Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Richie Furay Buffalo Springfield Rehearsal 1986

In the summer of 1986, the original members of the Buffalo Springfield met at Stephen Stills’ home to rehearse new material that Stephen and Neil Young were working on and to make tentative plans to reunite for a 20th anniversary reunion tour. The 2 day practice session marked the first time that the five founding members had played together since their break-up in 1967. The rehearsals were kept a secret and my understanding was that management was not keen on having the sessions videotaped. However, after some deliberation, the band over ruled management and decided that they wanted to document the get together.
I’d just finished wrapping a shoot when I received a call with an anxious Bruce Palmer on the other end filling me in- Neil and Richie (Furay) were in town, the Buffalo Springfield were going to be rehearsing, could I make it over to Stephen’s with a camera and lights and be set up in an hour and a half? LMAO! (Nothing like having plenty of advance notice, guys.) As fate would have it, I was on the freeway on my way home from work, I had a camera package in the car and was only 15 minutes away from Stephen’s place. I just happened to be the right person, with the right camera, with the right contacts at the right position in spacetime to record the practice, otherwise we wouldn’t have anything to look at right now.
From what I can remember and from the comments that can be heard on the tapes, at the end of the rehearsal the band was planning on more rehearsals and moving forward w/ the reunion tour. However, the paradigm was about to shift and I saw it happen in front of my eyes.
A couple of weeks later, in wee hours of the morning, I was listening to Stephen laying down some bass tracks in his studio when David Crosby, (who had just gotten out of a Texas jail the day before) made a surprise visit and came through the door with guitar case in hand. I remember the moment as if were yesterday: David: “Hey, Stephen. Do you want to hear some open chords that I’ve been working on in my cell?” Stephen: Uhh…well, hell yeah!” They played together for about an hour and a day or two later Graham Nash showed up. Stephen’s priorities shifted to reuniting with CS&N, in large part, to help out an old friend who was down and out at the time.
A few months later, the Crosby, Still & Nash reunion tour was in full swing, Bruce Palmer and Dewey Martin were having a successful run with the Buffalo Springfield Revisited, Neil Young was on the road with the Live In A Rusted Out Garage with Crazy Horse tour, Richie Furay was back in Boulder doing his thing and I wrapped up the rehearsal tapes and put them into a box where they were to remain for the next 30 years. For what it’s worth, from what I’ve been able to dig up, this is likely the only rehearsal footage of the original Buffalo Springfield that has ever been recorded.
The practice session began with a “theme" that was in Neil’s head and moved onto Stephen shredding the guitar on a new blues tune that he was in the early stage of conceptualizing. In this clip, the band is working out the nuts and bolts on a new tune of Neil’s that he would later develop into “Road of Plenty” which made its performance debut during the Crazy Horse tour in November of 1986. The song would, subsequently, evolve into its studio version, “Eldorado”, which was recorded 2 years later and released in the states on Neil's Freedom album.
The song's progression~
Road of Plenty ~ • Neil Young - Road of P...
Eldorado (live) ~ • Neil Young - Eldorado ...
If you like this, stay tuned- there will be more to come.
(PS I own the rights.)

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[@mindstash704]

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[@midnightrider715]

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[@DamienAshorTV]

This video underscores the absolute musical genius that is Neil young. His mind just thinks so differently. He's unbelievably creative. You can see the love and respect between him and Stills.

[@seanhennessey9869]

Hmmm...well the last sentence you wrote for sure but, honestly, Neil is just jamming with the guys. This is what bands do when they are working stuff out

[@ULOVEKYLE]

@@seanhennessey9869 yeah except it sounds good when they jam and like shit when you jam

[@seanhennessey9869]

@ULOVEKYLE lol. No...this is basic stuff...I mean, not grinding on Neil at all, but this is what bands do...maybe you want to mystify it

[@ULOVEKYLE]

@@seanhennessey9869 basic but melodic which is the hardest part. you have an enormous ego that needs to be popped if you seriously think your jams sound like buffalo springfield LMFAO.

