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| | Stephen Stills | | | Music Artist : | | Stephen Stills | | Music Style : | | Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | | Record Label : | | Atlantic / Wea | | Release Date : | | 1995-12-05 | | Store Price : | | $11.98 | | Artistopia's Price: $11.49 | | Usually ships in 24 hours | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. Love the One You're With
2. Do for the Others
3. Church (Part of Someone)
4. Old Times Good Times
5. Go Back Home
6. Sit Yourself Down
7. To a Flame
8. Black Queen
9. Cherokee
10. We Are Not Helpless
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Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
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 music at it's best
Submitted on: 2009-11-03 |
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| 60's and 70's music still rock the world and Stills is no different. We are not helpless, the last song on the album, tells it like it is. I have over two hundred records I am replacing one at a time. He is one of the first. Soft Rock love it. |
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Great guitar playing with a great band
Submitted on: 2009-09-05 |
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| This cd "Stephen Stills" is one of my favorite cd's. Stills is an excellent guitar player, on acoustic and electric guitars, and the musicians that back him up are great players also. I like every song on the cd, but my favorites are "Love the One your With", Do For the Others", and Black Queen". "Go Back Home" has Eric Clapton playing guitar with Stills, and Eric's solo is very well done. |
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Great CD
Submitted on: 2009-09-03 |
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| An often overlooked solo artist, Stephen Stills has been an instrumental part of Rock and Roll and this CD showcases his talents as a singer, songwriter and guitarist. Great guest artists like Hendrix and Clapton round out the sound. If you love music, this CD should be part of your collection. |
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Gavin McNett
Submitted on: 2009-05-29 |
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Gavin McNett must be very young or has never paid any attention to Stephen Stills' career. Buffalo Springfield was just the beginning of what would become a life of accomplishments. By the time CSN was created, Stills had already made a name for himself and not just by fellow artists. Perhaps if Mr. McNett did just a little bit of journalistic homework, he might not write such an embarrassing review touting his lack of knowledge. Surly one would have done research before proclaiming so blindly.
- Ivan Joseph Goldberg, Mastering Engineer.
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Another Excellent Album
Submitted on: 2009-05-28 |
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In the six years from 1966 through 1972, Stephen Stills released no less than six essential albums, plus three more at least pleasant ones, plus a very good live album, plus compilations, etc. Stills first solo album ranks near the lower end of the six essential albums, the essential albums being: 1.Manassas (1972), 2. Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969), 3. Deja Vu (1970), 4. Buffalo Springfield Again (1967), 5. Stephen Stills (1970), and 6. Super Sessions (1968). Buffalo Springfield's debut album (1966) is nearly essential, while Stephen Stills 2 (1971) and Last Time Around (1968) have some fine moments. While it is true that Stills works with one or more major collaborator on each of these albums, Stills is the primary songwriter, primary musician, and bandleader on each of them (except Super Sessions).
Stills first solo album has always been his best strictly solo work, and ranks only behind Manassas in terms of displaying his personal songwriting and superb guitar playing. "Love the One You're With" is, of course, a terrific, classic hit CSN song, and "Sit Yourself Down" is also a very enjoyable hit. Stills organ playing on "Old Times Good Times" challenges Jimi Hendrix' awesome guitar playing on the same song, while Stills lead guitar on "Go Back Home" compares favorably to Eric Clapton's. "Do for the Others", "Church", and "Black Queen" are superbly folky, soulfull, and bluesy. "We Are Not Helpless" is a majestic, if slightly excessive, retort to Neil Young.
Stephen Stills has definitely been a more accomplished songwriter than Crosby or Nash, definitely a more accomplished musician than Crosby, Nash, or Young, and definitely a more accomplished singer than Young. Personnally, I prefer Stills songwriting to Young's, but Young is certainly among the best ever songwriters (and a very interesting guitarist).
I am amazed that Stills doesn't get more credit than he does. The Rolling Stones, "The World's Greatest Rock and Roll Band", released four great albums, plus a sloppy fun live album, between 1968 and 1972, for which the Stones received tremendous critical praise. And indeed, this period was easily the Stones' best period. But, as far as I'm concerned, Stills' seven albums, plus Four Way Street (live), during the same time period, are more impressive. |
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