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Location: Michigan | since the show unplugged i think it has opened up a bunch of avenues for hard rockers to play some of their hard rock & roll and turn it into a bigger hit when doing it acoustical.
can u name some tunes that fit into this catagory?
heres a couple.GWB
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=209ArurxVG4
nirvana the man who sold the world
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqsLc6LQtxc
layla eric clapton |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Many would argue that the unplugged version of Layla was an abomination and not better than the original. I do appreciate it when they change things up a bit rather than just playing it on acoustics rather than electrics.
Good topic.......I gotta give this one some thought. |
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Location: Michigan | i just think that it shows how good the artist really is when there is not alot of room for error because lets face it if you are playing loud amplified electic you have alot more room to error and not be caught then when it is just you and the unplugged instrument in front of your audience.GWB |
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Location: Cherry Hill, NJ | Can't Find My Way Home, With outa doubt. |
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| I don't know that it's a bigger hit than the electric version, but SRV "Pride & Joy" on 12-string acoustic |
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Location: CA | Hotel California
Livin on a Prayer (here done with Ovation double-neck and Ovation bass):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VxVI8dja-0 |
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Location: Bangkok, Thailand | More Than Words
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I gotta think back on this, all the MTV unplugged stuff. I do know that the REM, Nirvana, Live, Elvis Costello and Squeeze performances stick in my mind.
Here\'s a list of all of them.
I also seem to remember a Fleetwood Mac unplugged but I don't see it in the list. |
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Location: Warren,Pa. | All of them. |
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Location: Chicago | If you like unplugged music, mellow, gentle, haunting then try AICs BROTER:
Always was an Alice In Chains fan. But their last unplugged hurrah blew me away. Songs like "Would," "Rooster," "Brother," "Down in a Hole" are just gorgeous unplugged; MUCH more beauty there than with blaring amps. And I LOVE blaring amps. I agree with Hammet & Hetfield that "Them Bones" is the rockin'est, rocker ever. And that would be PLUGGED IN! |
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Location: Montana | Good topic and I don't want to derail the aim of this, but I've actually been playing plugged in more often these days because I find that it does not cover up my sloppiness but in fact amplifies it so I am forced to concentrate on playing clean. I'll learn a song unplugged and then plug in to hear what it'll sound like when I play with a group and then it's "whoa, where'd that nasty sound come from". Sometimes that's when I give up and say heck I'll just play this one with some distortion ...
Oh, and I vote for Clapton - Rollin and Tumblin. |
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| Have two Duo's going now one with my old partner and it is a solid Pink Floyd trbute thing that we have three summer venues for. Not a lot of gig's but decent pay and we love the music. Then I have another guy who loves the Zeppelin I do and he has a more modern set of things. Dobro mentioned Rooster..this is one my new partner turned me onto. Very cool sound acoustically, I am doing the opening chick high parts and it is a stretch for me but I got it. Have a band I am working with as well (and for the first time ever for any band I have worked with) all he guy's want to do a good part of a set acoustically with the drums and bass back up.. I am in acoustic musician heaven right now. I am not even planning on doing much solo work this year I won't have time. My ultimate goal is to get the two screaming lead guitarists I have working with me on the duo's to work together and form a trio unlike anything I have ever seen! We all play bass and some keys could take turns. These other two guy's are younger though and I am afraid will clash and compete. Wow the set lists would be unbelievable though From Floyd to Satrioni to Zeppelin to Peter Gabriel.
I do versions of songs like Ten Years Gone and Dogs from Zeppelin and Floyd amongst others and I can say that the audiences react very positively when they hear songs like this done acoustically. If you find a song you like just sit down and try and work it out you'll be amazed how good it sounds sometimes. |
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Location: Chicago | Gotta share an unplugged favorite: (Vishnu) PASTORAL...
Sounds like a riot, North. Isn't that the beauty of guitar-driven rock: when you unplug, something new and equally beautiful emerges. I remember being heavy into Led Zep II. When III came out I was, like, WTF? It took me a few weeks. Now it's my favorite Zep, hands down. Same with AIC.
