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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.
Territorial Pissings
Tallywood Strings Lyrics
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Cultures weren't opinions
Gotta find a way
To find a way
When I'm there
Gotta find a way
A better way
Never met a wise man
If so it's a woman
Gotta find a way
To find a way
When I'm there
Gotta find a way
A better way
I had better wait
Gotta find a way
To find a way
When I'm there
Gotta find a way
A better way
I had better wait
Just because you're paranoid
Don't mean they're not after you
Gotta find a way
To find a way
When I'm there
Gotta find a way
A better way
Gotta find a way
To find a way
When I'm there
Gotta find a way
A better way
I had better wait
Gotta find a way
To find a way
When I'm there
Gotta find a way
A better way
I had better wait
Gotta find a way
To find a way
When I'm there
Gotta find a way
A better way
I had better wait
The lyrics to Tallywood Strings's song Territorial Pissings are full of deep meanings, expressing feelings of a person who feels like an alien in a new culture. The first two lines, "When I was an alien, Cultures weren't opinions", suggest that when the person was new to the culture, they didn't judge or have any preconceptions about it. They were just an outsider trying to blend in. The next few lines, "Gotta find a way, To find a way, When I'm there, Gotta find a way, A better way, I had better wait" show that the person is struggling to find their place in this new culture.
The lines "Never met a wise man, If so it's a woman" are interesting, as they suggest that the person hasn't found any wise men in the new culture. However, they believe that if they do meet a wise person, it's going to be a woman. The next few lines reinforce the idea of the person being paranoid, "Just because you're paranoid, Don't mean they're not after you", and suggest that they are constantly searching for a better way to fit in.
Overall, Territorial Pissings is a song about the struggles of fitting into a new culture and trying to find one's place in it. The lyrics express the feelings of alienation, fear, and paranoia, but also the need to find a way to adapt.
Line by Line Meaning
When I was an alien
Back when I was new to the world
Cultures weren't opinions
I didn't have a formed belief about different cultures
Gotta find a way
I need to figure out a solution
To find a way
To resolve a problem
When I'm there
In the moment when the issue is happening
A better way
The optimal solution
I had better wait
I need to be patient and wait for the right opportunity
Never met a wise man
I haven't come across many wise individuals
If so it's a woman
The few wise people I've met have been women
Just because you're paranoid
You can't just assume everyone is out to get you
Don't mean they're not after you
But also don't dismiss the possibility of people trying to harm you
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Written by: Chet Powers, Kurt Cobain
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