Artist: Stephen Stills
Album: Stephen Stills
Year: 1970
Been a while since a post here...life getting busy with the upcoming baby arrival, etc, etc...
Anyhow, the "middle" guy from Crosby, Stills, & Nash is here with a solo effort. I've gotta say, this one was pretty good, even if not really different at all from the CSN formula. "Love the One You're With" is the big hit here and is kind of a "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" redux. A good song, and a hippie anthem. This album is most notable for its long list of famous guest stars: Clapton, Hendrix, Ringo Starr, Booker T. Jones, John Sebastian, and of course Crosby and Nash among them.
I would've liked something a little different coming from a solo album. I do love CSN(Y) but there's no reason Stills couldn't have used these songs on the next CSN album or whatever. Anyhow, the bookend tracks "Love the One You're With" and "We Are Not Helpless" are the best tracks here and show a kind of everyman appeal.
Rating: Worth a listen
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