Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Southern Cross - 11/3/1991 - Golden Gate Park (Official)
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- Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Southern Cross
Recorded Live: 11/3/1991 - Golden Gate Park - San Francisco, CA
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Personnel:
David Crosby - guitar, vocals
Stephen Stills - guitar, vocals
Graham Nash - guitar, vocals
Neil Young - guitar, vocals, harmonica
Summary:
From the first public Mime Troupe events in 1965 to his untimely death in 1991, Bill Graham set the standard for excellence in concert presentations and in doing so, redefined the art of communication for an entire generation. To honor Bill Graham, Steve Kahn and Melissa Gold, the BGP staff organized a free concert in Golden Gate Park for Sunday, November 3. Mother Nature cooperated and provided a comfortable and cloudless day as 300,000 people gathered in the Polo Field of Golden Gate Park.
Although the Grateful Dead were expected to make an appearance, the list of performers was kept well under wraps and few had any idea who exactly would be performing. It didn't seem to matter though, as the feeling that permeated the crowd was one of quiet reflection. This concert marked the end of an era, but also memorialized Bill Graham in a manner that was fitting - a free concert in the heart of where it all started. The sad circumstances aside, this was truly a celebration of Graham's life and as the poster for this event noted, it was to be a day filled with Laughter, Love and Music.
A rousing welcome greeted the second extended set of the day, which brought together Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young. Rarely a polished band onstage, this set is more ragged than usual, but to some degree that is part of the charm of this impromptu performance. There is no rhythm section here; just the four musicians and their distinctive voices. Other than occasional electric guitar work from Stills and Young, the set is instrumentally an acoustic affair, utilizing only guitars and harmonica.
They begin with Nash's anthemic "Teach Your Children," engaging the audience to sing along. Next up is Stills' "Love the One You're With," in a rare acoustic arrangement. The melancholy harmonica intro to Neil Young's "Long May You Run" and the relaxed groove he soon creates on this song is one of the highlights of their set. The lyric and the inherent sadness in Young's vocal seems to resonate and reflect on the day.
Crosby's "Long Time Gone" features some interesting electric lead guitar work from Stills, but ultimately suffers from the lack of rhythm section and Crosby's shouting, as opposed to singing, the vocal. "Southern Cross" fares slightly better, but again it is Neil Young's "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" that brings out the most thoughtful and harmonious interplay.
Recognizing this, they deliver another engaging performance. The vocals are now stronger and the extended jam treatment given to "Wooden Ships" lends itself to some nice interplay between Stills and Young, with Crosby's unique rhythm guitar propelling things along for nearly ten minutes.
They close their set with Neil Young's "Ohio;" a strange choice indeed! This, possibly to Neil's delight, is ragged beyond belief, complete with out-of-tune guitars and extremely ragged vocals. Nonetheless, the audience seems to enjoy it and is soon repeatedly singing "four dead in Ohio," as the group exits the stage.
Following a few brief announcements from Jerry Pompili, he introduces Wavy Gravy, who engages the audience to do their part in cleaning up the park. He ends his brief speech, with "OK. Let's Party!" anticipating the next band to take the stage: the Grateful Dead.
What a day that was! CSNY, Journey, Grateful Dead, Tracey Chapman, Aaron Neville, Joe Satriani, Carlos Santana, John Fogerty, Jackson Browne, John Popper, Joan Biaz, and Robin Williams. Bill Graham RIP
Wow!!! Indeed a DAY IT WAS!! Wow!! What a line up! 👌🏼🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I was there... stage left... unbelievab!e day and concert... remember the Otis Spunkmeyer plane flying overhead and bombing the crowd with carnations ?
Rest In Peace David Crosby
This song has a special place in my heart ❤️.
I remember that time period. Oh it was so much fun,... back then.
It's never going to sound like it does in the studio or the cassette tape in you're car. It's like slicing an apple 🍏 and you want to taste like a pie 🥧.
This version is in the raw.
It's so exciting to see them all together and this song is a Masterpiece*!
Song about a broken 💔, broken dreams, and the love of a ship.
We were there! 5 of us drove down from Portland to show appreciation for Bill Graham. What a concert/show this was. Somewhere I still have pictures of this, but always I will carry this sad/joyous time in my heart and memories.
Lucky you, when I saw them they didn’t sing this song and it is my favorite.
What history you made in your own life story.Id love to have been there.☘
@@kimbarnett4113 That was disappointing. I remember seeing Eagles.A prick we went to dinner before the concert insisted they wouldn't start at 8 as advertised.They did.I missed Hotel California. I was devastated. What a prick.
Despite all the negative comments I think it must have been an amazing concert to have attended. It's a good window into time. Here today. Gone tomorrow.
A rare video of all four singing this.Young's harmony definitely adds something to it.
Yeah crap! He is a terrible singer! Sounds like he has a cold
This song is more than meets the ear
💙🙏💙 ThankYou💙🙏💙 in Appreciation🦋
Love love love
Did that crowd understand how privileged they were ?☘
I couldn’t understand exactly what you wrote, but I’m sorry you missed this song. I saw them in concert several times I can’t imagine watching them in such a huge crowd of people just enjoying themselves. Just a personal note, this is one of my favorite songs and it was melancholy because my son died on November 3 2008. Coincidental, maybe.
@@kimbarnett4113I am sorry for your loss.Today i grieve for my friend, a year today. My comment suggests how huge a deal these guys were.Yes a wonderful song.Very well written. From a cold November night in Ireland. ☘
Yes, I was there and thinking, I'll never see all 4 perform together again. Hard to see and hear them in a crowd of 300,000 bowever
Ive got all your CDs from back in the day God love ya all your good God bless America to Paul p Birmingham England ❤🙂✌👍
R.I.P. David Crosby.
