Well Coldie got Savatage, but he forgot to go the other way and say Trans Siberian Orchestra. Some of the guys, though I don’t know which ones, from Savatage do TSO as well. I only have one album that I haven’t really listened to. I’m thinking about going to one of the shows that’ll be in Baltimore around X-Mas.
Helloween also does classical pieces on a number of their albums, usually as the first song. Golden Earring has used classical musicians on a few albums as well. I also understand the Manowar has done the same thing on their latest.
I’d really like to hear some Motorhead done by an orchestra, that would be intersting.
Rumor no more – go to amazon.com and search for “string quartet rush”
Last year **Yes{/b] released their latest CD “Magnification”, recorded with a full orchestra. (They got sick of replacing keyboard players every two years, I guess.) They even took the orchestra out on the road with them.
And who could forget the infamous 1979 tour by Emerson, Lake & Palmer where they spent a month touring with orchestra, with heavy emphasis on “spent”. They lost a fortune and broke up for 12 years as a result.