Buffalo Springfield 1st

Buffalo Springfield

Their first production portrayed, more than any other album, the folk-rock style of music that Buffalo Springfield was accustomed to (and excellent at making). It is full of easy to listen vocals and guitar playing. During this first phase of the band, Richie Furay was the lead singer in most of the songs. This was at a time when Neil Young was unsure about his voice, so of Young's four songs on the album, ("Burned", "Out of My Mind", "Flying on the ground is Wrong", and "Do I Have to Come Right Out and Say It") Richie Furay sang the latter two of them. Stephen Stills' "For What It's Worth" is no doubt the group's most popular song, rated the 63rd greatest song of all time by Rolling Stone Magazine. There are also a few other great songs by Stills on this record. Since this album was their first, it was an ambitious piece. It was also made during a time when the group was going strong; this is not the case in the group's last album. This piece of work is full of awesome guitar playing, as one would think from a band with four guitar players. Four songs from this album were included in the greatest hits album, but a few others could have been added without question. Many people compare Buffalo Springfield with the more popular Byrds. These two groups were both very successful pioneers of folk-rock music. Buffalo Springfield succumbed to internal conflicts when they broke up in 1968. The group made only three LP's and later a greatest hits album. If you haven't heard of Buffalo Springfield, you have probably heard of a branch of them. Richie Furay went on to be the lead singer in the folk-rock group Poco and later in the Souther, Hillman, and Furay Band and The Richie Furay Band. Steven Stills joined Graham Nash and David Crosby in Crosby, Stills, and Nash. He also had a successful solo career. Neil Young joined Crosby, Stills and Nash to form Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, and had probably the most successful solo career of all the members. Dewey Martin and Bruce Palmer were not heard of much afterwards, and did nothing really significant after Buffalo Springfield. When mentioning folk-rock music, Buffalo Springfield cannot be excluded, as they were one of the most talented of their time. This album surely will not let you down if you are a true classic rock fan.