Reviews (page 5 of 8)
The best way to view this album is as a historical relic. There are clear examples of the direction each of the band members took once BS disbanded. I recall getting this record back in the 80’s when I’d see it on lists of essential albums. I’m pretty certain I listened to it only once, due to its lack of cohesion. I like a couple of the songs, but as a whole it just doesn’t work. It definitely does when seen as an artifact.
A little disjointed, I mostly liked the NY songs
Never heard of them but really enjoyed.
Good but not quite as good as their previous record. Some strong songs though
tilþrifalítið í fyrstu umferð. gef aðra umferð. 3,5.
Sample of early California rock, nice, something missing
Already my 3rd album with Stephen Stills and 3rd as a different act. 2nd album with Neil Young. Probably the best Buffalo Springfield album with some great songs and vocal performances by Stills and Young.
I dunno how this is considered such a great album. I mean it wasn’t bad, but it kind of just was. Maybe a couple tracks were interesting, but overall a rather mediocre listening experience
15/1001 Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again Heard before? ❎ Revisit? 🫳 This is the quintessential 3 star album - some really good stuff marred by some absolute rubbish. The Young penned songs are predominantly the standouts. More folky/blues rock than psych, but I'm fine with that. I wouldn't be adverse to listening to it again, but would have to wanting this sort of stuff. Also, the album art for this, is utter garbage 😂
not what I was expecting played with structure and instrumentation many interesting little details some crunchy lyrics overall, enjoyable and fascinating Best tunes: mr. soul, everydays, hung upside down, sad memory
Blends end to the background. Not great, not bad
Was ok.
2.5
Boring folk music.
listened to at 12 in the morning. Neil Young
1/1001 :: Buffalo Springfield - Again Heard before? ❌ Would I revisit? **Maybe** but probably not Rating: Strong 5, **Light 6** Fav Tracks: **Mr Soul**, Broken Arrow I definitely consider myself a Neil Young fan and own a bunch of his music but admittedly I haven't listened to much before his solo stuff. That said, this album starts off with a bang. **Mr Soul** is a Neil Young classic I know very well as it's featured on a couple of his Greatest Hits collections. It's awesome and nothing else on the album sounds like it which makes it a little weird to set the pace with this and then jump into a Richie Furay song. I found myself liking the Neil songs on this album a lot. The Stephen Stills songs quite a bit. And with the exception of the funky Soul Train backed *Good Time Boy* the Richie Furay songs not at all. Overall the Neil songs sounded fresh and these other songs sounded very 60s which was fine (not offensive) just not so interesting... Good Sunday album though and nice to start here.
I realized that I have heard of Buffalo Springfield, I've never heard anything by them. It was good, not run out to buy their entire catalog good, but good
Too much 60’s vibe.
Not bad. A bit Beatle-y, a bit CCR, Neil Young etc. 3/5
I need a roadmap to the extended Stephen Stills universe. I didn't hate this, pretty unobjectionable.
More music that just kinda sounds to me like The Beatles? 2.5 some was fun so rounding up
Some really good sounds in this.
Starts off strong and fun but falls flat towards the end.
The split writing effort on this album makes it feel a little less cohesive as a singular work of art and a little chaotic. I don't think anything is bad here, but I just have a (maybe false) expectation that an album from the "album era" would sound a bit more cohesive than this. That said, Stills and Nash are greats, and I was introduced to Good Time Boy, a surprising funky track written Richie Furay, whom I don't recall ever hearing about. I think Broken Arrow and Expecting to Fly are the standouts of the album for me. I'm not sure how to rate this. I have rated better albums 4 stars and more mediocre albums with 3 stars. 3.99?
Havde forventet at For What It's Worth var på den her plade, men viser sig at den aldrig var på en plade. TMYK! Det var godt, god produktion, en del lækre sange. Trippy sidste nummer, meget slut 60er agtigt
This was pretty nice! Especially for an album from 67! The tracks are varied (because they were written and played by different people). It felt like a "best of" albums by each of the artists. 3+
Kind of boring for me but I do believe it belongs in this list.
Decent album.
Thanks to this project I finally know the difference between Buffalo Springfield and Dusty Springfield. Weird how each track on this is a somewhat different flavor of 60s folk rock. I like some of them okay.
Mr. Soul Expecting to Fly Broken Arrow (changing time signature + clarinet)
Correcto
There is maybe half of a great album here, with a load of filler 3 stars (for the good stuff)
Really good album
Didn’t finish but it was fine!
Buffalo Springfield Again? But this is my first time with them! There is no "again" for me! Well, that's not to say that this album is completely unfamiliar to me, as Buffalo Springfield's lineup around this time did include two people involved in a number of albums I've listened to for the project, those being Neil Young and Stephen Stills. Okay! I like the music I've heard from both of them and Buffalo Springfield is no different. However, of all the albums I've listened to with either of their involvement's, this is probably the weakest thus far. I like this album. It's good. There are good songs on here. "Expecting to Fly" stuck out to me in particular. However, this isn't as interesting or cohesive as an album from something like Neil Young's solo career or even CSN/CSNY. This album definitely just kind of fits into the camp of "yet another 60s psychdelic/folk rock album." I like this kind of music, but it gets a bit repetitive, not so much with this album specifically, but in terms of representation on this list. The style here is solid. It's not my favorite, but it's good. The writing is also pretty good. Not spectacular like later albums, but good. That's basically this album. It's good, but I know that the people involved in this album's making went on to make much better albums and songs. So, yeah, this one's good, but not quite great. High 3/5.
6/10. Will give this a relisten. Great relaxing album. Neil Young does no wrong. Expecting to fly is sooo good
Another just okay album. I appreciate the musicianship but overall just not my taste.
j'aime bien, bien beatles bien années 70
Fine 60s folk pop.
