David Garrett - Rock Symphonies (2010)

Artist...............: David Garrett
Album................: Rock Symphonies
Genre................: Rock Symphonies
Source...............: Cd
Year.................: 2010
Ripper...............: Exact Audio Copy
Codec................: FLAC
Information..........: TntVillage
Covers...............: Front
Total Size...........: 263 Mb


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After a self-titled release that flirted with pop crossover, violinist David Garrett dives deep into that

world with his 2010 effort, an album that rocks like its 1766. Most arrangements are simple as Garrett

takes the melodies from Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit" and Led Zeppelin’s “Kashmir” and plays them

furiously in front of an equally aggressive orchestra that’s augmented by electric guitars and a standard

rock kit drummer. No great revelations to be had, but the tracks work well enough, recasting some of rock’s

classics as Romantic-era works that are prime for television commercials designed to sell diamonds or wine

to the post-Woodstock set. Rock symphonies exceeds its predecessor when it comes to the more clever cuts,

such as the “Vivaldi vs. Vertigo,” a mash-up of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and U2’s “Vertigo.” And it's fun how

“The 5th” messes with Beethoven’s -- heck, classical music’s -- most famous piece and how his take on “Walk

This Way” references the Aerosmith and Run-D.M.C. version before turning into a fiddle-led hoedown. Keep in

mind, the showy Garrett is a polarizing figure in the classical community, so don’t expect your snootier

friends to agree, but if your kids spend way too much time behind the violin, this just might turn them on

to rock & roll.



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Tracklist
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01. Smells Like Teen Spirit
02. November Rain
03. The 5th
04. Walk This Way
05. Toccata
06. Vivaldi Vs. Vertigo
07. Master Of Puppets
08. 80's Anthem
09. Live And Let Die
10. Asturias
11. Kashmir