David Browne

“Don’t Look at My Shadow,”
― David Browne, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young: The Wild, Definitive Saga of Rock's Greatest Supergroup

“Long May You Run, finally arrived. Disappointingly, it didn’t recapture the feel of Buffalo Springfield as much as Stills had hoped it would. As in the recording sessions, the two men alternated songs and lead vocals on the album, but it still felt strangely lopsided. Most of Young’s contributions—the trifling “Ocean Girl,” the lulling “Midnight on the Bay,” the quasi-country shuffle “Let It Shine”—were as casual as beachwear and about as weighty. (Stills’ squawking lead guitar on “Ocean Girl” was lively, though.) Stills’ songs, such as the underwater-dive tale “Black Coral” and the pained “12/8 Blues (All the Same),” with his grunting, sputtering solo, had a toughened intensity. “Fontainebleau,” Young’s swipe at that upscale Miami hotel, spewed vitriol and included some of his most furious guitar parts, and the title song, a tribute to Young’s legendary hearse, featured Stills’ sandpaper harmony and Aiello’s calming organ.”
― David Browne, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young: The Wild, Definitive Saga of Rock's Greatest Supergroup