Crosby, Stills & Nash - Long Time Comin'

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Summary: What happened!???
Review: I was going to order this and now 1 week after its release it's no longer available!???

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Summary: great video-fun to watch
Review: Take a fun ride along with this video from woodstock to more recent concerts.Most songs are complete,but there are a few parts of songs that do not detract from the overall effect. Also mixed in are clips from different interviews,none too long,that adds perspective to their careers.Highlights of this video include "the lost performance" at woodstock of Nash's marakesh express, an acoustic version i like way better than the album version and an appearance on the Dick Cavett show with Stills doing 4 and 20.The other highlights are songs performed by CSN with just acoustic guitars and no overdubs,Helplessly Hoping,Teach your children,and Wasted on the way.If you are a fan ,this is a must!

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Summary: A harmonious display (3.5 stars)
Review: Yes, after a brief delay (I, too, was disappointed when the DVD suddenly dropped off the market) "Long Time Comin'" is available again.

This is a string of live performances by Crosby, Stills and Nash that skips around chronologically, "Kids are Alright"-style, with brief interviews peppered in here and there.

How much you like it will depend on how much you like each individual song and time period. I love seeing the fledgling group making appearances on TV variety shows like "The Smothers Brothers" and "Dick Cavett." There's one spot on Cavett, right after Woodstock, where the stage is crowded by fans, Joni Mitchell, Grace Slick and the band and Cavett asks for a song and a mud-stained Stills, without waiting for a soul, launches right into a really cool solo version of "4 + 20." It's funny, it's tuneful, it's good old-school TV.

There's also a deleted scene from Woodstock and some footage of Stills raging at an apparently catatonic Crosby for being out of it, plus a brief appearance by Neil Young doing "Down by the River."

Other footage, particularly the stuff from the 80's, finds the band a little synthed out and suited up, clearly not working in their best mode. It's not bad, it just didn't interest me as much as the clips of the group in their prime.

A solid overview of the group, with several worthwhile moments and lots of their signature harmony.