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This equally compelling sequel to The Scar Boys uses an interview format to develop the characters; the bandmates look back on their glory days in the eighties when they tried to make sense of Johnny's accident and amputation, Cheyenne's pregnancy, and the complicated tangle of relationships that made the music come alive but nearly ripped the band apart.