I Like it Loud

As a struggling electric guitar player with a deep routed love for Led Zeppelin and an ever growing infatuation with everything that Jack White does, it was so amazing to finally get a glimpse of last years documentary It Might Get Loud.

With the electric guitar dominating popular music for the last half century. Anyone who has ever plugged into an amp understands its power. So does the average stadium crowd. But if you have too much exposure to amateurs much like myself, you might forget the incredible range of expression that the creation pioneered by Les Paul can achieve in the hands of masters.

Director Davis Guggenheim, well-known for his Academy Award-winning documentary An Inconvenient Truth, deepens our appreciation for going electric by bringing together three virtuosos from different generations: Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin, The Edge of U2 and Jack White of The White Stripes. It Might Get Loud weaves together their stories to reveal how each of them developed a unique sound.

You don't need to be an aficionado to enjoy the pleasure of this company. This film might not affect how you play, but it will change how you listen. I'm off to get some serious practice in...