Manassas

a but too long for its own good

Neil Young can get away with doing this kind of boring stuff because he's got a weird distinctive voice

It was okay. Generic 70’s rock album

Another album I enjoyed far more than I thought I would. I've never listened to any solo material from Stills, and assumed I'd be wishing I was listening to Neil Young or CSN(Y) instead. But nope, I liked this a lot - very enjoyable bluesy singer songwriter southern rock. My only issue is with the length. I love long albums, don't get me wrong. But this is one of those times I might use the word bloated as a descriptor.

crunchy tunes

Look, I didn't dislike this as much as I thought I would. But I feel it doesn't bring anything new to this genre, I feel like I've heard it be done before but better. Not to mention it's incredibly bloated, 21 tracks is absolutely absurd. Fav songs: - Song of Love - Both of Us - Johnny's Garden

Allllllmost gave up on this album, but it's actually so good. like a slower, soulful credence clearwater revival

Never heard this before. Pretty great 👍

I liked certain songs but it was too long

One of the less interesting offshoots from the CSNY ecosystem. And boy is it long. But I guess it has its moments.

If you like blues rock ((which I do) this is a beautiful noise. No outstanding tracks, but just consistently good.

It's a solid effort by Stills. The songs ebb and flow well together. There are a few standout tracks, but nothing mind blowing nor at the same level as when he's with Crosby, Nash, and Young.

No songs here that I would describe as unimpeachable bangers, but still, a double album that avoids anything resembling an obvious skip is worthy of some admiration.

Lotta people hating on good ole' SS. I rather enjoyed this album, but get the critiques on his vocals. Otherwise pretty low-key enjoyable southern rock / country rock.

Is safe a word to describe music? This was a very…safe album.

Very nice! I will spin this again. Reminds me of my mom’s hippy boyfriends, many Nam vets. Nice dudes. A little messed up, but friendly. We need more of them. And this.

Didn’t really get in to it

Bar music, bluesy blues bar music, bar music where they do the square dance every Saturday night. Too long bar music. 4/10

listening to this at 8am on a Saturday with the windows open. It definitely got me up and into work. Early tracks were nice tho it started feeling like it didn't need to go on quite so long until Move Around and The Love Gangster rolled around. Right Now is also a highlight and The Treasure was an impressive ride, in fact it generally ended well after the middle lull

Stills is a true artisan - it may not be the most exciting album but it's crafted very carefully.

A no

liked this guy's voice and the bluegrassy vibes, was so down with this and then it went ON for AGES

Look, its ok. But its nothing that you haven't heard in Crosby Still and Nash. Country blues with a nice voice.

Never knew Stills had a first name

2.5?

This is nice, but I'd like it a lot better if there were no lyrics.

Protest classic rock, a vibe that can’t be manufactured

an interesting concept that’s well executed at times, but misses the mark overall. not a bad listen, but a bit too lengthy for my liking.

too long and idgaf but some nice songs

I like it enough to give 4stars or B- and that could rise to B+ with more listens.

I was never a huge CSNY fan but after watching a PBS performance years ago I saw the talent behind Stephen Stills and I liked them better. This album exemplifies that talent. You can hear a lot of his song writing influence from CSNY in songs like Witching Hour. My favorite from the track is the bluesy High & Dry and Go Back Home. This is a listen again kinda’ album.

This definitely didn't need to be a double album. I guess he felt trapped by CSN(Y). I think we know why they didn't use his music. It wasn't good enough. Even the tune "Colorado" fell flat for me. Ok, I'm being harsh. This is alright background music for the patio but this is not an engaging album. I won't be going back to Manassas.

It got better as the album progressed. Not m style.

not going to be huge on my list. its probably a 2.5 for me, but ill bump up to a three for some sweet blues licks and an overall nice experience. easy background music, in my opinion.

Ein Doppelalbum aus den rockigen 70ern. Na wenn das nix ist. Hendrix (ok 68), The Who, Allman Bros, Stones, Deep Purple, Elton John, Led Zep, Neil Young, Pink Floyd. Doppelalbum musste sein, wenn man Rockgeschichte schreiben wollte. Meine Erwartungen waren entsprechend groß. Aber entweder war die Messlatte zu hoch oder Manassas zu klein.

really loved this double album. So much to love. The percussions and musical diversity kept it interesting.

This is really good music. It feels good to listen to. It's perfect for working, for doing yard work, for driving on a nice day with the windows down, for having a BBQ. Just really love it.

Totally inoffensive but totally inessential. Way better options out there

I like the general vibe. They are catchy songs that could be background music in movies from the 70s or 80s. A lot of it blended together for me though, with nothing surprising enough to note.

Solid rock album. Has a few different vibes from vegging out on a couch trippin some acid vs drinkin some bud heavy at a summer amphitheater show. Despite a way too long album, most of the songs are surprisingly not too long. Which is nice

Too long and boring. There were some good songs but it should be half the length. I really like longer movies but I feel like I might be biased against longer albums in general. I don’t think we’ve listened to a single album that I felt was too short. More often than not I feel like the albums are too long.

Influence be damned, they’re stat compilers. Like an athlete you thought dominated for two decades but when you break their career down you discover they were actually just above average the whole time. Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young and whoever else’s name they throw on there are just that. You’re bound to have some chart toppers when you release 73 albums combined. I did actually enjoy this album, at the very least more than the Neil Young and CSNY albums we’ve had. It’s got some good variety and it’s nice to have on in the background. Still on the fence with the double album thing.

I enjoyed this album more than any of the other albums that have been part of the Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young super groups. Still not something that I would go out of my way to listen to, but by no means did I dislike it. The names in this band feel like a group of space marines being introduced to a rookie. "Welcome to the team new guy. Come over here and let me introduce you to the squad. We've got Dallas, Chris, Al, Joe, Paul, and this.... this here's Fuzzy."