[@HollyBluePlanet]

@@seanhennessey9869 Pretty sure I saw what Damien saw. There is something about Neil that outshines everyone else, which explains why he had such a hard time staying in bands. A lot of the other material by the other musicians was trite by comparison. I was in high school in the 60's. My memories of the Buffalo Springfield were that the Neil Young songs shined above all the other material. He is as good a songwriter as Paul or Brian. Cosmic, unpredictable, using chord changes in his own way, changing keys for the bridges. There are a few geniuses. Joni is another.

[@wddub9075]

What a gem to stumble across. Feel like I’m sitting in the living room w three of the best rock guitarists ever, watching their minds turn. Thanks for posting.

[@annmarieboucher3766]

I heard that. It's hard to believe. At this time, I thought the good days were over. Looking back we were still rocking. We were stuck in the 60s and seventies. What a great time to be young and alive. Sex, drugs, and rock n roll.

[@matteg490]

Is Richie that good to be up with Steve and Neil. Neil is doing a soundalike of "Like a Hurricane". Neil talks on to Steve. Sure they have the longest friendship but Neil doesn't go out of his way to be friendly in general.

[@gingerreiter5072]

Richie Furay the most decent man in rock and roll. My favorite

[@designstudio8013]

Why do you think that.

[@OWR0406]

he wasn’t that decent in 1968/69 when he excluded Randy Meisner from listening to the Poco first album takes.

[@dregs28]

@@OWR0406 Very true..Richie was an angry man then...Life helped him...Thx Al Perkins

[@Colonel__Angus]

Hey Richie ... how you been man?

[@jjsudlow]

Unbelievable seeing the original lineup back together, watching Young and Stills trade licks. Sadly just a one-time wonder. The dynamic nature of the band also blew it apart. Great post. RIP Dewey and Bruce.

[@LPSTi]

This is one of the best things I've ever seen on KZbin! An absolute gem!

[@thierrygillon6139]

Absolutely !!!!

[@bluesteel5688]

@@thierrygillon6139 .....yep, fascinating watching music legends working their magic in the early days

[@berryseinfeld6772]

yeah i'm pretty stoned and my mind is blown tbh

[@nestornonong2331]

Indeed! Thanks Mindstash for this gem video.

[@FSEVENMAN]

Yes.

[@JInfinity7]

Somebody should give these guys a record deal. They're pretty good.

[@charlie2namon]

:-)

[@lizlalove6171]

@@charlie2namon ...and it still cracks me up that Apple wouldn't....

[@harvey1954]

Didn't work last time around and they're probably on their way home by now.

[@mr.jazzbodkelsey58]

They could be the next best thing! 🫡

[@jayt-mac2074]

I decided to pull out my bass, and groove with these guys.

[@annettebell2101]

Yes, I agree that Richie Furay is very level headed, and even with his immense talent with warm vocals, extraordinary guitar 🎸 technique, and lovely stage presence, he doesn't allow his ego to get in the way. But my favorite always has been Bruce Palmer. Rest in peace ✌ my precious Bruce 😢 Palmer.

[@jackshaw5863]

In Buffalo Springfield Richie didn't let his ego get in the way...Poco was a different story.

[@ProfessorTime]

That's Bruce Palmer the original bassist for Buffalo Springfield at 9:18 Bruce should be in the title man. Major omission.

[@lauranceemory4448]

I got Bruce's solo album when it came out. It is available here on youtube. Very different but great late night listening

[@Larrymh07]

Hey! Thank you. He looks pretty healthy there, too.

[@jerrybrownell3633]

@William Ruddock - I never got a good look at the drummer. Do you know if it was Dewey Martin in this jam session? Dewey died in 2009.

[@jerrybrownell3633]

@William Ruddock -Thanks for the confirmation.

[@larrybaxter6525]

I loved listen to these guys growing up and the different bands they played in. I go to u tube frequently and play my guitar with whomever I am listening to that evening. I am 69 years old and stumbled across this video. To see Neil look at Steven and say man you play that nice and to see Steven smile and get off on his bandmates is awesome. And no I am not forgetting Richie what a talent. The other bandmates are awesome also. Gives me goosebumps to imagine being in that room with those guys that day and playing along with them. What a video thanks for sharing with us.

