Stephen Stills Talks New CSN&Y Live Album
Stephen Stills has spoken to Variety about the newly released CSN&Y album Live At The Fillmore East, 1969, a previously unheard concert from the band’s first tour.
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When asked what he remembers about the show Stills said, “I remember trying to fix a setlist, and we ended up playing setlist bingo. There’s some strange couplings that didn’t quite work, tempo-wise. But I mean, we were just brand fresh out of the box, and so there wasn’t a lot (to mull over), except, ‘God, this is fun.’ And Down by the River is really great. I mean, I wasn’t a lead guitar player really yet, and those tours kind of polished my chops and got me going.”
Stills went on to talk about his late bandmate, David Crosby, who died in January 2023, “I miss him. He was an interesting friend to have. But then, that’s like the Chinese curse — ‘May you live in interesting times.’ And quite frankly, historically, I’ve had enough of ’em. [Laughs]”
The singer and guitarist also spoke about potential future archival projects, suggesting there is more to come, “Well, if you saw how much tape is in my locker, you would realize that we have struck the surface of deep diving. We have to get out there and physically carry these things out, look at the box, hope that they’ve been notated right, and figure out what’s on there. And then bake them, and then play them — which is great fun, because there’s some magic in there. And outtakes of a vast hilarity — there’s a comedy album in there, from between takes.”
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Live At The Fillmore East, 1969 – LP tracklisting
Acoustic Set – Side One
Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
Blackbird
Helplessly Hoping
Guinnevere
Lady Of The Island
Side Two
Go Back Home
On The Way Home
4 + 20”
Our House
I’ve Loved Her So Long
You Don’t Have To Cry
Electric Set Side One
Long Time Gone
Wooden Ships
Bluebird Revisited
Sea Of Madness”
Side Two
Down By The River
Find The Cost Of Freedom