Search - B. / Combs, J. / Feldman, J. Combs, B. / Madden, J. Madden, B. / Madden, J. / Armstrong, T. Madden :: String Quart Tribute to Good Charlotte

Wow

07/16/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I was just browsing around my local FYE and I came across this CD. Good Charlotte is one of my favorite bands, so I decided to listen to a sample of the CD. Wow, I was amazed. I thought this was going to be one of those things where a different band covers GC's songs, but no, this is an actual ORCHESTRA playing GC's songs, which is very very awesome. The violin is supposed to represent Benji and Joel's vocal harmonies, and whoever plays does a great job. The orchestra does all the music and its all still done with that energetic, explosive, uplifting feeling you get when you listen to GC's records. It really makes you appreciate both classical music and the infectious songs that the GC guys have created. If your a fan, this is a must buy."

Surprisingly Good

Me | The Middle of Nowhere | 05/18/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I bought the CD without listening to any previous sound clips which is a big step to me, but I like both punk and classical (call me crazy). The CD is alot better than the regular tribute to GC which was just horrible. First off the quartet is at its best on the more fast paced songs like "Young and the Hopeless", "Hold On" and "The Click". When I saw the track listing I thought "Little Things" would be a horrible choice to play on stringes since anyone who's ever played the song on guitar or bass knows its incredibly simple, but like the rest of the album I was pleasently surprised. "The Anthem" is also quite catchy. The only songs I don't particularly care for are "Emotionless" and "Complicated". "Emotionless" seems like it'd be a good song for the string quartet but I was dissapointed. I just don't really like "Complicated" that much, I think they should have done "Bloody Valentine" instead. Even with those minor flaws the album still has 10 wonderful tracks, and just about all other string tributes have only 10 songs, out of which 1 is a self composition. The music is strikingly Good Charlotte, almost like the band themselves played strings. The cello and violas do a good job at capturing Benji and Billy's guitar playing. I don't think the bass playing does Paul justice, but it's not bad. The violin really captures Joel and Benji's singing, and the occasional drumming is good to. I'm surprised but...this album is awesome! Get it!"