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Crosby Stills & Nash — Long Time Gone
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Larry_Rosenow
(Bend, OR)
Posted: May 07, 2013 - 11:10
 
I told my draft board I was a conscientious objector...they gave me a 1A instead.  Thank god for college deferments... and this song.

martinc
(Ottawa Canada)
Posted: May 07, 2013 - 11:05
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Kg0v0Er8Ak

Live with Tom Jones. 

funkyalfonso
(Vancouver Island)
Posted: May 05, 2013 - 15:04
 
 drcrnp wrote:
 Amen my brother

That_SOB wrote:
johnjconn wrote:
Like most CSN songs, this hasn't aged well.
Time to retire this one Bill
 

I believe your mind needs corrective lenses. CS&N with Y on occasion, were the foundation of a generation.
Dylan and the Stones were there, as were Hendrix and the Beatles. There is nothing on this earth that can bring
back the beliefs, experiments, confrontations, the challenge to change. Regardless of how all this came out , it
was the energy and the dream that may never be reproduced again anywhere. If you haven't just said NO to your
draft board your unlikley to understand.

 

Exactly. Well put.

 



ferwoman
Posted: Apr 21, 2013 - 19:53
 
 sharkartist wrote:
I'll never forget the haunting feeling that came over me and sent chills up my spine the first time I heard this song when it came out. Still evokes that distant emotional sensation to this day. 

 
Yes, I think that, too. {#Meditate}

ziakut
(Slightly North of Obvlivion)
Posted: Apr 06, 2013 - 07:27
 
Not entirely into CS&N...but I do like this tune. Would love to jam with these guys and stay up late drinking and laughing. Sound fun? Anyone want to join me?
Iain_Stewart
(Edinburgh Scotland)
Posted: Apr 06, 2013 - 07:24
 
Shut your eyes and you are back 1969 Woodstock
ambrebalte
(Wolxheim (France) - Beijing, Beijing again, soon)
Posted: Mar 21, 2013 - 08:39
 
Oh that's good!
For some reason for a short moment I thought about Cathedral, but this is Crosby, Still, Nash and Young, isn't it?

drcrnp
(Philly and Floyd VA (Crooked Road))
Posted: Feb 02, 2013 - 11:49
 
 Amen my brother

That_SOB wrote:
johnjconn wrote:
Like most CSN songs, this hasn't aged well.
Time to retire this one Bill
 

I believe your mind needs corrective lenses. CS&N with Y on occasion, were the foundation of a generation.
Dylan and the Stones were there, as were Hendrix and the Beatles. There is nothing on this earth that can bring
back the beliefs, experiments, confrontations, the challenge to change. Regardless of how all this came out , it
was the energy and the dream that may never be reproduced again anywhere. If you haven't just said NO to your
draft board your unlikley to understand.

 



p2h2d2
(On the Lake)
Posted: Aug 29, 2012 - 10:51
 
 johnjconn wrote:
Like most CSN songs, this hasn't aged well.
Time to retire this one Bill
 
Myopic at best; tragically passive saturation from life in sound bytes at worst.

Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC)
Posted: Aug 13, 2012 - 12:41
 
 That_SOB wrote:
johnjconn wrote:
Like most CSN songs, this hasn't aged well.
Time to retire this one Bill
 

I believe your mind needs corrective lenses. CS&N with Y on occasion, were the foundation of a generation. Dylan and the Stones were there, as were Hendrix and the Beatles. There is nothing on this earth that can bring back the beliefs, experiments, confrontations, the challenge to change. Regardless of how all this came out , it was the energy and the dream that may never be reproduced again  anywhere. If you haven't just said NO to your draft board your unlikley to understand.

 
So, in other words: this is dated, and/or could be said to have not "aged well".  To me, that doesn't mean it should be "retired", however.

That_SOB
(In at least 2 places at once)
Posted: Jul 29, 2012 - 00:47
 
johnjconn wrote:
Like most CSN songs, this hasn't aged well.
Time to retire this one Bill
 

I believe your mind needs corrective lenses. CS&N with Y on occasion, were the foundation of a generation.
Dylan and the Stones were there, as were Hendrix and the Beatles. There is nothing on this earth that can bring
back the beliefs, experiments, confrontations, the challenge to change. Regardless of how all this came out , it
was the energy and the dream that may never be reproduced again anywhere. If you haven't just said NO to your
draft board your unlikley to understand.



