The peripatetic theme of Nash’s “Marrakesh Express” continues in “How Have You Been.” The latter was written by John Sebastian, late of The Lovin’ Spoonful. Especially intriguing is a lengthy “So Begins the Task/Hold on Tight,” which Stills trimmed on his sterling Manassas double disc a couple of years later. The expanded edition of Déjà Vu uncovers works in progress that later became familiar in their prolific solo material. Nash, always the band’s ombudsman, is the only one shown not holding a gun in the cover photo.Īlso Read The 50 Best Live Albums of the 1970s Much like the four Liverpudlians, this American quartet had a bounty of material on which they were constantly working. The 50-year reissue emulates the expensive packaging the band insisted on for the original release. In various permutations, they would share harmonies, lovers, drugs and stages over the ensuing decades, but arguably their best moments were the ones captured in this collection. Drawn together by the heady stew of Laurel Canyon, the four made some of the most memorable music of the era. Each of those bands had insufficient room for the talent exploding out of CSN or Y, so each eventually splintered. Each musician had proven their chops as founding members of bands that would eventually become instant nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: David Crosby in The Byrds, Graham Nash in The Hollies, and Stephen Stills and Neil Young in Buffalo Springfield.

Nonetheless, both albums remain beloved.ĬSNY were the archetype for the supergroup as it’s known today. Both albums reveal bands at critical turning points, and both albums were mostly collections of songs recorded with other band members far from the studio.

The seminal Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Déjà Vu album is now seen through a similar lens, and a massive reissue box set has shed a glowing and loving light on this classic collection. It was crafted by the individual members mostly separately, with occasional cross-pollination. One of the most beloved albums by The Beatles was their eponymous double-disc set.

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