Buffalo Springfield Again

Favorite Track: Mr. Soul

Listened to this Expecting to Fly, but I’m not a Bluebird so there’s that.

What an interesting listening! I really appreciated how different each song sounds from the other, bending different types of music genres. I really liked this album.

Buffalo Springfield is one of those bands that you know, but you don't know you know. A solid group that was unfortunately overshadowed by other acts, but they still put out some decent music.

rock clasico, setentoso, bello, rutero

fine

The second Buffalo Springfield album is almost ruined by how good Neil Young is. His songs are a mile above the rest (which are still solid!) and makes the album feel a bit uneven.

Feels more like a collection of songs than an actual album … Perhaps because it is. You can easily tell the different members songs apart from each other. Young’s contributions are without a doubt the strongest of them. Stills and Foray deliver some great work, but it’s no surprise Young went on to become the biggest star of the three.

Buffalo Springfield are one of those classic rock bands where I know the name but have no clear idea about who they were or what they were about - exactly the kind of band I joined this project to get some insight into! Instantly recognized "Mr. Soul" from the Neil Young unplugged album - huh, so this is Neil Young's origin story?! And there's another version of it on "Trans", which I've never checked out, but it sounds like it'll be an experience! 😆 So, other than that revelation, yep, this is pretty much what I expected - classic rock. Fave tracks - "Mr. Soul" is the big one. Shouts out to "Hung Upside Down" and "Broken Arrow" too!

Had never listened to this before. Enjoyed it...like a musical time capsule.

TIL Neil Young started his career in this band. Very pleasant listen, psychadelic without being pretentious. Wouldn't mind having a second listen after a bit of the green.

Interesting. I will give this another listen!

I knew Buffalo Springfield before this but this was my first time listening to this album. I really liked it, though there weren’t any big hits on here. Expecting to Fly was the closest thing imo

You can definitely hear three solitudes here, with by three different songwriters. Some might say it makes for an unfocused album, but I think it provides great variety. Looking at my liked songs below you can see I'm more into the Neil Young songs, which are just classics. Liked Songs Added: Mr. Soul Expecting To Fly Bluebird Broken Arrow

calm tune

Nice late 60s sound

Excellent album from young Neil Young!

this album was really surprising! never heard of this band but i liked this album. mr soul folk rock to a childs claim to fame country had me a lil shook. i just liked all the range here. expecting to fly is vibey.

I really liked this and I knew i would from the first 5 seconds of the first track. Definitely the sound I typically opt for, though I hadn't listened to this album before, just have heard a few of their songs here and there, Rock and Roll Woman being one of them (probably my fav from this one)

Decent

Nothing to add here other than a very solid four stars.

Never listened to any of buffalo’s stuff before but for a group that wasn’t around long, really really enjoyable.

Ok so I’m starting to put some pieces together about my taste in music. Seems that several of the bands I like from the 60s consist of various members of CSNY 😂 Crosby from the Byrds, Nash from the Hollies and Stills and Young from Buffalo Springfield. Hmmm. Not sure why it took me so long to figure this one out 🤔 I enjoyed the album, no surprise there. I love the harmonies and the sound of the guitar. My favorite song was Expecting To Fly. Some of it got a bit boring, or maybe started to sound the same, but I’d probably listen again anyway. I definitely enjoyed it more than all the British pop drivel on this list

Didn't know about this early-career Stills & Young band: it's great.

Buffalo Springfield? Nie gehört! Teils gar nicht so schlecht. "Bluebird" ist sogar richtig gut.

Need to listen to this one a second time, most likely. I really like a lot of the tracks, but the ones I don't like, I can't stand. So close to 5 stars. So close!

Solid old school sound. Def worth a listen.

Just a a nice record.

buffalo springfield is cool

Every time I am introduced to a Buffalo Springfield album during this project, I'm expecting a nice country/pop album with a very pleasant-sounding female voice. And then I realize I'm thinking of Dusty Springfield, and I get surprised again by Buffalo Springfield! They have a great sound that mixes 60s rock with folk elements, blues, and even soul music. Any taste can find something they like off this record, and that's the sign of some quality musicians. Their versatility is very impressive, and made each album I've heard from them thus far worth my time. Notable Tracks: - Mr. Soul - Bluebird - Hung Upside Down - Good Time Boy 7/10

Why had I'd never heard this before? All three songwriters offer unique styles, and the record is stuffed with surprises (mostly positive). I detract a point for the awful 'Good Time Boy'. Neil Young's got some outrageously ambitious contributions.

Buffalo Springfield Again is a very relaxing album. It's not really the best at anything, it there's also nothing really wrong with it. It's easy listening and chilled out, and sometimes that's just what you want.

Buffalo Springfield Again is the second album by Buffalo Springfield, originally released in 1967. Wow this one is pretty different than their first. They lean head-first into psychedelia with plenty of fuzz guitar. But with all of the hard rocking moments on here, Buffalo Springfield was able to balance it out with mellow dreamy tracks like the beautiful "Expecting To Fly". This can take you right to San Francisco in 1967. The only drawback to this record is that it's a bit inconsistent at times, as there's a filler track here and there.

Really enjoy the mix of acoustic (folk/country) and electric (psychedelic) sounds on this record. Wish we had more of the group before they split up to do their own thing. Similar in some positive ways to The Band

“A Child’s Claim to Fame” is god awful, and “Sad Memory” isn’t much better. The rest of this album is amazing. This one could have been a GOAT contender if they had completely cut out the steaming turd sitting at track 2, or if they had kicked Richie Furay out of the band.

Good old mildly hippie like folk rock where two major songwriters of the genre emerged

A really, really good album. Mr. Soul, Bluebird and Rock and Roll Woman are all great. The rest is very good but not quite at that level for me. Would really like the half star so this could get 4.5.

As disjointed as this album is, and believe me, it’s disjointed - almost disorienting - the quality of most tracks is good enough to give the whole thing 4+ stars.

Feels like three solo albums stitched together, but instead of that being a detriment to this album's effectiveness, it's actually its greatest differentiator.

A fun, twangy, easy listen. On a personal level not every song connected with me as much as I would have liked, but still a very good album. Feels like one od the most authentic and rustic country sounds I've heard for an album. Honest and bare without any commercialized trappings that so much of modern country/folk music falls into. Top tracks: Mr. Soul, Bluebird, Sad Memory

First half is an easy 5, then it gets too generic. But great discovery for sure.

