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Crosby, Stills, & Nash Protest the War During Concert
Express-Times | 8/11/04 | Tony Nauroth

Posted on 08/11/2004 7:39:02 PM PDT by Dr. Scarpetta

A summer night of love for protest songs of the Sixties

They came from the 1960s. Most were in their sixties.

But the crowd listening to Crosby, Stills & Nash in Bethlehem, PA did cross generations, and even the youngsters were singing the tunes that gave a bittersweet taste to those years seemingly long ago.

The band, however, brought them to the stage at MusikFest's RiverPlace Tuesday night.

With a vengeance.

They opened with "Carry On," and on a sour note to boot. Oh lordy, if this was the sound they were going to offer all night long, this was also a good time for them to retire for good.

But they pulled themselves together and, despite their old men bellies -- at least on Stills and Crosby -- and despite more gravel in their throats than they had when they mesmerized the megacrowds at Woodstock in 1969, these guys hadn't lost it.

And they were, after all, playing to an adoring group of fans. Many wore CSN and CSNY T-shirts, for Crosby, Stills & and Nash, with the Y bringing up the rear with Neil Young.

Nash did most of the singing Tuesday night, but Stills and Crosby were no slouches when it came to mixing it up with a pile-on style of harmonies. It was difficult to understand how such musicianship was possible outside of a studio setting.

And Steven Stills must have done a lot of practicing in the last 35 years to be able to whale away on his guitar the way he did. No, make that at least four guitars that he used in just the first set of songs.

The "Carry-on" opener, which most folks the age of these guys would recognize immediately oozed right in to "Questions."

Both songs had more of an edge to them than when originally brought out by the group. In fact, the sweet folksiness CSN was known for had a pounding rock beat that was occasionally distracting. Good stuff, but not what it had been.

Their third song was a new one -- "MILITARY MADNESS." It was a protest song, as many of their songs were. This one stung.

IT RAILED AGAINST THE WAR IN IRAQ and its chorus went like this:

"MILITARY MADNESS IS KILLING MY COUNTRY. /Solitary sadness creeps over me."

The last chorus ended in a mantra of "NO MORE WAR! NO MORE WAR! NO MORE WAR!" ever louder; ever harsher.

You can easily tell the politics of Crosby, Stills, & Nash. Just go to their official Web site. At the bottom is a banner urging visitors to "VOTE FOR KERRY."

Crosby was the clown of the bunch. He looked out over the extensive crowd and wondered aloud, "Boy that goes back a long way. That's OK, we go back a long way, too."

Crosby sang a solo bashing Enron and corporate executives who steal from the little guy and get away with it.

"Ain't no different than taking your money with a gun," he sang.

Later he said, "In my time, I think I've (angered) every group of people in the U.S. Government, except one. Being the fair and even-handed guy I am, I thought I'd sing one for the CIA."

And he did.

They ended the first set with Steven Stills' "Love the One You're With," and drew the audience into the chorus.

It was a love fest with a group who had been at the center of the love generation.

And the music wasn't bad either. Tony Nauroth is local desk editor for The Express-Times. He can be reached at 610-258-7171 or by e-mail at tnauroth@express-times.com.


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KEYWORDS: 2004election; activistactors; aginghippies; andnash; askforarefund; boycott; bushhassers; concert; csn; csny; davidcrosy; election2004; genx; kerrycampaign; kerryrally; lefties; lioneltrains; neilyoung; saddamites; shutupandsing; stephenstills; the60sareover; usefulidiots; youngownslioneltoys
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To: notforhire

Cannot say that I blame you.
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61 posted on 08/11/2004 8:26:39 PM PDT by Patronus (Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example.)
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To: Dr. Scarpetta

These guys have been waiting for 35 years for it to be 1969 again.


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63 posted on 08/11/2004 8:28:19 PM PDT by qam1 (Tommy Thompson is a Fat-tubby, Fascist)
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To: phelanw

early 70's....Songs for Beginners
I liked that album.


