- CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG - Winterland, San Francisco October 4th 1973 - New Mama

 David Crosby - guitar, vocals; Stephen Stills - guitar, piano, vocals; Graham Nash - guitar, piano, vocals; Neil Young - guitar, harmonica, vocals 

The personality clashes between Stills and Young were the most publicized of all and had been going on since the Buffalo Springfield days, so when Neil Young walks out to join the other three, the crowd goes nuts. The musical chemistry between Stills and Young had always been undeniable, but many believed they'd never see the two on the same stage again, so this was indeed a monumental moment

                                                                     New Mama 

Young was just about to release his controversial Time Fades Away album, but in typically unexpected style proceeds to play nothing from this album, instead performing three new songs, "Roll Another Number," "Human Highway," and "New Mama." The middle song was rumored to be the title song of a potential third CSN&Y project, while the other two would be destined for Tonight's The Night, an album that wouldn't see the light of day until June of 1975.

Towards the end of an album (Tonight's the Night) that is filled with either scathing or ironic songs about drugs, "New Mama" gives the listener a bit of a break, with one of the prettiest folk-based melodies that Neil Young has ever written. The sense of hope and looking forward is a left turn for the album as well. Stephen Stills cut a fine version of this on his Illegal Stills album in 1976.