Manassas

Liked some of it

It’s not the kind of thing I’d ever reach for, but I enjoyed my time with this. He’s a very good musician, and you can’t deny the musicality is on-point throughout. There’s some real nice guitar in here, some really great grooves, and some nice keys. I’m much less into the country stuff.

A long album of solid classic rock. Probably great to hear live in a bar or festival. However no song really stands out and it is pretty forgettable. 3.5 stars

Heyrðu, byrjaði í þristi en svo mundi ég á annarri hlustun að ég er svoldið svag fyrir góðu áttundatugarrokki, og þetta er það oftar en ekki. Kannski tæpur fjarki, en fjarki samt.

Stills, as I think I've opined previously, is possibly the least known and least recognisable member of the CSNY gang to me. This album isn't going to shift that dial, but it's certainly a very nice piece of Americana-inspired folk rock. His voice is a little weak at times, and a bit (possibly the wrong word here, but let's reach for the moon) tremulous. It doesn't quite have the power of some of his contemporaries.

Not my bag. This fucker is so insufferable he basically ruined Elvis Costello's career (look it up).

Given how many albums there are in this collection with Stephen Stills (this is #4 for me so far), you'd think I'd have a better impression of the artist, but I don't. And much like his debut solo album, it seems fine but almost completely forgettable, although I appreciated how the band "Manassas" seems a bit harder-rocking than his debut solo album or the CSNY fare. I'm not sure there were any tracks that really stood out for me, although the opening "Song of love", "Right now" and "The treasure" were a bit more distinctive than the others. I kind of wish it wasn't a double album--I could have lived without side 2 ("The Wilderness") altogether, for example--but I'm sure his fans loved all that extra Stills-goodness....

I've had this on repeat for the past few hours and nothing much has stuck. Many tunes are vaguely familiar, with riffs or tunes from folk music, or pop, or hymns. It all sort of sails along like sitting on a screened porch in the summer, half reading, half napping, and before you know it, it's gotten dark and time to go inside wondering what you did all afternoon.

I was expecting the worst. Over an hour of country music. But I actually quite liked the album. I probably won't listen to it again, but it wasn't hard to listen to either. 3/5

Wake me up when this double album finally ends will you?

They’re kinda like the Eagles but blander and forgettable.

3.0 - Ok

I'd never heard of Stills before this list and everything I've listened to that he's been involved in has been pleasantly good. With a 21 song album, however, not everything will hit. Did enjoy it for the most part though, a high 3.

A bit too country-tinged for my taste, and a bit too long. Quite a bit too long. Not bad as such, though, and more enjoyable than the stuff he did in his Crosby, Stills, Nash, Young, and whoever else years.

Don’t do drugs kids, they make you think double albums are cool

Love Stephen Stills' song Treetop Flyer. Bummed it was not on this one. Album overall was good just not sure it should make this list.

Good

The balls to make your debut album a double album is crazy. Too crazy because this was too long and I just didn’t care. Fairly average southern rock that didn’t warrant being a double album. Fuck off

Why have I not listened to this before?

When I saw a 70s double album pop up today I did sigh a bit, but this is great. It’s not a 5, there are too many indifferent or heavily countrified tracks to give it top marks to my ears, but I genuinely enjoyed a good 75% of this. Easy 4.

Pretty groovy stuff man

OK

Didn't mind it

Nothing really wrong with it but it just doesn't stand out. Typical 1970's folk/rock songs with good harmonies and musicianship. I like the rockier songs much better than the tearjerkers. Still, not elevated to a high level, as Neil Young managed (-s).

Nice. Smooth easy listening the whole way through

Cool.

At first it was alright, bearable, but then It turned sour and I was skipping tracks. From Bluesy, country, rock to almost pure country and then it glides back out. It drifts back in a couple of times. It's not a bad album, but I found it mostly bearable not something I'll go back to again. Bit too long as well.

Nice one. Didn't know this existed.

I found this to be relaxing, pleasant, and talented. Though it's not generally my cup of tea, I certainly appreciate the work here. 7/10.

not heard of this guy before. It was ok. I was pretty indifferent

A few good songs, but mostly quite boring and unremarkable

Cool

A double album that went by incredibly quick. started it over and had the same experience. Good songwriting but nothing really stood out to me.

It’s fine, but not memorable.

I appreciate things being sectioned off disc by disc here, thaaaat said there's not a whole lot I especially like. Some good stuff around though.

A solid collection of folk-rock and country-rock tunes, loosely arranged into chapters by vinyl side, but I'm not sure this really merited being a double album.

Overall fine, some good easy listening, but I do not need an entire hour and 11 minutes of it

Side 1: I'm grooving. The transitions between songs are crazy good. Side 2: Sneaky switch into Country, but it's really not too bad. Side 3: Back to grooving and there's some cool space synth action happening. Side 4: Grooving harder -- they are playing their ass off and completely win me over with Treasure - Take One. I'm a sucker for longer instrumental joints. I do see the vision behind the 4-side concept, and I think it's part of why even the Country one worked for me. There's a real sense of progression throughout these parts, with each of their respective sounds evolving and merging together towards the end. Although I'm unsure of how often I'll come back to it, there's so much cool stuff happening that I can't help but bump it up to 4. Unexpectedly great. Standouts: Jet Set (Sigh) • How Far • Move Around • Right Now • Treasure - Take One

This is much better than I expected but boy it's too long. I was very excited at first but it did turn into a big of a slog and I had trouble finishing it. It reminds me a lot of CSN (duh) so I feel like I could just enjoy one of their albums instead and listen to Suite Judy Blue Eyes.