Have heard of the group, but unfortunately didn't recognize any tracks. It was good though.
-so this is the CSNY before CSNY I guess.. it’s really pretty! definitely not Stills’ or Young’s best work imho but I can see the development. that entire era of folk rock is so interesting to me from a historical perspective… I was blown away by some of the songs on the first half. not bad at all -Favorites are Mr. Soul, Everydays, and Expecting to Fly
I listened to it. It wasn't bad but pretty uninteresting. I guess it would've been cool compared to other stuff of the time. Didn't realize this was a Neil Young band so that was neat.
Hadn't ever listened to Buffalo Springfield before; not blown away but solid 60's rock. Standouts: Broken Arrow, Hung Upside Down, Rock & Roll Woman
брат Дасти норм но сколько ни слушала не особо прониклась
Some good things here but I didn't like as much as expected.
Decent but not very memorable and the mix/recording quality is so-so 3.4
expected a little more, too much fillers
Somehow I expected more hits from the likes of Stephen Stills. But overall, the album was good, despite Neil Young's singing.
Notable only for the two Neil Young songs, it was quite enjoyable but very uneven in quality. 3
I really wanted to like this more than I did. It seems right up my street and it features Stills and Young, both of whose other projects I've enjoyed. I've also waited nearly a full month for anything pre-1975. But while there are some great moments that got my hopes up, it never seems to sustain for long enough for any of the tracks to really stand out. Closer, Broken Arrow seems a perfect example of this. It keeps changing its mind on what it is. Each different part of the song has its charm and feels like it could be the best song on the album but then it just stops, loses its momentum and changes direction again. Overall it's an album that never quite delivers on the promise or potential for me, and then it's over. I tried and tried again to love it but there comes a point where it's just not happening and I'll settle for just 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 it and get on with my life.
Seems like each song could be on a different album. Eclectic mixture of sounds. Made me want to dance and cry simultaneously.
=the Beatles
I really liked the first song. Then I mostly liked the second song. Then it all just sort of blurred together.
I heard the first song and thought, this sounds like Neil Young. I knew of Buffalo Springfield, a the idea that they were a “supergroup” but obviously had no idea who was involved. I don’t hate this but I’m also not in love with it. Might look into more of their stuff, but only because I generally like Neil Young’s stuff would be interesting to hear the early stuff.
Not impressed by this classic rock album. For some of the slower songs I did enjoy the sounds of folk rock allowing for the lyrics to shine through and to create moments of thoughtful reflection. Sad Memory was a standout. But I just could not find myself interested in this as a whole. Buffalo Springfield remains a one hit wonder to me for For What It's Worth with only a few other songs I would want to revisit.
I prefer Neil Young rocking out with Crazy Horse. This slower soft rock/folk has a much lower floor and ceiling, but overall I found this to be a fine if not uninspiring listen.
I like Neil Young fairly well and BS is kinda his introduction to the world. That being said, this album is mostly underwhelming to me. Nothing objectionable really, just not too exciting and the production seems rather flat even for the 60s. 3/5 Album 48/1001
classic
‘60’s anti-establishment pseudo-psychedelic hippie rock at its finest. Cool guitars, deep lyrics, not great vocals, but definitely a sign of its time. Decent listen.
Sweet. I know these guys but never really listened to too much of them. Down for some Buffalo Springfield on this Monday morning.
All over the place, there's some good folk rockers but it's so uneven as a listen
Better than a lot of these psychedelic era rock albums that I'm getting so sick of in this list.
classic album cover
A bit up and down, but the Neil Young heavy tracks are by far the best. It's kind of in between a 3 and a 4.
After listening for a few this album grew on me slightly. While I do believe that a majority of the album was quite timid, the few tracks that stand out stand out decently well. The production was solid through and through, the singing was nice, and the album flows smoothly (for the most part). Neil Young carries the hell out of this with his superb writing and singing. 3.25-3.50/5 Top 4: Expecting To Fly (Best), Mr. Soul, Bluebird, and Broken Arrow No bad songs
It's fine. Don't really got anything to say about it, just doesn't do much for me.
Budget Beatles. 3/5
Not bad but also didn’t wow me. Feels like it’s on here for the historical significance more than the music itself.
It’s good
This is a pretty good album. I'm not sure why that surprised me, but it did! Decent songs, good performance, not amazing production. I can definitely see why some people would love it.
Okay album, but nothing very special that stood out for me.
Decent
very hillbilly, still fun. me gustó "Broken Arrow" but it did make me tweak pq eran como 5 canciones diferentes en una.
There are a few good tracks on Again, but as a whole, it feels mostly uninspiring. The mix of styles makes for an uneven listen, and while the talent is obvious, the album never really grabs hold. It has its moments, but it’s not one I’d likely come back to.
Yeah fine. I think its good. Not gonna call it one of the best, but its short and everything is good enough
Overall this was an enjoyable listen but it is fairly uneven and sometimes oddly and disparately so. Mr. Soul has a definite Rolling Stones-like riff. I liked the psychedelic elements which seemed to have some substance to them rather than coming off as a gimmick or a forced affectation. If Young or Stills weren't singing lead, the song could have probably been left off the album.
Удивительно что каждый трек кардинально отличается от предыдущего и при этом весь альбом не превращается в мешанину. Но
Pretty good! Not as remarkable as the solo NY records I’ve heard but it’s nice for folksy rock, and offers a different side to what I thought Buffalo Springfield sounded like.
beh dai orecchiabile
Ok if you're a fan of 60s/70s folk rock - leagues better than CSN. Broken Arrow sort of interesting to the Neil Young completist as a studio experiment from somebody who would spend a long career insisting on live off the floor as much as possible. Otherwise kinda like if the first Neil Young record was half as good & had guest stars.
