I just had a chance to check out the new CD from David Garrett, who was named best-selling new classical artist of 2009. Rock Symphonies is full of classic rock covers by artists like Led Zeppelin and Nirvana, and it’s a definite twist on the classical music I generally listen to! (Which is: not much. We bump a lot of hip hop and indie rock in this house, but we like to turn on the classical music channel when the kids are doing homework; it seems to calm them right down. This CD would NOT have the same results!)
When I opened up this CD, I threw it in the player and my husband and I took a quick listen of each song. I asked him what he thought of it, because, as you may or may not know, he’s a DJ, and usually has thoughtful perspective to offer. At first, he mentioned that these types of compilations are hard to categorize when he’s looking for music. Do you file it under classical? Under classic rock? And where would you play it? What sort of gig calls for classical versions of classic rock songs? Eventually, though, we both started to dig it. We started thinking it would be good background music for a funky dinner party. Also, I think my kids will like it a lot. We listen to a lot of eclectic music in the car, and this will be a good addition to our vehicle’s musical library. My 2nd grader, in particular, is obsessed with the violin at the moment, because her good friend Grace is a child prodigy who knocked the socks off of everyone in music class during last week’s Talent Day. Maybe one day Grace will release a CD of classical music covers of Taylor Swift songs? Only time will tell.
If you like classical music or classic rock, this might be a CD you’ll like. Here’s the track list:
- Smells Like Teen Spirit
- November Rain
- The 5th
- Walk This Way
- Toccata
- Vivaldi vs Vertigo
- Master of Puppets
- 80s Anthem
- Live and Let Die
- Asturias
- Kashmir
Here, check out this video – he’s cute, too:
You can pick up Rock Symphonies at Best Buy, on iTunes, or at Amazon. I’m not going to put up a link, because Amazon canceled my affiliate account because I live in Colorado and Amazon killed its affiliate program here, thanks to a change in our sales tax law. Booo, Amazon, and booooo, Colorado. But hey, everyone just buys stuff on iTunes now anyway, right? Hey, maybe you want this CD, but you don’t want to pay for it. I can help you with that! I have an autographed copy to give away. Just leave a comment here, and I’ll pick one at random. No hoops to jump through, just leave a comment.
Disclaimer: Music Moms provided me with this CD for review. Other than receiving the CD, I was not compensated for this review.
I recently had a chance to hear the new 
I checked out this CD recently, when I decided I couldn’t listen to one more minute of children’s music in the car. It was on a day when I was out running errands, the girls fell asleep in the car, and we arrived way early to pick up the kids from school, so I had close to half an hour of blissful “alone” time, just me, a magazine, and this CD. It was perfect chillax music. (Can I say “chillax?” I’m not sure if it’s a word I can get away with. It feels weird in my mouth. Maybe I’m too old. I’m not sure. But there you go.)
LaLaGirl is the mother of a teenager and two young sets of twins. She's happily married, loves living in Colorado, and writes almost daily about married life, raising multiples, and parenting a child with autism.
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