Play It Loud
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Instruments of Rock & Roll
Jayson Kerr Dobney and Craig J. Inciardi; With essays by Anthony DeCurtis, Alan di Perna, David Fricke, Holly George-Warren, and Matthew W. Hill
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A brash and dazzling celebration of the instruments that created the sounds of rock and roll from the 1940s to the present day
Play It Loud celebrates the musical instruments that gave rock and roll its signature sound—from Louis Jordan’s alto saxophone and John Lennon’s Rickenbacker to the drum set owned by Metallica’s Lars Ulrich, Lady Gaga’s keytar, and beyond. Seven engrossing essays by veteran music journalists and scholars discuss the technical developments that fostered rock’s seductive riffs and driving rhythms, the thrilling innovations musicians have devised to achieve unique effects, and the visual impact their instruments have had. Abundant photographs depict rock’s most iconic instruments—including Jerry Lee Lewis’s baby grand piano, Chuck Berry’s Gibson ES-350T guitar, Bootsy Collins’s star-shaped bass, Keith Moon’s drum set, and the white Stratocaster Jimi Hendrix played at Woodstock—as works of art in their own right. Produced in collaboration with the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, this astounding book goes behind the music to offer a rare and in-depth look at the instruments that inspired the musicians and made possible the songs we know and love.
Play It Loud celebrates the musical instruments that gave rock and roll its signature sound—from Louis Jordan’s alto saxophone and John Lennon’s Rickenbacker to the drum set owned by Metallica’s Lars Ulrich, Lady Gaga’s keytar, and beyond. Seven engrossing essays by veteran music journalists and scholars discuss the technical developments that fostered rock’s seductive riffs and driving rhythms, the thrilling innovations musicians have devised to achieve unique effects, and the visual impact their instruments have had. Abundant photographs depict rock’s most iconic instruments—including Jerry Lee Lewis’s baby grand piano, Chuck Berry’s Gibson ES-350T guitar, Bootsy Collins’s star-shaped bass, Keith Moon’s drum set, and the white Stratocaster Jimi Hendrix played at Woodstock—as works of art in their own right. Produced in collaboration with the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, this astounding book goes behind the music to offer a rare and in-depth look at the instruments that inspired the musicians and made possible the songs we know and love.
Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University Press
Exhibition Schedule:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
(04/08/19–09/15/19)
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland
(11/20/19–09/13/20)
Jayson Kerr Dobney is Frederick P. Rose Curator in Charge of the Department of Musical Instruments at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Craig J. Inciardi is curator and director of acquisitions at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland.
EXHIBITION SCHEDULE
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
(04/08/19–09/15/19)
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland
(11/20/19–09/13/20)
ISBN: 9781588396662
Publication Date: April 23, 2019
Publishing Partner: Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University Press
Publication Date: April 23, 2019
Publishing Partner: Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University Press
236 pages, 9 x 10 1/2
127 color + 51 b/w illus.
127 color + 51 b/w illus.