Interesting album for its time
So many people I could mix Buffalo Springfield up with... Rick Springfield, Buffalo Bill from the Beatles song 'The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill', Dusty Springfield, etc, etc. But it turns out Buffalo Springfield is actually a band and not a person! And one of the Buffaloes is Neil Young! Also, Stills is there. I don't know anything about Neil Young's whole deal (clearly), but this album did not make me want to learn more. It sounds old - not in a nostalgic way, but in a way I feel I must suffer through. Maybe the next 8 million Neil Young&co exposures will change my tune. I like the album title though. Highlight: 'Broken Arrow' (some nice elevator music moments in there)
Solid album. Good songs were really good. Others were ok. Standout songs: Mr Soul Bluebird Broken Arrow
MILF man i love the fucking 60s. Me hizo acordar a bandas que me gustaban (real bestles+stones+canada), pero valoro el espectro de géneros, folk, blues, rock. Tradicional pero interesante
Plenty of ups: cool arrangement, signing harmonies etc. Partly tool folly.
Now we’re back on the folkish side again. This time, it wasn’t just a blurry mass—there were hooks to latch onto and a greater variety in the vocal tones as well.
Well if this was genuinely the album that YouTube gave me then I'm amazed at the contrast of styles. But on the whole a good album, I quite liked it. 3.
The harmonies are nice and I like the panning on the opening of Expecting to Fly, but this album didn't grab me like I expected it to. Bluebird, Rock & Roll Woman and Mr. Soul are the highlights on this one.
They're Good. Psychedelic folk rock, or at least that's what I think it is. This album is neither thrilling nor unstable, in fact I do like some of the songs such as "Expecting to Fly", "Hung Upside Down" and "Broken Arrow". Guitars are stylish, however is won't say I'm a fan of most of the vocal lines and soundings, typical 60s folk rock. "Broken Arrow" is the best track, got some sound experiments and thoughtful lyrics...and beautiful piano scales. Overall 3.5/5 to me, mainly because of that finishing track without it it would simply be a 3/5, so I might just put a 3 down here.
Ganska kul men jag känner att jag egentligen behöver ge det en chans till med hörlurar
So I honestly didn't know that Neil Young was in Buffalo Springfield. Or Stephen Stills. Makes sense, then, that Young would eventually join CSN(Y). This was cool I guess. A pretty unrefined and raw sound from what must've been some insanely young and hungry blues players. There are some fantastic ideas here, and some wonderful vocal harmonies (when they get it right, they hit). But I guess I was just waiting for something to hit different with this one. It felt a lot like other mid-to-late 60's bands. Hitting it hard with some great riffs and solos, throwing in some vocal harmonies, and occasionally going softer to show they were sensitive. I don't know, am I missing something here? Because this really felt like a run of the mill late 60's album by a band made up of guys who would go on to do much better things. Somebody fill me in on what I'm not getting. Three stars. Standout Tracks: Mr. Soul, Bluebird, Good Time Boy
Decent enough album, some good guitar riffs. Vocals let it down though.
This left me feeling mostly bored. There are some good moments, but overall it fell flat. 6/10
I liked the sound of the vocals. Had a classic rock sound and was enjoyable
Some hit songs with padding. The better stuff started happening after buffalo Springfield
Like all Buffalo Springfield stuff, there is some brilliant stuff (Mr. Soul, Expecting to Fly and Broken Arrow) and a lot of crap. Oh look, all the good stuff was written by Neil Young and the rest is from Stephen Stills and Richie Furay who wrote nothing but banal garbage.
Peppy in a way I wasn't expecting.
It was fine, a little all over the place. Beatles-y here, country the next, turn to classic rock. Nothing was a particular standout song except the last one. Some ripping guitar solos though.
Didn’t love this, didn’t hate it. Nothing really caught or offended my ear.
Muy buen álbum de rock psicodélico, innovador y variado. Buena mezcla de temas más rockeros, baladas ("Expecting to Fly" es buenísima) y de armonías y estilos. Aunque haya muchos álbumes de este estilo en el generador, merece buena nota por ser bastante pionero (publicado en el 67).
3.4
Not sure, all very recognizable but a bit blah, feel like I have heard every one of these on an advert over the years, still good in parts
6/10 Niente di memorabile, ma un buon album rock, le chitarre suonano divinamente ma oltre a ciò poco altro
It’s a nice album full of nice songs… nothing really outstanding. I find myself liking the Neil Young songs the most
The 3 Neil Young cuts are by far the best here.
Decent enough listen, but doesn't really stand out from other artists doing similar style, of which there were a lot around this time. 3/5
10/1089 - The acoustic songs work better than the electric ones (the fuzz guitar stands out in a bad way). Tracks are very inconsistent (instrumentation-wise amd quality-wise) which makes sense given the tension and isolation of the band members throughout recording this. It's okay overall.
Perfectly fine album. Always good to hear Stills and Young. They both have much better albums though
I enjoyed these as individuals songs but as an album it felt a bit all over the place. I really like folk but sometimes when you add the psychedelic 70s aspect into it they lose me. Folk can be so calm, endearing and deep but then they get into drugs and it just becomes to pretentious. Its like they get high and think wow we are being so deep and this is life changing but if they left the drug haze for a while they would see that it wasn't anything special, just another simple song that could be great if they just cleared their mind and focused. For me this album suffered that in waves, its just like they sat around high and kept saying you know what would be cool, then all chuckling and saying yeah. Nobody questioned anything just went along going way off track.
The album starts off strong. Mr. Soul is a great song. I love it, but the album goes downhill from there. The rest of the album is a bunch of meh. It's fine but doesn't really do much for me.
This is an example of an album I feel you needed to be there to appreciate it fully. The songs are good, but after decades of repetition and being copied, by Neil Young himself, the original fire has dimmed. Moreso, production quality has gone way up. This sounds murky. If this hasn’t been remastered, remixed or reissued, it needs to be.
