Strung Out: The String Quartet Tribute Series Sampler collects instrumental, symphonic versions of 12 modern rock hits from the '90s and early 2000s. Opening with a powerful, almost eerily perfect reading of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (the keening violins somehow heighten the song's dark view of adolescence; they're furies playing a high-school pep rally in hell), the set moves through strong versions of Staind's "It's Been Awhile" and Incubus' "Drive." Foo Fighters' "I'll Stick Around" is another highlight; the musicians really nail its raucous chorus. Instrumentally Strung Out is pretty similar throughout, working with various groupings of violin, viola, cello, double bass, and occasionally contrabass. Listeners who take a liking to this set should explore the Vitamin Records catalog of string tributes, which runs wide and deep through nearly every form of pop music imaginable.
Strung Out: The String Quartet Tribute Series Sampler
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Strung Out: The String Quartet Tribute Series Sampler Review
by Johnny Loftus
Track Listing
| Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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| 1 | Vitamin String Quartet | 05:16 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
| 2 | Vitamin String Quartet feat: Ya Baby! String Quartet | 03:07 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
| 3 | Vitamin String Quartet | 04:52 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
| 4 | Vitamin String Quartet | 04:43 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
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Vitamin String Quartet | 03:38 | SpotifyAmazon | ||
| 6 | Vitamin String Quartet | 03:58 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
| 7 | Vitamin String Quartet | 03:54 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
| 8 | Vitamin String Quartet | 03:54 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
| 9 | Vitamin String Quartet | 04:01 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
| 10 | Vitamin String Quartet | 04:17 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
| 11 | Vitamin String Quartet feat: The Section | 03:48 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
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Vitamin String Quartet | 05:06 | SpotifyAmazon |
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