String Quart Tribute to Coldplay

Tribute to Coldplay (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 26, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Vitamin Records
• ASIN: B00007GZOB
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #45,186 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

The String Quartet Tribute to Coldplay applies violin, viola, cello, and bass to instrumental versions of the band's most memorable moments. While standouts include "Shiver" and "In My Place," "Yellow" might be best. While the original song's gorgeous, gradually unfolding melody is present and accounted for, the performers here have added a new, even more plaintive layer to the verses, giving their rendition a stately air. It's like the theme music to that scene in every Ivy League college drama, when the camera swoops over the quad and through the autumnal leaves to find its hero rushing to class in a scarf and corduroy jacket. ~ Johnny Loftus, Rovi

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Breathtaking, November 28, 2002

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COURTNEY E NEIDT (Torrington, CT United States) - See all my reviews

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

Any devout coldplay fan or fresh off the streets and never heard of these Brits conquering the world will be able to appreciate this beatiful rendition. This CD covers all the good songs, popular or not popular - the most moving of them all (selected primarily from Parachutes and Rush). This cd will give anyone with an appreciation for music goosebumps! Absolutely a nice compliment to any CD colelction... Something good to listen to driving on a Sunday afternoon or something to get you pumped up for your morning jog. The String Quartets ability to take all the delicate composition of Chris Martins voice and potray it so well with a string instrument is unreal. A MUST HAVE!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Musicianship is exceptional, wonderful concept., June 22, 2003

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Curtis Jackson (Murfreesboro (MTSU), TN) - See all my reviews

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I'm sure its been done before, but putting melodies as inventive as Coldplay's into a chamber arrangement is just a great idea. I have nothing but good things to say about this. The musicianship is great - very challenging bass lines in the cello and the lyric melody is never left unattended. The arranger(s) worked hard to make sure that every nuance of the song is present. I have to admire their attention to dynamics, as well. I would recommend this CD to any Coldplay fan.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One word: WOW., June 23, 2003

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Michi (Vermont, USA) - See all my reviews

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

I'll be the first to tell you that I'm not a classical music fan, so I didn't know what to expect when I bought this CD. I was looking at another tribute CD at the same time, but one thing clinched it: One of my alltime favorite Coldplay songs, "Shiver".

I popped this in while waiting for a parental unit and another relative to come out of a store (I was impatient to go get the new Harry Potter book), in an effort to make the time pass quicker. Needless to say, I was stunned, and by the second track, I was lost in it. I ended up listening to it all the way home. Excellently done, perfect for just about any occasion.