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

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

All in all Greenwald's book is a good warts'n'all read....

– Folkwax