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.
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.
*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*
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