Fuck. It's Friday. It's above freezing... What the hell am I doing here...

They might just use a synth for the orchestration. I assumed it was a real orchestra based on the fact that they've performed Sgt. Pepper's, and I'm not sure how you'd play that "note for note" without one.

I'll look into it, and if it's not a real orchestra, I might ask for my money back.

Popular opinion matters a lot to me.

You missed the point. The band released the album and lots of people dug it so it was successful in that regard.

Doesn't matter whether you think it worked or not.

I could see it working really well with a few songs off of LZ1 for sure.

Fair enough but my opinion is the only one that concerns me. What do you think of the record?

I don't own it. I did see the concert on TV and it was pretty cool. Like Bat said, some songs worked a lot better than others. It's always cool seeing dressed up orchestra musicians rocking out though.

This was a good project, IMO. Not something I would add to the rotation these days, but I can respect that they did something like this. For what they are, the songs don't sound that bad.

I think it's just a way for over-the-hill rockers trying to look like they're experimental and relevant to stroke their egos. S&M is alright, but ultimately nothing but a pointless novelty record.

My thoughts on exactly.

Here's a great example of it working IMO. Page and Plant with two different orchestral backings.