Carry on [sound recording] / Stephen Stills.
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MusicPublisher number: R2 534539 | RhinoPublication details: [Burbank, Calif.] : Atlantic/Rhino, p2013.Description: 4 sound discs : digital, stereo. : 4 3/4 inSubject(s): | Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Vol info | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Dr. James Carlson Library | CD | POP/ROCK Stills, Stephen | Disc 1 | Available | 33111007847953 | ||||
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Dr. James Carlson Library | CD | POP/ROCK Stills, Stephen | Disc 2 | Available | 33111007847961 | ||||
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Dr. James Carlson Library | CD | POP/ROCK Stills, Stephen | Disc 3 | Available | 33111007847979 | ||||
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Dr. James Carlson Library | CD | POP/ROCK Stills, Stephen | Disc 4 | Available | 33111007847987 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The last of Crosby, Stills & Nash to receive his own multi-disc career retrospective, Stephen Stills is rewarded for his long wait with Carry On, the best of these box sets. Spanning four discs -- one CD longer than the either the 2006 David Crosby or 2009 Graham Nash boxes -- Carry On follows a pattern familiar from those Crosby and Nash sets, balancing unreleased material with all the big hits, deep cuts, and some alternate mixes, but where this set excels is in painting a full, robust portrait of Stills as a songwriter, guitarist, and musical wanderer, chronicling his peaks and valleys without lingering too long on the latter. Certainly, what lasts is Stills' restlessness, how he was grounded in folk -- the first cut here finds a teenage Stills alone with his acoustic guitar, essaying "Travelin'," not knowing that its restlessness would echo throughout his life -- but also found solace in blues and rock & roll, taking extended guitar sojourns either accompanied by Neil Young in Buffalo Springfield or Jimi Hendrix on his own (the unreleased "No-Name Jam" that pops up on the second disc). Often, Stills' skills as a guitarist are underappreciated -- a byproduct of being a cornerstone of perhaps the biggest folk-rock trio of its time -- but his virtuosity is present throughout Carry On, as are his hippie leanings and his almost imperceptible but persistent desire to follow the trends of the time. As the set progresses, Stills follows almost every production of his time, surrounding himself with funky fusion players in the early '70s and eagerly succumbing to glistening synths in the '80s. His passion for Latin music is accentuated -- it's there as early as "Uno Mundo" in Buffalo Springfield -- but so is his restless, searching spirit, a hunger that is somewhat dampened by the polished productions of the '80s and '90s, where the sparkle of synthesizers obscures the songs. Nevertheless, Stills' acceptance of the precision production of the '80s and '90s is an important part of his story, and it's possible to hear this box as a brief unintentional history of his time, as he abandons the earth and dirt of Buffalo Springfield and early CSN(&Y) for a slicker, softer sound. But that's part of what makes Carry On so fascinating: you can hear Stills slipping into an oddly crowd-pleasing mentality yet he still relies on the folk, blues, and rock that have always anchored him, so he never sounds like he's selling out; he's merely adapting to the times. And by not ignoring these flaws, Carry On winds up as a rousing, moving testament to a singer/songwriter/guitarist who often doesn't get the credit he's due. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Compact discs.
Program notes, by Daniel J. Levitin, lyrics, and full credit on container insert.
Disc 1 Travelin' -- High flyin' bird (Au Go-Go Singers) -- Sit down I think I love you (Buffalo Springfield) -- Go and say goodbye (Buffalo Springfield) -- For what it's worth (Buffalo Springfield) -- Everydays (Buffalo Springfield) -- Pretty girl why (Buffalo Springfield) -- Bluebird (Buffalo Springfield) -- Rock n' roll woman (Buffalo Springfield) -- Special care (Buffalo Springfield) -- Questions (Buffalo Springfield) -- Uno mundo (Buffalo Springfield) -- Four days gone (demo version) (Buffalo Springfield) -- Who ran away -- Forty-nine reasons -- Helplessly hoping (Crosby, Stills & Nash) -- You don't have to cry (Crosby, Stills & Nash) -- Suite: Judy blue eyes (Crosby, Stills & Nash) -- 4 + 20 (2013 remix) -- So begins the task (remixed demo version) -- The Lee Shore ; Carry on ; Questions (Alternate mix) (Crosby, Stills & Nash) -- Woodstock (Crosby, Stills & Nash) --
Disc 2 Love the one you're with -- Old times good times -- Black queen -- No name jam (Stephen Stills & Jimi Hendrix) -- Go back home -- Marianne -- My love is a gentle thing -- Fishes and scorpions -- The treasure -- To a flame -- Cherokee -- Song of love -- Rock n' roll crazies ; Cuban bluegrass -- Jet set (sigh) -- It doesn't matter -- Colorado -- Johnny's garden -- Change partners (new mix) -- Do for others (Stephen Stills & Steve Fromholz) -- Find the cost of freedom (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young) -- Little Miss Bright Eyes -- Isn't it about time --
Disc 3. Turn back the pages -- First things first -- My angel -- Love story -- As I come of age -- Know you got to run -- Black coral (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young) -- I give you give blind (Crosby, Stills & Nash) -- Crossroads ; You can't catch me -- See the changes (Crosby, Stills & Nash) -- Thoroughfare gap -- Lowdown -- Cuba al fin -- Dear Mr. Fantasy (Stephen Stills & Graham Nash) -- Spanish love -- Feel your love (remix) (Crosby, Stills & Nash) -- Raise a voice (Crosby, Stills & Nash) -- Daylight again (Crosby, Stills & Nash) --
Disc 4. Sothern Cross (Crosby, Stills & Nash) -- Dark star (Crosby, Stills & Nash) -- Turn your back on love (Crosby, Stills & Nash) -- War games (Crosby, Stills & Nash) -- 50/50 -- Welfare blues -- Church (Part of someone) -- I don't get it -- Isn't it so -- Haven't we lost enough (Crosby, Stills & Nash) -- Ballad of Hollis Brown -- Treetop flyer -- Heart's gate -- Girl from the North Country (Crosby, Stills & Nash) -- Feed the people -- Panama (Crosby, Stills & Nash) -- No tears left (Crosby, Stills & Nash) -- Ole man trouble (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young) -- Ain't it always.
Performed by Stephen Stills ; with various ensembles and accompanying musicians.