Crosby Stills and Nash concert
What is amazing about my generation is the passionate way we love our music. The consensus from anyone I meet at the trail of ‘retro’ concerts I attend, is always that our music and the movement that came with it (or vice versa) was a world changing event. Music was a medium to express and deliver messages. The artists communicated through their songs, and during those turbulent times, the messages were sometimes gentle and serene and peace oriented, but they also expressed outrage.
Baby boomers ARE their music. The sounds of our youth shaped us and BECAME us and we became the words and messages in the songs. We became the passion in the endless jams that spontaneously developed. We became the peace in the words of love and acceptance. Witness the impact of Woodstock! We created a revolution, both cultural and political, through music!
While we have seen CSN (and CSNY) many times before, the poignancy of seeing one of the icons of Woodstock 4 days after the 40th anniversary of Woodstock was moving.
They started with an acoustic set and opened with Helplessly Hoping (yawn). They played favorites like Wooden Ships (always gives me chills), Guinevere, Deja Vu, Southern Cross Almost Cut My Hair, Teach Your Children, Our House and ended with an audience rocking Love the One You’re With. They came back for 2 encore songs. I was disappointed in 2 things. One that they didn’t open with (or even play) Woodstock. And two, that they didn’t play Carry On.
The concert was less than 2 hours, but for sexagenarians, that’s good.