I really enjoyed some of the more upbeat numbers, but I think artists who I'm not familiar with really suffer a bit if they have a double album on this list - I was quite relieved when it was over just because it was a bit long. But there were good points too, the bluesy-rock nature was something different that I enjoyed

Ein ambitioniertes Doppelalbum, das Stills’ Vielseitigkeit zwischen Country, Rock, Folk und Latin zeigt. Die Band spielt tight, die Produktion ist warm, doch nicht jeder Song zündet. Ein spannender musikalischer Flickenteppich – manchmal etwas zu ausufernd, aber definitiv hörenswert.

Well done. I enjoyed this album

Meh? Partió sonando bien, pero nada especial. Después se puso MUY country y lo odié, luego sonó Bound to Fall y me encantó, pero luego volvimos a genérico, y, muy largo amigo. Edítese, en serio.

Jet Set

Consistent

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This guy is pretty good. He should start a band.

Where is Neil Young when you need him?

well sung, well played, well produced just doesn’t connect with me.

An absolutely superb album. I think every track was really good, and several were outstanding. I listened to it again, immediately afterwards, and it sounded even better.

It‘s an album that's close to my heart. Side 3 is stunning.

Cool band

This seems interesting

I think that was maybe less interesting than the previous one...

Great 70s rock. Loved the country flair on a lot of these tracks. I’ve always heard of Stephen Stills, but inward impressed by the music on this one!

Boring album, only a couple of highlights. I'm more of a Neil Young kind of person.

I wonder what the allure of making a double album is for musicians. You'd think they would realize they're rarely justified, and listeners typically don't want them. Is it an achievement they feel they need to check off at least once in their career, or do they genuinely think they are one of those rare exceptions who has created such a great selection of songs they couldn't possibly leave any of them out? This is not one of those exceptions.

CSN (and Y) really were the superest of super groups. I can't get enough of Stills voice and composition.

Pretty good

The drummer needs extra lessons.

This was a good example of a decent band I just have no interest. I found the music just kept fading from my attention, but I has no problem with the sound in general

I mostly enjoyed this album, but man, it is long and a bit tedious. I did like Jet Set (Sigh), So Begins the Task and It Doesn't Matter, but there is a lot of filler that could've been jettisoned to make this a decent length. The end of Jet Set (Sigh) gave me Daniel Donato vibes. I can see where this album could've been an influence.

Wow, this is epic. Underrated masterpiece.

Surprised by how much I enjoyed this, and didn’t get tiresome considering it’s a double album. Some nice jam band, lovely acoustic guitar work and randomly some Latin influence which is cool. Great find!

Fine. More boomer stuff to confuse the algorithm in the music app I use.

The first few songs and the last few songs aren’t great, but there was a lot I liked in the middle.

I’m a Stills guy. I like him quite a bit. And moments on here were great. However, there’s a lot of filler, and overall, I’d rather listen to CSNY, or The Band.

I liked this. A lot of genres, and all of them done well.

A very fitting album to get on the Friday leading into my wedding weekend - which happened to take place in Manassas, VA! Listening to this album on the interstate while driving to the wedding venue was a bit of a surreal experience. While Stephen doesn't re-invent the wheel in terms of country/roots rock, it was a thoroughly enjoyable listen. Favorite bit was probably the transition from straight to swing in "The Treasure (Take One)"

Very run at the stills

Second top review made me hate women again. Doesn't mean I disagree though

slow start but quite enjoyable

That's what I'm calling a varieté!

3,3

Первая глава сразу зашла, вторая (кантри) меньше, но первое впечатление отличное. Еще не дослушал, но высший бал.

Pretty good. Like ABB mixed with The Band

Somehow I posted my review of this record as Rob. Hope that doesn’t fuck everything up

It’s crazy to me I had never heard this record. I was a Buffalo Springfield HEAD in my mid twenties, the Big Homie Dan never played it for me, in all my music seeking it just never came up. I listened to it 6 times on repeat yesterday. I love it. Some of the lyrics really hit (Johnny’s Garden could be Bardo) and the playing is all top tier. Stills is a legendary asshole but the guy has chops.

This album is like eating reheated Detroit style pizza at 9am in the work break room.

safe album.

21 friggin songs. None blew me away - all were solid rock tunes. Such a great voice.

Not bad

Nice chill rock

Know that the early 70s LA country rock sound isn’t in vogue at the moment, probably due to the fuckin Eagles but this is a damn good record. Remember when1st heard it a few years ago and to be honest at the start thought it would be a slog to get through ( was on a hear everything associated with the Byrds vibe) but by the end of the record put it straight back on and listened while on holiday for 2 straight weeks. 4 Stars

This was pretty decent, it does get a slight boost as I’ve had a string of lower-rated albums (for me anyway).. but I don’t see why this needed to be a double album, and this hurts it. Overall probably 3.25/5

Too long for an album that never really leaves first gear.

this is kind of boring as fuckkk but im only like 3 songs in IDK its just rocky roll. OK i like the country folksy ones better fav track: both of us/it doesnt matter/move around

hhhhh i know that the california country rock sound of this time is something i'll praise and praise again but this one falls flat for me. songwriting is very forgettable and other than the occasional bluegrass flair, little stuck out to me deserves to be one of the 1001? there's a lot of CSNY on this list even if you exclude Neil Young's solo work so i dont think it *needs* to be here. but if i had to pick one Stephen Stills album i would pick this and then go "wait, why do i need solo Stills?"

