Buffalo Springfield Again

This is one of those "I've heard of this band but what songs do they do.... oh *that* song, heard that one." Mr. Soul is a jam. Wish all the songs were that good. Some decent stuff. Some dog shit, like Sad Memory. Kind of a 2.5 for me but I'll be generous.

Did I *have* to hear it? - 2.5 rounded down

Een aantal langdradige nummers. Was geen fan van dit album

before they got good

Great

Me gustó que sea tan chill, pero más los toques de rock y no el folk, ya que no me gusta mucho el country, pero en general me gustó

I enjoyed this one. It's very of it's time but I think in a good way, the late 60s was a strong time for music.

Uhh I mean sure, I guess.

The most interesting thing about this album was finding out that Neil Young and Stephen Stills were in Buffalo Springfield. That was news to me. Other than that, the track "Good Time Boy" was the only thing that grabbed my attention.

A bit too hippie folk rock for me. I did like a few bits when it veered into chill soundscapes & made me realize some of my favorite bands must've been inspired by that particular sound, but the rest was not my bag.

Yes, well

interesting album, atrocious artwork

I love Crosby stills Nash and Young but this is less refined obviously.

A bit of a surprise as I’d never heard it but have listened to quite a bit of CS&N and Neil Young. This seemed odd compared to what I was expecting. Not unpleasant, just a bit unexpected. It’s OK but I don’t think it’s something I’ll choose to listen to again.

Defined as folk but didn't sound like folk. Neil Young is always worth a listen.

Think I enjoy the Crosby and Stills a bit better in their CSNY era. Found this very enjoyable but only a few tracks like Broken Arrow had the ingenuity I kind of expected from Neil Young. 3/5

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.

I like the vibe and I like Neil Young so easy to listen to. Varied styles and pace- from psychedelic to Country rock.

Close to a 4. I can tell there was a lot of influences from Jefferson airplane and Brian Wilson. However, I don't think this one was a sum of it's parts.

Olisiko tämä paras Neil Youngi mitä tulee vastaan.. Ei pelattu matchmaking eikä pointseja tarvittu.. nii muistettiin sanomaa kuunnellla.. Psykedelian tuuli puhaltaa soundin puolella.. Neil youngin lyrisointi sopii siihen hyvin päälle..

Tres bon album , j'ia adoré 4.5

Incoherent mix of folk, psychedelic rock and soul. Not bad, but I don't think I'll play this again. Favorite song: Good time boy

This just felt really boring and like some songs chucked together rather than an album Disappointing

This is an album I’d add to a playlist but wouldn’t listen to the playlist for it

The album leaps about a lot and isn't especially consistent as a result but the talent's there. Young and Stills take turns to pump out some classy tracks. Mr Soul, Expecting to Fly and Rock & Roll Woman were real highs. If those elements had been more coherently tied together across the record we'd be looking at a strong four to a light five. I'm still tempted to score highly because this album preceded and inspired a lot of the more innovative and exciting folk rock that defined this era music-wise. 3.5

Just your typical 1967 album

Was alright for a Sunday morning

meh

Gisteren zoveel muziek gedraaid dat ik vergeten ben wat ik hier nu echt van vond. Geen goed teken natuurlijk, maar wat me bijbleef is dat ik 't redelijk vermakelijk vond.

Dagje vegetarisch: vlees nog vis.

Hartstikke vriendelijke muziek hoor, maar een mens kan hier ook prima zonder.

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

Pretty good, but the floaty tracks are a bit boring at times

Eclectic. Not a patch on For What It’s Worth, but hey they can’t all be hits.

Few great tracks, but really falls into the same old hum-drum of 60s butt rock

Pretty nice 60s folk rock record with a surprising amount of diversity. Just good for what it is. 3.5/5

This was good. Shoudlve payed attention while listening.

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.

buffalo springfield again by, you guessed it, buffalo springfield was an okay album. a nice, easy listen, but not something i'd seek out often. it doesn't even sound much like their biggest song! overall, it's folk-y but not overwhelmingly so. the banjo isn't used excessively. most of the songs don't sound very much like one another. "expecting to fly" is a sweet song with minimal accompaniment. "good time boy" is probably the most fun and funky song here. sometimes springfield goes surprisingly hard, like "mr. soul"--i didn't know buffalo springfield could do that. i realize they are still rather easy listening; i am aware they are not heavy metal. i didn't know much of buffalo springfield before today, but i realized how equal of a band they were. songwriting, yes, but most importantly vocals were spread throughout the group. i have to admit i like it!

