![]() I was 16 the summer that album came out, living in Pelham, New York, and my high school buddy Mark Bresnan and I were earning money doing odd jobs for folks-painting fences, digging a well, gardening, etc.-and our transistor radio was always perched close to us, cranked loud. ![]() And that first album was loaded with songs that quickly became classics of the era: “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes,” “Wooden Ships,” “Guinnevere,” “Marrakesh Express,” “Long Time Gone” there isn’t a weak song on the record. But CSN didn’t really sound like any of those groups they were completely fresh and new. Their sound was utterly unique, the product of three very distinct musical personalities: Stephen Stills had been a driving force in the Buffalo Springfield, David Crosby in the Byrds, and Graham Nash in the Hollies. Half a century down the line, its hard to put into words the effect that album had in an era that had been so dominated by brash electric music. ![]() Fifty years ago this week (May 29, 1969) Crosby, Stills & Nash‘s eponymous debut album was released, shaking the pop music world to its foundations with its wonderfully graceful harmonies and shimmering acoustic guitars.
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