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The String Quartet Tribute to R.E.M.
Classical · 1999 · 12 tracks · 45m

The String Quartet Tribute to R.E.M.

Vitamin String Quartet

Twelve R.E.M. essentials reimagined for two violins, viola, and cello. Familiar jangle-rock melodies transformed into elegant, wordless chamber arrangements.

October 26, 1999 · Vitamin

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A sophisticated, wordless reflection on 90s alternative rock that feels both academic and deeply sentimental.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 45m
01
The One I Love
2:46
02
Nightswimming
2:49
03
Losing My Religion
4:28
04
Crush With Eyeliner
3:21
05
Man on the Moon
5:07
06
Superman (The Clique)
2:41
07
Stand
3:10
08
Radio Free Europe
4:03
09
Catapult
3:56
10
Everybody Hurts
5:16
11
It's the End of the World as We Know It (and I Feel Fine)
4:06
12
Shiny Happy People
3:30
Moments Worth Listening For
The cello's deep, rhythmic pulse mimicking the iconic mandolin riff in Losing My Religion.
The transition into the frantic, high-speed bowing during the chorus of It's the End of the World.
The delicate, high-register violin melody that captures the lonely piano line of Nightswimming.

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