Bozo
(Steeler Penguin Pirate land)
Posted: Jun 27, 2012 - 14:11
 
My son's name is Graham David:  you know how important these gentlemen are to me and my wife  (he's now 28) :  saw them or some combination of them 9 times:  every time an experience.  by the way, Bill, wrong album cover:  you need the first album BLADERUNNER wrote:

Misterfixit.......as a member of the in-between generation of the 60's (i was 16 when Nixon was elected), i have to agree with you  whole-heartedly!!!
simply put, you had to be there to appreciate the kind of folk music that CS&N (and later Y) and others were producing.  Woodstock defined my adolescence and my generation.  it's like us saying the Great Depression was no big deal, but to our parents and grandparents it defined them.  'nuff said 

 



Bleyfusz
Posted: Jun 11, 2012 - 10:20
 
 johnjconn wrote:
Like most CSN songs, this hasn't aged well.
Time to retire this one Bill
 
d-don wrote:


Couldn't disagree with this more.
 
Nicely coated with patina. Now how about that?

d-don
(Oregon)
Posted: May 10, 2012 - 15:14
 
 johnjconn wrote:
Like most CSN songs, this hasn't aged well.
Time to retire this one Bill
 

Couldn't disagree with this more.

musman
Posted: Apr 25, 2012 - 00:21
 
Golden song !

tkosh
(Minnesota)
Posted: Apr 08, 2012 - 21:44
 
 agkagk wrote:


I disagree. This music is timeless, and this album is one of the greatest albums of all time.
 
And that's why we listen to RP.  LOVE this song—it takes me back to a time that was so much less complicated (for me, anyway)!  And right, it's not from the album shown, as I remember (I have it in the basement, but too tired to go dig it out).

martinc
(Ottawa Canada)
Posted: Mar 08, 2012 - 05:30
 
 kaybee wrote:

I am already 60 and if I looked anything like David's picture below, I think I would euthanize myself!  {#Eek}
 
Ah but I don't your ride has matched his pace! We all age and some slower than others but really euthanize yourself because of your looks. Are you serious, eh?

kaybee
(Lost in the Wilds of Toronto)
Posted: Feb 21, 2012 - 19:32
 
 LowPhreak wrote:

David Crosby is going to be 68 this month (Aug. 14). Let's see what you look like when you're in your 60's-70's. 

 
I am already 60 and if I looked anything like David's picture below, I think I would euthanize myself!  {#Eek}

On_The_Beach
(The Blue Planet)
Posted: Feb 05, 2012 - 13:18
 
 QuestionMark wrote:

I do belive this was before Mr. Young was part of this group...

 
Correct. Should be:

album art

QuestionMark
(Toto's homeland)
Posted: Feb 05, 2012 - 12:58
 

I do belive this was before Mr. Young was part of this group...



agkagk
(Ontario, Canada)
Posted: Feb 05, 2012 - 12:58
 
 johnjconn wrote:
Like most CSN songs, this hasn't aged well.
Time to retire this one Bill
 

I disagree. This music is timeless, and this album is one of the greatest albums of all time.

ziakut
(A place with air, water and chocolate.)
Posted: Feb 05, 2012 - 12:56
 
 johnjconn wrote:
This song was groovie in the 60's
It was "keen" in the 70's
By the time the 80's came around, it start getting lame, fur sur
In the 90's only a remake by a grunge band would work
During the 00's it was like , so yesterday

Today, it's kind of boring
 
I have to say I agree here. Though I do like most CSN tunes...this one hasn't aged too well.

martinc
(Ottawa Canada)
Posted: Feb 05, 2012 - 12:55
 
I found the version of this with Tom Jones and CSN &Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Kg0v0Er8Ak 

 

johnjconn
(chicago land)
Posted: Feb 05, 2012 - 12:52
 
Like most CSN songs, this hasn't aged well.
Time to retire this one Bill

dsd
(PDX)
Posted: Jan 04, 2012 - 18:01
 
Great song;  wrong album cover on the page, I think.

mistabird
(frei republik allgäu)
Posted: Dec 20, 2011 - 02:42
 
long long  time   nice time{#Yes}                          {#Daisy}  


steelinox51
(San Francisco Bay Area, Calif.USA)
Posted: Dec 03, 2011 - 23:25
 
Still a great tune.