A little bit psychedelic, a little bit folky, and a lot rock-y, I thought that Mr. Soul was a great album opener. I was definitely hoping for more like this, but as the album progressed, it leaned a little heavier into psychedelic folk, heavy on the folk, and away from rock. A close second to Mr. Soul on this album for me was Bluebird, but even the last quarter of the song derailed a bit with that banjo breakdown. Overall, the album is a bit eclectic, but not in a bad way -- it's a mix of different styles and vocalists and shows a wide breadth of talent among the band members.

pretty good, maybe meh though

Je constate ce qui distingue cet album des albums rock anglais de l'époque, c'est américain dans les thèmes et les instruments.

I don't know that I've actually listened to any of their albums properly but I've always been much more into Buffalo Springfield than CSN(Y) with whatever exposure I've had to each (in the case of Buffalo Springfield it was mostly the CD copy of Retrospective that I had back in high school.) This album starts really strong but then dips into the mostly okay/good category before closing quite strong as well. It's no surprise to me that two of my three favourite tracks were written by Neil Young and make for great album bookends. Richie Furay's "A Child's Claim to Fame" is my other favourite here.

Thought I'd really like this

sounds old and like america

This improved on second listening. The standout tracks are those written by the heavyweight members. Others are passable but not of the same standard.

The Beatles and the stones 😉. Mr Soul is a very catchy opening song and reminds me of some songs of the Stones, the second song could have been from the four fabs themselves 😉. And broken arrow, another great song, has also a structure that reminds to the Beatles. A real classic rock album, that i like very much 😉.

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.

Never listened to this before. Mr Soul is a banger but sounds like a Satisfaction rip-off. Remember Expecting To Fly from Fear and Loathing. Weird abrupt ending with a heartbeat, but good album overall.

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

I'll never understand this era of music and the the love for the likes of Neil Young. Someone once told me how "rockin" he was. I still don't get it.

3+/5

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!

Listen. I think Neil Young is great. An immense talent. A purveyor of bangers. But 9 appearances on this list?

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.

Folk. Rock.

the Young tracks are great (all on Decade), the Stills tracks are OK and the rest is pretty poor especially the James Brown pastiche one. weird to think of a period when Neil Young wasn't established, he must have really stood out as the talented one here

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

Pretty ok

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.

Not sure whether or not to give a 3 or 4 (3.5 if I could) enjoy this genre and is the kind of album I’d happily listen to if someone put on, but probably won’t rush to listen to again

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.

Listened to this but didn't really notice it. 3/5

4.25

I enjoy this genre of music so it was a nice listen, but this album didn't seem cohesive

Boring

It’s a snooze fest that would be best enjoyed under the influence of some psychedelic drug.

Venturing a little too close to the folksy side of rock for my tastes

The more I listen to folk rock, the more I realize how generic it is. It doesn't really dare to make new feats (or maybe it does in the form of interesting guitar licks). It plays safe and stays where it is. That's quite boring imo.

pretty interesting

Reminiscent of the 60s. Didn't takeme any place new

9/10 super fun album there’s some really, really great stuff here

Listen to my bluebird laugh She can't tell you why Deep within her heart, you see She knows only crying Just crying Decent album. 3/5

Folk-rock. Ni fu ni fa.

Meh with the exception of 1 or 2 songs

Kinda just ok, very dad rock

This album was alright but not great. Many of the albums on this list from the 60's are starting to sound the same to me. The generator seems to want me to learn more about Neil Young and the various groups he was a part of

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

Decent album.

Broken Arrow is an all time song, one of the absolute best. I'm not super familiar with the rest of this album, but I dig the early, before he hit the big time Neil Young stuff. And this was a fun album.

So I've been a fan of the song "Mr. Soul" since Widespread Panic covered it in the 90s. I later learned that Neil put it on his album Trans using a vocoder or some effect that sounded out of this world. That album was also panned, which probably made me like it even more. Now I learn that the song goes back to his days with Buffalo. So far that is the only track I like. The others have been "meh".

A few good hits.

Quite fun. Vibes

Fine

Great acoustic folk rock album, I had no idea that they were as funky as they got in “Good Time Boy”. Wonderful vocal harmonies throughout the album, along with great old school fuzz on the electric guitars and crisp, clean acoustic guitars and organ that complement each other perfectly.

It was alright, musically sound, but there was just something missing. Best tracks: Mr. Soul and Bluebird

60's music doesn't generally do much for me. This country tinged twang fest didn't sway me. Neil Young may be a godfather but his voice is grating. There is some nice guitar twiddling going on in parts. I'd much prefer Buffalo Tom. Or Grant Lee Buffalo. Or New Buffalo. There are better Buffalos out there!

Starts strong, and then goes a little too hippy dippy and country for me.

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

Hard for me to rate this album in some ways. Is it a good album? Yes, it is a good album. Does it contain any classic songs that make this record a must-listen? I don't think so. So while I enjoyed listening to the album, I did wonder if it deserved placement as an album I "must" hear. It drags in the middle. Most of what is done here is done better by the same members of the band (in different musical groups/solo). It's clear Neil Young is the most engaging songwriter (in my opinion), so I would not put this album on the list.

