Along Comes the Association, Ashley Wren Collins
Along Comes the Association, Ashley Wren Collins
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Along Comes the Association
Beyond Folk Rock and Three-Piece Suits

Author: Ashley Wren Collins, Russ Giguere, David Geffen

Narrator: Peter Berkrot

Unabridged: 11 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/12/2020

Synopsis

Along Comes the Association is the story of how Russ Giguere and his fellow band members in the legendary and influential pop group The Association came together to create unparalleled music, unique to the time and place, and never again to be repeated. Yes, there were drugs, and there were women, such as the lovely Linda Ronstadt and Helen Mirren, but it was the Sixties, after all. In listening to Along Comes the Association, you are transported back in time to post–1963 America. Go on, try to resist the urge to roll one while floating on the musical cloud of melodic rock that Russ Giguere and his band of melodic troubadours popularized and that we still cherish to this day . . .

About Ashley Wren Collins

Ashley Wren Collins is coauthor of Produce Your Own Damn Movie! and the sole author of The Cheap Bastard's Guide to Los Angeles as well as the sixth edition of The Cheap Bastard's Guide to New York City. She is a frequent contributor to the Huffington Post and MovieMaker. Her short story, "Daddy's Girl," won the SLS-St. Petersburg Review Award, and "Aunt Maryann Was Stolen" won her a scholarship to attend the 2015 Disquiet International Literary Program. Ashley is the recipient of a writing fellowship from The Edward F. Albee Foundation.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Koren on February 14, 2021

The book started out good with a lot of name dropping and nostalgia for the 60's music scene, but after that it is mostly about the author and doesnt go into a lot of detail about the other members of the group. At times I thought he dwelled a little too much on each individual song to the point whe......more

Goodreads review by Tosh on June 15, 2020

Kimley and I will discuss this book on BOOK MUSIK. Book Musik podcast......more

Goodreads review by Rachel on December 29, 2020

My favorite thing about this book is how effortlessly Russ invites you into the group. I was intimidated going in since I could barely name all the members of the group, but it's been a joy getting to know them all a bit better. He doesnt dish as much dirt as I would like, but at least he's a gentle......more

Goodreads review by kc on January 16, 2021

Interesting history of Russ and the 6 part harmony group of the 60’s to present. Somewhat disjointed at times, but good information and insight.......more

Goodreads review by Andy on November 06, 2022

This is a DNF for me. I really like Inside Out and Birthday by The Association, so I was enthused about reading a book about the band. Well, it's like this: it started out great with valuable information about the early days of folk-rock in Los Angeles with clubs like The Ash Grove making the scene,......more

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