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Easy listening. Harmless but forgetful
Good album.
1967 Folk rock, Psychedelia, Country folk The Beatles pero rock. Suena mas 70s que late 60s.
Okay, I know this album. I own it in seven or eight different editions and versions—remasters, an old crackly Portuguese pressing, and so on. That might suggest I love this album, and indeed I do. It is the most complete album by this American supergroup—the counterpart to the Beatles. The record has it all: innovative music, great anthems, and timeless folk songs. It kicks off right away with "Mr. Soul," the first barnstormer from Neil Young; the guitar duels are legendary. Next, songwriters Richie Furay ("A Child's Claim to Fame") and Stephen Stills ("Everydays") take turns before it’s Neil Young’s turn again. He composed a floating piece with all sorts of instruments called "Expecting to Fly". Next up is "Bluebird" by Stephen Stills, which would have suited the Beatles well too. Just listen to the guitar work and, later, the banjo; you can even detect hints of Indian music. Side B opens with another Stills track, "Hung Upside Down," sung by Richie Furay and Stephen Stills. The next song is "Sad Memory," written and sung by Richie Furay. It is a very sparse arrangement, featuring only Furay’s acoustic/12-string guitar and vocals, accompanied by Young’s subtle, atmospheric electric guitar work. Beautiful. This is followed by another Richie Furay song, "Good Time Boy," though it is sung by drummer Dewey Martin. It stands in stark contrast to the rest of the record; it’s very upbeat, leaning towards swing, soul, and R&B—there’s even a baritone saxophone. Two minutes later, Stephen Stills contributes his classic "Rock & Roll Woman." It remains one of my favorite songs by this brilliant guitarist—who, admittedly, doesn't have a great singing voice, so the other band members help out on vocals. The guitar work by Stills, Young, and Furay is simply magnificent. As the crowning finale of the album comes Neil Young’s sound collage "Broken Arrow," featuring the theme from "Mr. Soul." The track is groundbreaking, much like the album as a whole. It is an avant-garde, surrealistic piece of folk-rock that blends sound collages, crowd chants, and fairground organ sounds—and, with a runtime of over six minutes, was naturally unsuited for release as a single in the pop landscape of the time. In its cohesion, the album is a masterpiece.
the best song was the first song that played after this album.
6.5/10 Разнообразно. Кантри, кантри маскирующееся под рок-н-ролл, несколько баллад. Добавил Hung upside down.
Хорошая вещь, напомнила одновременно и Fleetwood Mac, и Билли Джоэла и даже битлов. Топ-1 - Mr.Soul Топ-2 - Broken Arrow
Nice.
I'm not convinced on this one. The songs really are all different, but I don't know if I enjoy or dislike that experience. I'm not too keen on some of the songs too - Everydays has a terrible droning in the background (I think it's a string instrument?). I like Good Time Boy though! jazzy. 5/10.
Me and the homies (1 from fuckin' Liverpool, Nova Scotia) being poorly photoshopped into a nonsensical religious piece. First one to get eaten by the abnormally large butterfly has to buy the mushrooms!! Maybe next time we'll be hunted across the moon by Lunar Cave Trolls. Yes, that needed to be capitalized, and no they are not merciful. We are pest animals to them. Hey, this is actually a good record. Go figure. I don't really know what to do when it's good. I can criticize the song "Rock & Roll Woman" because it is the only track here that takes lazy Psych rock tropes and drives them into the ground, but the rest of this? Pretty fuckin' uhhhh NICE. Good job Buffalo. Porbably because you're mostly Canadian. 3.5 HIGHLIGHTS: "Do you have any cheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeese?" - Patient, yet hungry in small hole in the wall
FurYAY
More nice but overall kinda boring 60s folk. Love Neil Young. I am not sold on Stephen Stills. Bluebird is pretty tight. Broken Arrow is a very strange song, I'm not even sure I really like it but hat tip.
Not bad, just more of the same prog/psych rock of the late 60s. Nothing special here
Kul med unga fräscha stills och young. Nära 4an
Känns som dom inte kan vara med än 12 här. Och det märks en del eller? Är så mycket mer basic än senare i karriären, men ah, har ju absolut inget emot det. Basic trea
Intressant och rätt bra. Neil Young bäst. Fan vad han älskar Mr. Soul
I’ve heard so much Neil Young on this list, I’m glad it’s Stills that does most of the vocals on this. Much grittier guitar than most of the Young stuff too. Decent if not spectacular
Very enjoyable listen. I grew up hearing this kind of stuff from my boomer elders, so it'll always have a home in my ears. Side A was quite a bit stronger than Side B, but it's all good.
Could use more Neil Young. Favorite track: Everydays 3.5/5
JFC, the correct answer is Buffalo Springfield, not Buffalo Springfield Again. These guys have always been overrated for me. The Young songs are great, the Stills songs are just a step behind, and the rest is completely forgettable.
It's an album.
Eh. More Niel Young. I don't get it. I'm going to give 3 stars and move along.
7/10
Couple classics in there
Some good quality songs, others are a bit cooky
I like the Neil Young songs, but also like the not Neil Young songs.
Another one I'd never listened to before that was a wasn't surprise. Makes 4 stars for me but barely, still good vibes.
Very inoffensive, but also unspectacular soft rock. Only highlights are when Young leads vocals. It's a low 3/5.
Made me want to listen to classic rock, but better stuff than this. Faves: Mr. Soul, Rock and Roll Woman Rating: 6.1/10
It's fine for what it is and easy to get through, but it sounds kinda dated to me. I continue to appreciate the CSNY contributions to folk without loving all of it. 3.1
Tiesin Buffalo Springfieldin Neil Youngin vanhana bändinä ja For What It's Worth-hitin olin tietysti kuullut monissa elokuvissa. Bändin kakkoslevy on toimiva kokonaisuus, josta parhaimmiksi nousevat Neil Youngin säveltämät kappaleet. Levy ei kuitenkaan nouse ihan suurimpien 60-luvun lopun rock-levyjen joukkoon, mutta voisin sanoa että tämä on yksi parhaimpia kolmen tähden levyjä tällä listalla.
