Graham Nash - Songs for Beginners[CD/DVD-Audio]
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Artist: Graham NashBrand: NASH,GRAHAM
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2008-09-23
Music Label: Rhino Records
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Military Madness
- Better Days
- Wounded Bird
- I Used To Be A King
- Be Yourself
- Simple Man
- Man In The Mirror
- There's Only One
- Sleep Song
- Chicago
- We Can Change The World
- Military Madness
- Better Days
- Wounded Bird
- I Used To Be A King
- Be Yourself
- Simple Man
- Man In The Mirror
- There's Only One
- Sleep Song
- Chicago
- We Can Change The World
Free Music Notes for Songs for Beginners[CD/DVD-Audio]
Free Music Review: A gentle masterpiece
Hit: 5 Stars
"Songs For Beginners," is a cult favorite of hippie-era folk-pop, one of the strongest (and most delicate) albums of Graham Nash's career. Recorded in 1971 when ex-Hollie Graham Nash was fully ensconced in the Crosby Stills & Nash supergroup, the album has plenty of input from his CSN bandmates, but the songwriting is all Nash's and the artistic focus is much clearer. These quiet singer-songwriterish tunes are very much in the soft-pop CSN mode, but there's a unique tone that is pure Graham Nash, allowing him to emerge as his own, fully-formed man. David Crosby, Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh, Rita Coolidge, Dave Mason and David Lindley all pitch in, with Nash sculpting a melodic country-ish feel throughout. This is probably the best of Nash's solo albums, a cohesive, beautiful, heartfelt set of twee counterculture lullabies. The dewy-eyed, tender romanticism of Nash's love songs heightens the painful anguish of the political material, the anthemic "Chicago," which served as a harsh postmortem of the chaotic demonstrations at the 1968 Democratic Convention, and the simpler (more powerful) "Military Madness," which gains strength from its understated tone.
The political songs bracket the rest of the record, in which Nash delves deep into romance and love, producing some of his most achingly beautiful ballads, songs like "Simple Man," "Wounded Bird" and the gorgeous "Sleep Song." Several songs were written as Nash was working through the end of his long romance with Joni Mitchell, and the agony of that breakup comes through with painful clarity. Throughout the album he attempts to reconcile the solipsistic, spaced-out self-absorption of the psychedelic drug scene with the need to connect with other human beings. "Love" was a word that was tossed around a lot in those days, but Nash placed particular emphasis on emotional growth, empathy and fidelity, rather than the swinging sexual adventurism of the times (as heard, say, in Stephen Stills' "Love The On You're With".) In song after song Nash seems to say, "hey, there's a real person right there in front of you. their emotions matter; listen to them and make some sacrifices yourself to make this love thing work." It's a beautiful record -- gooey, sure, but gooey in a good way and representing the best that this branch of the hippie music scene had to offer.
For this 2008 remaster, Rhino Records has remixed the record beautifully -- some old fans may be shocked, but I like the end result, which simultaneously softens the mix and makes it cleaner and crisper. The album never sounded better, or more intimate. A second disc is included for the DVD-A crowd (I never got the appeal of listening to music through your TV, but this disc sounds great, too.) Also included are onscreen lyrics, photographs and other archival materials. If you've never heard this album before, this is a great opportunity to discover a hippie folk-rock classic. (Joe Sixpack, Slipcue Music Guide)
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Nash's acclaimed 1971 solo debut reissued in a deluxe, two-disc CD+DVD edition. DVD also features an all new 2008 video interview with Graham Nash, plus a photo gallery and complete lyrics.Country Music CDs
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