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Bond: Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2001)

Filmed at their Royal Albert Hall debut gig in September 2000, Bond Live is a slick showcase for four classically trained, ex-session musicians and their fusion of string quartet and rock music. Whatever the hype (four beautiful women wearing scanty tops and dancing with violins while backed by a five-piece rock combo and a small, rarely seen string section), it has nothing to do with making classical music cool and everything to do with sex. In "Duel," first and second violins Haylie Ecker and Eos trade licks "guitar-hero" style, and most of the tracks are new instrumentals written for the album Born, though "The 1812" does manage to reduce Tchaikovsky's overture to a five-minute dance number. With rock-show lighting, synthesizers, dance beats, and a finale involving the "James Bond Theme" followed by a Rio-style fiesta for the closing "Victory--Carnival Mix," this is camp, melodramatic, sexy fun.

  • Music

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Eos ChaterEos ChaterSecond Violin
  • Photo of Tania DavisTania DavisViola
  • Photo of Haylie EckerHaylie EckerFirst Violin
  • Photo of Gay-Yee WesterhoffGay-Yee WesterhoffCello
  • Photo of Steve WilliamsSteve WilliamsDrums
  • Photo of Ben MarvinBen MarvinGuitar
  • Photo of John McKenzieJohn McKenzieBass Guitar
  • Photo of Carlos EdwardsCarlos EdwardsPercussion
  • Photo of Michael MartinMichael MartinKeyboards

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