Pretty nice

Nice country-rock

I had never heard this album before, though it did have a familiar sound. It seemed very much of it's time despite the diversity of the music.

4/5

This is a bit for me as I am a huge Neil Young fan and Stephen Stills is pretty great too. Was interested to see this one rather than the debut in the book as that album has their biggest hit For What It's Worth on it, but I'm glad they included this album because it is just as good if not slightly better in my opinion. Mr Soul and Expecting to Fly both by Young are highlights.

Okay, that's my kind of music. It's impressive how many good albums came out in 1967. It's a year that never ceases to surprise me. I had Buffalo Springfield on my list for a long time and this was a pleasant surprise.

Some really great stuff here. Excited to keep going back to this. 4/5

So this took me on a journey. I came to it with no idea of who or what this was and pressed play. A little context: last week I'd had Deja Vu by CSNY and fallen in love. It was the first album that went from no idea to 5 stars and into my vinyl collection in the 200+ albums I'd had so far. The variety, the quality and the guitar sounds were all amazing. Back to today, when I put this on I immediately starter enjoying it and for a lot of the same reasons as above. The variety was amazing whilst quality stayed hi, there was blues, country, folk, some soul and lots of psych. I wasn't sure if either CSNY had opened my heart to this kind of music, this period had loads of untapped albums or something else. After I finished my first listen through I opened up the wiki article and discovered the reason: it has 2 (maybe 3) of CSNY in here. So turns out I'm just a massive CSNY fan now

Who knew these guys had other songs and that they’re pretty good?

Hella 60s vibes i love it

Varied 60/70s vibe, love it

Influental? I'm not sure I hear it, but it was nice enough.

This group, and the second album they ended up creating, had some notable drama...that just so happened to involve several superstar up-and-coming musicians. For better or worse, what that personal disarray resulted in, ...Again, is excellent! Reading about the complete angst between the band and writing and recording songs largely without the group makes for an interesting listen. There are a few different genres based on who's written a particular song and that, along with the different vocalists handling duties throughout, kept my interest as the album progressed. Neil Young's opener, Mr. Soul, is particularly strong. "Expecting To Fly" blew me away - and learning that it's essentially Neil Young's first solo work put to recording was a bit of a mind-blower. Stills' "Bluebird:" toe-tapping awesomeness and guitar licks for days. The bizarrely produced closing track, "Broken Arrow," feels very out of place with its fade outs and ins and organ music, so that and a couple of other forgettable tracks kept me from considering this album as a 5-star offering but it definitely belongs with my 4s. 4 stars: I am struck by this album (a pleasant surprise for me, who isn't struck by much pre-70s era stuff) Interesting Factoids from Wikipedia: *In contrast to the band's hastily made debut album, recording for ...Again took place over a protracted nine-month span and was fraught with dysfunction, with each member eventually producing his own material largely independent of one another. *"Mr. Soul" is about Young's personal problems with fame and disregard for rock stardom. It was written by Young after experiencing an epilepsy attack after an early show with Buffalo Springfield in San Francisco. Many people in the audience questioned if it was part of the act. While a patient at UCLA Medical Center, he wrote the song once he was awake and recovering and told to return for further tests. The lyrics reflected Young's experience, feeling as though he was about to die. Thereupon, he was advised by his doctor to never take LSD or any other hallucinogenic drugs. Interesting Factoids from SongFacts.com: *[On "A Child's Claim To Fame"]: (Band member Richie) Furay's lyrics are an expression of his annoyance with guitarist Neil Young, who had quit and rejoined Buffalo Springfield on several occasions during the recording of the album. He recalled to Uncut: "We did 'Child's Claim to Fame' on the reunion tour in 2011. We were playing Santa Barbara, there's 5,000 people out there, and Neil stops. 'Hold up, hold up!' he says. 'Richie, did you write this song about me?' That's Neil for you. Yeah when I wrote it I was frustrated with the guy, but that's how we communicated with one another. You wrote a song, I'm not gonna say that (1968 Buffalo Springfield track) 'I Am a Child' was Neil's response to 'Claim to Fame' but." *[On "Expecting To Fly"]: By the time Buffalo Springfield came to record this second album, they were less a group than a collection of individuals. Young wrote and recorded this song using outside musicians rather than any other Springfield members. It was, for all intents and purposes, his first solo work. *[On "Broken Arrow"]: This track took over 100 hours to record, which was an eternity by 1967 standards. "Broken Arrow" sometimes draws raised eyebrows for being so oddly arranged - rather like the Beatles' psychedelic period such as "Revolution 9." Perhaps it is this song which longtime Young collaborator David Briggs had in mind when he said, "When you make rock and roll, the more you think, the more you stink." Standout Tracks: Mr. Soul, A Child's Claim To Fame, Everydays, Expecting To Fly, Bluebird, Rock & Roll Woman,

Varied and interesting. I really liked it

A very good album Loved the harmonies and the interesting production. Definitely will listen again

Very good

Great start, great finish, and pretty solid through the (short) middle. Always liked Broken Arrow for some reason, maybe the unusual transitions, circus snippet, clarinet solo that evolves into a piano solo that fades into a heartbeat finish. This album comes in at (3.8*s)

Went back and gave this a second listen... and thankfully I did. I liked it a lot and thought it was way ahead of it's time. I specifically liked the horn section on a few parts of the record.

A classic folk-rock album from the "summer of love" era, contains their singles "Mr. Soul", "Bluebird", "Expecting to Fly", and "Rock & Roll Woman", plus "Broken Arrow".

Although I'm somewhat familiar with Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young, I'd never listened to a Buffalo Springfield album before this project and was pleasantly surprised by this one. I especially like "Mr. Soul" and "Bluebird."

No real complaints, just perhaps doesn’t stand out so much.

The musicality absolutely fucks. All the pieces work so well together. I love a solid understated guitar solo. Like it quietly shreds

I think it’s so hard to create an album that’s both rich with variety and has a consistent theme. A lot of albums try to to have a lot of variety and come across really unfocused, this album is an exception. There’s so much going on thematically, there’s folk, acid culture, funk, and rock all perfectly weaved into a really consistent and interesting album, great listen.

