 Manassas (1974) [ larger cover art ] |
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And so begins the task
I have dreaded the coming of
For so long
I wait for the sun
To remind my body
It needs restin'
And I must learn to "live" without you now
I must learn to give only part some how
Camping on the edge
Of your city I wait
Hoping someday
You might
See
Beyond yourself
The shadows on the ceiling
Hard
But not real
Like the bars that cage
You within yourself
And I must learn to live without you now
I must learn to give only part some how
And I must learn to without you now
As I cannot learn to give only part some how
All of these cages
Must
And shall be set aside
They will only
Keep
Us from the knowing
Actors
And stages
Now fall before the truth
As th love
Shared
Between us
Remains
...Growing
And I must learn to live without you now
As I cannot learn to give only part some how
| unclehud (now 50 feet above the planet in Boston) | Posted: Jan 30, 2013 - 18:51 Yep. Got to. Somehow. |
| WonderLizard (2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise) | Posted: Sep 27, 2012 - 06:12 David Crosby, during an interview with Rolling Stone in probably 1970-71, said that for all of his virtuosity on guitar, Stills's "trip" was singing. I think this song is lovely evidence of that. I'm puzzled that he disappeared from the map for so long after this and his string of solo albums. Aside from the occasional CSNY album/gig, he just didn't seem to be around. Shame really. IMHO one definition of musical genius. |
| DanFHiggins (Mid Maryland) | Posted: Jul 26, 2012 - 08:05 d-don wrote: I saw this group in Portland in, I think, 1972. Great show, and this is a great album. the show I saw at Meriweather Post Pavilion in Maryland had opening act Joe Walsh and group. Stills came out as an intermission type act between headliners, pulled up a chair and started playing acoustic for awhile. Then invited his neighbor and friend Walsh out to jam. Without a doubt some of the finest guitar playing I've been privileged to ever see and hear. Then throw in Stills with Manassas ( a super group in and of itself) and man - was that a show. Pure Gold |
| railroadwail (Deep in Penn's Woods) | Posted: Jul 26, 2012 - 08:01 More Stills, always welcome. |
| RipperP (Greater New York Metro) | Posted: Jul 26, 2012 - 08:00 Very nice first time hearing this. Thanks yet again RP. |
| nagsheadlocal (North Carolina, the new New Jersey) | Posted: Jul 26, 2012 - 07:59 A great track from a sadly forgotten album. |
| Dahlia_Gumbo (San Francisco) | Posted: Jun 24, 2012 - 21:51 Great! Love it. |
| bam23 (Berkeley) | Posted: Mar 21, 2012 - 15:44 paulmack wrote: A good ol' Stills track - one of the ones I liked most on this album (preferred his first solo LP more, myself). But this is one I used to play on my college radio station. And, to me, it's always a treat to hear Jerry Garcia playing pedal steel - his work as a sideman on the albums of others (David Crosby, for example) playing pedal steel augments what little we got from his tenure with New Riders of the Purple Sage. I'm no country guy and would never pass myself off as a connoisseur of this instrument, but I always absolutely loved Garcia's take on the instrument. Just a little different (check out 'Dirty Business' from the first NRPS album for a good example of what I mean). Tasty on this tune, too, IMHO. OK, 2.5 years late to respond. I completely agree with you about Garcia's approach to pedal steel. It always stands out as his work alone. I suppose one could find stylistic similarities with his guitar playing, but he seems to have approached the instrument very differently. It works beautifully in the background and as a solo instrument. You are right about Dirty Business (down in Cold Creek, I reckon). Saw NRPS with the Dead in 1971, near the end of his gig with the group. Can't remember much of it today... |
| KurtfromLaQuinta (Deep in the heart of South California) | Posted: Mar 21, 2012 - 15:38 angelomisterioso wrote: Desert island top ten album/cd/dvd/itunes What an underrated album this is. One of my all time favorites. |
| Larry_Rosenow (Bend, OR) | Posted: Dec 17, 2011 - 10:49 And I saw the same show in Portland, circa 1972, and enjoyed the second half—more acoustical. |
