Rock Trivia Madness

60s to 90s Rock Music Trivia & Amazing Facts

De: Bill O'Neill, Ryan Connor

Narrado por: Scott Miller

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"

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Entertaining

Good listen for a little rock history and trivia. Only complaint, it was narrated a bit quickly, no rest between any sentences. Otherwise, worth listening to if you like early rock.

“I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.”

Awesome Rock Stories!

While listening to this book, I almost had to stop a few times to listen to the music if the rock legends mentioned. However, I couldn't stop. The stories were great!!!

Cue Bruce Springsteen's GLORY DAYS Trivia/Memories

I received this book in exchange for an unbiased review. I absolutely loved it!

Rock Trivia Madness is another arrow in the quiver of Bill O'Neill. O'Neill has teamed up with Ryan Connor to write a fantastic book about musicians and music from the 1960s to the 1990s.

Along with the trivia, like the fact that Black Sabbath dabbled in the occult and
David Bowie almost became a Buddhist, for example, I really enjoyed hearing about which musicians/bands inspired younger generations.

Scott Miller is a great narrator, worthy of the 5 star performance I have given him. He is engaging and upbeat.

Bill O'Neill (along with Ryan Connor) provides great collection of facts and odd trivia that you will not find anywhere else. Each section has a Q and A that reinforces what the listener has just heard. I loved it and cannot wait for the next "odd trivia" book from O'Neill.

The only downside to this book is that it makes me feel old because I remember most of these 'mad moments.' *Sigh*

Band Trivia and Album Recommendations

Rock Trivia Madness is an enjoyable, quick rollick through four decades of rock and alternative music. It basically has a format of chronologically selecting a band, telling a interesting fact or two about the band before moving on. Most bands don't get revisited, because there is too many in so little time, but occasionally one does get a second go around.

Because there is only one or two facts per band, it is not a great way to get a feel for the bands or to learn about them in depth. But it is a good book to get a strong overview of the decades and how music changed. It also should pique some interest about bands you may not have known of before.

The last third of the book starts again at the 60's and gives album recommendations. Each album is suggests (and it acknowledges it cannot cover even a small amount of the best) comes with a brief history of it and why it is included in the list. Not comprehensive, and not always agreeable, it is an interesting list with a lot of recommendations or reminders, depending on how versed you are in the albums. The trivia associated with each is interesting, especially if you know the album but not the history.

Like all the Bill O'Niell trivia books, this is broken up by some quick trivia and some multi-choice tests, to see how you are going. This breaks it up and make the listener do a little bit of work.

Narration by Scott Miller is good. Clear and easy to follow he engages with the text. He is easy to listen to. I would be happy to listen to more of his work.

I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.

Wasn’t What I Expected

This is a very rapid read of mostly obscure punk and psychedelic trivia with very little mainstream rock mixed in.