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Tribute to Arcade Fire
The String Quartet Tribute to Arcade Fire's Funeral
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock, Classical

Track Listings (10) - Disc #1
1. Neighbourhood #1 (Tunnels)
2. Neighbourhood #2 (Laika)
3. Une Annee Sans Lumiere
4. Neighbourhood #3 (Power Out)
5. Neigbourhood #4 (7 Kettles)
6. Crown of Love
7. Wake Up
8. Haiti
9. Rebellion (Lies)
10. In the Backseat

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CD Details

All Artists: Tribute to Arcade Fire
Title: The String Quartet Tribute to Arcade Fire's Funeral
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Vitamin Records
Original Release Date: 1/1/2007
Re-Release Date: 4/3/2007
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock, Classical
Styles: Indie & Lo-Fi, Tributes
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 027297909328

Synopsis

Album Description

The String Quartet Tribute to Arcade Fire's Funeral is an instrumental voyage through the band's dreamy and startling landscapes. Violin leads the way, turning the band's plaintive, searching vocals into soaring melodies. Viola and cello go dark, but not too dark, as they give classical voice to Arcade Fire's sadder songs. But it's joy--the grab-the-sky, tell-the-world kind of joy--that wins out in the thrilling cadences of indie radio hits like "Power Out" and "Wake Up." The String Quartet Tribute to Arcade Fire's Funeral is smile-inducing, spirit-lifting music.

CD Reviews

Sloppy Sections

Boomer Wadaska | Levittown, Pa | 02/14/2009

(2 out of 5 stars)

"The Section Quartet is cranking these tribute albums out so fast now they hardly care at all about the compositions and it is starting to show. Sloppy play, sour notes, rushed and out of sync with the other musicians.

It's about time they get some composer/conductor/producer to get in there and start tightening up these albums or they will soon begin to be direct-to-bargain-bin releases (if not already!)

They've got a great franchise here and a hungry wedding audience that will gobble them up, but not with this effort!"

Only for big arcade fire fans

cweesy | Philippines | 07/04/2008

(3 out of 5 stars)

"It's not as elaborate as I'd expect for a tribute to Arcade Fire. For someone who appreciates classical music, I was a bit disappointed with the "Tunnels" cover, knowing that it could've been a lot more fantastic given the type of material they could work with. Maybe it's the arrangement/production that's not as highly structured as what one would expect from an Arcade Fire cover by a string quartet--there just weren't enough layers to it, compared to other String Quartet Tributes (like The Killers', Coldplay's, etc). I only like it because the tracks are Arcade Fire songs. Looking forward to better Arcade Fire String Quartet Tributes in the future."