Manassas

I am only vaguely familiar with Stephen Stills discography both as a solo artist and with his much more popular and acclaimed group Crosby, Stills, and Nash, so when I got recommended his 1972 album Manassas I had only a small idea of what to expect. While I didn't see the Country aspect of this project coming, I knew I'd be in for a treat when it came to the more Folk elements he was more well known for. This album, even though it is way longer than it needs to be, is a surprisingly simple and straightforward effort from Stephen to showcase his songwriting ability in a giant double album. Again the 1 hour and 22 minute runtime is a bit excessive if you ask me, but I didn't mind this project that much when I split it up into halves. It is a solid project but all in all is a bit unremarkable when it comes to its' long lasting status. I get why some people would not be huge on this but I think it is a pretty middle of the road project, and that is kind of it. Not much else to say here man, just a long album by a living legend.

Joa bissi boring, macht nix mit mir nach 20min. Stabil langweilig

Album 1033 of 1089 Manassas - Stephen Stills (1972) Rating : 3.5 / 5 Going into this one, my expectations were pretty modest. Stills has always been a solid listen for me - nothing I dislike, but also nothing that usually grabs me and demands more attention. This album gave me a little more than I expected. Stills comes across here as a consummate professional. The tracks are smooth, well written, and well produced, with a relaxed confidence that never feels forced. It’s not flashy or attention-seeking - it just quietly does its job, and does it well. There’s a lot of musical competence on display, and it’s clear he knew exactly what he wanted this project to be. Listening to it also made me think about how often Stills seems to get overlooked when the big names in music history are being discussed. He was right in the middle of so many important moments and movements, often in group settings, but always contributing something meaningful. There may be more to his story than I know, but his fingerprints are all over the era that shaped so much of what came after. That said, this still isn’t an album that pushes into “great” territory for me. The songs are good, there’s nothing to complain about, but it never quite goes over the top. I’d listen to it again - just maybe not all four sides in one sitting. Still, it’s a strong, respectable album that rewards a patient listen.

I didn't necessary dislike it, but it was a little boring. Felt like a decent departure from CSN, so good for him on that. 2.5⭐️

Thoughts before listening: This is one of those albums where there's a certain deep cut album for rock nerds vibe that has garnered a strong critical and cult following over the years. Because of this, I do own this album having found it in a used bin years ago. That being said, I don't think I necessarily loved it. Its very similar to me as Stephen Stills' bandmate David Crosby's solo album If I Could Only Remember My Name. With that one I also own the album on vinyl and thought it was a bit boring on initial listen, but I did enjoy my listen through as part of this project. Maybe Manassas will have the same fate. Review: Its hard to hate this album, but I still contend its a little dull. Its a very typical 70s rock sound: a little Allman Brothers, maybe some Eagles, Santana at times, Eric Clapton, etc...but I am not hearing a ton of songs that standout to me. Certainly nothing that rivals the big hits of those other bands. That being said, this is a long album with 21 songs lasting over an hour, and there are some stylistic changes that grab my ear. One example is "Fallen Eagle" which is a bluegrass song which is a welcome sound coming after a string of generic sounding 70s rock songs. In general, I am most enjoying the songs on this album that lean into the country side of country rock, with "Don't Look at My Shadow" being another standout. The end of the album is also not bad with some more rock heavy songs like "Right Now". All in all this isn't "bad", its just not really appealing to me other than as a perfectly fine albeit a bit dull 70s rock album. 3-stars

ok

If I have to listen to a solo CSN record, it better be a Stills record. A couple of pretty good tracks, but a lot of it half-baked and indifferently produced.

The music was alright. But it was a bit too long and meandering. By the end I couldn't stand to hear Stephens voice anymore and wanted it to be over. The beginning was nice and had some nice transitions, but it started to lose me on the 2nd side

Ok only listed to half

Folk rock fusion. Picks: Jet set, so begins the task, johnny’s garden, move around

"So begins the task" This was easy listening.

