When I see the reactions of today's young people discovering rock hits of the sixties and seventies, I know why I can't change those masterpieces for the formulaic rock I am listening now. Crosby, Stills & Nash, you did great!!!

I have heard this thousands of times. It never gets old. I want to hear it a thousand more.

When you hear the harmonies, you know exactly who you are listening to. CSN are so distinctive.

Steve Stills was trying to win back Judy Collins. He wrote three songs, but couldn't decide which one to use! So, he combined all three, fantastic transitions!

@johno1765

10 ай бұрын

And for some of the young folks, Judy Collins was an accomplished musician too. And if you ever saw her, you'd know why Sills called her "Judy Blue Eyes."

@edprzydatek8398

10 ай бұрын

I just saw Judy Collins in concert 12 days ago. She's 84 years old now and still sings like a bird. She spoke of Steven Stills, Leanard Cohen and told stories of the 60's like they happened yesterday. Very entertaining.

@CharCanuck14

9 ай бұрын

After Stills played it for Judy, her response was something like: "Nice song, but we're not getting back together."

@MaddyReactions

9 ай бұрын

Wow!!!!

@marrkhicks

9 ай бұрын

And you know this how? You’re a friend of Judy Collins?

This is their song performned at Woodstock that would awaken the world to Crosby, Stills, and Nash. The world of music changed from that date on. I was 12 when this happened having become musically aware in the 60's with the Byrds (David Crosby), the Buffalo Springfield (Stephen Stills and Neil Young), and the Hollies (Graham Nash), i.e. CSN&Y. It was a revolution that was unprecedented to this day. I'm 66. I learned to sing harmony by singing along with their songs which I hold dear to this day, and challenge anyone to sing along with their songs.

They recorded it in stereo “using both speakers independently “ a common practice in the 60’s , 70’s and 80’s

@MidwestFarmToys

10 ай бұрын

Calm down over there

@ikshields

2 ай бұрын

Actually, panning has been a basic setting in the mixing of recorded sound since the birth of stereo, and remains so today.

@estebanvaldez3632

Ай бұрын

I saw Pink Floyd and Yes in Denver in the 70s, and they were both in Quad. There were huge speakers left and right, front and back. Awesome!!!

They performed this at Woodstock in 1969 and began by announcing to the half a million or so audience that this was only their 2nd gig, which it was. Beautiful harmonies.

@bumperu

10 ай бұрын

We're scared shitless!!!

@tonygriffin_

10 ай бұрын

@@bumperu oh yes, and that first!

@jamesdalton8539

10 ай бұрын

yeah but Stephen Stills and David Crosby played in Buffalo Springfield with Neil Young before forming CSN & later CSNY so by this time they were already old pros. But I'd be scared shitless playing in front of 300,000 people too! 🙂

@skylinerunner1695

6 ай бұрын

And poor Stills kept trying to tune the guitar during the song! He said they'd been kept waiting by the side of the stage, and he stood there looking at his guitar sat out there on the stand next to his stool, as the temperature grew colder and colder, knowing the strings were going out of tune.

The stereo effect you’re enjoying is called “panning”. It’s equivalent to the same expression as used in film and video, which refers to the rotation of the camera side-to-side, or its position anywhere in that spectrum.

Eastern Vibes in this are fantastic, the baseline is also really great. Collins and Stills had met in 1967 and dated for two years. In 1969, she was appearing in the New York Shakespeare Festival musical production of Peer Gynt and had fallen in love with her co-star Stacy Keach, eventually leaving Stills for him. Stills was devastated by the possible breakup and wrote the song as a response to his sadness.

Love the sound of CS&N. They were one of the folk rock supergroups of the 60's-70's. They all came from previous groups & were known for their great harmonies. They have a huge catalogue of songs such as "Marrakesh Express", "Wooden Ships", "Helplessly Hoping" etc. Another great album is "Deja Vu" where Neil Young joined them "Teach Your Children", "Woodstock", "Carry On", "Our House" etc. Sadly David Crosby passed away recently.

Early work with the new "Stereo" technology. Cool, huh?! Channel separation was all the rage because of how it sounded when you were stoned. All of those transitions you pointed out are also why the song uses the double entendre "Suite" as a substitute for "Sweet" in a love song about the blue eyed musician, Judy Collins.

