Neil had his solo career going at the time, David Crosby was in The Byrds, Graham Nash was in The Hollies, and Stephen Stills was in Buffalo Springfield with Neil.
Around the same time (approximately 1969), Jefferson Airplane performed the same song “Wooden Ships.” Both CSNY and Jefferson Airplane collaborated on the writing of this song.
Harmonies in the group are incredible. Stephen Stills and Neil Young are both such skilled guitar players and together they create such a beautiful sound. They had been together in Buffalo Springfield which enjoyed a good degree of success also. Crosby, Stills and Paul Kantner (Jefferson Airplane) collaborated to write this beautiful song. Stephen Stills is such an outstanding blues guitar player, one of my all time favorites. This was an outstanding band. Thank you for reacting to this great song.
This will blow your mind. Stephen Stills played most of the instruments on this song: the bass, organ, & lead guitar solo. He was the major musical talent in CSNY, along with Neil Young when he came aboard. (Both had been founding members of their first band together, *Buffalo Springfield.)* Buffalo Springfield had some great songs you'll really want to listen to, including *Rock And Roll Woman, Bluebird, & Mr. Soul*
They were all from other bands, but hanging out and singing at Joni Mitchell’s house made them realize that there was something special to capture. I wouldn’t call them a “supergroup” per se, they were musicians who formed a band and became icons in the music world. Their songs are timeless.
Give a listen to the version by Jefferson Airplane - they give it a different but equally beautiful treatment. Paul Kantner cowrote it with Steven and David but his name is not on the writing credits on the LP due to contract/recording label issues, not disputes among the musicians. They wrote it while sailing around on David's boat.
Neil was not yet with the band on this their first album, but it is a timeless classic even without him. A simple smile, and simply sharing what one has, can build a friendship and trust that can evolve into a civilization in time. And yes, they were a supergroup, with Nash from the Hollies, and Crosby from the Byrds, and Still and Young from Buffalo Springfield, whose profound classic "For What It's Worth" would be a good follow-up to this. It starts "There's something happening here. What it is ain't exactly clear. There's a man with a gun over there, telling me I've got to beware. I think it's time we stop, children. What's that sound? Everybody look...what's going down."
Actually, this is just avid Crosby, Stephen Stills, and Graham Nash...no Neil Young. It's from their first album, Crosby, Stills, and Nash. Great post apocalyptic song from the Cold War days. :)
David Crosby was in The Byrds, pre CSN&Y, Stepen Stills, with Neil Young was in Buffalo Springfield, Graham Nash was in The Hollies and Neil, in addition to Buff Spring was also in a band called The Mynah Birds, and roomed with a gent named Rick James (RIP), in the Buffalo, N.Y. area, and Mr. James later on achieved fame with"Superfreak".
This song was played on AM radio a lot in our neck of the woods. As was all their music. You can hear Crosby and Stills David gilmour's, On Island Feet. ✌️🤠🏞️🐂
I understand Jackson Browne wrote For Everyman as a kind of comment on Wooden Ships and sailing away, "and dont feel too badly at one whos left holding sand, just another dreamer dreaming of everyman".
Graham Nash was in a hit group The Hollies. Neil Young, Stephen Stills, and David Crosby were In Buffalo Springfield, David Crosby was also in The Byrds.
Now you must do the Jefferson Airplane version which was co-written by Paul Kantner (the founder of Jefferson Airplane) David Crosby and Stephen Stills. Totally different take, but I love both equally.
The story I read was that Crosby and Kantner (Jefferson Airplane), personal friends were out on a Yacht and started with the Lyrics to the song and both agreed to do the song later. Stills helped write some of the lyrics and music and they both produced a cut of the song and I think David Crosby even did a recording with Kantner Check out the Jefferson Airplane Cut.
A classic and maybe their best song musically vocally and especially lyrically about a nuclear war.David Crosby came from the Byrds, Graham Nash from The Hollies, Stills and Young from Buffalo Springfield. When they came together they were nervous about being part of a band again because of problems from where they came from. That is part of why they just went by their name.
Great songs by CSNY would include "Teach Your Children," "Helpless," "Déjà Vu," and "Long Time Gone." They all had terrific solo albums. Crosby & Nash did a few together. Nash has solo songs like "I Use To Be A King" and: Simple Man" that are beautiful. But his best song is one of the most beautifully written songs, "Lady Of The Islands (I think it is on Crosby Still and Nash's album).