🥇hide it so deep 🥈bound to fall 🥉song of love HM: jet set (sigh), anyway, colorado

At first, I was not impressed. Then I listened to it again with good headphones and I could appreciate more the harmonies between different instruments. I like the campy title "The Love Gangster": I wish it was coved by Soft Cell. 3/5

This could have been a strong album if Stills had done some serious editing. There were like 6 or 7 great songs and then like 15 fillers. You can hear where CSN gets a lot of their influence from Stills (or is it the other way around?). I’ve always been a CSN fan, but have never delved into any of their solo stuff, so don’t have any comparison with Crosby and Nash. Either way, not great, not terrible, somewhere in the middle.

An enjoyable album with a variety of beats and melodies. This album is very reminiscent of CSNY’s music, but is missing that group feel in the vocals. The music itself is very similar and I enjoyed that very much, but I kept waiting for something to happen and it never came. Not disappointed, but left unfulfilled.

Stephen Stills is a very talented musician and no one knows that more than Stephen Stills. Here, he takes a very long 71 minutes to prove it to us through a variety of styles, al of which wind up sounding pretty much the same in his hands. Manassas comes from the Hebrew meaning, “that which makes us forget.” Exactly. A perfectly titled piece of work.

Rather bland, definately didn't need over an hour of this. No thoughts other than it all sounded average and fine, nothing stood out.

This was a middle of the road album. Surprisingly the second half was better thanks the first

I’d listen to it in an American bar while drinking bourbon. It’s not going on my regular rotation though.

Iha ok levy. Ei hittejä ja tuplalevynä hivenen liian pitkä. Olis voinut vähän typistää. Laulajan äänestä tykkäsin.

Solid bluesy offering from Stills. Good background music 3.4

This album is stylistically all over the place. Rock, bluegrass, folk, country, Latin, you name it. It's a bit schizophrenic. Overall it sounds pretty decent. It's that folky rock you always associate with CSNY records. This is a long double album. It didn't really hold my attention the whole time, but there's some good stuff here. Nice for background listening. Standouts are "Jet Set (Sigh)" "Colorado" "Move Around" and "Blues Man" An average 3/5 for me.

3 double albums in 4 days. The generator must hate me. This one is all over the place. Stills is good when he leans more toward rock than folk, at least for me. I could do without the country/bluegrass. It's good enough for the genre, I just don't enjoy it that much. I'm not sure cutting this down to a single would help a lot. There may be half an album of great songs here. The rest are just ok.

I don’t know what it is about these CSNY guys but they surprise me every time. I go in expecting generic 70s American rock, and that’s exactly what I get, but the sound and songwriting just have an extra spark of sincerity and deeply felt emotion, just something extra that makes their music that much more listenable. I’ve now enjoyed one CSN album, one CSNY album, and albums from Crosby, Stills (if this counts) and Young. Just need a Nash to complete the set. Anyway, this album is too long as is typical for a double album, and admittedly there aren’t a ton of memorable songs. If it was trimmed down this would be at least four stars and a must-listen, but sadly it is not.

Adequate stuff. 70 minutes was not necessary.

ok, why not, not a fan but it wasn’t bad either

Highlight: Move Around

Middle of the road

Occasionally rises above pleasant to be really quite nice. There's a better album buried in all this. But as it is, it's a bang average 3*.

Reminds me of Neil Young. Liked the first track A bit too country for me, the songs are well put together tho. The Jesus Song was super lame. Don't look at my Shadow has a super catchy chorus, the bluegrass guitar solos are pretty cool, liked this one. It doesn't matter is also quite good (might be my favorite one.) The first part of the record was hard to get through, nothing really bad, but not the most interesting material if you pay close attention to it. Don't remember much about the second part! It's ok

Some songs are good, some songs are very good. Even as its absolute best, each song here is missing something that would make it transcendent, though. It's also quite indulgent as a double album. 3.5 stars, rounding down.

This album is a bit too long for my liking. It was pretty basic country/rock. Nothing too bad, nothing too good.

Little “yee haw” for me.

old. thankfully not another jam band

Don’t know why I never listened to Stills more. This is a really solid country-rock album from the heart of that era. Stills + Byrds vet Hillman rip it up here - the best stuff is the close harmonies and gentle pretty country stuff, but they veer into wah-wah blues rock and some slide-guitar ABBesque stuff too and it’s actually pretty good. Then there’s some acoustic folky stuff that’s a bit more boring. Nothing groundbreaking, but I wanted to add almost every song to my country-rock playlist, just to fill it out. Extremely dad core easy going stuff.