3.0
Buffalo
Pretty enjoyable. Folk rocky, and kind of a grungey guitar you come to expect from Neil Young.
Some good Neil Young and Stephen Stills tracks on here. The other ones I'm not so sure about. It's really 3.5 stars, probably 3, except I can always use more Stills and Young in my life. I know many people on this list feel the opposite.
I like the chill psychedelic rock vibe. I can see why its a classic.
The NY sounds I liked, overall good but I didn't love it. A little surprised I had never heard this one before. 3.8
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Not as good as the later stuff from the members of this band
I like the Neil songs
All over the place but in a good way
Other than Young's contributions and Stephen Still's "Bluebird," there's not a lot to this album. It's an interesting blend of folk and psychedelic rock but not much leaves an impact. "Broken Arrow," though, is a trip. Who knows what the hell it's about but, musically, it's kind of crazy and memorable, jumping around from genre to genre. Kind of like their version of "A Day in the Life." Reading about the album, it makes sense that it sounds so fragmented, these guys were hardly in the studio together during the making of the album. As a showcase for Young and Stills it works well but it is not the sound of a cohesive band.
I feel like it's weird that this ranks so highly on a lot of 'top 500 of all time' lists as the Wikipedia says. Love Neil Young, but it's pretty much simple, breezy harmonic 60s folk rock, with a couple forays into mimicking Black music on Good Time Boy and light psychedelic stuff on songs like Bluebird. Kind of bored me really, fine but I dont see the magic of this one. I liked Broken Arrow a lot though
stills & young, maar dan matig. mr. soul was wel erg goed
Another album in the solidly ok category. I do not like Neil Young solo, but find him tolerable when he’s in an ensemble. It doesn’t feel like Buffalo Springfield was working as a group, though. The album has no cohesiveness. Most of the songs are fine, but Sad Memory is sappy garbage.
Favorite Track: A Child's Claim to Fame
"Do you think she loves you? Do you think at all?" Have always loved "Bluebird," and it turns out the rest of the album is pretty darn great too, aside from Mr. Neil Young's big stinky turd to take us to the end of the record. Mostly I'm just struck by: is Stephen Stills one of the greatest musicians to have ever lived? Holy crap this dude's career was vast and brilliant. He just never stopped writing bangers, in multiple bands, and on his own. He also took everyone else's music and just straight up made it all better. What a guy. Terrible hairline though. Brain too big. Or something.
They're really good. I'm amazed I never heard anything by them other than for what it's worth. I feel cheated.
Missed this somehow.
3,5
Aluksi kuuntelin että kantria, mutta tuli sieltä oikein mukavia hitaita melkein balladeja.
Very cool. Hadn't listened to them but I love Neil Young and CSNY as well, this is more along those lines. Glad to flesh out some of their oeuvre.
Stephen Stllls and Neil Young find themselves in a folk/psychedelic rock band, and you know, and I don't mind it. In fact, it's surprisingly enjoyable. None of Neil Young's annoying tendencies are presenet, the songwriting is good and varied, and the vocals are good! I may have to listen to them more!
It's always cool to hear quality Neil Young and Stephen Stills songs, but this album is uneven despite its charms. If you wanted to say that was part of what endears you to it, listener, I would not argue. But for me, it's just not enough to push it past 3 stars.
Yummy guitar , groovy good mood rock
3.5/5
This is a good, if not great band. They need not prove anything or do anything as they were ahead of their time and deserve credit for being inventive and interesting at the time. Yes, it is true that I feel they are "from" the era of the 70's and unmistakably so. So it makes any kind of playlist likely to niche them in this way. If one is "into" this 70's rock thing than they are great, if one is passive about it, than they still are great but also kind of left to special occasions or nostalgia to kind of "be into."
Stop, hey, what’s that sound? Everybody look what’s goin down. Yeeeeeah. Good song. Not on this album but that’s fine. Certainly a beautiful cover. And the music is fine. Nothing too special, and some obvious derivative moments here and there. That being said, moments such as the banjo in “Bluebird,” the chorus of “Hung Upside Down,” and the easygoing country-folk-pop of “A Child’s Claim To Fame” all contribute to an overall mood that this album emanates that is at the very least pleasant. Not very much more, though. 7.3/10
7/10
I have the impression that this is underrated. I found it very good. It is true that it lacks coherence as Young, Stills and Furay contributed very distinct compositions...but that also makes the album interesting. I particularly enjoyed "Mr. Soul", "Everydays" (nice jazzy sound), "Expecting To Fly" (probably my favourite), "Bluebird", "Rock n' Roll Woman", or "Broken Arrow". One thing is clear: the songs by Young are great. I think this deserves at least 4 stars. The songs by Young push this upwards, whereas a couple of songs by Furay are not that good.
A,good variety of sounds here and those Stills/Young harmonies. I'll definitely have to check out their other two albums.
Underwhelming, I expected more from this band, based on Neil Young and CSNY’s work. I read that the recording was troublesome, with individual members coming in to record their own music. It kind of shows. The record feels a bit patchy.
some really good ones and some really meh
Short album but some nice music on here, will probably check out their other stuff.
Loved the variety of musical styles on this album. The harmonies were pretty good. I prefer hearing Stills and Young with Crosby and Nash, though.
Dá sa to počúvať, neurazí, ale ani nenadchne.
A great late 60s rock album. I don't think it rises to the heights of the opening track Mr. Soul, and even less to the big era defining track For What It's Worth. But great little listen nonetheless.
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I feel like this list has conditioned me to have praise for a psychedelic rock album doing literally ANYTHING right as the 2nd best album in its genre. This album really has its moments literally throughout its run, but it does have just as much doozies in it.