3/5. I do enjoy most of the songs on here, and appreciate the separation of vinyl sides with names and themes, the concept is fun to have just like Something/Anything?. I will say some of the songs do sound a little generic within their respective genre. Like a lot of the 2nd side flows a little too similarly. Like I said, I do like the theme, but they don't stand out enough now, which is frustrating. So it's good, but could definitely be better. Best Song: Jet Set (Sigh), The Love Gangster, Blues Man

Twangy twangy twangy twang

I wouldn't say any of this material is necessarily filler, but the album could definitely use some shaving down. It lacks a sense of adventure and versatility, leaning heavily on a proto-reggae rock feel for nearly every track. That being said, it reeks of "dad album", which I approve of. Stephen Stills is great at that gentle, acoustic, American texturing (a la Eagles, Neil Young, Elton John) that all fathers of the world can unite under. Colorado is so warm and campfire singalong-y that it's hard not to love. Several tracks like these are proof that Stills's vocals really shine when accompanied by a few backing vocalists. By itself, the lead vocal sometimes struggles to push past the in-your-face mixing of the drums and guitars, but it has a fun Southern American twang that's really likeable. It's noticeable in all tracks, but I especially like the main vocal in Song of Love, Rock and Roll Crazies, and Johnny's Garden. Overall, great stuff. Warm, accessible, fun-filled. A bit bloated, but no individual song is necessarily bad, so who am I to complain? 4/5 Key tracks: Jet Set (Sigh), Song of Love, Colorado, Johnny's Garden, The Love Gangster, What to Do

This whole album is very samey. It kinda long and nothing stands out.

Pleasantly twangy Southern rockers having fun Playing porch music

Churn churn churn... He must have been something to see in the 70's. All that material, did he ever sleep?

He's no Crosby, Nash, and/or Young. 2.5/5

Really boring generic stuff. Not bad, just nothing interesting about this.

A big album by the great guitarist. It's a good listen that unfolds it magic after multiple listenings.

This isn't an album that anyone has to hear. This is an album that would be playing as background music in a bar in Kentucky in the 80s. 2/5

This album is one of the few I'll argue literally every person truly does need to hear before they die. This is a transformative experience. My review can't really do it justice. Go and listen.

I really enjoy this genre of country/folky/bluegrassy rock. It makes me feel happy and is really easy listening. This record is quite conservative. It doesn't feel like they're taking any risks and everything feels pretty safe. I'm content with easy listening albums but they usually end up being 3 star albums for me. There wasn't a single song that really stood out to me. It all kind of just blended together. I think I'd give this one a 3.5 but I'll round up.

This is a rad little album! The blues, folk, bluegrass, singer-songwriter elements are really really cool. I often feel that Stills is kind of the red-headed step child of his previous band and never really gets the acclaim as his counterparts. The vision is really cool. I like how they experimented with traditional genres in American music, but also leaned in to the singer songwriter ethos of day. It makes sense why so many Deadheads were into this music. This album has a lot of ambition packed in it, but I'm not sure its a "classic." There aren't a lot of stand out songs per say and despite it being a really cohesive record, it doesn't really hold up to other dense albums of the period. Still it's a cool relic and really awesome album that I had a blast listening to.

Its nice enough but pretty average in its genre

Good album enjoyed this, good easy listening soft rock, it is a bit long and I’m Not sure anything was memorable enough for me to come back to though

I know literally nothing about this, other than knowing about CSNY. What a slog. I don't think this is bad but it's way too long and way to samey and boring.

Not sure if or when I finished this album but I’ve been listening to it for 7 hours. Not because I like it but because I’m trying to notice if there’s a distinct point where one of the songs sounds different. This album is way too long for having little variance of its soft rock style. This isn’t bad but for a 70s album there’s some to be desired. 6.0/10

1 hour and 12 minutes of boomer bullshit.

First track has a great groove. bopping my head for sure. Second one also fun, with mid song switch Digging this so far

Great guitar. Country half ain't that great.

Hadn’t heard it but really glad I have now. Solid all the way through and varied enough to keep me interested.

7.5/10 This was a pleasant surprise - not always the biggest fan of country/blues rock, but this combined so many genres in an engaging way Rock, country, folk, blues, bluegrass Really feels of its early 70s time Excellent musicianship and production. Layered sound is very nice, not many albums have such a good interplay of lead and rhythm guitar Everyone clearly having fun, maybe so much fun that they forgot to cut a few tracks... Not enough variation to sustain a double album for me Clearly an influence on modern stuff I like such as SFA/Gruff Rhys Best: Both of us

Not necessarily flawed on any front but a dull listen nonetheless.

I read a great review comparing this album to a wonderful significant other. S/he’s always sweet and reliable but you know that there is one out there that is much better… For me, this album borders on meh.

Enjoyed this quite a bit, but a bit long.

Nice album

long winded and by times boring

Solid album

I liked a couple of songs which is more than I thought I would so there’s that.

Very surprising didnt expect a great album. From indie to rock blues and very cool sound. Album was well produced order of song is great they blocked together a few alike and then a totally different tune and song type to break monotony. Its a good album it has more than 5 songs I actually enjoey and I hate country music but its like an indie country pop rockish kind of music. Problem is thet its like a triple album with 21 songs definitively 9 too many

There’s a lot going on here, stylistically. There’s the expected classic rock sound, but with auxiliary percussion that shifts things into a Latin feel for a few bars; bluegrass; country gospel, some experimental synth sounds; touch of funk, and of course those tight CSN-style harmonies. It’s good and I like it, but it would take repeated listens before I really got into it. 3.6

Curious that they call this a Stills album, although it definitely sounds like it. I can hear pieces of earlier CSNY songs. The wiki tells of how great the musicians are, and I guess they are, but it sounds like jam band/Cali country stuff or maybe CSNY meets The Band. Not bad, but not all the time. And surely nothing that requires a continuous 106 hours in the studio. 3.5

Side one – The Raven is good, the rest can go

Stills at his best

Very interesting mix of blues, country, Latin and rock music

Boring 70’s southern rock. Was debating between a 2 and 3

eh 3/5

Right off the bat I like “song of love”. This is so good and so eclectic.

