Rock Trivia Madness: 60s to 90s Rock Music Trivia & Amazing Facts (Volume 1)
GET SCHOOLED IN ROCK WITH ROCK TRIVIA MADNESS!
Rock and Roll. For more than 60 years, it has been the soundtrack to our lives. Albums like "Highway 61 Revisited", "Born to Run" and "Nevermind" have helped us make sense of who we are. Not only that, the daring passion and bold visions of rock artists have shaken up social norms and even helped change the course of world politics.
There’ve been some wild stories to go with this wild music. If you’re eager to learn some of the crazy, random facts of rock, Rock Trivia Madness is the book for you! This collection of rock stories from the 1960s to the 1990s will thrill and fascinate fans of music trivia. You’ll learn:
- How the Beatles helped the Rolling Stones score their first hit
- How the Velvet Underground helped overthrow the Communists in Poland
- How David Bowie almost turned his back on fame and fortune
- What Black Sabbath has in common with James Bond
- How a PA system helped get David Lee Roth into Van Halen
- Why the IRA threatened to kidnap U2’s Bono
- How Sarah McLachlan saved a hip-hop legend’s life
- How a girlfriend’s gift inspired the Red Hot Chili Peppers to “Give It Away”
Reviews (55)
Just curious as to who decided on the greatest rock albums of the 60's and 70's
Just curious as to who decided on the greatest rock albums of the 60's and 70's? The Sex Pistols, Blondie and Moby Grape were recognized but NOT the Beatles Sergeant Peppers (arguably the best R & R album of all time), The Stones Let it Bleed and Sticky Fingers or Led Zeppelin's II and IV which contained Stairway to Heaven???? These authors must have been smoking a lot of pot when they wrote this.
Find your favorite music and music facts
Nicely organized into artists of the 60s, followed by the 70s, etc, Rock Trivia Madness makes it easy for readers to find their favorite bands or discover new favorites by name. Short paragraphs highlight popular recordings and provide interesting snippets of history – where did the name The Who come from, for example. With details about “jam band” through “folk rock” to “industrial rock,” plus everything beyond and in between, readers will learn the meanings of modern musical terms while enjoying memories of days gone by. And each section ends with “random fun facts”—did you know only one of the Beach Boys really surfed? The chapters on Great Albums offer plenty to help a new listener create a great collection. And Test Yourself questions and answers provide plenty of entertainment and fodder for quiz nights with friends. Rock Trivia Madness would be a cool gift to share with anyone who’s lived through the music of the 60s to 90s, or been forced to listen so often they learned to like it. Have fun and enjoy fun musical trivia. Disclosure: I got it on a deal.
‘Starting in the mid-50s, a new kind of music would emerge that took from blues, country, R& B, and other genres’
Co-authors Bill O’Neill and Steve Murray are both prolific writers – and they love to explore all manner of subjects from reiku to trivia. They have gathered fascinating facts about the subject of Rock and stars and have arranged these into Sections on ARTISTS OF THE 60s (Bob Dylan, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, The Beach Boys, Jimi Hendrix, James Brown, The Grateful Dead, The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Yardbirds, The Kinks, The Doors, Cream, Janis Joplin, Sly and the Family Stone, etc), ARTISTS OF THE 70s (Van Morrison, David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, Joni Mitchell, Stevie Wonder, Black Sabbath, Big Star, Pink Floyd, Lynyrd Skynyrd, George Clinton and Parliament/ Funkadelic, Jimmy Cliff, The Runaways, New York Dolls Chic, Television, The Ramones, The Sex Pistols, etc), ARTISTS OF THE 80s (Michael Jackson, Prince, Bruce Springsteen, Madonna, Talking Heads, New Order, Bauhaus, Judas Priest, Motorhead ,Black Flag, Tom Waits, Van Halen, Sonic Youth, The Smiths, U2, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Run-DMC, etc), ARTISTS OF THE 90s (Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Hole, Nine Inch Nails, PJ Harvey, Liz Phair, Sarah McLachlan, My Bloody Valentine, Radiohead, Pavement, Fugazi, Elliott Smith, Jeff Buckley, Green Day, Rage Against the Machine, Oasis, etc), RANDOM FUN FACTS with a quiz for us) and GREAT ALBUMS OF THE 60s and 70s and 80s and 90s. Each section is followed with a Random Fun Facts and a quiz of sorts. This is an in depth study that brings to light a lot of history and nostalgia and memorabilia, and even if Rock was not your thing, this recreation of four decades of mood and times and famous people peppered with humor and lots of trivia makes for a terrific ride to the past. Jump in and discover the fun. Grady Harp, April 17
Enjoyable
If you are rather young, or never really delved much into the music you listened to, you will probably learn quite a bit. However, if you are a real music geek, disc jockey, or just plain curious, and nosey about your favorite music, and bands...you probably already know most of what's here. None the less, it's a fun, enjoyable read, and a nice reminder of times, and music past.
A tea spoon about everything
It's a good book for beginners in rock music. Just general info about the most outstanding bands and singers. Some interesting facts, trivia. No special analysis in deep.
Never Knew
Nevermind stretched into different era such as the one introduced by rapper m&m and many others before them such as TRex in the 60s. Interesting overall view of rock.
Five Stars
Great book for rock n rollers
You get what you pay for...
Rather sparse detail on the artists and groups profiled. Not evident what criteria the authors used for those selected for this compilation. Writing style does little to pull the reader in or keep the readers interest. Almost seems like the authors put this book together over a weekend as a joke on those of us who bought it.
Good stuff in here
I truly enjoyed this kindle edition because of its variety in the Rock genre. Everything from the 60's to the 90's provides a little fun for everyone. Bill O'neill knows what he is talking about when he wrote this. His trivia books are outstanding and I can definitely recommend him
interesting I'm told
I added this to a gift bundle for a music lover. He enjoyed it. It arrived undamaged and on time so no issues.