[@mindstash704]

Hey old man. You got me beat by a year, but who's counting?. ... come to think of it, Richie hasn't gotten very much attention and besides writing some great songs and being part of the Springfield sound, he went on to form up, Poco. During the short amount of face time that I had w/ him, he came across as a laid back guy who was really concentrating on getting into the music while he was playing- that look of concentration was his look throughout, but during breaks he would goof around- there's one spot on the rehearsal vid where he feigns being surprised that the camera is looking at him during a break gives a little wave to the people and smiles that I've got to work into an outtake reel...an idea that just hit me right now...wow lolol thanks for getting me into it... anyways, he was friendly and I sensed that his cordialness brought a calming, mediating influence into the mix. He and Bruce had a connection, in particular. I wonder if that was an extension of a dynamic that the band had 20 years earlier? He's one of the good guys, I think. .

[@richardfinlayson1524]

yeah you can see the chemistry between Stills and Young, magic!

[@bobjones9600]

@@mindstash704 There's just a little bit of Magic In the Music we're singing. Saw POGO during the revolution In spring of 1970 at UCSB. Wish I'd known what film was then. Thanks for . . . everything. Encino. Wonder where, and why? Happy trails.

[@johnkinser9172]

Mindstash they still had it in 86, there's a chemistry there, very unique!

[@bradsicoli5346]

Omg the making of el dorado! Absolutely amazing!!!

[@MyVideos-fm7ug]

What makes this so cool is seeing that it’s Stephen Stills house, you would think he would have an entire large room or building on the property where they would rehearse. But it appears that he lives in a typical sized house where they all cram into a living room sized room and just jam. It reminds me of how myself and these two I would jam with would all do the same as we would jam into the night, usually coked out of our heads

[@DanRelayer_Ukraine]

Buffalo Springfield playing early version of Eldorado???? Stephen Stills rocking a STEINBERGER?!?!?!?!? WHHHHATTT!?!?!? Holy crap. Thanks so much for posting this.

[@mindstash704]

It became 'Road of Plenty' and evolved into 'El Dorado.' My recollection is that the 'Stick' is what Stephen called it and he had a new Bass Stick that had just come out that he was playing around with... as a matter of fact, on the night that David Crosby came walking through the door unannounced (a night after he was released from a Texas jail), Stephen was laying tracks down w/ his bass stick. Crosby started playing some 'open chord' stuff that he'd been working on in his cell and after awhile, Stephen started picking up on it and fed into David's work w/ his "Stick".

[@MK-mq3wi]

Steinberger with a synth kit- see the extra knobs !

[@scotthutchens1556]

Daniil Lytovchenko Stills was also using an Altair Power Attenuator with that Marshall head through those Lead 12 cabinets with 10” speakers. I had one in the mid 70s. I find that setup of his interesting. I thought he must be using a distortion pedal until I saw the attenuator. It’s also funny to hear an 80s effect like chorus on Buffalo Springfield music. Makes it sound too 80s. It was great video nonetheless.

[@gibsoneb3]

Bruce Palmer playing a Travis Bean bass

[@scotthutchens1556]

gibsoneb3 That’s a Kramer Bass. Travis Bean’s have a squared off head stock that closed at the top. Kramer’s are open. I have a Kramer DMZ6000G guitar.

[@pheeshankar6216]

HOLY MOTHER.... UN FRIGGIN BELIEVABLE!!! THIS IS GOLD...!!!👍✌🇬🇧🇺🇸🇨🇦👍✌!!!

[@mariekazazian8019]

Thank you for allowing us all to be flies on the wall - we could never have a glimpse of the Greats any other way. What an absolute privilege, what a thrill!

[@bluebottle3541]

55 years since I started listening to this amazing bunch of musicians and have never stopped listening since then...... They have always been one of my favourite bands ever.....I would have loved to have seen them live but never got the chance....Their music is timeless !......The sixties gave us some wonderful music ......so glad that it will live on forever !!