| anotherlistener (outside Bawlmer) | Posted: Nov 15, 2011 - 17:50 Truly a great album... my fav... Johnnys Garden AHEM, Bill, can we get a play? |
| run4more (The cave) | Posted: Sep 13, 2011 - 15:10 KurtfromLaQuinta wrote: I even had it on 8 track. I covered all modes. I bought a cassette deck after hearing this on a friends' cassette player (I had 8-track only at the time). I think this cassette thing might catch on. |
| d-don (Oregon) | Posted: Sep 13, 2011 - 15:08 I saw this group in Portland in, I think, 1972. Great show, and this is a great album. |
| angelomisterioso (no longer secret location north texas) | Posted: Sep 13, 2011 - 15:08 Desert island top ten album/cd/dvd/itunes |
| kingart (Brooklyn NY) | Posted: Sep 13, 2011 - 15:08 Thanks, Bill! I haven't heard this cut in 30+ years. Extraordinary lyrics, music and memories. |
| whtahtefcuk (Flagstaff, AZ, USA) | Posted: Sep 13, 2011 - 15:07 Good stuff here! |
| Stingray (JULIAN - no NWO) | Posted: Aug 13, 2011 - 05:52 WONDERFUL! |
| KurtfromLaQuinta (Yep. I'm still here in La Quinta.) | Posted: May 10, 2011 - 14:45 PeeBee wrote: Just outstanding! I still love this album. Bought it way back on vinyl and replaced it much later on CD. So many different styles on this album... I even had it on 8 track. I covered all modes. |
| Typesbad (Not quite Orange County CA) | Posted: May 10, 2011 - 14:42 I just discovered this album a few months ago. I don't know how I missed it all these decades. Fantastic piece of work. This cut is one of my faves, but there are a lot of others. I recommend it to any avid RP listener. |
| calypsus_1 | Posted: Feb 23, 2011 - 15:16 Bonnie Raitt - Bluebird (orig. by Steven Stills), Live (1972) |
| calypsus_1 | Posted: Dec 08, 2010 - 20:14  Stephen Stills - Trento 2008 by Paolo Brillo http://www.flickr.com/photos/highw61/ This photo was taken on October 2, 2008 using a Nikon D100. Please don't use this image on websites, blogs or other media without my explicit permission.  All rights reserved. |
| calypsus_1 | Posted: Nov 27, 2010 - 21:57 For What Its Worth - Stephen Stills, Live (1991) "This is effin' brilliant! Stephen Stills has the sexiest voice ever in rock music (or any music) - a fitting gift for this compassionate humanitarian and maestro guitarist..." mmelindam
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| KurtfromLaQuinta (Yep. I'm still here in La Quinta.) | Posted: Nov 02, 2010 - 13:17 braincloud wrote: too much country in this song Well you better not listen to "Jesus Gave Away Love for Free" off of this album. You'd go into countifried shock. What a great albun. Love the Chris Hillman influence on it. Really like "Both of Us (Bound to Lose)". |
| George_Tirebiter (Phoenix) | Posted: Mar 24, 2010 - 21:21 One of my all time favorite albums. I have it in my car and never tire - lots of styles. Stills is one of those great unheralded musicians - good song writing, and a pretty good guitar player too. |
| PeeBee (The Netherlands) | Posted: Feb 21, 2010 - 07:34 Just outstanding! I still love this album. Bought it way back on vinyl and replaced it much later on CD. So many different styles on this album... |
| fatcatjb (Sunny Sacramento) | Posted: Jan 20, 2010 - 21:27 wonderful pedal steel guitar work! |
| paulmack (the hissing swamps) | Posted: Oct 18, 2009 - 14:47 A good ol' Stills track - one of the ones I liked most on this album (preferred his first solo LP more, myself). But this is one I used to play on my college radio station. And, to me, it's always a treat to hear Jerry Garcia playing pedal steel - his work as a sideman on the albums of others (David Crosby, for example) playing pedal steel augments what little we got from his tenure with New Riders of the Purple Sage. I'm no country guy and would never pass myself off as a connoisseur of this instrument, but I always absolutely loved Garcia's take on the instrument. Just a little different (check out 'Dirty Business' from the first NRPS album for a good example of what I mean). Tasty on this tune, too, IMHO. |
| westslope (BC coast) | Posted: Aug 16, 2009 - 13:08 Not familiar with this one. Nice. |