Wait, this is another Neil Young album... how much of him do I have to endure? This psychedelic folk sound isn't really my forte to begin with; that aside, I find the album rather monotonous and boring. I've enjoyed Stephen Stills' other work, so I'm surprised by how bored I was listening to this.
Pretty decent, don't see myself returning though
It's nice, however I found it kind of unremarkable. And also, I get that it's an older album, but the mix made the overall sound not particularly enjoyable, or at least with headphones.
Shockingly good. I had never heard of them but now I'm addicted. The album ranges from beautiful, personal ballads to hard core, horn filled, guitar tracks. This album has fully convinced me that the 60s were the most important decade in the history of music. It's a shame this album wasn't more successful
My reaction is to run from Neil Young as far and fast as possible, but I did give this a fair chance. And it was fine. I’d probably like it better if I’d heard it in high school in the ‘70s.
Surprised me. First album I could go back and listen to in full.
Neil Young really has just been talentmogging everyone for his whole career hasn't he? The Stills songs are fine and the Foray songs are somewhat less than fine. While the Young songs are great, the record is pretty average overall
New to me and couldn’t ret into it. ‘Everyman’ was ok
Have I listened to this album before No How familiar am I with this album Unfamiliar How do I feel about this artist? I generally like Buffalo Springfield Pre-Listen Thoughts: Favorite track(s): Everydays, Bluebird Post-Listen Thoughts: This was simply delightful. I think Stephen Stills is my favorite of the CSNY bunch. 67 was a great year for music and this album is no exception. I love this mix a psychedelic and folk. With interesting guitar parts and lyrics that grab you, this is one I’ll definitely revisit.
Again?
The album works great as a mood-piece to listen to and make you dwell in an atmosphere of nostalgia and the desire to leave the city, find an abandoned house in the middle of nowhere and start a „simpler“ life. Buffallo Springfield showcase some catchy melodies, enticing guitar-work and at least some variety. Overall though, no songs have real staying power on their own - except the utterly beautiful Sad Memory and maybe Expecting To Fly on a good day. Ultimately, the identity of this album gets muddied because it doesn’t really have an edge or a througline that keeps me engaged. And i’m not sure what to make of Broken Arrow. It’s certainly interesting. A pleasant album that i probably won’t return to any time soon.
Far out man! I’m not sure I needed to listen to this. I’m sure it was very influential and all…
I don't even remember it the next day.
3 out of 5. First time listening to a full album of theirs, not bad.
historically kind of unmoved by Neil Young but it's very striking how much better he is than his bandmates - i think i appreciate his weird, no-affect castrato-tenor more when directly compared with other, less interesting singers. his songs just have so much more substance than the rest, especially Expecting to Fly, which sounds for all the world like Red House Painters. the rest is just completely whatever, barely gets through my skull to the brain. this Young guy though, kinda onto something!
I learned today that Neil Young was in Buffalo Springfield…. I have therefore found yet another album on this list I can’t stand. Just don’t get it. 1.5 rounded up to a 2 (for the stuff that isn't so Neil Young)
Mr Soul is such a great song
Thoughts before listening: Neil Young's first successful band before going solo. I'm not sure if they're all on this album, but the band is known for "For What It's Worth" as well as some songs that would go on to be Neil staples like "Mr Soul". I'm pretty sure this is a first listen. Review: There we go. This thing kicks off with "Mr. Soul" and Neil's unmistakable voice. Cool little Stonesy rock song with nice psychedelic guitar flourishes throughout. Not only has this song been a staple throughout Neil's career, it also lives on as a live cover for bands like Widespread Panic. For the rest of the album, you get a couple more Neil songs ("Broken Arrow" is classic although a bit disjointed" while "Expecting to Fly" is great), and Stephen Stills (forgot he was also in the band) also contributes some pleasant tracks like "Bluebird". In general, the synopsis here is that this is a peek into the early output of some of the 60s and 70s most important rock songwriters. Really nice album. 4-stars
Mid
Arrancamos semana con esta banda que integró Neil Young, el único que ubico más o menos de quienes fueron parte de este proyecto. La primera canción es full 60's. En la línea de The Mamas & the Papas. Podría ser parte del soundtrack de una película de Tarantino, por supuesto. Me parece un disco lindo, un blen de folk y psicodelia en su justa medida. Muchas gracias y hasta mañana
It's a Psychedelic Rock classic! It inspired bands like Rush. It had some of their greatest hits like Rock N' Roll Woman and Mr. Soul. I really love this album. Truly a wonderful album.
Some generic 60s folky stuff, but also some super interesting tones and harmonies on display.
3.70 for Buffalo Springfield Again. Lots of genres blended together, much like the song Broken Arrow. Everyone contributes their own song, and it somehow works, although I can imagine the tension of making this album. 3 very different singer/songwriters and it's almost like there are 3 different phases of this album. It's amazing that this came out in 1967 along with so many different albums. 1967 truly was a year of good music. Standouts: Bluebird (banger) Mr. Soul A Child's Claim to Fame Broken Arrow Expecting to Fly
Not something I've heard before and not something I'd seek out again. The Neil Young songs are definitely the standouts, the rest definitely didn't do much for me. A perfectly fine album but nothing that excited me 3*
RATING: 8/10 HIGHLIGHT: Expecting to Fly LOWLIGHT: Sad Memory
1. zoul - 0 2. fame - 1 3. dayz - 1 4. fly - 1 5. blue - 1 6. hung - 2 7. zad - 2 8. boy - 1 9. rock - 1 10. arrouu - 1
Young's janky voice has been on this list feels like a thousand times already...so that sux. But Stills and Furay's duets were a chefs kiss for me. This album entry has my reactions all over the place since it is such an amalgamation of styles. Most Young's vocals are a negative, though there were a couple tracks I didn't totally wince at. I still liked this one, in all of its personalities.
I like the cover art. Some good songs but lots of filler. I like Bluebird and Hung Upside Down and Rock & Roll Woman. Huh. None of these are Young songs. 🤪 Broken Arrow gave me musical whiplash.