[@AdmiralQuality]

Wow, Stephen is shredding indeed! Neil's still got the tone though! Thanks for this!

[@forgiven21801]

This awesome music makes me sad. We will NEVER hear anything this great again. Long live rock n roll!

[@annblacker6401]

Yes, so bittersweet. To be able to hear this amazing music is wonderful, but it's also very sad to know that is was, and is no more. Thank you Mindstash! for giving this wonderful gift to us!

[@seldomseenslimfat4758]

This footage is priceless with the dual guitar leads and the driving rhythm section - that is really the legendary Bruce Palmer on bass! An amazing musician, you know... Thank you so very much for providing this item - Buffalo Springfield are one of my very favourite groups along with Moby Grape with whom they used to play or rehearse sometimes back in '67. Seeing this has made my year.

[@annettebell2101]

Oh yeah, the legendary Bruce Palmer! Always my favorite, always. Rest in peace my precious Bruce Palmer.

[@chiplovitt8538]

THANK YOU for posting this! Yes I am SHOUTING!!

[@mindstash704]

WELLLLLLLLLL........... YA KNOW YA MAKE ME WANNA SHOUT ALL ABOUT IT!

[@rperry450]

Mindstash: Wow what a great video!! Fantastic! Thank you for sharing!!

[@lorirolley5365]

Buffalo Springfield rocked it. Love love love

[@jimmymarx6294]

What a wonderful time capsule performance, so very interesting to view this!! Thanks so much!

[@oppothumbs1]

Good Stuff but Neil always saves his best stuff for Crazy Horse or himself. Parts of the guitar solo sounds as "Like a Hurricane".

[@midnightrider715]

Oppothumbs M It sure does!👌👌✌

[@nickklok4955]

So I wasn't the only one hearing that one haha!

[@BadBoiFilms]

This sounds better than his solo version of Eldorado imo

[@bobjones9600]

There's storm in your eyes

[@AB1Vampire]

With a few notes from Powderfinger.

[@interstategar]

I'm grateful for KZbin that this great band can be watched live in this type of setting. too ban Neil left just as they were taking off, but that's Neil...

[@OWR0406]

absolutely a great important historical magical document of musical history. Thanks a trillion times!!!!!

[@mindstash704]

Thanks back 'atcha a trillion and one times, (give or take a couple) LOL I've started sifting through a few hours of raw tape of the rehearsal, some interviews w/ Dewey and Bruce and Bruce's reminiscing during his first visit back to the Whiskey on Sunset recalling the days when they were an up and coming house band. I pledge to get off my "retired' butt and make it happen before the December holidays and it's input like yours that helps motivate my lazy ass. LOL

[@OWR0406]

Mindstash Why is Richie wearing sunglasses? Is he camera shy? 😆

[@mindstash704]

@@OWR0406 Good question and I can only speculate-- he wasn't doing drugs due to his beliefs, and I'm not aware of any eye problems that he might have. He is on the shy, introverted side but I don't think shyness was a factor so much as the lights. They were hotter and more intense 35 ya and the glare could be distracting to some musicians. He also might've had lenses that adjusted by tinting to the light levels.

[@marctakacs4036]

This is just totally awesome especially after hearing the whole story of how it came together! Thanks so much for posting this real honest insight into their creative process, very cool!

[@mindstash704]

I don't have an agenda to push or anything to hide so it's easy to be honest. Just telling it like it is, how I remember it and hope I add to our understanding. Thank you, my friend.

[@BartSwinter]

Mindstash....this is truly a treasure to behold!....if you happen to have more footage..Please share!....it's too bad that the reunion never came to be...these were the right group of guys for this song....God Bless

[@sailorjerry123]

If you’ve ever been in a group of musicians putting something together, it’s what it’s all about. Great video. The real deal! Love it

[@mikemagura7064]

As I age out, this brings tears remembering how good this music is and was. We will all be gone soon but this music will remain captured for the next generations. Amazing to see Steve Stills just improvising around Neil's chord progressions! Wish I could have hung out with them, maybe next time around?

