Strung Out On U2 : The String Quartet Tribute

Strung Out on U2-String Quartet Tribute (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 18, 2000)
• Original Release Date: April 18, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Vitamin Records
• ASIN: B00004RHZ8
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #143,027 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Lost in Translation, April 19, 2005

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10CentsShy (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Strung Out On U2 : The String Quartet Tribute (Audio CD)

This CD is an interesting illustration of the difficulties some music has when jumping genres. As a U2 fan with a collector's personality I am not unhappy to have this CD on my shelf but it only rarely comes down and usually only to ask someone to "name that tune."

Some of the songs on this CD cross over relatively well (Sunday Bloody Sunday) but others are simply painful to hear (Desire) and for that reason I give this CD 2.5 stars. Technically good but artistically lacking.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars U2 String Theory, April 23, 2000

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Scott Dennis "Scott Dennis" (Long Beach, California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Strung Out On U2 : The String Quartet Tribute (Audio CD)

Have let this CD sink in on me for the last week, being a fan of U2 and classical string composition I felt that I could get into it. Let me say that this is not one that will remain in the CD rotation, but rather one that will come out when you are in a special mood...if you have a gift certificate pick it up...otherwise hard nosed U2 fans only! [e-mail]

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Tribute albums: pain, joy and not a little risk!, September 26, 2000

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Steven R. Farley (Drain, OR USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Strung Out On U2 : The String Quartet Tribute (Audio CD)

Tribute albums always represent a risk for both the artists involved and the prospective purchaser. Too much interpretation will destroy the connection with the original music and musicians; not enough interpretation and the musicians are simply regurgitating someone else's work. This album straddles that fine line, only slipping occasionally. These are strong, well-educated musicians executing music that is for many of us the backdrop tapestry that has added a painfully and sublimely rich texture and color to our lives. The trouble often comes, in translating pop music through a classically trained musician's hand, when the artists don't have enough experience with the extreme way pop music breathes in time. Occasionally their phrasing sounds stilted, too tight, really, but at others this quartet nails the essence of what drives the music of our Irish brothers. As both a pop and classically trained musician, I applaud their efforts. It's worth a listen, at least, and for those of us whose tastes span the great divide of music, worthy of adding to the collection.