Really glad to see your appreciation for CSN!!! As a little boy I grew up with The Beatles, but remember when I heard CSNY on the radio for the first time in 1970 my immediate reaction was "wow, who is that"?!!!! I got my mom to buy me their album, Deja Vu, immediately. What a masterpiece!!! If you liked "Wooden Ships", I HIGHLY RECOMMEND "Carry On", and "Woodstock" (written by Joni Mitchell). But that entire Deja Vu album is amazing. Again, really enjoyed your reaction!!
A Twilight Zone episode "Two" (season 3 ep 1 , 1961) closely resembles the message of this song. Jefferson Airplane also put out a version of this song.
You continue to pick some of the best of rock to review. Can't go wrong with any CSN&Y tune. This is perhaps my favorite, especially for an anti-war song.
This is the story of some people after a nuclear holocaust. the planet is devestated. Watch the movie "On The Beach" to get an idea of what that might be like. The anguish hidden in the beauty of this song is stunning. Listen to the lyrics and hear them trying to survive, to have enough to eat, to find a safe place to live.
Down by the River is another great song that you will get the full capability of CSN&Y. "Down by the River" is a song composed by Neil Young It was first released on his 1969 album with Crazy Horse. Neil Young joined Crosby, Stills, and Nash in 1969 and they started playing Neil's song "Down by the River."
The album you are using is a semi-greatest hits release. A lot of the posters below are wrong - Neil Young only sings on the tracks included from "Deja Vu". The rest (including this one) were from their debut album, "Crosby, Stills, And Nash" (without Young). Young was only a member for "Deja Vu", and touring. He didn't perform on another one for years, due to the internal friction between him and Stills (and later Nash) and was in and out for decades. Incidentally, "Wooden Ships" was co-written by Nash/Stills and Paul Kantner from "Jefferson Airplane" (Who also recorded it for an album of theirs - "Volunteers", with slightly altered lyrics).
For me this song is about any war, not just an apocalypse. The Vietnam War was very influential at this time. So to me this story is about two men from each 'side' meeting and rather than fight realize they have more in common (their humanity) than differences. "a warm wind over my shoulder, guess I'll set my course and go" seems to me they are deserting. That would NOT be a popular subject back at that time, so the band never stated that as their subject. But to me it is obvious. The only way to stop war is to stop fighting and realize our humanity.
Here's the version that shows this best - live (without Neil Young, who isn't in the band here either. The original was on their debut album "Crosby, Stills, and Nash): ruclips.net/video/tCB5tS1L2kw/видео.html
The story line of song, according to Stills, is two soldiers, from civil war, opposing sides, separated from their armies who meet one on one, and ask themselves, WTF?
Great song but please listen to the Jefferson Airplane version relased the same year. It is even better. Paul Kantner of JA was one of the authors of the song so it's not a cover but also an original.
Neil had his solo career going at the time, David Crosby was in The Byrds, Graham Nash was in The Hollies, and Stephen Stills was in Buffalo Springfield with Neil.
When this came out, none of them were in those bands....
Around the same time (approximately 1969), Jefferson Airplane performed the same song “Wooden Ships.” Both CSNY and Jefferson Airplane collaborated on the writing of this song.
Written on David Crosby's boat, I believe
Harmonies in the group are incredible. Stephen Stills and Neil Young are both such skilled guitar players and together they create such a beautiful sound. They had been together in Buffalo Springfield which enjoyed a good degree of success also. Crosby, Stills and Paul Kantner (Jefferson Airplane) collaborated to write this beautiful song. Stephen Stills is such an outstanding blues guitar player, one of my all time favorites. This was an outstanding band. Thank you for reacting to this great song.
Thanks for the reminder....I had a feeling someone else had also done this song, and you've reminded me, it was Jefferson Airplane.
The Airplane released their version first! 🤔
Stephen Stills all over this, lead guitar, bass and organ.
6:08 when those four guys got together it magical
This will blow your mind. Stephen Stills played most of the instruments on this song: the bass, organ, & lead guitar solo. He was the major musical talent in CSNY, along with Neil Young when he came aboard. (Both had been founding members of their first band together, *Buffalo Springfield.)* Buffalo Springfield had some great songs you'll really want to listen to, including *Rock And Roll Woman, Bluebird, & Mr. Soul*
They were all from other bands, but hanging out and singing at Joni Mitchell’s house made them realize that there was something special to capture. I wouldn’t call them a “supergroup” per se, they were musicians who formed a band and became icons in the music world. Their songs are timeless.
Give a listen to the version by Jefferson Airplane - they give it a different but equally beautiful treatment. Paul Kantner cowrote it with Steven and David but his name is not on the writing credits on the LP due to contract/recording label issues, not disputes among the musicians. They wrote it while sailing around on David's boat.