I liked all the fiddle parts. "A crowd pleaser for your Republican in laws" - a review from the generator. Favourites: rock and roll crazies/Cuban bluegrass, both of us (bound to lose), fallen eagles, hide it so deep, the treasure - take one, The music is alright but the album is too bloated, some songs could be cut. 3/5

Overall solid rock album. I didn't really fuck with the country aspects too bad, but I liked the instrumentals overall. Decent vocals, nothing to call home about tho lel. Also I didn't like Fallen Eagle at all. Pretty good mix of slow and fast songs i guess. A little long for what it was, Blues Man definitely felt like it was dragging on by the end. 3/5, some songs were just alright otherwise might've hit 4 just for being enjoyable. Favourites: Song of Love, Jet Set (Sigh), Colorado (loved this one! good piano), Johnny's Garden

Had a bit of a hard time getting into this album, to be honest it was a little on the long side as well... 21 songs... come on now. This is another one of those albums that's neither amazing nor trash that I really vibe with on some songs and am indifferent to on others. I liked the electric guitar. Favourites were Rock and Roll Crazies/Cuban Bluegrass, Jesus Gave Love Away for Free, Colorado and Hide It so Deep. Too lengthy and nothing that stands out to me, 3

A good BBQ, beach, camping, chilling outdoors and drinking a beer kind of album. It’s lovely and the talent is rife. Some really groovy riffs. But not terribly memorable for me.

Great musicianship but just not my cup of tea.

really long album, but liked it more than expected. old school country, a bit plain but easy to listen to

Good album.

Really come to love this one

(1001: keep getting double albums when I'm behind schedule) Apparently this is a debut double album. I think it's kind of weird to put everyone's name on the cover unless this is some kind of supergroup. Upon review, I guess it was somewhat of a supergroup, but I've really only heard of Stills. At any rate, the opening tracks have some good bluesy rock that kind of reminds me of Clapton, and maybe a less horn-y Blood sweat & tears. Later on it gets more country before going back around. For me, this album didn't have any great songs. I didn't really like the country ones either so just kind of mid all around. I recently had Yes and their synth really elevates what could be a similar sound to Stills. Some may prefer the simpler sound. I'd be fine having this on in the background doing chores or whatever. Favorite track "Rock and roll crazies" 2.5/5

Bluesy, light rockish and good music production on this one. This album is a soundtrack for some people I’m sure but I just don’t find myself getting carried away in its musical offerings. Choice cut: Anyway

To me the amount of Crosby, Stills, Nash and adjacent artists on here is the equivalent of Americans moaning about Britpop. Kinda tedious. And well over an hour of this stuff? Absolutely no need. 2.5

amazing playing- just started to feel like he was showing off eventually.

I really enjoyed most of this album and wished I’d started listening to it earlier in the weekend. I particularly enjoyed the Cuban Bluegrass track ! I’m going to give it 4*. I probably wouldn’t on subsequent listens but I did find it rocking ( in most parts !)

Real easy listening and a good album. Just too long

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Terrible

Why do I always get the super long albums when I have the least time available to listen to them? With just one listen through, I can say that nothing really stood out as amazing here. While it was interesting to hear different genres, a lot of it blended together. It's ok but I'm not going to go out of my way to listen to it again.

This is a really well done and well performed album, plenty of great tracks here to choose from. But, I have some qualms with it, production being spotty here and there, and the album being just a little bit too long. A 5 star single album, a 4.5 star double album. And I round down

Country rock is a great genre. There's some Three Dog Night, a little Bachman Turner Overdrive, and a complete hoedown in the middle of the album. There's also a weirdly religious song in the back half that feels out of place. It was a great listen, but it was a little all over the place.

folk, s.s., 1972 -> 2

Pretty good, inoffensive!

Stills has never really done it for me but at least for a double album this was fairly diverse. A couple songs stood out, albeit not by much. I'm feeling generous so I'll go the full 3 stars.

Not entirely my thing, but not bad. I preferred the songs that lean heavier into bluesy wah-wah guitar rock than country, and there were enough of those to keep me from getting bored.

Reading about the what seem like hellish recording sessions make this even more impressive. I do think it could have been shorter though

It was alright some songs weren’t that good

I never want to hear steel guitar again. 1.5/5.0: Bad

Not bad! I liked it for country

- Stephen Stills, was ne Legende! Mitgründer von Buffalo Springfield und Crosby, Sills, Nash & Young - Und der Kollege weiß einfach, wie man bei mir die richtigen Knöpfe drückt - Was ein geiles Konzeptalbum. Leider so nicht auf Spotify zu sehen, aber auf Platte ist das Doppel-Album in vier Kapitel aufgeteilt - auf jeder Plattenseite ein Kapitel: 1. The Raven (Rock mit Latin Einflüssen) 2. The Wilderness (Country/Bluegrass), 3. Consider (Folk/Folk-Rock), 4. Rock & Roll is Here to Stay (Bluesrock) - Tolle Instrumentierung, super Produktion, wunderschöne Harmonien Rating: 4/5

- Cooles grooviges Album mit tollen zeitgenössischen Rock-Songs. - Man hört natürlich total den Buffalo Springfield und CSN&Y Einschlag, dennoch wirkt die Musik und das Album an sich auf mich total eigenständig. - Richtig umgehauen oder überrascht hat mich das Album aber auch nicht. Dazu kommt, dass leider kein Songs so richtig hervorgestochen und hängen geblieben ist. Ich hab das Album eher wie ein Jazz-Album konsumiert, so als Gesamtprodukt. Dafür wars dann aber insgesamt doch etwas zu länger, dafür dass für mich persönlich keine riesen Highlights drin waren. 3,25/5

- entspanntes Album, bei dem mir allerdings nichts besonders im Kopf hängen geblieben ist

A very good album I find boring and do not like. But still a good album.

Started mediocre and got worse. Side 2 was among the worst things I've put myself through recently. Far too much twang, some offkey singing, endless guitar noodlings and fiddler's fiddling. Only think of interest for me was the moog on 'Move Around' but by that time I was almost dead of boredom.

As far as I'm concerned Stephen stills is the talent from Scott Pilgrim, so disappointing that he's putting out country music. The rockier side of country is more palatable, so when this was closer to lynyrd skynyrd it was slightly more enjoyable. Really though it was a bit bland, still undeniably country and very, very long. Hard to pick out a song so that suggests it was very samey, I'm sure the first two tracks were the same chords at a different tempo. I was never going to like this and I think for the genre it's middle of the road so I won't give it a 1.

