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David Crosby on If I Could Only Remember My Name

Sid Griffin, MOJO, January 2008

IF I COULD Only Remember My Name, David Crosby's 1971 debut solo album sits high on a hill, shining brightly, and quite alone in the pop pantheon. There is literally nothing else like it in the history of popular music with its mix of modal tunings, stacked wordless harmonies, ensemble improvisational genius and ethereal lyrical messages.

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