Thursday, August 17, 2006
This blog is in imminant danger of collapsing into nothing but my cat's acne and snarks about work, so I present the first in a series:
Compare and Contrast, Episode One
In this episode, we compare and contrast The Piano Tribute to Pink Floyd (David Ari Leon) and The String Quartet Tribute to Nirvana's Nevermind (Tallywood Strings).
Both albums are classical interpretations of the original rock tunes - well, that's stretching it a bit: the piano one frequently sounds like something you might hear on the "cool jazz" station where the Uncola guy does the call letters. Both make you dig through the fine print to find the artist's name, because the point of the album is not who's performing it now. One covers all the songs from a classic rock album, the other is a "greatest hits" homage.
First up, we have The Piano Tribute to Pink Floyd, TPTPF for short. This album is a real pleasure to listen to. I really enjoy the arrangements the artist has done; they bring out the beauty of the original melody, from the jazzy, saucy "Money" to moody "Dark Side of the Moon/Total Eclipse", which is my favorite off the disk. I had this in my car all last week and didn't get tired of it.
The cover of TSQTNN is essentially the cover to Nevermind with the baby missing, and that's what it sounds like. This isn't a bad album, but the arranger doesn't do anything with the arrangements and the players don't do anything with the notes. Leon sounded like he was having a ball; these guys sound like they're picking up a paycheck.
Next time, I compare and contrast original Amber vs. Amber Jr.
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Compare and Contrast, Episode One
In this episode, we compare and contrast The Piano Tribute to Pink Floyd (David Ari Leon) and The String Quartet Tribute to Nirvana's Nevermind (Tallywood Strings).
Both albums are classical interpretations of the original rock tunes - well, that's stretching it a bit: the piano one frequently sounds like something you might hear on the "cool jazz" station where the Uncola guy does the call letters. Both make you dig through the fine print to find the artist's name, because the point of the album is not who's performing it now. One covers all the songs from a classic rock album, the other is a "greatest hits" homage.
First up, we have The Piano Tribute to Pink Floyd, TPTPF for short. This album is a real pleasure to listen to. I really enjoy the arrangements the artist has done; they bring out the beauty of the original melody, from the jazzy, saucy "Money" to moody "Dark Side of the Moon/Total Eclipse", which is my favorite off the disk. I had this in my car all last week and didn't get tired of it.
The cover of TSQTNN is essentially the cover to Nevermind with the baby missing, and that's what it sounds like. This isn't a bad album, but the arranger doesn't do anything with the arrangements and the players don't do anything with the notes. Leon sounded like he was having a ball; these guys sound like they're picking up a paycheck.
Next time, I compare and contrast original Amber vs. Amber Jr.
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