First off, I'm in love with the album cover. It's so beautiful and if I came across this record in a store without knowing anything about the band, I would immediately be interested in it because of the artwork. I feel like it evokes the same feeling that the music does, especially the feeling of the more mellow tracks like "Expecting to Fly" and "Sad Memory". I can imagine sitting on the landing staring off into that endless water listening to those tracks. I will say that I felt like those slower, more contemplative songs, including "Everydays", stood out more and contributed more appropriately to the atmosphere. The simple vocals and instrumentation were quite lovely. Some of the other tracks didn't necessarily stand out (even though I'm sure I'll pick up on more nuances over time) but I don't think that always needs to be the goal. Sometimes you just need a simple yet enjoyable album like this.

Got some good funk going

Hoo boy is this is a classic I grew up with. All I think of are sunny days driving the dirt roads to a cabin for a week. Maybe its nostalgia but this whole album had a smile on my face.

Lots of classics on this album and just stellar songwriting all around. Mr Soul and Bluebird are the obvious standouts

Damn fine music!

Without getting into the Stills vs Young side of Buffalo Springfield or the way things shook out for both of them and how funny I think it is - I’m going to save that for when I get to the Stills solo record on the list - I’ll just say that as a Neil Young fan, I enjoy this record. Stills is very good here, too. I like that this record is all over the place, with each member contributing enjoyable songs. It’s like a fuzzed-out, down home 60’s pot luck dinner. It’s a very good record, but it’s no surprise both Stills’ and (especially) Young’s later work would end up eclipsing their time in Buffalo Springfield. You can tell just how different they were as song writers, even if there was common ground.

good stuff, v cohesive and melodic

Never heard this in completion before today, LOVED IT. I have no criticism of this at all. Amazing how such complex layers of ingenuity were imagined and performed so early in the era of rock and roll. Only giving it 4 stars though.

Chill 70s rock, great for a park day

Edit: On second thought, this is actually a 4, but "Broken Arrow" is still blows me away every time I listen to it. Admittedly I find Buffalo Springfield a bit boring to listen to. I hadn’t listened to this album before, but some of the songs were pretty good, with “Mr. Soul,” “Bluebird,” and “Sad Memory” being my favorites. As I got near the end, I was pretty certain this was going to get a 4 from me. But then “Broken Arrow” comes on and, wow, what a song! I immediately connected with it, and it drew me in more than any other song on the album. Still not totally sold on Buffalo Springfield, but I’m definitely sold on this album.

Internal conflict seems to be a common thread with music.

Solid leads from stills. Interesting stuff always surprising how experimental folks were in the 60s re song structure relative to your kids today with their math rock/black midis. Far and away best songs to Mr Young, ol’ Neil. Learning to fly is like his ur track. Not sure I’ve ever heard it but could fill in Melodie’s on muscle memory. Broken arrow a masterpiece of wistful weirdness

This is great though I can't help feeling it's not quite as good as a Neil Young 'solo' record might have been. Possibly a terrible take?

This album is undoubtably good however it simply failed to grip me, “expecting to fly” is a standout single and “good time boy” is a simple but great listen. Overall the album gets stronger as it continues and the production is fantastic, I just never felt like it was really for me.

3.75

Never heard of these guys before but I enjoyed each song. My favorite was “Mr. Soul”

3-4

Solid mix of bluegrass and rock it caught me off guard.

Really enjoyed it! Not a big Crosby, Stills, Nash, Young fan but this is great! 4/5!

Good stuff.

Nice one!

Innovative & diverse. Some classics.

Really good listen. I had no idea Steven Stills and Neil Young were in Buffalo Springfield...

Was expecting this to be a bit meh.. but this has won me over a bit. The NY songs rise above the others but the variety and production are excellent. 4

Not as strong as their first album, but still a great demonstration of what these guys can do. “Expecting to Fly” and “Hung Upside Down” are underrated highlights.

“Rock and roll woman” freakin slaps. Big fan of “broken arrow” as well. 4.5/5

Not that I don't like CSNY, but Buffalo Springfield was my favorite of all the groupings of those guys.

It's the 365th album on my challenge which I started just over a year ago (I paused the project for a few days due to busy days). I like that this album came up today, it is really great rock/psychedelic album from 1967 which interesting variety and overall sound and production. It deserves a 4.

4

Another album reminding us how important Neil Young is within the music community. Great album.

3.75/5. Slightly dated but kind of a nice, light listen Most of these songs sound (at least production-wise) like they could've come from an indie folk band from the past few years? totally did NOT expect to love this for a 1967 band... listening to The Stone Roses s/t before this (clearly '60s "inspired") was an interesting experience. best: expecting to fly, sad memory worst: broken arrow. did not need the "take me out to the ball game" interpolation

Never heard of these guys before but what an band line up. I say this but all I'm referencing is Stephen Stills and Neil Young. Overall this was an average 60s album which has its quirks and a few good tracks on it. Could definitely see myself listening to this album more but for sure the standout tracks.

Nice folk americana, tastefully implemented string section. Also, technically counts as another Neil Young album ;)

Neil Young and Steven Stills. Not sure what else to say

It also aight - 7/10

Rating things is such a mindfuck… 7/10 like the vibes, would listen to some of the songs again

Really solid, loved the uniqueness. There were several very interesting sounds and some hooks that almost sounded like modern hip hop hooks. I also listened to the album Buffalo Springfield (which came out the year before this one) and it was also good. 8/10

When I'm old and senile, don't send me to a retirement home. Send me up to the Poconos with a bottle of whiskey and this album and let me die a happy man

Boasting two members who would wound up shaping the sound of rock and roll by the early 70s, Buffalo Springfield hit the ground running and make their way through varying styles that could best accommodate their increasingly individual sounds. There is a sense of fracture taking shape throughout Buffalo Springfield Again, as if the members couldn't wait to get it over with and go on to bigger sights, but it doesn't diminish the quality of the material here. Although it was not the end just yet, this is as good of a send-off there is. Favorites: Mr. Soul, A Child's Claim to Fame, Everydays, Expecting to Fly, Bluebird, Hung Upside Down.

The kind of album that makes me sad, angry and annoyed that I don’t live in the 60s and this incredible music was being churned out all the time. 4.4

Better than I expected. Given the roster I was expecting a lot of CSNY adjacent stuff, and that is present, but the album is a good bit more eclectic.

Ahhhh, en voilà un bon vieux classique des années 60!!!