BLADERUNNER
(Wilmington,NC)
Posted: Nov 02, 2011 - 09:13
 
 Misterfixit wrote:

I disagree.  First, you had to have lived in those troubled times; second, you must listen to the words and understand that they are NOT about what may be obvious; to be trite, there is a deeper meaning to this song than can be fathomed on the first or even the tenth listening.  This song and the singing poetry goes deep into the collective consciences of the America people of that time.  The late 1960's were a terrible time and a wonderful time at the same time.The insane war in Vietnam and the breath-taking open-mindedness and hope of most of the youth of that day.  Well, I guess you just had to be there.  I know, I sure was.
 
Misterfixit.......as a member of the in-between generation of the 60's (i was 16 when Nixon was elected), i have to agree with you  whole-heartedly!!!
simply put, you had to be there to appreciate the kind of folk music that CS&N (and later Y) and others were producing.  Woodstock defined my adolescence and my generation.  it's like us saying the Great Depression was no big deal, but to our parents and grandparents it defined them.  'nuff said 


Mugro
(My body is in Dubai, but my broken heart is in Red Sox Nation)
Posted: Nov 02, 2011 - 08:57
 
 miahfost wrote:
Sorry, but this song sounds dated. It seems like a paen to the hippies, a sop to those who would grow their hair long. In the sixties, you did not have to do anything to change the world, just put on a record like this, smoke pot and talk about it. Well I for one am sick of that sound track.
 
Don't look now, but the hippies are back. This time round we know how the movie ends, at least.


Hannio
(Austin, TX)
Posted: Nov 02, 2011 - 08:55
 
 annersjen wrote:

Just quibbling here, but I believe it is actually the darkest

 

Continuing the quibble, the darkest hour is going to be when where you are on earth is facing directly away from the sun.  That occurs from around 11 pm to 1 or 2 am, depending on daylight savings time and where you are in your time zone.  From that point on, there will be increasing light in the east as the earth rotates.  This is assuming that by "dawn", you mean sunrise.


Misterfixit
(Nashville)
Posted: Oct 17, 2011 - 18:57
 
 miahfost wrote:
Sorry, but this song sounds dated. It seems like a paen to the hippies, a sop to those who would grow their hair long. In the sixties, you did not have to do anything to change the world, just put on a record like this, smoke pot and talk about it. Well I for one am sick of that sound track.
 
I disagree.  First, you had to have lived in those troubled times; second, you must listen to the words and understand that they are NOT about what may be obvious; to be trite, there is a deeper meaning to this song than can be fathomed on the first or even the tenth listening.  This song and the singing poetry goes deep into the collective consciences of the America people of that time.  The late 1960's were a terrible time and a wonderful time at the same time.The insane war in Vietnam and the breath-taking open-mindedness and hope of most of the youth of that day.  Well, I guess you just had to be there.  I know, I sure was.


johnjconn
(chicago land)
Posted: Oct 17, 2011 - 18:50
 
This song was groovie in the 60's
It was "keen" in the 70's
By the time the 80's came around, it start getting lame, fur sur
In the 90's only a remake by a grunge band would work
During the 00's it was like , so yesterday

Today, it's kind of boring


Misterfixit
(Nashville)
Posted: Aug 31, 2011 - 09:48
 
I believe that this album is their best.  But with CSN&Y it's hard to decide.  Anyway, the phrase "Speak out against the madness" echos the tragedy of the anti-Vietnam War times.

kcar
Posted: Jul 15, 2011 - 11:40
 
 soundlife wrote:
Yes ...  Long time is gone  but I still love this album!!!!
 
Someone Has Blundered: "Long Time Gone" was on the album "Crosby, Stills and Nash", not "Deja Vu". I really prefer the latter. 

