Re: (TV) Nash

[eric s gregory <esgregory@uswest.net>]

hey billy, i don't think you deserve serious flak for this
one...an opinion's an opinion & i'm gonna argue only so far
with an informed one (yrs?)....all i can say is nash never
really wrote anything (that i;ve heard & admittedly, i
haven't seriously indoctrinated myself with much...had a
roommate in college who owned most of the solo recs as well
as all the csny, but those were heady kneejerk days where
bob dylan & lou reed wove my universal fabric...i might say
something potentially inflammatory here by stating my
disregard & boredom with approx. 80% of neil young's solo
work).
& pls lemme clarify here...i don't think stills is a
particularly strong songwriter...crosby's better & he's
flawed enough as it is.
i do give csny props for helping the dead create their
masterwork (american beauty) & would still play "deja vu" on
grand dark autumn days 
if i still owned a copy (not EVEN a cassette...oy!).
still & all, i do believe that csny were a part of what cats
like verlaine & hell were reacting against & perhaps even
attempting to implode...
(hell likely more so than verlaine).
Billy Ancell wrote:
> 
> Eric wrote: please let's leave nash outta this...he's
> not really a writer on par with even a 2nd rate hack
> like stills
> 
> Say what you like about nash, (and i'll probably get
> flung off the list for writing this) but he did write
> (or co wrote) 14 top 10 singles for the Hollies in the
> UK - Stills doesn't even come close to nash when it
> comes to writing hits, he's got four or five to his
> name at best - was for what it's worth a no.1? can't
> remember - Don't get me wrong, I'm no Nash lover. And
> the Hollies were average at the best of times. but to
> call him a 2nd rate hack is a touch unfair, if you
> look at it in terms of commercial success - He can't
> write songs like Verlaine or Stills, (comparing stills
> to verlaine - I am asking to get lynched) but he could
> write disposable pop that makes money. I appreciate
> your view Eric, I admire guys like Tom for different
> reasons, but the ability to write a catchy pop tune
> (was) something nash was blessed with - not many
> people would pass up the chance to exploit it fully. I
> reckon someone like Tom would, but Stills? Naah. And
> once nash had exploited it, at least he did something
> positive and joined csn - you can't argue with their
> harmonic blend. I reckon someone like Tom would, but
> Stills? Naah......However i agree The buffalo's were
> infinitely superior musicians to the Hollies, and I
> like their tunes more. And at least they progressed -
> the Hollies to my knowledge are still touring, playing
> "Carrie ann" to anyone who'll listen. And i do like
> quite a few Nash songs - "Right between the eyes" and
> "Taken at all" are passable tunes.
> 
> Awaiting serious flak for this one,
> 
> Billy
> 
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