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Manassas (CD)

By: Manassas (Artist) and Stephen Stills (Artist)

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Stephen Stills Artist Snapshot:

Alongside Neil Young, Stephen Stills first hit it big with psychedelic folk-rockers Buffalo Springfield. But it was as a part of Crosby, Stills, & Nash (who were sometimes joined by Young) that Stills enjoyed his greatest success, leading the way to a successful solo career that he kept going in conjunction with CSN.

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DISC 1 for Manassas (CD) Album By Manassas (Artist) and Stephen ...
1   Song Of Love
2   Rock & Roll Crazies / Cuban Bluegrass
3   Jet Set (Sigh)
4   Anyway
5   Both Of Us (Bound To Lose)
6   Fallen Eagle
7   Jesus Gave Love Away For Free
8   Colorado
9   So Begins The Task
10   Hide It So Deep
11   Don't Look At My Shadow
12   It Doesn't Matter
13   Johnny's Garden
14   Bound To Fall
15   How Far
16   Move Around
17   Love Gangster, The
18   What To Do
19   Right Now
20   Treasure, The - (take 1)
21   Blues Man
 

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Review

Rolling Stone (5/25/72, p.62) - "...a substantial, honest sound...the familiar, inviting flavor of the bands that Manassas' principal members have been involved with (The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, Flying Burrito Brothers, CSN&Y)..."
Q (7/93, p.114) - 3 Stars - Good - "...Touching on straight rock, Cuban rhythms, acoustic blues, synthesizer workouts and grounded in fine ensemble performances, MANASSAS is just about a forgotten classic...it's easy to see what the fuss was all about..."

Title Note

Stephen Stills/Manassas: Stephen Stills (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, bottleneck guitar, piano, electric piano, Clavinet, organ, Moog synthesizer); Al Perkins (vocals, guitar, steel guitar); Chris Hillman (vocals, guitar, mandolin); Joe Lala (vocals, congas, timbales, percussion); Paul Harris (piano, tack piano, electric piano, Clavinet, organ); Fuzzy Samuels (bass instrument); Dallas Taylor (drums).

Additional personnel: Byron Berline (fiddle); Sydney George (harmonica); Jerry Aiello (piano, electric piano, Clavinet, organ); Bill Wyman (bass instrument); Roger Bush (acoustic bass guitar).

Recording information: Criteria Studio, Miami, Florida.

Between 1970 and 1972, Stephen Stills was busy playing with Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, and working on a series of solo albums. In addition to all this activity he led the supergroup that appears on this stunning release. Originally a double album of four distinct sides, MANASSAS finds Stills and company (which includes friends and session musicians Chris Hillman, Dallas Taylor, and Al Perkins, among others) at the intersection of rock, folk, country, blues, and Latin flavors. Distinctive styles are noticeable song by song, yet the whole is a hodge-podge, and it is the strength and credibility of the mixture that makes MANASSAS such a great experience.

The first fourth of the album focuses on '60s rock with Afro-Cuban overtones (imagine Buffalo Springfield sitting in with Santana), followed by a batch of country and bluegrass-oriented material (with Chris Hillman's influence more strongly felt). The dreamy, swaying "It Doesn't Matter" kicks off the third section, which has a folk-rock feel, replete with multi-part harmonies and chiming guitars. The final section brings things back to amped-up rock, wrapping up the set with the rootsy groove of "Blues Man," a tribute to Jimi Hendrix. A rich and varied collection that is as sophisticated and complex as it is earthy and easy to listen to, MANASSAS is considered by many to be one of the great overlooked gems of the '70s rock.

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