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The Mamas and the Papas' perfect pop harmonies and wistful hippie image captured my imagination as a kid, though little did I understand then that offstage, they were rockin' harder than any other group out there! Today, their dichotomous history remains fascinating-it's no wonder Matthew Greenwald chose to examine it up close. -- Denise Sullivan, Author of R.E.M.: Talk about the Passion, an Oral History and Rip It Up! Rock & Roll Rulebreakers With the Mamas and Papas, it was always the voices. Author Matthew Greenwald has captured the voices together one last, sweet time, telling their own story in their own voices in what is without question the definitive account of this American rock fable. -- Joel Selvin San Francisco Chronicle, Pop Music Critic and Author of Summer of Love Much more than merely a history of The Mamas and the Papas, Greenwald's book is a snapshot of a magical time in our cultural history. The interconnections it delineates are absolutely fascinating. -- Michael Fremer, Senior Contributing Editor for Stereophile, Music Editor for Listener Greenwald's research is impressive and his editing skills sharp, as the story unfolds with ease and great interest. Mojo Greenwald interviews members of the group (Michelle Phillips, Doherty) as well as such band contemporaries as producer Lou Adler, Roger McGuinn, David Crosby, and P. F. Sloan. You won't find a more gripping rock history-cum-moral tale: the group's spellbinding story turns Shakespearean as the California dream unravels. High Times As an object lesson in how all that glitters isn't gold, Go Where You Wanna Go is a you-shoulda-been-there snapshot of a loss of innocence-and a farewell to the last golden era. Record Collector, (Uk) All in all Greenwald's book is a good warts'n'all read... Folkwax

Much more than merely a history of The Mamas and the Papas, Greenwald's book is a snapshot of a magical time in our cultural history. The interconnections it delineates are absolutely fascinating.--Michael Fremer

The Mamas and the Papas' perfect pop harmonies and wistful hippie image captured my imagination as a kid, though little did I understand then that offstage, they were rockin' harder than any other group out there! Today, their dichotomous history remains fascinating-it's no wonder Matthew Greenwald chose to examine it up close. -- Denise Sullivan, Author of <i>R.E.M.: Talk about the Passion, an Oral History<i> and <i>Rip It Up! Rock & Roll Rulebreakers<i> With the Mamas and Papas, it was always the voices. Author Matthew Greenwald has captured the voices together one last, sweet time, telling their own story in their own voices in what is without question the definitive account of this American rock fable. -- Joel Selvin * San Francisco Chronicle, Pop Music Critic and Author of <i>Summer of Love<i> * Much more than merely a history of The Mamas and the Papas, Greenwald's book is a snapshot of a magical time in our cultural history. The interconnections it delineates are absolutely fascinating. -- Michael Fremer, Senior Contributing Editor for <i>Stereophile<i>, Music Editor for <i>Listener<i> Greenwald's research is impressive and his editing skills sharp, as the story unfolds with ease and great interest. * MOJO * Greenwald interviews members of the group (Michelle Phillips, Doherty) as well as such band contemporaries as producer Lou Adler, Roger McGuinn, David Crosby, and P. F. Sloan. You won't find a more gripping rock history-cum-moral tale: the group's spellbinding story turns Shakespearean as the California dream unravels. * High Times * As an object lesson in how all that glitters isn't gold, Go Where You Wanna Go is a you-shoulda-been-there snapshot of a loss of innocence-and a farewell to the last golden era. * Record Collector, (Uk) * All in all Greenwald's book is a good warts'n'all read.... * Folkwax *

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Matthew Greenwald is a rock journalist whose work has appeared in Rolling Stone, MOJO, Sing Out!, and Crawdaddy! He lives in Los Angeles, California. Andrew Loog Oldham was the manager of the Rolling Stones from 1963-67 and is the author of Stoned.

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