[@g.m.pinnere7561]

Thanx, Mike, for your generous and heartfelt expression for your love and appreciation of music and those songwriters and musicians who have brought it to all of us music lovers over the last few decades. "Keep on Rockin' in The Free World..."

[@mikemagura7064]

@@g.m.pinnere7561 hey hey my my rock and roll can never die

[@richieboy6825]

Enjoy every day brother - there are many of us who feel the way you do.

[@duncanidaho2097]

Few people under 45 or so even know who these dues are. Don’t forget Richie Furay and Poco.

[@dalealongsr7085]

A small cramped room and Mutual respect among brothers in music. Even after success they can embrace their roots. So far out Man.

[@MichaelShivvers_BluesArchive]

Absolutely amazing, I was glued the entire time. Nothing I can say will describe the feel you get from watching this. Thank you for sharing this !!

[@jamesbadham228]

Thanks for this, man. So cool to hear Neil working through that harmonization with Stephen, explaining it, suggesting options, watching the creative process of legends.

[@chrisstone9254]

Damn it,! That is awesome! Thanks for sharing this. Amazing!

[@RRP714]

Incredible! There's Richie Furay- The head of Poco and all of their great music for years and part of the Souther, Hillman, Furay Band, as well as his own solo albums and here he looks like some kid trying out to be part of this new band. I mean have you ever seen Poco live? How can this be the same Richie Furay? Very interesting and entertaining. Thanks for posting this.

[@chuckr1951]

This was twenty years after their first album!

[@Tom-bs3zh]

I think he was a little intimidated by Stephen Stills and Neil Young. They had much more success than he did. He admitted to envying their success, that's part of the reason he left Poco.

[@carlsaganlives4141]

Yeah,for a while,until Neil said his name,I thought maybe he was one of their kids,just hangin' with pops in the den.

[@michaelalderete9622]

Yes, around 11:20, I thought that was Richie!

[@mksmith1740]

A.D. Hanson I saw Poco several times! Excellent! Such energy! Richey is a pastor. I am a Christ follower, too, and love CSNY and all their bands so much. May they all come to know Christ so I can hear them in heaven, too. Their forgiveness through Christ will redeem all those fights they had.

[@riffdigger2133]

Cue 13:47 Love the last shot where Stephen does a mock strangling of Neil with the belly laugh shout of "I quit!" referencing Neil leaving the band back in the day. Priceless!

[@fostexfan160]

WOW....priceless piece of film! Made my day! Thank you Mindstash

[@paulmcilroy7508]

Thank you......this is a treasure! I only wish they had followed through with this reunion. What a missed opportunity.

[@bobdylan5056]

This is great man, thanks for sharing!

[@jonsouthgen]

Fantastic .We are a very fortunate generation to have had these guys and their peers providing our live's soundtrack.Thank you so muchfor posting.

[@mindstash704]

Thank you, my pleasure. No explicit value judgement, but the Grammy's sure ain't what they used to be.I appreciate the incredible talent and the technological spectacle, but it's missing some heart and doesn't have the down to earth political edge that it had. I imagine that 40 years from now, there will be millennials saying something to the same effect.

[@doccyclopz]

This is priceless.

[@foreveryoungkoch]

A breathtaking look behind the scenes at how such a great song was created! Thank you very much.

[@ricksundberg5659]

Like watching Michelangelo, daVinci and Raphael come together on a painting...

[@TenMinuteDrumSolo]

Alright now, settle down.

[@DavidJones-wz2wg]

Yay! What a great piece of video. Thank you.

[@smartiethedog]

I love this so much, I keep coming back to it. Ahhh Stills and Young together is just magic. I was lucky enough to see the Stills and Young band in 76 in New York.