1/5, rubbish

A diverse listen. Several bluesy tracks I enjoyed. A few honky-tonk and country tracks not so much. 3/5

No private session used for Spotify. I knew who Stephen Stills is, but never sat down and listened to one of his solo albums, but this is about what I expected : rootsy rock, seems somewhat southern, lots of guitar, with some country influence. I listened to this a few times, but not sure I will remember to listen to it again.

Eh mid

meh

Cool concept with the different sides. They’re not all good, and this would have made an awesome single. The score is an average because most of this is solid, with the exception of the country side.

6/10… folk / country rock

Cool variety and nice musicianship, but it’s long and bloated. I especially disliked the yachtier moments that took over the second half of the album (“It Doesn’t Matter” was a lowlight).

Songs from my youth...

meh, 2 stars

Kind of boring, tbh. Production is good, vocals are nice, songwriting is a bit tepid.

Good old school rock album wasn't blow me away great but it was very good!

My second Stephen Stills. To be honest- its pretty good. But nothing is really standing out. The songs sound good enough, but all seem to meld into each other. No real standouts. Overall- probably in the 2.5-3 range

Now we're in my wheelhouse. Bought this double album shortly after it came out. If I'm honest, there's some filler spread across four sides and it would have been a stronger album if the "best" (i.e. my favorite) songs were consolidated. But the album still contains some of my favorite Stephan Stills songs including Both of Us (Bound To Lose), Colorado, So Begins the Task, It Doesn't Matter and Johnny's Garden. Definitely a classic.

Solid classic rock.

It's very long. It's fine.

I enjoyed this, in that CSN&Y/Woodstock era kind of way. I recognized a couple, saved a few new ones. I liked the fiddle tunes. Strong outing but dragged a bit on the back half most likely due to the length. Yet another perfect example of why a 10 point scale is needed. 3.5/5

There are so many albums in the CSNY world of both group and solo efforts that a lot of it starts to sound alike. This one has those moments, but there is a nice variety. It also has some nice standouts, especially the folk-fiddle driven numbers. In the end though, it’s the overall length that marks this one down for me with the backend really dragging.

Not a bad listen. Just felt average. And 21 songs running 71 min for average? Come on man, edit yo’ shit.

There was a moment during this album that I thought it could be deserving of a weak 4* rating. But then it went on and on and on... cut 30 minutes and that could be a pretty solid album. 3/5

21 songs , certainly a rarity 53 years on. Immediately thrown into the 70s. Basically the entire theme of the ‘Almost Famous’ soundtrack.

pas mauvais mais pas wow

easy to listen to but it wasn’t very much memorable. the instrumentals were nice though

I can't remember the last time I was this bored by music. It's like someone challenged him to write 21 versions of the same song. This is the white rice of music. Not good not bad, just boring AF.

‘Manassas’ would’ve made a cracking single LP. There’s some top-notch material here, but also a fair amount that doesn’t quite hit the mark for me. It veers just a little too much into country rock territory on Side Two (The Wilderness Side) for my liking. Taken one album side at a time, ‘Manassas’ works better—it gives each musical direction room to breathe, like listening to four individual EPs. But played straight through it can feel overlong and a bit unfocused. Still, there’s enough quality throughout that it’s well worth your time. As such it definitely earns its place on the list.

Not bad, but not really for me. Some are more southern rock, others are just straight up country and I hate those. Inoffensive but boomer coded

first listen great vibes but too long and not enough standout tracks

There's a reason Stephen Stills is my least favorite of Crosby, Stills, and Nash (and Young). This was very boring and also too long. This definitely didn't need to be a double album. A few bright spots, but just incredibly average. I love CSN(Y) and David Crosby, Graham Nash, and Neil Young on their own and in their respective groups, but I'll pass on Stephen Stills and this album. It's getting a 3 from me, but only because a 2 feels too low. Wish I could give this 2.5 stars.

# 543 : Manassas by Stephen Mills Manassas – A Musical Road Trip with Too Many Pit Stops I don’t love it, I don’t hate it—Manassas is like that overly chatty Uber driver who insists on playing his mixtape of country-blues-rock throwbacks. It’s long. Like, really long. And while it’s not offensively bad, it feels like it’s trying to be everything at once: country, blues, rock, folk… maybe even a bit of cosmic cowboy. The result? It’s not terrible—just aggressively unremarkable. There are a few catchy tunes scattered throughout, like forgotten snacks in the glove compartment. But most of it is generic, sleepy, and about as memorable as yesterday’s weather. You won’t be humming any of these tracks in the shower—unless your shower is stuck in 1972. In short: not a disaster, just a musical shrug. If you’re into sprawling double albums that sound like a jam session at a dusty truck stop, this might be your vibe. Otherwise, you’re probably better off skipping the detour. If you have to listen to this, look out for : Song of Love Listened: 11/08/2025

Solid

Great bass sound. Like many double albums, it would have benefitted from being a single album.

3.5 stars

It is fine. It sounds good but it is nothing special. Doesn't do much for me.

Would have been better if the album was shorter. As is, it all started to sound the same after awhile. A serious case of say less to say more. 2.5

Listened to this over breakfast as my parents are here and this is very much in my Dad’s wheelhouse. For me, it was fine but it’s not something I’m going to get particularly excited about. It was a perfectly fine Sunday morning album but I didn’t hear anything here that was vital and I don’t feel the need to listen again.

