Stephen Stills: Carry On (Rhino, 2013)
Dopo Voyage di David Crosby e Reflections di Graham Nash, il box set di Stephen Stills chiude la trilogia antologica del gruppo, proponendo il repertorio essenziale in edizione rimasterizzata e con un contorno di materiale inedito. Curato da Stills, Nash e Joel Bernstein (fotografo e archivista di CSN e Neil Young), Carry On si compone di ben 4 cd, dato che Stills è stato il più produttivo dei tre musicisti: al sodalizio CSN(&Y) si aggiungono infatti la sua carriera solista ed alcuni altri progetti (in particolare i Manassas).
La metà del box si compone del materiale fino al 1973, il resto copre tutti gli anni successivi, ma pochi brani rappresentano la sua produzione più recente.
I neofiti o i nostalgici si troveranno bene nell'avere una grande antologia con il meglio di Stills, sia come solista sia come parte di Crosby Stills Nash (& Young), dove riascoltare con una qualità sonora superlativa i classici degli anni 60 e 70, come "For What It's Worth", "Helplessly Hoping", "Dark Star". I cultori invece sguazzeranno nelle rarità, dosate con parsimonia (come negli altri box) ma comunque interessanti: la prima incisione di Stills 17enne, "Travelin'", la demo di "49 Reasons", la "No Name Jam" con Jimi Hendrix, l'originale "Black Coral" con le voci di CSN&Y, ed altre canzoni e/o versioni inedite.
Il libro allegato contiene articoli biografici e i credits delle canzoni, oltre a foto inedite. Consigliatissimo.
MPB, RockinfreeworldDisc 1
- "Travelin'" — Stephen Stills (previously unreleased song)
- "High Flyin' Bird" — The Au Go-Go Singers
- "Sit Down, I Think I Love You" — Buffalo Springfield
- "Go and Say Goodbye" — Buffalo Springfield
- "For What It's Worth" — Buffalo Springfield
- "Everydays" — Buffalo Springfield (previously unreleased mix)
- "Pretty Girl Why" — Buffalo Springfield
- "Bluebird" — Buffalo Springfield
- "Rock & Roll Woman" — Buffalo Springfield
- "Special Care" — Buffalo Springfield
- "Questions" — Buffalo Springfield
- "Uno Mundo" — Buffalo Springfield
- "Four Days Gone" — Buffalo Springfield
- "Who Ran Away?" — Stephen Stills (previously unreleased song)
- "49 Reasons" — Stephen Stills (previously unreleased demo)
- "Helplessly Hoping" — Crosby, Stills & Nash
- "You Don't Have to Cry" — Crosby, Stills & Nash
- "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" — Crosby, Stills & Nash
- "4+20" — Stephen Stills (previously unreleased mix)
- "So Beings the Task" — Stephen Stills (previously unreleased demo)
- "The Lee Shore" — Stephen Stills (previously unreleased demo)
- "Carry On/Questions" — Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (previously unreleased mix)
- "Woodstock" — Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Disc 2
- "Love the One You're With" — Stephen Stills
- "Old Times Good Times" — Stephen Stills
- "Black Queen" — Stephen Stills
- "No-Name Jam" — Stephen Stills feat. Jimi Hendrix (previously unreleased song)
- "Go Back Home " — Stephen Stills
- "Marianne" — Stephen Stills
- "My Love Is a Gentle Thing" — Stephen Stills
- "Fishes and Scorpions" — Stephen Stills
- "The Treasure" — Stephen Stills (previously unreleased version)
- "To a Flame" — Stephen Stills (previously unreleased mix)
- "Cherokee" — Stephen Stills feat. The Memphis Horns
- "Song of Love" — Stephen Stills
- "Rock & Roll Crazies/Cuban Bluegrass" — Stephen Stills
- "Jet Set (Sigh)" — Stephen Stills
- "It Doesn't Matter" — Stephen Stills
- "Colorado" — Stephen Stills
- "Johnny's Garden" — Stephen Stills
- "Change Partners" — Stephen Stills (previously unreleased mix)
- "Do for the Others" — Stephen Stills feat. Steven Fromholz (previously unreleased live version)
- "Find the Cost of Freedom" — Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (previously unreleased live version)
- "Little Miss Bright Eyes" — Stephen Stills (previously unreleased song)
- "Isn't It About Time" — Stephen Stills
- "Turn Back the Pages" — Stephen Stills
- "First Things First" — Stephen Stills (previously unreleased mix)
- "My Angel" — Stephen Stills (previously unreleased mix)
- "Love Story" — Stephen Stills
- "As I Come of Age " — Stephen Stills (previously unreleased mix)
- "Know You Got to Run" — Stephen Stills (previously unreleased live version)
- "Black Coral" — Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (previously unreleased version)
- "I Give You Give Blind" — Crosby, Stills & Nash
- "Crossroads/You Can't Catch Me" — Stephen Stills (previously unreleased live version)
- "See the Changes" — Crosby, Stills & Nash (previously unreleased mix)
- "Thoroughfare Gap" — Stephen Stills
- "Lowdown" — Stephen Stills
- "Cuba al Fin [Edit]" — Stephen Stills
- "Dear Mr. Fantasy" — Stephen Stills feat. Graham Nash
- "Spanish Suite" — Stephen Stills feat. Herbie Hancock
- "Feel Your Love" — Crosby, Stills & Nash
- "Raise a Voice" — Crosby, Stills & Nash
- "Daylight Again/Find the Cost of Freedom" — Crosby, Stills & Nash
- "Southern Cross" — Crosby, Stills & Nash
- "Dark Star" — Crosby, Stills & Nash
- "Turn Your Back on Love" — Crosby, Stills & Nash
- "War Games" — Crosby, Stills & Nash
- "50/50" — Stephen Stills
- "Welfare Blues" — Stephen Stills (previously unreleased song)
- "Church (Part of Someone)" — Stephen Stills (previously unreleased version)
- "I Don't Get It" — Stephen Stills
- "Isn't It So " — Stephen Stills
- "Haven't We Lost Enough?" — Crosby, Stills & Nash
- "The Ballad of Hollis Brown" — Stephen Stills
- "Treetop Flyer " — Stephen Stills
- "Heart's Gate" — Stephen Stills
- "Girl from the North Country" — Crosby, Stills & Nash (previously unreleased live version)
- "Feed the People" — Stephen Stills
- "Panama" — Crosby, Stills & Nash
- "No Tears Left" — Crosby, Stills & Nash (previously unreleased live version)
- "Ole Man Trouble" — Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (previously unreleased live version)
- "Ain't It Always" — Stephen Stills