Probably the best of the 60's era folk rock. The tracks have a good variety of sounds and musical style.
3
Ik ben groot fan van deze groep, maar de magie van Neil Young blijft hier misschien een beetje uit. Het middelste album van de drie albums die ze hebben uitgebracht is niet zó geweldig als dat de andere twee zijn. Drie sterren, het is wel goed, maar sommige nummers hadden ook op de C zijde gekund van een enkele lp.
Its fine overall, I liked it throughout but wasn't really blown away with any particular song. Good. Not great. I'm interested in how the entire Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young contingent fairs overall with me now, I'm a Stills solo and this in now and both 3s.
3 maybe 4
This was perfectly fine 60s rock. Nothing really jumped out but it was nice enough whilst it was on
The definition of a 6/10, and the definition of how a power struggle can create a disjointed album. It’s so disjointed, actually, that I’m surprised it’s even as decent as it is. The Neil Young cuts feel like sketches, blueprints for better songs he would write over the next 10ish years. It’s still Neil Young, but it’s meandering and never comes fully together. And I walked into this expecting these songs to be my favorite. I get the impression that Young was never meant to be in a band, and actually, that band element is what holds him back throughout this record, whether it’s his own songs where he’s using session musicians to “sound” like the band, or whether he’s confined to playing his fuzzed out guitar in the corner. He may want the spotlight, but he can’t really understand that bands are about balance. So that’s the weak point on Buffalo Springfield Again. The Stills cuts, on the other hand, are all pretty great! I like his guitar work, I like his vocals, I like his songwriting. My biggest gripe with these songs is that it feels like he’s trying to write for the era, and not himself, which weighs each song down a tiny bit, because there’s always one or two elements I would have changed. Stills is clearly the leader, but also maybe is a more B-tier songwriter, especially during this era. Even if I enjoy what he comes up with, I don’t know how essential it really is in the grand scheme of things. On the other hand, the two Furay songs are amazing! I do feel like Young may have stolen some chord changes later on from “A Child’s Claim to Fame,” but I love both these cuts, especially “Sad Memory.” Timeless topics, timeless aesthetics, just great songs! We will avoid discussing “Good Time Boy.” No one ever needs to hear your drummer do a bad James Brown impression. I feel like Buffalo Springfield were a band with no center, and Again is proof that without a center, a band can’t hold. I also feel like no one in this band was made for their era. Like, sure, they were popular enough, but I feel like the late ‘60s hippie aesthetics don’t work for this band’s vision in the slightest. That said, listening to their debut after Again, they seemed to tap into something timeless yet also timely on that, so I don’t know. I did expect complete hippie drivel, even knowing I really like the two men who were famously a part of this band, so the fact that it isn’t that is a nice surprise. Still, I don’t think I’ll be revisiting this or recommending it, even to the biggest Neil Young/CS&N fan.
Folky, hippy, wavy. Chill and relaxing tunes, but nothing really captivating, but not bad. Decent one.
I am a fan of Neil Young’s later solo work, and also a good amount of CSN(&Y). This feels like all the building blocks for the future are there, but sometimes they just didn’t quite put them together perfectly. 3⭐️
Love the more rock-oriented tracks. Love Neil's vocals. This is hot and cold for me though, with enough folk mixed in to keep me from really loving it as a whole.
++*: Everydays ++: Hung Upside Down, Sad Memory, Good Time Boy +: Mr. Soul, A Child's Claim to Fame, Expecting to Fly, Bluebird, Rock & Roll Woman +-: Broke Arrow 7,6/10
01) Mr. Soul - 7,5 02) A Child's Claim to Fame - 6,5 03) Everydays - 7,0 04) Expecting to Fly - 7,0 05) Bluebird - 6,0 06) Hung Upside Down - 6,5 07) Sad Memory - 6,5 08) Good Time Boy - 7,0 09) Rock & Roll Woman - 7,5 10) Broken Arrow - 6,5 TOTAL: 6,80 (68/100) Current ranking: 286/415
3.25 A lot to like, but didn't stand out as an album.
Pretty good
I like the Neil Young songs a lot. The others I could take or leave.
This is a fine country-ish album, occasionally uplifted by psychedelic influences (perhaps chemically as well as musically), but unfortunately is too inconsistent to be something truly great. "Mr. Soul" is a great opener, but unfortunately the tail of the album ends with a whisper. Nothing is really bad, though, it just could have been a little better with all the talent involved.
ok, dit is een standaard rock album, en dan opeens. Uit het niets. Everydays. Een soort jazzy, soulish nummer, fan-fucking-tastisch! Sowieso, wat een crazy flex is het om als band letterlijk maar 2 jaar te bestaan maar in die 2 jaar dus wel echte klassiekers op te nemen? Ja ik moet zeggen dat dit album me echt alles meevalt, dacht eerst dat ik dit helemaal niets zou vinden, want hallo het is een stokoud rockalbum,maar ik trek het beter dan gedacht. Het swingt op best wel wat momenten nog en het is muzikaal gewoon beter dan verwacht! FAVO: Everydays - Live, Good Time Boy
I don't have much to say about this. It's pretty representative of a lot of folk rock of the era, but better than the usual stuff.
largely very OK, Neil Young's other work is better, and probably won't ever listen to again
Pretty good, but mixed. My favorite track was “Expecting to Fly,” which felt both nostalgic and like something that could’ve been made in the past 10 years. Nothing else was quite that good, though.
3.5
Old folksy music, half were upbeat and fun, better than I expected. The slower songs were boring I didn't like. Stand-out: A Child's Claim to Fame
It’s ok, but it’s stylistically all over the place. Not bad, but of all the Neil Young-adjacent albums on this list this was one of the least enjoyable I’ve listened to so far.