1972 I've had a day... This isn't going to complete it Heard before ❌️ Listened this time ✅️ Stone of it Revisit ❌️ Not for me ★☆☆☆☆

Yeah, it's kind of meandering and a bit long, but I'm surprising myself by giving this a 3. I fucking hate country, but don't mind this (maybe because it's 'country rock'?). Maybe the album's shite but my expectations were so low the final score has been inflated? That is the mystery of the 1,001 Albums Generator.

This was interesting. Stills is a strong songwriter, singer and guitarist. There's a lot of country influence here, which isn't a bad thing. Liked Songs Added: Song Of Love Anyway

So while I was listening to this album, I was doing something else and forgot the album was even playing when I hit play on another album to check something out… I didn’t even know what song I last listened to, so I figured subconsciously I didn’t want to listen anymore, and therefore didn’t bother finishing it.

Yesss ate this up!!! Was matching my vibes perfectly to what ive been feeling all day. I love his voice and the guitar it was chill and upbeat and a lil rock lil country lil bluesy it was just what i was needjng to listen to i feel like it blended into my day so well like something i would wanna listen to but maybe couldn't find/put my finger on??

Too long, but not a bad album.

Meh, this isn't bad. It's pretty rootsy and bluesy for sure, which isn't surprising. It's overly long. I feel like I would have preferred this a lot more if had been distilled and released as a single album rather than a double album.

The problem with Spotify is that it ploughs through all the tracks on an album, one after the other, with no consideration for the natural breaks that were designed into a vinyl record. Hence I was really enjoying this...and then it suddenly changed and I wasn't ... and then it changed back and I was again. On second listen and after some research, I discovered that the album is split into 'themes'. So you get a natural break when you get up to turn a record over. I sadly also confirmed that I really can't abide more than about 3 minutes of bluegrass at a time. If I was a record executive in 1972, then my advice to Mr Stills would be ...keep sides 1 and 4 for a single album, release side 3 as an EP, and just dump side 2 on a bonfire. In summary, I'd have given this a 5 but side 2 spoiled it.

70's country rock(?). This isn't grabbing me. It's good, it's just not grabbing me. It's incredibly dated. They're very good musicians, able to play different styles, it just doesn't feel like there's anything to differentiate them from other 70's roots rock acts. My rating: 3/5

Good stuff, faltered a bit as it went on though. Probably too long for its own good. 3.5*

Naming your band after a famous Confederate battle in the American Civil War is certainly a flex, but after reading the stories of how the band were made to work on multiple takes of tracks in marathon studio sessions, perhaps Stephen Stills thinks that slavery was a fine idea? Anyhoo, the resulting double album is a bit of a sprawling mess of different genres, but the best section for me is found on side 2 (or whatever the digital equivalent is) which features some nice bluegrass and country sounds amidst the 70s soft rock.

I was not particularly found of what he did with Crosby, Nash and Young, and left by himself (well, with other talented musicians) is no better. Too dull, too soft, too country. And waaay too long.

This was awful. Turns out you can be a rock legend and still need others to produce actually listenable music. In the bottom five albums I've heard via this challenge. And I LIKE both Buffalo Springfield and CSNY.

#660. This all seems like filler. There's nothing wrong with it I guess, but it's not super interesting. 3/5: three

Durchschnittlicher Folk Rock Country Blend.

Classic stills

Not bad, I really have to come back to review 80% of this content.

Great record! Great vocals great arrangements, instrumentation is really nice ... Reminds me of Elton John, The Guess who, The doobie Brothers, Genesis...

Boomer stuff. It’s fine.

I am not sure what I wanted to listen to today, but it was not a Stephen Stills double album. Bluesy, country, folky. This is not a bad album and I didn't mind listening. It kind of picked up a bit towards the end, but nothing here clicked with me. It's not bad and not great. Pretty awesome how Stills' name is on the cover twice though. How did CSN ever make any music with the massive egos constantly crashing into each other.

Ohhh that Stills. Cool to hear an “individual” effort and I stills enjoyed it (3.5/5)

Very fun.

seems like a wannabe album. not bad but there's much stronger similar sounds both from around that time and more current.

Overall a pretty solid album. Much prefer CSN(Y) stuff tho. Had some enjoyable songs, other parts kind of blend together Standout songs: Jet Set It Doesnt Matter Johnny's Garden The Treasure

Stills was so happy with his songs that he had to release a double album. Yet, none of the songs are memorable.

There’s a lot of great music on this one. I love the variety explored throughout the album.. country rock, blues, bluegrass. But by the end of side four it does start to feel a bit long, which is why it falls short of five stars for me.

I really liked the bluegrass and always the harmonies. Good record.

The songs I liked sounded like CSN. The cowboy country cosplay songs were very skippable. This is a long wandering record that could have used some focus.

Yet another enjoyable album. It's a tad too long, like most double albums, it'd be better with some editing.

