Play It Loud: Instruments of Rock & Roll

by Holly George-Warren, Craig Inciardi, Jayson Dobney

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1588396665
• ISBN13: 9781588396662
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art New York
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 3.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 9.2" x 10.8"