Oh the shit we had to grow up on! Thanks for this, from the bottom of my heart. Think we all as a nation just ought to put on an album every day, and share it with someone. Heck, puff puff pass and smile darn it! ✌🏻❤🎶
Another band you might like that's in a very similar vein is America- Their most famous song is "Horse With No Name"- You've probably heard it somewhere
CSNY were the soundtrack of my youth. I was too young (15) to understand some of the lyrics of this song but to me now it is about the folly of colonization. Please listen to Ohio, a song released mere days after, and about, the Kent State shootings that left four students protesting the Vietnam War, dead (one young student, Allison, was actually not even part of the protest but walking through a parking lot when hit by a bullet). CSNY and CSN were EPIC. Others below have suggested songs as well. And please check out Buffalo Springfield, from which Young and Still came. They are astonishing. You will NEVER tire of them. Another 'sea' song...Southern Cross. It'll make you cry.
CROSBY STILLS NASH AND YOUNG... THE BEATLES OF THE 70'S..."WOODEN SHIPS"... BRINGS BACK MEMORIES OF WOODSTOCK... THEY WERE CONSIDERED THE BEATLES OF THE 70'S... "SUITE JUDY BLUE EYES", "DEJAVU", "WOODSTOCK".."ALMOST CUT MY HAIR", THEY ARE ARE ALL IN THE HALL OF FAME, PLUS INDIVIDUALLY... AND MEMBERS OF OTHER BANDS...
Brother, so glad you chose to react to this - CSN/CSNY (depending on whether Neil is with them or not) are a force to be reckoned with, and David Crosby wrote some of their greatest songs, including this one. Another great one of his is 'Almost Cut My Hair', I think you'd really like that one. Peace and love for the New Year!
@@jimd7260 Thanks - I always thought it was a Crosby song, but I never actually confirmed that, it just had that vibe for me. Kantner was an excellent writer though, makes sense.
I received this album as a present on my 19th birthday. I'm 70, now and still listen to it regularly. Let's just say that after playing this album the first time, everything changed. It reflects the times in which it was made and has remained timeless. It could be called Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Elliott. If it had not been for Mama Cass, it probably never would have happened. She brought them together and she it's on the album, but not credited. With a good set of headphones, you can hear her singing backup harmony...Particularly on Pre-Road Downs.
These guys were genius together. Created some of the best music of all time...They all had great careers both together and otherwise...Very little lulls in their careers, overall.
This song always takes me into a different world. Such a cool vibe. Thx Abra - always enjoy what you have to say! Also, please let us see the artwork you make of that line! 💕
Not only is Stephen Stills an excellent songwriter, he was one of the best guitarists of his time. While recording the album Super session, Michael Bloomfield ( one of the best guitarists who has ever lived) became " under the weather," and Stephen Stills played Bloomfields guitar solo. No one ever knew until years later.
I suggest you consider letting us join you on your exploring further journeys. Really adds to the experience for us to be with you when you have those "ahha" moments, learning something we knew and hoped you would also learn... You can edit it if it gets too long... Daniel at his channel Dicon Dissectional does a great job with lyric evaluation and songfacts.com research, and I end up learning many things about songs and artists I've known for decades. Just my two cents worth... All the best! Dave. Really enjoy your work. Thanks
@@abracadabra3033 that's great Abracadabra! Neil Young also wrote "Southern Man" (after his time with CSNY) which is apropos to the times we live in, as it was in the 70's when he wrote it.
This song was written with Paul Kantner of Jefferson Airplane, who also recorded a more psychedelic version with that band. The lyrics are actually post apocalyptic.
Paul Kantner was a cowriter of this song. Crosby wrote the music, Stills and Kantner wrote most of the lyrics. The CS&N version was released May, 1969; The Jefferson Airplane version was released in November, 1969. I think Grace Slick sings the line...I can see by your coke my friend....
So great to hear your appreciate this song .I 1st heard it after coming home from the Vietnam war .I loved this song the 1st time too .CSNY one of the best ever . My sister's band covered it . Take care my friend.
