Another double album. Artists seemed to be straining against the limitations of the single album format in the 70s, and definitely against the idea of the 3-minute pop song.
Nobody could accuse Stills of being a limited songwriter, as he straddles rock, country, blues, and some fusiony moments. Could have been an amazing single album, but then there isn't really any deadwood here. Any of the songs in isolation is fine, it's just not a body of work that held my attention for the entire duration.
Manassas was the name of the album, and Stills' band, which almost featured Bill Wyman from the Rolling Stones. Wyman played bass on one track and said that at that point he would have left the Stones if someone had invited him to join Manassas... but nobody did.
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