http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7QWcm3Pdgw

there are not may guys i can stand to listen to with just a guitar, but this guy is an exception.  he has an amazing voice.  c, s and n's harmonies are arguably the best harmonizing voices in rocks history.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWg3b15ITS8

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Sioux wrote on Oct 28^th, 2008 at 11:15pm:


It's strange. The only one I truly worship is Neil. When they're all together, they're at their best... except Neil who usually reserves his best for his solo work (exceptions being "Helpless" and "Ohio") but is still the highlight of the group for me. I guess on their own I like Stills the best. Such a macho jackass, but good guitar skills, a soulful voice (now ruined by age and his old cocaine abuse) and ambition before the cocaine madness and egotistical insanity stopped it all. Nash is decent, although not a major talent songwriting-wise and Crosby was a drugged-out hippie but seems more light-hearted musically since cleaning himself up. Neil is the best songwriter of them all, but oddly enough the worst singer easily.

Graham Nash should've stuck it out with The Hollies - a far superior group to CSN&Y.

The reason he left was because he felt the otheer members were not taking his own contributions seriously. For every original composition recorded, they'd go back to the cover-versions.

LOVE the "old" Hollies too. Great vocal group, and yes, strong songwriting. Tony Hicks was a very underrated vocalist as well. Fave song? "I'll Pay You Back With Interest"...

Hey, I'm an equal opportunity CSNY/Hollies lover...

Even Brian Jones, who did not like "pop" bands, liked the Hollies. He loved good harmony, and The Hollies always delivered.  

Brainbell Jangler wrote on Oct 30^th, 2008 at 7:12pm:


From what I understand..................it was.
Marianne was hot ....back in the day.
But that was then.
This is now.

Hollies were just a fun group. Actually they still tour and record occasionally and, like the Stones, never officially broke up. They did however suffer from being too cutesy and poppy when things were changing. I mean, "Carrie Ann" and "On a Carousel" are real superb pop songs but it was already 1967 by then. Their reactions to psychedelia were squeaky clean by comparison to even the Beatles, I refer to the great "King Midas in Reverse" and "Dear Eloise." Nash felt stifled by their conservatism so I see why he left. His strength has always been harmonies, which he took in all his future endeavors.

They had some real top notch hits though, like "Look Through Any Window," "Bus Stop," "Pay You Back with Interest" and "Stop Stop Stop." Of course, "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" was a big hit, but I find the song too treacly. However, they still pumped out some good songs in the 70s without Nash; "Long Dark Road," "Gasoline Alley Bred," "Indian Girl" (way better than the Stones tune of the same name) and "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress" (even though it is a ripoff of CCR's "Green River"). Also they covered Springsteen's "Sandy." Allan Clarke was the only one who ever got anything great out of the band once Nash had departed.