I caught the boys in Bristol RI around 81. The backdrop was the water, and they sounded damn.
I was there also, colt state park, I think 81 , Jim bob in seekonk
Graham Nash, is the backbone.
Stills best ever
Dit nummer raakt mij heel diep.
We love the band
I love this song. I had a small sailboat, had been sailing Boston Bay since I was 10. This came out right when I went off to college, and I knew in my heart that those carefree days of sailing were over.
Kind of strange seeing Steven Stills wearing a sheriff's hat: I doubt he would now.:-(
Those days did not have to over. See you in Fatu Hiva.
Some of you naysayers obvious have not seen them live or followed them live or in concert before, The art of music is the different versions sung over the years . The hurdles they all have overcome show some respect or just shut up!!!
Thank you mr.lightning!!! 100% true!
In the studio they probably double tracked each voice and then some. To sing this live is not easy. You have to hit "your note" every time. Eagles and Beach Boys are two bands who can do it.
CSN are not always great live but their albums/studio work is killer.....
Obviously you have never heard Led Zeppelin or the Beatles or The Moody Blues. By the way, Steven Stills is one of the best guitarist the world has known and that's a fact !!!
@@richardalexander4300
Yes, there are other bands who do sing well. Thanks for the help.
Wow
... AND THE ONES WHO SEND THEM!!!
Stills is the only one singing in key.
He WAS the band, in my opinion...
Stills is always classic and dead on perfect.
And he has hearing loss!!
Graham Nash can be spot on or downright Bob Welch like. I don't think Crosby was having issues. Nash and Young were drowning him out.
Great version on RUclips from Johnny Carson around 1986-87ish
All the people talking shit who I would guarantee aren’t even musicians, on there worst day is still better then any of your best days
I concur.
Right ! 🥰
Yeah but it’s still shit
OC, fill out a butt hurt form and send it to President Biden.
🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦🏿♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
Sempre grandi
Bill Graham Memorial Concert I was there
Despite the prevailing circumstances, to any trained ear they didn’t sound rehearsed or in key besides Neil and Steve imo. They are Still(s) a great band and great writers/ arrangers to any of those offended by the criticism in these comments.
❤
Blows
It's a shame, I think Steven's individual performance was very good and would have stood on its own.. triumphant around a campfire, in a bar or other intimate venue.
love
F*CK ALL NEGATIVE COMMENTS!!!
Holy Sh#t ! Who are these bums and what did they do with CSN ?
brutal!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tell me about it lol but when Neil Young sang one of his songs, Old man, it was very good (same concert)
No Steven no band the end
It's a great song, but they sound like they're singing/playing after coming down off a major bender.
The crowd had NO clue.
stills shows young once the chords? and then ok hes got it.. ive seen this on benefit shows, it always amazes me.. watch one they'll all watch one guitarist , the ARMS concert is like this cant tihnk of the song but there are like 8 pickers and 7 turn to the left and watch the last guy.. and then they're all fine doing the same thing..lol.the audio sucks in this btw..
Looking like my uncle Howard
if this was a proper release they would have redone the harmonies in the studio. Most good sounding live albums cheat a little to achieve a better sound. A monitor would have blended the harmonies better. This was a reunion not a reunion album.
Graham Nash is struggling
Wa2436 he sounds like Neil on this one
Sorry, harmony is not as it should be. Maybe it’s Neil??!
Neil Young ruins that song every time he sings into the microphone.
yes the acustic where bad. I lived there that year never thought of going. saw Pink Floyd across the bay
Mixing sucks.
Plus lots of off key vocals and probably no monitor.
Does not look like graham nash
Ouch
Nash's voice is too overpowering here. It's shrill.
I love the song, but this version sucks. Call it like it is
+davel8n I hate when they change it up, but I guess they cant hit those hit those high notes.
as a musician sometimes the monitors are not loud enough to hear yourself. But this just sounded sloppy from the get go. Felt more like they really didn't care.
davel8n I agree. They sounded pretty bad.
+davel8n sounds like shit
they can't hear their vocals. Especially since they are doing it 4 part with Neil in the mix which is not the way it was written.
eww, I had to tap out after about a minute in, were they trying to make each other sound terrible because mission accomplished.
lightweight...
FFS...tune the guitars!
Neil shouldn't bei singing
That was painful to listen to...
Jerk!
Overlook your pain and remember this was a time of mourning for most of the nation's pop music culture with the tragic loss of Bill Graham.
they should have quit while they were on top.... with all due respect this is tearfully painful to listen too!
Bad version. A cats chorus.
Oh my! That was awful. I realize that it was a live outdoor concert and that they didn't have control over everything, but still...
Sadly, I must agree with some folks here. This is not a good version. I've always liked Stills vocals, but not here. However, they are all a lot older now...Father Time always takes his toll; He's undefeated
Their cooked
Nash sounded horrible here.....
Haha... OUCH! I prefer the recorded, auto-tuned version. LMAO
Sounded like a screeching cat joined in the harmonies
It is the band sabotaged(drunk) either on purpose or for revenge ,dislike, jealousy ?? IDK .. Thing is it seemed to be on purpose.
I'm blaming the sound people, video people, and the location. Southern Cross is one of my favourite songs ever, but this is the worst version they've ever done!
Fastasticos.
i would pull this tune sounds like a bunch drunks
Painful...
Yeahhhh, *noticeably* inferior to the 1982 live version. Yes, it's great to see all 4 together, but the guitars sound terrible.
Stevens off his head
This is horrible
Not a good performance.
David Crosby was soooo totally useless to CSN. I mean really. What did he contribute to the band. Nothing. Why didn't Stills and Nash get rid of him years ago??? I mean, really.