It's All Coming Back To Me Now - David Crosby
William Ruhlmann
1994
All Music Guide
Recorded December 7, 1993, at the Whisky-A-Go-Go in Hollywood,
California, this is a David Crosby live album and a good representation of his solo
concert performance. In fact, it's a little better than usual, since Crosby is joined by
singers Chris Robinson of The Black Crowes and his old partner Graham Nash. Crosby splits
the 71-minute set just about evenly between more recent solo efforts - including two newly
written songs - and faithful renditions of favorites from his Crosby, Stills, Nash &
Young days. Inadvertently, the set list serves to confirm that the latter represent his
best work, while at the same time we've heard songs like "Long Time Gone" and
"Wooden Ships" so often in studio and live performances that there isn't much
reason to have additional recordings of them. The album's chief virtue is in the
expression of Crosby's personality, but there isn't enough of that. So, while these are
often spirited performances, they don't add to our understanding of the artist the way a
live album should.