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2.0 out of 5 stars for real fans
Reviewed in Canada on May 9, 2019
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If the life of this band was as repetitive and boring as this book, we might never have been treated to their great music. I am a fan of CSNY's music, but like many fans my age, I lost track of the band after the mid-70's. This book fills in all the blanks, more blanks than I really needed to know about. CSNY's story illustrates what happens to many popular bands, with some members seeking solo careers, some or all depending on past popularity to keep up the cash flow they've come to rely on.
It's obvious that a lot of research went into this book. But do we really need to know what happened to these guys every day for 50 years. You'd have to be a diehard, obsessive fan to be want to follow every spat and breakup of CSNY during that time. So, for you diehard fans, this book is a wealth of information. For the rest of us, we could probably skip the middle 200 pages.
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William Roberto Wilson
4.0 out of 5 stars Too many lists of names not enough storytelling.
Reviewed in Canada on May 26, 2019
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I feel that the author wanted to gain credibility by dropping endless lists of names to compensate for the fact that he was not able to interview Neil Young and Stephen Stills. The story of CSN&Y is too much told from the point of view of Graham Nash and David Crosby. It is not a biography to end all biographies about CSN&Y.
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Robert A. Quarry
3.0 out of 5 stars Greatest Supergroup? No. Supergripes? Yes.
Reviewed in Canada on May 3, 2019
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The book is worth reading. It is well-written and exhaustive in details.

It is not the author's fault that the four members of CSNY are self-centred jerks. Chapter after chapter is filled with details of their pettiness , jealousies and bitterness towards each other. Makes for a tiring narrative while exposing the waste of talent over a 50 year period. I was better informed about the cat fighting and quite depressed by the last page.
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John M. Grainger
5.0 out of 5 stars Great
Reviewed in Canada on July 15, 2021
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Really great remix
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in Canada on May 13, 2021
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very pleased with it
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J.R.Spurn
5.0 out of 5 stars For fans only
Reviewed in Canada on June 19, 2019
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This is for csny fans. Well written but found a little too long. Author really did his homework.
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Mark
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome book
Reviewed in Canada on July 30, 2019
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Great book, lots of information. Tells the whole story - from the music to the feuds. Highly recommended!!!,
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Lucas
5.0 out of 5 stars good
Reviewed in Canada on December 31, 2020
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good
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peter brux
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 7, 2021
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I've read a lot of books about this band and it's individual members, yet I have still learnt a lot more from this book. The author has used multiple sources to answer questions like where did CSN first sing together, and whilst that's a question we'll never be sure of the answer too, it's great to read who said what and when!
Also a very good appreciation of how Neil Young used CSN to further his career, I've always suspected Young's reasons for joining CSN weren't purely for the band's benefit but to further his own solo career! However even Graham Nash has stated publicly that he's earned money from Neil's input into the band so I look at it as a win win. If you're a lover of the music of CSN&Y, and you want to learn more about their history, then you'll enjoy this book.
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malcolm s
3.0 out of 5 stars A mirror of excess
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 6, 2019
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This is another example of a biography that would gain much by trimming 150 pages.author is clearly absorbed in his topic and portrays four individuals of great individual and collective talent who have all to some degree -some more than others-wasted their full potential.
Nothing is spared of stories of bickering and drug abuse although author to his credit does not indulge in a sensation t tional style in reporting such events
I am glad I read th he book but less irrelevant as my detail would have made it much sharper and more enjoyable
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PHILLIP E BASSILL
4.0 out of 5 stars CSNY - glory and pain
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 21, 2019
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This is a comprehensive account. Much, but not all, of the material has been covered previously. This account scores by bringing the “story” up to date.
I enjoyed reading the book and found the source documents interesting and extremely useful.
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owen widdows
2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 19, 2019
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Nothing I didn’t already know.
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C A L
5.0 out of 5 stars Definitive biog of the dysfunctional quartet
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 17, 2019
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Very well written, good balance between artists.
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