Obscure Facts (Paperback)
Raven J. Cross
Sold by Grand Eagle Retail, Bensenville, IL, U.S.A.
AbeBooks Seller since October 12, 2005
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Add to basketSold by Grand Eagle Retail, Bensenville, IL, U.S.A.
AbeBooks Seller since October 12, 2005
Condition: New
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketPaperback. 100 Weird, Fun, and Totally Loud Facts from the Worlds of Rock, Metal, and Punk.From haunted recording studios to punk bands with parrots, this is not your average rock history book. Did You Know? Strange, Loud, and Loudly Strange delivers a collection of bizarre, obscure, and downright fascinating facts from decades of loud music culture.Inside, you'll find: This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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The Perfect Gift for the Rock, Metal and Punk Fan in Your Life
Because a gift card says "I forgot." This book says "I actually know you."
Finding a gift for someone who lives and breathes rock, metal, or punk is hard. Finding one that is actually interesting; not just another band tee or generic playlist, is even harder.
Obscure Facts solves that problem.
What's Inside
100 carefully curated facts from the wildest corners of rock, metal, and punk history. Not the stuff he has heard a thousand times. The other stuff, the stories behind the stories, the moments the documentaries skipped, the facts that make you pause and say "Wait, seriously?"
Inside, he'll find:
Rock legends behaving strangely: recording rituals, bizarre rider demands, and on-stage disasters that never made the evening news.
Metal's darkest and most bizarre chapters: crimes, curses, controversies, and the kind of behind-the-scenes chaos that built the genre's legendary reputation.
Punk's most chaotic and unexpected moments: the bands, the feuds, the stunts, and the stories that defined a movement built entirely on refusing to behave.
The weird stuff nobody talks about: haunted studios, strange instruments, animals that somehow ended up in music history, myths that turned out to be true, and myths that turned out to be weirder than the truth.
Why This Book Works as a Gift
Large print. Clean layout. No fluff.
At 6x9 inches and 110 pages, this is a book he will actually read,not shelve and forget. Each fact is short, punchy, and written to be read in any order. Perfect for the coffee table, the nightstand, the vacation bag, or the back of the tour bus if he ever gets that lucky.
No musical knowledge required. No patience required. Just open to any page and start reading.
Who This Is For
The husband who has seen every rock documentary twice. The nephew who just discovered metal and won't stop talking about it. The friend who quotes punk lyrics in casual conversation. The guy who knows every member of every band but somehow still doesn't know half of what's in this book.
If he loves rock, metal, or punk, he will love this.
Great Gift For:
Birthday, Christmas, Father's Day, Holiday, Vacation, Stocking Stuffer, or any occasion where you want to give something with actual personality.
Rock History. Metal Culture. Punk Chaos. 100 Facts. One Book.
Order today and give the gift that actually gets him.
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