Comments on: Stephen Stills :: Just Roll Tape: April 26th, 1968

By: Pope Of Hollywood

Pope Of Hollywood — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 05:35:01 +0000

Judy Collins was recording the album “Who Knows Where The Time Goes” at Elektra Sound Recorders in LA. After one of Judy’s sessions, Stephen asked
John Haeny to record “Just Roll Tape” .

By: Aquarium Drunkard: Music Blog » Crobsy, Stills & Nash :: Demos (Official Release)

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:48:51 +0000

[...] solo and with CSN(Y). Fans will note this collection appears on the heels of Stephen Stills 1968 Just Roll Tape demos, Crosby’s expanded reissue of If I Could Only Remember My Name, Graham Nash’s [...]

By: fistintheairheaddown

fistintheairheaddown — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 03:11:42 +0000

Stills is the essence of the old day .. I still have the leather fringe coat, the stills vinyl and the cranky vinyl player. Manassas is one the best of all times .. that album; along with illegal, II, live, and the CSN bunch have transitioned from vinyl to cassette to cd to disk and I can’t ever see a day when I don’t count them as the top.

The man’s favorite tuning – EEEEBE (which he applies to about 50 guitars) makes it work. The old days brought out the best in him as others have pointed out. The last live show for me was a fine Austin hill country venue called the Backyard in 90′. He still had the stuff of legend. nuff said.

By: dongiller

dongiller — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 05:33:11 +0000

A couple of anomalies I hope others might be able to clear up:

1) Amazon “Product Description” has this session taking place in a New York recording studio, and the “Editorial Review” describes the recording after a Judy Collins session. This must have been for her LP “Who Knows Where the Time Goes.” But — the liner notes to this LP (CD) says that the sessions were recorded at Elektra Sound Recorders in Los Angeles.

2) The Buffalo Springfield Box Set’s booklet includes a list of concert dates, and it has the band performing April 26, 1968, at Exhibition Hall, Arizona State Fairgrounds, in Phoenix, Arizona.

So something isn’t quite right.

By: K Hughes

K Hughes — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:46:35 +0000

You folks have it right–at least in my view. Stills was a powerhouse from 1967 through 1972. He was a splendid songwriter with an impressive range–folk, blues, rock. His voice was one of the best in rock (Carry On and Woodstock still blow me away). And his guitar playing was so tasty. Good tone, clean bends, simple but melodic fills. Bluebird, Wooden Ships, 4 + 20, Carry On, Bound to Fall, Johnny’s Garden–they’re all so amazing. But Stills was also a remarkable arranger and producer. The bass, organ, and piano arrangements on CSN and Deja Vu are so integral to the songs. Without them, the albums would have turned out very differently. All I can say is the Just Roll Tape CD reveals what we knew all along–that Stills was a giant creative force that had a profound affect on the music that came after it. I can’t go into post-1972. It’s too difficult.

By: Tax Analyst

Tax Analyst — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 01:01:40 +0000

I’ve been a big fan of Stills & his Manassas group incarnation, particularly that 1st Manassas album, the self-titled double album. I’m looking forward to hearing “Just Roll Tape”. I decided to just order it and hear what there is to hear, so I’m not downloading anything to play now. I’ll sit down and pop open the CD when it gets here and roll along with that old tape and see what it’s like.

By: REIII

REIII — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 21:28:37 +0000

Manassas….YES!!!

By: Sherpa

Sherpa — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 23:11:37 +0000

I’m getting a little buzzed just looking at Crosby

By: alt-gramma

alt-gramma — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 15:46:22 +0000

Yes, I too was a fan of Stills and Manassas. When I unpacked my vinyls and set up my turntable a few months ago, they were some of the first stuff I wanted to play.

By: David

David — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 13:45:19 +0000

“Just Roll Tape” is truly amazing in many ways, especially to hear Stills (who is usually cocksure to cockrock in much of his work) unsure and sensitive about himself and his material, and at a critical juncture in his career. It is also astounding to see how many of Stills’s great CSN(Y) and solo songs were written by early ’68. In many ways, his well of decent songs dried up rather quickly, almost totally after 1972. Just goes to show the dangers of ego and cocaine.

I saw CSNY last summer, and it was a little sad to see what Stills has become physically and vocally. Once he was a true powerhouse. Eat a peach.