Review of the Stephen Stills CD Down The Road

One word describes the CD Down The Road from Stephen Stills... AWESOME!

It's a rare day indeed that I get a CD from an artist that I can truthfully say does not have a bad track in the bunch. I'm more than happy to announce that's exactly what I must say about this one. There simply is NOT a bad one in the bunch. No fillers here at all, with each song standing tall on it's own.

Down The Road is a nicely varied, mix of 10 tracks that are very well written songs by this clearly talented artist. Most of the songs display a lot of the kind emotion that makes for a really great listen. Clearly drawing from what I can only imagine are him own real life experiences. At different points touching on the most real emotions like love, and the pain of failed relationships can certainly be heard.

If you're a Stephen Stills fan this is a CD your collection flat cannot be without. In fact, this is one of those CDs that you don't even have to be a fan of Stills, or even Rock to know is good. This is just good music. Period.

While this entire CD is really very good the truly standout tunes are track 6 - Do You Remember The Americans, track 5 - Business On The Street, and track 10 - Rollin' My Stone.

My Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 1 - Isn't It About Time. Outstanding!

Down The Road Release Notes:

Stephen Stills originally released Down The Road on October 25, 1990 on the Atlantic label.

CD Track List Follows:

1. Isn't It About Time 2. Lies 3. Pensamiento 4. So Many Times 5. Business On The Street 6. Do You Remember The Americans 7. Down The Road 8. City Junkies 9. Guaguanco De Vero 10. Rollin' My Stone

Manassas: Stephen Stills (vocals, guitar, slide guitar, piano, organ, bass); Chris Hillman (guitar, bass, mandolin, vocals); Al Perkins (pedal steel guitar, banjo); Paul Harris (piano, organ); Fuzzy Samuel (bass); Dallas Taylor (drums); Joe Lala (congas, timbales, percussion, vocals). Additional personnel: Charlie Grimes (guitar); Joe Walsh (slide guitar); Sydney George (flute); Jerry Aiello (organ); Bobby Whitlock (keyboards, vocals); Guille Garcia, Lachy Espinol (percussion); Pat Arnold (background vocals). Producers: Chris Hillman, Dallas Taylor, Stephen Stills.

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