This discography analysis is written by JT of Perth, Australia (follow him at @thesonofnoone on Twitter).

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Woodstock (1970)
'Sea of Madness'Spotify - I'm not even sure this song was recorded at Woodstock, so its presence on the Soundtrack is ummm... interesting. The song isn't as interesting, although NY seems to be giving it his all - you can't help but feel the song is more perspiration than inspiration. 5.5 NEXT: A necessary evil.

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Deja Vu (1970)
'Helpless' Spotify - Yeah... so he knocked this fucker right out of the ball park. A great song, but I'm not ready to call it a masterpiece. I just get the feeling that Young wanted more out of the song (and I'm intrigued by the knowledge that a Crazy Horse version of the song, all 9 minutes of it, was failed to be captured on tape). But what we've got is really a beautiful song. 8.0
'Country Girl' Spotify - You know, I never liked this song before. But a few weeks back it actually hit me as really good. It sounds like NY thought "I've got all this studio time and I'm not paying for it, so let's see what we can come up with". He hadn't really made anything so 'kitchen sink' since his debut album. Stands up well, I think. Not something I can listen to very often (at all), but when it's on and I let it play itself out, I'm impressed. 7.0
'Everybody I Love You' (unavailable on Spotify) - A Stills co-write and a leftover from the Springfield days. Maybe should've stayed in the vaults? Not an offensive song by any means, but how can something that wasn't good enough for the Springfield be good enough for Neil Young two or three years later when he's grown exponentially as a songwriter? Maybe it's a Stills ego trip (the guitar seems to say it is), or maybe the band needed another group singalong. I don't know. Not a brilliant song by any stretch. 5.5
'Ohio' Spotify - Taken as something released in the aftermath of a tragedy - you can't really expect anything better, and knowing other artists' attempts at doing so, you know that this succeeded where so many others failed. It's a simple tune and Crosby rips the shit out of it towards the end - the kind of song the dude was built for. Perhaps Young's crowning CSNY glory? 8.0
NEXT: CSNY recording phase #1 is over. Neil Young now straps on the rocket boots and leaves his bandmates wondering what the fuck just happened, and although each of them record fantastic albums in the coming year or two, they never reach the same heights again - expcet Young, who is just getting warmed up as he enters the decade in which he'll produce the most consistently brilliant music, almost untouchable in rock and roll.