I have an awful lot of musical influences.......... Larry Carlton, Ry Cooder, Clapton and the Allmans, the Beatles, .. Stevie Ray Vaughan, Steve Morse.. ad infiituml... but, at the end of the day, Stephen Stills has been the greatest influence on me..and I'm much better , musically, for it. Thank you , Stephen!
Stephen up there singing all alone on a piece he wrote for a 3 part harmony. I love his voice, it has always had such impact, but I couldn't help but take the middle harmony (Crosby's part) and sing along with him. Of course that leads to tears and joy by the end of the song. I'm not religious, but let's bless this man with our human spirit for all he has given us.
And think he performs deaf for years. His time with Buffalo Springfield and C,S,N&Y were the best years of my youth. Their music spoke to me and expressed how I felt.
@@streyper I think this performance is from 2007. He wrote the song for three voices, and is trying to do it alone. It was a valiant effort, but age catches us all. He was one of the very best in his prime. The song was recorded in 1968 and released in 1969. Try this video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-kyquqw6GeXk.html The song has been covered by a lot of artists. Recently, a group called "A Girl Named Tom" did a beautiful rendition for a TV talent show here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-oR4IlkM6b-U.html
One of the greatest musicians of our time - and I think sadly one of the most underrated and under appreciated, though why I can’t understand. I love his voice and his amazing abilities on the guitar
I think underrated and underappreciated applies to a lot of musicians from the 60's and 70's. The newer generations of music fans have their own favorites that overshadow the accomplishments, contributions, and awareness of their predecessors. However, having been around during those years, I can tell you that Stills was highly appreciated as a songwriter, musician, singer, and especially as a guitarist. The bands Buffalo Springfield, CSNY, and Manassas were in the A league in their time, thanks mightily to Stills' contributions.
I think it’s a bit of because of Neil Young’s success. Many people see CSN just some Neil’s early career friends. They don’t have a clue that all of them were absolutely great musicians, and especially Stills is the one who wrote the classic songs. And Buffalo Springfield also!
I remember watching this when it was broadcast and thinking to myself, “Why couldn’t he get two other singers to fill out the harmony?” The song is empathy without it - and Stephen’s voice was well past its prime. Mind you, I’m a lifelong CS&N fan!
Stephen is so brilliant & as good as he ever was when he was a younger musician back in his hey day. I love this acoustic version of a song that means so much to me 🎄❤️⭐️🕊️ I love his voice & always his spirit. Real musicians never die or get old & tiring.
The biggest musical influence on my life! I'm an englishman and heard 4 way street in 1971 for the first time. Everything changed. His voice was incredible and I bought Stephen Stills on cassette then SS2 then Manassas which is my favourite album of all time as it introduced me to a collective sound of instruments and styles. I saw CSNY at Wembley Stadium in 1974 (Joni Mitchell in support). Fast forward to 5 or 6 years ago and we saw CSN in Bristol in UK. Still brilliant! As well as playing the best acoustic guitar and having the best voice .. he is a great human .. a friend of mine was staying with a neighbour of his in the mid 70's and he invited them over to his house and played an impromptu session after dinner. It's just unimaginable that one of the greatest music stars in the world at that time would be so unpreposesssing and egoless to do such a thing!!
Such a perfectly crafted song. I'm always struck by folks stating he is an under-rated guitar player. He's rated extremely highly, especially amongst other guitar players (i.e. Clapton! Jimi back in his day!) And he's a multi-instrumentalist - so gifted.
I think it is just the best version of the song ever!! It is pure and tells the whole story in melody, lyrics and sound!! Thank you Stephen for all you have done for the music
I love this version, very haunting version. The album this was in promotion of "Just Roll Tape" is very VERY good! The tour behind this one was fantastic because he broke out 'So Begins The Task' almost nightly which is the sequel song to this one according to Stephen.
Such a great and complete musician - guitarist, singer, songwriter, member of wonderful bands (Buffalo Springfield, CSN, CSNY) and solo. Will always love Stephen’s music.
Its weird how Stills, Crosby and Nash voices sound mediocre solo, but put all 3 together and its magical. They very lucky they stumbled upon each other.
Masterful job Stephen, I always thought you played with a thumb pic but I don't see one, I'm a huge fan of your music and spent many an hour practicing your technique, I'm a friend of Dave Zimmer and if you're ever in Pacifica Ca, and you feel like exchanging a few chords I'm your man
Anyone know the year of this ? 80’s…?love them all …. Idk if I’ll ever get over losing David . Rip ….I’m so happy I saw them a few years ago in Atlantic City …. Their last tour together. 😢
Only ONE CSN&Y.... sad aging affects us all... What a group... Saw Byrds in Cape Town (1968)...Alhambra Theatre... Apartheid at it's evilest a growing more powerful... What transpired was an experience one only lives through once... The tension was calpable, they opened curtains (after 10 minutes with strobe lights flashing against closed curtains) with ALL band members' backs to the audience - only David Crosby (R. I. P.) facing audience SIDE-ON... He dedicated ALL NUMBERS TO OTIS REDDING with a sarky comment : "naturally you lot wouldn't know who that was...." Well mayhem & chaos ruled... They played a few more numbers then begged off due to "a group laryngitis problem"... SO thrilled to have been there... Thanks for the memories Raggett... From Gerbs/Beanie We're we ever young... Hard to believe... He really shouldn't be doing this... desecrating great memories... But crowd are gracious as is Leno... Kudos to you all...
AS much I'd loved SS's music, he has shown what a jerk he really is. I have never heard any entertainer stop amid song and declare to the audience "If you don't want to hear this get the fuck out. LEAVE" It wasn't pin-drop quiet enough for him. A lot of people left but I stayed and put up with his attitude throughout the rest of the concert. It was good not great, he was just getting through it at that point and it showed. November 5, 1976