One of the best shows I ever went to Love this band and this is my fav of theirs's. You can do anything by them " I almost cut my hair " is my 2 cents. Enjoy
Thanks to Abracadabra, as a middle aged guy, I try to turn my younger friends and co workers to music from the past, often met with doubt. Thanks for pointing out nicely how relevant it still is.
Neil Young is not on 'Wooden Ships,' which is on the first album, 'Crosby, Stills & Nash' ; the second album, 'Deja Vu,' is Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. As well, it was written by David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Paul Kantner of Jefferson Airplane, who also recorded a version for their album 'Volunteers.'
"Almost Cut My Hair" ....great hippie anthem. Great lyric "let your freak flag fly".
That's been my theme song for decades. I actually was listening to the song in my car, and looked in the rear-view mirror and saw a police car, back in about 1978.
@@fordp69 Hide that stash!!
@@fordp69
🎶Be sure to hide your roaches!🎶
Great song!
On my list now
“Southern Cross”
CSN&Y spoke to everybody. Great songwriters. Check em out in depth.
southern cross gorgeous song
I'm only going to recommend "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes". We surely can all just get behind that, right?
Yes. Anyone listening to CSN must listen to suite Judy blue eyes
Yes. Yes. Yes.
Yes we can!!!!
Absolutely. A landmark song.
Listen many times in fact - awesome song. LOVED the reaction Abra! Truly incredible song here and they have a BUNCH of them for you to enjoy. Do that when ya can...
Other excellent songs by them:
Deja Vu
Carry On
Suite Judy Blue Eyes
Helplessly Hoping
Ohio
Chicago
Almost Cut My Hair
Cat's Eye
Yes I totally agree. I hope you react to at least one of these Abracadabra! You'd love these songs.
Also "Cathedral".
Yes! and Teach Your Children.
And Helpless
@@tamarleigh I believe that's Neil Young solo, so it's not technically a CSN&Y song.
Excellent song, all the same, good suggestion.
The silver people on the shoreline are in radiation proof suits watching the survivord sail away after the nuclear holocaust. Anything by them is excellent, including Crosby, Stills, and Nash without Neil Young. Each artist is pure genius in their own right as well. I also recommend Steven Stills "Tree Top Flyer"!
Ha , wow makes sense , thank you for that, wow
And I heard the purple berries might be a reference to radiation sickness prevention medication
@ Jim Wilcox
Yes, it's my understanding that the purple berries refer to iodine pills used to combat radiation sickness. The significance of the wooden ships is two-fold. They signify a return to a simpler more natural way of life, and wood also doesn't retain radiation as long as steel.
I agree, and it reminds me of Neil Young's _“All in a dream, all in a dream, the loading had begun: flying Mother Nature's silver seed to a new home in the sun”_ (After the Gold Rush).
I've been listening to Crosby, Stills, and Nash for so long. They have the most beautiful harmonies, ever!
Ohio is a must listen by them! It's about the tragic incident at Kent state university when the National guard shot down 4 people at a Vietnam war protest.
It was definitely tragic. When it happened, I was mad at the National Guard, but I've since realized that they were kids just like the demonstrates, and probably just as scared.
David Crosby, Steven Stills, Graham Nash and Neil Young are all brilliant artists on their own but together they were magical. The best of folk rock with a touch of jazz. This was an antiwar song about people fed up with the government's war mongering and after the nuclear war leaving the planet for somewhere else where all people could live in peace. Neil Young also wrote Ohio which was a song about the four students that were killed by the National Guard at Ohio State University during an antiwar demonstration. The four that were killed weren't even part of the protest. Please check that song out as well of you haven't already.✌
I definitely will
Another band to check out if you like interesting lyrics is the Tragedy Hip, they are a Canadian icon. New Orleans is Sinking, At the 100th Meridan, Grace Too, Wheat Kings. Wheat Kings is a song about David Milguard who was lmprisoned for 20 years for a crime he did not comment here in Canada. ✌
Debbie, you're mostly correct about the song Ohio. The big correction that I have is that the shooting happened at Kent State (not Ohio State).
