Comments on: I’m a Sucker for an Electric Violin http://www.boredbutbusy.com/2004/11/13/im-a-sucker-for-an-electric-violin/ A bored housewife jousts at windmills, pokes fun at everything from leg wax to Miss Manners. Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:14:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: jim http://www.boredbutbusy.com/2004/11/13/im-a-sucker-for-an-electric-violin/comment-page-1/#comment-1235 jim Mon, 15 Nov 2004 20:52:44 +0000 http://www.boredbutbusy.com/2004/11/13/im-a-sucker-for-an-electric-violin/#comment-1235 I was digging through my music collection and found the "Strung out on U2" -- several U2 songs done by a quartet of violins (et. al). There are samples online: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004RHZ8/cleanlivingcom On the music scale of Sammy Hagar to David Lee Roth, this rates a Gary Cherone, e.g., somewhere insignificantly in the middle. The best cut is "Sunday Bloody Sunday," a tune that becomes impossible to enjoy if you think too much about the lyrics. I was digging through my music collection and found the “Strung out on U2″ — several U2 songs done by a quartet of violins (et. al). There are samples online:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004RHZ8/cleanlivingcom

On the music scale of Sammy Hagar to David Lee Roth, this rates a Gary Cherone, e.g., somewhere insignificantly in the middle. The best cut is “Sunday Bloody Sunday,” a tune that becomes impossible to enjoy if you think too much about the lyrics.

]]> By: wooj http://www.boredbutbusy.com/2004/11/13/im-a-sucker-for-an-electric-violin/comment-page-1/#comment-1211 wooj Mon, 15 Nov 2004 04:43:07 +0000 http://www.boredbutbusy.com/2004/11/13/im-a-sucker-for-an-electric-violin/#comment-1211 At first, notwithstanding the "electric violin" in the title, I saw the word "orchestra" and started thinking in terms of classical music, then the part about your pantyhose getting "rocked off" got me thinking, hmmm... you must be real whack about Beethoven. Got my imagination fired up a bit (don't ask...) Then I clicked on the link to the website, and all the stuff brewing up in my head came to an abrupt stop. Seems like pretty cool music, by the way. At first, notwithstanding the “electric violin” in the title, I saw the word “orchestra” and started thinking in terms of classical music, then the part about your pantyhose getting “rocked off” got me thinking, hmmm… you must be real whack about Beethoven. Got my imagination fired up a bit (don’t ask…) Then I clicked on the link to the website, and all the stuff brewing up in my head came to an abrupt stop.

Seems like pretty cool music, by the way.

]]> By: jim http://www.boredbutbusy.com/2004/11/13/im-a-sucker-for-an-electric-violin/comment-page-1/#comment-1194 jim Sun, 14 Nov 2004 04:19:44 +0000 http://www.boredbutbusy.com/2004/11/13/im-a-sucker-for-an-electric-violin/#comment-1194 There was some guy on NPR earlier this week who had a six string violin jacked into a distortion pedal and some other electric guitar goodies. He had a much lower range, approaching cello-ness. At one point, he did a Jimi Hendrix rendition. There was some guy on NPR earlier this week who had a six string violin jacked into a distortion pedal and some other electric guitar goodies. He had a much lower range, approaching cello-ness. At one point, he did a Jimi Hendrix rendition.

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