String Quart Tribute to Afi

Tribute to Afi (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 13, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Vitamin Records
• ASIN: B0002DB5FY
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #304,008 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Violin, viola, and cello interpret AFI's brand of punk-pop for this entry in Vitamin's String Quartet Tribute series. "I Wanna Mohawk" draws from the band's 1995 debut Answer That & Stay Fashionable and "I Wanna Get a Mohawk [But Mom Won't Let Me Get One]," though its string-laden churn is pretty far from the blustery hardcore of the original. The surging melodies of later AFI material like "Girls Not Grey" are more effective here. "This Celluloid Dream" and "Leaving Song, Pt. 2" are also highlights, but String Quartet Tribute to AFI is definitely more of a niche buy for the group's fan base. ~ Johnny Loftus, Rovi

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but what's with the titles?, September 7, 2004

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Joshua (Covington, Vatican City State (Holy See)) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: String Quart Tribute to Afi (Audio CD)

If you like string music and you like AFI, you should certainly enjoy this. However, someone at Vitamin (the record company) apparently wasn't checking their facts - the entire track list is mislabled terribly except for two songs, and the label mishap apparently carried on over to Amazon.com. I've corrected the track list here:

1. Death of Seasons
2. Girl's Not Grey
3. File 13
4. The Leaving Song Pt. 2
5. Lower Your Head And Take It In The Body
6. The Nephilim
7. I Wanna Mohawk (But Mom Won't Let Me Get One)
8. This Celluloid Dream
9. Exsanguination
10. Weathered Tome
11. At A Glance
12. Of Greetings and Goodbyes
13. Catch A Hot One
14. A Single Second

"The Last Kiss" isn't even on the album, but I think they got thrown off by the title switch on the packaging of Black Sails in the Sunset (where "Weathered Tome" and "The Last Kiss" were switched). Still, all in all, an excellent translation of their music into string music and a fairly varied selection from their albums.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, July 19, 2004

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Tom Luca (New York, New York United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: String Quart Tribute to Afi (Audio CD)

It is 1000000% better then the other tribute cd. I really enjoy this. Must have for AFI and Orchestra fans.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great music that really makes you appriciate AFI, November 26, 2004

A Kid's Review

This review is from: String Quart Tribute to Afi (Audio CD)

This album really shows off AFI's songwriting talents because it strips down the melodies to classical instruments, and it is performed beautifully. A must for any AFI fan or Classical, almost Opera-esque listener