Listened to this on a very pleasant train journey which absolutely made me like it more
B+
Wings are better
Not my favorite style of music, but you can't deny the talent.
Classic rock. Recognizable songs and sounds
I really enjoyed this album, way more than I was expecting! Mr. Soul is my favorite track, but this album does not have a dull moment. The instrumentation here is exciting and pulls you through the entire listen without effort.
I found this album enjoyable. It was a nice version of folk rock that leaned more into the rock side, as opposed to a lot of the other folk rock on this list leaning more heavily on the folk side... Hearing the early Neil Young on the tracks was also fun for me, as a Neil Young fan. However, I'm not sure I currently think it is a 5 star album, as there was no one song that stood out enough, and while the overall album was pretty consistently good, nothing about it made me feel like it was revolutionary in any way.
Mr. Soul - "Oh, hello, Mr. Soul, I dropped by to pick up a reason For the thought that I caught that my head is the event of the season" Love that. Sad Memory - beautiful, romantic, and wistful. Rock & Roll Broken Arrow - the singer reminded me of Michael Stipe in this one, and the last minute reminded me of 'Maxwell's Silver Hammer'. Very good; lots of different styles and sounds.
Was fine, nothing to write home about
Just ok
Neil Young shines but the album suffers from a couple of tracks that feel out of place. A Child's Claim To Fame is awful and Good Time Boy just doesn't belong on this album at all. Mr. Soul and Expecting To Fly are the stand out tracks.
3.5 favs: a child's claim to fame, sad memory, mr. soul, bluebird
170626 12:49 3.5
WOW…what a great album that pulls in so many different styles and types of music. Neil Young and Stephen Stills??? This is one I missed growing up and it is a stand out that lead to the development of some fantastic musical careers and bands.
Musically it's good, and it's a nice enough listen, but... it's just a bit safe and generic really. Overall it's quite bland. It doesn't feel like it's stood out from any other album in this same space. 2.5 rounded up.
Perfect!
Decent
# Album Name: Buffalo Springfield Again # Artist: Buffalo Springfield # Rating: 4/5 # Comments: Good solid album with a few bangers on here # Top Tunes: Mr soul / fly / rock and roll women / bluebird # Would I listen to it again? Yes
They're all over the place, and that makes for some fun, though if the rest of the album were all closer to "Broken Arrow" then it might find itself rated higher; it is quite pretty. In general, there's a lot of cool stuff offered, just missing its ability to really *hook* me in. The album is decently cool, though
very 60s
huh, a nice surprise
Decent album. I enjoy the band's sound and feel. This album was a nice short and pleasant listen but nothing outstanding.
Great Songs: Bluebird Good Songs: Mr. Soul, A Child's Claim to Fame, Everydays (Live), Good Time Boy, Rock & Roll Woman, Broken Arrow Mid Songs: Expecting to Fly Bad Songs:
This was a perfectly reasonable bit of 60s rock which left very little impression.
An album with a bit of an identity problem. Is it blues rock? Country/Americana? Simon and Garfunkel esque folk inspired? Some songs were nice enough (‘bluebird’) but others very forgettable particularly when on the blues rock end which sounded very much like rehashes of the Rolling Stones. It also irks me when bands use the parallel harmonies excessively which this tended to do a little too much for my liking.
Nice country rock but nothing more.
This album makes me wish there were half-start ratings, it slots solidly at a 3.5 - however that isn't allowed so I'm making a judgement call on rounding down. Its solid, but I like other projects from the main songwriters (Still and Young) that I would listen to before I put this on.
No lo terminé, me aburrió. Quizás si le prestara atención a las letras rescataría eso. Me gustó el tema en vivo. Basta de country de folk de todo eso no quiero banjos basta!!!!
I’m somewhat familiar with Young and Stills later work but never really listened to Buffalo Springfield. On a first listen this one seems pretty average. Nothing that really wowed me, but certainly a prelude of what was to come. Might a well check out their other two albums while I’m at it, since they aren’t on the list. Jeez, including this one, there are 10 albums with Neil Young on this list. What are the odds that this is my first one and it’s also chronologically first? Update: I did go and listen to the other two albums, and my hunch was correct. This album seems like the least remarkable of the trio.
Went back and forth between very safe folky country and pretty cool bluesy soft rock
Great album
Felt kinda bored with this one. None of the songs really had my attention it just felt like good background noise. 5/10
This is not the type of album I typically score highly - however, there was just something mystifying that I could not put my finger on. Over the course of five or so listens, I can tell that a lot of thought went into the structure and production. The songs are multi phased, have changing time signatures, and catchy hooks. Not bad for another album in the Neil young sphere. 3.6/5 -> 4/5
Favorite songs: Mr. Soul, A Child’s Claim to Fame, Expecting to Fly, Bluebird
Overall: 2.875 (rounded to 3) Consistency: 3 Originality: 3 Enjoyment: 2.5 Virtuosity: 3 1. Mr. Soul - 3 2. A Child's Claim to Fame - 3 3. Everydays - 3 4. Expecting to Fly - 3 5. Bluebird - 3 6. Hung Upside Down - 3 7. Sad Memory - 3 8. Good Time Boy - 3 9. Rock & Roll Woman - 3 10. Broken Arrow - 3
Did I hear the foundations of alt country in A Child’s Claim to Fame?! Rest of album hits it all. Some bluesiness. Some hard electric guitar. Some folk. Some psychedelic folk and rock. Quite eclectic. Love Stills’ voice. Neil Young also sounds really good on this record. Overall it’s good, with some very good moments, but also some clunkers (the non-Young/Stills songs mostly). It previews great things to come from some of these guys. But it also shows why the band only achieved moderate success with this lineup. So almost a 4 , but I’ll say a 3.
