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Seen Before

"Deja vu," the title song of the
album, is typical of David Crosby's
usual style. The emphasis is on
words, and singing them like they
mean something. This is the first
song on the second side, a slow
moving side that doesn't get the
listener moving until the last song.
The theme of "Deja vu" is "we
have all been here before." The
next song on side two is "Our

House" by Graham Nash, a pretty
song but no much else can be said
about it. "4 and 20" by Stills starts
out with typical Stills guitar parts
which last throughout the song.
The only instrument in the song is
an acoustic guitar which Stills
accompanies with his singing.

"Country Girl" by Young is a
three part slow moving song which
is not particularly impressive. The
finale of the album is "Everybody I
Love You" by Stills and Young,
and it is the only song with a fast
pace on the second side. That fast
pace slows down quickly however
to end the album with beautiful
harmony and a distorted but quiet
lead in the background.

I can't say enough good things
about parts of this album, and I feel
that it should really catch on big. In
my opinion this is the best album
of the year so far, with the possible
exception of Simon and Garfunkel's
new one. It is amazing how
far recording has come since these
four started as far back as seven
years ago. The quality of recording
on this album is exceptional and
the separation is very good.

I think Joni Mitchell best
describes the group when she writes
for Stills to sing "We are starcrest,
we are golden."