Manassas - Find The Cost Of Freedom - 10/7/1973 - Winterland (Official) 

I'm gobsmacked by this performance the best I have ever seen, I have never seen this before and I'm very pleasantly surprised. Stephen Still is one of my favorite Artists

This is why I loved this decade more than the others. It seemed everyone cared and gave a shit. Godspeed America.

Wow. Solo Stills blows my mind. Incredible musician! Incredible message that echoes through the years.

Steven is one of the most soulful inspiring musicians to ever play a six string . I thank him Eric, and Stevie Winwood for giving me a lifetime of musical enjoyment.

His guitar playing is so unique and confident ..... It is like Folk Rock Blues Applachian fusion

The first time I heard this song, was at Carnegie Hall in 1971? Stephen asked the crowd to leave in silence when the song finished, we did. A sold out Audience, left in silent protest to end the war and give homage to those who were missing or passed.

I love the way Stills gets all of those trippy sounds out of an acoustic guitar. Still gives me the brain shivers after all these years. Then there is the classic 1960s poetry and vocals thing that he does. One of the great American artists of all time according to this curmudgeonly old veteran who served during that era. Heard he is still around and touring. Another 60s survivor still doing his thing.

He is so talented. I've been listening to him my whole life! Love Stephen ❤️

Stephen Stills is my all time favorite guitar player, songwriter and singer. I want the world to know this!

Just love this era Stills. His voice really shone on this acoustic stuff, so effortless, and incredible guitar playing. He inspired me as a kid, so much, to learn guitar and to write music. The first show I ever saw was in 1972 i think, Manassas at Carnegie Hall - I was 12.

This song was my Theme song when I was a a 60's hippie. I saw all these wonderful brothers and sisters in concert. Jimi Joplin ....so so many. Now I am 74 but I'm still a hippie. Just an old one. I wouldn't trade that time of my life for anything...Peace man❤

stills is American treasure!

Stephen is pure musical genius.

Love this track. I'm a fan of Neil Young, and through this I found Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, and just how amazing Stephen Stills is. Black Queen is another great acoustic that I love of his. Wish I could play like that, instead of just rythmn. Brilliant. ✌️

I heard Steven Stills at a concert in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, in the '70s. He was on the floor of this sports arena, surrounded by 5000 audience members. He was playing softly, but it was so still in that place, it felt like he was pulling everyone's heartstrings with every pluck of his magic guitar. So powerful and moving! I will never forget it!

That is amazing. Timeless. Almost 50 years ago.....

If you cant find it, you dont deserve it.

May the knowledge of our great grannies & pa's -- Ancestors, serve to remind us to love one another. How many died for you to live here free? Never take anything for granted or you will loose it.

Stephen is the best at everything! He is so talented. I love everything he does!

Indeed, here we hear a great performance.

When this live happens i was born only one day before..and i found it today.

He is a man of the south and a man of great poetry and talent.!!

I was moving to Northern California, and my sister & I went to see a last concert together....it was Steve Stills and Manassas....in some big LA area, with seating !....he was fabulous of course...and when they ended the concert with this song, we were rendered speechless, as was the rest of the audience....notice you could hear a pin drop.....it haunted me for years...My first true love had returned safely (!) from the Nam, by this time....but it was time for me to go to art school...I cannot hear this song without questioning whether I did the right thing ....52 years later, we still love each other but our paths have gone down such separate roads...we can just talk on the phone every few weeks....it still hurts....

Does anyone play better lead on acoustic than Stills??

Beautiful Song by one of the greatest musicians ever. Stephen Stills is a legend.

El más grande guitarrista acústico!!!

Good Christ could this man ever play guitar

so lovely! thank you all these years later ~ still rings true ~ forever ~

My favorite singer. The most under appreciated singer songwriter and guitarist of a generation.

Mastery of vocal composition and acustic rythem.

Beautiful. So beautiful. Thank you for sharing your gift with the world.

Manassas is such a great band

"It's a new time" - that's what we really believed. how deeply moving, Stephen is singing his heart out

Wow!! Where have all the musicians gone, long time passing. . . heheh

*Is anyone more compelling than the incomparable Stephen Stills​?* *✌ ❤ 🔥*

This was performed as the tragedy of Viet-Nam was coming to a close. I weep over this country doing the SAME stupid, greedy shit in Afghanistan. Stills was/is a Prophet.

Video sucks, but the audio is excellent! I got to see them at the Swing Auditorium in San Bernardino before it burned down. Awesome show, general seating, but I was 10th row, center. Sadly, the girl I was with didn't listen to Love the One You're With.

RU-vid once again completely redeems itself! Thank you!!

Wow this is one of his very best performances. Brilliant.

Fantastic song by a fantastic artist. I love Steven Stills guitar but I also love Neil Young and I can't decide who I like more.

Look at where we are now.... Change? Is that really what we needed?

So relevant today and forever.

Wow what a find ! That night I walked from Winterland to the bus terminal off of Market street, was a long cold walk but the cost of freedom made my steps lighter. For one night all the problems of the world were put aside. San Francisco has a soul of it's own. I found it in the cold mist,the sweet sweet smells , the music and the love of the people. Peace my brothers and sisters.