Genre: Country Rock Well, this was definitely long. And sounded pretty. But I don’t know if it truly needed to be 72 minutes long. There are some very nice moments, and some really great harmonies (as to be expected from 1/4 of CSNY), but it all just ends up being a decent rock album. Some changes of pace from side to side was interesting, but it’s early 70s rock for the most part. Pretty color by numbers. Not bad, though. Bet your mom loves it. 3/5

good bluesy album

3.5 better than expected, the 4 sections of the album helped it be more digestible. Not necessarily a big fan but enjoyed it nonetheless.

A very safe album. Nothing unappealing about it, but it doesn’t bring anything new to the table. It could also be about 20 minutes shorter and that would be a big improvement

Some excellent musicianship throughout, but a little hard to distinguish one song from another. Were they all about Colorado and a woman who hopefully may visit?

Sufficient as background music

No big hits here, but a great collection of songs. Looking for the 3.5 for this one.

Some really good moments, but mostly a safe album. Great music to have on in the background during a group setting. But essential, purposeful listening, probably not. Just as some songs are considered album fillers, this album may be considered a book filler for Robert Dimery.

Really great sound, but somehow drifts a bit as an album

Faultless production and musicianship but just missing some stand out songs. Love the country numbers.

This Stephen Stills album has a lovely vibe, and is very listenable, but if I was to be harsh I’d say it sounds like Neil Young if he had no hits. To Stills’ credit, I enjoyed every moment but even with a killer sound, over the course of 71 minutes, it would have helped if at some point it coalesced into a straightforward single. There are weirder and wilder moments where you feel in a slightly more dangerous and exciting territory, but it never fully commits to this either.

Solid to high 3, great place to be. Young without the hits as my friends are saying.

This was a vibe! I kinda liked it. Long album but short songs. Added a few to my library. Pretty neutral-positive for this one

Day 18. Best tracks: The Treasure (Take One), Johnny's Garden, It Doesn't Matter, Anyway Stephen Stills was the best writer of CSN (but isn't in the same class as Neil Young), and he was also probably the best musician amongst them too. He doesn't fail on this "solo" album with a supergroup of talented session musicians behind him. While not every song is great or memorable, there are several moments on this album that make your ear perk up for the sheer professionalism of the musicians. 7/10. A few tracks I'd skip to get to the meat of the album, which runs about 25 minutes too long. Does it belong on this list? Maybe, as it is considered an early "Roots Rock" classic.

Background music at best. It was perfectly fine but had little to care about.

Pleasant enough. This is probably a 2.5 or 2.75.

Now I know that the CSNY sound might better be called SCNY. I liked it but have to admit I can't hear his distinct voice without missing those Crosby and Nash harmonies.

Long album, very much the 70's sound. Inspiration for Eagles, Doobie Brothers, Fleetwood Mac. I was more into UK music, Bowie and Roxy, so it really passed me by.

Pretty good.

A tour through blues, country, and traditional folk through the lens of 70s rock. I get the sense that this was meant to be a polished album that shows off a lot of styles. The instruments sound great, the drums and guitar solos really pop. While it sounds nice, I'm not sure it had the ideas to fill a double album, as most of the songs are pretty safe. "Move Around" is one exception, it has a psychedelic, almost synthy sound that gets into a nice groove. But the rest of the jams are just plain ol' rock jams, inviting but not original. Another issue is that I'm not sold on Stills as a singer here. His voice sounds a bit weak and strained on the louder songs, and he leans much too heavily on rock tropes in his lyrics (so many songs mention "rock n roll"). This is never boring and doesn't feel its length, but there's also not much that's exciting enough to bring you back.

I enjoyed this debut album from Manassas! I enjoyed more of the blues/folk rock vibes of the album rather than the country/bluegrass songs that were in the middle of the album and not really my vibe. Overall, I liked this album but would probably just listen to solo Stills or Crosby, Stills Nash and Young instead in the future.

