Rock bands with a violin?

[AgaBoogaBoo]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIp_Q4DQ8uU - picks up around 50 seconds

Are there any bands that play music like that?

 

[RapidSnail]

I love violin. That was great.

 

[Nitemare]

I love Bond and Apolocalyptica as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZY0xk0VeDs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqUXDdJ3C-c

 

[Duddy]

Linkin Park has alot of songs with strings in them.

 

[QED]

First thing when I saw the thread was Apocolyptica... it's like takes the "Unplugged..." concept of rock to another level.

 

[Ika]

I thought of Yellowcard. Bond is good, but its more... classical pop than rock. Still good.

 

[dennilfloss]

Blue Man Group.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ldxg87pDlI8

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Here, let me tempt you to the dark side.

 

[Baked]

It's a violin... that just sounds like gypsy music or eastern european music. Then the two Nitemare linked sound like new age stuff...

 

[Greenman]

No one has heard of the Charlie Daniels Band?

 

[QED]

Originally posted by: Baked
It's a violin... that just sounds like gypsy music or eastern european music. Then the two Nitemare linked sound like new age stuff...

The second one Nitemare linked to was a strings-version of Metallica's "Unforgiven".... doesn't really sound new age to me.

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Originally posted by: MagnusTheBrewer
Here, let me tempt you to the dark side.

What group is that? That's amazing if you ask me.

Doh, it's Albannach, gotta find where to get the music now

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo

Originally posted by: MagnusTheBrewer
Here, let me tempt you to the dark side.

What group is that? That's amazing if you ask me.

Albannach Rocks! Check them out here

 

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: QED

Originally posted by: Baked
It's a violin... that just sounds like gypsy music or eastern european music. Then the two Nitemare linked sound like new age stuff...

The second one Nitemare linked to was a strings-version of Metallica's "Unforgiven".... doesn't really sound new age to me.

Their new stuff can be considered new age, they just did alot of Metallica covers.

 

[Cdubneeddeal]

Not really a rock band but great listen and watch.

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[MagnusTheBrewer]

You might like this violin.

 

[Killerme33]

I don't know if they have it on their albums, but when I saw Foo Fighters in concert a few weeks ago they had a violinist.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Probably not quite what you're looking for but good:

Waterboys - Fisherman's Blues

Camper van Beethoven - Eye of Fatima

Kate Bush - Cloudbusting

Kate Bush - Jig of Life

Tanita Tikaram - "Consider the Rain" (sorry no clip)

... a little less rocking ...

Grant-Lee Phillips - Same Blue Devils

 

[Kirby]

Originally posted by: MagnusTheBrewer
You might like this violin.

Thanks.

I've been listening to this guy since I saw this thread.

Ed Alleyne-Johnson officially kicks ass.

 

[Skyclad1uhm1]

Skyclad
And a Thin Lizzy cover they did

 

[ethebubbeth]

Check out The Dixie Dregs. They've always incorporated plenty of electric violin.

 

[Cerpin Taxt]

Broken Social Scene

 

[Analog]

Funny nobody's mentioned the greatest rock band featuring violins ...... Electric Light Orchestra. FTW of course.

 

[skace]

Tag for expanding my violin music.

 

[rikadik]

Originally posted by: nkgreen

Originally posted by: MagnusTheBrewer
You might like this violin.

Thanks.

I've been listening to this guy since I saw this thread.

Ed Alleyne-Johnson officially kicks ass.

I live in Chester and have seen him busking lots of times when I was younger, haven't seen him for ages though. Never realised he was this famous!