"CSN" was a great album, but I never liked this song: it's very loosely structured and the lyrics don't seem to be about much of anything. Neil Young made CSN a better group with more focused lyrics when he joined in. 

kevanski
(Dublin, Ireland)
Posted: May 13, 2011 - 04:38
 
Snore, this is suicidal music . . repetitive with no harmony at all. Awful{#Frustrated}

Papernapkin
(Mountain View, CA)
Posted: Apr 27, 2011 - 09:23
 
It's been a long time playing. Too long.

nicolewe
Posted: Feb 23, 2011 - 08:27
 
Long time gone, but this song remains lovely...{#Motor} {#Biggrin} {#Daisy}

On_The_Beach
(Vancouver BC, Bud)
Posted: Jan 07, 2011 - 18:14
 
 Rooney wrote:
Okay, perhaps I was a little harsh....A little hostile, even.  Stephen Stills really did look like a
Zobie poster boy.  David looked a little healthier. That being said, I still love their music.
I'll always be a fan of the 60's-70's CSNY.{#Dance}
 
Hey, not sayin' I disagreed with your statement; just that I didn't say it.  {#Wink}

Rooney
(Near Paradise)
Posted: Jan 07, 2011 - 11:43
 
Okay, perhaps I was a little harsh....A little hostile, even.  Stephen Stills really did look like a
Zobie poster boy.  David looked a little healthier. That being said, I still love their music.
I'll always be a fan of the 60's-70's CSNY.{#Dance}

On_The_Beach
(Vancouver BC, Bud)
Posted: Dec 22, 2010 - 18:40
 
 Rooney wrote:
On_The_Beach didn't write:
Even I, on my worst days possible don't look that bad.  Gazooks and crimeney!!!!!!!!  And holy sh*t bricks, Batman.
 

Don't be afraid of the dark...
——————————————————————

Not sure how these replies to replies to replies get mixed up, but for the record I posted the photos but didn't make any subsequent comments, particularly the one in bold green type, above (from Rooney). Cheers.
- OTB


oldviolin
(Esse quam videri)
Posted: Dec 22, 2010 - 17:14
 
 Rooney wrote:

 On_The_Beach wrote:


Even I, on my worst days possible don't look that bad.  Gazooks and crimeney!!!!!!!!  And holy sh*t bricks, Batman.


 


Don't be afraid of the dark...

Rooney
(Near Paradise)
Posted: Oct 20, 2010 - 09:04
 

 On_The_Beach wrote:
 WayUpNorth wrote:
To look at them now, they're like the poster children for the ravages of drugs + booze + time. 

 Now and then.

http://www.yuppiepunk.org/images/davidcrosby.jpg  
Stephen Stills 2
Luckily for us "non-celebrities", we get to age in private.
 

Even I, on my worst days possible don't look that bad.  Gazooks and crimeney!!!!!!!!  And holy sh*t bricks, Batman.



soundlife
(ROME ITALY)
Posted: Oct 04, 2010 - 12:40
 
Yes ...  Long time is gone  but I still love this album!!!!

JBarDom
(Mexico)
Posted: Sep 18, 2010 - 14:40
 
Superb!

Lazaerus
(Valley of the Giants - Oregon)
Posted: Aug 17, 2010 - 13:56
 
 miahfost wrote:
Sorry, but this song sounds dated. It seems like a paen to the hippies, a sop to those who would grow their hair long. In the sixties, you did not have to do anything to change the world, just put on a record like this, smoke pot and talk about it. Well I for one am sick of that sound track.
 

Are you serious?  You really don't have a clue, are you from another cou....... oh wait a minute, sorry, I thought you might have lived through it and really did have some experience, but you don't and probably never will.

ThePoose
Posted: Aug 17, 2010 - 13:50
 
I remember being in a store decades ago when this LP first came out, and I was trying to decide between buying this one or a Three Dog Night album. Of course I bought the wrong one—fuckin' fool.

helgigermany
(Germany)
Posted: Aug 17, 2010 - 13:47
 
 scraig wrote:

I'm thinking the same thing trying to buy the darn song...
 
Never heared this version before, you guys are wright!!


Pharlap
(Bahama, NC)
Posted: Aug 17, 2010 - 13:45
 
the high point...then straight downhill

scraig
(Santa Barbara, CA)
Posted: Jul 16, 2010 - 15:49
 
 jayjhen wrote:
Funny.... I can swear that the album cover shown doesn't match the album this song comes from. It's showing the Deja Vu cover for the  Crosby Stills & Nash album. Hmmmm.... {#Stupid}
 
I'm thinking the same thing trying to buy the darn song...

jayjhen
Posted: Jun 30, 2010 - 15:51
 
Funny.... I can swear that the album cover shown doesn't match the album this song comes from. It's showing the Deja Vu cover for the  Crosby Stills & Nash album. Hmmmm.... {#Stupid}