Not in the right mood to appreciate it today

I really enjoyed the tone of this record, especially the bluegrass elements, but it’s just so long. When there are over 20 songs on an album, I just don’t know if every song can connect. Solid listen though. Best Track: Colorado

Too long + the heavily southern tracks sucked but otherwise inoffensive

A very, very long album. By the end of it I felt as if I too were a ghost of the Civil War. Typical bland but pleasant 60s/70s bluesy rock. Dads love it, I thought it was ok to put on in the background.

Skipped 3 songs. It's a pleasant experience.

Long album, but pretty good overall. Ill say 2.5, round up.

Not my fav but not awful.

Too long but there's some decent tracks.

Blues rock that is better than what typically shows up on this list. Some variety and interesting mix ups. 3/5

Kind of reminds me of playing a Predator board game

pretty good but i think its too long... i kinda forgot how long it was.. come on man

There's some very good stuff here. But it's spread out across two LPs. This needed to be a single record. As is, too much filler, even though the filler is solid.

My journey into Stephen Stills' solo career begins today with "Manassas," as I've surprisingly never heard any of his solo albums, despite knowing the names CSN(&Y). Stills’ reputation as a great lead player is well-earned, and he showcases it effectively right from the first track, "Song of Love." This 1970s studio double album is conceptually divided into four separate sides. Sonically, the record is very good; the production and mix are surprisingly clear and well-crafted, demonstrating superior musicianship throughout. While the songs are well-written and performed, they often lack an immediate, defining impact. After a very strong opening, the middle sections (Sides 2 and 3) felt slightly disappointing in retrospect. The entire experience leans toward being an overwhelming collection of high-quality, pleasant rock rather than a required listen. Is it essential? No, not in my view. I'd rate it three stars. Side one – The Raven 1 "Song of Love" (4/5) 2 "Medley (4/5) Rock & Roll Crazies Cuban Bluegrass" 3 "Jet Set (Sigh)" (5/5) 4 "Anyway" (5/5) 5 "Both of Us (Bound to Lose)" (3/5) Side two – The Wilderness 6 "Fallen Eagle" (2/5) 7 "Jesus Gave Love Away for Free" (3/5) 8 "Colorado" (4/5) 9 "So Begins the Task" (3/5) 10 "Hide It So Deep" (3/5) 11 "Don't Look at My Shadow" (3/5) Side three – Consider 12 "It Doesn't Matter" (3/5) 13 "Johnny's Garden" (3/5) 14 "Bound to Fall" (3/5) 15 "How Far" (3/5) 16 "Move Around" (3/5) 17 "The Love Gangster" (4/5) Side four – Rock & Roll Is Here to Stay 18 "What to Do" (3/5) 19 "Right Now" (3/5) 20 "The Treasure (Take One)" (4/5) 21 "Blues Man" (in tribute: Jimi Hendrix, Al Wilson, Duane Allman) (4/5) Total - 72 Average - 3.43 153/1001 83/153 albums reviewed were new to me.

This was really special. I never heard of the project or album - and it has a lot of good music. Stills Shows his music skills.

Heavy bottom

Easy to listen to. It's nothing more than alright.

Pretty alright bluesy classic rock. The album cover gives me the impression that we're looking at a super group band of all stars but I really only recognize Stephen Stills. Although Fuzzy Samuels is a particularly great name, and Chris Hillman was the drummer of my thrash heavy metal band from high school but I'm only a little certain that it isn't the same guy. I find it funny how on "Jet Set (Sigh)" you've got this blues classic rock track for 3 and a half minutes and then at 3:41 you get this random proggy classic rock riff and groove that comes in out of nowhere with absolutely no transition, and then the song continues with it for the remaining 30 seconds. Very random. It's a nice listen. Do you have to hear it in your lifetime? Eh...

Decent album. Very similar to CSN. Harmonies were good. 3/5 Might listen again

It was meh

Never heard of these guys before - looked them up and Stephen Stills is a songwriter who worked with the band Manassas. I thought that was the title of the album lol. It's bluegrass/rock which I just learned is fantastic ATS music lmao.

