One of the most popular rock bands of the '60s was Buffalo Springfield, made up of Neil Young, Bruce Palmer, Dewey Martin, Stephen Stills, and Richie Furay. The band had a short run, released only three albums, and had their last farewell concert as a band in early May before breaking up.
Buffalo Springfield was originally formed in Los Angeles in 1966 under the folk rock and psychedelic rock genres. Their debut track, "Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing," had moderate success and one spot shy of making the Billboard Hot 100. They reached the Top 10 with their counterculture anthem and protest song "For What It's Worth" and released their second album in 1967.
The band became known for tracks like "Mr. Soul" and "Bluebird," but their run was quickly coming to an end. Buffalo Springfield was often in trouble with the law, with Palmer often deported due to marijuana possession. Young was also appearing less and less frequently, giving the reins of lead guitar to Stills.
According to UltimateClassicRock, Neil told Mojo in 1995 that he initially left the band because he didn't want to do the Johnny Carson Tonight Show. He felt it was "belittling" of what the band was doing, and the audience wouldn't understand them. On May 5, 1968, Buffalo Springfield would perform their farewell concert at the Long Beach Auditorium.
Many fans saw the performance as the very end for the band, with the members having set up a meeting with Atlantic Records president Ahmet Ertegun to arrange their official breakup.
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"I just couldn't handle it towards the end," Young explained about his departure. "It wasn't me scheming on a solo career, it wasn't anything but my nerves. Everything started to go to fucking fast. It was going crazy, joining and quitting, joining and quitting again. I began to feel like I didn't have to answer or obey anyone. I'd quit, then I'd come back 'cos it sounded so good. I just wasn't mature enough to deal with it."
Stills also added that they each had fallen victim to the idea of having their own entourage and forgot the brotherhood of the band. In 1968, Furay and Jim Messina compiled various tracks to form Buffalo Springfield's last album, Last Time Around. After the disbandment, Martin formed a new version of the band and toured extensively. Palmer also reformed his own version of the band in the early '80s.
In 1986, Palmer, Martin, Furay, Young, and Stills dabbled with the idea of a reunion tour, but it was scrapped. It had been one of the last times all five members were together. While Young expressed interest in reuniting with the original band, Palmer died in 2004 and Martin in 2009. The remaining members, Young, Stills, and Furay, reunited at the Bridge School Benefit in 2010 and later reunited for six concerts in 2011. Young announced in 2012 that Buffalo Springfield was on an indefinite hiatus.
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