Play It Loud An Epic History of the Style, Sound, and Revolution of the Electric Guitar

The inspiration for the Play It Loud exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of ArtThe electric guitar has long been an international symbol of freedom, beauty, and rebellion. In Play It Loud, veteran music writers Brad Tolinski and Alan di Perna give us the story of this American icon. It's a story of inventors and mythologizers, of scam artists and prodigies as varied and original as the instruments they spawned.   The electric guitar looms large over the twentieth century: as an essential element in advancing racial equality in the entertainment industry, as a mirror to the rise of the teenager as a social force, as a linchpin of the punk rock ethos. And today it has come full circle, with contemporary titans such as Jack White and Annie Clark (known as St. Vincent) bringing back some of the instrument's earliest sounds. Featuring personal interviews with Les Paul, Keith Richards, Eddie Van Halen, and dozens more players and creators, Play It Loud shows how a group of innovators and misfits transformed an idea into a revolution.

ISBN:	9781101970393
Publisher:	Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Imprint:	Anchor Books
Published date:	08 Nov 2017
DEWEY:	787.8709
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	400
Weight:	382g
Height:	132mm
Width:	202mm
Spine width:	20mm

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