Didn't mind this, but also it didn't grab me. Psychedelic folk rock is not something I would normally listen to, and I doubt I would deliberately play this again. Very much a time capsule, especially Broken Arrow, which seemed to drag on a bit, too. Good Time Boy stood out, partly due to the soul edge which isn't there in the other tracks.

It's about time I got round to listening to this with Diesel Park West banging on about it for the past thirty years. There's an awful lot of different styles jumping around here. Mr Soul is a promising start. But then it seems to run out of steam for the rest of the album. I prefer DPW tbh.

I don't think the 60s are for me.. Perfectly acceptable music but again, no standouts. I like the start of every song!

Really cool yes

После невнятного хипанства —Expecting to fly красота

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.

hippy garbage

Neil Young made his way around over the years

It was interesting to listen to this sort of proto-Crosby, Stills, (Nash) & Young album. It had a variety of voices and sounds that I appreciated, but it's not something I'll really care to revisit.

I very much enjoyed this album. I totally got into the rock vibe of the 60s that this group was putting out!

I love me some Stephen Stills. This is lovely. Top notch!

Buffalo Springfield has not been a group I have pursued but given the member always knew I should. I instantly was impressed. The opening track “Mr. Soul” immediately piqued my interest. “A Child’s Claim to Fame” is a great country sounding track with a cool little guitar part I love. Then it gets a little psychedelic with “Everydays”. Neil Young then takes the helm again in “Expecting to Fly,” which had a dreamy, ethereal quality. Then we plunge into “Bluebird” - Stephen Stills at his best with a really cool banjo ending. In the first five tracks we are already served a smorgasbord of some great sixties sounds prepared by experts. Well worth the ride already. The rest of the album continues as one might expect from musicians of this caliber. It’s almost embarrassing that one group held all this talent. It isn’t a surprise to me that they were barely holding together as a group. You can hear them pulling in different directions. But at this moment they put together something really special.

Sure!

I always forget that Neil Young was part of this band, and am surprised to hear his voice. I wish I liked this more, because I like "For What It's Worth" so much (which is not on this album). I like the band too, I think their heart is in the right place, but it just doesn't shine through here as much as I want it to.

I love this album, especially Neil Young's contributions - some of the best and most creative work of his career.

I know the first track of course, but I was a but underwhelmed by the entire album. Not bad but ehhh...

It’s a strange album representing the wide range of popular styles at the time - country, soul, rock, Motown,folk, jazz. It’s a bit of everything. Feels like it could be a cover band but it isnt

I swear all these albums from the late sixties sound the exact same.

Good album but only hints at the great things that are to come from all the iterations of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. A lot of elements on this album are repeated to greater effect on later projects. I recognize this is not judging the work on its own terms, but I can’t forget the existence of the other works and I can’t I hear the things in their later, more refined and capable form.

Sounds like three different bands.

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

First song swampy, then a bit forgettable but fine

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.

Äh, tämä ei ollut mun juttu, valitettavasti. Halusin tykätä, sillä tykkään Neil Youngista, mutta tämä levy kuulosti 60-luvulle sijoittuvan leffan soundtrackiltä. Hippijuttuja, eikä hyvällä tavalla. Good Time Boy (Kain käänsi autossa näppärästi "Hyvä aika poika") oli vähän menevämpi, eli se saa pisteen enemmän kuin koko albumi.

Tää on tätä pohjois-amerikan klassikko-osastoa. Oon kuunnellut enemmän tän yhtyeen jäseneiden soolotuotantoa kun tätä yhtyettä, kuten varmaan moni muu. Ihan mukiinmenevää musaa eikä mitään valittamista. Mitään ihmeellistä aiakisempaa kontaktia tähän ei oo ollut, joten ensikuuntelulla mieleen tulee vähän hipinpi ja rokinpi Niilo ja Stepu, kun mitä ne myöhemmin duunas. Ei paha. 3/5

Pari ihan kivaa biisiä, mutta vähän sekalainen sotku ja suurin osa biiseistä ei herättänyt mitään fiiliksiä. Sinänsä kiinnostava kuulla, mistä vaikka Young on ponnistanut.

Ihan jees kokonaisuus mutta siihen jää. Tasapainoilen 2 ja 3 välillä, mutta muutama biisi on sen verran jees (A Child's Claim ja Good Time Boy) että menköön 3.

Folk rock

Lite småtrevligt album utan några direkta toppar.

Liked it more than I thought I would 3/5

It was nice. They should have leaned more into the psychadelic sound. The folk sound was good. The soul sound was cute...a different time.

nope

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

Classic Rock, in parts too classic for my taste

I feel like this was psych-folk done right. Although the vocals weren't that great, the instrumentals were engaging and atmospheric. 3/5 daffodils 🌼🌼🌼

not particularly memorable but do not distinctly remember any bad bits, may relisten at a later time

Another unknown classic

Lots of range, even some soul. Neil’s voice less offensive than usual!