Thoroughly enjoyed that. Jesus Gave Love Away for Free, Hide It So Deep, and Colorado were my favourite tracks. The album was on the long side if I'm honest, and wasn't overly dynamic, but the feel and the atmosphere created are definitely my kind of thing. Lots of jamming. CSNY flourished best when working together.

These guys definitely loved a bit of slide guitar! This album was a mixed bag which isn't surprisingly considering there's 21 tracks here. They could have done some trimming of the fat. I preferred the Blues style songs more than the Folk stuff so think I'll revisit this one. Highlights: Song of Love Rock and Roll Crazies/Cuban Bluegrass Anyway Jet Set (Sigh)

Quite enjoyed most of this, but I do think ultimately it's quite forgettable. Fairly middle of the road. Not sure I can pick out any tracks in particular. There were some samba type influences going on in parts I think? Think 3 is fair. Pretty good, but not sure it's an album I needed to hear before I die!

Great!

Pretty generic southern rock. I'm sure it's fine if that's your jam, but it isn't mine.

This album kind of rocked! Like it could have been a lame, old dad rock record but it wasn't somehow...The tracks were interesting and the instrumentals were engaging and fun. They definitely wanked around a little too much on some songs but overall I thought it was a good listen.

Favorite Tracks: What To Do Fallen Eagle Johnny’s Garden

I enjoy the CSNY albums quite a bit but their solo works are just... eh... did Stills really think he needed to make a double album? Not really. Too long and too boring.

Pretty boring

CSN&Y have great appeal to me. There are moments of that appeal on this solo adventure, but I just can't keep with it through out the album. The recording quality struggles at times. There is an identifiable stylistic nostalgia here, but it's not cohesive enough to keep my attention or peak my interest.

Powerful offering from Stills

Boring with a capital B. also 1 hour and 12 minutes? be so fr

God give me strength, another double album... 01) Song of Love - 7,0 02) Rock & Roll Crazies/Cuban Bluegrass - 7,5 03) Jet Set (Sigh) - 7,0 04) Anyway - 6,5 05) Both of Us (Bound to Lose) - 7,0 06) Fallen Eagle - 7,5 07) Jesus Gave Love Away for Free - 7,0 08) Colorado - 7,5 09) So Begins the Task - 7,5 10) Hide It So Deep - 6,5 11) Don't Look at My Shadow - 6,5 12) It Doesn't Matter - 8,0 13) Johnny's Garden - 7,5 14) Bound to Fall - 7,0 15) How Far - 7,5 16) Move Around - 7,5 17) The Love Gangster - 7,0 18) What to Do - 7,5 19) Right Now - 7,0 20) The Treasure (Take One) - 7,0 21) Blues Man - 7,0 TOTAL: 7,17 (72/100) Well, it's not as bad as I thought it would be. I think I have traumas of the past double albums I listened to. It has 4 sides, each side has its own theme. I think I prefer side 3 with folk-rock songs, "It Doesn't Matter" stands out for me. It reminds me of Fleetwood Mac.

I get this weird campfire music vibe from this record. Where I just want to pull out an acoustic guitar and everyone sing along. There are a lot of great harmonies, as one would expect with Stephen Stills. Not everything is acoustic, but the overall feel of the album is very relaxed. Tasty bass riffs and guitar licks. Unfortunately, it took me a few days of revisiting as the music wasn't diverse enough to spark my attention, and I felt like I was getting a bit bored. Even though, I didn't dislike the record, it definitely didn't make it on my personal hypothetical 1001 records list.

Good listen! I'm not crazy with country, so some of the song didn't fully click with me. But there are a good amount here I did enjoy, a couple I can see myself adding into my Spotify Playlist. High recommend!

И блюзец, и кантри, и рок-н-ролл - все тут есть. Только с южным оттенком, который отдаëт ковбоями и навозом. Может быть и пропустил бы мимо ушей это, если бы не сравнил какие ковбои были тогда и какие ковбои сейчас (лил нас, ты че пидарас?)

Not for me 1/5

Not my favorite but some of the songs were kind of a jam in an oldies kind of way. Favorite song: Blues Man

a lot of good vibes here. I felt like I was out in a prairie or deep in pine forest or on the streets of a city.

I listened to the first 9 or so songs. Not my jam.

I like it

Just great song after great song, all in short little bursts

Album Nr. 53 Guter 70iger Jahre Rock.

Strong at every point but way tooooooo loooooong.

honestly not really my thing. i think i don’t have the knowledge to appreciate why this is good, but i can’t do anything about that

Country. No está mal.

Decent likeee

I liked it, a very diverse album

Nothing bad but nothing noteworthy in my opinion. Country flavored singer-songwriter music.

Nicht meins

Really good album, I enjoy anything Stills is involved in.

meh, nice enough but didn't get going

I like it but it dragged on a bit.

I'd never heard of them, can't understand why one name covers seven people. The music gets a bit Country twangy the rest of the album is alright. The next song on YTM I recognise the title by the same band.

It's a good album. There are times when it feels like it's going to be a GREAT album. But there are also times when it's really not so great... And that's the problem with double-disc sets. They go on so long and are stuffed with so many songs that there are just going to be some real stinkers. Had Steve just kept the cream of the crop and cut it down to one disc, this would be a 5 star album, no contest. But, as it stands, it's a 3 star experience at best.

I do really like some of the songs on here, but I wouldn't care to listen to the whole album again. Another reviewer commented that this album was perfect for driving on the open road/back roads. I completely agree that it is well suited to a country drive.

I forgot how good this was...

Nice interlaying guitar parts. Overall, good. Not super memorable for me.

Totally fine and enjoyable rock, and a gap for me. But I would have had to listen more closely for anything outstanding.

Such an incredible guitar player, and an amazing voice. The guy you hear the least about from CSNY, but arguably the most important member. He part in Suite:Judy Blue Eyes at Woodstock was one of the greatest moments in Rock n Roll history. This album brings back memories of cross country drives from concert to concert in my 20s.

It's a shame this was so long. I enjoyed a good amount of it in the background, perhaps obviously stated, but it's pretty comparable to Neil Young. A lot of guitars.