Some purdy harmonies

This was really long, but spoke to me. Never really listened to CSNY or Stephen Stills (which feels off brand). Enjoyed this one. 'So Begins The Task' is a heartbreaker.

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

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.

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 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

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.

Pretty groovy stuff man

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).

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.

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

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

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.

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.

Consistent

Cool band

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.

Pretty good

The drummer needs extra lessons.

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.

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.

Very run at the stills

slow start but quite enjoyable

3,3

Pretty good. Like ABB mixed with The Band

safe album.

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

Not bad

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

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.

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).

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

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

pas mauvais mais pas wow

‘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.

Solid

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.

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

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.

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*

#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.

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

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)

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

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.

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.

A bit generic 70s Folk Rock

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.

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

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

Very classic

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

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

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.

Nice.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

3.5 stars

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.

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.

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.

Solid dad rock

Good solid 3/5

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

Pretty cool but a bit long

A bit overlong, some cuts could have been made in my opinion. Nothing here quite as sticky as Stills best work in other groups, but good playing and the band excels when locking in genre; bluegrass, blues and the like.

Y'know, looking from the outside, I was feeling pretty dismissive about this album. Like, a 72-minute album from a band formed by one-third of CSN? And a band that might not even really be a band, given how Spotify sure doesn't classify it as one, and how Stephen's name is slapped on this thing's cover twice. I mean, I wasn't expecting anything bad, but, like... Y'know, against my better judgement, I was already wondering what it was doing here. Bad form, I know, but that gives the album all the more chance to tell me why it should be here. For this review — well, "review"; this is already feeling like more of a ramble — I've decided to take up the same structure I did for SOMETHING/ANYTHING?. Each record side has its own title, and they're all supposed to have their own themes, so... Sure, why not? Let's treat each side like a mini-album and see how this all pans out. Come on! Give me a reason! SIDE ONE! This side (titled "The Raven"), from what I read, comprises a lot of the rock stuff the group would perform live. And... Yeah, this sure is Americana folk n' country rock. I can't say I dislike it, and there's some Latin rhythms in there sometimes that keep things interesting, but on the whole... Yeah, I'unno, it's just fine. The best song here is "Jet Set (Sigh)", which is this slow burn blues track, and it's not even five minutes but it still kinda feels like it goes on a bit long? Even with the last leg of the song switching up styles. I'unno, I just found it easy to tune this side out. Next. SIDE TWO! Here on this side ("The Wilderness") we have — YEE-HAW!! — country music! This is the side I felt better about drifting away to 'coz, hey, it's country music. I don't ever expect much from it. As long as I get to hear a good pedal steel, **I'M A HAPPY GAL**! I really don't have anything else to say about this side beyond that. It's— y'know, it satisfies, but it's not more than just fine. Next. SIDE THREE! The title of side three makes a simple request: "Consider." Consider what, exactly? Heck if I know. This side is supposed to have a bit more variety in styles than the previous two, but I don't think anything here would've been too out of place on either of them? The most I was able to hear was the Moog on "Move Around" (probably the best song on this side) and the fact that there's a song here called "The Love Gangster". Otherwise, I had to wonder if I was just tired with how hard I zonked out on this side. I guess I can only hope the final side brings it all home somehow. Next. SIDE FOUR! It was during side four (titled "Rock & Roll Is Here To Stay") that I hadda wonder if I was being too hard on this album. After all, I don't dislike anything I've heard — in fact, I quite like it! So why aren't I feeling more up on it? And really, it just comes back to the fact that it's largely just fine, and it doesn't even have the courtesy to be "just fine" in an interesting way. It does the job while it's happening, but I'm not really compelled to be that engaged with it. Heck, I can't even think of much to say about this side. "The Treasure" is maybe the best here, but I don't know. AND IN CONCLUSION! Honestly, I don't think treating this thing like SOMETHING/ANYTHING? helped all too much. Like, don't get me wrong, there **are** clear differences between each side, but I'm not sure if there was really a need to present it like this? At least not when compared to the degree that SOMETHING/ANYTHING? went whole-hog on it. And, yeah, like I've kept going on about through this whole tangent, this album is just the worst kind of "fine." There's nothing I can really say about it beyond just gesturing at it and going, "Eh, right?" I can see myself revisiting these sides and, y'know, not **not** having a bad time, but, beh, I'unno. I feel like I'd take the first CSN album a dozen times over this. So if there **is** a reason why this album is here, well, I sure didn't find it. Kind of a shame, but, eh, wha'cha gonna do? At least none of this was on the quality of stuff he was doing on AMERICAN DREAM, I'll tell you that.