I know of Stephen Stills, because of Buffalo Springfield and CSNY, but I’ve never listened to any of his solo work before (editor’s note: I stand corrected, I know “Love The One You’re With,” which I bet before the decade is over, that song will be used in GOP-run propaganda to persuade people to have kids). Based on what I’ve heard with CSNY, I think I have a pretty good idea of what to expect from this album. That being said though, I wasn’t really that big of a fan of CSN or Déjà Vu, but maybe I’ll enjoy this solo effort more than the group project! Overall, I thought Manassas was fine. I thought the album was at its best when there were vocal harmonies, and when there was something more than just the guitar driving the melody of the song. I didn’t find the guitar playing bad, but it just didn’t really garner my interest very much, and I didn’t think it was particularly novel or noteworthy. I didn’t think that there was enough interesting material here to justify this as a double album. I found the three songs to be pretty boring, but things started to pick up more on “Anyway.” “Both of Us” was the first song where I really started to notice the vocal harmonies, and it had a mood and atmosphere that I really enjoyed. The key change toward the end was really good too. The Wilderness and Consider were my favorite parts of this album, and I think it was risky to shift to a bluegrass sound on “Fallen Eagle,” but it worked really well for me. Again, though, the harmonies were what really stood out to me. “Jesus Gave Love Away For Free” and “Colorado” were both really good too, and I liked their songwriting in addition to their sound. “Johnny’s Garden” and “Bound to Fall” both had some melodies that I enjoyed as well. However, “Move Around” was my favorite song on the album. It had my favorite guitar playing, and the Moog synthesizer parts were incredible. When all is said and done, Manassas is a pleasant and nice album, but it never really drew me fully into its sound or songwriting. It’d be a nice thing to have playing in the background on a warm spring day, but that’s about it.

Man this is about as straight down the middle as classic rock gets ain’t it?

Stills explores country, rock, and Latin sounds with genuine curiosity, and while the double album meanders at times, there's real joy to be found in hearing him stretch his musical boundaries.

Passable country

solid Country rock but nothing overly exciting

A bit generic 70s Folk Rock

It sounds like a blend of Creedence, Doc Waston, and Skynyrd with a little bit of some random dude at 3pm on the Cabin Stage Friday afternoon at Merlefest. They jump from one to the next and never seem out of place. Doesn't sound like they're playing at any of those styles, but they've adopted them sincerely.

Nice product of its time, but this brand of blues rock isn’t for me. I really like the movie poster-style album cover though, that’s creative. Also, that “Carry On My Wayward Son” guitar line being one to one on “Jet Set” was wild.

I didn't dislike it but i also didn't love it. Very mid.

Excellent. I've added a couple of tracks to my favorites.

generic white rock band

If I wanted to listen to the same song on repeat for over an hour I would go and listen to- wait, actually I would never want to do that.

I liked this album, but did not care for the songs that sounded too country. I am also getting tired of getting recommended songs from the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Anything CSNY (or its components thereof) has so far been pretty mid for me. Not bad, but doesn't do it for me. 2* Highlights: the end of jet set

Really fantastic songwriting and even better guitar playing. If Crosby, Stills & Nash is the only exposure someone has to Stephen Stills, I definitely recommend hearing the fully electric approach he has on Manassas.

Jet set sigh was great. I loved the rock elements in this album and weirdly could hear bits of QOTSA in it. I'm not (yet) a country man so the folksy stuff didn't grab me

The trouble with Stephen Stills is he never elevates himself above fine. This is four sides waiting for something to happen, and it never does. The music is decent, he is talented enough but this is a sprawling concept album that is pretty average.

Really solid rock album! Enjoyed the different sounds throughout - blues harmonica in “Jet Set” , CSNY sounding funky “The Treasure”, country flavors elsewhere. It was fun and a good listen. 4 before “The Treasure”, 5 afterwards

70s meh

Some decent country rock. We enjoyed listening, but won't be quick to listen again.

Not bad but missing the song writing of CSNY

It's fine, sounds similar to other, better bands.

The album starts off inoffensive yet uninspiring. Then with the introduction of some bluegrass instrumentation, we had a nice run of several good and interesting songs. Unfortunately, the album ends as it begins and it is too damn long.

After the first several songs I was expecting an album of straightforward early 70s rock. Then we hit the country portion of the evening and my estimation of this album went up two rating scores. Give me rock bands that can properly play country AND western.

My view on this album mostly aligns with my musical taste, which I think tells me how to review it as a whole. Stills is a talented musician and makes great music, but he doesn't elevate the sum of its parts in a way that CSNY rarely fell short of.

Maybe it’s the timing of putting this on as I passed through Cheyenne Wyoming on the way north from Denver but damn this album is great!

Solid! Liked the mix of classic rock and country

This is a lot. So much country, the occasional Mason Profitt harmonies, always excellent guitar work. The great thing is that the album builds to The Treasure, which should not be missed. Good listen. 3.5/5

It’s so important to listen to this as 4 sides of a double album instead of the solid block that we get on a stream. These songs are beautifully written and performed and I really appreciate the journey between genres. Side 3 “Consider” is a stand out for me. Overall an important and underrated entry in the history of rock n roll.

The album offers a few interesting tracks but overall remains merely average.

Amidst this double album is a single album length's worth of good tracks, but the padding brings it down from the heights those tracks reach. Maybe a Manassas Selects would earn 5 stars. Standouts include Both Of Us, Colorado, How Far.

