Deja Vu

Time to file another not shocked album into the pile. This time around it comes from Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. Four huge singer songwriters in their own right, but when put together, the end result is some of Rock music's most finest work ever.

'Deja Vu' marks the first release as CSNY, the band as CSN had cut another record prior to. Released in March of '70. The album to date as sold over seven million records. Spawned four singles and helped further solo record sales of all members. The record was said to have taken a collective 800 hours of studio time, which may or may not be greatly exaggerated. However with the exception of "Woodstock", each track was recorded as an individual session. While the album helped launch the band into the public eye, the record does feature two other well known musicians in Jerry Garcia who plays pedal steel on "Teach Your Children" and John Sebastain plays Harmonica on the title track. The album remains a critical darling to this day, and the band occasionally gets together and tours.

This record should come as no surprise to being in my collection. If you follow the blog, I've posted a lot of Neil Young over the years. I got into CSNY after I got into Neil Young. The pure musicianship on display in 'Deja Vu' is simply stunning. Each member bringing their best on each track. The band of course did stay together in some forms throughout the years. Namely Nash and Crosby releasing a few albums together. However each member saw success in their solo work as well. See David Crosby's Vatican approved record 'If I Could Only Remember My Name'. That album became a running joke in the house growing up. Also look no further than Neil Young's 'After The Gold Rush' or Still's solo debut record. Sometime rounding up the cream of the crop doesn't always last, but there's always the amazing albums left behind.

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