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Chris Stills - 100 Year Thing (1998)

Track listing:
  1. 100 Year Thing 3:31
  2. Lucifer & Jane 4:06
  3. Voyeur 3:15
  4. Last Stop 4:13
  5. Razorblades 3:40
  6. If I Were A Mountain 3:45
  7. Rattlesnakes 2:45
  8. Desert Sands 4:10
  9. God Won't Make You A Man 4:12
  10. Trouble 3:45
  11. Countryside 2:16
  12. Tears Of Envy 5:08
  13. Doors To The World 4:36

Notes

Perhaps it's not surprising that Chris Stills' debut album, 100 Year Thing, sounds like his father, Stephen, but it is a little startling that the record is so firmly grounded in the melodic folk-rock that his dad pioneered in Crosby, Stills & Nash. Granted, 100 Year Thing sounds more contemporary than any of CSN's albums. With producer/co-songwriter Ethan Johns (himself the son of Glyn Johns), Stills has crafted an appealing collection of folky pop tinged with blues, country and a light psychedelic lilt, which is all given a welcoming adult-alternative sheen. There's a little inconsistency to the songwriting, but in general the record is a promising debut.