Cool easy-going sound. I'm not the biggest fan of Stephen Stills' voice but it's still good and there is so much awesome music on here. Just a nice chill rock album with some southern/country vibes thrown in.

Long album of generic early '70's music.

Stephen Stills, the brain behind Buffalo Springfield, CSN (&Y) and more shows his mastery for writing on this solo album as well. Interesting that this is a double album that clocks in a full 1:11 of pure content compared to some of the modern day hip hop albums on this list that fill the same timeline but with less content. 3/5.

Catchy, bluesy, good for bbq

Good

Pretty solid. Surprising mix of hidden genres

Fängt richtig stark an, kann das Niveau aber nicht halten. Zwischendurch ein paar ultra cheesy Songs, die nicht hätten sein müssen. Auch passen manchmal die Übergänge zwischen den Songs nicht. Insgesamt ist das Album deutlich zu lang. Mit Blues Man nochmal ein richtig guter Abschluss. 4, aber nur wegen einzelner Songs. Das Album als ganzes ist leider schwächer.

'Goeie muziek jongens!' zou mijn vader zeggen. Dit is toch tijdloos, of niet? Je krijgt meteen zin om in een ouwe Amerikaanse auto door de binnenlanden van de States te trekken. Countrybluesamericana, of wat het ook maar is. Kun je me midden in de nacht voor wakker maken.

Het album begint swingend rockend en de radio gaat gelijk een tandje zachter. Ergens, het zal de volgende kant van de lp zijn, veranderd het naar soms tergende zeurende muziek. Net als ik het gillend uit wil zetten komt er weer sterke bluesy rock. Hoe rate ik het totaal nu? Een gemiddelde van 2 topdelen en 2 verschrikkelijke delen kan een 3 opleveren. Maar ik kan er niet omheen. Het heeft allemaal veel kwaliteit en creativiteit. Dus laat ik hem wat opplussen.

We hebben weer eens te maken met een dubbelalbum en in de tijd van vinyl spreekt men dan over 4 kanten. Manassas heeft die 4 kanten dan ook een aparte naam gegeven. Die allemaal toch wel een eigen karakter hebben. Kant 1 - The Raven - is fijne folkrock, meerstemmig, bands als Eagles en the Band schieten me gelijk te binnen. Kant 2 - The Wilderness - komt met meer country en folk, waarbij instrumenten als een steel guitar en een viool vaak acte de presence geven. Kampvuurmuziek. Kant 3 - Consider - gaat weer meer richting de prog en psychedelische rock, ook al is het veelal akoestisch. Steppenwolf komt in me op, al is het misschien alleen maar om het akkoordenschema van Johnny's Garden dat lijkt op The Pusher. Kant 4 - Rock & Roll is here to stay - komen er weer meer versterkte gitaren de boel versterken. Fijn om het album swingend en bluesy te eindigen, Allman Brothers stijl. Sowieso vrijwel alle nummers herbergen de karakteristieke harmonieen waar Stills bekend om staat. En er wordt heerlijk gitaar gespeeld. Het voelde absoluut niet als een straf om het hele dubbelalbum uit te zitten en alle nummers verdienen het om er op te staan. Ik heb me buitengewoon goed vermaakt hiermee. Weet je wat, ik deel lekker 5 sterren uit.

Bored me silly

If I'm being completely honest with myself, I just do not like this kind of music at all. American Country music just isn't in my wheelhouse, and the few albums I do like from that genre tend to deviate a little outside it. This however is one of the most meat and potatoes country albums I ever heard in my god dang life. A few highlights here and there but nothing that would genuinely keep me coming back to it.

This was something of a surprise. Through the course of the album there are jumps between styles, although underpinned by the soft rock that had framed earlier work. Although a solo effort it clearly benefits from the collection of musicians assembled. It probably works better through streaming without interruptions than it would as a physical double album.

Bluesrock-Ge“gniedel“, mir fällt kein anderes Wort ein. Schon auch irgendwie ganz geil. Lässt sich wohl in vier Teile einteilen. 1. Teil (Lieder 1-5) gefällt mir, zweiter (6-11) ist gar nicht meins, langsamer, langweiliger Countryscheiß. Teil 3 dann wieder ein bisschen besser (12-17), aber auch nicht richtig geil. Teil 3 sind die Lieder 18-21. Joah am Ende reicht mir das erste Viertel.

What in the Dixie chicken is this?! Embarrassed to say, I didn’t know Stills was something before Crosby Stills and Nash. Love a sweet southern jam/rock band. More cowbell!!!

Really good 70s rock. Love Stephen Stills. Didn't know this album.

This was all over the place musically. A lot of it sounded like Grateful Dead but then there was soft rock, bluegrass, psychedelic, funk, gospel. Felt like Stephen was trying to prove something.

I really enjoyed this album. I had no idea Stills had a solo album.

Picked up towards the end, but mostly pretty boring country rock. Didn't hate it, won't remember it.

This was a great discovery for me, I'd never branched out to any of CSN's "solo" projects. This felt both of its era and contemporary to me -- so many festival bands still chasing this sound.

Decent record. Have not been a CSNY fan, group or solo. But Stills is a good listen.

Feels a bit dull at times. Glad to hear songs like “Fallen Eagle” to liven things up.

This is right up my alley. Never heard before.

Good stuff

Pretty.... PRETTY BORING. lol its nice but not very memorable.

Jesus, Stephen, did you really have to wake me up at 4 a.m. and make me listen to this?

Wow! I'm amazed. The quality of the recorded material is amazing. And this is 1972! Unbelievable. A cool lamplight and very warm country blues-rock album. The songs all fit together and flow one into the other. The album is very cohesive and enjoyable for both thoughtful listening and background. First time listening to Stephen Stills and very impressed!

Good musicianship but it's not CSNY move on. Nothing to see here.

Like many double albums, this could stand to have some fat trimmed here and there. But Stephen Stills has assembled a top-notch group of talented musicians, and the concept of a different musical style per side is an intriguing one.

