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Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: Looking Forward
 The CSNY name carries disproportionate weight considering
the quartet has produced a grand total of three studio albums and one live set
over the course of three decades. Of course, the first studio LP, 1969's Deja
Vu, is one of the touchstones of Woodstock-era rock. Nearly two decades passed
before the foursome cut the forgettable American Dream. Unfortunately, Looking
Forward owes more to the unfocused latter (not to mention CSN's unremarkable
recent output) than the vital Deja Vu. It's telling that three of the four Neil
Young tracks (as well as Stephen Stills's above par "Faith in Me")
were produced by longtime Young confederate Ben Keith while the rest of the
album is credited to CSNY. The controlling hand Young maintains on his own
material pays off with two of the best numbers here--the Harvest Moon-like
title track and "Slowpoke." Graham Nash fares well with
characteristically melodic efforts, but Stills and David Crosby stumble on the
awkwardly bellicose "Seen Enough" and "Stand and Be
Counted," missteps that throw the entire set off course.
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