In music, the word, "suite" is used to indicate many different parts much like a hotel "suite" has different rooms. The term is used more in classical music than in pop/rock but the word being in the title indicates that you're in for a journey.

@SGC511

9 ай бұрын

I love when that aspect of it gets some recognition!

@Amarti58

7 ай бұрын

I think it's also a clever word substitute to say sweet, because he thought highly of her, was in love with her.

@SGC511

7 ай бұрын

@@Amarti58 indeed 😊

This is one of those songs that check all of the boxes for me. Just perfect in every way and in my opinion, one of the greatest songs ever written and recorded

This song was on the radio constantly. That is very unusual for a song this long, but this song is THAT good and that loved by my generation. :)

"Will you come see me, Thursdays and Saturdays". Yes very specific days. Judy Collins, subject of the song, would see her therapist on Wednesdays and Fridays so Stephen Stills (writer of the song) figured Thursdays and Saturdays being the days after she had her therapy sessions were the best days to communicate with her.

I was a roadie for a bar/wedding cover band many years ago that did this song. Three brothers with harmonies that killed it. Every now and then you would get people trying to dance to it that didn't remember all the changeups. Many lols.

From what I remember about this song is that when Stephen Stills played it for Judy Collins she told him it was absolutely beautiful but she still wasn't taking him back.

@MaddyReactions

10 ай бұрын

Oooh

I think your gonna like these guys they are so talented they are icons in their time it's called stereo

Whatching you, while your listening to music, I could watch you for the rest of my life!!

@MaddyReactions

9 ай бұрын

🩷🤗

The strange things whith your headphones is just a « stereo trick ». it was used on most every albums to create a kind of surround sound.. which was very commun in the 70 th. This specific song opened my teenage ears to the music. I still LOVE this song and play it more easily since I learned the « secret open tuning » way to play it on my guitars. It’s a real pleasure to see how my sons or a young lady like you still appreciate this music. Special thanks to David Crosby… who went away this year…

Great reaction Maddy! CSN(&Y) did a similar multi-part track on their second album. It's called Carry On, which I love as much as this Suite ;)

@CharCanuck14

9 ай бұрын

"Carry On" is one of my favourite CSNY songs.

@martyjansing2675

2 ай бұрын

The studio version is good. The live rock version on 4-Way Street is better. And the kick-azz version at Wembley Stadium 1974 is BEST. I caught the 1974 tour at Cleveland Stadium and they killed it.

@martyjansing2675

2 ай бұрын

Forgot to mention that Neil was in on the 4-Way Street and Wembley jams.

One of the most influential folk rock bands of all time. Thanks for your reaction.

Music on the 60s & early 70s was often recorded on two tracks--w/the advent of stereo. They would place vocals or some instrumentation distinctly on one track, & other parts of the sound on the other track. That's why the opening guitar riff was only in one ear. They also used a swooping effect, w/musicpving from one track to other & then back. This gave the illusion for listeners that the music was going thru their head between their ears!

Great reaction Maddy. CSN has some of the best harmonies you'll ever hear. Another amazing song by them is "Helplessly Hoping". Home Free does a cover of it that is just incredible.

You should try some Judy Collins, the song was written for her. Absolutely beautiful voice. She was indeed the songbird and an extraordinary beauty. Those three guys found the harmony at a private party in the Hollywood hills. Started singing together on a lark and found the greatest harmony of the era that night.

Crosby, Stills and Nash were amazing at the harmonies in their music. Later it was Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young who created the magic back in the sixties and seventies.

This was one of the first Super Groups . Absolutely beautiful song.

It's called separation of sound. It helps set you spatially. Many years ago, my brother taught me about stereo by playing Kraftwerk's "Autobahn."

One of the greatest harmonizing groups ever. This was a super group made up of the remnants of the Birds, The Hollies, and Buffalo Springfield. This song is a play on words, It a musical suite as seen in classical music with its differents parts. But when spoken it reads Sweet (suite) Judy Blue Eyes as a tribute to Judy Collins, another folk singer and friend of theirs. The term you were looking for id "panning" from left to right.

