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Buffalo Springfield was a band more known for what it's members did after they left, than the great music they made as this short lived group. Although only together 18 months, they were the blueprint for some of the most successful country rock bands to come, such as CSN, Poco, and the Eagles, along with about every other west coast rock group. The songs on this retrospective, which originally came out in 1969, just after their breakup, were written by either Steven Stills or Neil Young. The lone exception being "Kind Woman", which was penned by Richie Furay, who later recorded it again with his band Poco. The first song here, and probably their most famous single "For What It's Worth", established Steven Stills as a great songwriter. It also had that catchphrase in it, "There's something happening here/what it is ain't exactly clear", which was a popular line in 60's counterculture at the time. Another great Stills song is "Bluebird", which features some nice guitar work. It starts out as an all out rock song, then comes that famous guitar interlude, and then switches gears and becomes a banjo driven country song. Absolutely brilliant! Not to be outdone is Neil Young. He pens 3 great tunes in a row, starting with "On The Way Home". I love this song. With it's horn arrangements, it's different than any other Buffalo song. "Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing" is a beautiful folk rock song with CSN type harmonies. His masterpiece here is "Broken Arrow". A unique song that has a bit of everything in it, from full orchestration with a bolero type of drumbeat, mixed with a countryrock sound with numerous rhythm changes. This song rivals anything those boys from Liverpool were doing at the time. There may not have been a better songwriter around than Neil Young during the Springfield period leading up to his first 2 brilliant albums "Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere", and "After The Goldrush". Although this is a relatively small retrospective, every song here is a gem. Buffalo Springfield was one of the most creative bands of the 60's, but because of their strong individual writing and performing talents, this was also the reason for their breakup. This is an excellent historical document of the band that started the whole folk, country rock movement. Highly recommended!

Other reviewers have provided a good overview of the group, Buffalo Springfield. I'll add my plaudits to the mix by saying this is a truly outstanding collection. "For What it's Worth" is one of my all time favorite songs in creation and it is an excellent musical statement of the violence of the 1960s riots. It is a political anthem that really does make one "stop, now, what's that sound, everybody look what's going down." This work deserves a place of honor in our soundsystems and in our lives. It is truly exceptional. I LOVE IT!

This is a good collection of Buffalo Springfield. There is the omission of a couple of songs that I expected to be on here, but overall this album is an excellent compiliation.

Particularly solid and classic are: For What It's Worth, Bluebird, Broken Arrow, and Expecting to Fly.

This is definately the CD for someone who wants to quickly get aquainted with the music of Buffalo Springfield. Buffalo Springfield had many talented musicians, not the least of which were Neil Young, Richie Furray, and Stephen Stills.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Buy the first album too
Of all the folk-rock groups that emerged in the wake of the Byrds, the Buffalo Springfield probably contained the most talent per square inch and imitated the instigators of the... Read more

Published on Mar 14 2006 by A.Y.H.

5.0 out of 5 stars These guys were "Truly Original"many spin offs from this gro
My lord look at this line up.Sephen Stills Neil Young Richie Furay,and Neil said "hell we were just playing what we felt"So true ,they came off with some fantastic... Read more

Published on April 3 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars Sixties classics
Around about the time that music was starting to get downright bizarre with groups like the Mothers of Invention stirring things up these guys came out of left field with their... Read more

Published on Feb 10 2004 by Rollie Anderson

4.0 out of 5 stars Bizarro Supergroup
In Superman's Bizarro World everything is reversed. So it was with Buffalo Springfield. While some refer to this band as a 'supergroup', such as Blind Faith, they were really a... Read more

Published on Jan 22 2004 by Don Schmittdiel

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Enough For The R&R Hall of Fame
One reviewer describes The Buffalo Springfield as "a lesser known" group from the 1960s. Lesser-knowns do not usually get into the R&R Hall of Fame [an exception... Read more

Published on Jan 6 2004 by AvidOldiesCollector

4.0 out of 5 stars A Byrds fan reviews Springfield...
This review is mainly in response to the reviewer who wrote anything by Buffalo Springfield is "hugely more enjoyable than anything by the Byrds. Read more

Published on Nov 11 2003 by David S. Michaels

4.0 out of 5 stars Good compilation for a good band
Before Stephen Stills and Neil Yound joined the supergroup Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, they was a part of a lesser-known group called Buffalo Springfield. Read more

Published on Nov 7 2003 by Taylor X

4.0 out of 5 stars Classic 60's sound.
This is a nice little package from "Buffalo Springfield". They surely were one of the great groups from that era. Read more

Published on Sep 2 2003 by H3@+h

5.0 out of 5 stars Buffalo Springfield, the sixties superpower
I personally consider Buffalo Springfield to one of the great Rock and Roll bands of all time, right up there with the great sixties acts such as The Doors, The Who, the Stones,... Read more

Published on Aug 7 2003 by D. P. Donoughe

5.0 out of 5 stars Buffalo Springfield
I enjoyed this alblum alot. There are three tunes, For what it's worth, Rock and roll woman, and Bluebird that are as good as any tunes CSN ever did. Read more

Published on Sep 23 2002 by mahogany09

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