Song of Love 3.4 Medley : Rock & Roll Crazies, Cuban Bluegrass 3.5 Jet Set (Sigh) 3.3 Anyway 3.5 Both of Us (Bound to Lose) 3.5 Fallen Eagle 2.7 Jesus Gave Love Away for Free 2.8 Colorado 3 So Begins the Task 2.6 Hide It So Deep 2.4 Don't Look at My Shadow 2.5 It Doesn't Matter 2.7 Johnny's Garden 2.5 Bound to Fall 2.4 How Far 2.4 Move Around 2.6 The Love Gangster 3.1 What to Do 3 Right Now 3 The Treasure (Take One) 3.1 Blues Man 2.8 Score: 2.895238095

They all kinda sounded the same unfortunately, but it was good guitar playing at least. 3/5 Fav song: Jet Set

Good album that I enjoyed a lot. However, it did not need to be a double album. It felt like there was enough filler songs that this could have either been 2 good albums, or one amazing regular length album. 3.4/5

This was good stuff, probably a 3.5 but I'm gonna round down because it just didn't stick with me.

-this wasn’t entirely what I expected from Stills after only hearing CSNY but i actually really liked it.. the country aspect was interesting to me -it definitely felt a bit long especially near the end.. but damn that first half or so, lots of versatility and enjoyable songs -Favorites are Song of Love, Fallen Eagle, and Jesus Gave Love Away for Free

Boomer blues and roots rock. Not unpleasant, but nothing special either.

If there was a 3.5 I'd do that. Just not a 4

Some songs were okay and my foot tapped along to the beat. But about halfway through, my interest flagged. A double-album is almost never a good idea. It's between a 2 and a 3, but I'll give it a three since the musicianship is first-rate.

I enjoyed this more than I expected. Kinda like four short albums, with different styles, in one pretty long one.

3.5/5

Not listened to Stephen Stills on his own before but loved the echoes (pre-cursor) of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young.

I don’t like Stills’ other work but I was surprised how solid this album was. I’ll always like bluesy rock.

This was ok. Something a bit different.

Pretty good.

Kolejna przeciętna płyta. Ma momenty ciekawe, zachodzące w country, ze skrzypcami i zaśpiewem. Innym razem skręca w stronę bluesa, co już mnie dużo bardziej nuży. No a czasmi po prostu leci giatrowyn rockiem. Brakuje mi spójności. Mam wrażenie że ten człowiek chce być Bobem Dylanem i Jaggerem i Lennonem jednocześnie. 6.5/10 równane w dół.

While I don't necessarily disagree with the rave reviews, how is this essential listening? How did this album influence other artists? To make a pastiche--or a collage, or whatever you want to call this--of American music, this is not in any way unique. Good album? Sure. Essential? Another album whose essence is under question.

He's the least popular member of CSNY, but this is a good album. It actually seems like 2 or 3 albums. One country, one blues, one folk/rock. Good stuff.

Houmous & Chutney will always admire Stephen. But Joe? He’s much less Joe Lala and way more Joe Blah Blah if you ask us! Don’t ask though. We don’t like to talk about it. 2.8

Nice palate cleanse after a couple of 1 star albums while playing catch up.

folk rock

Didn't hate this as much as other people did it seems like, but it was definitely too long.

Some bops. Nothing really memorable but pleasant and long, good background album

Was hoping I’d like this better.. great sound but something is missing

gött men man börjar lessna lite på dom här gubbarna nu. sen är det ju för långt

Solid blues rock album. Some good songs in there. Had to listen to it on YouTube.

Better than I expected. Definitely long. The best 9 songs would have made a great album. Music is really good. I grow tired of his voice.