Good luck with the screaming leads. If we change up our heroes, you're doing exactly what my buddies Jeff, Joe and I are doing in the McLaughlin-DiMeola-Corea area: sure those guys "shred" the body electric etc. etc. but their BEST work has always (IMHO) been the acoustic stuff. |
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Location: Western PA | Originally posted by dobro:
Always was an Alice In Chains fan. But their last unplugged hurrah blew me away. Totally agree, AIC's live acoustic session was excellent and Jerry Cantrell is a very talented guitar player. Here is my personal favorite:
Down in a Hole
This video has several cameos of an Ovation guitar starting at 1:08. Also one of Layne Staley's final appearances with the band before his fatal overdose. Quite obvious in this footage he is not in good health - very sad.
-Paul |
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Location: Chicago | Can't believe that's already 13 years old (and that Lane's been gone for seven). Timeless!
For what it's worth: my (university) students regard AIC as "classic rock", not much chronological difference for them between AIC, Van Halen, Zep., and Tommy James. Go figure. |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | I found that "unplugged" series interesting in that I could see/hear artists doing something different from what they normally do. But I don't think any tune that was "unplugged" became any more or less than what it started out as. It was just different.
I guess you have to be a big fan of an artist to even know about the "scratch" versions of tunes that may have started out as "Acoustic" and became something else.
Blue Oyster Cult did a tune called "In Thee" on the Mirrors album written by Allen Lanier. I was lucky enough to witness the first time they played it live as an "unplugged" tune. Allen on guitar, playing the song he wrote, the way he initially wrote it.
Here is the Original Recorded Version and the unplugged version that was so good they released it on a recent album. |
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Location: Chicago | Great example, Miles. My take is that the polished album version is pretty mellow and has a nice acoustic core to start with. Hence no big shift. Not so with many "unplugged" numbers.
For what it's worth: The originators of the MTV "Unplugged" cited "Friday Night In San Francisco" in 1980 as the original inspiration. Three guys known for utterly different music sat down (two Ovations) and played acoustically.
Here is a lovely, VERY S LOW SONG... (really) |
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Location: New York | Stone Temple Pilots . . . Plush |
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Location: Las Vegas, NV | One of my personal favorites, having grown up in the era where rap was in its infancy (I know, I'm in a VERY small minority on this board) is LL Cool J's unplugged performance.
LL Cool J - "Mama Said Knock You Out (Live)"
It's a little different from the album version (not sure if anyone else here would know, or care).
And look, there's an O siting as well! The guy sitting down. At least, I think that's a guy...
Oh, and I totally agree with all of the above comments on AIC, and also Nirvana. |
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Location: Montana | Hey thanks bcoombs that was interesting. I guess one of the infrequently touted advantages of Os is that the textured round back doesn't stick to a sweaty bare chest as badly.
I'm not a rap fan but occasionally I'll hear something rap-like that catches my ear and I'll try it and it's harder than it looks. Currently I'm playing with "Where is the Love" by Black Eyed Peas. For the life of me I can't do the rap/talk and carry a rhythm at the same time. |
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Location: Waurika OK | As usual, I am getting in on the tail end of a topic.
But, to me unplugged would mean no amp.
Clapton, Layla; Eagles, Hotel California; above mentioned Nirvan; are all playing amplified acoustics.
If that's unplugged, then what is no amplification called?
Educate me on this. |
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Location: SoCal | It is good, when playing in front of a lot of people, or on tv, to be able to be heard..... |
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Location: Michigan | i guess i could of worded it different but the point i was trying to make is that alot of these guitar players/bands are using solid body electric guitars and playing them very loudly,but on the mtv unplugged series they are usually playing an acoustic (electric) sometimes amped at a low volume verses playing their normal agenda at 6000 decibels blowing your head off your shoulders.hope that explains it. :p GWB |
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Location: Reno, NV | Staind's acoustic version of Tool's "Sober"
Staind - Sober Acoustic
Not sure if I like it better... but I like it. |
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| Originally posted by xnoel:
are all playing amplified acoustics.
If that's unplugged, then what is no amplification called?
I wouldn't know since I wasn't there when any of these performances were given. But I did hear them via microphones and video tape.
So where do YOU draw the line? |
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unplugged what songs do you like better acoustic than electric???