Neil was not yet with the band on this their first album, but it is a timeless classic even without him. A simple smile, and simply sharing what one has, can build a friendship and trust that can evolve into a civilization in time. And yes, they were a supergroup, with Nash from the Hollies, and Crosby from the Byrds, and Still and Young from Buffalo Springfield, whose profound classic "For What It's Worth" would be a good follow-up to this. It starts "There's something happening here. What it is ain't exactly clear. There's a man with a gun over there, telling me I've got to beware. I think it's time we stop, children. What's that sound? Everybody look...what's going down."
Their harmonies are beautiful. Stephen Stills on the bassline also. btw, Joni Mitchell illustrated this album cover.
This was definitely a super group. Suite Judy Blue Eyes is a great song too. Enjoy the harmonies.
One of my all time favorites! Lyrics and harmonies never to be matched!! Thanks.
Actually, this is just avid Crosby, Stephen Stills, and Graham Nash...no Neil Young. It's from their first album, Crosby, Stills, and Nash. Great post apocalyptic song from the Cold War days. :)
I wore this album out from almost daily play, upon release. Loved it!
Still in heavy rotation
David Crosby was in The Byrds, pre CSN&Y, Stepen Stills, with Neil Young was in Buffalo Springfield, Graham Nash was in The Hollies and Neil, in addition to Buff Spring was also in a band called The Mynah Birds, and roomed with a gent named Rick James (RIP), in the Buffalo, N.Y. area, and Mr. James later on achieved fame with"Superfreak".
''WOODEN SHIP'' WROTE BY DAVID CROSBY STEPHEN STILLS AND PAUL KANTNER(JEFFERSON AIPLANE)...THIS SONG IS ON ''VOLUNTEERS'' JEFFERSON'S ALBUM,TOO...
This song was played on AM radio a lot in our neck of the woods.
As was all their music.
You can hear Crosby and Stills David gilmour's, On Island Feet.
✌️🤠🏞️🐂
I understand Jackson Browne wrote For Everyman as a kind of comment on Wooden Ships and sailing away, "and dont feel too badly at one whos left holding sand, just another dreamer dreaming of everyman".
Crosby was in the Byrds, Stills and Young were in Buffalo Springfield and Nash was in The Hollies.
Awesome! I need to try some songs from each
The purple berries were slang for the iodine tablets given to military personnel that helped prevent radiation sickness.
Graham Nash was in a hit group The Hollies. Neil Young, Stephen Stills, and David Crosby were In Buffalo Springfield, David Crosby was also in The Byrds.
Deja Vu , Carry On , Long Time Gone , Is the sound of this band. ... And also Deja Vu ... ;)
Also, the wooden ships would help protect from a certain type of radiation that a steel hull vessel would react with
Another great gem of a song. The lyrics and music transports to this strange world.
Been a long while since I've heard this one and it brings me way back! RIP Claudia - I know you're listening to this with me right now! xox
Now you must do the Jefferson Airplane version which was co-written by Paul Kantner (the founder of Jefferson Airplane) David Crosby and Stephen Stills. Totally different take, but I love both equally.
The long live Woodstock is awesome 😊
This is probably my favorite among the CSN-CSNY songs, but the lyrics are about a post-apocalyptic world, performed in such a pleasant, haunting way.
Silver people on the shoreline. People in radiation suits or fire suits to protect them
Ah, great catch!
The story I read was that Crosby and Kantner (Jefferson Airplane), personal friends were out on a Yacht and started with the Lyrics to the song and both agreed to do the song later. Stills helped write some of the lyrics and music and they both produced a cut of the song and I think David Crosby even did a recording with Kantner Check out the Jefferson Airplane Cut.
"Our House" another song on this album always makes me furclempt. I still have an original vinyl from those days.
A classic and maybe their best song musically vocally and especially lyrically about a nuclear war.David Crosby came from the Byrds, Graham Nash from The Hollies, Stills and Young from Buffalo Springfield. When they came together they were nervous about being part of a band again because of problems from where they came from. That is part of why they just went by their name.
yes
They did this song at Woodstock 1969 We just lost David Crosby Jan 18, 2023. "Super Group" is an understatement!
So happy you did this one! 🤩🎶
Great songs by CSNY would include "Teach Your Children," "Helpless," "Déjà Vu," and "Long Time Gone." They all had terrific solo albums. Crosby & Nash did a few together. Nash has solo songs like "I Use To Be A King" and: Simple Man" that are beautiful. But his best
song is one of the most beautifully written songs, "Lady Of The Islands (I think it is on Crosby Still and Nash's album).