A compilation album that doesn’t spare the offcuts is the vibe, and I don’t mind that. Stills probably makes the best overall contribution, unafraid to splash in some wicked fuzz pedal when a song needs a kick; Young makes the most intriguing contributions, starting with his warping of the Stones on “Mr Soul”; Furat supplies the makeweight sixties tropes. Neil Young’s baroque period was real and entertainingly weird, and I wouldn’t mind an album of musique concrete-peppered cuts like “Broken Arrow”. I seem to be averaging one appearance of super-session-drummer-psychotic-killer Jim Gordon per week on this list.
The Young tracks are great (all on Decade), the Stills tracks are decent and the rest is unremarkable-to-poor especially the James Brown pastiche. Weird to think of a period when Neil Young wasn't established, he must have really stood out as the talented one. "Buffalo Springfield Again" from Neil's late-career highlight "Silver and Gold" makes a nice companion piece (although it was 25+ years ago and he's still going strong, so perhaps a 'mid-career' highlight), as does the vocoder version of "Mr. Soul" on (the surprisingly good) "Trans".
Favorite track: Good Time Boy
*Person who's only ever listened to Yes* Hey, it's that one song from Time and a Word. Obviously I prefer the Yes version but it's fun to see where it came from. I usually dread listening to anything slightly country-related but this was really good
Yet another from the extended Neil Young musical universe. Not too much Neil Young in this one though. At its best, it sounds a bit Paul Simon, a bit Hollies (strangely), but it's not really cohesive and a bit dull as a full album.
This was really good. I wasn't expecting a jazzy feel to this record at times, but I really should have. Favourite Track(s): Bluebird, Good Time Boy Least Favourite Track(s): Sad Memory
Trying to unsettle the settled of the time.
Ok 2.5/5
meh
I'm glad I listened to this because I don't think I had ever heard 'Expecting to Fly' or if I have it was at a time I wasn't receptive to it. This will of course be on the list because it has lots of vocal harmonies and that was catnip to Robert Dimery. This was okay otherwise, I don't know what Buffalo Springfields representation on this list should be.
I’m bored by a lot of ‘60s rock. I’m sure it was new and exciting at the time, but for most of it, unless it played an integral part of my growing up (in the ‘70s and ‘80s,) it’s just too fusty to me now. TIL that this was Neil Young and Stephen Stills’ band prior to CSNY, which is a major musical touchstone of my youth, and I’ve been enjoying Neil Young's 1970s solo records via the challenge. I do know and like the singles, esp. Broken Arrow and some flashes of the principals’ future greatness are evident, but so are unfortunate mid/late ‘60s fads like circus organs. It’s riding the line between a 2 and 3. As the fact remains I don’t much want or need to hear this again, I have to go with 2
Inoffensive rock album from the 60s
I enjoyed this, but none of the Springfield albums make my Neil Young top 5.
A fun mix of songs with a beautiful and strong beginning, felt like there was a range of genres somehow had fun listening to it
Meh
Enjoyed. Great artists. Downgraded one, because not in the mood & not my style.
The beigest, dullest album I have ever heard. No redeeming features. It just...exists. If punk was the Blank Generation, then this album surely represented the Bland Generation. Forgotten everything about it within 30 seconds of it finishing.
This was fine, nothing particularly of note other than the album title is humorous
more adventurous and experimentative than i expected. nice
Didn't grip me
Musically this was very of the time for that sort of American folk that we've had time and time again on this list. Neil's voice definitely brings it up a little bit, as I've said before you didn't get people who couldn't quite sing like him in those days (as far as I can tell) and it sounds so much more 'indie' from it. Much prefer later Neil Young stuff (particularly crazy horse) but this was overall okay. 2.5.
Yes, please, my kind of album. Doesn't hit the heights of CSNY, but having Stills and Young means Buffalo Springfield get close. Super psychedelic, the way the guitar comes in on Mr. Soul is intense (the bassline is similar to (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction). Expecting to Fly is eerie and mournful, wistful, apologetic. Bluebird is probably my favourite track. Contrast between acoustic and Neil Young going wild on the electric makes it sound hypnotic. Jimi Hendrix-like. Great album this. Anyone for Buffalo Springfield Again Again?
I enjoyed this, but not as much as I thought I would at the start. Knew the name but wasn't aware it was young and stills. Somewhere around 3.5. might go back to this
Folk-tinged rock that hints at the merging talents of Neil Young and Stephen Stills. The album is a bit disjointed with different songwriters pulling in different directions, but individual talent and potential shines.
There are a lot of bands in the 60s who sound like each other. These are a byrds pastische who themselves were a bit iffy. This a long drawn out bore of an album
An outstanding album. Very eclectic. Two classic Neil Young songs: Mr. Soul and Broken Arrow. Other good songs are Expecting to Fly, Rock and Roll Woman, Bluebird, Upside Down and A Child’s Claim to Fame. There are a few weak songs but this is an excellent album. Highly recommended.
Decent album.
60s folk with a dashes of blues and soul for no good reason.
I always wait until finishing the album before I read the Wikipedia page and reviews. Am I the only person that disliked "Broken Arrow"? It felt like it was trying to be artsy, but just sounded disjointed and confused. Strongly disliked it. Mr Soul is a great song, the rest of it didn't do much for me. Just kind of bland late 60's rock with a hint of psychedelia... not my bag.
Yeehaw.
This fucks
Not sure how well it has aged.
meh
Alright country. Sometimes it gets weird without warning and that gets it one more star.
Bien.
Sur le papier, c'était super. Au final, c'était inégal.
Except "Sad Memory" an almost pleasant listen despite it is from the 60s. 2,5
wish I could have enjoyed it but just not my style
Hard to understate how influential this was. And deservedly so. The 3 principal songwriters cover a lot of ground and whoever your favourite is or the style that grabs you best, it’s clear that it’s all successful. A strong album from an important band.
