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Photography: Play It Loud: The Instruments of Rock & Roll at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

William Ruben Helms
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Photography: Play It Loud: The Instruments of Rock & Roll at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

I stopped by The Metropolitan Museum of Art on a humid and rainy Tuesday afternoon, primarily to see the  Rock & Roll exhibit there: Play It Loud: The Instruments of Rock & Roll. To be in a room with the instruments that created the sounds that I loved and have become such an integral part of my life was awe-inspiring. Check out some photos below.

Jerry Lee Lewis’ piano.

Jack White’s guitar.
St. Vincent’s guitar
Bo Diddley’s famous rectangular guitar.
Elvis’ guitar.

Eric Clapton’s famous black and white Fender.
In the center is one of Pete Townsend’s guitars. He had them numbered and pre-tuned for specific songs and sequences in a live show.
Eddie Van Halen’s guitar.
Jimi Hendrix’s guitar.
Jimmy Page’s guitar, a guitar that was gifted to him in 1969 and that he still uses.
Stevie Ray Vaughn’s guitar.
Paul McCartney’s basses.
John Entiwsitle’s basses
The Roots’ gear.
Prince’s famous symbol guitar.

Kurt Cobain’s smashed guitar.
A small portion of the guitar that Jimi Hendrix lit on fire at Monterrey Pop Festival. I’m amazed that anyone managed to find this.
Keith Moon’s drum set.
Lady Gaga’s piano.

For these photos and more, check out the Flickr set here: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmFtGckh

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