<P> In a contemporary review, Rolling Stone critic Barry Franklin called Crosby, Stills & Nash "an eminently playable record" and "especially satisfying work", finding the songwriting and vocal harmonies particularly exceptional . Robert Christgau was less enthusiastic in The New York Times, finding the record too apollonian for his tastes: "(Crosby, Stills & Nash) is as perfect as has been expected . But it also demonstrates the dangers of perfection: the wildness that should liberate great rock is so well - controlled that when it appears (as on Nash's excellent' Pre-Road Downs') it seems to have been inserted just to prove the music is rock: the only exception is Crosby's wailing vocal on' Long Time Gone ."' In his capsule - review column for The Village Voice, he jokingly said the vocal saves the album from "a special castrati award". </P> <P> In a retrospective review, Jason Akeny of AllMusic believed some of the songs' themes "haven't dated well" but "the harmonies are absolutely timeless, and the best material remains rock - solid". In 2003, Rolling Stone ranked Crosby, Stills & Nash number 262 on their list of the 500 greatest albums of all time . </P> <P> Jefferson Airplane guitarist Paul Kantner was finally credited as co-composer of "Wooden Ships" on the expanded edition reissue, something long acknowledged on his group's version of the song from their Volunteers album, released the same year . David Crosby singing an excerpt of "Come On in My Kitchen" between "Long Time Gone" and "49 Bye - Byes" was left off the 2006 expanded reissue at the request of the late Robert Johnson's estate . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Nominee / work </Th> <Th> Award </Th> <Th> Result </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1970 </Td> <Td> Crosby, Stills & Nash (performer) </Td> <Td> Best New Artist </Td> <Td> Won </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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