This list does it again, an interesting find, and that's about it. Classic Rock and a bity of a mixed bag. You could say these boys have a bright future. Faves: My Soul, Broken Arrow.
Never heard the album before. A few great songs on here, but overall the album is a bit hit and miss. Strong 3 stars.
Not bad, but not outstanding. Nothing above average - for me,
Strange album with a mish mash of different styles. Mr. Soul and Expecting to Fly were the highlights. The rest didn't leave much of an impression.
This album has a lot of different styles represented. It's clearly a very early representative of its style, with a lot of artists that went on to be big influences in other bands as well, so I appreciate its presence on this list from that historical perspective. That said, it isn't the greatest album and sounds a bit dated.
I don’t know much about Buffalo Springfield but I dug the sound and had fun listening.
Yeah it’s ok
great opening song
A pretty decent classic folk rock album. Nothing super memorable, but enjoyable to listen to.
I mean this could be any folky rock album from the late 60s early 70s truth be told. Nothing stood out, also nothing stood in.
I'm sort of surprised to see this album on the list instead of their first one. It seems like the first album would be on this list just because of For What It's Worth. Maybe that's on the list too? Although two Buffalo Springfield albums seems like a lot for this list.... Mr. Soul is a great song. I like that song much more than For What It's Worth which I've always been a little indifferent about. The rest of the album is decent, great guitars, pretty cool bass lines. I don't like the vocal style and the near constant harmonies but at least it's done well on this album. And what's up with the last song? Trying to be Beatles-weird or something? I probably wouldn't count it as much of a loss if I never heard this album again, or indeed if I never heard Buffalo Springfield again. And I hope I never hear For What It's Worth again, that's just personal preference though. 3/5
Good late 60's music. Neil Young's stamp on it doesn't hurt.
Folk-rock. Ni fu ni fa.
Folk rock.
Nothing remarkable about this one
Uncle Neil almost raises this up to a 4 with his part on "Broken Arrow" but not quite for me. You can see the bigger things on the horizon for sure though.
A Canadian and American group with a wide range of musical genre. Very listenable in their days.
Erste Band von Neil Young und Stephen Stills (Crosby, Stills and Nash) Musikalisch nicht herausragend, aber entspannter Rock aus den 60ern 3/5
It was alright
Nice, dreamy, nostalgic but a little boring
The highlights here for me were the Neil Young tunes -- Broken Arrow, Mr. Soul, Learning to Fly...all great tunes. I happen to love Neil Young and this era of music. With an older brother who picked up the guitar at 13 and dove deep into the cannon of 60's and 70's guitar rock, I went along for the ride. There was always something I could connect to in Neil Young lyrics and voice -- maybe it was that he didn't have the polish of CSN -- but man, he had the soul. Where they built beautiful harmonies, he built tension. As an album, I thought it was little disjointed. I really liked "A child's claim to fame" and the Stephen Stills tracks. Generally a decent 70's rock album.
I really assumed Buffalo Springfield was a country singer for so long. This album does a lot in its short runtime. Whilst it is a bit of a mixed bag, there are some great songs (expecting to fly, hung upside down)
Yeah not bad, I think every member of the band went on to make better work elsewhere but I see why it was significant
There's some good stuff on here but I still don't like Neil Young very much.
Interesting to hear some of the early work from artists like Neil Young, Stephen Stills, and others. It sounded okay, but also a bit dated.
Liked this more that their debut, which was a bit folkier, whereas this is pretty rockin
I absolutely love what Neil Young did on this record. He has such a unique writing style and sound that really stands out here. I hope him and that Steven Stills guy work together more. Favorites were BlueBird, Rock & Roll Woman, and Broken Arrow
Prior to listening to this I had only heard For What’s It’s Worth from Buffalo Springfield. I noticed while listening to this one that the songs seem to range in quality. It was only after reading the Wikipedia page that I realized that all the best songs were the Neil Young written songs (and Bluebird). Probably won’t revisit this one too much, but it wasn’t bad. Favorites were Mr Soul, Expecting To Fly, Bluebird, and Broken Arrow.
A couple of good songs but overall just ok for me. Kind of sloppy and muddled recording doesn’t help it
This album never really went anywhere for me. It was a blend of a lot of different genres but I feel like it resulted in the album being less cohesive. While I appreciate what Buffalo Springfield brought, I am glad that these musicians went on to bigger and better projects. 5.25/10 (2.625/5)
I wish so bad I could give it a 3 1/2 because it’s not a 3 but it’s not a 4
Rating: 6/10 It's pretty good, most of the songs are just okay. Choice cuts: Mr. Soul, Bluebird
Doesn't leave an impression
Mr soul is a tune but drops after that for me
Not bad - gets a bit samey after a while but a few great tracks here
It’s alright. Like, I get why it was sensational at the time it was released. There’s obviously good stuff happening here. They clearly made a real effort to make something nice. And it is definitely nice. 3/5
Just an ok album. Some decent songs on there but nothing that i would classify as MUST LISTEN TO. it sounds like a late 60s rock album and that’s okay but i wouldnt call it groundbreaking
Cool 60s vibe on a classic rock album but this one isn’t too different than a lot of other stuff. I’ve heard no great songs and no huge hook. 3.5/5.
probably neat when it came out but now it just makes me think "why am i not just listening to either the Beatles or CSNY?"
Kind of all over the place.
Quite fun
Better than I imagined. Rich and layered. Lots of lovely songs on here.
I always find Buffalo Springfield pretty good but always wanting a little more from it. I don’t know exactly what I want more of but I’m always feeling unsatisfied after listening to them. Rating: 3.0
It sounded fine but as an album it was tough to stay focused on since it jumped around so much. What was going on with Broken Arrow?
