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Expanded by almost 40 minutes, the double-CD version of 4 Way Street simply built on the existing foundation of a landmark live album, and for a change, there was no diminishing of the original release. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young had come out of Woodstock as the hottest new music act on the planet, and followed it up with Deja Vu, recorded across the second half of 1969 and released in March of 1970, supported by a tour in the summer of that year. As it happened, despite some phenomenal music-making, the tour was fraught with personal conflicts, and the quartet split up upon its completion. And 4 Way Street followed, released in April of 1971: a live double-LP set, chock-full of superb music distilled down from a bunch of nights on that tour that more than fulfilled the promise of the group. Indeed, contained on those original four LP sides was the embodiment of everything great that the unique ethos behind this group -- which was not a "group" but four individuals working together -- might have yielded. Each of the participants got to show off a significant chunk of his best work, whether presented alone or in tandem with the others, and the shared repertory -- "Long Time Gone," "Ohio" etc. -- binding it all together as more than a documentary of some joint appearances. Conceptually it was all as diffuse as the concept behind the group, but musically, 4 Way Street was one of the great live rock documents of its time, a status it retains along with such touchstones as the Allman Brothers' At Fillmore East, the live half of the Cream's Wheels of Fire, and the Grateful Dead's Live/Dead; some of the extended guitar jams between Stills and Young ("Southern Man") go on longer than strict musical sense would dictate, but it seemed right at the time, and they capture a form that was far more abused in other hands after this group broke up. Although Neil Young and Stephen Stills had the advantage of the highest wattage on their songs and their jams together, David Crosby and Graham Nash more than manage to hold their own, not only with some strong and distinctive songs, but also a strong case that less could be more; they reached the more introspective members of their audience, mostly individually, while Stills and Young wowed the crowds collectively. The double-CD version adds more acoustic material by each of the participants, which gives a fuller picture of what they were all about musically -- Nash's acoustic rendition of "King Midas in Reverse" doesn't slot in too easily next to the earthier Crosby, Stills & Young originals, but it also adds a welcome British psychedelic pop interlude to the proceedings. The essentials of the original album are all intact, and all in better sound. ~Allmusic

Track listing CD1:
1. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
2. On the Way Home
3. Teach Your Children
4. Triad
5. Lee Shore
6. Chicago/We Can Change the World
7. Right Between the Eyes
8. Cowgirl in the Sand
9. Don't Let It Bring You Down
10. 49 Bye-Byes/America's Children
11. Love the One You're With
12. King Midas in Reverse
13. Laughing
14. Black Queen
15. Medley: The Loner/Cinnamon Girl/Down by the River

Tracklisting CD2:
01. Pre-Road Downs
02. Long Time Gone
03. Southern Man
04. Ohio
05. Carry On
06. Find the Cost of Freedom 

Personnel:
David Crosby – vocals, guitar
Stephen Stills – vocals, guitar, keyboards
Graham Nash – vocals, guitar, keyboards
Neil Young – vocals, guitar, harmonica, keyboards
Calvin "Fuzzy" Samuels – bass
Johnny Barbata – drums

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Extra Informatie:
Aantal Discs: 2xCD
Genre: Rock
Format: MP3 @ 320kbit
Year of Release: 1971 (CD Release 1992)
Speelduur: 109 minuten
Cover: Front en Back zijn in de RARs verwerkt