Legendary band reunites for new release
By Daniel Oliveira
Daily Forty-Niner
Rock legend Crosby, Stills, Nash &
Young has resurrected from the grave and released a new album, "Looking
Forward."
Highly influential in the 1970s, the band
David Crosby (guitar and vocals), Stephen Stills (guitar, keyboards,
bass and vocals), Graham Nash (guitar, keyboards and vocals) and Neil Young
(guitar and vocals) formed in 1968 and faced various lineup changes
in the following years with the same members leaving and returning.
"We like different combinations," Crosby
said. "We like being in side bands and playing with other people because
it makes us grow musically."
Together they released the albums "Déjà
Vu" (1970), "Four Way Street" (live, 1971), "So Far" (compilation, 1974)
and "American Dream" (1988).
"Looking Forward" marks their first studio
album in 11 years.
"We've matured more," Nash said. "Things
in the past that may have upset us to the point where we wouldn't talk
to each other just don't exist anymore."
Crosby agrees.
"I think there's a lot to do also with
the longer you watch someone, the more you realize his true worth," he
said.
"Looking Forward" mixes rock songs like
"No Tears Left" and "Stand and Be Counted," sad ballads like "Looking Forward"
and "Heartland," and pop songs like "Faith in Me" and "Out of Control."
Nash said "Heartland" brings special memories
from the recording process because Young asked everyone to sing together
in front of one microphone, just like the old days.
"That's when I got goose bumps," Nash said.
"Neil brought us full circle to what made us famous in the first place
it was that blend!"
Young said the songwriting flowed naturally
in the studio because the band had no deadline pressure from its record
company.
"We had no schedule," he said. "We had
nobody telling us what to do and nobody listening to report back what we
were doing."
When separated from one another, Crosby,
Stills, Nash & Young released solo albums that gave them musical freedom
and songwriting control. Being together again, Young said they had no problems
to balance and share their musical ideas.
"You become happy to be in a group after
being single for so long," he said. "It feels good to be part of something,
to be able to share experiences."
Even if Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
is everyone's focus now, Crosby said each member is open to working in
the future on individual musical projects.
The band's American tour begins January,
as Nash is still recovering from a boating accident that broke both of
his legs. |
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