A solid 3. I'm not sure I'd really put this one on repeat, but it did gain at least a few listens. I think it's super interesting that Willie Nelson is in it. For some reason I always just kind of assumed Willie Nelson was just Willie Nelson at all times. I don't think I'm a huge folk/country artist. Honestly, there's elements I really enjoy. Wonder what it would take to really capture my attention.
vibes are inconsistent but the quality isn't.
she dug a hole beneath the river and there she found traces of my broken face what the fuck is this pacing
Went by quick. Mostly enjoyable. Not sure if I'd listen to the whole thing again though. Highlights: Mr. Soul Bluebird Good Time Boy
Much like a bunch of reviews have already said, I really like the Young songs, like the Stills songs ok & don't much like the Furay songs. Almost great.
Me gusto
How many bands has Neil Young been in?
Not sure I'd call it psychedelic; folky, yes. A few nice harmonies for sure; the California side of the country was good at those, as we know. So for me, this started well, but didn't engage my attention all the way through. I liked the Young and also the Stills songs; it felt like Stills was trying to rock a little harder than the others. Not bad but not hugely exciting; overall, I liked it.
Learned a bunch about the origins of CSNY listening to this. Some gems, a familiar pleasing sound and a few very very slow songs (I'm guessing Neil Young's influence). Twas OK.
I'm surprised this album was picked over their debut, given the significance of "For What It's Worth". But I haven't listened to either album in the past, so maybe this is the better of the two. I thought this was a good listen, but not particularly unique for the time. It is a signpost on the way to late 60s/early 70s folk rock though. The only really memorable part for me was the 4 track run from Everydays to Hung Upside Down. I could take or leave the rest. I think Deja Vu by CSNY was a big improvement on this.
This isn’t the type of music I really associate with Buffalo Springfield at all and after the first song or two I start to really vibe with it because it became more like blues with a little psychedelia and not vice versa. I also enjoyed it much more listening to it high than sober and good time boy was probs my fav
Yet more of the CSNY universe, and another quite enjoyable one. It's all very pleasant, if slightly unmemorable.
als grote Neil Young fan, moet ik toegeven dat dit een zeer wisselvallige plaat is... beste nummers zijn uiteraard van Neil... rest kan me maar af en toe bekoren
An enjoyable album from the extended CSNY universe. I do like this concept for a band — a group of songwriters who each contribute a few songs and record them together. I’m surprised more modern indie artists don’t do this. (Boygenius is the only one that jumps to mind but maybe there are more.) The majority of the songs have a psychedelic rock edge and feature some excellent guitar soloing. Two of the early songs, “Everydays” and “Expecting to Fly,” sound like they were recorded in soft focus which is an aesthetic choice I don’t love. The riff on “Mr. Soul” sounds very close to The Stones’ “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” 👀 “Good Time Boy” was a surprising genre shift — rock n roll soul. Fun! Overall I think the highlight here is the guitar playing.
3.5
I enjoyed this album. It was a nice mix of different tempos, had nice solos (saxophone again in "Good Time Boy"), good vocals, and the songs were all well produced. The musicians are clearly good. There wasn't however much that stood out as something special. While all songs ranged from ok to good, none were great I felt and it ended up being a pretty standard album and maybe a bit forgettable. Still deserves a 3 I think.
Like two different albums put together into one. Half of the songs ventured more into hard rock, with these being the better songs, and the other half was slow and dull. 'Mr. Soul' was worth the listen, with a couple of others being enjoyable. None of the songs were awful, though, which makes this album halfway decent.
Ouvindo
Comfy listening.
Blended into the background and was over quick. Perfectly nice sound though.
It’s alright. Like, I get why it was sensational at the time it was released. There’s obviously good stuff happening here. They clearly made a real effort to make something nice. And it is definitely nice. But I struggle to connect with this style. Always feels like I need to be on drugs to get why it’s so wonderful. It’s fine. But that’s about it for me. And it doesn’t even have the song I like by them. Rock & Roll Woman is really solid though!
3*
more of the same 60s rock
A little buffalo, a little springfield
Cool
I was expecting to enjoy this more than I did, leaving it solidly between 3 and 4 stars for me. There's some great tracks on here (the Neil Young ones) but also some real duds that drag it back down, and a few others that are pretty okay. Tough one to rate overall but I'm going to round down.
Starts good but fades fast
This album has a lot of variety and comes together pretty well. Neil makes this band and is the star of this album (as with all his projects). All the stronger songs on it are noticeably his. They're dispersed in a way that gets you through the poorly written tracks. It hits a lull towards the end and would be totally missable except that Broken Arrow is really strong and brings you back in. I enjoyed the listen, but not the strongest, and not super memorable. I'd play all of Neil's song individually but I don't know if I'd go back to the album as a whole. 2.75
decent album, i’ll have to look more into these guys, i enjoyed a handful of tracks
As far as late 60's rock slogs go, this one was pretty fun. Jazzy and light hearted, it does not feel like it takes itself to seriously. 3.5/5
Some really great songs on here, but also some songs that I find a bit unimpressive.
A good album that I enjoyed, I liked Mr Soul and Sad Memory the most.
Pure, unbridled dog walk music today.
Really liked the freewheeling acoustic guitar solo on Bluebird. A pleasant blend of folk and rock, I found this pretty easy listening, wouldn't mind hearing again.
Pretty stock 60s-70s rock. Not bad though
Zoned out but think it's quite good, deserves a second listen. Gives me similar vibes to Trafalgar by Bee Gees but this might be a bit far fetched.
It lacks a certain cohesion that is hard to pinpoint. The music is lovely and the guitar riffs are impressive, however the venturing into jazz, soul, melancholic rock, and other genres really stretches this record thin. Its ambition outweighed its prowess. Regardless, there are some strong appearances and perhaps if this omitted more of the weaker tracks, it have been an excellent EP.
The music isn't offensive but nothing truly outstanding either. I liked Broken Arrow, the last song.
