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The Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman, a friend of both Hillman and Stills who visited Criteria during the sessions, was an early fan of the band, at one point expressing an interest in joining. Wyman contributed to the sessions by helping Stills re-write an unrecorded song from 1968, "Bumblebee," as the blues/funk tune "The Love ...
It was here that Bill Wyman of the Rolling Stones played bass on and co-authored "The Love Gangster" and is reported to have said that he would have left the Stones to join Manassas.
DateCityCountryVenue21 March 1972BremenGermanyBeat Club (German TV)22 March 1972AmsterdamNetherlands23 March 1972FrankfurtGermany25 March 1972LondonEnglandBig Beat ClubManassas è l' album d'esordio del supergruppo Manassas, (sebbene inizialmente firmato a nome Stephen Stills / Manassas), pubblicato dalla Atlantic Records nell'aprile del 1972
No wonder Bill Wyman, who co-wrote Love Gangster with Stills and played bass for the track, said he'd leave the Stones to join Manassas. Hillman understood why: "We were always more of a band than people thought.
9 feb 2011 · Manassas–A Lost Masterpiece. We are nearing the 40th anniversary of the release of one of the (largely) forgotten masterpieces of modern music–the eponymously titled debut album of Stephen Stills’ band, Manassas. The record was released in 1972 during what was a watershed year in modern music.
15 gen 2023 · There is also a collaboration with Bill Wyman, then bass player for the Rolling Stones. “The Love Gangster,” written by Stills and Wyman has some excellent wah-wah guitar, and Stills’ vocals reach hard.
Non a caso Bill Wyman, ospite in un brano, disse che avrebbe voluto unirsi al progetto stillssiano. Per sua fortuna, " faccia di pietra " rimase a rotolare ancora con Jagger e Richards, visto che la magia dei Manassas sarebbe svanita già col passo successivo, il mediocre "Down the road".