I'm a big Neil fan. This is an interesting record, with some excellent tunes, but it doesn't achieve greatness.

Listened Before? N Hey, these guys were a SOLID psychedelic band. I loved this just like I loved their last one. Perhaps it doesn't have a song with the radio-friendly appeal of "For What It's Worth", but it is all high-quality and a great time capsule of the 60s, and the sound engineering and instrumentation is way ahead of it's time. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Mr. Soul, A Child's Claim to Fame

Listened to this while playing Cascadia. I had heard the name Buffalo Springfield before, but then I doubted myself and realized I maybe was thinking of Dusty Springfield. When looking over the tracklist, nothing rung a bell. I lost my game...but this album was the perfect accompaniment to a stoney morning playing a solo game. I was struck by the number of genres referenced throughout the album (sometimes like 5 different genres in one song..."Broken Arrow," I'm looking at you.) Super enjoyed the album...would definitely listen again.

Nice smooth Mello. Good to hear some other songs besides their hits (Mr. Soul).

What a great album!! The 2nd/3rd song were some of my least favorite tracks however the rest were very good.

Foot stomping opener and elegant closer, yet another iteration of CSNY musicians making excellent folk rock songs. An enjoyable album.

Really good! Especially the vocals.

qd neil est silencieux en vrrrrrai

This is a nice album of the protest movement in folk and rock music. The lyrics are deep; the melodies are well done. It isn't groovy, but that's not what they were going for. I enjoyed this album.

The 60's were such an iconic time in music history. Interesting how a decade can shape an entire genre of music. Would have been a great time to be alive. Expecting to Fly is pretty. i'm actually enjoying this album more than yesterdays Rolling Stones 👀 I like how there are stark contrasts from one song to the next. Sometimes an album can seem too monotonous. This one called Good Time Boy has a distinct blues funk sound to it. The vocals is a different guy too. So it breaks up the album. I'm liking this so far though. 4 Stars.

It's easy to listen. It feels like a summer night. Expecting to fly is sad but beautiful. The calmness of sad memory feels nice as well. 3/5 -S Loved it, ill give it 4 stars. -A

I've heard Buffalo Springfield plenty of times, and I was ready to write this off as "very good at the time, but music has moved on", but no, this is better than I expected. 4.5 stars, on the fence on whether to round up or down. Probably depends on my mood.

Very enjoyable and easy to listen to. I would consider picking tis up if I saw it at my record store.

baita som, nao por acaso primeira banda de neil young, rockzao folk classico

I don’t know if I’ve ever heard this album before, but I know most of these tracks either from singles or compilations. I think the Neil Young songs here are the standouts. Expecting To Fly was the flipside of For What It’s Worth (1969 re-issue of the band’s classic hit). Mr Soul & Broken Arrow both appeared on Neil Young’s 1976 retrospective triple album, Decade. So I love these tracks, particularly Mr Soul. And I really enjoy Stills work from around this time. What’s interesting is that Richie Furay has 6 songwriting credits on this album - more than his more illustrious bandmates. It’s an album of its time. Not choc-a-bloc with memorable tunes but it works as a whole.

While I'm not a huge Neil Young fan and generally think he's overrepresented on this list, this was a great album and really demonstrates more range than I expected. Bluebird is just a gorgeous song.

nice, 60s and vibrant

Pretty good late 60s rock. Mr Soul is great, some of the tracks remind me of The Moody Blues. I'm a Stephen Stills and Neil Young fan, though Stills is more prevalent on this album, to my ears. Some of it is really good, some is just so-so.

HL: "Expecting to Fly", "Bluebird", "Good Time Boy", "Broken Arrow" July 7, 2023

this was really good, definitely looking forward to revisiting

Okay decent

The harmony vocals on “Mr. Soul” are all-time greats! Solid album, enjoyed it all the way through.

Excellent folk rock album, with creative uses of country, baroque pop and psychedelia. I love how Stephen Stills, Neil Young and Richie Furay share lead vocal duties, which brings a nice variety to the sound. Stylistically, a few of the songs run a bit far afield and don't quite hit the mark, but I enjoyed this quite a bit. Fave Songs: Mr. Soul, Hung Upside Down, A Child's Claim to Fame, Rock & Roll Woman, Expecting to Fly, Bluebird, Everydays

Not as good as "Last Time Around" in my opinion, but still chock full of great songs.

It's good, but too soft for me

Enjoyed this one a lot

The Neil songs are great, the rest is uneven and doesn’t meet the high bar of the first album.

interesting album, atrocious artwork

Great songs!

You can sense the tension between the competing directions of each band member here, and yet somehow it all coalesces into a killer, cohesive album nonetheless. Really gorgeous and psychedelic in a way that only late 60s albums are.

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Tres bon album , j'ia adoré 4.5

7.5/10 weno y muy chill. consistente pero las mas tranqui me gustaron harto mas q las mas movidas. sad memory es dms linda

Interesting variety even if not all my thing

A nice listen. Good variety and classic folk Americana sound. I haven't listened to much Neil young on purpose. This album helped me realize I like variety of songs but also loyalty and authenticity to a genre. (Looking at you old Springsteen bringing in Indian music for the world song...) Album art looks like a 9th grader is learning Photoshop.

pretty solid, as buffalo springfield often is. love the laurel canyon sound always

Good 60’s jam vibe. Hung upside down was my fav track.

Worth a relisten and makes me want to listen to their other albums.

This album. Captures the mood of the free love era perfectly. Hopeful protest songs

Good lord, the guitar SUSTAIN on the song "Everydays", that was awesome. And that bass walking, wow so good. The acoustic work on "Bluebird", WOW, FANTASTIC!

Buffalo Springfield - only know "For what it's worth". I know Neil Young for his album "Harvest" and Stephen Stills from "Crosby, Stills and Nash". Upon listening to Mr. Soul, I realize that I have heard it before.

Really solid production and instrumentals.

Really liked the individual songs but they didn’t fit together well in an album format. Especially with different vocalists seemed like a collection of singles

Really enjoyed this one, never heard of Buffalo Springfield before but I’m gonna keep listening to them after this. Love the old school jazzy rock vibes, very cool.

Every song took me back to listening to Gold FM. I get very nostalgic with these types of records. There’s a great slew of tracks in the middle of the album. One of my more favourable genres.