@@neonpark1874 You are absolutely right. That was a long time ago and my old hippie brain got it wrong. 😀✌
@@debbieplato5107 It happens to all of us every once in a while. 😎
Crosby Stills Nash & Young did INCREDIBLE music! Killer harmonies! This is a great song! Check out their song...CARRY ON. It will blow you away! Excellent song! ♥️♥️🎼🎶🎶🇨🇦🇨🇦
“This s**t is groovy AF!!!”-Abracadabra 😂
😂, it is , love it , been vibing to it the whole weekend
The Jefferson Airplane version is superb too, in fact I slightly prefer it, either way its well worth a listen. Think it was written by members of both bands Crosby, stills and Paul Kantner
Grace makes it magnificent!
Like the addition of acoustic piano in the Airplane version.
Love both versions equally...
Agree both versions are great. If you haven't heard the Airplane's version, take a few minutes and do it.
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@@lisarainbow9703 yeah, Nicky Hopkins was an amazing musician.
Stephen Stills on vocals, lead guitar, bass and keyboards and at the top of his game, his nickname during these recordings was captain manyhands.
Oh and "helplessly hoping" are the best harmonies and best lyrics I maybe ever heard. Acoustic chill song. Folky though. Do get folky but also rock and RnB like this. They do it all
CSN and CSNY are one of my favorite groups of all time. Right after I graduated high school in 1970 we moved to Homestead, FL, for my dad's last tour of duty before he retired from the Navy. We used to smoke a doobie and lay out in our front yard listening to CSNY blasting and staring up at the night sky and the bright swath of the Milky Way up in the heavens. Great memories, and their music still takes me back.
This is an amazing song.It was written by Stephen Stills, David Crosby and Paul Kantner while they sat on David's sail boat. Paul Kantner was with Jefferson Airplane so there is another great version by Jefferson Airplane. That is Stephen Stills guitar work that you loved on this song. It was written during the war in Vietnam. The song is about people surviving after nuclear war.
So many great songs in their catalogue, but if you like wooden ships, you will really dig Carry On. Also: Suite Judy Blue Eyes, Helplessly Hoping, Woodstock (written by Joni Mitchell), Marrakesh Express, Ohio. So many great tunes. Great harmonies.
I got them on my list now
@@abracadabra3033 I look forward to your reactions 👍🏼😎
Four musical genius's who all have very successful solo careers.
Crosby stills Nash, one if my list favorite groups of the 70's. That sound gives me goose bumps still. Great song!
Indeed
The lyrics are regarding a nuclear holocaust. Silver people refers to men in radiation suits. Purple berries are the iodine pills meant to keep you from getting sick. One of my favorite bands of all time.
Thats dark , but i get it now , love it more , well written poeticallly
They have some of the most beautiful mellow tunes. Their harmonies are always on point. Guinevere is one of them.
"Teach Your Children" a must listen
That's a great one.
Got it
@Tom Waits
'Woodstock' was written by Joni, 'WS' was written by David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Paul Kantner.
@Tom Waits
You're welcome. It's an easy mistake to make because of the shared similarities: WOODstock, WOODen Ships.
One of my favorites by them. Thanks. Stay safe! All the best.
"Haven't We Lost Enough" is another great tune from them. To be honest, CSN&Y didn't have a bad song.
Oh my Abra, I am so glad you found out what many of us older folks found out a long time ago. This group is multi-talented - lyrics, harmonies and arrangements. Thanks for this memory.
I'm loving the era , wish i had a time machine
I love this song! I love the lyric about smiling is the one thing everyone does in the same language. So heartwarming.
It's in my top 10....top 5 of all times. It takes you somewhere you've never been before every time you listen to it.
CSN and sometimes Y are amazing throughout their career and just as amazing live!!! Most of their music will make you think, inspire and you will totally be in awe of their singing abilities and magical harmonies!!! 👍💙✌😎
Piece of Art. Yep, that is what we did back in the 60's-70's. Take a line, and run with it. My friend you are a Hippy at heart.
