Stephen Stills – Stephen Stills (Gate) [180 Gram]

This self-titled solo debut from CSNY’s most musically adventurous member is a tour de force of bluesy rock, Latin grooves, and pure, unfiltered Stephen Stills energy. His songs are certainly in a league with those of the other members, and it’s chiefly on his solo albums that Stills’s own personality comes through.Still’s Top 20 hit ‘Love the One You’re With’ was the lead single from the album, released in November 1970. The album’s other smash, ‘Sit Yourself Down,’ the seccond single, reached the Top 40, peaking at No. 37. Stills doesn’t just play guitar here – he wrestles it into submission, layering his virtuosity over an album that sounds both meticulously crafted and effortlessly cool.Oh, and did we mention it features both Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton? Because it does. That’s like having both the Beatles and the Stones as your backup band.Recorded in the wake of CSNY’s success, Stephen Stills proves that while Crosby and Nash leaned into their