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Vitamin String Quartet Performs Weezer's Pinkerton
Classical · 2010 · 10 tracks · 34m

Vitamin String Quartet Performs Weezer's Pinkerton

Abrasive 90s power-pop reimagined as elegant, anxious chamber music. Sharp violin stabs and mourning cellos replace distorted guitars without losing the original angst.

December 7, 2010

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A sophisticated yet restless interpretation of internal turmoil and romantic frustration.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks · 34m
01
Tired of Sex
2:56
02
Getchoo
2:53
03
No Other One
2:58
04
Why Bother?
2:03
05
Across the Sea
4:45
06
The Good Life
4:13
07
El Scorcho
4:14
08
Pink Triangle
4:03
09
Falling for You
3:50
10
Butterfly
2:53
Moments Worth Listening For
The frantic, percussive opening of Tired of Sex where the violins mimic the feedback and grit of the original synth-heavy intro.
The way the cello takes on the heavy, chugging weight of the bassline in Getchoo, providing a grounded sense of desperation.
The transition into the sweeping, melodic chorus of Across the Sea, where the strings fully lean into the song's inherent operatic tragedy.

How does Vitamin String Quartet Performs Weezer's Pinkerton sound next to the rest of Vitamin String Quartet's catalogue?

Love Lost+4.0σ

The writing leans far further into love lost than the rest of the catalogue.

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