Really good – the whole thing vibes excellently and consistently, and grooves mellowly. "Colorado" and "So the Task Beings" are both teriffic. "Jesus Gave Away Love for Free" might be the all-time hippie line. The trio of "Johny's Garden" and "How Far" and "Move Around" is another highlight sequence ... the last being a master class about how to incorporate synths (or cutting-edge musical tech) into songs.

I enjoyed this album to a point. Stills’ blend of folk, rock, Latin, and country styles worked very well and it’s clear that his band was on the top of their game when this was recorded. Unfortunately, this album is just too bloated. The highs on this album are great, but are weighed down by so much extra baggage.

The only problem of this double album is its length. But at the same time, said length is an intricate part of the record's overall concept, going to a wide array of different genres: southern rock, country and country-rock, bluegrass, blues, latin-infused grooves and the usual CSN(Y) hippie stuff. And each of the four sides is dedicated to an overall theme, helping you find your way into those 21 songs. Stephen Stills and his friends shine as performer and instrumentalists from start to finish here. Now the question is: are the *songs* worth it? The best sides are side 1 and 4. On side 1 you have "Song of Love" and its catchy bassline and vocal hooks, lively "Rock & Roll Crazies / Cuban Bluegrass", followed by equally lively "Jet Set (Sigh)", plus moving "Anyway" or the Santana-inspired "Both of Us". And on side 4, there are "What To Do", "Right Now" and "The Treasure". By all means, don't miss side 4, it's got the best rockers in the whole LP, with some incredible build-ups -- it's just that this apex takes a while to come up after sides 2 and and 3. Indeed, side 2 is mostly displaying country / bluegrass tunes, which is a change of pace that might not be to the liking of a lot of listeners: three of them are quite boring extraneous cuts, yet it's also got the stellar "Colorado" fortunately, whose infectious chorus might linger long in your soul, along with the nice torch song "Anyway". Don't miss those as well. And the same criticism pointing out second-rate tunes goes to the mellow-rock soundscapes of side 3, with only smooth and elegant "Johnny's Garden" and early Moog-synthesizer-enhanced (!) "Moving Around" being worth a visit. I was tempted to give this LP a 5/5 grade, in spite of its relative share of fillers: since I count around 12 or 13 essential songs in this album (including atmospheric barebones closer "Blues Man"), it didn't seem like a stretch. There was obviously enough material in Stills for this one to write an "essential" single album, even if he chose to use the admirable personnel in this record for something much more sprawling (and consequently less cohesive) than that. The thing is, I've given a 4/5 mark to Curtis Mayfield's *Superfly*, also out in 1972 (maybe I was a little harsh on this one, come to think of it). So I got to preserve some sort of consistency somehow. 4 stars, then. But 4 star *+*, as this double album is still a keeper, particularly essential for anyone interested enough in the extended Buffalo Springfield / CSNY "family".

Day9 - solid album

I didn't love this. Reasonably well produced, but I found it really quite boring.

I don't know, Stephen Stills. This is all fine but just not my cup.

Yeah, bust out those denim shirts, those oh-so-tasteful blooz licks and a Nepalese temple ball - them Canyon boys are headed upstate, they're gettin' it together, and it's gonna be a double because we're making a statement, maaaan. Some pretty good stuff, some run of the mill workouts and plenty of songs that are fine, well played, but lacking anything particularly livewire about them. Reeks of patchouli.

Helt bra Southern rock. Lite dålig production

He's not the one who powered CSN&Y. But he didn't drag them down either.

Nothing resonating with me.

I can't listen to this whole thing. Why is it so long? I've had my fill of late 60s early 79s blues rock.

About the same as the last Stills album we got. Some pretty good songs that I quite enjoyed, but also some that were extremely irritating, especially the violin heavy ones.

Pretty good, not my vibe really.

It tries to recapture the spirit of CSN, but comes up short. A lot of songs with a fairly monotonous sound across the album. I can't quite come up with it, but the album is missing enough elements, that it doesn't rise to significance for me personally.

I met David in college, he was from Manassas. Like you, I had no idea where 'Manassas' was. So he offered reference for me. "It's where the penis was thrown..." That's all I can think about. Lorena, cut John Wayne Bobbit's dong off while he was sleeping and threw it in a field in Manassas. It was a big story in the 90's and that reference was suitable. Ahhh, Manassas...

Even the least remarkable member of CSNY got a solo album on the list? Actually, scratch that - Graham Nash didn’t make it? But he was the British one! Stills is great as a collaborator in CSNY’s harmonies. But as a solo artist his work is just ok. Some decent folk rock. Some less decent country leanings. Nothing really memorable. Instead of working on a whole double album of mediocre songs, Stills should have focused on making a smaller set really stand out.

I liked it better the second time through, making two growers in a row! There are some tight tunes on this double album offering. It also has the overly casual feel of a bunch of dudes riffing with each other at times. As I’ve said for several double+ albums before, there could have been something more special by carefully selecting the best 35-45 min.

I'm torn on my ranking for this album; while I really enjoyed it, it is pretty fucking long. I like that the original album was broken up thematically by side; it means that the vibe consistently changes up and doesn't feel stale. And the overwhelming amount of material, and good material at that, is pretty mindblowing. Overall it's a real groovy scene, man. I can put this album on any old Saturday and just vibe out. Straight through or shuffled I think it would be a great time. Fuck it, five stars.

Nice tunes, love it.

Good album, though a little more country than I was hoping for.

Prima muziek, maar niet zo bijzonder. Would not buy, 3 sterren

Not a lot to be said about this one beyond it being enjoyable. This was a fun rock/country/folk type album and we have heard some Stills before. Parts of me can see why this one would be on here, but I also don't understand why a giant majority of these albums are all roughly the same genre.

Damn man, I was under the impression that we've had solo albums from Crosby and Nash as well, but instead it's number two from Stills. And wow, it's actually really awesome. A big, broad album spanning different styles, some rock, folk, country, etc. The other album we had from him was great too. It may be early to call it, but Mr. Stills may be my favorite in the group. Favorite tracks: Jet Set, Both of Us, Jesus Gave Love Away for Free, Colorado, So Begins the Task, Bound to Fall, How Far, The Love Gangster (goofy title), Blues Man. Album art: Nothing too special, band photo using a sign as the title. I do appreciate that Stills took the time to credit the other people who worked on this with him on the cover, you don't see that often if ever. Not bad. 4.5/5

Great sounding album I really liked Move Around which seems more of a stretch. I like the heavier momebnts and not as connected to times when it sounds like straight CSNY or bluegrass related. But over all very good and will listen again.

