Seminal is a Great Word
Miguel Gonzalez | OAK PARK, IL United States | 08/03/2009
(3 out of 5 stars)
"Although I was only about 7 years old when this album came out, it has been a permanent fixture in my life - from radio to friends to open mic nights, etc. These songs are everywhere (if you're a certain age). I tried for years - thru Punk and Post-Punk and Industrial and World and Hip Hop - to deny the squishy singer-songwriter rock vein that runs so deeply in my soul.
So, now that alt rock is awash in amazing singer-songwriters - Bon Iver, M. Ward, Justin Townes Earle, Wilco/Son Volt, Andrew Bird, etc. - these old songs reappear as brilliant strokes of genius that were honed by heartfelt emotion and real musical talent.
In the context of Classic Rock radio, I've had enough of CSN. But in the mix with some of my fave current artists this is seminal music."