thank you for this. you allude to it in the article, but the music he made in the last 5/6 years, and his presence on twitter are truly the bow that ties up the disparate strands of Croz' musical and physical life. "Croz" is a wonderful album, and "Here if You Listen" stands with anything we ever did with the Byrds/CSN/Y or solo.
He said at one point on Twitter that none of the people he made music with previously would speak to him now, and McGuinn replied, also on Twitter, "it's not true!" but they somehow never seemed to bridge the gap.
Nash in particular seems to have held an (undefined) grudge, and in some of his comments after Croz' passing ("we've been expecting him to die for 20 years") comes off as a first class seven letter noun beginning with "a". his loss, imo.
Thank you for reading and sharing your thoughts. Crosby's gaze was, in the last decade or so, firmly ahead which, I'm sure, added fuel to some of the rifts he had, although, based on news reports and from Steve Silberman - who is about as trusted a source when it comes to Crosby as there is - steps were being taken by Crosby and Nash to attempt some sort of reconciliation. Based on the 'Freak Flag Flying' podcast, Crosby and Stills never reached an impasse, and even with McGuinn and Chris Hillman, Crosby worked with them on a lavish coffee table book on the years they were together in the Byrds (Crosby even shot a short video touting it) so those ties that bound them all together never totally frayed.
Me too - it's Crosby at his most mischievous. I'll have to listen to 'Crown of Creation' again soon as I don't really recall the Jefferson Airplane cover beyond that it's far more spacious than the version the Byrds recorded and rejected.
Thanks so much! I should better acquaint myself with the Byrds post-Crosby, beyond a few songs. Agreed, McGuinn's 12-string guitar is the group's signature sound.
thank you for this. you allude to it in the article, but the music he made in the last 5/6 years, and his presence on twitter are truly the bow that ties up the disparate strands of Croz' musical and physical life. "Croz" is a wonderful album, and "Here if You Listen" stands with anything we ever did with the Byrds/CSN/Y or solo.
He said at one point on Twitter that none of the people he made music with previously would speak to him now, and McGuinn replied, also on Twitter, "it's not true!" but they somehow never seemed to bridge the gap.
Nash in particular seems to have held an (undefined) grudge, and in some of his comments after Croz' passing ("we've been expecting him to die for 20 years") comes off as a first class seven letter noun beginning with "a". his loss, imo.
thanks again for the great article.
Thank you for reading and sharing your thoughts. Crosby's gaze was, in the last decade or so, firmly ahead which, I'm sure, added fuel to some of the rifts he had, although, based on news reports and from Steve Silberman - who is about as trusted a source when it comes to Crosby as there is - steps were being taken by Crosby and Nash to attempt some sort of reconciliation. Based on the 'Freak Flag Flying' podcast, Crosby and Stills never reached an impasse, and even with McGuinn and Chris Hillman, Crosby worked with them on a lavish coffee table book on the years they were together in the Byrds (Crosby even shot a short video touting it) so those ties that bound them all together never totally frayed.
Always loved the song Triad, especially the Jefferson Airplane cover on Crown of Creation.
Me too - it's Crosby at his most mischievous. I'll have to listen to 'Crown of Creation' again soon as I don't really recall the Jefferson Airplane cover beyond that it's far more spacious than the version the Byrds recorded and rejected.
Great insights as always Robert. I was a Byrds fan until "Sweetheart of the Rodeo". That 12 string guitar was a big part of what grabbed my ears.
Thanks so much! I should better acquaint myself with the Byrds post-Crosby, beyond a few songs. Agreed, McGuinn's 12-string guitar is the group's signature sound.