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Rock and Pop Elevens: The Trivia Book That Goes One Louder (Paperback)

by Tom Bromley (Author), Simon Trewin (Author), Michael Moran (Author)
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  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd (25 Oct 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1843171120
  • ISBN-13: 978-1843171126
  • Product Dimensions: 23 x 15 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 617,333 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Why might Elvis be Jesus? Why will you never find a 75-minute CD? Which time-travel movie featured a guitar being played before the model even existed? Which rock star was described by a groupie as a "dead fish"? Which songs give the worst possible value for money from a pub jukebox? What did Dolly Parton do for Homer Simpson? The answers to these and many more essential questions can be discovered in Rock and Pop Elevens, a foot-on-the-monitor collection of fascinating, scandalous and laugh-out-loud music trivia. Why elevens? Well, as any Spinal Tap fan knows, ten just isn't quite loud enough...So from Kylie to Led Zep, Boy George to Busted and Hendrix to the Teletubbies, Rock and Pop Elevens is packed with stories of sex, substance abuse, filthy lucre, artistic disputes, groupies and tribute bands - everything up to the final encore, death, after which only the very few achieve a comeback tour. Rock And Pop Elevens. It's not just a trivia book. It's a volume.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A fine selection of trivia, 4 Jan 2008
By Wayne Redhart "Also on Twitter!" (West Midlands, UK) - See all my reviews
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When it comes to popular music, you would be lucky to find a more devoted enthusiast than myself. Indeed, I have regarded myself as quite the expert on contemporary sounds, ever since I began collecting 78s in the late 60s. One of my favourites has always been Cliff Richards. It was a sad day when he parted company with backing group 'The Sillhouettes', but I shall never forget when they re-united in the 80s. There is a special atmosphere when 'slowhand' Marvin Gaye steps rhythmically from side to side, that complements Cliff's vocals perfectly (although I have to be honest and say that Cliff sounds even better alongside the Young Ones, in the Comic Relief version of 'Living Dead'). Cliff has had a number one hit in eight consecutive decades so far, but only time will tell whether 'The Peter Piper of Pop' can manage a ninth before 2010!

Anyhow, Cliff aside, my tastes are extremely varied. I am equally at home with modern day stars (like Robin Williams of 'Take Five' or ghetto-born gangster-raper MC Hammer) as with the earlier generation (such as 'Rat-pack' crooners Robert Downey jr. and Des O'Connor). Still, I should think that my favourite group will always be ABBA. To this day, I have fond recollections of the time they claimed the Eurovision title for Finland with 'Puppet on a String' (ripping the skirts off was such a radical idea!). I can honestly say that I was in tears when they later announced their decision to 'Finnish' performing together (shortly after the release of their classic valedictory album 'ABBA Gold'). Doreen has always been a big fan of Bjorn Borg, although my own favourite band-member would have to be Agnetha (Damn it! What was her surname again? It's gone now. Agnetha... Agnetha... Agnetha Christie! That's the one!).

Elsewhere, I am a big fan of the Marquis de Sade's work (especially the song 'Smooth Operator') and I continue to admire the grunge music of 'The Nirvanas'. It seems hard to believe that over twenty years have already passed since the tragic suicide of front-man Curtis Stigers (well, his famously volatile widow Courtney Pine maintains that he was actually assassinated by The Notorious B.I.G. but 'Nevermind', eh?).

[EDIT- Whoops! Forgive my foolish mistake. I didn't mean Courtney Pine. I meant Courtney Cox, of course!]

Anyhow, despite my prior level of expertise, I feel compelled to admit that I did learn a couple of new things from this volume (did you know that renowned ladies' man Elton John was christened with the name 'Dwight Yorke'?). The researchers have uncovered some excellent morsels of trivia and put them together in a slickly polished volume. One can only hazard a guess at what 'The King of Rock and Roll' Elvis Costello (as seen on the cover) was doing during those final minutes on the 'throne'. However, if he'd had this book to read then I am sure that he would have died a happy man. No toilet-library should be without a copy! Full credit to the authors for following in the footsteps of the great mockumentary band 'Spinal Cord' by managing to turn things up to eleven!
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars RAISES TRIVIA TO SUBLIME HEIGHTS, 1 Nov 2004
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If you feel you need to know about the eleven hairiest bands in rock, eleven songs to play at your funeral or eleven songs that start with a sound effect then this is the book for you. Even if, like me, you feel your life is pretty complete without this information the book is still lively and, at times, laugh-out-loud funny. It now has a treasured place by the downstairs loo and is well worth putting on your Christmas list or buying for the anorak in your life. It is of course ONE BETTER than other books on the market..,.
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