Play It Loud - Instruments of Rock & Roll

by David Fricke (Author), Anthony Decurtis (Author), Alan Diperna (Author), Craig Inciardi (Author), David Fricke (Author), Jayson Dobney (Author)

• New

  Illustrated
  2019

  $37.19

  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, Alicia Keys's Keytar, and beyond. Seven engrossing essays by veteran music journalists and scholars present the instruments as works of art in their own right, discussing 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 Steinway 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 objects as well as in performance. 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.