Middle Tennessee State University - Midlander Yearbook (Murfreesboro, TN)

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Daylight Again Rekindles Flame Of I96S Photos by Dan Whitehead S Sarie Doty-Hamlin David Crosby. Steven Stills, and Gra- ham Nash returned to MTSU on Hallow- een weekend, 1982. Their reunion on the Daylight Again tour rekindled the rebel- lious flame first lit in the summer of 1968. This union lasted until 1972, when Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young split up to pursue solo efforts. The freak flags were flying as the concert opened with Graham Nash ' s Chicago, with the full-force sound at the nine-piece band. CSN were backed by George Perry on bass, Michael Fennigan and James Howard on keyboards, J oe Vi- tale on drums, Ephraim Toro (from Mur- freesboro) doing percussion and Michael Sturgis on guitar and vacuum cleaner. The first half of the show was an excel- lent electric set that weaved its way through old CSN favorites and cuts from the new album. Just a Song Before I Go and Dark Star, both from an earlier re- union album, followed Chicago . Long Time Coming continues to speak out against the madness, and as Graham Nash stated later in the concert, we keep singing the old songs like Long Time Coming ' ' cause they ' re still relevant. The first half at the show was rounded out by a fine rendition of Love the One You ' re With. Crosby, Stills and Nash took a break to a thunderous ovation and prepared for their acoustic set which was to follow. The acoustic set opened with only Crosby. Stills and Nash taking the stage mingling the vocal harmonies that set musical standards long ago and are still followed today. They included among their own songs, Blackbird from the Beatles White Album Wasted On the Way and Guinevere highlighted some extremely intricate harmonies and beau- tiful acoustic guitar work. Stills kept the guitar magic alive with a fantastic intro to Suite: Judy Blue Eyes, a song he penned for Judy Collins. Southern Cross brought the crowd to its feet, fol- lowed closely by Stills ' Something ' s Hap- pening from his Buffalo Springfield days. This tune started out loose and funky, but ended up with a fiery jam. The Wood- stock magic was kept alive with Wood- en Ships that worked itself into a fever pitch, only to mellow itself down at its end. C.S.N, ended the second set with Carry On with each walking to the edge of the stage playing. This classic jam once again brought the crowd to its feet to bring CSN back for encores. The encore session began with a sing- along version of Teach Your Children with surprising participation with David Crosby saying, You sang great. Crosby, Stills, and Nash left the stage only to return for one final encore by themselves. Their last song was a combi- nation of Daylight Again from the new album and Find the Cost of Freedom from the Four-Way Street album. After over two hours and 24 songs David Cros- by, Steven Stills, and Graham Nash left the stage for the last time. — Jerry Grimes w