Hitting guitar. Watch live version and you see! Panning is term for left to right sounds. In Judy Collins' autobiography, "Singing Lessons," she says the reference to come see me on "Thursdays and Saturdays" was to her visits to her therapist -- a practice that Stills did not endorse

Hi Maddy. Back in the day, when stereophonic sound first started being used, "panning" was used frequently. It was cool as hell, back then. Listen to some early Pink Floyd, and you'll hear it a lot. In '79 or '80, i had speakers surrounding my apartment, and many songs would have panning, and dance around my apartment. It was so cool! Great job, Maddy. Enjoy. 😊😊 10:04

You’re adorable. Like my daughters amor the left to right changes are call In Stereo. Back in the ole days it was our tech breakthrough 🎉keep up the good work 🙏🏽

Love the 70 s great reaction Maddy 😊

@MaddyReactions

9 ай бұрын

So glad! 🩷

These guys were really the greatest! RIP David Crosby.

Thursdays and Saturdays were Judy Collins therapy days. She's made a joke about that recently, him putting that into the song.

CSN/CSN&Y have been my favorite group since the early 70's. So much talent.

Crosby, Stills and Nash. Two Americans, David Crosby, Steven Stills and one Englishman, Graham Nash, formally of the British band, The Hollies. Nash was the highest voice of the harmonies, being one of the few male singers who could hit the highest register without having to resort to using falsetto. If you look at the back cover of this album, there is a 4th face peering out of the window of the back door. This was Neil Young. He actually performed on this album but, because he was at that time under contract to another record company, couldn't be credited on the album. Later, once his contract with his record company came to an end, he was officially able to join the group, which then became Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young

Steven Stills and Graham Nash were two of the best song writers of that era and David Crosby one of the unique voices. When they added Neil Young they became my favorite.

@skylinerunner1695

6 ай бұрын

I agree 100 percent about Stills. Not so much about Nash. His stuff for me pales next to Stills' work. But art is subjective and it's just my personal response. But Stills, man, his best work sounds fresh as ever. Have a great day bro

@ericdavison5434

6 ай бұрын

My favorite is Graham's classic "Teach Your Children".@@skylinerunner1695

This was in 1969, and maybe it would interest you to check the backstory how these 3 got together. They all came from famous bands. Stephen Stills from Buffalo Springfield, David Crosby from The Byrds, and Graham Nash from the Hollies. Stephens former bandmate in Buffalo Springfield, Neil Young, joined these 3 not long after this and they became Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young and performed at Woodstock in August 1969. Neil Young would join and leave them several times over the years as Neil had a successful solo career also.

The headphone thing is called panning. I had to look it up, lol. And once again you are correct, Stephen Stills used the back of his Martin acoustic guitar for the conga sounds. Very cool! great music!

@MaddyReactions

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info! ❤️

No pyrotechnics ... no obscenities ... no gyrating dancers ... no synthesizers…no skimpy outfits... Just very talented musicians / singers in front of a microphone with their great harmony. If you really have musical talent, that's all you need ...Really miss those CSN & sometimes Y days.

@MaddyReactions

9 ай бұрын

Definitely

They were always great harmonies ! The groups used to do the surround sound technique .in college i had 4 speakers and sometimes the drums would go around the room ! Yes i wish you would see that more today ! That other question you asked me was Nintendo ; Star Wars

@bumperu

10 ай бұрын

Did you also have The Doors Waiting For the Sun album and the soldiers in Unknown Soldier would march across the room?

@geoffreymarston5948

10 ай бұрын

Yes ! I think it was their top charting album ! Even charted in UK !

Great reaction Maddy! CSN is a legendary band and is known for their beautiful harmonies. I really like the variety of content on your channel.

In 1969, when I was very young, I heard this song for the first time on the radio. It's been one of my favorite songs ever since. Thanks Maddy.

When I was in the Navy, we cruised to Pueta Rico and this song was a huge Hit. It was in 1970.

@MaddyReactions

10 ай бұрын

Epic

Thursday and Saturdays were the days Judy Collins went to her Therapist. Stephen had read her diary.

the greatest harmonies in rock

@MaddyReactions

9 ай бұрын

Yessss🩷

Going back and forth with the speakers is called Panning by the way. Great reaction!