A little too folky for me. But at the same time, it gave me old man boy band vibes. Cowboy music.

Lots of interesting songs and sounds, different influences and styles

Excellent. 5/5

Nice album, I like it - BUT I cannot see the influent relevancy. Stile - mix between funky rock, country and ballads

Nice country/rock album. Haven't listened enough yet, but so far I'm liking what I'm hearing. It does country in a pleasant and tasteful way.

It's cool but haven't listened enough since I was holly and jolly today

Yes Stephen Stills! Lay that sweet, sweet soft rock upon me! Rating: 3.5/5 Playlist track: Song of Love Date listened: 23/12/23

Bland.

Double albums don't get much better than this.

This album was okay. Longer than it needed to be. Kinda groovy, but felt a bit repetitive after a while. Light on lyrics, both quantity and quality

solid album, very similar to CSN work.

A technical very impressive album throughout, resulting from coccaine-fueled marathon recording sessions lasting days. There's a bit too much twang for my taste but there are also a handful of stand out tracks. If I'd had any say, I would have cut out about half of the album but I recognize that I'm not the target audience. Despite that I enjoyed this much more than I expected to.

Alexa: "Find me an album which showcases everything that was truly naff about the '70's"

Honestly would’ve been a five if it was about 20 minutes shorter. A bit *too* much of a good thing.

Diverse and well-crafted with songs that flow from one to the next. Loved it. Helped me pass the time while trying to beat this stupid-ass level in Super Mario Wonder.

i've listened to this a lot and it just continues to grow on me... maybe some day this will become 5 stars in my mind... for now i say 4 i like you stephen you are my friend

Really enjoyed the first set of songs but it starts to go downhill for me toward the middle. That’s entirely due to my own personal taste- I enjoy an early 70s classic rock bluesy sound but I’m not as into bluegrass or folk rock. It’s a solid album! But I’m gonna have to give it a high 3: I wont be seeking it out again but I enjoy some of the songs a lot.

its alright but a bit boring

Decent

So Begins the Task of writing this review. How Far do I go? Right Now not too far so I don’t miss out on seeing the Love Gangster. Anyway, this one was alright.

Solid Album start to finish.

Definitely on the long side, but varied enough to keep my interest. Some rad guitar solos, more music that sounds quite similar to CSN if you're into that (I am). Not mind blowing, but definitely fun and worth the listen imo, I could definitely come back to this one.

Starts off really strong out of the gate. Solid 5. And then it keeps going. Jarring insertion of country fiddle. 4. And it keeps going. Sides 3 and 4 become an inconsistent assortment of loosely related songs. By the end, we land on a three, the average content diluting the excellence of the start. Had it been a shorter, more focused experience, strong 4/5. Meandering to the end we arrive at a 3/4. Happily, I'll recognize the excellence of the musicians.

Wasnt he in Scott Pilgrim?

Kinda country rock, similar to ccr but more country

LISTEN 1 2 tracks in - I like the vibe so far. I love Neil Young's famous albums - "Harvest" and "After The Gold Rush" buy have never got through his whole discography, let alone the family tree of bands like Crosby Stills Nash and Young and Buffalo Springfield. I think I've listened to both bands a little but not really got into it. 4 tracks in - I've started to lose interest a bit - background music. 21 tracks in - I've reached the end! It's a very long album to take in, being a double album. There were a couple of songs with a spacey electonic bass under the country and western twang which gave an interesting feeling / juxtaposition. Overall, it seemed a nice enough album but nothing leapt out at me. LISTEN 2 I skipped about a bit trying to find songs I particularly liked and I couldn't find any. Some were better than others, some worse. But generally I felt a bit "Meh" about it all. I don't particularly like his voice. It sounds like the sort of band you might hear in a pub - except of course, they would probably sound amazing in a pub with all the harmonies and all. I guess a better comparison is - They sound like the sort of band I would hear in the soundtrack of an old film or detective show that I've never heard of and doesn't stand out. It's of it's time. It's alright. But it doesn't strike me as particularly interesting or move me in particular. It's FINE.

Started fine. Decent 70s rock, I thought. Then it went very—and increasingly more so—country. Give me English folk rock / psych, or blues-folk infused rock, but I do so struggle with country. Maybe a dank, dark walk to Lidl wasn't the best of listening conditions. I listened to half of the album. Might finish it in the coming days, but I'm not excited about the prospect.

That was a slog (though reading about its recording not as much of a slog as it was for the musicians involved!). Hard to take in the variety of styles in one listen but can sense the musicianship underneath this all and that repeated listens would reveal the various layers at work here - but not sure personally I’ll revisit.

Like playing two hands before flipping the table

Are you a fan of the Muppets? If so then you'll easily recognize how this album sounds like Electric Mayhem, or should I say influenced Electric Mayhem. I really enjoyed this, I especially found it interesting how this went from rock to blues to country to folk. The early 70s were really an interesting time when music was what you wanted to play and bands could cross into whatever genre felt right in the moment. I liked this one a lot

Solid album. Enjoyable rock, funk, county all the way through. I'll come back to this album for sure.

Objectively I feel like this is a pretty good album, but it's a little too '70s for me. I liked a lot of it, but I didn't love the album as a whole.

Generically fine. One of my tests is whether or not I remember the days album but the end of the day. I did not.

Another bland "classic/alt/psychedelic rock with a touch of country" albums to throw on the pile.

Ooooo this is a great addition to my collection of beloved southern rock.

Great harmonies, no standouts but all solid tunes.

En del bra, en del något sämre. En trea kan han väl få.

love the vibes

Would have been a 3 but lost one star for being too long

Honestly pretty good I wasn't expecting to like it that much, very catchy

器用だとしか思わない。

One Stephen Stills album in a week is tolerable; two feels like malice.

This album definitely suffers from its length. It has a very unique mix of elements from different genres, but none of the songs really stood out to me.

