Micky Dolenz' Rock 'n Rollin Trivia

Genre non fiction Author Micky Dolenz Publisher Square One Publishers External Links Official Square One Publishers Website

For about forty years, Micky Dolenz has made millions of fans go bananas for The Monkees as one of the leading members of the popular musical group. Micky was a busy man at that time, also working as an actor, director, producer, writer, and radio DJ. With his expertise in music, it is no small wonder that Micky Dolenz has decided to throw down the trivial challenge gauntlet once and for all with his book Micky Dolenz' Rock 'n Rollin Trivia.

The trivia genre, especially the music trivia genre, is a hot one with many books out there to test the knowledge of a rock and roll public. Many music fans are scrambling to prove their mettle on all sorts of music facts from the lead singer of Duran Duran to the endless details about Culture Club. It is no small wonder, then, that a former Monkee's foray into the music trivia book field should be set to blast the doors off of all convention.

Dolenz is an accomplished author with books like Gakky Two-Feet and I'm a Believer: My Life of Monkees, Music, and Madness on bookshelves proving that he has a true place among the writer/musician echelon. With this one, Micky Dolenz' Rock 'n Rollin Trivia, Micky dishes out his musical awareness with vigour and manages to entertain along with inform. That is a feat that few trivia books manage, but this rockin' trivia compilation accomplishes it with a style all its own.

Micky Dolenz proves to be quite a musical library, offering up tasty musical nuggets that will stump the most die-hard music fans and send them scurrying back to their 8-tracks or record players to find the answer. With a period of over four decades of musical history under his belt, Dolenz doles out some serious information and keeps the reading guessing. Most importantly, this trivia book reads like a party and offers non-stop fun just like many baby boomers will remember from their rock 'n roll generation.

Micky Dolenz' Rock 'n Rollin Trivia starts with rock's origins as blues music from the swamplands and rolls us right on through to the other side, cranking out hit after hit involving Bill Haley and the Comets, Elvis, and The Rolling Stones and all of the information we thought we knew. This trivia book really hits close to home as we realize how quickly music has gone from records and 8-tracks to downloads and iPods. The best part about it all, however, is that Dolenz doesn't alienate any generation with his accessible presentation and almost gleeful question selection. Yes, Micky Dolenz from the Monkees picked the questions that will end up stumping the most dedicated music experts!

The formatting of Micky Dolenz' Rock 'n Rollin Trivia is also of notice as it allows the reader to either rock along and play the game by themselves or introduce a whole round of incredible trivia entertainment to a larger group for a party game. Dolenz offers versatility in a trivia book because of his unique style and tremendous question selection, which is something hard to find in a stagnant market of music trivia books that often leave most readers looking for something more.

Micky Dolenz' Rock 'n Rollin Trivia is a guaranteed, top of the charts, number one with a bullet hit!