The speaker/headphones effects you mentioned is called "panning" Maddy. Another enjoyable reaction!

The music of my teen years! Saw them several times in concert - probably one of the reasons I love Pentatonix - the harmonies. I still have this album, the entire album is memorized. Thanks for the memory!

@MaddyReactions

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for enjoying this timeless art with all of us here!!

@skylinerunner1695

6 ай бұрын

I'm equal parts jealous and happy that you got to attend those concerts! lol Did you also manage to see Stills in concert during his solo tours?

@bethphillips9693

6 ай бұрын

I did! My husband and I actually got to meet him backstage - a PGA Caddy we had met the day before at the Memorial Tournament - Fluff was his nickname - had talked to us for a bit, I had asked him to sign a book he was featured in - and he invited us. Stills was not very talkative, but it was still really cool. That was in Columbus many years ago.@@skylinerunner1695

'Tapping on the body of an acoustical guitar. Stephen Stills (pictured in the center). Many rooms (or parts) in one: A suite. And written for/to songstress, Judy Collins.

I saw them play live at Chicago Auditorium with Neil Young added back in 1978. Their harmonies are just as amazing live! That bongo sound is Steve Stills (in center on couch ) Slapping his acoustic guitar with his fingers/knuckles. Peace. I have their first 3 LPs .Check out the second LP, "Deja Vu" sometime too. p

@MaddyReactions

9 ай бұрын

What a memory 🩷

@ballsyrocker

9 ай бұрын

I wish all you younger people could have been to my concerts back in the 60s and 70s. Magical Times.Peace & Love.@@MaddyReactions

Helplessly Hoping is a great one.

Brilliant Suite of music, I span the vinyl 45 at this years Green Gathering here in the U.K.

a one of a kind Great Song

CSN are the best at harmonizing and famously so. It's because they ALL can sing and have beautiful voices.❤ you should check out their other 348 songs. They're Amazing!!!

One of my favorit song from Crosby,Stills and Nash is "Southern Cross" 🥰

@MaddyReactions

9 ай бұрын

Oooh

One of the best songs ever written and performed ...

Its called stereo separation and it was new at the time from mono recorded music for all music prior

@MaddyReactions

10 ай бұрын

Oooh epic!

It's structured as a classical song would be with four parts in one. Pretty brilliant tune from CSN & Neil Young was on the way ...

That was great fun to walk down memory lane with you, Maddy, enjoying you hearing the song for the first time. ❤ This was a small supergroup, as all three had previously been key players in globally known bands. I've got a song for you. "No Matter What" (1970) by Badfinger. These guys were the first group signed by the Beatles to their new Apple label.

The "Judy" is Judy Collins. Tempestuous relationship with Stephen Stills. Great song.

Maddy......... The separation between the left and right is called STEREO. The stereo sound that's been around for years.

@MaddyReactions

10 ай бұрын

💖

"Very cohesive" except when you pause to tell everyone what we already know.

It's called Stereophonic 😊 These guys are the Kings of Folk Rock Harmonies. Unfortunately we recently lost David Crosby (the one sitting to the right side in the photo), a local where I live and pretty cool dude.

This is why great singer songwriters are born to produce great deep emotion filled music and the results are evident by multiple songs and bands in the hall of fame!

Now you know the Best of the Best! Thank you for what you do and thank you for making and ole guy’s day appreciating my generation’s music. ❤

Maddy, welcome to the late 60's, a time I remember well.

Cool reaction! Such great singers.

💯💯💯🎼🧡🎼💯💯💯 .. great one Maddy !! These fellows are at the top of great Classic Rock songwriting & harmonies !! Many artists have followed in the path started here with C S & N .. love it 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

This is a great song.. Neal Young who was a part of C,S,N, but had a falling out. He has some great and legendary songs: old man, Ohio, and others.. Ohio is about the real event that took place at Kent University in Ohio where 4 students are killed at a protest of the war. They where killed by the national guard.

