David Crosby

David Crosby high as a kite in the early 1970s. Say what you will about the guy -- If I Could Only flat-out rules. You get the feeling that these songs were recorded during a period in which Crosby was reading D.H. Lawrence and seducing Mother Nature a lot. Most important, it seems like the dude was really onto something.

Milking a profitable thing is a fine and honorable tradition in pop music, but like most crass
things it tends to lose its charm fast. The past couple of years have seen the ubiquitous
nebulas of musicians surrounding Cocker-Russell-Delaney & Bonnie milked almost to death.
And if some of this year's best sellers are any indication, the immediate future will probably
see both the overtaxed nostalgia for Buffalo Springfield and whatever Crosby, St... More >

This disgraceful performance inspires the first Consumer Guide Competition. The test: Rename David Crosby (he won't know the difference). The prize: One Byrds LP of your choice (he ought to know the difference). The catch: You have to beat my entries. Which are: Rocky Muzak, Roger Crosby, Vaughan Monroe. (Grade - D-)