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 Steals the Cash. Only time those guys were listenable was when Neil Young played with them. Otherwise, it's one big snoozefest. Worst move Graham Nash ever made was leaving the fabulous Hollies to join up with the other two California burnouts. I'll take "Pay You Back With Interest" or "I'm Alive" over "Suite:Judy Blue Eyes" any day.
The writer needs to go back to English 101, methinks. Try, wail, moron.
I saw CSN in Connecticut last Friday. It was a good rock show, but Graham Nash was wearing a shirt that said in teeny letters "Somewhere In Texas a Village Is Missing An Idiot." I'd have never noticed it. Of course, David Crosby felt the need to go to the mic and announce the shirt's message to the crowd - half of whom roared in approval, the other half sat in silence.
They did put on a pretty darn good show, music-wise. Stills can still shred, and their backup guitarist is great. Nash and Crosby, as usual, have excellent vocal harmony.
My dad really enjoys CSN and CSNY, and we bought the tickets for him, but I think the lady behind us said it best, "Play the music and keep the damn politics out of it!" Of course some lib next to her screamed right back, telling her to shut up. Many of the musicians I enjoy have leftist political leanings when you do some digging but definitely aren't so open or forward as CSN is!
Bottom line, I like the music, I don't agree with the politics.
Just askin'.