Sky Trails David Crosby

• 1 She's Got To Be Somewhere 04:46
• 2 Sky Trails 04:50
• 3 Sell Me A Diamond 05:27
• 4 Before Tomorrow Falls On Love 03:50
• 5 Here It's Almost Sunset 03:52
• 6 Capitol 06:55
• 7 Amelia 05:37
• 8 Somebody Home 04:37
• 9 Curved Air 04:44
• 10 Home Free 05:40
• Total Runtime 50:18

Info for Sky Trails

Es läuft ziemlich gut für David Crosby: der Mann, der zweimal in die Rock & Roll Hall of Fame aufgenommen wurde, erlebt gerade einen noch nie da gewesenen Ausbruch an Produktivität und Kreativität. Sky Trails ist sein drittes Album mit eigenem Material innerhalb von vier Jahren und führt die furchtlose Folk Rock-Legende in eine neue Richtung, hin zu einem vollen Band-Sound mit tiefen, gefühlvollen Grooves.

Sky Trails ist der Nachfolger des von der Kritik gefeierten Lighthouse-Albums, das letztes Jahr veröffentlicht wurde und Lob von Organen wie Rolling Stone, Stereogum und NPR Music einheimste, und das wiederum das Nachfolgealbum zum 2014 veröffentlichten Croz war, Crosbys erstem Soloalbum seit 20 Jahren. Obwohl Crosby viele Songs für Sky Trails schrieb, während er an Lighthouse arbeitete, sind beide doch deutlich unterschiedliche Projekte. „Lighthouse war ganz überlegt und ganz bewusst akustisch”, sagt Crosby. „Sky Trails sollte von Anfang an mit einer kompletten Band aufgenommen werden.” In seiner einmaligen sechs Jahrzehnte langen Karriere hat der in Kalifornien geborene Crosby Songs geschaffen, die als unauslöschliche kulturelle Prüfsteine für mehr als drei Generationen dienen, nicht nur als Solo-Künstler, sondern auch als Gründungsmitglied von The Byrds, Mitte der 60er Jahre, von Crosby, Stills & Nash (die 1969 einen Grammy als beste neue Künstler erhielten), und von Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. Er hat mit Dutzenden Künstlern zusammengearbeitet, einschließlich Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, Pink Floyds David Gilmour, Phil Collins, Elton John, und Carole King.

„Und die von Sohn James Raymond per Keyboards gespielte Flamencogitarre überrascht mit ganz eigenem Reiz. Die Songs hat der Protagonist mit Ausnahme von ›Amelia‹ (Joni Mitchell) mit Partnern verfasst. Herausgekommen ist ein kleines Meisterwerk, inklusive der politischen Inhalte (›Capitol‹).“ (Good Times)

„Ein Meister, immer noch.“ (stereoplay)

David Crosby
Legendary singer-songwriter and social justice activist David Crosby is a two time Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, inducted as a member of both the iconic folk-rock band The Byrds — with whom he first rose to stardom — and the iconic Woodstock era-defining group Crosby, Stills & Nash.

A native Californian-and son of an Academy Award-winning cinematographer-Crosby originally intended to be an actor when he moved from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles in 1960. Music prevailed, however, and Crosby began his career as a folksinger, playing clubs and coffeehouses nationwide. Back in L.A. in '63, Crosby formed The Byrds with Roger McGuinn, Chris Hillman, Gene Clark and Michael Clarke, winning widespread recognition for his songwriting and charismatic presence. Driven by hits including "Eight Miles High," "Turn! Turn! Turn!," and a cover of Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man," The Byrds' signature electric folk-rock influenced countless musicians to come.

Crosby left The Byrds in 1967 to embark on a lifelong collaboration with Graham Nash and Stephen Stills. Renowned for vocal harmonies, stellar musicianship and timeless songs, Crosby, Stills, & Nash (CSN) have been called "the voice of a generation," and were GRAMMY-honored in 1969 as Best New Artist. The trio's self-titled debut album introduced classics including the Crosby-penned tracks "Guinnevere" and "Wooden Ships"—today, it is included on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Crosby continues to tour and record with CSN, as well as with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and as a duo with Graham Nash.

As a solo artist, Crosby debuted with the 1971 masterpiece If Only I Could Remember My Name, recently reissued as a two-disc set featuring a 5.1 mix, video footage, and other bonuses. David Crosby also performs and records with CPR, the jazz-flavored trio he formed in 1995 with his son James Raymond and Jeff Pevar.

Crosby's most recent release is 2004's Crosby-Nash, a 2-CD set with Graham Nash, their first as a duo since 1976's Whistling Down The Wire. Their debut LP together, '72's Crosby & Nash-featuring "Southbound Train" and "Immigration Man"-is regarded as one of the best side projects from the CSN&Y sphere. Their catalogue also includes 1975's Wind On The Water and the live gem Another Stoney Evening. Previously a CD-only release of a 1971 concert recording, the latter title is now available in digital and LP versions as the inaugural releases on Blue Castle Records, the independent label Crosby formed with Nash in 2011. Voyage, a 3-disc, career-spanning retrospective box set touching on all aspects of Crosby's oeuvre, was released in 2006.

Crosby is also the author of three books including Stand and Be Counted: Making Music, Making History/The Dramatic Story of the Artists and Causes That Changed America, which underscores his commitment to social activism, and belief that artists and musicians are potent agents for change. Crosby's two autobiographical volumes are Long Time Gone and Since Then: How I Survived Everything And Lived To Tell About It. The latter, per Entertainment Weekly, chronicles, "A fascinating life worthy of a sequel."

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