4.25

Atmospherically soothing, a beauty without claiming this too aggressively - but the wimpyness also doesn’t become the only trait de charactère; dreamy reverb, non-cheesy violins, a soft power of good songwriting. Remarkable: the live parts and different dimension in „Broken Arrow“ Great 4.1

Ta gueno, un poco country para mi gusto, pero es música que me pondría para limpiar mi cuarto un sábado por la mañana

Really cool yes

A bit eclectic, a bit all over the place. A record that can’t seem to decide what to be or that has multiple-personality disorder. The overall effect is pretty cool and feels much more than artifact-y (though it’s certainly that) in blending the myriad trends (down-home rootsy picking, echoey reverbing psychedelia, anger plus peace, man, in the vocals) that fused the flowering of late ‘60s popular music. It’s also fun to track the tendencies and trends backward across the long, subsequent career arcs of the many (probably too many) protagonists – note how Neil Young’s contributions (the dull “Mr. Soul,” the ethereal “Expecting to Fly” and the intriguing “Broken Arrow”) offer predictive hints of later efforts, inclusive of “Tron”and “Harvest” and “On the Beach” respectively. “Everydays” is Stills at his contemplative best and “Hung Upside Down” has lovely proto-CSN(Y) harmonies, contrasted to gritty guitaring in similarly CSN(Y)-esque fashion. It should be acknowledged that, while this is solid (actually solid++) in its own right, it does pale more than a little in comparison to the many excellent works that would grow out of it (The incestual sitcoms of the 1970s present a similar critical conundrum, wherein it’s hard to assess the quality the sources vs. the progeny for the complexity of the relationships and influences.) The more one listens to these “deep-track” records, the more one realizes both the risk of accepting the cliches relative to this era, versus its depth and breadth of the quality. The question is begged: how ever did these bands do it – or the fans manage it – without streaming services? A four but maybe not the strongest one.

Sure!

Great album of an early folk rock with hints of future Crazyhorse and CCR. Chill and well-recorded.

I quite enjoyed this. I can see why it would be exceptional at the time, though the over-separation of the stereo channels is dated and a little grating. Regardless, the sparse sound is very pleasing and the record often feels like they're just playing around with what conventions they can twist. I like it.

never heard of them, but these riffs are eternal

Very pleasant album. Not something I'd usually listen to so it's a surprise.

Bliss and funny sound staging

Another unknown classic

Started out as very much not my taste, but then it got real bluesy and closed with Broken Arrow which had so much going on i can't call it my favorite. Good listen!

Knew very little apart from For What It's Worth, and whilst that's the standout the rest of the record is really good. Love the British influenced stuff in particular. Ace.

4.75 Had a blast with this album- really love the psych-rock mixed with folk/country-rock sound Standout Track: Broken Arrow is a fantastic closer!

I liked this album in the same way that I like the Moody Blues. It’s not music to get you pumped, but it’s a consistent album throughout with some really amazing moments

Good

Always heard of the name but never listened to this, Kinda regret that now

It’s a lovely album with great arrangements and production - and while the songs are hippy fare - they are quite memorable. Enjoyed this one.

Fun listen! recognized a lot of these songs but had never known who sang them!

Solid classic rock album. I really like the early Neil Young songs. I found myself listening to this one multiple times throughout the day. Standout Tracks: Mr. Soul, A Child's Claim to Fame, Expecting to Fly, Good Time Boy, Broken Arrow

Killer opening track, sets the tone for a great listening experience end to end. It's a cool, fun, classic rock album.

This is definitely up my alley, musically. I listened to this about 1.5 times through and very much enjoyed it.

Nice album, not super remarkable but feels good all the way through

Dont know how I missed these guys until now. Great sound!

Aural wallpaper, but nice wallpaper.

It isn't my favorite genre but I don't hate it, this album also isn't the greatest thing but is good enough. This album is just some good music yo have in the background while doing other things

I'm finding more and more that I like the late 60s early 70s music way more than I realized. This albums continuing that trend. Good music. Wait I just looked up the band, and turns out it's Neil Young lol. Well there you go

Great mix of rock of the time. V psychedelic. Enjoyed the mix of live/studio

Ok

Neki dan sam površno slušao ovaj album, Mr. Soul je iskočila na shuffle jer sam više manje bio u tom psihodelijsko-ročnom moodu i odvelo me na ovaj, album. Lagan i folkičan, psihodeličan. Nije čista četvorka, ali bi moglo s vremenom doći na to mjesto, jednog dana, možda - pa zato dajem ipak. Dakle oko 3.7/5.

po muito maneiro!! amo um countryzao seria 4,5/5

That was good, thanks.

Very nice. Very nice indeed.

Great classic folk rock.

I really appreciate their exploratory folk rock formula, with a hint of experimentation. As I'm a huge Neil Young fan, this album inevitably has a special place in my heart, with the magnificent Broken Arrow as its conclusion. However, I have to admit, the album contains some fillers, so 4 stars.

A good groovy album. Just a nice album to sit around and vibe out to. It's better than their self titled, but it is a shame that "For What It's Worth" didn't make an appearance on the list. By far their best song of course. I don't know if it quite makes the bump to a 4 star for me, but if I put it there now I'll be more likely to listen again and give it another try.

Very good

I know Mr. Soul, of course, and have heard Bluebird, but didn’t know it was Buffalo Springfield. While that’s clearly the band’s name, this sounds like a collection of songs from individuals. At least you can pick up on places where the band members back each other up, this set of songs lacks the cohesiveness of collaboration or anything like a shared vision. I expected to really prefer the Neil Young songs, and I do, but the Stephen Stills songs are surprisingly excellent. While nothing seems as powerful as Neil’s Broken Arrow, Rock and Roll Woman really lays the groundwork for what Stills would do with CSN in the years that followed. I was less excited about Richie Furay’s songs, in general.

… were it for one twangy song… A great 60’s soundtrack heralding the arrival of the counter culture.

This album had two different vibes; soft 60s fuzz rock and vietnam.

Chill and nice !

not my usual taste but lovely still

If the reputation is that the band barely talked to each other – that it was a bunch of solo songs and performances – then I suggest more bands take that approach. Some very good songs here ”– “Expecting to Fly” and “Broken Arrow” and “Everydays” and “Hung Upside Down." It wasn't hard to see how these guys would go on to do such great work.