[@richardfinlayson1524]

19 86....wow I was probably coming down off mushrooms, listening toBuffalo springfield again, or the first Moby Grape LP in Melbourne Australia right at the same time this was recorded.....thats winter 86 (summer in the US) ....i actually saw Neil a couple of years later in Melbourne when he was playing all that Eldorado stuff ,cocaine eyes, rocking in the free world etc.....Dynamite show, probably one of the most memorable concerts ive seen, he came on in patched jeans and a suede jacket from where i was sitting he looked like he had just stepped out of 1969, played an acoustic set and then proceded to destroy all the older Harvest loving fans ear drums with a very loud and wonderful electric set full of classics and new material, more than a couple of the older fans left (?). We thought it was fabulous....there was even a psychedelic light show!

[@benallmark9671]

Does anybody else find themselves replaying this a few times just to catch every detail of this jam session ?

[@jacksherman3169]

YES!

[@carlosestebanlopezmaldonad1788]

O yeah , i discovered that about three months ago , having a beers and a j.....you know , i saw it over and over and over and everytime that i have a beer and a j.... i see it , greetings from Mexico.

[@MarkCorriston]

Come to think of it, you get to see every last detail.

[@pbruelemans]

Yep, I keep comming back to this clip. It's so much fun seeing these experienced musicians. They don't look cool or anything, but they sound so good!!! Great video!

[@matthewtrow5698]

No, it's a cacophony where everyone wants to be heard. Really annoying.

[@davescopies2346]

WOW thanks for posting this

[@gregorallnight371]

This is a great clip of real talent...great creative musicians,producers, songwriters,arrangers,singers and performers...thanks for posting this

[@warrenwilson1437]

this is amazing!!! thanks for sharing!!

[@deckerbob]

I grew up listening to Neil young, Buffalo Springfield, and of course, CSNY, this is the first time I’ve ever seen this video, and I am floored 😃

[@duncanidaho2097]

Wow I just noticed what a serious boat guy Stills is. Besides his USS JFK CAP, he has a model of an old time gaff rigged schooner on his mantle. Beautiful.

[@VinylToVideo]

4:47 sounds like "Like a Hurricane" coming back to Neil! Brought this song back to mind I haven't heard in ages. This is all amazing footage.. thanks!

[@michaelpatton548]

It's the seed of "Eldorado", from Neil's "Freedom" album released a few years later in '89.

[@eargasm1072]

Yeah, that dual riff melody they're working on definitely is a variation on "Hurricane"!! What a goldmine to come across this footage!

[@carolindigo]

Yaza! This is really awesome how this comes together. Love this! goodness geez

[@tomkasmir2805]

Better than a concert.

[@imindstash3424]

The connection w/ the creative process, the collaboration, seeing a song idea in its early evolution, the spontaneity... that's what turns my crank. I'm not a musician but as an artist I can relate.

[@vinceswaney6196]

Absolutely... just to see inside the process. This is how music gets made. Fun to watch. Inspiring and candid and epic. We do this in my bands... hold on can we try it like this ?

[@elig2714]

wow, thank you so much for uploading this

[@frontbum420]

This is awesome material so grateful! These guys are true musicians almost a lost art these day'z

[@mindstash704]

They'd all been around the block a few times by 1986 so they were fairly oblivious to the camera presence. I shot a lot of video of bands performing and rehearsing- these guys weren't playing to the camera or thinking much about being recorded. At one point, you can see Neil catching a glimpse of the camera and I get the sense that he'd forgotten that it was there. Like a split second, "oh, yeah." It wasn't until the session ended when it struck Neil that they should get a "video group photo." The player's focus was on the music which gives us a look into the window of their creative process- the real deal and that's what distinguishes the recording of this session, in my mind.

[@Ouzelfalls]

What talent on display in Stills' house...incredible.

[@markkindermannart4028]

That was incredible. I found Buffalo as a young teen in the late 70s just randomly picking records out in the store. No guidance, no tips. I knew it was gold from the first spin. Layer Infound out who the boys were. I will always love this band!

[@stevenolsen3162]

These guys were my Gods for a few years.... Breathlessly awaited each new release together and solo..

