Artist...............: David Garrett
Album................: David Garrett
Genre................: Rock Symphonies
Source...............: Cd
Year.................: 2009
Ripper...............: Exact Audio Copy
Codec................: FLAC
Information..........: TntVillage
Covers...............: Front
Total Size...........: 266 Mb
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Taking his career out of the world of Nigel Kennedy and into the realm of Twelve Girls Band and other flashy "spectacle" acts, David Garrett's self-titled album from 2009 emphasizes the classically arranged rock and pop numbers from his repertoire with a handful of familiar and true classical pieces thrown in. This American release was launched with a large television commercial campaign and is compiled from two British releases, 2007's Virtuoso and 2008's Encore. The big attractions are Garrett's orchestrated cover of Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal" (frantic and showy with crunchy guitar) and his own composition "Chelsea Girl" (one sappy and sentimental step away from Frank Mills' "Music Box Dancer"). Check "Smooth Criminal" and you'll be able to imagine what the rest of the rock covers sound like, all of them "turned up to eleven" and played with fury. Purists will rightfully run in horror, but even if he's prone to cheese and marketed as "the David Beckham of the classical scene," he's more the Eddie Van Halen of bowed instruments and could influence young violin students accordingly.
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Tracklist
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01. Summer
02. Nothing Else Matters
03. He's a Pirate (Pirates of the Caribbean Theme)
04. Smooth Criminal
05. Gypsy Dance
06. Who Wants to Live Forever
07. Thunderstruck
08. Ain't No Sunshine
09. Carmen Fantaisie
10. 10 Air
11. Zorba's Dance (From Zorba the Greek)
12. Chelsea Girl
13. Rock Prelude
14. Dueling Banjos (Dueling Strings)