Neil Young's compositions ("Mr Soul", "Expecting To Fly" and "Broken Arrow" ) shine out the most on this one. "Mr Soul" is one of the Canadian songwriter's most distinctive tunes, and it's as great an opener as Stills' "For What It's Worth" was for the debut. By the way, Neil Young's other two renditions of the song (one for the unfairly maligned *Trans* album, and the other for his MTV Unplugged session) are both worth your time if you enjoy the original. As for the dreamy "Expecting To Fly", it surprisingly sounds like an outtake from *Harvest*, whereas the latter would only recorded a few years later--this familiarity probably stems from Jack Nitzsche's spatial production chops, that he would use again to great effects for Young's most famous LP. Amazing stuff. To conclude on Young's cuts, it must be pointed out that "Broken Arrow"'s off-kilter structure, with all its unpredictable interruptions, is certainly one-of-a-kind (what a great "meta" title for a tune, huh?). And yet as weird as the song's structure is, it's fascinating to hear how emotions seep through Young's performance, in spite of the stop-and-go nature of the song. So yeah, Neil Young's fans are in for a treat here. But as great as the tracks helmed by him are, everything else is pretty good too (especially Stills' "Bluebird" and "Hung Upside Down"). Richie Furay's tunes are less immediately striking, admittedly, but they remain interesting--and it's nice that Stills and Young left some room to his songs at least. This topsy-turvy nature of the record obviously resulted in a couple of shortcomings and other dead-ends (as far as Buffalo Springfield's album go, I always thought the debut was a more cohesive offering), but it's only a minor gripe from your humble servant here. Classic stuff. Number of albums left to review or just listen to: 830 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory: 93 (including this one) Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 42 Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more important): 36

An interesting album in which Buffalo Springfield explore some different genres. The different styles keeps things kind of interesting. Though I never really liked the guitar sound of Mr. Soul, the album really picks up with the jazzy feel of Everydays. Learning to Fly is is a quite beautiful baroque pop song. And Bluebird has some gorgeous accoustic guitar. That ends with some very nice banjo. More baroque sounds with Sad Memory, this one not quite as successful. Things take another turn with a soulful Good Time Boy which could easily be mistaken for a Four Tops song. Sort of doesnt really belong to my ears however I do like it. The album finishes strong with two very good folk pop songs; Rock and Roll Woman and the beautiful Broken Arrow. All in all a fine album that doesn't quite rise to classic status for me. 4 🌟

It was ok. It’s nice hearing what prime were doing before they’re solo career.

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Before I clicked play, I had it in my head that I would be hearing a different Springfield, Dusty Springfield. So I was confused but pleasantly surprised to hear the rock sound and male vocals on the first track before realizing my mistake. Despite my mix-up, I ended up liking this album more than a lot of the Neil Young solo albums on this list.

Not all the songs are great for me, but overall it’s an enjoyable album to listen to

Nothing happening here

I actually well loved this. It was a fun mix of Beatles style/Neil Young I thought. The album was varied and distinguishable. Would listen again

I think their self-titled album is better but this is a good one. Love some of the guitar, it's all very symbolic of that era.

MR. SOUL - Intressant låt. Straightforward med sitt enkla komp och rytm. Den här låten spelar man när man kör i bilen. Pretty good. A CHILD'S CLAIM TO FAME - Skriker 60-tal. Lite western-influence men det är gött. Lung och fin. Jag gillar. Bra gitarr. EVERYDAYS - Spicy. Lite tretakt skadar inte. Jag vet inte vad som låter i bakgrunden men antagligen en mygga. EN JOBBIG MYGGA. Pianot kör väldigt jazzigt vilket är bra för denna låt. Lugnt tempo och enkel melodi, helt okej låt. EXPECTING TO FLY - Ett intro som långsamt bygger upp till ett orkesterstycke. Vackert. Ackordgången är inte supervanlig vilket gör att låten sticker ut. Snygga gitarrstycken. Snygg låt overall. This one is staying with me. BLUEBIRD - Nu höjer vi farten verkligen! En bluesig låt med skön melodi och musiken går bra ihop med varandra. Snygga stämmor i mittendelen. Sen kommer ett maffigt akustiskt gitarrsolo. SMARRIGT! Oj, Tempobyte :O med banjo även! Vad i hela... HUNG UPSIDE DOWN - En rockballad. Nice refräng. Jag gillar sångaren. Måste ta reda på vem det är. Beatles kan slänga sig i väggen. Denna låt ska jag lägga i mina favoriter. SAD MEMORY - En ballad igen. Älskar rösten som denna killen har. Tonarten är trevlig och den akustiska gitarren låter som en ängel som spelar på den. Gillar när gitarren svarar på sången. A good one. GOOD TIME BOY - Lite storbandsfeel. Stora bra trummor med mycket blå. BLUESIG. Väldigt nice. Detta album är mycket bättre än jag trodde. ROCK & ROLL WOMAN - Näst sista låten på plattan. Lite lydisk och mixolydisk ackordgång, låter spännande. WHERE IS THE ROCK AND ROLL? Medioker låt. Denna låt kommer jag glömma bort först av alla. BROKEN ARROW - Sista och längsta låten. Är detta en liveinspelning? De byter mellan taktarter och tempon. Mixed feelings verkligen. Bra plattor måste ha en bra start och ett bra slut. Jag ska skriva mer om det på nästa platta. Bra med skillnader i dynamiken. Allt som allt tycker jag nog ändå att denna platta har det mesta och får en svag 4 ifrån mig.