This is an album of two halves. Well, maybe not halves. Maybe the ratio is different, but there is a genuinely excellent album in here let down terribly by a couple of country tracks, replete with steel guitars and brother-cousins. As I read into the album notes I see that this album took 9+ months to record, with the artists in question "largely working independently of each other" and that absolutely tracks with the feel of the album. Because clearly there's exceptional talent involved. Unfortunately, that's talent is not displayed by the producer, who should have said "take this country shit out and leave it in the bin where you found it". Unfortunately, Stills and Young were the artists, and neither of them listen to anything other than their own inflated egos. If you took the country out, this would be a solid 5. But it's in there, and that ruins it. So 3 stars.
Same as many albums that have come before it in this list, it's very much "in one ear and out the other" type music. I don't dislike it while it's playing, but after it's done if you put a gun to my hand and asked me to sing any chorus, any melody, any solo or catchy lyric, my brains would be splattered across the walls.
This album was good. I really liked the more rocking guitar solos. The slow tracks dragged a little bit for me. Interspersing love tracks was a fun detail.
3.5 Some new-to-me bangers (Mr. Soul, Bluebird, Hung Upside Down) but overall eclectic to the point of disjointed. Starting to wonder if I will come to the same conclusion about CSNY as I have about the Beatles (solo/different groupings stuff just doesn't hit the same).
The first time I listened it fell flat but it just so happened I had time yesterday for a few more listens through. It is really good in an understated way without being spectacular.
Not bad - interesting to hear them at this early stage - another band I'd heard of for ages but never really heard
There is starting to become a lot of these albums I am hearing. It isn't necessarily a bad thing but I am just becoming a little numb to me to feel special. It would be okay if it was my favourite genre but it isn't particularly it is nice occasionally but it is nothing fancy for me. I had already heard of this and I recognised some songs but I have no idea where I would've heard it I know it is Neil Young but that's as far as I know. Overall I don't have much else to say it was good, not great and not bad just a nice album. Stand Out Songs Mr Soul Expecting to Fly Bluebird
I was expecting to be blown away… but mostly felt neutral. Bluebird was my favorite of the album followed by Mr soul. I guess that goes with everyone else’s thoughts about this album lol. Overall I expected a bit more since I love this genre and era of music.
Easy listening
Mr. Soul is great and Richie Furay is not.
Already had the two bangers marked here, but the rest of the album is pretty sweet too. So much talent, so many pointers to the magic that was coming
it’s got some pretty decent toons
I don't have much to say, really. It's passable music with decent but unremarkable elements in pretty much every regard. Nothing is (very) memorable, it sounds exactly like it should for its time (1967), isn't groundbreaking or inventive, yet still sounds pretty good. My guess is it's on this list purely for Buffalo Springfield being the foundation for Stills' and Young's later careers. There are a select few elements that caught my attention, such as the fleeting yet relatively complex guitarwork in Bluebird, the bluesy vigor of Mr. Soul (and indeed most of the album), and an interesting genre-blend between pop, country, blues, and rock. Key tracks: Mr. Soul, Bluebird, Rock & Roll Woman Enjoyment: 3/5 Does it belong in the list: 2/5
Leppoisaa blues rockia, ei kai siinä. Kuitenkin joku verta omalaatuista. Parhaat: Expecting to Fly, Bluebird
A pretty boring album bookended by two pretty fantastic songs. Favorite track: Broken Arrow
A pleasant listen. Nothing special but a good time capsule. It's wild that Neil Young would go on to be the biggest star of this group but that's the way of these things sometimes.
Didn't like it. Didn't hate it. Folksy rock akin to CCR, but a little less polished.
I was ready to call this album an unmemorable dud until Broken Arrow. That song did the Lord's work to bring the score up
Cool to have
Solid
Buffalo Springfield would go on to arguably greater things via Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and this album is just kinda here... Folksy rock and down tempo is the order of the day here, and it can be pleasant at time, great at others but overall it feels like its less than the sum of its part.
Another just fine album, some good rock in there but doesn't really rise to anything I'd save or remember.
Love all their albums.
Pleasant, but very 'samey' I think I've heard quite enough CSNY and their 'tree' of bands to last a lifetime. 3-4
I pretty much forgot what everything sounded like after finishing it. It was fine while listening but I don’t think it should be on this list. 5/10
Amerikanischer Main-Stream der Mid 60th. Sicherlich war die Band das Fundament weiterer Entwicklungen z.B von Neil Young. Leider sticht kaum ein Song hervor, wenn man vielleicht von “Broken Arrow” absieht. Album is ok aber nich mehr.
mix of folk and classic rock while overall good has no real cohesion. interesting slow long held notes and drones in some songs add some eeriness that get interrupted. Breaking cohesion in some songs and more upbeat track clash with more somber folk music
Pretty good, not something I'd put on myself but wouldn't go out of my way to turn any of the songs off.
Mr. Soul Expecting to Fly
Spotty, a few classic songs and a lot of not so much.
Mr. Soul- 3.8/5 A Child's Claim to Fame- 3.1/5 Everydays- 4/5 Expecting to Fly- 2.7/5 Bluebird- 4.4/5 Hung Upside Down- 3.9/5 Sad Memory- 3.5/5 Good Time Boy- 3.6/5 Rock & Roll Woman- 3.5/5 Broken Arrow- 2.6/5 Total- 3.5/5
This was really hit or miss for me. Half I enjoyed, half was too county.
I think I like this, but I listen to a few of the songs again and I'm not sure.
Never heard of this band but did recognise a couple of songs. Not mind blowing but it did grow on me. I like the typical 70s fuzzy tone of the guitars, very T Rex!
Nice background music but a little boring for my taste. Kind of like american beatles.
NEIL YOUNG?!
