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THE OPENING ACT
JULY 28�AUGUST 4, 2021
STAFF
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What we’re into
‘FOR FREE’ BY DAVID
CROSBY (BMG)
‘HOME FRONT’
FROM NPR’S ROUGH
TRANSLATION
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RAISING THE CURTAIN
ON THIS WEEK’S ISSUE
avid Crosby gets by with a
little help from his friends,
including Donald Fagen of
Steely Dan and former Doobie
Brother Michael McDonald, on
“For Free,” a deeply felt and
expertly conceived album that
drops just shy of Croz’s 80th
birthday.
Crosby’s son, James Ray-
mond, produced the album
and also penned the touching
fi nal track, “I Won’t Stay for
Long.”
“I’m facing the squall line/
Of a thousand year storm,”
Crosby sings. “I don’t know
if I’m dying/Or about to be
born but/I’d like to be with you
today.”
His voice sounds as strong
as ever on the slickly pro-
duced record that sounds
both current and at times like
a 1970s time capsule. That’s
most true on the Fagen-writ-
ten “Rodriguez for a Night,”
which could easily have found
a home on a Steely Dan album.
McDonald, the grandfather of
the smooth light rock sound
known as yacht rock, lends his
backing vocals to “River Rise,”
the soaring album opener,
which he also co-wrote.
On the beautiful title track,
“For Free,” Crosby returns to
the 1970 Joni Mitchell song
that he also sang as a member
of The Byrds in 1973. This time
he’s joined by Texas singer-
songwriter Sarah Jarosz on
a pared-down version that’s
more faithful to the original.
often fi nd myself binging one
podcast series or another, and
right now it’s “Home Front” from
NPR’s Rough Translation. “Home
Front” is about the cultural and
communication gap between
those who have served in the
military and those who have not,
otherwise known as the civilian-
military divide.
Over seven episodes listen-
ers learn about something that’s
felt but never really talked about:
how few civilians these days have
close ties to the military, and the
tension that creates with the
military family community.
Each episode tells the story of
an ordinary person who crossed
the civilian-military divide, and
what they learned from the
experience. The episodes are
between 30 minutes and one
hour — the best thing about
npr.org
podcasts is that you can listen to
them while you’re driving, getting
ready, cooking or doing whatever
else.
It’s a great series about em-
pathy and compassion for the
“other side,” whichever side that
may be for you.
“Home Front” is the fi fth sea-
son of Rough Translation, and the
other seasons also cover cultural
mistranslations about various
topics. The podcasts are avail-
able on all podcast platforms —
Spotify, Apple Music, the iPhone
Podcasts app and more.
— JOANNA MANN, NEWS INTERN,
BAKER CITY HERALD
It’s a highlight on a solid
eff ort that fi nds Crosby hitting
emotional highs in the twilight
of his storied career.
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