Some really high highs here but a couple of misses as well

I have the first album of Buffalo Springfield with "For What It's Worth." They had released the album and then Stills had written "For What It's Worth It" and the record company was all "Holy crap put that song on the record you numbskulls!" That song is better than any of the stuff on the first album. The second album is much better by leaps and bounds. They knew a lot more about what they were doing. It's too bad things were already falling apart, because this album was really good. I mean yes, it's very 60s, but not as dated as The Mamas and The Papas. And "Mr. Soul" is such a good song. "Stick around for the clown who is sick does a trick of disaster, for the race of my face and my head is moving much faster..." Such a great lyrical turn by Neil Young. I had never heard the original version of "Everydays," just Yes covering it. So it was interesting to hear the original finally. You can really tell the difference in the songs by writer, which tells you how the band is pulling apart a bit. There's no cohesion, you know? I will have to listen to the third album of theirs, but I suspect this is the best one of all three of them.

never listened to buffalo springfield before, was really happy with it. listened to it while grocery shopping felt like a soundtrack. added mr soul to my current playlist, so overall very happy. will continue to listen to this album

I love the first and last tracks on this album. Mr. Soul sounded maybe 30 years ahead of its time. Broken Arrow seems to be about a country in trouble and the pitfalls of the American Dream which feels relevant (maybe? I need to re-listen. Just felt like there was a lot of depth there). I love records that experiment with different genres but they can also be hit and miss. Some of the stuff didn't age that well (Good Time Boy) and there was one too many "birds as metaphors" lyrics. Still, lots of beautiful strings, harmonies and pretty moments throughout. Also I like Neil Young, so I was into pretty much all of his stuff.

strong 80/100 mr soul makes u so excited to start the album. like ok...lets get into it. she said youre strange but dont change and i let her a childs claim to fame- u can so distinctly feel that change in style its almost abrasive. mr soul is so neil young and this one is so richie furay. everydays- and this one is stills. doesnt it feel super obvious theyre all written by different people? i love that synth or single long droning chord thats playing in the background of this entire song. It really completes the monotonous message, "well well well, another day" that same chord playing. bluebird- "do you think she loves you? do you think at all?" drones out into funky acoustic and electric guitar combo. thats sick. then the last part of the song just goes into the banjo lol sad memory- i really love the acoustic and electric guitar together i dont like dewey martins vocals on good time boy but i do like that saxophone rock and roll woman is a great song i love the guitar melody its almost pop overall i really enjoyed listening to this all day. the cover art is cool, the dueling guitars are great. i feel like you can really tell that there were a lot of strong minded people in this band though that wanted to take it their own direction. makes the album feel less cohesive together even though i independently like most of the songs here. great music! i wanna roll down a hill to it.

Pretty good. Not quite great but I enjoyed a number of these songs, Broken Arrow in particular. Some of the songs were just there, not bad but not particularly good. I'd give it a 3.5 if I had the option. Bumping to 4 because it's better than a number of 3's that I've given.

8.8/10

Its ok, but nothing new for me

04/14/22

Way more varied stylistically than I expected it to be with mixed results...sometimes within the same song. There was one jazz style song that I'm listening to and thinking well this sounds kinda lame and not very Interesting, then the sax solo kicks in and wow, the song takes off. That's a microcosm of the album, moments of brilliance and ordinary moments of ordinary meh. But the high moments are enough to give this a pretty good rating. 3.75 🌟

Quite excellent stuff there.

Short but great experience

Great album with some really good tracks on this one. The second album from The Buffs, Love "Mr Soul" With Neil Youngs searing vocals. "Bluebird" "Rock & Roll Woman" and "Broken Arrow" all favourites. Complex songs developed (Of Course influenced by the Beatles, but then again who wasn't in 1967!) by the whole band. great album rightfully in this list in my opinion.

To be completed

I will always listen to anything with Neil Young. I have listened to Buffalo Springfield before but I don't think I've heard this album much before.

Enjoyable

This album holds remarquably well after all those years.

Country rock usually doesn't resonate with me as much, but this album is super great! There are a lot of varied influences. The album flows well but each song manages to sound distinct. It has aged well. Favorites: Expecting to Fly, Bluebird, Sad Memory, Broken Arrow

Buffalo Springfield was most notable for helping launch Neil Young's career. Buffalo Springfield Again is without doubt a very good album, though Young's contributions were kind of minimal with two of his tracks recorded solo, but it does contain one of Young's great tracks, Mr. Soul. To not take away the contribution of the other members of the band, the record suffers from inconsistency and wasn't quite as great as I remember. That being said, this is an important piece of 60's rock history that is the beginnings of something greater (CSN&Y and Neil solo), that can't be denied.

So much Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young on here! I did enjoy this one though. Lots of variety: horns, organ, woodwind as well as the folky guitar rock I was expecting. Better that The Byrds for sure.

veisla maður mjög sáttur með þetta, uppáhalds lagið mitt er Sad Memory, ahh, verð víst að gefa enn eina 4-star einkunn... því miður ekki alveg fimma

Très bon old school rock'n'roll. L'album s'écoute très bien et la présence de Neil Young dans le band vient clairement rajouter quelque chose.

Psychedelic country and folk rock

Great 60s album

Picos altos seguidos canciones que bajonean. Al final en promedio resulta un buen disco, muy disfrutable.

I really dig it

With the exception of Mr. Soul, this was all new to me and I really liked it.

First time listening to this album, really enjoyed it. Not all songs but some great ones on there. Would listen to again.

Decent album.

This album is like the bridge between folk and psychedelica without being a blend of the two. I don't know if that makes sense to anybody else. Best track: Hung Upside Down

Never heard all of the tracks on this album before. It's excellent.

The best Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young that I've seen on this list until now. This is not absolutely perfect for me, but it's a kind of rock n' roll that I like very much. Rock, Country, and Blues at the exact level.

Great album with a lot of variety to it. Starts off with Mr. Soul that has a good rock beat to it with Neil Young signing. Bluebird/Rock and Roll Woman are great and I love Good Time Boy (R&B feeling to it). If I could give it a nine I would out of 10. 4 because there are a couple songs that are a bit weak.

A good example of the emerging country/folk/rock inflected Laurel Canyon sound. This album was pleasant enough, but nothing about it really sticks with me. If anything, it's an interesting look into the careers of Neil Young and Stephen Stills before they became famous in their own right.

A simple elegance to this album, easy listening, nothing fancy.

Of course I recognise the genius of For What It's Worth but I knew little else from BS. And what a revelation this was didn't expect such a wide variation of styles whilst still epitomising mid-60's music.

A joy to listen to.

4/5. it's damn good, I want to give it 4.5

TIL Buffalo Springfield was an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California by Canadian musicians Neil Young, Bruce Palmer and Dewey Martin and American musicians Stephen Stills and Richie Furay.

Better than I thought it'd be. I only knew "For What It's Worth" before this album, I've learned they have quite a variety of sounds. Worth the listen.

Perfectly formed psych-folk-pop.

Band's second album. Folk rock / psychedelic rock with a bit of country. Released in 1967 by Atco.

This was alright.