Glorious

-The jam with the keyboards in "Rock & Roll Woman" is cool -Honestly, a phenomenally boring rock album. Just not very interesting

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!

Nice

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.

Not bad, but nothing grabbed me the way a lot of stuff from that era does. The album is lacking a classic tune, a For What It’s Worth, that would bump it up a star. The last two tracks were good though. Also, I can’t not acknowledge the large debt that the opening track owes to the Rolling Stones… 2.5

it's pretty enough but just a bit inoffensive and unattractive? there's nothing here that kept my attention for longer. what stood out? instrumentals, especially the punchy bass on Everydays, acoustic guitar solo on Bluebird. I liked Expecting to Fly (pretty vocals), Sad Memory (beautiful electric guitar hidden in the background). I feel like there's lack of any strong hit here and as a result there's no anchor to keep me listening to the rest of it. Pretty cover art . I don't know, it just feels incoherent. 3/5

Very pretty album. Lyrically it is strong, musically it is strong. Variation between more electric songs and more folk songs. Excellent work.

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

The only Buffalo Springfield song I know is "For What It's Worth" and that was not on this album. Seems like that's the only good song they have, so this is not a good album. Nothing terrible here but I'm also not too interested in it.

Good

I enjoyed it. Didn’t finish completely tho

I liked this more than I thought I would, but it's getting a 3, as I was expecting to give it a two. I'd say I generally preferred the songs that were a bit softer. You can kind of tell that this is a historically important album just by listening to it, at least in my opinion. Still, didn't impress me enough to get a higher rating. My favourite songs were Expecting to Fly, Broken Arrow, and Hung Upside Down.

Good vibe, j'ai bien kiffé, je pense que j'y reviendrais 3.75/5

It was mellow and good to listen to while I was sewing but not sure I’d seek it out again. 3*

Pretty dull.

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

pretty 60s has some good moments but is mostly chill

Has a country vibe that makes me want to drive a railroad spike through my skull.

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

A proper mix of genres on one album! Usually all different types of music are quite cohesively mashed together on one track, taking only some distinctive parts from the genre, making the song more unique and often times just simply better. Meanwhile Buffalo Springfield, apparently first band of Neil Young, basically recorded 10 songs, each in a completely different style. We have a blues song, country, rock'n'roll, psychedelic rock, funk and many other subgenres. The result of this colloid is really hard to describe. If I try to be straight to the point - all rock songs sound great and fresh, but we could cut the country and blues songs out. Best songs, coincidentally, are the ones sung by Neil Young, like "Mr. Soul" and "Broken Arrow". Other good bit was funky "Hang Upside Down" by Stills. And even though rest of the tracks are underwhelming, the good songs are well worth listening to the whole album. I think I will be happy to explore other records by Buffalo Springfield, to see how many hidden gems are there waiting for me.

I liked Sad Memory. The rest was kind of forgettable to me. Chill enough though.

it's alright. I really wish i could rate it out of ten 5/10 2/5

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

I keep waiting for an album I've never heard to shock me with how much I enjoy. This wasn't the album. Thought it kicked off ok with Mr Soul, then went straight to hell. Giving out bonus half point because I'm pretty sure I heard a portion of take me out to the ballgame on an organ. F the Yankees. 1 it was music. 1.5 with bonus

3 I really feel like I don’t have much to say about this one. I listened to it twice and still it failed to leave much of an impression. I feel I enjoyed its slower tender moments a lot but it felt inconsistent. Sometimes it was a rock album, others a psychedelic album. It’s even touched on Jazz noire? Hasn’t aged particularly well, I think. Favorites: Mr. Soul, Expecting to Fly, Everydays, Bluebird, Good Time Boy

3 A little all over the place and disjointed, with the songs being very hit or miss for me. I found myself vibing with the album at times, only to immediately be sucked out by a jarringly different and lackluster track (looking at you, Sad Memory). From what I saw on Wikipedia, it seems like there were three songwriters on the album, and from what I heard, it seems like none of them were on the same page. That being said, the Neil Young penned songs were the highlights, and probably a good indication of why he would go on to have the most successful solo career... though I'm starting to think this list of albums may be convincing me I'm a Young fan. Favorite songs: Mr. Soul, Expecting to Fly, Hang Upside Down, Broken Arrow

Much more interesting than the multiple mid-to-late 60's albums I got so far! An eclectic mix. I did prefer the slow-paced songs on this one, particularly the ones on the first half. The second half did not seem as strong, it didn't keep my attention and intrigue up as much. Everydays is such a groovy song, a gem. Expecting To Fly is sweet.