Their best record and one of the best LA / SoCal records of the sixties. The titans each produced fantastic and ambitious pieces (Young with Broken Arrow and Expecting to Fly, with the help of Jack Nitzsche, and Stills with Bluebird and Rock N Roll Woman) while Furay’s Child’s Claim to Fame is gorgeous proto country rock, and the secondary songs are all excellent as well. With the exception of Mr. Soul, for which I can’t unhear the theft of the Satisfaction riff, and is otherwise a banal number, escorting the exceptional guitar break. And all of this as the band was fracturing badly. 5 stars.
this album was not what I expected. Some absolutely joyous tunes
Not really my style and every song kind of blended together. If it weren't for the breaks between songs I wouldn't have known.
Not too bad
I’d listen to it… again
Somehow totally escaped me until now that Neil Young is in this band and Crosby Stills Nash and YOUNG. Enjoyed this anyway
A few highlights on here, I liked how the last song changed, but not a lot happened that was all that interesting 3
I remember liking it but I kinda forgot it now Will I listen to again: 35%
This was new to me but i really enjoyed all the different tones and moods
Enjoyed this! Sounds like the Beatles crossed with Paul simon
3.5/5 rounded up to 4/5
This album is a bit hard to pin down, which is a polite way of saying it's a bit of a mess. The opening four songs see the band going from a take on British rock to Laurel Canyon folk to some kind of jazz rock to a dramatic string ballad. The second side contains a couple songs reminiscent of 50s rock. Some songs, like "Sad Memory," are dull and barely there. The closer is an interesting collage of song pieces that stop and restart. My main takeaway from this one is that there is a definite sound of "something happening," where these different sounds are coalescing into a scene. And you can hear a couple great songwriters honing their craft. But to me this one sounds like that young talent still coming into its own without any great songs worth coming back to.
Solid 3.5 but don’t know if I’d bump it to a 4.
Never heard of these guys, but good solid 60s vibes. Probably not quite enough for me to add it to my collection, but good stuff. Favourite tracks: Mr. Soul, Expecting to Fly (this is amazing), Good Time Boy, Rock & Roll Woman.
Not bad
Ganske trivelig, ikke veldig minneverdig, akkurat sånn æ like det når æ tar livet med ro.
Groovy and psychedelic. Enjoyed the experimental sounds. Got more mainstream towards the end but can definitely feel the influences...
3.4/5 Favorite Songs: Mr Soul Everyday - Live Bluebird Rock and Roll Woman
Great psych-folk from the short-lived Stills/Young band. The start of great things from both of their careers.
Some of the very best early Neil and Stills tunes here, Mr Soul, Broken Arrow, Expecting to Fly, Bluebird, Rock and Roll Woman. Enough for a classic album and then some. Unfortunately, the rest falls kinda flat. The Furay songs aren't just ok. A couple other Stills tracks, meh. They were still working it out
Spoiler alert: Young and Stills are good at writing songs, singing, and playing guitar. I would listen to an album of them beatboxing. 3.5 stars rounded down to three as a result of the filler songs written by guys not named Young and Stills.
Likely the best band ever named after a steamroller. Way better than those Mannheim new-age punks. "Mr. Soul" is one of the greatest folk-rock songs ever. None of the other tracks rise to its level, but they all have that amazing LA in the late 60s vibe that make this an easy listen again and again. "Rock and Roll Woman" was a fun rediscovery here.
Seems to be really indecisive about genre but I guess that was massive for the 1960s
3/5
Amazing! 4.8!
Unfortunately a little bit limp, not too memorable in any way. It's pleasant enough though, I respect it as an album.
Pues vale
Well I was hoping the worse for this album according to the reviews, it wasnt too bad but I cannot see the hypebon Neil Young either (his voice again is hard to tolarate) but the songs were alright, good instrumental and quite varied. This is another example of an ok album that is on the list that I genuinely don't see why. 3/5
I've become a big fan of neil young through this process but not of buffalo springfield. This was kind of bland and all over the place, it picked up a bit towards the end but still not my favorite
Ouviu-se bem, mas não estou a sentir um 4
Quite a diverse and fun album
2,5
I enjoyed this, half of CSN&Y isnt going to be bad though is it?
Some fantastic guitar on this. Nice 60s sounds. I liked this but not wholly, would listen again though.
It’s an okay album. There isn’t a real standout song. 2.5/5 Probably won’t listen again
3.5 rounded up to 4. Enjoyable listen but not a favorite
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I like them fine but I'm not sure any album by them is essential. This one is particularly hodgepodge. "Mr Soul" is a good song, but feels like it cuts off mid thought at the fade out. I thought "Expecting to Fly" was maybe a Pink Floyd song, but I might be confusing it with their post-Waters song. Turns out it was all session musicians and Neil Young who had intermittently quit the band.
It definitely sounds like a supergroup of songwriters, and feels as disjointed as the backstory about recording the album tracks suggests it would. I like the Neil Young songs best, and they are really good ones — especially the psychedelic lilt of “Expecting to Fly.” The others are a mixed bag. I like the twang of “A Child’s Claim to Fame” and the riff that powers “Rock & Roll Woman,” but I can do without the Sam Cooke knockoff (“Good Time Boy”). “Bluebird” is a little all over the place; it’s yet another song improved upon later by Bonnie Raitt.
Was fine until the embarrassing Indian song.
Damn I love me some Neil. Then the jump to A Child's Claim is jarring. So yes some magical talent here jumbled together. Country, psych, rock, okay we got you covered. You can piece it together, as the production sure hasn't.
Very difficult to get into because it’s so piecemeal. The Neil Young bits are fab and I have very fond memories coz my folks had the Best of… but this jars sometimes and there’s no flow.
It's very uneven, but half the album is exceptional. These guys are best served by their greatest hits compilation. Still, I think it's a worthy inclusion on the list if only for that incredible acoustic solo on Bluebird.
