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| | String Quartet Tribute Nine Inch Nails | | | Music Artist : | | Various Artists | | Music Style : | | General | | Record Label : | | Vitamin Records | | Release Date : | | 2002-10-15 | | Store Price : | | $13.98 | | Artistopia's Price: $11.97 | | Usually ships in 24 hours | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. Piggy
2. Hersey
3. Just Like You Imagined
4. The Fragile
5. Into the Void
6. Closer
7. Something I Can Never Have
8. Suck
9. Eraser
10. Bonus Track 1
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Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
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 String Quartet Tribute to Nine Inch Nails
Submitted on: 2009-01-31 |
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| This is about what you would expect. They are tribute songs. If you are a NIN fan, you can easily recognize the songs. But I'd choose the real thing over these any time. It was interesting the first time through but I don't think that I'd miss the cd if it went missing... |
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 great
Submitted on: 2008-10-19 |
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| If you like Nine Inch Nails, you will definitely like this tribute. Their version of "Just Like You Imagined" is not as intense as I was hoping it to be though. At any rate, it's a great album! |
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A fantastic effort by an obviously talented group
Submitted on: 2005-03-16 |
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I can't believe some of the bad reviews this album has. I happen to think this is a great CD to listen to when you want to listen to some NIN done in a lighter style. I'd compare it to the 2nd disc of Halo 17, Still. These are basically the same songs, but without the harsh synthesizers and metal.
1. Piggy 4/5
While it's missing the drum and bass feel of the original, it provides some excellent playing. It's very different, but still recognizable. It really needs some kind of percussion, though.
2. Heresy 5/5
It's kind of an odd choice for this album, but it sounds just how it should, and I applaud them for that. A good translation, and it's played well.
3. Just Like You Imagined 5/5
The original was already well suited to this style, and it shows here. This isn't just a cover, though. The lead player does a lot of interesting soloing not in the original version.
4. The Fragile 5/5
Being a fairly soft song to begin with, it works well unplugged, as shown on Still. Doesn't really deviate much from the original, but it's one of my favorite NIN songs, so that doesn't bother me.
5. Into the Void 4/5
I found this to be an odd choice. Into the Void was pretty much a louder version of La Mer, which would've worked better, I think. It's a good track anyway, though. Stays fairly close to the original.
6. Closer 5/5
You would think a song with so many layers might sound not so great played by four instruments, but it's clearly not the case. It's a really an odd choice, but it works suprisingly well. Also suprising is how close it stays to the original. Other than the intro, which would've sounded bad anyway, all of the important parts are here.
7. Something I Can Never Have 5/5
This was a good choice to translate to strings. It's been a bit more arranged than other tracks, but it's for the better. I wish it had some kind of representation of the vocals, though. I also think they should have done the Natural Born Killers version. Great track anyway, though.
8. Suck 4/5
I was quite skeptical of a string version of Suck. The song was a cover to begin with, and in general it seemed like a bad choice. When the opening player started up, it sounded strange, even though I knew what he was mimicing. By the time the bass came in though, I liked it. The "vocal" line sounds a bit odd on this one, though. Another faithful reproduction, overall.
9. Eraser 5/5
That opening build up is great. While it's not exactly what Trent did in his version, it pulls off a similar effect. The rest of the song is a cover that's true to the original and sounds delightfully dissonant towards the end, which is how it should be.
10. Bonus 5/5
There is an extra track which no one has mentioned. This is an original track, but it's definitely true to the feel of Nine Inch Nails. Being written for strings, it ends up sounding better than a lot of the covers on here, and it sounds a bit like a darker Head Like a Hole.
I only have a few complaints. One is that they didn't do more songs. So many Nails songs could sound great played on string quartets. Where are songs like A Warm Place and The Great Below? They would be really easy to transpose and they would sound great. Percussion is also sorely missed.
Other than that, I think it's great. I think people who complain about these tributes, need to learn that they aren't supposed to sound exactly like the originals. Also, if you don't like strings, then don't expect to like the string quartet versions just because you like the band.
Also, apparently this has been sucessful enough to warrant a sequel. Vitamin has released a second volume, which came out April 19. This one is specifically devoted to Pretty Hate Machine. They've also released a piano tribute, but it isn't especially great. |
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Interesting but disappointing.
Submitted on: 2005-03-04 |
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I am a fan of NIN ever since Head Like A Hole.
I was interested in some of the songs like Closer, Heresy, and Into the Void................but they forgot the major songs like "Hurt", "We're In This Together", "Where Is Everybody?", "Star****ers INC.", and "I'm Afraid Of Americans" (I know David Bowie did it, but Trent did the song alongside him). I beg Vitamin to give a favorite composer of mine a chance to do justice. I've listened to his stuff and I think he can justify the wrongs that were done on this CD. |
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well done
Submitted on: 2005-02-22 |
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| I thought that this was a verry well done cd. I love nine inch nails but somtimes its nice to hear somthign alittle different. its verry relaxing to be able to listen to some of your favorite songs in a different way. I loved what they did with this and im glad that trent agreed to it. well done |
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