I really liked this.

vanhaa mokomaa.... ihan hyvä mutta vituttaa vaan kun pelasin matchmaking ja sitte on paskat tiimit nii vaikka saat mvp nii tulee +2 pistettä ja tarvii vittu 200 et pääsen eteenpäin vähä vituttaa ni unohtu kuunnella sanomaa... hyvää musiikkia kuitenki,,, broken arrow paras emt...

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.

Souvenirs d’adolescence, à écouter pour l’intérêt historique, surtout pour Neil Young.

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

Mäh. Eine Sixties-Platte. Brauche ich kein zweites Mal.

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

Just like the Neil Young I got before this, much of this album is exactly what I would expect from this. Not bad, not anything spectacular either, although I did enjoy it more than Young's solo stuff.

Not too much that’s noteworthy on this thing. It’s not bad but it just sounds like generic folk/psychedelic rock. 4/10

Ok

Very chill - didn’t know neil young was in it

when a song i genuinely liked came on i looked and it was just an autoplay song smh

3.5/5

Album mi nije nesto poseban. Jedino mi kao neke kreativnije pjesme iskaču dve koje je Neil Young napravio.

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.

I either hate the voice or i hate the instruments OR BOTH i hate this, the only song i partially like is the first 30 seconds of bluebird i despise this album

Not very exciting - sounds really dated. To be fair, I only listened once through, but it didn't grab me in that time.

This was pleasant, but it mostly floated by like a lot of the light-sounding classic rock tends to. Good Time Boy was the fun standout track for me. I’m likely to re-visit in the future and become more familiar, but it hasn’t completely gripped me just yet.

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.

Before this exercise, I knew of Buffalo Springfield, but was only familiar with their most famous song, For What It's Worth, so I was happy to familiarize myself with more of their music catalog. This album begins with a great rocking song, Mr. Soul. Neil Young's voice is so recognizable. The second song has a slower funky/country feel to it, and Richie Furay's voice is phenomenal. The next two songs were duds for me, slow, melancholic, with moaning lyrics. Bluebird was a terrific song sung by Stephen Stills with a terrific banjo solo at the end of the song. I enjoyed the rock/funk sensibilities that went into Hung Upside Down, and Furay kills his part of the lyrics. Sad Memory is another slow, depressing song. Good Time Boy is a bluesy/funky song that I really liked. The addition of the brass instruments and the brass solo towards the end of the song was awesome. Rock and Roll Woman has an almost psychadelic rock feel to it with the synth solos throughout. Broken Arrow, the final song on the album, was a strange one that I couldn't really get into. The constant tempo changes and musical breaks for random sound bytes just took from the overall flow of the song. Overall it was a great album. It is too bad they broke up so soon, because I feel they could have made some awesome music. Favourite songs : Mr. Soul, A Child's Claim to Fame, Hung Upside Down, Bluebird Least favourite songs : Everydays - Live, Expecting To Fly, Sad Memory 3/5

Very good

Unmemorable

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.

This was an interesting history lesson for me. I didn't know Neil and Stills recorded three LPs pre Woodstock. This makes CSNY more understandable. Anyway, I know and quite like all the Neil Young songs and none of the others.

Mr. Soul is a deceptive start to the album, as it sounds different to everything else, like it's from another album, another artist. The rest sounds more country folk. The Neil Young songs in general sound different. Broken Arrow is adventurous for 1967.

I'm a big fan of Neil Young, but less so for Buffalo Springfield and CSN, so this was a mixed bag for me. So not surprisingly I really enjoyed the Neil Young songs: Mr Soul, Expecting to Fly and Broken Arrow but the other songs just don't resonate with me.

Good old stuff. 3/5

A high 2 that has some great tracks ("Bluebird" rocks), but is all over the map when it comes to track flow and thematic consistency. Veering from great emergent 60s' rock songs to weird country-ish ballads on to anthemic concept pieces does not a cohesive album make.

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

I had high hopes but it really fizzled out on me.

This album didn’t resonate with me as much as I had expected.

fuzz guitar. folk rock.

es un buen disco de folk rock con segmentos psicodélicos, muy adelantado para su época pero quizas no envejeció de la mejor manera. Es una buena manera de indagarse de forma “atipica” al genero. no creo que sea el mejor album de folk rock ni psych rock, pero si quizas el mejor album de la banda. fav songs: everydays sad memory ☆ good time boy rock & roll woman ☆ 3.5

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

Chill and nice !

Not particularly memorable, but not horrible.

not my usual taste but lovely still

Meh.

Good. Note great.

I actually known the first track and liked it, but the rest is not for me.

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

This was pretty good. I liked the Neil Young songs more than the Richie Furay or Steven Stills songs. 3 stars.