Me gustó mucho cómo mezclan el rock con ese aire medio country/folk, le da una vibra más relajada pero con identidad. No sé si sea tal cual ese género, pero se siente muy natural, como si las canciones fluyeran sin forzar nada, también me gustaron mucho las guitarras, tienen ese sonido limpio pero con personalidad, y las armonías vocales le dan un toque especial, como más cálido y envolvente y todo esto junto hace que todo el álbum se sienta muy auténtico
Summer vibes fs. Favs: bluebird, sad memory, broken arrow
Bluebird track was a nice track on this album for me. It's an album you can quietly sit and listen to, particularly if you're completing an embroidery. I'd like to give it 3.5 stars as I don't feel like I want to own it, but if it was in the record collection, I'd happily give it a spin.
Eh, much of the same
Another quality 60s rock record. Favorite track: good time boy other picks: mr.soul, bluebird, rock & roll woman
Had a great time listening to Good Time Boy
Me han puto flipado. Me imagino tu y yo con la camioneta, ruta 66, pillando unos galones de gasolina, carne mechada y unas zarzaparrillas mientras conversamos con Jax Teller sobre el tiempo de camino a la boda de Kill Bill
I found myself pleasantly surprised by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's "Deja Vu" and here's another one from Stills and Young. The first six songs are terrific, the unquestionable highlight being Neil Young's beautifully sad "Expecting to Fly" but everything else on side one as well as the opener for side two "Hung Upside Down" is an enjoyable listen, that is mostly rocking with solid vocals from Young, Stills and Richie Furay. There's a slight dip with Furay's pleasant but sleepy "Sad Memory" and the rollicking but ultimately forgettable "Good Time Boy" (sung by drummer Dewey Martin), a brief return to form with Stills' "Rock & Roll Woman" before we get to the ambitious but disjointed closer "Broken Arrow" which feels very clearly like a case of Beatles envy. All in all, though, this was a surprising good time from Stills, Young and company. Happy I found the opportunity to listen to it.
It was good but im always reminded that The Beatles were just on another plane of existence at this time and so this doesn't strike me as influential or important in any way
I never listened to this before and liking Stills and Young, I appreciate this early music.
Beautiful album with a variety of genres, easily digestible, 4/5. Favourite song: Rock & Roll Woman
Great introduction to Stills and Young
09/04/2026 Short. Sweet. Effective. Good album. Nuff said. Spotify listeners: 7.2 million
Really enjoyed. And Eve Babitz designed the cover!
Couldn’t be arsed with who wrote what and who was missing for each track etc but the album does feel a bit disjointed. Hung Upside Down was my favourite. Honourable mentions to Mr Soul (nice stolen riff), Expecting to Fly and Bluebird. Sad Memory my least favourite by a distance. Found Broken Arrow a bit frustrating - good in parts - summarises that song and the album. 3.4
Liked about half of it so going to give it a three. Not much else to say really
Has it's fair share of misses but some great songs/moments - loved the almost dreampoppy Expecting to Fly, the Sufjan-esque banjo on Bluebird. Edges a 4.
Meh. It’s just not that good, is it. Out of the gate I thought “ooh this could be good” but it all ended up feeling a bit too one paced and uninspiring. My least favourite album of the 126 Neil Young involvements on this list. A low 3.
Surprisingly nice album.
Kinda reminds me of the Beatles
another 60s rock album. this is one of those albums where it released in that odd limbo period between the late 60s and early 70s where bands were throwing stuff at the wall and seeing what sticks. this album is... hm. not really sure what to say today. i don't really have any strong feelings about it, one way or the other. it's a kind of forgotten relic of the late 60s; it might have some sentimental value to some but it didn't really hold my interest too much. a shame, but i feel like sometimes with these album recommendations you see the album art and information and you already kinda know what it's going to sound like.
this neil young fella, he's going places
This is an amazing album. So many great guitar cuts will be listening to this many times again.
Pretty good if a little uneven
7/10 – Good
Lowkey tentative.
Muy tranquilo y apacible para escuchar
y muy aburridito, no me gustó
Thought I would like this more but I guess it was just high hopes.
For some reason I had always thought of Buffalo Springfield as a Neil Young project, I guess because I was familiar with Expecting to Fly and Broken Arrow (for what it’s worth, I do know For What It’s Worth). Listening to this, it’s clear that they are the exceptions, and they sit comfortably in the late 60s folk rock era. Nice stuff but unremarkable
Best Track - "Mr Soul"
Good blend
Fell asleep
Expected to Fly has been one of my more adored gems of '60s psychedelia for a while now. The rest here is good, but does not quite live up to the high bar of that song.
Good album. The forefathers of the California country rock sound. Lots of talented members of this group
Forgive me Buffalo Springfield I just think I'm worn out over this genre. I need this game to throw some more curveballs like Heaux Tales or that one that was just ambient noise for an hour.
Probably super influential and important but I hate this type of music. 2 on the trog scale
Nice listen, I liked Expecting to Fly most
Encore un album avec Stills et Young, après 2 albums solos de Stills, un album avec Crosby et Nash, et 3 albums de Young que je n'avais pas appréciés (tous notés 2/5). Ce nouvel album n'est pas meilleur que les précédents ... toujours trop de country/folk et pas assez de rock. =>2/5 Au moins j'ai fini les Stills, mais il me reste encore 4 (!) Young.
Finally, 60s rock that's actually good! Solid album, solid sound. The last few albums I've had to listen to as though I were a captive in a hostage situation were slow as molasses and eons long. I think that's the only reason I wish this album was a few tunes longer, like I've been starved in a desert and was only allowed a few merciful sips of water before the glass was taken away. I'm still wanting. Alas. Favorite tracks: Expecting to Fly, Bluebird, Good Time Boy.
Got kind of old ngl, some soft boy music
*1967. *Only 34 mins. *Odd combination of songs. There was some folk that I liked. But there were also like psychedelic rock songs that weren't my jam. *Wasn't familiar with any of the tracks. *Overall, this was hit and miss for me, and was definitely not memorable. RATING - 5.5/10
Broken Arrow! Souvenirs!
Everything sung by Neil Young gets a 5, everything sung by Stephen Stills gets a 2, rounding up because I really love "Broken Arrow" for reasons I find hard to explain.