✌
Neil Young wasn't on this first album. Also, Stephen Stills played most of the instruments on this album. He's a damn genius, and an incredible guitarist!
Wow , talented
That's EXACTLY how I used to feel when I first heard the name, but then I bought the Woodstock album, and realised how brilliant they are and I've loved them ever since.
I think you'll like their song "Deja Vu".
Ok , will check it✌
312 to 303...again, my generation just another song on the radio...and thanks for reacting
Haven’t heard it in a few decades..
Damn I grew up with the best music
Love that you're feeling the CSN / CSNY vibes - as other people have commented, I would totally recommend Suite Judy Blue Eyes & Helplessly Hoping
Try their LIVE performance at Woodstock 1969, hun. They were flyin' high & performed PHENOMENALLY!!! 😉👍😉
Got it
I’m 60. 1964… I can say that this is one of the deepest tracks I’ve ever heard and I love it and listening to your reaction and you style I feel like a brother of yours. Music is also one of those things that everybody everywhere feels in the same language. Brother… this and soooo much more music has been cancelled. “They” DO NOT want folks listening to this. So play it it’s up to you now.
Sincerely,
(Formerly) The Man
Yahoo you just found another fantastic rabbit hole to go down and I promise you won’t be disappointed!!!🤩❤️
I believe it , they caught me instantly
Helplessly Hoping is another great CSN song.
Got it
Yes, please!!! It's simply beautiful.
Great song and mood.
Neil Young was only with them for a short time. He provides a unique edge. CS&N produced great music without Neil and as solo artists. They have MANY fine tunes to enjoy. Steven Stills production talents created many gems. Really glad you experienced this and happy you will explore further. Peace ✌️
Great reaction to a great band. Definitely a band worth diving into.
The sound is all the genius of Stephen Stills...
CSN&Y, has always spoken straight to my soul. Watching your first reaction reminded me of my first experience hearing them, they just stopped me in my tracks, and took me somewhere else. Thirty years later, they still affect me like that.
Theres a timeless, spiritual quality to this group...
I see
This band is legendary. Especially with the addition of Neil Young. Yes,
that Neil Young! This was a supergroup before anybody knew what a
supergroup was! Each of the band members were solo artists in their
own right. I’m loving that you’re loving it! 🎶🎸❤️🎵
This is a beautiful song, I never get tired of it after all these years.
I am still vibing to it
Luv this band
You make me smile!! Thanks!!
😀, i happy i do that 🙏✌
Great reactions, from an Old Hippy from the Sixties to a young Hiphop Head. We can share this magic.
Agreed , i feel like i missed out
50 years later and I never tire of listening to it. thanx for sharing.
That song captures something special that only existed for a few years of the 60s. people have tried to copy it but this is the real deal
Just beautifully of it's time and yet timeless. You get how we felt.
Totally connected to the vibe
Amazing band. A 70’s, kind of Folk-Rock, Hippie, proto-grunge music that was simultaneously lyrically piercing and intricately crafted. Each one a cutting edge singer-songwriter of their time and whose harmonies sound like they were raised singing together.
Here are a couple lines you might like from "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. "Fear is the lock and laughter the key to your heart." and "Don't let the past remind us of what we are not now." I first heard those lines over fifty years ago and I still randomly think about them now and then. "Wooden Ships" is a song written at the time of the Viet Nam war and is about people surviving a nuclear apocalypse. The "silver people" mentioned in the song are people on the shore wearing radiation suits.
I should have gotten that about the silver people , totally get it now
Flawless
Great band...wonderful harmony!
Thanks for the reaction. Sixties vibe is perfect. Goose bumps. Tone of the singing and instruments is so nice.
I love it , sincerely
The Horror and death I have always taken as a reference to the Vietnam war. There was a lot of dissent about this. All the protests and draft dodging by those not willing to take part in it. A lot of young men wanted to escape from it. Had to live off grid to escape it.
