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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
1101970391
ISBN-13
9781101970393
eBay Product ID (ePID)
221688948
Product Key Features
Book Title
Play It Loud : an Epic History of the Style, Sound, and Revolution of the Electric Guitar
Number of Pages
400 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Musical Instruments / Guitar, History & Criticism, Social History
Publication Year
2017
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Music, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
11.6 Oz
Item Length
7.9 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2016-013874
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"A thrilling narrative that weaves cultural history, musical history, race, politics, business, advertising and technological discovery." -- The Wall Street Journal "A swooping, all-encompassing timeline of the instrument's early days to its beyond-essential role in pop culture and music." -- The Guardian "Fascinating. . . . A book that lives up to the urgent, innovative, all-encompassing spirit of its subject." -- Minneapolis Star Tribune "A cultural history, calling up the tastes, styles and fads, the economics and even the geopolitics of 90 years of music-making." -- Dallas Morning News "The definitive book about the history and business of the electric guitar." --Forbes.com "Fascinating, elegantly written, page-turning. . . . It's all here--the history, the science, the musicians, and of course, the stringed beauties and the sounds they helped create." --Jonathan Kellerman, author of The Murderer's Daughter "Everything knowable now becomes known about the plugged-in ax that changed the world. A comprehensive history of the electric guitar in cultural context is something long wanted, awaited and needed. At long last, it has arrived." --Billy Gibbons, ZZ Top guitarist/vocalist and Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame inductee "A marvelous survey of how the electric guitar has rocked its way into the hearts and minds of millions of music lovers. This is a rich trove of unforgettable anecdotes and vignettes. Highly recommended!" --Douglas Brinkley, author of Rightful Heritage "Providing a holistic overview packed with contextual insights, music journalists Tolinksi and Di Perna skillfully pinpoint the watershed innovations and key musicians who turned a novelty into a mainstay of popular music. . . . An engaging introduction to a fun topic with broad appeal." -- Library Journal (starred review) "The electric guitar changed the world, and Tolinski and di Perna impressively reveal its epic story." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred) "A comprehensive history of the electric guitar, tracing its roots in George Beauchamp's experiments in search of a way to amplify a guitar's vibrations. . . . The authors engagingly explore the importance of amplifiers on artists' sounds." -- Publisher's Weekly
Dewey Decimal
787.87/19
Synopsis
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., 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.
LC Classification Number
ML1015.G9T66 2016
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- n***7 (200)- Feedback left by buyer.Past yearVerified purchaseItem is as described! Can’t ask for much more than that, especially at a good item price and will be a gift. Shipped out promptly. I will be honest, while I appreciate the plush being in a ziplock inside, it was 7.49 on shipping and I didn’t expect it come in a literal small lightbulb box… overall not enough to declare a negative or neutral experience, as item arrived as described, but still felt inclined to mention.Disney Marvel Guardians Of The Galaxy Rocket Raccoon Wishables Plush Toy MWT (#186922144032)
- i***p (288)- Feedback left by buyer.Past yearVerified purchaseSeller had an associate test the pedal before shipping and cancelled because it had more problems than the description let on. Slightly disappointed that I missed out on a good price but I can’t be upset about a seller checking their product one last time before sending it off. Neither of us wants to deal with me getting a broken product, so kudos to this seller for that!Boss XT-2 Xtortion guitar pedal (#186781792493)