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Location: Phoenix, AZ | Isn't it interesting how our musical perceptions may be so easily changed by non-musical events. Many years ago I saw a very drunk Graham Nash jump off the stage to start a fight with someone in the audience. After a brief hiatus to clean everything up, the show continued as Crosby & Stills (without Nash). I can appreciate their musical talents, but I've always thought a lot less of Graham Nash, personally, after that. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Well, this happens in all fields of work. Sometimes it's fun for the performers but usually the audience knows and it creates a bad vibe. I have in mind a Roches concert I saw in the late 70's. I love their music, but they couldn't getting it together. I think it was Mimi Farini's fault, she was the headliner. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | I guess Graham lost the fight???? |
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Location: Minden, Nebraska | My tendentious two cents: this band possessed brilliant and epoch-shaping talent, but so often failed to deliver live. And for at least David Crosby, spare us the lecture on peace, love, etc. until you learn to travel without sidearms and other assorted weaponry.
Before anyone flames me, please do understand that I love these guys and have spent many, many hours on the guitar and vocal parts for their tunes. Being a fan of the sea and ships, Southern Cross is a fave. |
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Location: Florida | I dunno...Paul maybe I just got lucky and saw a good show. Sound was excellent (actually they tweaked it a bit during the first tune, which was Carry On). No fights, no speeches... a little sucking on the O2 hose between sets I'm sure.
Interesting side note... my wife was with me at the show, and before the show we got in a conversation with some kids (who were with their dad) sitting behind us. My wife saw CS&N&Y when they played in Buffalo...like 1972ish? (dont kill me on the date). The year doesn't matter much anyway.. we asked the kids how old they were - ages 13,14, and 15 respectively. We got to tell 'em that my wife saw the group before any of them were even BORN.
To which they replied - jeeeze your old, you must be hippies.
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Location: NJ | my nephew is a buffalo springfield fan. He is 14.
He thinks it is "cool" that I know so much about the "classic rock" that he loves.
I think it is ironic that I know more about contemporary music than he does. |
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Location: Minden, Nebraska | I suspect the band is better without ... er... medication other than Rx. Maturity can make a lot of difference even if we can't hit all the notes we once did.
I remember seeing BF on Ed Sullivan their first time. I had the record the next day, and started learning most of the tunes. They were very cool to me.
"For What It's Worth" was sampled not too long ago and used in a hip/hop song that got a lot of play. That might account for more kids knowing about BF. |
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Location: Canada | Hi Cliff,
Along with my "crappy $100" guitar, one of the other items that I inherited and hope to sell was a print by Diltz that looks exactly like the one you described. Gotcha! ;-) |
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Location: NJ | touche' . . . |
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Location: Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey | The last time I saw CSN wash with Neil Young at Madison Square Garden back in 2002. I can honestly say that it was one of the best shows I have ever seen. Not only were the harmonies dead on, but Young and Stills lead guitar were incredible. I'm looking forward to seeing them in August as well. It's true that they may have lost something over the years, but CSN at 80% are still 10 times better than most of the crap that's around today.
Most of the groups that I like are now in their 50's and 60's which just means that I'm getting old! I just saw Bowie back in June and he put on a great show at 58 years of age. He has since had to have an angioplasty (sp?) but you would have never known it by the show that I saw. |
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