Epic version. Stills sharing his prowess.

Just lost my dear dear friend today - this song always helps to ease the loss. I always play it on the piano when I need to and today I needed to for my Dear Rod.

Stephen Stills is one of the most famous musicians in the world and still UNDERRATED

A tombstone for a generation

Holy sh**! I was wondering where he was going with that. This is amazing!!!

I found Massanutten in a southern place

Long live Ukraine, needs you to sing!

Stephen one of the best musician or the rock scene. All songs were good songs

Gorgeous intro. Stills is really ON

He is so talented! I love his music!

This is gold!

I remember staying overnight with my best friend "Monkey Man" at his cousin's dorm at the University of Virginia, when we both attended James Madison University. We watched Stephen Stills and his band Manassas in 1972 at the University of Virginia. One of the best concerts I ever attended, even if I was high...

Who can say whatever who wand, stills is the best

He was a master of alternative tunings also.

Just outstanding...every time I drive by the battlefields here I think of this song in my mind. Stephen Stills Civil War afficiando and historian. Carry On!

Enorme!!!!!!! gracias, saludos desde Argentina.

Amen Brother Stephen!

Saw him in 2016 in San Francisco at a nice club…. Seemed like only 50 fucking people were there , Stephen didn’t give a shit, he plays acoustic rock guitar better than anybody alive today….. he can play Within in you and without you! George Harrison’s song with a sitar ……. Stills opened with it and just got better for 2hours!!! Up here I was at Winterland and manassas played 2 nights and they were so good me my friends went both nights!!! Must have been 11th grade!!!!!!!!🎉

Manassas live in Paris in 1973. What a great concert. In 3 parts rock, country-folk, blues-rock. At least, two hours or pure happiness.

Perfect.

Stills very inspiring. audio simply perfect.

Changes, must happen I agree Steven....fantastic rendition! You are the best!

❤stephen❤

I love this man.

"Each and every time that humans speak, our thoughts are simultaneously BROADCAST in a much richer way than can be fit into words." No belief included, I simply remember before being taught verbal language, mama and dada. (mom later said I was not a year old) Learn the language of our newborns & you learn to care about each other just as you care about yourselves. Those who oppose are only the wealthiest.

LYRICS: Crosby, Stills & Nash - Find The Cost Of Freedom Lyrics Daylight again, following me to bed I think about a hundred years ago, how my fathers bled I think I see a valley, covered with bones in blue All the brave soldiers that cannot get older been askin' after You Hear the past a callin', from Ar- -megeddon's side When everyone's talkin' and noone is listenin', how can we Decide? (Do we) find the cost of freedom, buried in the ground Mother earth will swallow you, lay your body down Find the cost of freedom, buried in the ground Mother earth will swallow you, lay your body down (Find the cost of freedom buried in the ground)

Thank You stephen, your also a great singer

Dudes an exceptional guitar player. Never realized it before today and I feel dumb. I guess after 49 years a new dog can learn a new trick. God bless S.Stills

Like... Duuuude! Far Out! Peace! (Class of '69)

oh dear... that is so lovely.

What a voice. No other like him.

Gives me goosebumps!!

Absolete.

Magnificent!

Fantasy freedom the last great experiment of the aged....it just people talking brother..thre things love God, your country. And your woman...

Where do "you people" find this stuff? Is this concert available on disc or tape someplace? I would be happy to pay for it.

I am stunned! Ive never seen this befire and I'm almost 81!

phantastic musician

Peak Stephen Stills. Wonderful and amazing. P.S. Isn't that David Crosby standing next to him, when the chorus is lit, just at the end? A nice surprise.

Pure musician

Holy Sheee-it! Stephen!

I'm an old metalhead, and this kind of music is at the heart of true metal. The themes are the same, we just express them with more volume.

I have seen and heard him him perform this song in 1972 in Amsterdam and it blew my mind

Mr. Stills, where have you been all my life? xoxoxo

Dedicated to my husband Dave❤ RIP "Mother Earth will swallow you. Lay your body down." 6/14/73 Love you, FOREVER ... Lady🌻

Am I the only person that feels, you know… Feels … that this humble video of Stephen singing solo, is the best version of the song ever? Just curious

Just discovered this work of art.I'm begging, somebody PLEASE tel me what guitar is he playing?

We saw them at Merriweather Post Pavillion in Columbia Md. in 73 ish...? They ended with Cost of Freedom.......beautiful accapela

First concert I ever saw was this tour at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh. I've now seen CSNY in one form or another over 100 times.

Never heard this version..So cool..

Boy this was a long time ago! but hey, listen at. 06:17 for the soulful sounding sister in the audience who is ringing in some beautiful high notes

The greatest song writer, ever !!

Changes will come without the shedding of a drop of blood and what we have is much more powerful than anyone's gun or bomb it is the power of our mind

2024 ..hello zizilenskiyy... ( French adaptation)

This is what "Rap" sounds like to us who were born to mushroom clouds.

u derrated .usician

Wrote a few songs, could sing a little, wasn't all that bad playing the guitar, what else do you want???