Rating: 7.5/10 Great production and nice variety of styles on here, there's a punchiness that resonates with me throughout the album.

just a sweet fun little album - i listened a while ago and completely forget, but i am also behind on my reviews so i gotta catch up

boring

More blues rock. COUNTRY blues rock, at that. Not that it's actually bad, I'm just burnt out on the genre. Everyone complains about britpop being overrepresented on the list, for me its blues rock. It's very hit and miss for me. Some great folk rock tunes like Both of Us (Bound to Lose), It Doesn't Matter, and Colorado, but then there's country stuff like Hide It So Deep, Don't Look At My Shadow, or Jesus Gave Love Away For Free or blues tracks like Jet Set (Sigh) that just do nothing do it for me. Really its the country and blues tracks that let this album down for me, the folk rock stuff is great. Once in a while you'll get a song thats a bit too close to Grateful Dead like How Far, but still. Overall, good album, I'm just burning out on blues rock type stuff.

Very classic

Somewhat of a mixed bag - a variety of styles, some folks some country, even some funniness, all smothered in those CSNY-style harmonies. Nothing offensive, but again I struggled to find much to bring me back. I assume this was in an earlier edition and got replaced, because it's fine, but nothing to write home about.

Boring

Fine hippy music. Songs all well done.

I miss Crosby, Nash, and sometimes Young. This is pleasant to listen to, but I don’t remember most of it. Side 4 was pretty good and I liked Colorado, but I don’t see myself returning to the vast majority of these tracks.

Really not great, no risks at all

Meh.

and i thought i loved man asses... To be honest, theres probably an album in this style out there i would enjoy, but this is not really doing it. maybe with more edge or a weird sense of humour. hell, a better singer would be a nice start.

Not bad, but didn't quite grow in my heart. Best tracks: Jesus Gave Love Away For Free Colorado 2/5

Met de rest erbij is beter maar 3 is te laag

Bluegrass acoustic. I hear similarities to Pearl jam at times, Lynyrd at others. Nothing stands out as exceptional but nothing bad. First take is raw.

pretty standard folk album from an established artist

Freaking Boomers. Always with the Stephen Stills music on this list. We get Stills debut album, a couple CSNY records and this album by Manassas, which is the best band Stills ever played in. Were that true, I'm not sure why we need two CSNY albums in here, as why would two albums from an inferior band to this one deserve placement in the book? Maybe I am underthinking it and should just submit to the greatness of Stills. This is a long album. Did it need to be a double album? Of course, not but when an artist has a ton of ideas what's the point of spreading those ideas over several albums when you can just toss them on one album so some of your good ideas get buried? Not surprisingly, plenty of these songs sound like CSNY and Stills other first solo album. There are a lot of genres represented here and there are 11 good songs. This should be the album: Song of Love Jet Set (Sigh) Anyway Both of Us (Bound to Lose) Colorado So Begins the Task It Doesn't Matter How Far Move Around What To Do The Treasure

Enjoyed the album. Took a long time to get through it. Probably won't listen through again but who knows.

meh not bad! i got bored halfway thru the album tho

Overall I’m really enjoying this much more than expected! I saved a couple songs in fact. “Song of Love” “Rock and Roll Crazies / Cuban Bluegrass” “Fallen Eagle” and “Colorado”

Protest!

I like him better with C,N, and Y, but still a good offering from probably my personal favorite era of rock

Sounds like a folky Stephen Stills album. Not a single surprise

Gillade låtarna om det var ett enkelalbum är någ lätt trea men detta album förtjänar inte denna längd

Really dug the first side but it kind of lost steam after that. One of those stereotypical messy double albums that would have been much better as a single album.

Folkrock, dobbeltalbum, solid guitar

Nice.

Classic rock gold. Great stuff with an outstanding cast of players!

Sadly this album did nothing for me. The moments I liked were drowned out by filler and mediocre tracks. I gave this album several full listens cause I respect the amount of musical ability and talent that’s in this album. And production wise, this album is as clean as the inside of a container or tide. It’s very musically relaxing and enjoyable but the vocals and lyrics do nothing for me at all. I just found the album as a whole really boring.

Fangt guet aa... und flacht ab. It doesn't matter findi sehr nice.. Leider äs Stil-Chrüsimüsi. Zwüsched dure würkli sehr nice songs..

song of love hani seehr geil gfunde und dases i jede song afoch übergoht au. de siech cha gitarre spiele wow. und singe. und isch huere groovy und bluesy ersti drü songs alli sehr guete bluesrock. anyway au afoch no cool? alles bis etz afoch no recht cool. outro gitarre meeega cute. s rhodes passt au super. mega geils klavier uf both of us. und perkussion. uuh country uf de zweite siite. jedi siite het wie es thema anschinend. geeeili fiddle öyyy. jesus gave love au mega schöne song sehr country aber mit leslie gitarre findi suuper cool. the one special one? singeds über de mourinho? jöö so begins the task au huuere schöni harmonies und pedal steel soo schön ich lieb das instrument. dont look at my shadow geile titel, ha immerno sehr sehr spass, freumi uf siite 3. siite 3 chli folkier aber immerno cool. how far guuets riff cooli orgle. moll sehr geil. die beide songs vorher sind chli a mir verbi. what to do jetz au wieder chli standard rock afoch aber chli groovy strophe no cool. the treasure hani seeehr schad und noodly gfunde. find s album git chli ab. aber etz de letst song blues man isch wieder en super coole gitarre part und s isch tight und fokussiert. bi seeehr nöch amne füfi aber isch glaub doch keis, wenner die folkige sache chli kickt hett wärs eis für mich glaub.

okee sehr blues, bis jz na cool uhh jet set isch sexxyyyy nachli en chline taktwechsel, VERY GOOD bis jz findis aber mengisch nachli leer iwie? macht das sinn? s jesuslied isch jz nöd gad en börner jaa jz ischsmer chli zuu country jap jz verlüret sie mich definitiv hahaha the treasure isch jz na cool gsi. aber ja vill het mi nöd abgholt knapps 3

Bit all over the place

Good album, I’m just tired of Crosby stills and Nash albums from this list. It was good, but a chore to get through.