[@mindstash704]

There was a short period where the Springfield, the Byrds and the Beatles were a toss up for a lot of people. Traffic, Zeppelin, Cream, Hendrix came along just a bit later w/ the explosion at Woodstock and the Isle of Wight on the other side of the pond. But, your funky smell like the boys in the locker room comment had me rw LOLing, bro.

[@stevenolsen3162]

As an aspiring player, I took the path of least resistance.. from all those folks though... the simpler the better..

[@mindstash704]

As an aspiring cameraman, I didn't know what path I was on but as an artist, I came to the same conclusion as you- the simpler, the better. "Simplicity is complexity resolved." ~ Constantin Brancusi

[@billlichtenstein6409]

this is the stuff I love to see. All the trials and tribulations, who is taking what part and the final copy. They make it look like a bunch a guys just jamming and having fun!

[@brianjennings7644]

thanks.. that's the most fabulous thing I have seen in many decades.

[@BadBoiFilms]

Man I wish they were together longer. I was born in 1999 long after they were broken up

[@conniebee7935]

This was so fun to find; ive always wanted to be in the prescence of my fav bands while they practice and this is as close as i can get. Thanks so much for posting. 🎸🎵🎼🎧🎶🎤🙃💥☀️💫🌟

[@brianbuchardt9142]

This is fabulous. I know this tune morphed into "Eldorado" on Neil's Freedom album and although it's nice, it does not have the quality of this jam.

[@mindstash704]

I think that this must be the best time that I have ever had after posting something. You and everyone else who has gotten off on it ~~ Right on! Thank you brothers and sisters! Whatever value or meaning that it has is created and filled in by people who it does something for- like you and me.

[@bobjones9600]

@@mindstash704 thank you sir.

[@lisaraeblack]

Solid gold right here. Wow. Thank you.

[@listennowbreath]

A little ditty that glanced across Neil Young’s brain in 1986 ; is the best song I’ve heard in 2020!

[@TorToroPorco]

Just goes to show how great a song this was, this is just one version of several versions that the song morphed into and each could stand on its own as a great song. There must have been something in the water when Young grew up in Winnipeg.

[@burgersoft777]

So agree, almost worth being home hiding from corona to find.

[@jacoblandman7345]

What song is this

[@kevinshann3371]

The best video I ever saw , I will listen to it over and over, miss music like this, guy's jamming together

[@richardmindemann6935]

This is golden for us Springfield freaks!

[@HollyBluePlanet]

Why do camera people never understand that musicians do not want to see other musicians' faces, we want to see their hands!!!?

[@stevehunt2162]

Because they aren’t musicians! Drives me nuts. Especially the movie of Woodstock

[@mksmith1740]

Wonderful to see how they work out the songs.

[@bitchnguy]

this is how great music is made

[@larrylewis4955]

Just happened upon this and it was truly amazing. Thank you for sharing.

[@3dougj]

This is classic cool shit! Thank you so much for sharing. It makes me sad that the reunion tour didn’t happen. Great music.

[@edmills1695]

Please Keep This Stuff Coming!!!

[@texxos57]

Awesome!!!

[@jonnythegreek1]

Wow! Historic footage--great looking video and audio for a hastily put together shoot.Well done!

[@vintagecoinop]

This is epic. One of the most import youtube posts ever. There have been Billions of videos posted on youtube and this is one of the best. Top 10 in my opinion. Thank you for sharing this inside look of one of the great Rock groups of all time.

[@mindstash704]

Wow! What a compliment! I'm honored and I'm sure that Neil, Stephen and Richie are, as well. ... not to mention Bruce and Dewey. Namaste.

[@bonconfidant7514]

Yes this is epic history thought to be lost. Priceless. I wish they had gone ahead with the reunion. I can't believe even Jim and Dewey were there!

[@mindstash704]

Sometimes, for a few hours or days of our lives, convergences take place that we don't expect and can't plan ahead for other than to continue working on the skills that we'll need to prepare us, if and when the opportunity rises.. Sure I was excited to get the call and brought my top game to the party- I was coming face to face w/ some of the rock n roll heroes that I grew up w/ in the 60's/70's but I had no idea that another evening of doing what I did every day to make a living would have a degree of historic value and end up being a rare, behind the scenes look at musicians who are in the midst of their creative process, something that they usually didn't give up other than for (self-conscious) show. I see very few BTS of musicians working during that time period and Neil and Stephen (and their managers) were coy about letting people in on their trip. Eliot Roberts tried to talk Neil out of allowing it to be shot. I/We got lucky. Thanks for the upper!!

