OK, it's no longer novel and it's not really that daring, but this is still a pretty entertaining album at times, and as a tribute from one group of virtuosi to another, it's not bad.
The Classic Rock String Quartet, consisting of Anna Kirpatrick on violin, Emma Parker on violin, Emma Owens on viola, and Laura Anstee on cello, with arranger Steve Oakman playing the piano, do have a certain feel for the components of the music, though little of what's here will resonate with most
Led Zeppelin fans. "Dazed and Confused" sort of works, but "Thank You" is little more than a piece of chamber Muzak, and "Tangerine" isn't much better. "Stairway to Heaven" and "Kashmir" do work, mostly because they were built on highly contrasting instrumental textures to start with, and "All of My Love" is listenable and even interesting at times. And there's no complaint with the playing, which is far more precise and virtuosic than anything ever intended for this music -- it's just that with the music shorn of its amplification and male swagger, it's difficult to imagine this CD appealing to anyone who doesn't want
Led Zeppelin waiting room music. ~ Bruce Eder