String Quartet Tribute to Aerosmith

• Artist: Various Artists
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• Release Date: March 18, 2003
• Type: Collection (various artists)
• Genre: Rock

Review

The landscape of the pop standard is changing, and there is no clearer signal than the bowed reverie of "Dream On" that begins String Quartet Tribute to Aerosmith. That tune and eight other gems from the Aerosmith canon are given new interpretations here by the Da Capo Players and the Czech Quartet of Prague. Some of it works, mostly more recent Aerosmith like "Angel" and "Janie's Got a Gun" where the melody is more developed. Other songs, like hard rock gems "Toys in the Attic" and "Draw the Line," just sound busy and confused, but the cheekiness of it all saves even these muddled moments. And it's that sort of cheesy inside humor that carries the new wave of pop classical crossover albums -- that and an understanding that more people now know the melody to "Rag Doll" than to "Ebb Tide." ~ Wade Kergan, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Dream On		Da Capo Players	(4:11)
Draw the Line	Steven Tyler, J. Perry	Da Capo Players	(3:21)
Rag Doll	Steven Tyler, J. Perry	Da Capo Players	(4:28)
Janie's Got a Gun	Tom Hamilton, Steven Tyler		(5:04)
Last Child	Steven Tyler, Brad Whitford		(4:51)
I Don't Want to Miss a Thing	Diane Warren	Da Capo Players	(4:13)
Toys in the Attic	Steven Tyler, J. Perry	Da Capo Players	(3:06)
Angel	Steven Tyler		(5:42)
Seasons of Wither	Steven Tyler	Da Capo Players	(5:13)
The Past Is Gone (Original Composition)			(5:57)

Credits

Jim McMillen (Arranger), Jim McMillen (Conductor), Tom Tally (Viola), Steve Velez (Cello), Karrie M. Miller (Cover Art), Callie Chung (Graphic Design), Pam Jacobson (Violin), Joel Spielman (Project Coordinator), Frederick Charlton (Bass)