It’s decent psychedelic rock, notably the first song ( Mr soul) has a rhythm akin to I can’t get no satisfaction and the song Bluebird is pretty good too ( but I would’ve removed the folky Neil young bit at the end and in the sequencing I would’ve swapped it’s place with expecting to fly, speaking of… expecting to fly is a grand lush sounding masterpiece that i’am surprised something this good came from Neil Young’s band. There’s also a handful of dull folky ordeals and forgettable tunes that drag for a bit too long in which I wouldn’t be surprised if Neil Young had written them. You notice how all of the good bits I’ve mentioned are in the first half, well this album is front loaded, like very front loaded shame but that’s the way it is 3/5.

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 🌟

Chato demais

Maybe not the ideal situp background music

It's fine. I love the other album. This seems to be largely the same stuff, but without quite the punch of the album before, or a standout mind-blowing song. And a few irritating live tracks. Not terrible by any stretch, I enjoyed it and nothing got on my nerves too much. The 'Again' in the title is a little prescient though.

Yeah it's nice and that. I'm always just left a bit cold by Neil Young. Obvs there's more variety here because there's Stills too. And some other people! And it's late 60s flower music, groovy and stuff. It's good, but nothing really stands out for me and I just can't see me sticking it on again.

Correct, sans plus. Sans grand intérêt. Cet album ne va pas dans cette liste.

I knew a few of these songs already. I liked this style of music more during my college years than I do now, but I can still hear the quality.

Mostly nothingness

Very meh….nothing special at all….

I've forgotten just how good some of these songs are: Mr. Soul--we all need to stand in front of the mirror and recite these lyrics. NY said it took 5 minutes to write, after a serious epilepsy attack, while in the hospital. He's a genius. Follows up/ends with the surreal Broken Arrow, in case you didn't get his message/theme the first time around. Haunting. Rock n Roll Woman--allegedly about Grace Slick, but really a metaphor for us all. Expecting to Fly: Once again: haunting, beautiful, can't believe there was so much infighting behind this album. Many more thoughts...I need more time with this one.

Feels entirely 60s. There is a lot of dreamy, psychedelic folk rock. I'm sure this would have gone crazy when it first came out. Unfortunately, this album just feels a little forgettable to me. Best Songs: Mr. Soul, Rock & Roll Woman, Broken Arrow Worst Songs: A Child's Claim to Fame, Hung Upside Down

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

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love buffalo! this album was fun. nothing special or spectacular but!

Man this is a hit and miss album. I was ready to give up after the second track "A Child's Claim To Fame" but the next 5 or so songs are great. I really dislike the Richie Furay songs - country/weak - and love most of the others (excepting the confused final track "Broken Arrow" which is an apt title. broken bits is more like it). So essentially the Steven Stills cuts are excellent and he should have kept them for himself. 6/10 3 stars for a messy hodgepodge; I'm glad to have heard the middle of this album which was good enough to keep my interest.

Mr. Soul is a killer intro. I love NY and this song never disappoints. Hippy hippy shake guitar solos just shredding. Expecting to Fly is so evocative and makes me think about the inevitable loss of love. Songs like Hung Upside Down don't hold up too well and seem pretty threadbare. By the time you get to Sad Memory, ugh, it's like everyone left the party except me, this guitar, and this bottle of booze and a little smoke rising from a nub of incense. Overall, this is a familiar album that has not endured the years as well as other Neil Young efforts have. Broken Arrow is possibly an exception where his voice is straight and true and rises high. I love that one.

Nothing special, opening track was pretty good but overall not memorable

Fred Flintstone used to eat Brontosaurus Burgers and I often wondered if the taste resembled the Buffalo Burgers one might eat at a county fair. County fairs are an oddity themselves. Maybe 'Buffalo Burgers' is code for porcupine / raccoon / roadkill burgers and thus as mythological as Brontosaurs Burgers. Not sure about that tho since I've never eaten one. Not many buffalos left in wild America today. At one time there were an estimated 30-50 million of those things roaming... 'where the buffalo roam,' ya know? Us Europeans took all of that dusty buffalo-roaming area and turned them into Springfields. That's right, today 34 states have communities called 'Springfield'. Hmmm... that brings me to a thought. I've never researched it, but I'm thinking Dusty and Buffalo must be related , right? Anyhow, I'm betting that this band was assembled to commemorate the death of the Buffalo and Neil Young's voice was brought in to play the part of a poor buffalo breathing its last breath. Nice job, Neil. Like a dying buffalo, I was a little disappointed by this album, but maybe that's the point. Unlike Buffalos, the musicians in the band went on to make more music. This may have just been a launching point. I enjoyed the beginning and ending on Expecting to Fly. Mr. Soul wasn't bad, Hung Upside Down wasn't too bad either but there's too much jamming and the harmonizing on Rock & Roll Women was a turn off. Individually, there are some great elements to this album, but when added together it comes up short.

