Recorded: January–September 1967, Los Angeles, California
Label: Rhino Atlantic
Genre: Rock, Classic Rock, Country Rock, Folk Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Duration: 34:06
Buffalo Springfield:
Wikipedia:
Buffalo Springfield was a Canadian-American rock band active from 1966 to 1968 containing Stephen Stills, Neil Young, and Richie Furay, which released three albums, and several singles including "For What It's Worth". The band combined elements of folk and country music with British invasion and psychedelia influences, and, along with the Byrds, were part of the early development of the folk rock genre.
With a name taken from a brand of steamroller, Buffalo Springfield formed in Los Angeles in 1966 with Stills (guitar, keyboards, vocals), Dewey Martin (drums, vocals), Bruce Palmer (electric bass), Furay (guitar, vocals), and Young (guitar, harmonica, piano, vocals). The band signed to Atlantic Records in 1966 and released their debut single "Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing" – a regional hit in Los Angeles. The following January, the group released the protest song they were most known for, "For What It's Worth". Their second album, Buffalo Springfield Again, marked their progression to psychedelia and hard rock.
After various drug-related arrests and line-up changes, the group broke up in 1968. Stephen Stills went on to form the folk rock supergroup Crosby, Stills & Nash with David Crosby of the Byrds and Graham Nash of the Hollies. Neil Young launched his solo career and later joined Stills in Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young in 1969. Furay, along with Jim Messina, went on to form the country-rock band Poco. Buffalo Springfield was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997.
Buffalo Springfield Again:
Wikipedia:
Buffalo Springfield Again is the second album by Buffalo Springfield, released on Atco Records in November 1967. It peaked at #44 on the Billboard 200. In 2003, the album was ranked number 188 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. The album was included in Robert Dimery's 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
AllMusic Review by Richie Unterberger:
Due in part to personnel problems which saw Bruce Palmer and Neil Young in and out of the group, Buffalo Springfield's second album did not have as unified an approach as their debut. Yet it doesn't suffer for that in the least -- indeed, the group continued to make major strides in both their songwriting and arranging, and this record stands as their greatest triumph. Stephen Stills' "Bluebird" and "Rock & Roll Woman" were masterful folk-rockers that should have been big hits (although they did manage to become small ones); his lesser-known contributions "Hung Upside Down" and the jazz-flavored "Everydays" were also first-rate. Young contributed the Rolling Stones-derived "Mr. Soul," as well as the brilliant "Expecting to Fly" and "Broken Arrow," both of which employed lush psychedelic textures and brooding, surrealistic lyrics that stretched rock conventions to their breaking point. Richie Furay (who had not written any of the songs on the debut) takes tentative songwriting steps with three compositions, although only "A Child's Claim to Fame," with its memorable dobro hooks by James Burton, meets the standards of the material by Stills and Young; the cut also anticipates the country-rock direction of Furay's post-Springfield band, Poco. Although a slightly uneven record that did not feature the entire band on several cuts, the high points were so high and plentiful that its classic status cannot be denied.
Tracklist:
01. Mr. Soul - 2:52
02. A Child's Claim To Fame - 2:13
03. Everydays - 2:42
04. Expecting To Fly - 3:46
05. Bluebird - 4:35
06. Hung Upside Down - 3:30
07. Sad Memory - 3:04
08. Good Time Boy - 2:17
09. Rock & Roll Woman - 2:49
10. Broken Arrow - 6:14
Personnel:
Buffalo Springfield:
Stephen Stills — vocals, guitars, keyboards
Neil Young — vocals, guitars
Richie Furay — vocals, rhythm guitar
Bruce Palmer — bass guitar
Dewey Martin — vocals, drums
Additional Personnel:
James Burton — dobro on "A Child's Claim to Fame"
Chris Sarns — guitar on "Broken Arrow"
Charlie Chin — banjo on "Bluebird"
Jack Nitzsche — electric piano on "Expecting to Fly"
Don Randi — piano on "Expecting to Fly" and "Broken Arrow"
Jim Fielder — bass on "Everydays"
Bobby West — bass on "Bluebird"
The American Soul Train — horn section on "Good Time Boy"