You know what really grinds my gears? "String Quartet Tribute To..." albums.
bbernardini
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Wed May-21-08 10:05 AM
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You know what really grinds my gears? "String Quartet Tribute To..." albums. |
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Seriously, do we need to hear a string quartet playing tunes by System Of A Down or Foo Fighters? Looking at one of my favorite torrent sites, I find "A String Quartet Tribute To..." albums for the music of:
Foo Fighters System Of A Down Dashboard Confessional Tool Tori Amos Kasabian The Roots Red Hot Chili Peppers The Flaming Lips Pink Floyd Nirvana Nine Inch Nails Massive Attack Led Zeppelin Jimi Hendrix Garbage David Bowie Deftones A Perfect Circle Korn Radiohead Underoath Iron Maiden R.E.M. Pearl Jam Dream Theater The Beatles Sarah McLachlan The Mars Volta Death Cab For Cutie Avenged Sevenfold Taking Back Sunday Diana Krall Tupac Shakur Disturbed Thrice Jane's Addiction Fleetwood Mac Weezer Creed Hawthorne Heights Coheed And Cambria Metallica Incubus Limp Bizkit Norah Jones The Smiths Phish The Offspring Linkin Park The Cure The Killers Mastodon Senses Fail Elliott Smith The Pixies Atreyu Interpol New Order Joy Division Muse Maroon 5 Dave Matthews Band Bright Eyes Bon Jovi Bob Dylan Black Sabbath Bjork Fall Out Boy 311 Fiona Apple Coldplay The Arcade Fire The White Stripes Slayer Panic At The Disco My Chemical Romance Marilyn Manson Yellowcard
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Wed May-21-08 11:08 AM
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1. I really dug Kronos' Hendrix covers... |
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...but the full-orchestra Tull semi-tribute A Classic Case is terrible.
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Wed May-21-08 12:19 PM
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7. Wasn't that just Purple Haze though? |
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Not the same as a full album. Plus they did it as part of a artistic statement about contemporary music, not just a dumb novelty record.
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Wed May-21-08 12:50 PM
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8. I saw 'em perform "Red House" as well... |
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...when they opened for the Modern Jazz Quartet in '89. I think there was a "Machine Gun" among their few other Hendrix covers, but I couldn't swear to it.
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Wed May-21-08 12:59 PM
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10. speaking of Hendrix covers |
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Gillian Welch and David Rawlings do a mean Manic Depression. I've been looking around for a clip, but so far, no luck.
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Wed May-21-08 11:35 AM
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2. You know what really grinds my gears? |
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Rock bands ripping off string quartets.
Really, if i see one more CD of Nine Inch Nails doing their arrangement of Ravel's Quartet for Strings in F Major I'm going to blow a gasket.
Don't even talk to me about Bob Jovi's Beethoven:The Late Quartets CD.
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Wed May-21-08 11:54 AM
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3. i was listening to a kiss tribute album this am |
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and there was a cover of the instrumental "black diamond" as done with a full orchestra. no room for the peter criss drum solo
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Wed May-21-08 11:56 AM
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4. Actually a string quartet doing "Head Like a Hole" might be kind of hilarious! |
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Wed May-21-08 12:00 PM
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5. Come on. You know you want to hear... |
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"Lick My Love Pump" done by the Boston Pops.
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Wed May-21-08 12:15 PM
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6. I take it you aren't a fan of Harptallica then? |
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Wed May-21-08 12:59 PM
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11. Well, that's a little different. |
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:) I'm also interested in checking out the piano tribute to Iron Maiden.
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Wed May-21-08 12:54 PM
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9. For some of those bands, A string quartet isn't nearly enough |
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Not enough horsepower in a string quartet. You need a full symphony orchestra for Iron Maiden, Tool and Mastodon.
I'll just put on some Rhapsody and jam out to that - a very good integration of the two musical forms.
Or I'll just listen to Holst's The Planets or Carmina Burana for some original heavy metal!
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