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Back to the Garden: The Story of Woodstock
On the fortieth anniversary of Woodstock, renowned author and new York city disc jockey Pete fornatale brings the iconic rock concert to vivid life through original interviews with roger daltry, Joan baez, david crosby, richie havens, Joe cocker, and dozens of headliners, organizers, and fans.
On Friday, August 15th, 1969, a crowd of 400,000-- an unprecedented and unexpect
...moreHardcover, 336 pages
Published
June 23rd 2009
by Touchstone
(first published June 19th 2009)
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Back in the late '60s, WNEW was the hippest rock station on the then-still-new FM dial, at least here in the NY tristate area, and it was propelled by a sextet of DJs who not only played music of their own liking, but had distinct and engaging on-air personalities as well. Those DJs were Rosko, Scott Muni, Alison Steele (all, sadly, passed on now), Zacherle, Jonathan Schwartz and--last but certainly not least--Pete Fornatale. These were the men and the woman who turned me on to so many pieces of...more
Reading "Back to the Garden" was such a mind blowing experince. You felt as if you really attended Woodstock. However, it is a book and Woodstock was the past, but can still remain in our hearts. The book was set up into four parts. The four parts were the different days of the festival, which was Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. Then each chapter consisted of a different band that played. I absolutley loved how the book was set up and also how it was written.
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This book was definitely worth reading; I learned so much about Woodstock and all of the performers who made it there, as well as a few who didn't. The greatest thing about this book is that it's mostly comprised of interviews from people who were there--performers, tech guys, organizers, and audience members, as well as the dudes who made the epic Woodstock documentary. It was really interesting to me, especially because it was such a one-time thing--I don't think there could ever be another ev...more
I've read a couple of books about Woodstock; notably "Taking Woodstock" (great movie - interesting book) and Michael Lang's book. Assumed that I knew most of what happened that weekend. Surprisingly, there was some new information in Fornatale's book. However, I didn't care for his writing style. He tended to use long quotes to explain the events. It would have been nice to read a cohesive narrative. I recommend reading it if you have a serious interest in those 3 days of peace and mus...more
I was not at Woodstock (I had a four-month-old at the time) but my younger twin brothers were. Fornatale makes a very nicely done history of those three days of peace, love, and mud, arranged by day and by artist, with many quotes and his own lively, lucid, and occasionally quite funny commentary tying it all together. Groovy.
What a great book. For those of us who were not able to attend Woodstock this book gives us the inside scoop from the producers, performers and spectators. The numerous interviews give the reader an insight into the end of the 60's and early 70's. I think that this book may be more interesting to readers who are familiar with the music, but it is a fascinating perspective of a once in a lifetime event
I was distracted by the use of underscore in lieu of italics. Not a lot that I ddn't know already, though there were one or two tidbits. Didn't like the narrative form. If one is going to write a book, then tell me a story.
I enjoyed this. Listening to the different perspectives of the people involved (through interviews) was entertaining and informative.
Quick! Name the group whose 1969 album sold over three million copies, had three hit singles that each went to #2 on the charts, and won the 1970 Grammy for “Album of the Year” over the Beatles’ Abbey Road. Need a hint? They also performed at Woodstock.
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I grew up listening to Mr. Fornatele on the radio so I readily bought this book. I enjoyed it a lot.
fun, pop perspectives on Woodstock
Consists mostly of interviews with musicians, media, fans, and the organizers of Woodstock, connected by commentary from the author. Presented in chapters chronologically by the groups that performed, which was an effective way to let the reader experience it. Interesting, but the author (a NY d.j.) doesn't write that well, and there was a lot of repetition that the editor should have slashed.
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