Crosby, Stills, Nash, and sometimes Young were one the best groups to flourish in the aftermath of Woodstock. Great singers and musicians, you could create the kind of magic worth spending hours listening to. Way back in the 2oth century, when music was more authentic, fun, and experimental, transitions were part of the music, life, and creative process. Now, there is mostly monotonous process and severe lack of creativity. Joni Mitchell is another. She wrote a beautiful haunting song about Woodstock. And with nothing but her voice and piano to carry it to a place that seems haunted by the experience. On the other hand, CSN&Y record is a song and a celebration for the same festival. If you can do it, do both records in the same reaction. If not, then one at a time. This is a chance for you to compare to starkly different takes on the same song. Your channel is growing fast. And I'm here for it. Keep going.

The conga sound was Steve Stills beating the back of his Martin guitar.

"Will you come see me Thursdays and Saturdays?" Those were Judy's days with appointments at her therapist's. Maybe she was emotionally strung-out afterwards, at times, and had trouble committing to feeling like getting together with Stephen Stills Iater on those days.

The song is about Judy Collins, Steve Stills previous girlfriend, she is also a famous musician. A trivial story told by the photographer - the cover has them out of order (Nash, Stills, Crosby) because they hadn't settled on a name yet, but went back a few days later to reshoot the cover but the house had been knocked down.

Beautiful song by a brilliant band. Saw CSN twice in the 70s and the vocals were luscious. Judging by your comments I'm positive you will love a band called Yes and a song called Roundabout. Yes are the ultimate in prog. Enjoy your CSN journey, I sure did. 🙏🍁 And its called panning, side to side movement. One of the coolest panning is done in a song called Yours Is No Disgrace, in 5/4 time by Yes.

Each came from established folk rock super groups to play together. Each was a singer, guitar player and song writer in their own right. They helped each other with their songs and of course were wonderful live. There is a great video of them performing live at Woodstock (2nd time they performed live for a group) with this song.

Crosby, Stills and Nash is one of the first super groups ! David Crosby played for "The Byrds" Graham Nash was a founding member of "The Hollies" and Steven Stills was a member of "The Buffalo Springfield" ! Later Neil Young from the Buffalo Springfield would also join the band ! I think their first or second live performance was at WOODSTOCK =) Besides Jimi Hendrix my favorite band from the sixties !

CSN debuted this song at Woodstock.

@MaddyReactions

9 ай бұрын

Wow didn’t know that I’m sure it was amazing experience for everybody there!!

Nice one, Maddy, and you too, Rick! Great job! Maddy, now you're getting to the core of that late 60's & early 70's sound. CSN and CSNY were at the heart of the Laurel Canyon scene, that wonderful extended family of excellent singer/song writers who were all living in the same neighborhood and sharing their music with each other before they eventually started sharing it with the world. These were many of the artists who became the Woodstock Generation. There's a lot of great music that came out of Laurel Canyon for you to explore down the road. 🙂 Lovin' it!

I've always called the stereo effect you referred to as staging since it's like being center stage during the performance.

You're smile is so awesome while listening to this awesome track for the 1st time. And the effect you're referring to is called "panning", moving the sounds from right to left and every point in between. Still hoping you'll do a reaction to the studio recording of Led Zeppelin's Stairway to Heaven. I know you have reacted to the live version, but that doesn't hold a candle to the studio recording. Led Zeppelin were very improvisational, and you can't get a true appreciation for the magic within their songs by listening to only the live versions. With Led Zeppelin, you should always react to the studio recordings first. All of Led Zeppelin's recordings were produced by Jimmy Page (led Zeppelins guitarist, founder and producer). Jimmy is one of the greatest music producers to ever live, and the magic he created in the recording studio deserves to be heard first before watching lesser audio live performances full of improvisation . With Led Zeppelin...it really should be studio recordings first. PS. I also highly recommend reacting to the official audio studio recording of the Led Zeppelin song "Since I've Been Loving You" off of the album Led Zeppelin III. These 2 songs are two of the greatest achievements in audio recording history. As good as you think they are right now, your mind will be blown by how great this band truly is once you've heard the official audio studio recordings of these two classic masterpieces. It will open your eyes! Peace

@MaddyReactions

9 ай бұрын

A beautiful track!

it's called left and right channel. It's been around since mono went to stereo. It' like the difference in your cars stereo system when you go from AM to FM.

