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Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing
Do I Have To Come Right Out And Say It?
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Buffalo Springfield Again
Buffalo Springfield
Like the Byrds, Buffalo Springfield were influential in the melding of rock and folk
that led to the country-rock sound of the '70s. Neil Young and Stephen Stills were
the main singers/songwriters, constantly battling for creative control of the group.
From this tempestuous union came melodic rock that ranged from Young's waltz-flavoured
"Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing" and the Beatlesque "Burned" (featuring Young's
piano playing) to Stills' muscular guitar style on "Leave", which foreshadowed his
subsequent work with Crosby, Stills & Nash. Fame came by way of Stills' "For What
It's Worth", a moody song about a cops-versus-kids conflict on Sunset Boulevard.
Two turbulent years and two albums later, Buffalo Springfield broke up, but they'd
already blazed the trail for their disciples to follow.
Buffalo Springfield Again
Here's where Stephen Stills and Neil Young's on-and-off partnership fell apart for
the first time. The liner notes to BS's debut album had announced, "Steve is the
leader, but we all are" and described Neil Young as "hot and cold," which in retrospect
seems like a warning. Young appears to have at least one foot out the door already,
the ambitious "Broken Arrow" and "Expecting to Fly" clearly pointing toward a solo
career. And for all the timeless excellence of Young's "Mr. Soul," it's Stills's
"Bluebird" that defines Buffalo Springfield Again, much as his "For What It's Worth"
defined its predecessor. In one song, the group demonstrates astonishing versatility
(from rock to folk to bluegrass), without the saccharine touches that mar Stills's
post-Springfield work. But for all their considerable recorded achievements, Buffalo
Springfield always felt like a band that never reached its potential. --David Wolf
Last Time Around -Buffalo Springfield
Last Time Around
Although this album was made amid the fragmentation of Buffalo Springfield, that
fact is not apparent in retrospect. On the contrary, there is an appealingly gentle
quality about the group's third and final album. As Jim Messina and Richie Furay
(later to join together in Poco) took control of the group, they developed a pronounced
country-rock feel. Young's premier contribution is "I Am a Child" and the then-prolific
Stills hits the button with four gems: the plea for world unity, "Uno Mundo;" the
song of a fugitive, "Four Days Gone;" "Special Care;" and the original "Questions".
LAST TIME AROUND is a much better album than we could have expected from a band about
to burst apart.
Retrospective
Retrospective: the Best of Buffalo Springfield
Buffalo Springfield's brief life span (essentially 1966-1968) was rich with promise
but fraught with creative tensions. This friction ultimately fractured the band's
core foundation of Stephen Stills and Neil Young. However, those same tensions--along
with the formidable talents of Richie Furay and Jim Messina (replacing original bass
player Bruce Palmer but assuming a broader production role)--created some truly enduring
music.
With only three albums from which to draw, RETROSPECTIVE includes the entirety
of the band's hits and many well-known album tracks. Looking back, Buffalo Springfield
can be seen as the wellspring for much of what happened in popular music in the half-dozen
years after the band's demise. From the country rock of Poco (which begat the Eagles)
to Crosby, Stills & Nash--not to mention every turn in the ever-twisting road of
Neil Young's career--it can all be traced right back to these tracks.
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LEGENDS OF THE CANYON delivers the story of the advent of rock music spawned in the
garden of the Hollywood Hills, Laurel Canyon. Crosby, Stills & Nash, The Byrds, Buffalo
Springfield, The Mamas and the Papas, Joni Mitchell, Linda Ronstadt and many other
great artists of the era were all inhabitants of Laurel Canyon and brought to life
the anthems of a generation from the hills of this idyllic, commune-like setting
in the late 1960s. Their songs continue to inspire and LEGENDS OF THE CANYON takes
you there. Adding depth, colour and authenticity to the film, famed rock photographer
Henry Diltz (CSNY's official photographer) contributes a variety of original photographs,
some never before exhibited as well as rare footage shot amongst the musicians that
were the tribe of the Canyon. This CLASSIC ARTISTS film recalls that innocent time
in intimate interviews with many of the great artists themselves, revealing the true
tales of when dreams of peace, harmony and history-changing music echoed through
the hills of Laurel Canyon and around the world.
LEGENDS OF THE CANYON - DVD
Book:- For What Its Worth: The Story of Buffalo Springfield
For What It's Worth is a revealing insiders look at an influential and groundbreaking
rock group whose remendous talents have gone on to achieve legendary status in the
annals of rock music history. Besides chronicling Buffalo Springfield's roots and
career, the book offers rare and personal glimpses into several seminal music scenes,
notably the Greenwich Village fold movement, the embryonic San Francisco scene, and
LA's Sunset Strip along with a lesson in the pitfalls of the music industry. Written
with founding member Richie Furay and including the insights, recollections, and
reflections of band members, managers, close friends, associates, and contemporaries,
the book paints a unique portrait of one of rock music's most beloved groups. Updated
edition includes new epilogue.
