Buffalo Springfield ‘86 Reunion Footage

Does Neil help him with the car at least?

 

Not sure where this was documented, or if it was something that simply floated around the discussion groups back in the day, but off the top of my head, the Buffalo Springfield reunion album got as far as rehearsals of:

Road Of Plenty (Neil)
I'm A Fugitive (Neil and Joe Vitale)
Unconditional Blues (Stills)
Real Love (Richie)
Baby, Why? (Richie)
Don't Take Your Love Away From Me (Neil)

Based on the Neil songs, this seems very likely. At the time, those two Neil songs were kind of "lost" (no particular place on a Neil album - yet), the typical types of songs he would offer to group projects.

 

i didn't think neil young and joe vitale got along?

 

Chief

Thanks Chief. Although I recall reading about this in Broken Arrow around '87 I had no idea what material was worked on.

 

I'm just so thankful I saw them reunited at The Bridge concert!

 

Enjoyed that very much, thanks for posting.

 

He insisted on converting it to an electric.

 

Three out of five anyway.

 

I don't know that they do, but Joe was part of the Buffalo Springfield reunion in 1987, oddly enough; that really weird era where he was moving in on Stills, and CSN so much, that he started getting writing credits - which culminated in "Live It Up".

 

correct, and he produced 'live it up', which is full of syn-drums...and joe vitale is a frickin drummer!

but back to vitale/young.....if i recall correctly chief, young demanded that vitale and (i think bob glaub) not be on the CSNY2K tour or he would pull out.

 

Correct. I don't know when Neil became anti-Vitale. He played with Joe in the Buffalo Springfield reunions, but not with CSNY. Not sure why he made a distinction there. Joe is a little "stiff", and so was Dewey. Whereas, the drummers in CSNY were always more funky (Dallas Taylor, Barbara, Kunkel). That's just a theory.

 

but an interesting theory for sure.

 

Is Joe Vitale primarily a drummer? I thought he was a keys and percussion guy foremost.

 

which then burst into flames.

 

(P)Oh No!

 

I've only known about his work as a drummer. I know he made a couple solo albums, so he has musical skills as well. But I thought he was primarily a drummer - but that's how I was introduced to him. He was the guy drumming on CSN albums

 

joe vitale is joe walsh's drummer, has been since barnstorm.

he has 3 solo albums and has played on many many records.

here is his first 15 years, most of which he was THE drummer for the album named:



1965 The Chylds You Make Me Feel Good (Single)
1967 The Chylds I Want More (Lovin) (Single)
1967 The Chylds Psychedelic Soul (Single)
1968 The Chylds No More Tears (Single)
1972 Joe Walsh & Barnstorm Barnstorm
1973 Rick Roberts She Is a Song
1973 Michael Stanley Rosewood Bitters
1973 Joe Walsh & Barnstorm Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get
1973 Michael Stanley Friends & Legends
1974 Rick Derringer All American Boy
1975 Joe Walsh So What
1976 Joe Vitale Rollercoaster Weekend
1976 Jay Ferguson All Alone In The End Zone
1976 Stephen Stills Illegal Stills
1976 Stills/Young Long May You Run
1976 Joe Walsh You Can't Argue with a Sick Mind
1976 Bill Wyman Stone Alone
1977 Crosby, Stills & Nash CSN
1977 Dan Fogelberg Netherlands
1977 The Outlaws Hurry Sundown
1978 Stephen Stills Thoroughfare Gap
1978 Joe Walsh But Seriously Folks
1978 Joe Walsh Best of Joe Walsh
1979 Rick Roberts The Best of
1979 Jay Ferguson Real Life Ain't This Way
1979 CBS Various Artists Havana Jam
1979 Peter Frampton Where I Should Be
1980 Crosby, Stills & Nash Replay
1980 Graham Nash Earth & Sky
1980 The Henry Paul Band Feel the Heat
1980 Boz Scaggs Middle Man
1980 Eagles Eagles Live

 

Interesting. Didn’t know his work at all outside CSN.

 

Joe Vitale has a writing credit on the Hotel California album. Nice little annual paycheck, I'll bet.

 

So he does. Worst song on the album, too.

 

vitale also wrote a book: 'backstage pass' (co-written by his wife)

it's a little fluffy, no dirt whatsoever, but it does have quite few very interesting stories.

 

Which song is that?

 

'pretty maids all in a row' with joe walsh.....makes sense, walsh got about one song per album with the gods permission.

 

Ugh...different strokes for different folks...Pretty Maids is one of my faves...but I am a Joe Walsh fan.

 

add 1981...John Entwistle Too Late the Hero with Walsh as well.