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The String Quartet Tribute to Nirvana presents instrumental, string-quartet arrangements of nine of Nirvana's most resonant songs. "Rape Me," "Come as You Are," and "Penny Royal Tea" are all given the treatment, with the arrangements for violin, viola, cello, and bass sticking pretty close to the originals, minus Kurt Cobain's acerbic vocals. The songs retain their mood anyway, even if the violins can't help being pretty and the verse-chorus-verse format grows tiresome after a while. It's interesting how effective the version of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" is. An epochal song, it nonetheless loses more vitality with every incessant spin on modern rock radio. So it's a credit to the chamber musicians here that they are able to imbue it with a depth of feeling that's both mournful and anthemic, without sounding as hackneyed as the original often unfortunately does.
© Johnny Loftus /TiVo
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Vitamin String Quartet, MainArtist - Todd Rubenstein, Producer - Kurt D. Cobain, Composer
(C) 2003 Vitamin Records (P) 2007 Vitamin Records
Vitamin String Quartet, MainArtist - Kurt D. Cobain, Composer - Michael J. McEvoy, Producer
(C) 2003 Vitamin Records (P) 2007 Vitamin Records
Krist Anthony Novoselic, Composer - David Eric Grohl, Composer - Vitamin String Quartet, MainArtist - Todd Rubenstein, Producer - Kurt D. Cobain, Composer
(C) 2003 Vitamin Records (P) 2007 Vitamin Records
Vitamin String Quartet, MainArtist - Kurt D. Cobain, Composer - Michael J. McEvoy, Producer
(C) 2003 Vitamin Records (P) 2007 Vitamin Records
Vitamin String Quartet, MainArtist - Tom Tally, Producer - Kurt D. Cobain, Composer
(C) 2003 Vitamin Records (P) 2007 Vitamin Records
Krist Anthony Novoselic, Composer - David Eric Grohl, Composer - Vitamin String Quartet, MainArtist - Todd Rubenstein, Producer - Kurt D. Cobain, Composer
(C) 2003 Vitamin Records (P) 2007 Vitamin Records
Vitamin String Quartet, MainArtist - Tom Tally, Producer - Kurt D. Cobain, Composer
(C) 2003 Vitamin Records (P) 2007 Vitamin Records
Vitamin String Quartet, MainArtist - Kurt D. Cobain, Composer - Michael J. McEvoy, Producer
(C) 2003 Vitamin Records (P) 2007 Vitamin Records
Vitamin String Quartet, MainArtist - Tom Tally, Producer - Kurt D. Cobain, Composer
(C) 2003 Vitamin Records (P) 2007 Vitamin Records
Vitamin String Quartet, MainArtist - Todd Rubenstein, Composer, Producer
(C) 2003 Vitamin Records (P) 2007 Vitamin Records
Album review
The String Quartet Tribute to Nirvana presents instrumental, string-quartet arrangements of nine of Nirvana's most resonant songs. "Rape Me," "Come as You Are," and "Penny Royal Tea" are all given the treatment, with the arrangements for violin, viola, cello, and bass sticking pretty close to the originals, minus Kurt Cobain's acerbic vocals. The songs retain their mood anyway, even if the violins can't help being pretty and the verse-chorus-verse format grows tiresome after a while. It's interesting how effective the version of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" is. An epochal song, it nonetheless loses more vitality with every incessant spin on modern rock radio. So it's a credit to the chamber musicians here that they are able to imbue it with a depth of feeling that's both mournful and anthemic, without sounding as hackneyed as the original often unfortunately does.
© Johnny Loftus /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:35:51
- Main artists: Vitamin String Quartet
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Vitamin Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
(C) 2003 Vitamin Records (P) 2007 Vitamin Records
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