CSN&Y Surely are the stuff. There was a lot of anti war and peace politics from them. They got a lot of death threats for it. Crosby often the lead singer, was particularly worried about it. He is on record as saying that every time he went on stage he didn’t know if he would die there, it only takes one guy with a gun to stand up and that’s it.
They were also famous for their vocal harmonies.
I have loved this song for more decades than I care to number.
You must do “Almost cut my hair”.
Its highly requested, and now on my list , so definitely
The album that "Wooden Ships" is on is an awesome album. I hope you check it out! I think it's self-titled: Crosby Stills & Nash.
I am gonna purchase the physical copy , i love collecting the greats , thank you Hannah
This is from the mind of David Crosby. Vocals from both David and the great Stephen Stills. Some great, great music.
For the longest time I thought this was about two civil war soldiers, meeting at the end of the war., on their way home! 🤔😂😎👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 one of my favorite groups. In my top five all time!
Classic!
"Oh shit".......about says it all brother, soundtrack of my youth right here....
The lyrics of their song "Woodstock" are amazing as well. "We are stardust, we are golden, we are billion year old carbon and we've got ourselves back to the garden."
Actually written and originally performed by Joni Mitchell
Will be reacting
@@johnarksey9460 Yes that is correct.
Smile! The universal healer! Oh the shit we had to grow up on! Thanks for this, from the bottom of my heart. Think we all as a nation just ought to put on an album every day, and share it with someone. Heck, puff puff pass and smile darn it! ✌🏻❤🎶
"Almost cut my hair"
Carry On, CSN
it sounds like the greatest jam session ever
I got it on repeat this whole weekend
@@abracadabra3033 you will love Johnny Winter, Edgar Winter - Tobacco Road (Live) th-cam.com/video/af0rV6dli_o/w-d-xo.html
man, this tune so You....so glad you enjoyed...Great react, hell, is how we felt back in the day...was amazing, still is
Absolutely, vibe out! Smoke a bowl and listen to the entire album!
I am gonna purchase the album , physical copy and do just that ✌
@@abracadabra3033 It would be my pleasure to burn a copy for you...if you would like...and if I knew where to send it.
You're right. Total vibe. 👍
This whole album is amazing. One of the best piece of work to come out of that era.
Another band you might like that's in a very similar vein is America- Their most famous song is "Horse With No Name"- You've probably heard it somewhere
Soon as ivread the title , a tune popped in my head , still will react to make sure if its the tune i think
CSNY were the soundtrack of my youth. I was too young (15) to understand some of the lyrics of this song but to me now it is about the folly of colonization. Please listen to Ohio, a song released mere days after, and about, the Kent State shootings that left four students protesting the Vietnam War, dead (one young student, Allison, was actually not even part of the protest but walking through a parking lot when hit by a bullet). CSNY and CSN were EPIC. Others below have suggested songs as well. And please check out Buffalo Springfield, from which Young and Still came. They are astonishing. You will NEVER tire of them. Another 'sea' song...Southern Cross. It'll make you cry.
Ohio is highly requested , so will do , i remember watching a documentary about what happened at Kent State, thank you , definitely will
CROSBY STILLS NASH AND YOUNG... THE BEATLES OF THE 70'S..."WOODEN SHIPS"... BRINGS BACK MEMORIES OF WOODSTOCK... THEY WERE CONSIDERED THE BEATLES OF THE 70'S... "SUITE JUDY BLUE EYES", "DEJAVU", "WOODSTOCK".."ALMOST CUT MY HAIR", THEY ARE ARE ALL IN THE HALL OF FAME, PLUS INDIVIDUALLY... AND MEMBERS OF OTHER BANDS...
Hope we get to see the art you make!
Always loved their music , it comes at you in layers
Man, Deep and smooooth.
Indeed
The times then , what a dream , to bad we didn’t continue it , miss it🥺
Peace
Love
Live and let live
Make love not war
Agreed
Suite Judy Blue Eyes...epic!
Ok , got it
Great reaction! I'm excited to see you dive into this bands catalog.