[@bonconfidant7514]

haha I meant to say "Bruce and Dewey." I had been watching too many Poco reunion clips :) Thank you mindstash for the like

[@mindstash704]

I figured as much LOL Jim Messina was the Springfield bass player for a brief period after Bruce was deported and Messina went on w/ Richie and Poco which you obviously know. If I had a buck for everytime I made a mental slip, I'd be a one percenter. lmao

[@tallcat55]

Don't let em take the beat away Neil Rock and Roll can Never Die.

[@annettebell2101]

Seldom seen slim fat! Thank you sooo much for acknowledging the excellence of Bruce Palmer!! It seems like the only time I see his name in print on one of these sights is when I put it there! He is my absolute favorite musician of all time. Rest in peace ✌ my precious Bruce Palmer.

[@tberrardy]

Great Video!

[@lwamp5230]

I love him yelling out the key changes, too....Gosh! He is so cute, too : )

[@wazzajack9253]

Love this electric guitar rehearsal version with Buffalo Springfield has something going on that’s better than the actual record version. Keep repeating that rhythm in my head. A classic guitar song

[@StephenS-2024]

This here------- why i love KZbin.

[@wighto73]

Sweet story, thanks very much for sharing it. Absolute gold

[@mindstash704]

Thank you my friend.

[@laura.sefchik]

A couple of weeks later, in wee hours of the morning, I was listening to Stephen laying down some bass tracks in his studio when David Crosby, (who had just gotten out of a Texas jail the day before) made a surprise visit and came through the door with guitar case in hand. I remember the moment as if were yesterday: David: “Hey, Stephen. Do you want to hear some open chords that I’ve been working on in my cell?” Stephen: Uhh…well, hell yeah!” They played together for about an hour and a day or two later Graham Nash showed up. Stephen’s priorities shifted to reuniting with CS&N, in large part, to help out an old friend who was down and out at the time. A few months later, the Crosby, Still & Nash reunion tour was in full swing,

[@bills1779]

Thanks for sharing, amazing video and jam session

[@JoaoGuilherme-tn5cj]

Hey man! Just wanted to say thanks for sharing this... Good vibes from Brazil!!

[@FSEVENMAN]

So much talent in one Room I thought the walls were going to blow out

[@BeachGirlLaw]

Badass band, still. This configuration was tremendous.

[@ivanlipton8564]

This is amazing! Please post more

[@jonathannieto3111]

Uff... Excelente reunión de 3 gigantes de la música, leyendas vivientes. Los recordamos por sus bandas: Poco, Búfalo Springfield y Crazy Horse. Thanx for the uploading¡ Saludos desde la bahia de Tampa, Florida.

[@Mark_Bayer]

This is gold

[@mindstash704]

It's a little nugget after the gold rush. You gave me that idea, so it's not my fault. LOL ;)

[@semsaeland9896]

A fantastic musical and visual experience !! Thank you to all Springfield participants, and to the rest of the crew. Such footages will forever witness the good times....

[@vitocutrone9201]

I always come back to this when im feeling old lol

[@Dan-tv1sm]

It's not years, but the mileage.

[@photonotavailable7936]

Ditto.

[@chrisweidner4768]

@@Dan-tv1smFor me both. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@vertigoII]

Way cool. I just stumbled on this for the first time !

[@vertigoII]

The end is hilarious

[@lewgoidel117]

This sounds great. This song was changed around a bit and became "El Dorado" on Neil's Freedom album. The melody and chord changes are identical!

[@michaelgreenfield9090]

But rock and the fire got lost, pity

[@karenschlemmer8080]

I love this so much!

[@davidboehmer2282]

Too bad they didn't come out with an album.