The Prog Rock Trivia Book - Softcover

Di Rocco, Gian-Luca

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798427904490

Publisher: Independently published, 2022

Synopsis

"Highly rewarding...excellently researched" - from the review by the Dutch Progressive Rock Page (www.dprp.net)

Who thanked Jethro Tull for not releasing an album in a year that they actually did release an album?

Which progressive rock band invited a key member to join the group after they discovered him living in a cave?

Which progressive rock artist is related to Darth Vader?

The answers to these questions and more can be found in this, the first trivia book which focuses on progressive rock. The book features over 530 questions on all things “Prog”, including questions on such famous musical artists as Pink Floyd, Genesis, Yes, King Crimson, The Moody Blues, Jethro Tull, Rush, Emerson Lake and Palmer, The Alan Parson Project, Styx, Supertramp, Mike Oldfield, Frank Zappa, and many more. The book also covers more recent highly successful progressive rock artists such as The Mars Volta, Opeth and Porcupine Tree. Written by Progressive Rock music expert Gian-Luca Di Rocco, this book contains sections on progressive rock artists not just from the UK and North America but also from Germany, Italy, the rest of continental Europe, and the rest of the world. The book also includes special chapters on progressive rock in television and films, along with trivia related to progressive rock albums, tracks, lyrics and concerts, and a selection of some of the most interesting, bizarre and hilarious progressive rock-related quotes.

Edition details

• Publisher: Independently published
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798427904490
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144