monday, October 31, 1977
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daily nebraskan
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a vu
The illusion that one has previously
had a given experience.
The 12,000 persons who filled the
Sports Complex Friday night, were treated
to something more than a performance,
they were part of a musical experience that
featured three of the finest and most
diverse talents in the music business.
On stage were David Crosby, Steven
Stills, and Graham Nash, looking not
unlike they did eight years ago when they
penned the songs that were to become the
symbol of the non-violent protest move
ment of the early 70s. After joining with
Neil Young for the monumental Deja Vu
album in 1970, Crosby, Stills end Nash
were not to record any new material until
this year's CSN album which confirmed
that the years could not dampen their
abilities.
In one of only two Midwest perfor
mances, their Lincoln show possessed un
canny precision and finesse that was high
lighted by the fact that they were really
enjoying themselves on stage ,
Despite only having three albums to
their credit, CSN has an incredible reper
toire that comes from the interaction they
have kept, playing together on each others'
albums.
Electric set
They opened the show with Stills;
"Love the One You're With" an obvious
CSN inspired song, then to "Wild Tales" a
moderate rocker from the usually mellow
Graham Nash. They ended their first elec
tric set with the hard driving "Turn Back
The Pages" by Stills, who with the aid of
a wireless transmitter, politely played some
incredible leads to those who were seated
behind the stage,
They came back after a short break to
do an acoustical set that had the audience
at the edge of their seats with "Suite: Judy
Blue Eyes", "Guinevere', and "Our
House", as well as Steven Stills in a solo on
"Crossroads," an Eric Clapton song that
Stills explained was part of his musical
roots.
To the pleasure of the audience, Crosby
performed a song that had not been re
corded yet, a touching acoustic piece,
"King of the Mountain", which was aided
by some fine piano work by Craig Vergith.
They ended their acoustic set with Crosby
and Nash's "Wind on the Water," a tri
bute to the whales. It was accompanied
by some spectacular underwater film foot
age provided by the Jacque Cousteau
Society.
Old standbys
Knowing what the audience was waiting
for, they went into their finale, doing their
classics, "Deja Vu," "Wpoden Ships,"
"Carry On," and for a mass audience sing
along to "Teach Your Children." These
old standbys mixed well with the new mat
erial such as "Fair Game", "Shadow Cap
tain," and "Cathedral."
Crosby, Stills, and Nash truly are a
unique force in the music world. Their
stage presence makes an intimate contact
with the audience, and not many groups
can control a crowd so well, that on their
soft songs you could hear a pin drop
among the 12,000 enthralled listeners.
The show was a fine example of what an
important dimension the audience can play
at a concert, as Crosby, Stills, and Nash
at times were blown away by both the
politeness and enthusiasm of the crowd.
They payed the audience back with one of
Lincoln's finest concerts to date.
It is not unlikely that this may be the
last tour by CSN, as they all require the
freedom to go their separate ways. But as
displayed by Friday night's performance,
they are living up to their legend.
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Photographs by Tod Kirk
Review by Casoy McCabo