| walchenbach (Puget Sound) | Posted: Jul 15, 2009 - 22:19 Wonderful! Stops me dead in my tracks. He had the best voice of the four and was likely the superior guitar player too. In concert he was the least flashy but the best musician. Brings a smile to my face every time. |
| Mack (West London, North of the river.) | Posted: May 13, 2009 - 08:35 Bloke is a genius. Long live. |
| rtrudeau (Bay Area, California) | Posted: May 13, 2009 - 08:33 When Stephen was at the peak of his powers. Beautiful.  |
| Randomax (Wimberley, TX) | Posted: May 13, 2009 - 08:33 Forgot what a great "solo" career he had (Yes, I consider Manasas Still's band...sue me) |
| ydjb (Blacklick, Ohio) | Posted: Mar 11, 2009 - 06:02 TheJack wrote: One of the most over rated ever... Yeah, like all those other guys back in the day, i.e. Hendrix, Clapton, Townshend, bunch of pikers!! |
| ydjb (Blacklick, Ohio) | Posted: Mar 11, 2009 - 05:53 Stills at his best, Manassas!!!!  |
| jktravl (Virginia) | Posted: Feb 07, 2009 - 16:16 wore this one out twice. classic and most excellent |
| toterola (Somewhere between Shipping and Receiving) | Posted: Dec 06, 2008 - 10:29 I heard awhile back that Steve has prostate cancer. I haven't heard an update. Anybody else heard anything? BTW, Steve is DEFINITELY the best guitar player in CSN&Y. Sorry, but that's not even open to discussion. I love Graham, David, and Niel. I'm just saying. |
| countyman (pittsburgh) | Posted: Sep 02, 2008 - 18:17 The true genius of CSN&Y. The most underrated of the four by a long shot. |
| Alifreckles50 (Frederick, MD) | Posted: Jul 01, 2008 - 13:24 wow - it's great to hear something from the Manassas CD. I had this on vinyl when it first came out. haven't listened in years. thanks ~ |
| meloman (Warsaw, Poland) | Posted: Jul 01, 2008 - 13:23 bokey wrote: Is that where pollock come from? Watch it! |
| nigelr (Coffs Harbour, Australia) | Posted: May 31, 2008 - 02:33 TheJack wrote: One of the most over rated ever...
You must mean one of the most under-rated ever....... Steven Stills is a true genius. He has very few peers within his genre, IMHO. This is just one of his many, many unique gems. |
| a_genuine_find (Nieuw Amsterdam) | Posted: Apr 29, 2008 - 14:53   . . 3 . . Zzz |
| andrewimft | Posted: Mar 29, 2008 - 02:52 One of those records that was played everywhere at one point by people in the '70's, if you didn't own it (I didn't), you'd hear it a lot anyway. I liked it better later, seeing the jams were pretty good even if I initially hadn't liked the songs all that much, it is good background music. |
| felix_the_man (Puget Sound) | Posted: Feb 26, 2008 - 14:34 spotcheckbilly wrote: I wore out this album in college.
Yeah, me too. |
| spotcheckbilly (Baltimore, Maryland) | Posted: Nov 24, 2007 - 07:49 I wore out this album in college. |
| KurtfromLaQuinta (La Quinta, CA) | Posted: Sep 22, 2007 - 13:14 meydele wrote: I have memories of this song from when I was a kid . . . it must have been on the radio, or perhaps my cool older cousin had the LP. In any case, it seems that I need to get it myself. This is fairly awesome. I doubt it was on the radio. Maybe I'm your cool older cousin. 
Get the CD. It is truly awesome! |
| meydele (Par la mer) | Posted: Jun 20, 2007 - 05:23 I have memories of this song from when I was a kid . . . it must have been on the radio, or perhaps my cool older cousin had the LP. In any case, it seems that I need to get it myself. This is fairly awesome. |
| inindian (Victor on the ocean) | Posted: May 19, 2007 - 21:11 A nice song from a great album  How about Johnny's Garden  |
| braincloud (Colorado's Front Range) | Posted: Apr 18, 2007 - 09:12 too much country in this song |
| eastcoast | Posted: Apr 18, 2007 - 09:10 This album has better songs on it. |
| gopre | Posted: Apr 02, 2007 - 17:49 flydguzmon wrote: This was a major album for me in the early '70's when I was in HS. For awhile Stills really produced some very good material. Play "ANYWAY" if you can someday, Still(s) one of my all time favorites even today!
This disc is a wonderful blend of rock, folk, latin, and ballads. I don't beleive their second effort clicked, but this one is a classic. SS at his best. |