{"product_id":"david-crosby-for-free-lp","title":"DAVID CROSBY 'FOR FREE' LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn some ways, \u003c\/span\u003eFor Free\u003cspan\u003e plays like the culmination of \u003c\/span\u003eDavid Crosby\u003cspan\u003e's late career purple patch. Working once again with \u003c\/span\u003eJames Raymond\u003cspan\u003e -- his son who has turned out to be an unusually empathetic and intuitive producer -- \u003c\/span\u003eCrosby\u003cspan\u003e mines similar territory as he has on the records he's released since 2014's \u003c\/span\u003eCroz\u003cspan\u003e, yet \u003c\/span\u003eFor Free\u003cspan\u003e contains its own distinctive vibe. It's smoother, for one, lacking the twilight haze of \u003c\/span\u003eLighthouse\u003cspan\u003e as well as the loose-limbed adventure of \u003c\/span\u003eHere If You Listen\u003cspan\u003e, the 2018 record he made in concert with \u003c\/span\u003eSnarky Puppy\u003cspan\u003e's \u003c\/span\u003eMichael League\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003eBecca Stevens\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003eMichelle Willis\u003cspan\u003e. The slickness is reminiscent of the glory days of pre-MTV soft rock, a connection underscored by two key guests: \u003c\/span\u003eMichael McDonald\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003eDonald Fagen\u003cspan\u003e, who both contribute songs redolent of their signature styles. \u003c\/span\u003eMcDonald\u003cspan\u003e lends his signature harmonies to \"River Rise\" while \u003c\/span\u003eFagen\u003cspan\u003e offers \"Rodriguez for a Night,\" a song that sounds as if it could've been excavated from the \u003c\/span\u003eGaucho\u003cspan\u003e sessions. These, along with the \u003c\/span\u003eJoni Mitchell\u003cspan\u003e cover that lends the album its title, anchor \u003c\/span\u003eFor Free\u003cspan\u003e, allowing \u003c\/span\u003eCrosby\u003cspan\u003e to ease into reflective jazz-funk grooves that give him plenty of space to harmonize and reflect. The nimble beats and warm surfaces give \u003c\/span\u003eFor Free\u003cspan\u003e an appealing buoyancy while also putting the quiet coda of \"Shot at Me\" and \"I Won't Stay for Long\" in sharp relief. Here, \u003c\/span\u003eCrosby\u003cspan\u003e hints at his folkier origins without dispensing with the musical elasticity that characterized the rest of \u003c\/span\u003eFor Free\u003cspan\u003e, an expansion that serves as a gentle reminder that \u003c\/span\u003eCrosby\u003cspan\u003e is in the midst of the longest sustained burst of creativity in his entire career.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"gtx-trans\" style=\"position: absolute; left: -67px; top: -18.5px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"gtx-trans-icon\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Universal","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67496661483738,"sku":"DAVID-CROSBY-FOR-FREE-LP","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/4709\/4490\/files\/image_7cc05201-eda9-49ed-b5ea-87e7ec09e7dd.jpg?v=1791220283","url":"https:\/\/metaledgemag.com\/products\/david-crosby-for-free-lp","provider":"Metal Edge","version":"1.0","type":"link"}