Apocalyptica - Enter Sandman

[ellyssian]

One more Apocalyptica-plays-Metallica, this one from the album quite accurately named Apocalyptica Plays Metallica by Four Cellos (Amazon.com), with the song Enter Sandman from Metallica's fifth album, allegedly self-titled, although everyone knows it as the Black Album (Amazon.com).

By this time in Metallica's career, they had simplified so far beyond where the started that, if a die hard fan from days of old listens to this album at all, they consider it the band's last album. Although the music may not be as complex and intricate and interesting as before, some of these tunes are fairly catchy - a large part of the reason fans deserted them.

Despite all that, I find they still translate excellently to four cellos, and, even in this state of weakness, provide some good music.

Here's a live performance that differs from the recorded offering indicated above by including a drummer and reducing the number of cellos by one. The crowd knows all the words:

Comments

[nin-man.livejournal.com]

I'm sure I'm stepping all over your next entry in the series, but Nothing Else Matters was the best of the Apocalyptica covers. It's one of the most musical songs Metallica ever did, and it's perfectly suited to string instruments - it would have even worked on a harp, I think. Plus the SF Orchestra recorded an accompaniment for the song that was layered, very subtly, over the band in the original recording.

Two years ago, I'm watching the Winter Olympics and one of the American figure skaters comes out and does a routine to a string version of Like A Prayer that was surprisingly good. A little searching led me to buy this album that my dearest wife has since co-opted. It's worth a listen.

[ellyssian.livejournal.com]

The next entry will still be Apocalyptica, but that's it for the Metallica covers! =)

Nothing Else Matters does work out nicely for four cellos.

Thanks for pointing that album out!

[dreamingcrow.livejournal.com]

I love Apocalyptica. I love even more to horrify my cello-playing younger son by showing him videos like that. ^_^

[ellyssian.livejournal.com]

Heh.

That should inspire him! =)

[puddock.livejournal.com]

Even i know the words to Enter Sandman.

[ellyssian.livejournal.com]

=)