Down by the River

A wicked lost gem. As you can hear, it wasn’t just their voices that these guys harmonized with beautifully. With the roaring engines of three fine-tuned race cars, this is the American version of the Yardbirds. This song is just set-up, solo, and outro, but WHAT a solo! Listen for Crobsy’s encouraging “Yeahs”, and check Stills’ admiring smile as he studies his brother at work. Note how the ethereal solo resolves back to the heavy rhythm for the climax. Neil is in another place, and you can just hear the Hurricane that’s comin’.