Like your friend’s boyfriend that you just have to learn to live with

This is certainly ambitious . Stills album spans 4 different genres ( sorta it’s got similarities across them as well) maintaining a level of quality in each I think my fav is the wilderness but I did enjoy the entire thing . I would have given it a higher score if some of the blending happened in indivisible songs rather than over the course of an album and or the transitions stoodout more. A solid 3

This one is better than the first one that came up from him on the list. It has theme holding it together but that also kind of makes all the songs sound to similar to distinguish themselves overall. It’s good, it’s fine.

Some country, some folk. Not memorable.

Very good but veeeeeery long Stephen Still is quite good at this Good album, i enjoyed it. Big 3

I liked song 6 🤭...

2nd Stills album in two weeks, but while I liked his self titled album, this one is just incredibly generic. A double album, so a lot of filler, but no standout tracks either.

I've been listening to it on repeat most of the day. It's extremely "blah". Even with all these listens, nothing really pulls me. It's like elevator music. I guess I respect that he put the full band with all their names on the cover, so that's something.

Seen in a vacuum, this isn't a bad album. Overlong, but solid roots rock mixed with some 70s breeziness. But, unfortunately, it isn't presented in a vacuum, but instead is apparently entry #74 in the Complete and Total List of Every Album Recorded by a Member of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. Ever.

Favourites: Song of Love, Anyway, Bound to Fall, Move Around, What to Do (9/1001, 8th Aug. '25, 2229h.)

Man asses!? Where!?

I’d give this a 3.5. Kind of long but there are some fun songs on here. Overall pretty good.

Great musicians, varied styles of music, mostly well made songs, but as with any double album, a few could be cut for sounding a bit samey.

A lot better than the last Stephen Stills solo album I had to listen to, it's certainly more varied given the length and amount of musicians working on this album though it can feel like each side it's just its own vibe (Sides A and C are more folk rock, side B is more bluegrass, Side D is a bit of everything?) which can make it easier to feel like one side is better than another depending on your biases? I certainly lean towards the upbeat folk rock of Side A the most, it's just familiar but fun in a way I wasn't expecting out of this band. Just generally, a good album

Too long but not bad

It's alright. Has the benefit of being pretty chill and also marred for being a double album.

Country rock

thoroughly disappointed by the lack of man asses in this album, only slightly alleviated by some decent music

I think I see now why from CSNY Neil young was the most well known, because even if I personally dislike his vocals, he’s evidently the strongest writer from the group. I think absent the harmonies of the wider group Stills’ vocals aren’t anything exceptional, and the band, while very good, aren’t playing anything groundbreaking here in terms of material. I don’t recognise any of the tracks on this song except maybe Colorado, and nothing here was catchy or impressive enough to warrant a playlist save or a delliberate relisten.

IDK it was fine. 6/10

IDK, man, this is really good at times, but not always. I guess the thing with double albums is ya gotta have some filler! Lot of songs on here come in under 3 minutes or under. Which does make it go by faster. Probably not coming back to this one.

Right now was one of my fav tracks on here. Feels like it would be a great album for a long road trip!

Too long but alright to listen to

Like in a mediocre kind of way

I quite like this but not enough to love it

Close to a 4 but not quite there. I enjoyed this album but it was missing a song that really made me feel groovy baby

i’m very much enjoying the sound and the emphasis on the guitar. varying genres throughout the album, sometimes more rock heavy other times more country heavy. brings in a more synth sound later in the album which is very interesting. overall a pretty good album but not very cohesive.

Impeccable production and musicianship. Not a single song that stands out.

Interesting and mellow sounds

I liked many of the tracks, but was far far too long!

It's good. I like CSNY better.

unremarkable, but covers a broad spread

Manassas was a pretty good album. Considering a lot of the people that Stephen Stills worked with, it came as no surprise to hear this album have a country rock sort of sound like the works of those other artists. The songs themselves were pretty all over the place when it came to how good they were seeing as the album was very long. The good songs did overpower the bad ones and the bad ones weren't really that bad, just not really up to snuff with the other songs. I don't really think i can say all too much else about this album so I'll just say it's a pretty good album that's well worth a listen. Best Song: Right Now Worst Song: Fallen Eagle