This was truly "Buffalo Springfield Again" for me, because I didn't see the "Again" at first and instead listened to "Buffalo Springfield," the band's debut album. That first eponymous album opened with "For What It's Worth," and for what it's worth I never knew the name of that song, and for what it's worth it's Buffalo Springfield's best song. But I had to sit through two albums of failing to reach those heights again. They almost get there near the end of "Again" with "Rock & Roll Woman." Everything in between isn't bad. There are some pretty decent songs. But nothing that really grabs you. There are also too many constant stylistic shifts due to the different band members taking writing and singing leads back-and-forth. Clearly a lot of talent involved; but it doesn't quite do it for me.

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.

There are some middling tunes on this album, but Mr. Souls and Good Time Boy are pretty good.

I thought this would be an easy win - I love Neil Young and CS&N, but I don’t much care for this one. Just a bit noodly and directionless. I like Hung Upside Down - sounds like the sort of track that pre-empts a lot of the 90s indie I like.

Just the Beatles. No reason to listen

The guitars trading the melody back and forth is a good sound in the opening track but the balance is what really strikes me here. The vocalist sounds removed from the music and the drums come out a lot more than the guitar. I get a lot of country mixing with psychedelic vibes here. A very orchestral opening to Expecting to fly, and the spatial audio really contributes to the track. It's also, in my opinion, where the album turns to very soft rock. Its intimate, comforting using softer tones and a voice close to the mic with distant horns. As much as the music in the album was nice, nothing stands out particularly. The vocals are surpassed by the lyrics, the guitar at times sounds a bit too simplistic for me and the bass comes in and out of existence. There is some redemption from the instrumentation in compositing. Pianos, horns and other feature instruments are splendid flourishes to otherwise uninteresting songs.

I have been told by several friends that this is a true masterpiece of its era. But I can't do much with it. I like about half of the songs after 5 listens and the rest either go one ear in, one ear out or I actually dislike them. The psychedelica/folk combo is not for me.

Sounded good. Wouldn't listen on my own

Awesome album. "Everydays" live version really stood out to me, will be listening to more Buffalo Springfield and checking out each members solo stuff. Didn't know Stills and Young were in it until reading the Spotify 'About' page.

Surprisingly better than expected. Not sure why I've always pushed this album aside. Everydays is fantastic!

For someone who's become a big Neil Young fan through this, this record didn't do much for me. I liked it when it cut loose, but other than that it's a good example of acid folk with some heavier tendencies. Just didn't grab me. Favorite tracks: "Expecting to Fly", "Rock and Roll Woman"

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

Nothing happening here

Is the intent of this list to have albums that represent what happens when grown men decide they don't like to play with each other? Mission: Accomplished.

Melodic late 60's pop-rock, but at this point i'm a bit tired of this slightly dated sound. Whereas I can still really enjoy albums like Love-Forever Changes, i think this one doesn't quite have the consistency and great melodies. Still pretty good.

Les chansons de Neil Young sont quand même un niveau au-dessus des autres Prefs: Mr. Soul, Expecting To Fly, Bluebird, Rock & Roll Woman, Broken Arrow Moins pref: Good Time Boy

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.

Pretty good. Only a few tracks really stand out. Not really ground breaking stuff but a nice vibe

Not cohesive but also jazzzz bits???

I enjoyed most of it. Don’t think I’d listen again, but really loved the second half of Bluebird

Meh.

