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The first and most complete narrative biography of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, by acclaimed music journalist and Rolling Stone senior writer David Browne.

"Riveting." (People Magazine)

"This is one of the great rock and roll stories." (New York Times Book Review)

Even in the larger-than-life world of rock and roll, it was hard to imagine four more different men. Yet few groups were as in sync with their times as Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. Starting with the original trio's landmark 1969 debut album, their group embodied much about its era: communal music making, protest songs that took on the establishment and Richard Nixon, and liberal attitudes toward partners and lifestyles. Their group or individual songs - "Wooden Ships", "Ohio", "For What It's Worth" (with Stills and Young's Buffalo Springfield) - became the soundtrack of a generation.

Over the decades, these four men would continually break up, reunite, and disband again - all against a backdrop of social and musical change, recurring disagreements, and self-destructive tendencies that threatened to cripple them as a group and as individuals. In Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young: The Wild, Definitive Saga of Rock's Greatest Supergroup, Rolling Stone senior writer David Browne presents the ultimate deep dive into rock and roll's most musical and turbulent brotherhood. Featuring exclusive interviews with band members, colleagues, fellow superstars, former managers, employees, and lovers - and with access to unreleased music and documents - this is the sweeping story of rock's longest-running, most dysfunctional, yet preeminent musical family, delivered with the epic feel their story rightly deserves.

Reviewer: Martin DelSignore
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A Wild 50 Year Musical Journey
Review: A very detailed account of CSNY ( and their various musical configurations). Amazing that they persevered (sort of), and lived to tell about it all. Extensive music facts contained in this book,and well covered story lines (and there are many!) Good insight into their troubled worlds and the various "orbits" they have been in over the past 50 years. You may have heard some of the "stories" about their journey, but the chronological format lends clarity to the bands story (and then some!)

Reviewer: J. Dollins
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: An Overwhelming Journey Through Five Tumultuous Decades of CSNY
Review: While Browne’s prose is thoughtful, journalistic, and packed with tons of juicy anecdotes from CSNY’s history, it can’t overcome the bi-polar “will they, won’t they” pattern of this classic band. After a couple hundred pages, the tedium sets in and you start to trudge through hoping something truly positive sticks. Nothing ever does, leaving one to wonder why this book wasn’t titled “Helplessly Hoping.”That said, Browne’s best work is done in documenting the friendship of Crosby and Nash, who seem initially to be complete opposites, but form a true and powerful bond of brotherhood. The culmination of their tale is truly heartbreaking, and gives this book its most profound moment. The dissolution of their friendship somehow feels like the true end of the “hippie dream” they symbolized.

Reviewer: GRG
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Excellent book...great read!
Review: This was a crazy ride filled with many twists & turns, stories behind the music and plenty for a CSNY fan to ingest including the tough times, fights, drugs, etc. There were several stories and other interesting facts I had not heard before. Having been fortunate to have been part of an early chapter of this amazing group, it made my read even more enjoyable.This 50-year journey was written brilliantly by David Browne. Obviously, he is a gigantic fan of the group. His research, interviews and all of the hard work he put into this book was evident by the successful end result. David should be incredibly proud of this achievement.CSNY and their music was a special part of my life as it was for many of us. For any fan who loved the band and the music of this great group; this book is a ride you need to take!

Reviewer: Patrick Phillips
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Definitive chronology, but author failed by his editor
Review: A deep, thoroughly researched dive into CSNY and all their derivations. The chronological, journalistic presentation left me wanting more insights into the major players, the societal context, and the ultimate impact of their music. Instead, it's a long litany of names, places, and events. The early chapters are best, when the group comes together and strikes gold. The following 40 years is a chronicle of dysfunction, which gets repetitive after a while. Most troubling, the book is very poorly edited, with factual errors and clumsy phraseology throughout.

Reviewer: Kindle Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Neil Young is a jerk
Review: Great stories and an in depth look at what I consider to be one of the most important bands of all time. CSN had the heart and passion while Neil used them anytime it serves him well and then dropped him like a bad habit. with Neil came financial growth and he never let them live it down. Nonetheless it's an amazingly thorough book and a great read!

Reviewer: bob dismas
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Browne's CSNY: A Tale of Lost Boys with Fatal Flaws
Review: The better written of the two battling bios, although as other reviewers have noted, marred by some sloppy editing. Much as I've always admired Neil Young's work, I have to agree with David Browne's underlying premise that his addition to the CSN mother-ship ultimately brought the ship down. To my ears, the first album (Crosby, Stills and Nash) was near perfection; with album number two (Deja Vu) the seeds of destruction were sown. Stills' confidence undermined by the addition of his musical brother Young; Crosby slipping deeper and deeper into his drug-induced haze; Nash unsuccessfully taking on the role of peacemaking middle child, and Young's ego being fed even as he's selfishly using the band to jump start his own solo career. Nash's Wasted On The Way tells the tale, truly. So many false starts, abandoned albums, unattained dreams and lost friendships. CSNY plays out like a Greek tragedy in modern times. Lost boys with fatal flaws who occasionally touched greatness, then immediately threw it all away. We should be thankful for those great moments.

Reviewer: JP Cantillon
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: They Were Supposed to Replace The Beatles in 1970
Review: Recently I saw Echo in the Canyon, the documentary about the Laurel Canyon music scene in the mid to late 60s. I was struck by several things in the film, one of which was Graham Nash's enduring optimism about the power of music. Another was my realization that David Crosby is the American version of Keith Richards, still here in spite of his attempts to do otherwise...and remembers it all.Crosby's brilliance as a songwriter, performer and producer are well documented here as is his voracious appetite for drugs and self destruction. That he was enabled by his partners for so many years, in furtherance of even more money (in Crosby's case for drugs), is sad.Browne cohesively details the rise and fall of America's first supergroup. It's easy to forget how influential CSN and CSN&Y were, and how by being together they pushed each other individually to be better artists, similar to The Beatles.Highly recommended.

Reviewer: Stagehand✌
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Csn&y
Review: An in depth understanding of a very popular band. The history of the band, their disappointing live shows etc.I saw them in CT. 1977? I thought they were ar their best.

Reviewer: John G
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Really great remix

Reviewer: peter brux
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: 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.

Reviewer: Peebs
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Fascinating insight into a cohesive onstage band who were train wrecks off stage.

Reviewer: William Roberto Wilson
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: 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.

Reviewer: PHILLIP E BASSILL
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: 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.