Following the hige success of Crosby Stills Nash & Young’s Deja Vu, every. Single. Member of CSNY put out a solo record, and every one of them was well received.
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Record #220: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – Deja Vu (1970)
Neil Young is not exactly the most neutral person in the world. His discography is filled with jagged guitar solos, caustic finger pointing, lawsuit-causing genre jumps, and a fierce artistic integrity. Even among his listeners, there is no middle ground. Those who love him love him fiercely and without apology. Everyone else can’t stand him.
So anyone who thought tossing him into Crosby, Stills & Nash would keep the boat from tipping doesn’t know who they’re dealing with.
Record #219: Crosby, Stills, & Nash – Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969)
It is my understanding that super groups aren’t always as successful as CSN (and sometimes Y). Which is surprising, considering that the Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, and The Hollies don’t really traffic in the same sorts of rock.