Southbound Train/Whole Cloth/Blacknotes/Strangers Room/Where Will I Be/Page 43/Frozen Smiles/Games/Girl To Be On My Mind/The Wall Song/Immigration Man
Graham Nash and David Crosby team up to release a rather disappointing album. The problem is the lack of quality songs and a disjointed sound arising from their differing musical styles. Southbound Train is the only standout track. (US:4 UK:13)
“Although the material is a tad lacklustre overall in terms of songwriting, the performances and stylistic diversity leave this album as good or better than anything released by either of these artists afterwards.”
“I can't really say this is a truly joint, synthetic work. It's more like half a Graham Nash album featuring David Crosby, and half a David Crosby album featuring Graham Nash. Five seconds listening to each track will let the listener soon know who wrote any one song, and whoever's not being the lead for a particular song is reduced to the role of sideman.”
“Which songs you like best on the album will depend on which man’s songwriting you like better. If I had to choose only one, I’d come down on Nash’s side because he understands that a song ought to have an actual melody rather than rhythmic chanting over moody, augmented/diminished chords.”
“Everything you already cherish about these two is present here, heartfelt and immaculate harmonies, strong and distinct compositions from both artists, and superb musicianship, again provided by an elite of California's session players. When it comes to specific songs, it's more a matter of personal choices than objective hierarchies. Nash's songs are particularly moving and Crosby's pieces carry the wonderful dramatic undertow he could invoke.”
“Nash contributes some of the strongest, least fluffy material of his entire career; both Southbound Train and Immigration Man were instant singer-songwriter classics of the period, with Nash's usual melodic instincts but also a bit more edge than he usually dished out. Crosby here completed the incredible winning streak.”
“I've long been a fan of Crosby's compositions, but I've always found Graham Nash's work rather weak, just a little too sweet for my taste. That's not so much the case here. Nash's tunes are excellent with Southbound Train and Immigration Man leading the way. Crosby's tunes are great with The Wall Song my favourite.”
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