Song #2

Title: "Bluebird"
Artist: Buffalo Springfield
Album: Buffalo Springfield Again, 1967
Written By: Stephen Stills

Neil Young may have been the wild card that made Buffalo Springfield such a fascinating band, and Richie Furay may have had the sweetest voice and the most direct line to the country veins they were mining, but it was always Stephen Stills' band. Stills was responsible for their one hit ("For What Its Worth"), their greatest folk-rock fusion ("Rock and Roll Woman"), and their greatest song (this one). I have already written at length about the enigma of Stephen Stills. Few artist had his all around talent and potential, and then the extremely frustrating career he's had, with occasional peaks amidst disappointing mediocrity and crap. How his once glorious vocal, writing and guitar skills all have been in free fall for decades. But look to this song, and this is what Stills should be celebrated for. It is a stunning blend of rock, folk and country elements and then the glorious bluegrass coda. Neil Young plays some razor sharp electric guitar, but it is Stills on acoustic who delivers my favorite guitar solo ever, starting at about 2:15.