Not the worst album on this list, but it lacks pizzazz/something interesting. 2
Neil Young grates on my nerves
Good
This sounded like a CSN&Y outtakes compilation. I liked “A Child’s Claim to Fame” because it was very “Sweetheart of the Rodeo,” which was surprising. There were also some jazzy elements on “Everydays” that were nice. This was not a bad album, but nothing about it particularly blew me away.
There were some fun moments here, but this largely passed me by
Album #1,082 The fruity hippie songs like Expecting to Fly unfortunately outnumbered the good songs like Mr. Soul. Not quite bad enough for me to drop it to a 2, but it's close. Shut up, Neil Young!
alright
Little bit of folk/country rock, little bit of psychedelia, continuing the early development and fusing of these sounds. generally pleasant with a few standout tracks. Something I could listen to whenever, but expect to listen rarely.
So summery. I loved it.
One time was enough
Uneventful and way too safe. Yes, I am bringing back the term 'safe'
2.5 stars
It's a nice and hazy, catchy yet intricate. But ultimately, it mostly just feels like a demo of what's to come of these young, talented musicians.
I didn't hate it, but it was background music to me...
Great album
High 2 Bit disappointed in this
Enjoyable
Rating: 4.4/5 Short Review: A restless, exploratory record where folk-rock starts stretching into psychedelia and heavier rock. The songwriting is uneven but the creativity and ambition make it fascinating. Favorite Track: Bluebird. It moves from gentle folk to explosive rock, showing off the band’s range and the chemistry between the musicians.
Great stuff
Songs are good, not great. Obviously love the style and it's great hearing the origin of Stills and Young (and Richie Furay who could write a tune too!), Standouts: Mr. Soul (Young) A Child's Claim to Fame - a fold/country/rock tune (Furay) Bluebird (Stills) Hung Upside Down (Stills) Broken Arrow - best song on the album - a medley (Young) 3.75
I didn't necessarily hate this album, it was just kind of boring to me. There are some interesting elements in the tracks but as a whole album it was getting repetitive and stale. 4.5/10, Favorite Song: Hung Upside Down
15/03/26 que capa excêntrica, achei bonita a banda durou 2 anoskkkkkk as guitarras ficam meio estouradas uma em cada ouvido em mr.soul, mas se não fosse por isso elas seriam boas de qualquer forma de fato é bem neil young isso aqui um desses vocalistas faz um segundo vocal meio 8/80 em mr.soul, ou fica legal ou ele fica parecendo alguém com estado terminal falando na a child's claim to fame decidiram consertar todas as merdas de mixagem e voz da música anterior esse synth em everdays no meu ouvido esquerdo tá parecendo um zumbido de inseto e me irritando um pouco porque tanto a atmosfera quanto a qualidade sonora muda bruscamente faixa a faixa, parece que a banda estava indecisa quanto a ordem no álbum e a sonoridade que eles queriam para o álbum tipo olha essa porra desde o ínicio, mr.soul para a child's claim to fame, expecting to fly para bluebird no fim essa bagunça é bem feita e divertida tem elementos sonoros bastante interessantes até para a época, tipo exclusividades vocais e efeitos sonoros meio etéreos, assim como a guitarra um pouco menos caprichosa e um solo de bandolim meio desenho animado a real é que aqui tem de tudo: rock psicodélico, rock agitado meio blues, rock calmo meio ballad, em uma ordem que parece que foi gerada por sorteio a closer track desse álbum resume quase tudo o que ele faz, com solos de sax e piano - um pouco menos agitado, mas tão experimental quanto todo o resto de fato uma bagunça de qualidade e bem divertida 7.5/10 (arredondo para 8 por fins de avaliação aqui)
It's not bad. Well written songs written ahead of their time. But I just really don't like Neil Young's voice.
Pretty good folk rock. Sounds more rock than folk. I could hear similarities to Bob Dylan and the Beatles on several of the tracks. The best instrumental performance is on the track "Bluebird". Both the acoustic and electric guitar are great. Vocals are good as well. My favorite vocal performance is on the track "Everyday" which is surprisingly a live recording. I didn't know that Neil Young was in this band until I finished listening to the album, and it makes a lot of sense in hindsight. The singing on "Everyday" sounds very similar to "On the Turnstiles", my favorite track from Young's "On the Beach".
A bit boring, but I'll give it a thumbs up.
Fine period album
Not heard this before but a real mix - liked it
Docked 1* because there's not enough Neil. 4*
Mr Soul is classical rock and roll but rest of effort was more Folk rock which i found one note . Short lived band that helped develop the upcoming decades sound
It was ok, not my favorite, but not the worst
Nice music from the 60th.
This is a hard 3/5 if I've heard one.
It is hard to believe that a band this short-lived would become so influential to the music and bands that followed. It is also hard to believe that the band essentially dissolved over a marijuana possession charge, in the late 60s. Buffalo Springfield Again marked a segway for the bands, veering away from their folk/country roots into rock, British invasion and psychedelia. This is not that they completely abandoned the folky elements of their first album, it’s still there too. The result is an eclectic album that was the best of the three albums they managed to release in their two-year stint as a band. This also means that it is intrinsically inconsistent. There are bound to be several tunes throughout that don’t land for everyone, but on the other hand there is likely something here for everyone too. This album is an essential part of rock history and absolutely belongs on this list for its historic importance. As a bonus it contains some pretty outstanding music. The guitar work and harmonic vocals are fantastic.
I tire of Neil Young
It is ok, average Neil Young. There is better.
I thought Buffalo Springfield was one of those bands who had loads of hits you just didn't realise. But, no, they have one, and its not on this album. Wouldn't bother with this again
What left me impressed is the guitar and other string work. Great panning, tasty fillings, wonderful tone. Maybe some songs could be shortened but in general, great album. Love it!
favorites: mr. soul; expecting to fly; bluebird
A very important album!
Really liked this!
Me faltan más escuchas, pero en general lo he sentido un poco disco ensalada, cada uno a lo suyo