teriboop's review against another edition
5.0
This is the definitive book on the 1969 Woodstock music festival. Written by organizer Michael Lang, The Road to Woodstock details his early life, how he got into the music business, and how he came up with the idea of a massive concert. Along with partner Artie Kornfeld, Lang approached venture capitalists Joel Rosenman and John Roberts to help plan and fund the iconic concert weekend. The weekend was meant to only cater to approximately 200,000 concert goers, but more than 1/2 million people attended. The plans for the concert was not without its issues, as the men dealt with venue, security, food, and sanitation issues. Many details, including the venue spot, was not determined until the final weeks of preparation. Throughout the 3 days and beyond, other issues arose that were dealt with on the fly and the results turned out to be a rare event of music and peace that has never been duplicated.
Lang's candid book covered Woodstock from inception until well after the concertgoers were gone. It is well written, never boring, yet full of details and amazing stories from interviews with participants and attendees. What an amazing weekend it must have been despite the chaos and constant rain. This is a must-read for the music enthusiast.
Lang's candid book covered Woodstock from inception until well after the concertgoers were gone. It is well written, never boring, yet full of details and amazing stories from interviews with participants and attendees. What an amazing weekend it must have been despite the chaos and constant rain. This is a must-read for the music enthusiast.
cdcsmith's review against another edition
4.0
A strong 4 stars. I was 6 months old when Woodstock took place. I was raised on the music and my mom, for sure is still a hippy chick. Her friends got older and lost the idealism of the time, but not my mom. I think she and Mark would get along great talking about life then and now. A little sad with the epilogue. Some of the folks that were alive and kicking as of the time the book was written, no longer are.
morgcxn's review against another edition
Temporarily put on pause --- Really good book
pauljcirillo's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
3.5
Very informative book about how woodstock was formed and what occurred leading up to and during the festival. However, I think the author (co-founder) was somewhat biased when describing arguments about festival handlings and grievances. It was a wonderful description of how Woodstock became such a large part of the cultural zeitgeist and its effect on what “peace and love” mean.
laconsstorynook's review against another edition
2.0
I have always known about Woodstock (Honestly who doesn't ) But I had never known the in depth information about this iconic festival.
This book was very informative and very very in depth.
I enjoyed it but it defiantly read like a documentary and I think I would had preferred watching it over reading it.
This book was very informative and very very in depth.
I enjoyed it but it defiantly read like a documentary and I think I would had preferred watching it over reading it.
shumska's review against another edition
3.0
okej - ni manje ni više od toga. možda malo prenatrpano imenima, sudionicima.. nisam uspjela pohvatati sve te likove koji se spominju u smislu "tko je što bio i koju je ulogu odigrao" - navikla sam upoznavati likove preko karakternih osobina i kroz priču, a ovdje se uglavnom predstavljaju kao akteri bez neke dublje podloge. očekivala sam knjigu koja bi mi uspješnije prenijela duh woodstocka, a dobila sam pregled organizacije - od ideje do konačne realizacije. izbor fotografija mogao je biti bolji, sitne su i nekvalitetne, pa sam dodatno tražila po internetu, a za vrijeme čitanja čak sam i slušala muziku izvođača s woodstocka ( joan baez, janis joplin), ali ni to mi nije pomoglo u približavanju atmosfere.
ovu knjigu napisao je michael lang, idejni začetnik i organizator woodstocka i nisam dobila dojam da je nepristran. voljela bih pročitati neku knjigu na temu woodstocka, ali s pogledom "iznutra" - što se doista događalo i kako je doista bilo.
ovu knjigu napisao je michael lang, idejni začetnik i organizator woodstocka i nisam dobila dojam da je nepristran. voljela bih pročitati neku knjigu na temu woodstocka, ali s pogledom "iznutra" - što se doista događalo i kako je doista bilo.
cabinhermit's review against another edition
4.0
from the producer's POV - I was hoping for more backstory for the actual days of the festival.
courtjester's review against another edition
Boring. It seemed much more about Lang's personal life rather than the actual festival
kkprettypretty23's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
3.0
marycokelette's review against another edition
5.0
For anybody that wanted to know the behind the scenes of one of the biggest festival to ever occur, this is your book. Michael Lang writes beautifully regarding his uprising and the many details that put together the best event that concluded one of the best decades of our time.