@MaddyReactions

10 ай бұрын

Oooh!

I never forgot when I saw CS&N in 2012 on the river in downtown CLE and the palpable happiness of the entire crowd of old hippies when that last bridge of this song hit

the stereo technology was new then (1960s), as you said, and you're right, it's not as obvious anymore.

The band was driving around LA near Sunset with burgeoning Rock&Roll photographer, Henry Diltz looking for locations to shoot potential album art when they spotted the sofa outside the rundown house. Serendipitously, they pretty much hopped out and created one of the most classic album covers of all time. Not long after they went back to shoot some more possible poses to find the house had been completely demolished. Diltz has shot some of the most iconic rock photos ever produced, including The Doors, The Eagles, Paul McCartney, on&on…

maddy, it started that way because music back then had real true stereo separation across the entire soundstage. most modern music has no sense of presence of the soundstage and a lack of that separation. on those old joints, you knew exactly where every performer was standing; and it was all purposely done. 😉

The first time they ever played together was at Woodstock.

From the first song to the last, this was one incredible album. Marrakesh Express was their first single and Wooden Ships, Guinevere, and Long Time Gone are classics of rock. I recommend Wooden Ships for your next CSN song.

Impressive reaction Stephen Stills was one of the best composers of the 20th century top ten👊

great song

@MaddyReactions

10 ай бұрын

Definitely

Good guess.....the conga sound was Steven Stills hitting the back of his guitar. One of the first "super groups" - Steven Stills from Buffalo Springfield, David Crosby (RIP) from The Byrds, and Graham Nash from the Hollies. There are lots of good track suggestoions below - here's one of my favorites..."Wooden Ships" done live: kzread.info/dash/bejne/pnd2l9aMYa-Ym9o.html

Moving the music around from ear to ear is called the cross over or crossing over.

@MaddyReactions

10 ай бұрын

Oooh!!

It's called Stereo, Maddie. Love your Reactions.

@MaddyReactions

9 ай бұрын

Thank you 🩷🩷🩷

Stephen Stills was an inspirational lyricist and prolific.

I worry that people today don't feel the music like we did with our stereos. No matter how good a head set is, it never can give the feeling of the sound on your body. I've heard it said that base isn't heard as much as it is felt (hence bass speakers are sometimes pointed at the back wall or floor. You can experience stereo in headsets, but not surround sound or just feel the beat. There was a poster in most stereo stores of a guy sitting in front of massive speakers holding a wine glass with his hair and tie being blown back like a high wind by the speakers. We didn't have iphones but we all had steroes that would rattle the windows (think about Marty McFly being blown across the room). Build a system (an investment) and enjoy.

The entire album is a sweet journey.

@skylinerunner1695

6 ай бұрын

Man ain't that the truth!

7:30 Pretty sure the percussion you can't identify is an Indian drum called a "tabla". Usually played in pairs while seated on the ground, so yeah kind of like a bongo set. It's commonly played to accompany Indian flute or the sitar, a stringed instrument with a very distinctive "exotic" sound. One started to hear these Indian sounds in pop music after the Beatles got interested in Eastern meditation etc and spent some time over there. Ravi Shankar, a famous Indian sitar player, did a number of US tours in the early 70s, one of which I attended. If you get into it, you'll find the pop music scene in the 60s/70s was extremely diverse and constantly evolving. Just listening on the radio, one could hear everything from Frank Sinatra/Ella Fitzgerald jazz lounge singers, to folk music, Beatles & other British invasion groups, surf music, Rock & Roll/rockabilly, folk rock like Paul Simon of Simon & Garfinkel or Cat Stevens, hard rock like Led Zeppelin, Bluegrass country, Latin Bossa Nova, orchestral movie themes, Motown & 60s girl groups, progressive rock, Western & Nashville country, psychedelic rock, country rock... all mixed in together on the same charts and radio stations.

@MaddyReactions

10 ай бұрын

Ahh!

We use to call the side to side audio, separation. It was very popular with 2 channel stereo. Beatles tunes used it a lot.

@MaddyReactions

10 ай бұрын

Very cool!

They're iconic.