Crosby Stills and Nash Daylight Again (180g Vinyl LP) * * *

180g Vinyl Pressing Cut from the Original Analog Masters by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering

One of the most enduring musical partnerships of all time, Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Crosby, Stills & Nash are revered for their peerless vocal harmonies, inspired songwriting and musical virtuosity. When the trio first sang together at a friend's Laurel Canyon house in 1968, their uncanny harmonic convergence was immediately apparent, and CSN took shape. Each member came to the new venture from other high-profile bands - Crosby from the Byrds, Stills from Buffalo Springfield, and Nash from the Hollies - and together, they formed that rarest of musical entities, a "supergroup" that lived up to its billing.

Daylight Again (1982) began life as a collaboration between Stills and Nash while Crosby was sidelined. The pair recruited such talented vocalists as Art Garfunkel and Timothy B. Schmit to fill out the harmonies (as well as a raft of session aces to lend instrumental support), but in the end returned to their old friend to recreate the CSN magic. All three rise to the occasion not only as singers but as songwriters; Crosby's outstanding "Delta," Stills' Curtis Brothers collaboration "Southern Cross" and Nash's frank look at the group's past squabbles "Wasted On The Way" rank with their most memorable material.