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Vitamin String Quartet (also known simply as The String Quartet) are a collective of Los Angeles based string musicians and producers/strangers who record for Vitamin Records. Their albums typically focus on one band per album, and the covers are instrumental classical versions of that band's songs, note for note. VSQ has covered a diverse amount of artists. <ref>[[ |
Vitamin String Quartet (also known simply as The String Quartet) are a collective of Los Angeles based string musicians and producers/strangers who record for Vitamin Records. Their albums typically focus on one band per album, and the covers are instrumental classical versions of that band's songs, note for note. VSQ has covered a diverse amount of artists. <ref>[[Tori Amos]], [[Marilyn Manson]], [[Alice in Chains]], [[The Cure]], [[Shania Twain]], [[Muse (band)|Muse]], [[Led Zeppelin]], [[Tupac Shakur]], [[Madonna]], [[Garbage]], [[Aerosmith]], [[Sade]], [[Arcade Fire]], [[Limp Bizkit]], [[Avenged Sevenfold]], [[Garth Brooks]], [[ACDC]], [[Bjork]], [[Radiohead]], [[Depeche Mode]], [[Pink Floyd]], [[Disturbed]], [[Flaming Lips]], & [[Metallica]] are just some of the musicians they have covered.</ref> If you like orchestral music, then you might want to check out their cover album(s) of your favorite bands & artists. |
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=== Tropes relating to Vitamin String Quartet include: === |
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** As of 5/15/2011, that number is 377. |
** As of 5/15/2011, that number is 377. |
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* [[Beyond the Impossible]]: Through the Fire and the Flames. Somewhere, Charlie Daniels feels inadequate. |
* [[Beyond the Impossible]]: Through the Fire and the Flames. Somewhere, Charlie Daniels feels inadequate. |
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* [[Crowning Music of Awesome]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZD-zkbDsjnk This cover] of [[ |
* [[Crowning Music of Awesome]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZD-zkbDsjnk This cover] of [[Queen]]'s "We Will Rock You". |
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** 99% of everything they cover |
** 99% of everything they cover |
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* [[Fan Nickname]]: Several different artists are on each album. They became collectively known as the Vitamin String Quartet, or VSQ, due to the name of the rcord label. |
* [[Fan Nickname]]: Several different artists are on each album. They became collectively known as the Vitamin String Quartet, or VSQ, due to the name of the rcord label. |
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* [[Nightmare Fuel]]: When they cover dark songs, the result can be this. |
* [[Nightmare Fuel]]: When they cover dark songs, the result can be this. |
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* [[Narm Charm]]: Some of the songs covered by VSQ include [[ |
* [[Narm Charm]]: Some of the songs covered by VSQ include [[Linkin Park]]'s "Breaking the Habit", [[Three Days Grace]]'s "Animal I've Become", and [[Slayer]]'s "Dead Skin Mask". This should sound totally cheesy, and yet, it's not. |
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Revision as of 07:09, 8 April 2014
Vitamin String Quartet (also known simply as The String Quartet) are a collective of Los Angeles based string musicians and producers/strangers who record for Vitamin Records. Their albums typically focus on one band per album, and the covers are instrumental classical versions of that band's songs, note for note. VSQ has covered a diverse amount of artists. [1] If you like orchestral music, then you might want to check out their cover album(s) of your favorite bands & artists.
Tropes relating to Vitamin String Quartet include:
- Archive Panic - They've released 232 albums!
- As of 5/15/2011, that number is 377.
- Beyond the Impossible: Through the Fire and the Flames. Somewhere, Charlie Daniels feels inadequate.
- Crowning Music of Awesome: This cover of Queen's "We Will Rock You".
- 99% of everything they cover
- Fan Nickname: Several different artists are on each album. They became collectively known as the Vitamin String Quartet, or VSQ, due to the name of the rcord label.
- Nightmare Fuel: When they cover dark songs, the result can be this.
- Narm Charm: Some of the songs covered by VSQ include Linkin Park's "Breaking the Habit", Three Days Grace's "Animal I've Become", and Slayer's "Dead Skin Mask". This should sound totally cheesy, and yet, it's not.
- ↑ Tori Amos, Marilyn Manson, Alice in Chains, The Cure, Shania Twain, Muse, Led Zeppelin, Tupac Shakur, Madonna, Garbage, Aerosmith, Sade, Arcade Fire, Limp Bizkit, Avenged Sevenfold, Garth Brooks, ACDC, Bjork, Radiohead, Depeche Mode, Pink Floyd, Disturbed, Flaming Lips, & Metallica are just some of the musicians they have covered.