This one was really long and I just could not get into it.

Fune

I find these kinds of albums really difficult to rate. I can hear the influence they have had on the music I love. I can see that they are really good musicians and the production or whatever is sound. I just find it hard to stay engaged with it. I am glad when it’s over even though I can hear that actually, the music isn’t bad at all. So a 3 star rating that appreciates the work but says no when I’m asked if I’d listen again seems the right fit.

Perfectly fine without any stand out features. Nothing to remember

Some 70's dudes singing very boring 70's songs that all sound just the same. Ass.

A nice album, an easy listen with a nice dancing beat.

Very talented, the guitar playing was excellent, but not something I'd want to listen to again.

Musicality: 2 - mostly sounded like one man and a guitar, nothing stood out, predictable Production & Sound: 3 - basic, clear Artistic Expression: 2 - sounds like standard country to me Performance: 3 - nothing spectacular Engagement & Enjoyment: 2 - just not my thing Sounded good for what it was but I can't say I get it

This is quite good, nothing spectacular but consistently listenable.

Gave up, totally fine but just a Stills album.

3.5

Colorado and Johnny’s Garden were good. Everything else was aight.

Ja, dit is een album. Totaal onopvallend als je het mij vraagt. Niet slecht op zich, dat niet. Maar ook niet dat ik denk: dat moet ik nou nog eens gaan luisteren.

The funny thing about Crosby, Stills, Nash and, eventually, Young is that they would wound up doing what was least expected. They should have been triumphant foot soldiers, taking it easy whilst basking in the glow of their successes. Instead they aimed to challenge. While Young would soon head for the ditch and Crosby was trying to remember his name along with duetting with Nash, Stills brought forth a sprawling double album with some of his contemporaries from the past and named it after a station in Virginia that was located where the Confederates won The Battle of Bull Run. While this is far from flag bearing reminiscing of a century's past, Manassas is full proof of Stephen Stills' ambitions and the lengths he was willing to take in order to make it, once more reminding the listener of the kind of talents he possessed at the time. While his accomplishments from prior will always define his legacy, it would be a mistake to either push Manassas aside or ignore it altogether, for this could perhaps be his finest statement. Favorites: Song of Love, Rock & Roll Crazies/Cuban Bluegrass, Anyway, Jesus Gave His Love for Free, Colorado, So Begins the Task, Johnny's Garden, Bound to Fall, How Far, Move Around, The Treasure (Take One), Blues Man.

8/10

Really good music but pretty average

A blueprint for indie music in 2007. It's... Alright I guess?

It wasn't a bad listen, but it wasn't really memorable either. I liked the different styles of music that all managed to sound like Stephen Stills throughout. I'm sure that this was a lot of fun to play and record, but was a so-so listen. And a double album was way too much. This was the equivalent of casually asking someone about their weekend and getting every damn detail of every damn minute.

i liked this

Ég hef af einhverjum ástæðum aldrei spáð í meðlimum Crosby, Stills & Nash (en hef auðvitað hlustað á Young sem bættist við seinna) þannig að þetta var skemmtileg uppgötvun. Eðalplata og tónlist fannst mér.

Þægilegt gamalt rokk.

Zzzzzz

Decent early 70s Southern Rock album that leans a little to hard into Country territory on the second half. Enjoyed it overall.

Knew nothing of this album or any of the songs on it. Overall an enjoyable listen. Would probably listen again if I was in the mood for that bluesy southern folk riock vibe.

With the exception of the final song this could have just been a csny album. Overall fine but pretty samey 3.25

I was expecting something more similar to Deja Vu, but this feels more bluesy and rock-n-roll like. None of the tracks really stood out on first listen. Might revisit at some point, but I'm not counting on it.

Great blend of blues, bluegrass, southern rock, and other genres, with vocal harmonies and varied instruments--guitars, harmonica, banjo, etc.--to form a wonderful album.

It's fine

Decent

Some songs I found myself bobbing my head to, but others I were waiting for them to end. Overall, okay

Someone tell Stephen to step closer to the mic.

I started out not liking this, and then it grew on me. Really cool mixtures of genres, Im gonna go google this album now and see what pops up for it.

An interesting mix of country, folk, and rock but nothing that really stuck out.

Very good! 4/5

Tän vois lisätä äitiyspakkaukseen jokaiselle FAIJAlle.

Taas vähän samaa kuin edellisen kohdalla: ok rock-platta. 2.5/5

Manassas? More like molasses. It’s not that bad, the songs are fun and I like them, but I’d be impressed if over an hour of anything didn’t start to drone. 3/5

Oli tällä hetkensä ja sit ei ollu

Blyyyys, välillä ihan tiukkaa vääntöä

blues wtf

Goed country/rock album, muzikaal, goede stem, gebruik van toffe instrumenten. Colorado & So Begins the Task +++

average

first 2 sides surprisingly great. 4/5. Overall, the second half (sides 3/4) not as great, but still a solid album for sure - 3.75. Listened 2x.

This is Still best solo work, great songs and very cohesive.

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1/50 I reckon. Give or take, there’s 20 CSNY albums on here. So for every 49 albums you’re going to get a Byrds album, or something similar. I think that’s too many. This one had a lot of good moments- wah wah guitars and funky organs- but didn’t really seem to have any direction. Pick a genre and and trim it down to 40mins.

Boring as fuck

Stills naming the band/album Manassas, for some reason to do with the civil war? Then taking the album cover shot there? Was this some kind of slight to Young’s “Southern Man”? I’m not a big fan of “Southern” rock. Some of the tracks felt like they belonged in a Dukes of Hazard scene were Boss Hog is chasing the Duke brothers or when the narrator is telling us what the Duke boys have been up to. Lots of steel guitar (although very well played), but the album does change it up and it’s very well produced & well played. Don’t think Stills is that great of a vocalist & I didn’t find the lyrics very compelling. That being said, I could easily have this album on in the car and enjoy the music, just nothing much stands out.

The best word to describe this one is groovy. It feels like the 70s. The guitar work is excellent, and the album has a really good flow. It's not my favorite music, and I don't think the lyrics are too profound. The songs all have cool parts to them though. I think this is a decent album overall!