Two depressive albums from the start of the 70s, born out of the success of the Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young album Déjà vu. These are two out of a total of four, made by each member of the famous supergroup. When I say depressive, I mean that in two ways: both albums sound that way, but also, the singers were feeling that way.
David Crosby (If I could only remember my name) was mourning the death of his girlfriend in a car accident in 1969. He spent his days within the safe walls of the studio, using hard drugs. Graham Nash (Songs for beginners) spent his days mourning the break-up with his girlfriend, and also doing the girlfriend of his bandmate Stephen Stills.
Maybe I am a bit harsh about these albums, but I just didn’t have fun listening to them. I have seen one of them live (Crosby? I don’t remember), and that was nice. Maybe more because of the fame of the name than the quality of the act. Seventies: not my thing.