Buffalo Springfield:

Buffalo Springfield: (1967)

Stephen Stills and Neil Young have no doubt had a big influence in my life as musicians, mainly through CSN&Y, and Neil's solo albums, but the story kind of starts here with the first Buffalo Springfield album. The band weren't happy with this album, believing it to be less intense than their live shows. It is fairly mellow. Originally released in '66, this is the rereleased version from '67. After For What It's Worth became a hit the record company figured they'd better rerelease this album with the hit tacked on. If I could only hear two songs from this album, I'd go with Burned, and Out of My Mind.

Last Time Around: (1968)

Any album that starts with such a great folk-rock take on a Motown riff like this album does with On The Way Home, has to be good. Though this was the last Buffalo Springfield album, it clearly foreshadows the vibe that would later be perfected by CSN&Y. In fact, this album was really just contract fulfillment. Not one of these tracks features full band performances, because, they weren't a group at this time. They couldn't even be bothered to all show up for a cover photo. So one had to be collaged together. My two track pick for this one; I Am A Child, and Kind Woman.

Retrospective:The Best of Buffalo Springfield: (1969)