Powrot do sluchawkowego sluchania, po prawie tygodniu iglowania, wypada kolejny material z panem Youngiem, ktory z pewnoscia jest jednym z najpopularniejszym artystow na liscie, biorac pod uwage materialy grane z roznymi bandami, ale Buffalo Springfield to nie sam Young, bo z znanych nazwisk w zespole gral takze Stephen Stills, ktory takze przewinal sie w dyskografii Youngowej, O ile debiutancki material Springfieldowy troche wczesniej osluchalem, tak Buffalo Springfield Again jest dla mnie swiezym odsluchem, a jest to drugi studyjny krazek zespolu, ktory nie wytrzymal proby czasu i w dosc krotkim czasie czlonkowie sie rozeszli kazdy w swoja strone, ale i tak w ciagu tego krotkiego czasu, bo zalezenie zespolu to 66, ta plyta jest z 67, a w 68 juz disband, ale jednak i tak mieli znaczny wplyw na ksztaltowanie sie folkowego rocka czy nawet czegos bardziej hardego, bo jak dla mnie to wlasnie elektryczne gitary wspomnianego wczesniej duetu sa czyms co najbardziej przyciaga ucho na tej plycie, chociaz robote robi takze brzmienie rytmicznej gitary rytmicznej prawdopodobnie od Richiego Furaya, chociaz ciezko mowic z jakakolwiek pewnoscia kto jest creditowany, bo lista sesyjnych muzykow jest dosc spora, a dodatkowa istnieje lista, ktora mowi o ludziach ktory nie mieli creditow, a mogli sie znalezc na nagraniach, az tak chaotyczna to byla banda, a ten chaos slychac rowniez od strony lirycznej, nie ma tutaj jakis zbyt ambitnych tekstow, czy czegos co by zachecilo do dlubania w odszyfrowywanie ukrytych znaczen, raczej proste folkowe, dosc stereotypowe folkowe opowiesci ze wsi, chociaz wyjatkiem jest tutaj otwieray plyte mr soul, napisany i spiewany przez Younga utwor podejmuje temat slawy i chwaly, wiec dosc czesty motyw w jego tworczoci, ale nie sadzilem, ze juz w tak wczesnych latach kariery mial z nia az taki problem, dodatkowym aspektem tego kawalka jest to, ze mial byc pisany po doswiadczeniu z pogranicza zycia i smierci, co nadaje mu dodatkowej glebi, jak wszystko co wydobyte z tak poteznej studni jaka jest smierc, kolejnym smaczkiem ktory mozna wylapac jest stonesowy riff z satisfaction, tworzy tutaj prawdziwa gitarowa pajeczyne brzmienia, nie czesto sie zdarza slyszec najlepsze co ma plyta do zaoferowania w openingu, ale to jest wlasnie jedna z tych plyt, bo z tych 10 trakow na 34 minutach jest to zdecydowanie moj faworyt, jeszcze jednym trakiem wartym uwagi byly bluebird Stillsa, featurujacy najbardziej countrowe klimaty ze wzgledu na wykorzystanie banjo i akustyka, chociaz elektryka tez da sie uslyszec, bo sa to utwory bogate w brzmienie i roznorakie smaczki, ktore wylapac sie da dopiero po ktoryms odsluchu, wiec oba leca na plejke zeby do tych odsluchow moglo kiedys dojsc

Mid-sixties country rock with a dash of pyschedelia. No wonder Neil Young left - he's head and shoulders above all the others in the band. Best Tracks: Mr. Soul; Bluebird; Broken Arrow

3.5 stars

Some great songs like "Expecting to Fly" and "Broken Arrow", but more filler than killer. The second half is completely forgettable except for the final track.

No surprise to find out this band was pulling in all directions when it was made. Every song is stylistically different. Saved by the quality of musicianship and vocals, however this feels far more like a compilation album than a studio album.

Just OK, which was sad as I really wanted it to be special.

Some nice, cruisy 1967 West Coast rock, a pleasant vibe.

It's not For What It's Worth but it's alright.

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.

The album is 30 minutes long and I struggled to get through it. I was familiar with this group but only because of For What It's Worth. Unfortunately that song is not on this album. The album does not have a consistent feel. It goes from folk to rock to soul and back. I did not care for it, but I will round up.

I like the first track, but rest sounds too sappy to me.

Love it! 60’s psychedelic rock. And with Neil Young

Pretty good. Like country rock

The weakest of his albums

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.

Great opener in Mr. Soul, then just fine from that point on. Bluebird was an exception; some great guitarwork in there across a few different tempos. Good Time Boy had a different feel (like something bluesy you'd hear by Traffic). The album is a solid but unspectacular listen.

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

This album was dope, it was truly all over the place. Some songs make me want to frolic and be barefoot, some make me wanna boogie, and some make wanna sob (expecting to fly, specifically). I think the order of this album flowed really nicely too. 9/10

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.

The songs with Neil Young singing are my least favourite part (also, today I learned that Neil Young was in Buffalo Springfield). The more guitar-driven songs (i.e., Bluebird) suit my tastes nicely.

I listened to this whole album and only noticed that it was Neil Young about 2 minutes from the end. I would like to give it another try, because I kept getting distracted and tuning out. I think that might be more my fault than the album's though. For now, it's a 3/5 for being pleasant but not commanding my attention.

Fine to listen to but nothing stands out

I wanted to like this more, but in the end it was just “fine”.

I'm in general a fan of this kind of music, and there's some good stuff on here: I like the folky ending of Bluebird for example. But a lot of this is kind of unmemorable, and not really all that amzing.

There were some good guitar parts, and I did enjoy parts of 'Broken Arrow'. But mostly this album didn't do it for me and I tuned out a lot of 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

Wavers in and out of not really being my thing.

6/10. Not memorable, but pleasant

Adding Neil Young to my list of dogwhistles for overrated shit along with Mercury Prize and post punk. 6/10

Some pleasant folk, not the best of this genre we've had.

Its ok, but nothing new for me

1967. Mr. Soul, Rock & Roll Woman

04/14/22

As his other album, it's ok

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.

Belting bit of 60s. And it is a bit, too - 34 minutes or so. Good to hear early Neil Young and Stephen Stills who tend to stand out.

Suffering from an overdose of that sixties spirit