I liked the first track, and Hung Upside Down, and while the rest of the album wasn't awful, I did find it quite boring.
Interesting. You can hear elements of country rock and folk rock in many of the cuts. Some interesting orchestral elements as well. Enjoyed it even though I am not a big Neil Young fan.
de unaa, 7/10
Some great songs on here, wish there was a 3.5 stars option. Alas, as a whole, this isn't an album I'd put into my rotation so she only gets three. Most of the pieces that I've enjoyed I already knew from Neil Young - Decade.
Good 70s sounds
This album is okay for this year, but I'm not really a fan of those Beatle arrangements.
Entertaining and complex at times.
This psychedelic folk rock album was fine. A bit sleepy sounding. It didn't feel groundbreaking to me, but then again, I also wasn't alive in 1967 dropping acid, so I got that going for me.
Ok. Kinda boring and coma inducing
The album was overall a 3/5. Nothing stands out, but there's also nothing terribly bad. I probably wouldn't listen to it again.
Filmic vibes for sure but nothing to write home about. Decent album with an interesting sound.
Zzzzzzz
It was okay.
An interesting look into the Laurel Canyon scene in the late 60's and how that area was responsible for so much. A pre-cursor to CS&N (&Y) as well as Neil Young's solo career, a lot of the standard rhythms and styles of popular 50's and early 60's music comes through with distinct twang and psychedelia. The start of the tree branch towards folk rock
Swäg
Aw man. Maybe it’s better than CSN. It is better than CSN! But I am taking away a star for broken arrow, this song fucking sucks. It’s interesting that the background of the group is that it’s basically a bunch of solo work, it makes for a more interesting listen. More Specials was the same way, which suggests that I appreciate variation more than artistic cohesion.
always a goodie
Didn’t hate it but wasn’t that great 6.5/10
I was a lil busy listening to this so I didn't give it my full attention, but it sounded nice. Maybe I'll listen again. 6.5/10
Instrumentals go hard but vocals cut away from it.
I probably won’t listen again because the songs sound similar to me. I prefer something a little less ballad focused. Broken arrow was not my preference for vocals.
folk and psychedelic rock with moments of country and bluegrass. a good listen. highlights: “mr. soul”, “bluebird”, “broken arrow”.
There was nothing offensive or remarkable about this.
Folk rock.
These guys are all like 22 on this album and they sound like old men for some reason. Half the songs are good and the other half are forgettable. Bluebird is a fucking ripper and it's comical how large the gap is between how much I like that one and how much I like the second best song. 6/10
Oh so Neal Old is fine having this album stay on spotify but not his solo albums. What a liberal cuck. Anyway pretty solid album. Some resident sleeper tracks but some ripped. So many talented musicians in this band you knew it was gonna rip a little.
Ok
good stuff
Folk rock.
Pleasant enough. Won't ever listen to this again.
Chouette petit album, un peu oubliable
Despite the terrible name, Buffalo Springfield Again is probably the best album from Buffalo Springfield, I believe this is the last album to feature Neil Young (but they only released 3 albums). This was more a Psychedelic rock album, rather than the folk album the first one was. Not surprising, as this seemed to be the era for psychedelic. I am not really a big fan of Buffalo Springfield but I do appreciate their contribution into the music scene. The band did pave the way for Neil Young and obvious the supergroup Crosby, Stills & Nash (or all the other variations of the group). There are a few songs on this album, that feel a little out of place, I think A Child's Claim to Fame and Good Time Boy were a little out off compared to the rest of the album. Like A Child's Claim to Fame feels almost like a polar opposite to Mr. Soul, I'm not saying the song is bad, it just very different. Having said that, this album is a little all over the place, it does seem like they were exploring all different styles, I just don't think there was a consistent direction for this album. For the longest time I thought the first line of Mr. Soul was "Oh hello Mr. Soul I dropped by to pick up a reefer" Standouts: Mr. Soul, Bluebird
Enjoyable and rootsy but nothing really pops out at me. I can’t remember the tune of a single song 15 minutes later (which might be a result of my own superficial listening, but even when I’m listening while working, the great albums will slap me across the face and make me *listen*).
I was excited to see this, as I’ve heard often about it. But I’m pretty underwhelmed. Maybe a victim of expectations. Glad to hear the origins of later talented stuff though, so there’s that.
Inconsistently brilliant. Tons of variety, perhaps too much. Broken Arrow is a weird Beatles-y collage thing, no thanks. But the first three or four really go - rock, country, jazzy. 3.5 rounded down to 3 for the inconsistency, but there's lots here to like, especially Neil Young.
Good vibes, Mr Soul c'est du solide. Le reste après c'est du bon relax bae quelques autres bonnes. Proche du 4 quand même.
It was OK?
A weird mix of genres contained in this album. It's like the band members couldn't decide on a direction and chose all of them. It's folk rock, psychedelic rock and regular rock. Could have been better.
Actually pretty good
Dreamy and fun, a variety of styles and moods. I’d never heard of them before but I thoroughly enjoyed it. I got this the day after Neil Young & Crazy Horse, which was a bonus.
Not bad
Classic 60s rock
I enjoyed this.
Decent enough album but other than Good Time Boy, nothing made me love it.
This is a patchy album; some good stuff on it (mostly the Neil Young-led tracks) and some less good. "Good Time Boy" is probably my least favorite track. "Broken Arrow" doesn't quite work - too start-stop, and a little gimmicky with the crowd noises etc, but there's the core of a good song there.
Det er ok, sådan lidt stille tidlige Beatles med lidt country. Men ikke så spændende igen
War ganz nett zum nebenbei hören beim Frühstück, aber um es nochmal zu hören ist es nicht wirklich mein Ding.
Mr. Soul is the obvious stand-out that you still hear 55 years later. The rest of the tracks feel like unfinished-yet-cold-be-great songs.