Perspective | David Crosby soundtracked America’s post-Woodstock comedown

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Perspective by Chris Richards: The singer-songwriter, who died at 81, transposed national — and personal — turbulence into generational lullabies.

”) ballads of astonishing intimacy and durability. Sounds have meanings, and the metaphorical power of a silken, three-part Crosby, Stills & Nash harmony still feels as obvious as it does righteous — the sound of human beings coming together to smooth out life’s endless roughness.

When Crosby, Stills and Nash played their second public show at Woodstock in the summer of 1969, they were inadvertently proposing a countervailing idea to the screaming guitars of Pete Townshend and Jimi Hendrix, showcasing the gentle warmth of the human voice and testing its ability to cultivate mass communion. Crosby seemed rightfully proud to have made history that weekend, but he remained leery of any flower-power woo-woo attached to it.

 

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“With his astounding 1971 solo album, ‘If I Could Only Remember My Name,’ it’s still unclear whether the title is hinting at a state of selflessness, being zooted or both.” I always thought the title was a joke as his name follows it, as if to say, “Ohhh, yeah, that’s right.” 🤔

sorry

Voi Americani...avete continuato a dormire. Noi siamo rimasti 'come lui' sempre svegli.

Should've got a quote from that turd Robert Christgau.

Meh.

Every state should put black history in schools by law! Teach the truth instead of lies! The world needs to know the truth about the evilness white people did to our ancestors! Why hid the truth? What are you afraid of that you want to cut black history out of schools!

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