The String Quartet Tribute to R.E.M.

Tribute to R.E.M. (Artist), R.E.M. (Tribute) (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 26, 1999)
• Original Release Date: October 26, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Vitamin Records
• ASIN: B00002061W
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #156,012 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Needs a better string quartet, March 15, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The String Quartet Tribute to R.E.M. (Audio CD)

As a musician and musicology student, I am very familar with both the "classical" world of music, and the popular world of music, and I have to say that perhaps string quartet versions of R.E.M. might be interesting, but you need a creative and enterprising quartet (such as Kronos Quartet, etc.) to do this. This CD is greatly disappointing because the transcriptions are simplistic and lacking imagination. String quartet recordings can be very exciting, but not here!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Regarding Tribute to REM String Quartet., December 15, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: The String Quartet Tribute to R.E.M. (Audio CD)

Wow, I just bought this CD and I was surprised to see how poorly reviewed it was. Actually, that is the primary reason for my participation in this review... to offer a positive and encouraging reason to purchase this compact disc. I found the music to be refreshing and beautiful and, despite what other reviews have said, found the musicians to be quite talented. It's a good CD to relax to, have a dinner party to, et cetera. It's not REM, don't expect to hear REM. It is, however, a string quartet who brings a refreshing twist to most of REM's popular songs.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars C'est Magnifique!, December 26, 1999

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Rachel Phelps (America) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The String Quartet Tribute to R.E.M. (Audio CD)

This recording may only be very exciting to the rabid REM fan or collector, but if that's what you are then this is a must have. It includes all of the REM staples as might be expected (Losing My Religion, Everybody Hurts, and Shiny Happy People), but also has surprising choices such as Superman, Catapult, and Crush With Eyeliner. The only point which I feel wasn't absolutely astounding is the string rendition of ...End Of The World..., this song just doesn't come off quite right without Stipe's lyrics. But this record is definetely recommended by this die-hard fan.