Really glad to see your appreciation for CSN!!! As a little boy I grew up with The Beatles, but remember when I heard CSNY on the radio for the first time in 1970 my immediate reaction was "wow, who is that"?!!!! I got my mom to buy me their album, Deja Vu, immediately. What a masterpiece!!! If you liked "Wooden Ships", I HIGHLY RECOMMEND "Carry On", and "Woodstock" (written by Joni Mitchell). But that entire Deja Vu album is amazing. Again, really enjoyed your reaction!!
Great reaction! You would LOVE “Suite Judy Blue Eyes” It’s amazing!
Almost Cut My Hair. CSN&Y. Great David Crosby tune.
Crosby stills and Nash self titled album was from 1969
One of the best albums of 1969
Next up should be Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
They had the best harmony!!
A Twilight Zone episode "Two" (season 3 ep 1 , 1961) closely resembles the message of this song. Jefferson Airplane also put out a version of this song.
You continue to pick some of the best of rock to review. Can't go wrong with any CSN&Y tune. This is perhaps my favorite, especially for an anti-war song.
Excellent choice
Beautiful reaction and it was indeed “a ride”!
This is the story of some people after a nuclear holocaust. the planet is devestated. Watch the movie "On The Beach" to get an idea of what that might be like. The anguish hidden in the beauty of this song is stunning. Listen to the lyrics and hear them trying to survive, to have enough to eat, to find a safe place to live.
One of my favorites of theirs! Love the instrumentation and chords in this!!
Reminds me of a twilight zone episode with Robert Blake and Elizabeth Montgomery
Down by the River is another great song that you will get the full capability of CSN&Y. "Down by the River" is a song composed by Neil Young It was first released on his 1969 album with Crazy Horse. Neil Young joined Crosby, Stills, and Nash in 1969 and they started playing Neil's song "Down by the River."
It's probably possible to find a version with CSN singing on it, but 'Down by the River' is Neil and Crazy Horse from one of his solo albums.
There is a live video of them performing "Down by the river" as CSN&Y, but yes, it is a Neil Young song.@@stpnwlf9
Please continue this CSN&Y journey
Check out the Lee shore by these guys
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DAVID CROSBY R.I.P ☹( THE BYRDS ) , STEPHEN STILLS & NEIL YOUNG ( BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD ), AND GRAHAM NASH ( THE HOLLIES ) 😊THERE YA GO
You should really listen to Southern Cross an amazing song
(SweetJudy Blue Eyes)...is my favorite of theirs! Hate their asinine politics, but I love their music! 🤷🏻♂️🙏✝️❤️
The album you are using is a semi-greatest hits release. A lot of the posters below are wrong - Neil Young only sings on the tracks included from "Deja Vu". The rest (including this one) were from their debut album, "Crosby, Stills, And Nash" (without Young). Young was only a member for "Deja Vu", and touring. He didn't perform on another one for years, due to the internal friction between him and Stills (and later Nash) and was in and out for decades. Incidentally, "Wooden Ships" was co-written by Nash/Stills and Paul Kantner from "Jefferson Airplane" (Who also recorded it for an album of theirs - "Volunteers", with slightly altered lyrics).
For me this song is about any war, not just an apocalypse. The Vietnam War was very influential at this time. So to me this story is about two men from each 'side' meeting and rather than fight realize they have more in common (their humanity) than differences. "a warm wind over my shoulder, guess I'll set my course and go" seems to me they are deserting. That would NOT be a popular subject back at that time, so the band never stated that as their subject. But to me it is obvious. The only way to stop war is to stop fighting and realize our humanity.
like so few groups, they were brought together by Divine Intervention
Can someone explain why Crosby’s vocals are cut? On Suite Judy Blue Eyes, it's Stills guitar that gets cut out of the mix.
Here's the version that shows this best - live (without Neil Young, who isn't in the band here either. The original was on their debut album "Crosby, Stills, and Nash): ruclips.net/video/tCB5tS1L2kw/видео.html
The story line of song, according to Stills, is two soldiers, from civil war, opposing sides, separated from their armies who meet one on one, and ask themselves, WTF?
This was Crosby, Stills and Nash. Before Young joined.
And Joni Mitchell designed the album cover!
More CSNY!!!❤
Great song but please listen to the Jefferson Airplane version relased the same year. It is even better. Paul Kantner of JA was one of the authors of the song so it's not a cover but also an original.
Who Won?
Try Suite Judy Blue Eyes
Definitely plan on doing that one 😁
Please check out there song Deja Vu
Sounds better at Woodstock 🪴🌄🐴
I like this music only... no video, no lyrics