64 posted on 08/11/2004 8:28:33 PM PDT by nuconvert (Everyone has a photographic memory. Some don't have film.)
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To: Dr. Scarpetta

I heckeled CSN a couple of years ago when they came to Texas, I paid for concert tickets, and *from the stage that I helped pay for** they began telling us that Tom Delay and the Republicans were standing in the way of campaign finance reform.

I shouted "boo" a couple of times, until they mentioned Delay. Then I shouted "Yeay!! Delay!!!"

We need to stand up, yell at these paid entertainers who dare to fail to entertain after we've paid them.


65 posted on 08/11/2004 8:28:36 PM PDT by hocndoc (Choice is the # 1 killer in the US)
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To: Patronus

Long time.


66 posted on 08/11/2004 8:28:40 PM PDT by AF68
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To: Patronus

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67 posted on 08/11/2004 8:28:43 PM PDT by notforhire (It riles them to believe that we perceive the web they weave.)
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To: Dr. Scarpetta

I usually don't wish ill against the elderly, but I wish these old timers would just kick the bucket.


68 posted on 08/11/2004 8:28:53 PM PDT by Lockbar
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To: reagan_fanatic

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69 posted on 08/11/2004 8:29:13 PM PDT by Blzbba (John Kerry - Dawn of a New Error.)
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To: Dr. Scarpetta

"Crosby sang a solo bashing Enron and corporate executives who steal from the little guy and get away with it.

"Ain't no different than taking your money with a gun," he sang.
"


I agree that Enron sucks, but am glad I didn't drop the admission fee to hear these fat ba$tards sing it to me.


70 posted on 08/11/2004 8:30:47 PM PDT by Blzbba (John Kerry - Dawn of a New Error.)
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To: notforhire

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71 posted on 08/11/2004 8:31:13 PM PDT by Patronus (Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example.)
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To: MOgirl

Yes, these old hippies are now suffering from "oldtimers" disease.


72 posted on 08/11/2004 8:32:26 PM PDT by AF68
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To: Dr. Scarpetta

They stink without Young.


73 posted on 08/11/2004 8:33:13 PM PDT by fatima (My Granddaughter Karen is Home-WOOHOO We unite with all our troops and send our love-)
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To: Dr. Scarpetta
The "fish cheer" with a you on the end of it sums up my opinion of their political ideology.
74 posted on 08/11/2004 8:36:08 PM PDT by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
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To: Dr. Scarpetta

Still stuck in the sixties.


75 posted on 08/11/2004 8:39:55 PM PDT by tbpiper (Michael Moore…..the Erich von Däniken of political documentary)
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To: Patronus

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76 posted on 08/11/2004 8:41:07 PM PDT by notforhire (It riles them to believe that we perceive the web they weave.)
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To: AF68
Your post takes on strange new meanings when paired with the one directly above it. To wit:

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77 posted on 08/11/2004 8:49:32 PM PDT by Rastus (Forget it, Moby! I'm voting for Bush!)
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To: Dr. Scarpetta
Their third song was a new one -- "MILITARY MADNESS." It was a protest song, as many of their songs were. This one stung.

The song "Military Madness" was on a 1971 album by Graham Nash.

Minor point----but isn't this typical of journalists in general today? The writer nor editor nor anyone else bothered to vet the accuracy of the article? This is just one example of journalists' general relationship with truth?

78 posted on 08/11/2004 8:50:45 PM PDT by gg188
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To: Blzbba
Crosby sang a solo bashing Enron and corporate executives who steal from the little guy and get away with it.

Get away with it? Last time I checked, the Bush DOJ was prosecuting these bastages.
79 posted on 08/11/2004 8:56:34 PM PDT by Rastus (Forget it, Moby! I'm voting for Bush!)
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To: no dems
"Who cares what a bunch of old, washed-up, has-been hippies think, say or do?"

Hey, that's not nice. You should see these guys when you can. As a buddy on mine once said, how often are these three sober, straight, and out of jail all at the same time?...

80 posted on 08/11/2004 9:07:21 PM PDT by Exeter
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