Bra bra

1967 Genre: Folk rock; psychedelic rock; hard rock;

Goood. Liked one song in particular

SOOO good, experimental 70s masterpiece

A little too out there, but flashes of brilliance

Young Neil + Stephen Stills = Less refined CSN&Y magic

This was hugely entertaining and will listen to again

Good production and great, compact jamming. Many good musicians jamming together. (7/10) Favourite Tracks: Expecting to Fly, Bluebird

All good and certainly the scratch for that classic hippie era itch. To me the Neil Young songs are just on a higher level to the rest.

Oooooh I have to thank Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas for this Album. I get so emotional when seeing the movie, and also hearing this Album.

One of the best blues albums

About as 60s as it gets, but in a good way

Unreal walking bass on Everydays. Goes for a walk then chills for a while. Great acoustic fingerstyle solo on bluebird. Love the bass tone on Hung Upside Down. Some songs come and go without leaving much of an impression, Sad Memory particularly Broken Arrow is amazing, even if I don't fully get what he's talking about. Great song writing and imagery. Overall some high highs and no real dud tracks. Only one that I don't love is Sad Memory.

Actually a good album. Some just weren’t my style but other than that a solid record

This album is cool!

really liked the diverse voices and folk sounding music. Will listen to again.

Yay, finally, dadrock. No excessive guitars.

Erstmalig gehört! Aber super album!

This and Jefferson Airplane have really just confirmed that I'm into psychedelic rock. I really should learn more about this era. Like I had no idea that Neil Young and Stephen Stills was in Buffalo Springfield.

Calm upbeat folky rock

Enjoyed this album

Another album that reminded me of the albums my parents used to play. Really enjoy Stills and Young without listening to them too much so was good to hear. 3.5 rounded up.

A really great album for listening through and through. Without singles, but just good stuff. A copy on vinyl would possibly be desirable. Certainly return back for another listen.

couple interesting tracks and good. would listen again

Started off strong and I was thinking "easy 4!" but the back half sagged and brought it down to a 3.5. I'll still give it a 4 overall, but its just squeaking by.

Nice folk rock song. Good jumping off point for similar songs

3.5 | Disco muy interesante, de Buffalo Springfield realmente sabía más sobre su importancia que por su música (junto con The Byrds los verdaderos orígenes de la ola folk y por ser semillero de Neil Young y Stephen Stills). Escuche el disco a ciegas y no hay otra forma de decirlo, no tiene cohesión ni se siente como un trabajo con una visión o idea. Después al leer me di cuenta que en efecto cada quien al parecer escribió sus canciones por su lado y desde ese tiempo ya como banda tenían muchos problemas. Curiosamente las tres canciones escritas por Richie Furay, sin saberlo de inicio, me parecieron totalmente olvidables y de sobra (en especial Sad Memory que tiene una letra pendeja de amor idiota con nivel de niño de secundaria que tiene su primera novia). Curiosamente también, o quizá no tanto, Richie Furay fue quien no despunto a nada posterior a la disolución de la banda. Sobre las otras canciones abriendo con Young y un blues maravilloso que recuerda a los Rolling pasando a folk, rock, psicodelia... solos realmente deliciosos y cerrando con Young de nuevo y Broken Arrow con un experimento entre estilos, en vivo y estudio muy al estilo Beatles. Las canciones de Stills destacan por su música más, las de Neil Young por sus letras y las de Furay... mejor saltárselas. Me parece que tanto Neil Young solo como Crosby Stills Nash fueron mejores proyectos pero aun así, e incluso con la falta de cohesión y sintiéndose más como un Greatest Hits que un album con sentido propio, e incluso con esas 3 canciones malas, el disco es excelente.

It sounded like everything that came before it and everything that came after it. Most of it sounded like if the singing of The Beatles met the guitar of The Rolling Stones. But overall very pleasant and I liked the genre of music that it was a part of. Would definitely listen to again on my own even though no songs really really stood out to me.

3.5| Cada canción creo que suena mucho a quién la compuso (en orden de aparición): Diamond (3 canciones) las de mejor lírica; Furray (4 canciones) las más 'normales' en cuanto música y letra, las más fáciles de digerir; Stills (3 canciones) las más complicadas, raras, tediosas, experimentales o que al menos me gustaron menos. 3.5 que sube a 4 porque me parece bastante bueno el disco pese a 3 canciones que de plano no me gustaron. Mr Soul y Broken Arrown me dejaron pensando que si a Young no le gustaba ser famoso, pues lo hubiera dejado de ser y ya. Dato curioso: Bluebird perdió mi atención y pensé que ya había empezado Hung Upside Down, pero era el final de Bluebird. Songs: Mr Soul, A Child's Claim to Fame, Rock & Roll Woman, Broken Arrow

Buffalo Springfield rips--I don't know why I've slept on them for so long. Maybe because everything the members went on to do--besides Young--tends to be pretty "sleepy"? CSN/CSNY is technically excellent, to be sure, but I'm not often in the mood for that "Saturday morning with a cup of coffee" sort of music. This album is great though! The closing track "Broken Arrow" doesn't quite hit for me, but it's ambitious in a Beatles-esqe way I find charming. Like an America "A Day In The Life". Less Albert Hall, more Nashville Skyline.

Es un disco muy agradable Y fácil de escuchar. Diría que incluso es un poco corto, y deja con ganas de escuchar más. Algo que me llamó la atención del disco y del grupo es que las canciones son muy diversas, desde el rock hasta el jazz y quizá un poquito de folk. Todas las canciones muy bien ejecutadas. Este es otro caso de esos grupos que por alguna razón no son tan populares (no en México al menos), a pesar de haber hecho cosas interesantes. Noto similitudes con artistas como Roy Orbison o los BeeGees; sin duda hubo algo de influencia entre ellos.

SO FUN!

Classic Americana

Very nice and I liked it

7/10 FT: sad Memory

Again it this album really isn’t for me, however some of the songs were quite upbeat which I liked. Even though I favored the upbeat songs more, my favorite song of the bunch is Sad Memory. The lyrics for the songs are quite beautiful and the soft strumming of the guitar fits beautifully.

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.

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!

Mid

Some generic 60s folky stuff, but also some super interesting tones and harmonies on display.

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*

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

Wings are better

Was fine, nothing to write home about

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.

170626 12:49 3.5

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.

Decent

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