The String Quartet Tribute to Linkin Park

Performer: Various Artists
Engineer: Tom Tally
Producer: Jim Decicco; Tom Tally; Ross Wright
Distributor: E1 Distribution (USA)

Notes: Tributee: Linkin Park. Personnel: Tom Tally (violin, viola); Ted Falcon (violin); Tom Vos (viola); Guenevere Measham, John Krovoza (cello); Tim Emmons (double bass). Audio Mixer: Jim DeCicco. Recording information: Aunthill Production Works, Santa Clarita, CA; Pyram-Axis Digital, Los Angeles, CA. Arrangers: Jim DeCicco; Ross Wright. While this string quartet tribute to Linkin Park is entirely instrumental, it nevertheless apes LP's main dynamic, which of course is the interplay of vocalist Chester Bennington and MC Mike Shinoda, supported by the shifting dynamics of the instrumentation. The inherent tension of the group's best efforts -- "Runaway," "One Step Closer," "In the End" -- is matched in these arrangements for violin, viola, cello, and bass. The crushing, Pro Tools-tweaked production of Hybrid Theory and introductory Meteora single "Somewhere I Belong" isn't present on this tribute. But it's a credit to Linkin Park that its best material remains standing when the outsized vocal and guitar performances, burbling programming, and studio trickery it's most known for are all stripped away. Essential listening for any fan. ~ Johnny Loftus

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