Wind on the Water by Crosby & Nash (Vinyl record album review)

Album name: Wind on the Water

Group name: Crosby & Nash

Year: 1975

Number of discs: one

Label: ABC Records

Collection: Selman

Distinguishing characteristics: clipped top right corner

Buy it on Amazon: $5.90

My review

Level of familiarity before listening

I’ve never listened to this record and don’t think I’ve ever listened to any of the work of the Crosby & Nash duo, though I’ve previously reviewed several that come from the Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young cinematic universe:

Crosby, Stills & Nash

So Far by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young

Déjà Vu by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

Stephen Stills 2

Harvest by Neil Young

What I expected

Country rock, folk rock.

What it was actually like

I anticipated that I probably wasn’t going to enjoy this record, and I was right about that, though it had more of a rock sound than I predicted. For example, Low Down Payment was a hard rock song. Take the Money and Run, on the other hand, had a pretty extensive country sound with a lot of fiddle.

There weren’t any songs on Wind on the Water that made me want to listen again, though.

Also, I generally avoid commenting on someone’s physical appearance, but Graham Nash looks very unwell on the cover, almost emaciated, but I just checked in and he’s still doing fine after 47 years, so that’s a relief. David Crosby has always had the same goofy look.

Grade

2/5: weak, but I was able to listen to the whole thing