Thank you , more coming
Brother, so glad you chose to react to this - CSN/CSNY (depending on whether Neil is with them or not) are a force to be reckoned with, and David Crosby wrote some of their greatest songs, including this one. Another great one of his is 'Almost Cut My Hair', I think you'd really like that one. Peace and love for the New Year!
Crosby didn't write this. Kantner did most of it.
Almost Cut my hair , just added to the list , thank you
@@jimd7260 Thanks - I always thought it was a Crosby song, but I never actually confirmed that, it just had that vibe for me. Kantner was an excellent writer though, makes sense.
I received this album as a present on my 19th birthday. I'm 70, now and still listen to it regularly. Let's just say that after playing this album the first time, everything changed. It reflects the times in which it was made and has remained timeless. It could be called Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Elliott. If it had not been for Mama Cass, it probably never would have happened. She brought them together and she it's on the album, but not credited. With a good set of headphones, you can hear her singing backup harmony...Particularly on Pre-Road Downs.
Helplessly Hoping will have your mind blown. It's achingly beautiful.
Definitely my favorite song by CSN&Y.
These guys were genius together. Created some of the best music of all time...They all had great careers both together and otherwise...Very little lulls in their careers, overall.
This song always takes me into a different world. Such a cool vibe. Thx Abra - always enjoy what you have to say! Also, please let us see the artwork you make of that line! 💕
this album was stuck in the 8-track player in my Buddys Jeep all through high school. Always brings back the best memories.
Not only is Stephen Stills an excellent songwriter, he was one of the best guitarists of his time. While recording the album Super session, Michael Bloomfield ( one of the best guitarists who has ever lived) became " under the weather," and Stephen Stills played Bloomfields guitar solo. No one ever knew until years later.
I suggest you consider letting us join you on your exploring further journeys. Really adds to the experience for us to be with you when you have those "ahha" moments, learning something we knew and hoped you would also learn... You can edit it if it gets too long... Daniel at his channel Dicon Dissectional does a great job with lyric evaluation and songfacts.com research, and I end up learning many things about songs and artists I've known for decades. Just my two cents worth... All the best! Dave. Really enjoy your work. Thanks
Thank you Dave , for sure
CSNY's "Ohio" is right up your alley. An epic tune about the four students at Kent State that were gunned down by the Ohio Nat'l Guard.
Thst is next , highly requested
@@abracadabra3033 that's great Abracadabra! Neil Young also wrote "Southern Man" (after his time with CSNY) which is apropos to the times we live in, as it was in the 70's when he wrote it.
This song was written with Paul Kantner of Jefferson Airplane, who also recorded a more psychedelic version with that band. The lyrics are actually post apocalyptic.
Paul Kantner was a cowriter of this song. Crosby wrote the music, Stills and Kantner wrote most of the lyrics. The CS&N version was released May, 1969; The Jefferson Airplane version was released in November, 1969. I think Grace Slick sings the line...I can see by your coke my friend....
@@MidwesternCornbilly Coat not coke...
I remember hearing this on the radio everyday growing up🖖✌️💚
So great to hear your appreciate this song .I 1st heard it after coming home from the Vietnam war .I loved this song the 1st time too .CSNY one of the best ever . My sister's band covered it . Take care my friend.
One of the best shows I ever went to Love this band and this is my fav of theirs's. You can do anything by them " I almost cut my hair " is my 2 cents. Enjoy
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"Carry On". You'll love it!
Got it
Abra my friend - love your thoughtful reactions, not only to this, but to other reactions you've done.
Straight up groovy jam!
Thanks to Abracadabra, as a middle aged guy, I try to turn my younger friends and co workers to music from the past, often met with doubt. Thanks for pointing out nicely how relevant it still is.
I’d say on your own, watch this live at Woodstock.
I just ran across you and this tune. I can never get past this song when it pops up. It's always kewl
Neil Young is not on 'Wooden Ships,' which is on the first album, 'Crosby, Stills & Nash' ; the second album, 'Deja Vu,' is Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. As well, it was written by David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Paul Kantner of Jefferson Airplane, who also recorded a version for their album 'Volunteers.'