Loved it

Fairly average 70's rock. Nothing that really bites, but still good music overall

A pleasant surprise, this is. Other than some songs with peacenik lyrics, there is some solid musicianship and melody in these tunes.

Good. Much better than I was expecting. Much more bluesy and less whiny

To adapt a quote: everyone has an album in them, but in most cases that's where it should stay. I can't help but think of this listening to Stephen Stills and the other virtuoso (apparantly) guitarists this list seems to love so much. They're boring and overly manufactured and despite the attempt to pretend otherwise with ever more absurd band names (I'm surprised this band wasn't called Johnny and the Seabass), it's just a thinly disguised vehicle for Stills' celebrity.

Run of the mill. Paint by numbers. Blues rock. The sheer length of this thing tested my patience bigly. Very hard to find anything nice to say about this.

I just couldn't finish this. This album is all over the place and whilst I admire albums that try to conceptually do something interesting with the form of an album, this just didn't cohere for me. It doesn't help that I find Stephen Stills voice just really uninteresting - and at least on the version I listened to it was often kind of buried in the mix.

Stephen Stills is so good.

Tricky. I don't want to say all these songs sound the same, because they don't. What the DO sound like is a lot of songs played by the same people in a genre with some pretty distinct sonic traits, by which I mean that any saminess might well have been alleviated if there wasn't just so much of this album. With that being said, 3*

Can't tell if this would grow or wear on me...

I thought this was good, but i didnt fall in love like i have with other bits from CSNY. Obviously its high quality and fun, but it didnt hook me in.

It's good, but a double album really needs to be special, imo, either in that it's one full complete idea (like a concept album) or it's full of hits and doesn't have any duds. This album does neither of those things. I do really enjoy the harmony heavy songs (and also just the harmonies in general). The album as a whole is solid, but combined with the length, I'd rather listen to something else. Even if you just cut it in half and called it two albums, I'd probably like it a little more. Favorite Song(s): Fallen Eagle, Johnny's Garden

Stephen Stills is usually good for a folksy 70s rock album.

This is so not my kind of thing. I hate CSN/CSNY and can't really think of a reason to listen to Buffalo Springfield. And the whole southern/country/rock blending, it's just not for me. I mean there is some good instrumentation and particularly some good guitar parts on this record but for some reason it just doesn't click with me. Maybe because it just sounds so much like a product of it's time. I don't think that's a necessarily bad thing, but it doesn't really seem to have anything new or different to offer. I liked a song here and there from this album but wouldn't seek it out or play it again in full. I found myself hoping it was almost over only to look and see that I wasn't even halfway through. 2.5/5 and rounding down because even though there were some great sounding guitars here and there, I was bored of it much too quickly.

Not bad! Perfectly pleasant

Good album, but far too long at over an hour

A fine album, nothing bad, but nothing great either.

Not bad, but forgettable.

A good album but not as good as I'd hoped. Kind of generic jangly 70's jam band rock. Nothing really pulled me in. Nothing offended either.

It was fine, there's better though.

Too much CSN and their offshoots on here. It’s all the same!

I was going to give this 4 stars because I love me some folk rock typa vibe. But then they mentioned Jesus :/

Ekki alveg snillingurinn sem hann taldi sig vera. Frekar flatt á köflum og leiðagjörn plata. Ofmat og kókaín. Vantar smá Crosby, Nash og sérstaklega Young.

A very good folk rock album. I enjoyed Stephen Stills 1 and 2 and this follows them pretty well. Highlights were 'The Treasure Take One', 'Right Now', and 'Both of Us'. Overall a good but not quite great album. Definetely worth the listen though.

I have other Stills albums but not this one. Love it!

no está mal, agradable, pero muy americana pa mi gusto. La parte bluesera está mejor

Utterly inessential (which is made even worse by its 71-minute running time). On side 1, Stephen Stills sings the blues over competently-played but unimaginative songs. Side 2's tracks are country and bluegress genre exercises (in which Stills' voice somehow mysteriously acquires a twang). Side 3 ventures into laid-back rock territory with no discernable direction ("Move Around" does have some groovy synthesizer sounds though). Stills toughens his voice up once again for the mostly forgettable blues-inflected rock songs on side 4, though the band does manage to whip up some actual rock and roll energy on the latter half of "The Treasure (Take One)".

DAAAMN that was cool. Perfect for chillin out after a hot ass day. Some song transitions were nuts

It was very 70s Neil Young folky vibe I love

1972! alright so this album is average in my opinion. nothing significantly grabs my attention but i am not wanting to turn it off. I am content with just having it as background music. i have also never heard of steven stills before- getting a lot of new music artists recently through here!

Classic folk rock, with some country/southern leanings

This was a good album, I would want to listen again.

My dad would love this record. I don't know what I was expecting, but this album is a pleasant surprise.

One of the most unforgettable albums I've ever listened to. Made absolutely zero impression on me.

Quite long, but still enjoyable. Classic CSN harmonies, love the instrumentation, but getting knocked for length, rounded down even.

3.5 stars

Folky rock, almost country. It's enjoyable, but doesn't feel super special.

