Greatest Hits

As several of you have mentioned, this is a great cd. It contains a lot of CSN's popular songs, and it is a good introduction for new fans of CSN, or for those who aren't new fans. Some of the highlights on this cd for me are: "Suite Judy Blue Eyes," Wooden Ships," "See The Changes," Shadow Captain," "Long Time Gone," "Guinnivere," and "Wasted on the Way."
"Suite Judy Blue Eyes" is a CSN song I have always liked, and because of it I'm a fan of their music. "Guinnivere" and "Shadow Captain" are both great songs written by David Crosby. "Shadow Captain" is a song in which Crosby, Stills, and Nash's voice blend quite well. The same goes for "Carry On," even there seems to have been over dubbing. "Wooden Ships" contains great lead vocals both by Crosby and Stills, while "See the Changes" contains great vocal harmonies between all three members and great lead vocals. Another favorite for me is "Helplessly Hoping" because of the singing. The guitar playing on here is also great, and the clarity of the sounds on here is astounding!
I can understand why there isn't any CSNY stuff on here. The cd clearly states that this is a CSN collection. This is definitely one to get, and I'm glad my dad baught. It's partly because of him that I'm a fan of the group. He's been a fan since the beginning. I definitely plan to buy more CSN and CSNY albums. Might have to make a copy of this one for dad, since I took his. At least he knows where to look if he wants it.

This is one of those cds that I can have playing in my car and, no matter who is riding with me, I know they will enjoy it. If you like music of that era you will definately want this cd.

Where is the song DejaVu and why is the sound so muddy for a remastered disc. Listening to the older songs such as Suite: Judy Blue Eyes I could not help noticing that the original version on vinyl was a lot cleaner and instrumentation tended to pop out. Maybe the mix was put together to make the vocals the primary focus, but I missed the great playing on some of the songs. The box set was a better attempt at re-mixing, but even that had mistakes. Maybe someday someone will clean up the mix and give us a great CSN Greatest Hits set.

This album has a good tracklist, but several key tracks are missing, including Woodstock, Ohio and Country Girl. Actually, I'd get the group's first two albums (CSN and Deja vu) instead, but that's just me.

All I can say is that I didn't grow up in the 60s and my husband and I proudly serve in the military. I have a brother who is 6 years older than me, and well, while growing up he introduced me to a variety of music, while learning to play guitar. Because of my brother's influence in my life I have become a walking jukebox, there aren't many songs I don't know, even beyond the popular. I love music. I even have a couple CSN records from back in the day. With that said, I think this is a great CD. It has the most good songs on it than all the other albums. Part of the reason I did not give it five stars is because I think another disc of songs could have been added. Also due to my own personal tastes there is only a couple of songs I don't like on this CD and that I would have exchanged for songs that are on other albums. Just about every one of the CSN CD's have something good on them, even if it is only one song on the entire album. This CD has the most but not all of the good stuff. If you go digging you'll see what I mean. If you are looking for more, you may want to add "Daylight Again" and "CSN" to your collection. This Greatest Hits CD is a good album to get because it has the most good songs on it and would be good gift for a CSN, classic rock, or newly introduced fan.