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Title: The Golden Age of Rock Instrumentals by Steve Otfinoski ISBN: 0-7567-5245-0 Publisher: DIANE Publishing Co Pub. Date: October, 1997 Format: Paperback List Price(USD): $20.00

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Average Customer Rating: 4 (1 review)

Rating: 4
Summary: Exciting Account of an Exciting Time in Pop Music
Comment: It's always a bit dicey for music writers to put into words what they like about a record, and in most cases, the writer will fall back on the lyrics to get his or her point across. Otfinoski can't do that, though, because he tackles an often-overlooked genre of popular music--the rock instrumental. Somehow, he covers just about every angle in an underappreciated area of pop music, and he wisely restricts his survey to a ten-year period, roughly 1955 - 65, covering everyone from the Tornadoes ("Telstar") and the Ventures ("Walk--Don't Run") to Booker T and the MGs and the Ramsey Lewis Trio. Not much is left out, though it would be nice to see some of the artists from the 70s and 80s expanded upon in the next edition, though to be fair, that would force Otfinoski to alter his book's title.

There's not much to dislike here, though some of the more technical musical terms are occasionally misapplied, and if the reader doesn't have a lot of the songs listed, he or she may be less interested. Still, most buyers of this book will have an appreciation for the golden age of instrumentals, and will have Otfinoski's book to refer to as they sift through their old 45s.