[.ca] Wind On The Water (Rm) (25th A

Worth Buying For Title Song Alone:
Would you be happy with three or four good songs, five or six forgettable ones, and one that's off the scale? Then consider buying this album. Among the good songs are Carry Me, Bittersweet, Love Work Out, and maybe Take the Money and Run. The title song, however, is miles beyond the rest of the album. It's hard to even think of anything CSN & Y did that compares with it. Somehow they have risen above themselves to produce a beautiful yet tragic piece (it doesn't feel right to call it a "song") which juxtaposes the beauty and freedom of being a whale with the tragedy of their slaughter. I can't listen to it without tears. Without this song the CD would deserve 2.5 or maybe 3 stars. With it, it's a four-star CD. I would have been happy if it had nothing but the title song.

Supernova Effort from a remarkable Friendship:
Well, this is the gem of the entire CSNY catalogue! Crosby and Nash never sounded better, never played better, never wrote better, and their back up band was spot on from the first note to the last. I remember walking down Bloor Street when I first heard this from a record shop. I was hooked. I wore out 6 vinyl copies of this. Crosby and Nash seemed positively liberated from the chains that went with being in the Supergroup that was more ego than substance. For all of Neil's posturings, at this point in their career, Cros and Nash were the best songwriters in rock music, touching on themes of life, death, love and environment with a poignancy any writer would sell their soul for. "Carry Me" has come back to me as a source of comfort several times when I've lost friends to Aids/Cancer/Tragedy. "Mama Lion" is a wonderful tribute to a lover who has so affected your life that even though you are no longer with him/her, it is their positive influence, not the negative that lives with you, eh Nina? "Wind on the Water" is the quintessential environmental track, and Nash hit his zenith here as a creative writer. Sheer profundity as Cros would often comment. "Cowboy of Dreams" would reference Neil more accurately than anything I've ever heard or read. The musicianship is a wonder to behold on this: looser, now that they were both free of Stills' maniacal control issues and Neil's passive aggressive mind games, this is the essence of what David and Graham were capable of. Live, they were tremendous during this period. That probably fed Crosby's ego enough to convince himself that he was handling his drug problems. Six to nine months after this, he was teetering on becoming useless as a creative songwriter. Well, this was still to come. At this point, with this release, they were brilliant. It is evident in the confidence seen on their faces in the cover photo, and it carries all the way through every single track. Well done, a true diamond.

Forget Erikthewise,buy the disc!:
Erikthewise`s review is useless.Every track on this CD is good.Buy it,and enjoy EVERY track,inspite of Erikthewise`s unqualified review.Enjoy!

Enjoyable outing by Crosby/Nash:
On this mid 70's effort, Crosby and Nash show what efficient and capable songwriters they are. I personally tend to enjoy Crosby's efforts much more than Nash's especially on this album. Song's like "Bittersweet" capture the beauty and intensity Crosby can bring to a song. Also of note is Crosby's beautiful "Naked in the Rain". The musicianship is tight and well crafted on this album. "Wind on the Water" is also a lovely number, but the only one of perhaps two tolerable songs by Nash on this set. Sometimes Nash can write songs so light and airy it leaves you feeling empty. Having said all that, this album is definitely worth getting if you are a Crosby fan at all.

Classic songwriting from a classic duo!:
What an album! Two of the greatest harmonizers to ever live churned out a memorable and relaxed album (for the most part). Every song is above average, especially "Carry Me", "Critical Mass", and "Low Down Payment"( a real nice rockin' tune). I've already played through the album more times than I can recall, and it never gets old.

• Carry Me
• Mama Lion
• Bittersweet
• Take the Money and Run
• Naked in the Rain
• Love Work Out
• Low Down Payment
• Cowboy of Dreams
• Homeward Through the Haze
• Fieldworker
• To the Last Whale: Critical Mass/Wind on the Water