CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG RISA POTTERS to join the now Crosby, Stills, Going to see Crosby, Stills, Nash I loved them immediately. WEL­ COMED RELIEF. I COULD RE­ Nash, Young, Taylor and Reeves and Young and Joni Mitchell at in Dino Valente’s “Get Together” the Greek Theatre was like com­ LAX. Graham Nash chatted con­ stantly about everything from the which was followed by ten min­ ing home after you’ve been gone utes of applause and shouts from for a long time. The night, slight­ full moon hanging above us to the the more than satisfied audience. guys in the cheap seats. He even ly chilled and damp, and the Well, the Greek Theatre staff Greek Theatre’s six thousand or stopped to make a pot of tea. LOVELY. I slumped deep into my can relax. The Dacron set will so seats were all filled. The again sit in the seats rather crowd, outfitted in suede vests, chair and watched the three en­ joying themselves. There were than the aisles to watch Tom cowboy hats and handmade gar­ Jones and The Baja Marimba ments of all colors, shapes and the usual comments about the Band; kids will play hide and fabrics, was not quite what one people who occupied the sur­ seek among the rows of hard would expect there. The Greek rounding tree branches and wooden chairs; buses full of Theatre is used to the much Mayor Yorty. And ... DAVID campers will carry on loadingand CROSBY.. .David Crosby has the blander Henry Mancini type aud­ unloading in front of the theatre iences in pastel colored, drip-dry greatest face I’ve ever seen in a gates; and Crosby, Stills, Nash, attire and salt and pepper hair. while resembling Bert Lahr as Young, etc., etc., have left. It Picnic baskets were plentiful this the cowdardly lion in The Wizard was good. night, not containing chicken and of Oz. Honest. Steve Stills was lemonade, but, I expect, filled the most serious one in the group with specially baked brownies and Neil Young was the quietest and Red Mountain wine. This member. cowhide crowd had converged on the majestic outdoor theatre nes­ tled within Griffith Park’s green­ ery, to hear their music. For the first twenty minutes the three (Crosby, Stills and Nash) alternated on acoustic guitars doing solos backed by joni Mitchell began the en­ impeccable harmonies. High­ tertainment emerging on stage lights were Stills doing “Suite: in a paisley gown designed by Judy Blue Eyes” and Crosby OLA somebody—who was men­ and Nash harmonizing on “Guin- tioned in the printed program nevere” and “Lady of the Is­ but whose last name I’ve for­ lands.” After the trio played, gotten now. In a studied and harmonized and joked some controlled soprano, she did a more, Neil Young was introduced sprinkling of self composed songs and did “I’ve Loved Her So Long” accompanying herself on guitar after which he joined the others and piano. Included were things in a few more songs. that everybody knows like “Both Continuing the show, a back Sides Now,” “Chelsea Morning" curtain was then drawn to reveal and “Michael From Mountains.” what looked like the basement of With the combination of Wallich’s Music City. Guitars, thoughtful lyrics and melodies, amps, drums, etc., were all Joni Mitchell’s compositions on brought forward on a moving the most part are good. How­ platform. Oh—SHOW BIZ! And, ever, I much prefer her writing as if four names weren’t enough, abilities to her as a performer, two more were added to the and frankly, I’d rather hear Judy group which already sounds like Collins singing her songs. As a Beverly Hills accounting firm. much as I came there really Dallas Taylor took over on drums wanting to love her, I was squir- and Greg Reeves, a former Mo­ mish during her whole perfor­ town musician, picked up on bass mance. Her voice was disturbing guitar. With Stills and Young al­ to me—too high, too strained, ternating on the organ, they did too harsh. But, more than that, another forty minutes of some I couldn’t help thinking that the great electrical sounds including sickening sweetness and in­ songs like “Sea of Madness” and nocence she projected was stud­ “Bluebird Revisited.” Each is a ied and not really HER but mere­ fine and versatile musician, wri­ ly a part of her act. Thank God ter and performer who is able she didn’t come back for a second to spotlight his own talents in­ encore... If she had, I prob­ dividually without taking away ably would have dropped to my from the other members of the knees and crossed myself. group. After a brief intermission, At the conclusion of their set, Crosby, Stills and Nash came on. Joni Mitchell came back onstage.