1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die - #80. Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again (1967)

Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again (1967)

Label – Atco
Producer – Buffalo Springfield and Jack Nitzche
Art Direction – Loring Eutemey
Nationality –USA
Running Time – 33:10

Track Listing (standout tracks listed in bold)

1. Mr Soul
2. Child's Claim To Fame
3. Everydays
4. Expecting To Fly
5. Bluebird
6. Hung Upside Down
7. Sad Memory
8. Good Time Boy
9. Rock 'n' Roll Woman
10. Broken Arrow

This is another one of those bands that I feel like I should know more about than I do – and I should have heard this record before now! I of course knew ABOUT them but had no clue their story. And an interesting story it is.
Personnel problems saw Bruce Palmer and Neil Young in and out of the group, so Buffalo Springfield's second album ‘Buffalo Springfield Again’ was not the unified release that their debut album was. And yet - it doesn't really suffer because of that. In fact – this record stands as their greatest triumph. Stephen Stills' "Bluebird" and "Rock & Roll Woman" are bold rockers that one thinks should have been big hits (they did manage to be small ones); even the non-single contributions "Hung Upside Down" and the jazzy "Everydays" are just fine songs. Neil Young contributed "Mr. Soul," "Expecting to Fly" and "Broken Arrow," all three are great tracks with layered psychedelic textures throughout. Richie Furay (who had not written any of the songs on the debut and would go on to form Poco) wrote three songs but only "A Child's Claim to Fame," is really worth mentioning. So it is a uneven record that due to the conflicts doesn’t feature the entire band on many of the tracks (a number of Los Angeles session players are featured – including future Elvis Presley guitarist James Burton), but the high points are great AND plentiful enough that this is a good record and is highly recommended. In 2003, the album was ranked number 188 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.


You can purchase the CD here.

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