Saturday, June 9, 2012

2CELLOS Perform Guns N' Roses Classic

I saw this video yesterday and knew I had to share it here. As a fan of both Guns N' Roses and Finnish cello rockers Apocalyptica, I was intrigued with the history and idea behind this new cello version of the classic "Welcome to the Jungle."

In a nutshell, classically trained cellists and former rivals Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser decided to team up as 2CELLOS.

Their debut album was released last year and includes a few more songs I'll have to check out, such as "The Resistance" (Muse), "Where the Streets Have No Name" (U2), and "Hurt" (Nine Inch Nails).

More of their videos are available on Youtube, but since I've only seen "Welcome to the Jungle" so far, that's the one I'll include here. I hope you enjoy it! Let me know what you think.

3 comments:

Dana said...

Wow! That's amazing! Thanks for sharing. I'm going to check out more of their stuff. :)

Arlee Bird said...

They get some great sounds out of their cellos. The percussive effects are very well done. This is a lot of fun though I do prefer the mellower sounds that a cello can produce. But no doubt that these guys are good.


Lee
A Faraway View

Eliza Wynn said...

Lee, I got into this kind of music when I first heard Apocalyptica. They have some great songs.