Great for that background accoutrements. This album is explores a little psychedelia, a little country, a bit of folk, a bit of Jam band janglin’, and a whole lot of groovin. On the first pass some of the melodies can be lost in jam. However, paying a little more attention brings me to some stellar musicianship, and thoughtful arrangement. Many songs hit their stride hard, with marginal filler on a double LP

Doppelalbum von Stephen Stills aus seiner kreativen Phase. Viel Country/Folk-Rock aus den 70ern. Wirkt leider etwas angestaubt. Ein paar spannende Lieder sind dabei, überwiegend läuft es aber so vor sich hin. 3/5

First album with his new band. A double album 1hr 12 mins. Song of Love is a very nice opening track with good guitar licks. Jet Set is a nice track. Album is Rock n Roll, Blues, Country, Easy Listening A solid middle of the road album, nothing stands out but nothing here is awful either.

Great album!

This could have been trimmed. I honestly don't know much about the individuals who comprise CSNY but we've had a couple now. This guy seems alright.

This was fine I guess? There was nothing in here that stood out to me as exceptional. Even the big play count songs like "Colorado" and "Johnny's Garden" sounded pretty generic. At 21 tracks this is bloated and not really notable at all. It's just...generic. Still's voice by itself is nothing special, just regular dude that can sing pretty well. Don't understand why this is on here, it's like if someone wanted to play "70's hippie rock" in their movie but couldn't shell out any money for it.

ok?

Low 2,

1972. Pretty enjoyable rockin jazz

I can see these boys going far, perhaps even as far as the half-time show at the Florida Panhandle Cornhole Championships (Sponsored by J. Snyderman's Used Mattress Emporium. )"

любители кантри будут в восторге.

Zas tolik me to nezaujalo, ale byl to spis podkres k uklidu, podle clanku na wiki obrovska epopej me nezasahla.

Yeah not too bad. Like his stuff with CSNY more I suppose. This went on a bit too long I would say. But not bad.

Solid dad rock

- I don't know much about music (hence why I'm here) but I feel like this album might have inspired a lot of other famous songs I've actually heard.

Good solid 3/5

idk there's nothing wrong with this, but this fuckass list has 50 albums that sound exactly like this!! what is so groundbreaking here!!! once again, i am asking for the person who made this to listen to a WOMAN!!

Blues garbage

продолжается путешествие по супергруппе? тут многовато кантри для меня + похоже на всё остальное

I went from thinking “hey, this album isn’t as bad as I was anticipating” to “bleh, this album is really dragging.”

Not a great solo singer, but combined with other artists, his voice shined. Whether it’s with Crosby, Nash, Young, or Judy Collin’s, this is when his voice blended so well.

passable 70s country-rock, nothing outstanding

Great discovery for me!

Good album - sounds a lot like Crosby, Stills and Nash except for the country rock songs.

Great album full of talented musicians playing roots music. Lots of highs, but some lows that end up sounding like wallpaper. I've always enjoyed Stephen Stills' harmonizing. Happy to have listened to this since I never knew it existed.

Cool album

Pretty cool blend of styles. Unique sound for sure. Still kinda mid tho imo. 3 stars?

At first listening to this album I was like, man another 70s rock album that I did NOT need to hear before I die. But then I got further into the album and they added some nice folk vibes and stuff to it that made it much better than anticipated by the first few songs. The whole thing was still altogether not outstanding and I can’t remember any specific songs that stuck out to me, but it is more than just another rock album.

Given by the fact I tried 5 different times to try and finish this album and just could not manage to ever focus past the 3rd song I think speaks enough to my review of this album. It’s not good. It’s basic and it’s bland 70s folk rock. Which is normally my thing, I frickin love Bob Dylan, but this did not interest me in any way. It really isn’t objectively bad music though so I won’t give it 1 star but it just wasn’t for me so for that I’ll go with 2 instead. I’ll be a generous and merciful reviewer today ig.

After reading about the insane hours that were put into this album, I really expected something special. I came away from it thinking they should have scrapped the double album idea and just made a really good regular length album. Great musicianship but just not many memorable songs on an hour plus 20 track record.

Not bad

Nice flow at the beginning of the album. I love the vocal harmonies that come in sometimes.

Lite country vibes, lite beatles vibes, jag tyckte det kändes lite tråkigt först men när jag lyssnade noga var det inget fel på det. Inte så immersed i lyssnandet men det drog heller inte in mig så it is what it is

Jet set (sigh), Move Around och Treasure - Take One är nog låtarna jag gillar bäst, och jag har definitivt hört Both of Us (Bound to Lose) innan. I övrigt tight album. Jag gillar 70-talsmusik så jag borde gilla detta men jag tror de är lite för smooth för mig?

Спокойно, ненапряжно, но не интересно

Psychedelic Rock I wished would end a lot sooner than the album actually does.

I forgot to rate this after listening to it but I remember enjoying it, I think there was some good guitar and vocals but I don’t remember a lot.

This is like taking a flight from Los Angeles to West Virginia. When you land you're so far into country you can't find your way back.

I got absolutely nothing out of this album, sorry Steve!

This was enjoyable enough. Can't see myself going back to it, and it's about twice as long as it needs to be, but a good time was had

There is no better word to describe "Manassas" than "meh". That's all I have to say about it.

1972. Country rock, folk rock, roots rock

This is the second Stephen stills album in a row for me. I really hope there are no more. This was duller than the other one

Pretty cool but a bit long

Classic SS,

Loved it.