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String Quartet Tribute to Queens of the Stone Age

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Being a fan that "needs it all" I just had to check it out. Its not going to make you stand up and scream AAAAAWW YEAH but its well done and the music lends itself to this interpitation. Check out the studio stuff first, but chances are that if you are looking here its because you want it all. Not terrible..but a good listen.

If you are a ardent fan of Queens of the Stone Age (as I am), you should give this a serious listen and suspend disbelief when you do. QOTSA's music lends itself well to strings arrangements because of the harmonizing that (I think) is one of the most interesting aspects of the band's music. It's heavy, gothic, and really subtly textured even with the driving guitar. I think that Homme's and Lanegan's vocals (sometimes) have a certain sweetness that contrasts with the music that strings evoke as an instrument - in a sense.
While some of the covers on this album are lackluster, most of them retain the same dark sound as the originals - particularly 'Mosquito Song' (which had strings in it to begin with) and 'The Sky is Falling'. The latter is, in my opinion, the best on the entire album. It's so incredibly lush and vacant at the same time. i'm not incredibly wild about the "atmospheric" guitar stylings on some of these tracks, and unlike other cover albums, some follow the original arrangements too closely. Still, I like albums that are edgy, and I think that some of this works. Buy it, if only to listen and love a couple of tracks and pass it along.

Save your money. Go see the band live instead. Or buy one of their albums. Or buy an album by a different band. Or learn to play violin and cover these songs yourself. Or read a book. Or feed the homeless. Or steal a car and lead the police on a multi-state high-speed pursuit.

Just don't buy this album.