Customer Reviews

String Quartet Tribute to Fall Out Boy

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This album takes some of the highlights from Fall Out Boy's earlier history and transforms them into quite dynamic examples of great cross-genre fusion. The Vitamin String Quartet (of Los Angeles) is known for their progressive "rockification" of classical music by covering contemporary bands with stringed instruments, and this album demonstrates how good at it they are. All the energy of Fall Out Boy is present here, while they still maintain a classical sound. I wholly recommend this album for anyone who remotely enjoys Fall Out Boy and classical music. You may choose to listen mindlessly to this brilliantly done tribute, though I bet even without the vocals, you will catch yourself singing along.

A pro:
The quartet does a great job offering the attitude of the originals through the music, while still making it different enough to enjoy separately for those who do not like Fall Out Boy.

A con:
Some segments sound a bit busier than I would prefer, given that the originals had instrumental lulls at matching times.

I ordered this on a wim from the library + was surpised that I liked it. Gave it 3 instead of a 4 beacuse I'm pretty sure this won't b making it into rotation. So I thought halfzees was a pretty good scale of how good it is. This is purely instrumental(in case that wasn't obvious)so don't expect any singing. I went in not expecting to much but the String Quartets renditions of Dance Dance + A Little Less Sixteen Candles made me like this cd. Good if u need some thing to help u take it down a notch and chillax. I'd go for the used version if u wanna check it out because it is way cheaper.

Well, honestly, I don't know what's going on. The record label's website shows no information about this cd or even as an upcoming release. I brought it today, Dec. 17th, 2005. The release date is Jan. 10th, 2006. FYE had two copies, and I was returning a FOB CD I already had and was going to exchange it for another, but I looked at the section anyways. New CD? When did it come out?! Oh... That's weird, it seems like it's not even supposed to exist.

Anyways, it's a GREAT CD. I think it can be done a little better, but it'd be difficult. If you love Fall Out Boy and strings, buy this cd. Why the hell does FYE have the cd 4 weeks before it's released? (I'm assuming it came in Tuesday the 13th.)

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- Lifsun6