Too long but fine

Way too long

Bien

Good lord another double album, struggling to catch up after a busy week as it is This is fine enough but it just makes me wish I was listening to the Allmans. And of course it drags on for far too long Highlights: It Doesn't Matter

actually kinda gas not quite my tempo

Pre-listening thoughts: all of these recent albums have been LONG! Can I please go back to the streak of 30 min albums 😕 Post/during listening thoughts: This is like okay but all the songs sort of mesh together (perhaps intentionally, but whatever) and it’s way too long (21 songs!!!!) for all that. At least with a long album like Xtina’s the songs were different ENOUGH, but here they’re so vocally, instrumentally, sonically similar. Which usually for an album is a good thing but here I find myself unable to find much that stands out. Side note but Jesus Gave His Love Away sounds like something else and I am tweaking trying to place it rn. Stephen Stills is very talented but I think I prefer his work with CSN(Y). 5/10 DID I NEED TO HEAR THIS BEFORE I DIE: no Fav tracks: Anyway, Both of Us, Colorado, Johnny’s Garden, What To Do Least fav tracks: some of the more country and fiddly ones that I can’t remember the names of at this moment *Edit - no rating change but I am pretty sure the song I was thinking of that Jesus Gave His Love Away for Free reminds me of is Wild West Hero by ELO. They're not even that similar. But it's the part in Wild West Hero where it's like "Ride the range all the day/Til the first fading light/Be with my western girl/Round the fire oh so bright". If I am crazy just like ignore me

70s 'hard' dad rock that gets more twangy bluesy as the album plods on. totally passable background music that suffers from its length. cannot think of a standout track 2.75/5

I enjoyed this. New to me. Neil young meets the who. Would listen to again.

I have never heard on Stephen Stills before this. Or so I thought before I remembered the group Crosby, Stills & Nash that I never listened to but have heard of. Knowing that I expected some kind of country and I would say that is what I got. It was a pleasant time listening to the album and it seems like a solid country album with some good ballad but not the kind of music I would listen to very often.

Good bluesy background music - bit of a downer given the rest of the albums this week.

Classic blues rock n roll, I really liked it but I can't say it was really anything special or pushed the boat out, kinda just background blues to me.

Some good songs are on here, and the overall production was pretty decent. I'd be lying though, if I said I didn't fall asleep to this album a couple of times. Not too shabby. Top 3 Fav: Colorado, Johnny's Garden, and Song of Love Top 3 Worst: nothing notable 3.25-3.50/5

Some very good songs here. Stephen Stills was certainly a very good guitarist and creative. However, I would not say that there is enough innovation on this album to set it distinctly apart. The various Crosby Stills and Nash albums capture much of the same creativity as does Buffalo Springfield.

Nice folk and rock album. Colorado and Song Of love were standout tracks.

Am I getting jaded about the 70s?

Stills is probably my favourite from CSNY, and this album shows why. It can get a bit dad rock from time to time but generally speaking it's an hour of really nice music

Perushyväkolmonen

Ni fu ni fa

Felt like one of the longest albums ever. I'm sure could distill this down to something pretty solid. Still seems like he's trying to flex with so many songs, but they generally run together.

Solid 70s rock album but without a lot of standouts. Easy to listen to but didnt leave me wanting more. On the 3 side of a 3.5.

Surprisingly I was almost completely unfamiliar with this. It was pretty good but didn't blow me away. Probably worth another listen though.

Good, 2 songs saved

Never heard this album or wasn't even aware Stills assembled this band, Manassas. As I mentioned earlier for a David Crosby's solo album, the results are a lot more satisfying when he is a member of a group and the same can be said about Stephen Stills. Stills is at his best (or at least better) when he has other mates to collaborate with (CSNY, Buffalo Springfield), where as his solo album are soul-sucking listening experiences. Manassas is actually better than I was expecting, though a double album of jams and noodling is definitely not without it's flaws and filler. The soul and groove of the record is listenable, as the musicianship and it's diverse sound keep it driving. There's not a whole lot of substance or depth to the album, but it's not all a sprawling mess.

A good album that overstays its welcome. Big fan of CSNY and Stills is great, the album's brightness is just muddled with a few too many songs.

Decent 70s