Play It Loud: An Epic History of the Style, Sound, and Revolution of the Electric Guitar (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781101970393)

The inspiration for the Play It Loud exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

The 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.

Author: Brad Tolinski, Alan Di Perna
ISBN-10: 1101970391
ISBN-13: 9781101970393
Publisher: Anchor Books
Language: English
Published: 11/14/2017
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.83lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.80d