"When we (Buffalo Springfield) got to our first recording session and started to cut some songs, a voice came over the talk-back saying, 'No, that's too long. Play it faster.' Neil and I decided we better learn how to work this shit ourselves and it was a race to see who could learn the most about making records." -Stephen Stills via Facebook
Just remembered I did GIFs of CSNY and Buffalo Springfield's induction to the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame a few months ago, after finally noticing when Bruce appeared during the performance...
♫ It's time we stop. Hey, what's that sound? Everybody look, what's going down? ♫ Oh hello Mr. Soul I dropped by to pick up a reason. For the thought that I caught that my head is the event of the season ♫
Should musicians surprise us? Bonobo, for instance, does that by making the slight variation on himself througout his opus. The same can be applied to Neil Young, yet he makes things tougher for us, when he have to deal with Trans. The latter is – I have to be honest with you – one of my favourite records that shouldn't be considered as one of my favourites according to all the rules of the cognoscenti thanks to the sheer is-he-actually-for-real-or-something. True, that factor does not, ha, factor in the way of Dazzle Ships, but mind the context here – this is Neil Young, showing himself to tackle the 80's on his own terms. Sadly, many misinterpreted this statement of his and he retreated to the familiar sounds soon afterwards.
"Buffalo Springfield had just finished a sound check at the Third Eye in Redondo Beach, 1966. When they walked out the back door, I got them to stand in front of this mural for a few photos. That was the first time I had ever photographed them. Things were happier back then... less complicated, and the future was an open book." - Henry Diltz via Facebook