David Crosby - If I Could Only Remember My Name (CD + (DVD-Audio only- no video))

IF I COULD ONLY REMEMBER MY NAME CD-VIDEO

HELLO EARTH PEPS WE JUST GOT THIS CD ON ARE PLANET AND IT SOLD OUT ALREADY December 2, 2007

Perhaps my all-time favorite album

The richness and depth of this album will ensure an appreciative audience long into the future, regardless of the ever-changing tastes of consumers. Alternatingly ethereal and hard-driving, it was, and is, outside the mainstream. Production values are as top-notch as the creative effort that Crosby invested in this project. It seems that, musically, Crosby was ahead of his time in the way that he dramatically combined world and liturgical influences into his compositions. A+ September 29, 2007

Blown away

I've always loved this album, and recently decided to add a digital copy to supplement the original LP. I went for the surround-sound version because I've enjoyed the other classic albums (Pet Sounds, Workingman's Dead) that have been remixed for 5.1. But none of them prepared me for the unbelievable experience of this one. When "Cowboy Movie" came on, I was about levitated out of my chair. I have never heard such immediacy, clarity, or power from a 5.1 mix. The sense of being in the middle of the mix is just tremendous. High praise to Stephen Barncard, both for the job he did on the original recording, and for this terrific enhancement. July 21, 2007

Ecstatic

This is one of the finest albums of the late sixties early seventies. The remastering is beautiful, the DVD sound amazing. When the engineer had Crosby in the studio about the time that the Dead's American Beauty was being recorded, he ran the recording tapes a double speed. You can hear with a clarity unparalleled for the time.

The band includes so many of the best (look up PERRO, the Planet Earth Rock and Roll Orchestra). The songs are meditations. "What Are their Names" is one of the most powerful antiwar songs ever written. The vocals and instrumentals are flawless, mellow, strong. Crosby is to be revered, for this gem alone.

You will not regret. July 3, 2007

Great Album, disappointing package

This is a 5 star recording, but with several caveats. I agree with Adam Janson's review- I also know there is additional music around. It's not hard to go on line and search for a bootleg called "Everybody Here Can Be In The Band." It has some earlier mixes of songs, and additional jams as well as other songs that didn't make the album. There is another live bootleg of Crosby and various Dead members called "David And The Dorks" which was a live concert from December 1970. Why wasn't any of this material used?
Also disappointing is the short picture gallery, which doesn't include all the original pictures from the original record sleeve. And, although a video is listed, there is none.
What a sad way to disappoint those of us who consider this to be one of the greatest albums ever released.
Buyer- beware. You're getting less than you deserve, especially at this high price. April 6, 2007

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