Five Way Street: A Tribute To Buffalo Springfield (CD)

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• Release Date: January 1, 2006
• Label: Not Lame Records
• UPC: 618403012126
• WAPI (Tower ID): 106456543
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Personnel: Chris Mehos (vocals, tenor, acoustic guitar); Marty Willson-Piper (vocals, guitar, electric guitar, 12-string guitar, drums); George Usher (vocals, guitar, organ, keyboards, background vocals); Doug Larcey, Steve Bancroft, Freddie "Steady" Krc, Nick Millward, Bart Mendoza, John Butler, Rich Hopkins, Walter Clevenger (vocals, guitar); Bobby Sutliff (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, 12-string guitar); Bill "Stu" Williams (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, background vocals); Tim Lee (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, Moog synthesizer); Buddy Woodward (vocals, acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin, acoustic bass); Pete Kennedy (vocals, acoustic guitar, drums); Jeff Larson (vocals, acoustic guitar, background vocals); Eric Brace, Steve Koester, Craig Schoen, Andrew Gold, Pat Robinson (vocals, acoustic guitar); Mark Rozzo (vocals, acoustic 12-string guitar); Randell Kirsch (vocals, electric guitar); Sid Griffin (vocals, autoharp, harmonica); Stephen J. Arti (vocals, drums); Jeffrey Foskett, Nelson Bragg (vocals, percussion); Edward Rogers, Scott Sutherland, Marc Carroll, Maura Kennedy (vocals); Mick Hargreaves (baritone, acoustic guitar, bass guitar); Done Piper (guitar, lap steel guitar); Ryan Maxwell, Rick Reil (guitar, background vocals); Neil Robert Herd, Kevin Donaker-Ring, Rick Willson, Adrian Esparza, Richie Barton (guitar); Bill Browder (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, background vocals); Danny Weiss (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Dare Mason (acoustic guitar, organ, keyboards, background vocals); Kurt Reil (acoustic guitar, drums, background vocals); Hank Linderman (electric guitar); Bob Mastro (fiddle); Jeff Newell (flute); Wyman Reese (organ, Moog synthesizer); Dave Morgan (keyboards, drums); Nick Smiley (upright bass); Jim Gray (electric bass); Geoff Beavan (bass guitar); Lupe Silus, Don Coffey, Jr., Matthew Horn, Ira Elliot (drums, percussion); Todd Woolsey, Steve Woehrle, John Bellon, "Waco" Jack McVey, Martin Lynds, Dave Anderson , Jimmy Howell, Pete Green, Dustin Miller (drums); Conrad Uno (tambourine); Jeff Berkley (percussion); Pat McCarvey, Layton DePenning (background vocals).

Audio Mixers: Dare Mason; Graham Sutton; Chris Gefken; Craig Schoen; Jared Bartlett; Johnny Sangster; Kurt Reil; Andrew Gold; Pete Kennedy; Rick Reil; Walter Clevenger; Bill Cashman; Layton DePenning.

Liner Note Author: John Einarson.

Recording information: Barkby Studios, Leicester, England (05/2004-10/2004); Between The Trains, Brooklyn, NY (05/2004-10/2004); Brewery Records Studio, Costa Mesa, CA (05/2004-10/2004); Cavern Studios, Tucson, AZ (05/2004-10/2004); Dubway Studios, New York, NY (05/2004-10/2004); Egg Studios, Seattle, WA (05/2004-10/2004); Elmo's Lab (05/2004-10/2004); Great Linford Manor Studios (05/2004-10/2004); House of Vibes, Highland Park, NJ (05/2004-10/2004); Jammin' Java Stage Right Studio, Vienna, VA (05/2004-10/2004); Media Kitchen Studio, Gardena, CA (05/2004-10/2004); Morganisation's Studios (05/2004-10/2004); Parsons Green, Culver City, CA (05/2004-10/2004); Platinum Live Club (05/2004-10/2004); Rustysoundshack, Brooklyn, NY (05/2004-10/2004); Spatula Ranch, New York, NY (05/2004-10/2004); Spirit Of St. Marks, New York, NY (05/2004-10/2004); Studio 613, Knoxville, TN (05/2004-10/2004); The Think Tank, Hoboken, NJ (05/2004-10/2004).

Buffalo Springfield left behind a powerful and influential legacy for a band who only cut three albums during their two-year lifespan, and the variety of interpretations of their songs on this tribute album says a great deal about the lasting impact of their blend of folk-rock, psychedelia, country-rock, and blue-eyed soul. The 21 artists on Five Way Street: A Tribute to Buffalo Springfield contribute performances which, for the most part, are faithful in one way or another to the Springfield's original vision, though that's not to say they sound like the original recordings. The Riffbrokers' version of "Sit Down I Think I Love You" packs a lot more guitar raunch than the take on Buffalo Springfield, but it certainly follows the patterns of Neil Young and Stephen Stills' soloing in full flight, and the laid-back twang of Maplewood's "I Am a Child" adds a country influence that certainly made itself known elsewhere in the band's music, while in the hands of the Windbreakers "Expecting to Fly" is much more streamlined but still catches the ethereal vibe of the band's approach. Five Way Street seems designed to pay homage to Buffalo Springfield's creative breadth as well as the excellent songs Neil Young, Stephen Stills, and Richie Furay brought to the group, and it's the strength of those songs that makes this album truly shine. The array of pop-centric acts on board is impressive (including Western Electric, featuring Sid Griffin of the Long Ryders; Noctorum, with Marty Willson-Piper of the Church on guitar; and Byrds of a Feather starring Andrew Gold), but they all seem to know that they're working with first-rate material, and most any album that includes "For What It's Worth," "Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing," "Rock and Roll Woman," "Go and Say Goodbye," and "Mr. Soul" is going to be worth a listen. Five Way Street gives you all that and throws in 16 more tunes played with soul and joy; it's a fine celebration of a great group who collapsed before their time. ~ Mark Deming

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