ATTN: Music Lovers - Play it Loud: Exhibit at the Met (NYC)

[Gugny]

My buddy sent me a text yesterday ... picture of him standing next to Jimi Hendrix's cream strat.  He told me there are also four of Jimmy Page's guitars there.

 

From a Rolling Stone article:

 

"Among the many must-sees are the Harmony Sovereign acoustic guitar that Jimmy Page used for parts of “Stairway to Heaven,” the “Love Drops” Flying V guitar that Jimi Hendrix employed for his solo in “All Along the Watchtower,” what’s left of Keith Moon’s “Pictures of Lily” drum kit, the Fender Esquire guitar that Bruce Springsteen holds on the cover of Born to Run, and the Martin acoustic that Elvis Presley used for his Sun recordings in 1955 — the “s” missing from the “Elvis” lettering stuck onto its body. Some of the instruments look closer to demented works of art than usable instruments; with its acrylic extensions jutting out, Lady Gaga’s Artpop-era piano almost looks dangerous to play."

 

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/play-it-loud-metropolitan-museum-review-817360/

 

The exhibit just opened and goes through 10/1.  I guarantee Lil' Gug and I will hit it this summer.  I know there's lots of musicians and music lovers here, so I figured I'd pass it along.

 

Rock on!

Edited April 9, 2019 by Gugny

[Mike in Horseheads]

@Gugny ... do you get to see a Mets game with admittance to the exhibit?

[reddogblitz]

Thanks for posting Gug.  Does sound cool.  If you go, have fun.

 

I miss the days described in this quote.  for me, that's still the case.

 

In these days of GarageBand and samplers, it’s easy to forget that nearly all pop music, especially rock & roll, was once banged out on instruments made of wood or metal

 

DRUM MACHINES HAVE NO SOUL !!