Speaking of which, I moved to reread some VU liner notes
with all this talk of string sound and learned that John
Cale strung his viola with mandolin strings, for more
sustain and a brassier sound. Interesting!
Emily
> >I'm sure it's been noted a thousand times before,
> >but it seems like she's inspired by the sound of that
> >classically-trained violist rocker John Cale's
> >freakouts on "Heroin" etc...