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Band Members: Cameron Stone - cello, Nicole Garcia - violin, Neli Nikalovea - violin, Tom Tally - viola
The Tallywood String Quartet, also known as The Tallywood Strings was created by Tom Tally and has produced a number of tribute albums to legendary rock acts such as Nirvana, Iron Maiden, Led Zeppelin, The Cure, The Smiths, Pink Floyd, and Jimi Hendrix, as well as tributes to numerous newer rock bands, such as Linkin Park, Muse, Radiohead, Weezer, KoЯn, Incubus, Pixies and Coldplay.
A series of string quartet covers has been released by Vitamin Records by several different groups of musicians over the years, using producer/arrangers like Tom Tally, Todd Rubenstein, James McMillen and Eric Gorfain (who is now a signed artist with The Section Quartet). The albums a released using one arranger and sometimes several arranger for the same tribute.Vitamin tributes honor indie groups and mainstream as well.
If you like ‘string tributes’ you will like Tallywood Strings. They play with commitment and no apologies. The album ‘sampler’ is comprised of four instrumental tracks. Three of the tracks are Hendrix, Nirvana, and Beatles. The fourth track is a Morrissey song featuring Jose Maldanado from the Sweet and Tender Hooligans on vocals. The current members of the Tallywoodstrings came together after performing a few times with the ‘Hooligans’ at the House of Blues in Hollywood and Anaheim (which is how Jose ended up doing a vocal on one of the tracks).
Violist, Tom Tally has produced and arranged numerous albums for Vitamin
Records under the Tallywoodstrings, previous to the current group configuration. He is currently assisting Vitamin in the artist development of the Vitamin String Quartet. He can be found in string sections that recorded for Stevie Wonder, Kanye West, Willie Nelson, Aaron Neville, Jody Watley, Michael Crawford, Maria McKee, Toni Toni, Dr Dre, DJ Quik, Rod Stewart, Micheal Jackson, Macy Grey, Counting Crows, Maroon 5, Leonard Cohen, Roy Orbison, Chaka Kahn, etc. etc. During his formal education he mistakenly got the idea in his head that Jimi Hendrix was actually a violist. He has never been the same since.
The enigmatic and sometimes reclusive cellist, Cameron Stone, writes and tours with both Poe and is a member of the group Bliss, with Donna De Lory, He has written and played on numerous rock albums and commercials in the Los Angeles area and is considered to be one of Hollywoods top rock cellists and recording artists as well as a composer and song writer. He is not sane.
Violinist Nicole Garcia has been Kanye Wests string director and is emerging as one of the most highly sought after violinists and orchestra contractors in Los Angeles. She has been featured in television performances for shows such as American Idol, MTV, VH1, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and the American Music Awards. As an orchestra contractor, her activities range from assembling orchestras for live shows, to hiring ensembles for recording sessions at Capitol Studios in Hollywood. She is bent on world domination.
Violinist Neli Nikelovea has been engaging audiences with her heartfelt musicality, dazzling technique and exhilarating performances throughout Europe and North America for several years. Born in the elegant Eastern European city of Ruse overlooking the banks of the Danube River, after winning a number of competitions in her native Bulgaria, Miss Nikolaeva moved to Los Angeles alone at the age of 14. Since then she has balanced an active performing career with the demands of school, pursuing a Doctorate of Music at the University of Southern California. She believes in unicorns.
In Bloom
Tallywood Strings Lyrics
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Weather changes moods
Spring is here again
Reproductive glands
He's the one
Who likes all the pretty songs
And he likes to sing along
But he knows not what it mean
Knows not what it mean
And I say
He's the one
Who likes all the pretty songs
And he likes to sing along
And he likes to shoot his gun
But he knows not what it mean
Knows not what it mean
And I say yeah
We can have some more
Nature is a whore
Bruises on the fruit
Tender age in bloom
He's the one
Who likes all the pretty songs
And he likes to sing along
And he likes to shoot his gun
But he knows not what it mean
Knows not what it mean
And I say
He's the one
Who likes all the pretty songs
And he likes to sing along
And he likes to shoot his gun
But he knows not what it mean
Knows not what it mean
And I say yeah
He's the one
Who likes all the pretty songs
And he likes to sing along
And he likes to shoot his gun
But he knows not what it mean
Knows not what it mean
And I say
He's the one
Who likes all the pretty songs
And he likes to sing along
And he likes to shoot his gun
But he knows not what it mean
Knows not what it mean
And I say yeah
The lyrics to "In Bloom" by Tallywood Strings are open to interpretation and can be seen as a commentary on society and the media's commercialization of alternative culture. The opening line "Sell the kids for food" could be a reference to the exploitation of grunge music and alternative culture as a trend that can be commodified and sold to the masses. The line "Weather changes moods, spring is here again" suggests a cyclical pattern, implying that the trend of alternative culture will eventually fade away and be replaced by something else.
The chorus repeatedly mentions "the one" who likes pretty songs and sings along but doesn't understand their meaning, potentially referring to the mainstream audience who enjoys grunge music but doesn't fully grasp its message or identity. The line "Nature is a whore, bruises on the fruit, tender age in bloom" contrasts the purity of nature with the exploitation of it for profit and the damage that consumerism can do to a young generation.
Overall, the lyrics of "In Bloom" can be seen as a critique of the commercialization of alternative culture and the commodification of rebellion and individuality.
Line by Line Meaning
Sell the kids for food
Desperation has driven some to extreme measures; when there is nothing else to eat, some may resort to selling their own children for sustenance.
Weather changes moods
The environment can have a profound effect on a person’s emotional state.
Spring is here again
The season of rebirth, regeneration, and growth has returned.
Reproductive glands
The biological systems responsible for human procreation.
He's the one
Who likes all the pretty songs
And he likes to sing along
And he likes to shoot his gun
But he knows not what it mean
Knows not what it mean
And I say
There is someone who enjoys superficial things, such as pleasant melodies and singing, but also possesses a dangerous weapon that they do not fully understand or appreciate. The singer is observing this individual and commenting on their lack of comprehension.
We can have some more
Nature is a whore
Bruises on the fruit
Tender age in bloom
The natural world is being exploited for human gain, causing damage and injury to its resources. The singer reflects on the tragedy of youth being lost before it has fully blossomed and expresses sorrow for this injustice.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Kurt Cobain
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@billyboy434
I love classical music like Bach or Beethoven, and I love grunge. This is a combination I thought I would never hear, and I'm loving it!
@3corazonesy2anos
Hello
@TackyRackyComixNEO
I've never really bothered before to try to listen to any of those string tributes...but after hearing this, I now know I must actively seek out and own the string tributes to every single band or artist I like.
@warthunderboys.
Masterpiece
@theunhappyzombie
this is really sweet to my ears
@rique3454
Same, I just imagined kurt saying:
"Oh, so that's how we are supposed to play in bloom acoustically"
@PopExpo
just shows how powerful melody is. you know its good if it works on multiple platforms such as a string quartet
@billyboy434
@EdgarAllen If I could live to be over 200 years old, I'd still be listening to Cobain.
@limsniff
Wow! Amazing!
@gielkeke
love the solo :)