Portishead Caravan Metallica BEPs Union yes I saw Yes on that tour with orchestra at Wolftrap in DC and it was AWESOME, especially the version of TGOD that was performed! |
Apocalyptica's first album of Metallica covers changed my perception of Metallica's music and gave it a lot of credibility for the first time. It's perhaps the purest example of strings mainly doing rock music successfully. The cellos do a great job of delivering the power and attack of the original electric guitar works. |
Yes, ELO and El Dorado specifically is seldom mentioned. ELO I think broke new ground early on regarding use of string instruments in a rock band. On teh Beatles front "Yesterday" of course was groundbreaking and most influential. Also "Martha My Dear" is another lesser known solid Beatles tune with nice string accompaniment. |
