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Joined: January 2006 Posts: 1477
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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Joined: April 2004 Posts: 13303
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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Joined: January 2006 Posts: 1477
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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Joined: January 2004 Posts: 627
Location: Cherry Hill, NJ | Can't Find My Way Home, With outa doubt. |
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Joined: November 2006 Posts: 3969
| 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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Joined: March 2007 Posts: 840
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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Joined: January 2006 Posts: 171
Location: Bangkok, Thailand | More Than Words
(the extreme) |
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Joined: May 2008 Posts: 4996
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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Joined: February 2004 Posts: 1634
Location: Warren,Pa. | All of them. |
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Joined: January 2006 Posts: 2120
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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Joined: May 2008 Posts: 160
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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Joined: February 2004 Posts: 2487
| 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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Joined: January 2006 Posts: 2120
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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Joined: January 2009 Posts: 18
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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Joined: January 2006 Posts: 2120
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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Joined: December 2001 Posts: 7211
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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Joined: January 2006 Posts: 2120
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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Joined: February 2009 Posts: 119
Location: New York | Stone Temple Pilots . . . Plush |
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Joined: May 2008 Posts: 194
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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Joined: May 2008 Posts: 160
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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Joined: September 2003 Posts: 782
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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Joined: March 2002 Posts: 15654
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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Joined: January 2006 Posts: 1477
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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Joined: September 2006 Posts: 347
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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Joined: October 2008 Posts: 489
| 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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Joined: September 2006 Posts: 347
Location: Reno, NV | While we are on the topic of AIC...
Staind\'s version of AIC\'s Nutshell
Im really not a fan of Staind. But these seem to be decent covers. |
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Joined: February 2004 Posts: 2487
| Yeah Unplugged is a pretty loose term, but considering that keeping the volume at a level you can record or listen to live when you have a drummer ya need a little amplification. I like the effects and sounds of the amplified acoustic guitar it still sounds acoustic and the bass player really needs amplification as well when your playing acoustic with a few guitars to be heard at the right level.
I am glad to report that some of the things I have been trying are beginning to take hold around here. My area has been kinda blasted with the same classic rock band set lists for years and even the cheap bar owners who are willing to find the cheapest band possible no matter how bad they may be, are starting to look for new choices.
Very Cool! |
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Joined: September 2003 Posts: 782
Location: Waurika OK | I understand the need to be heard, etc.
I guess I was just being a curmudgeon. I'm getting to that age.
Back to my lair. |
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Joined: January 2006 Posts: 387
Location: Whitecourt, Ab | Light My Fire, Jose cover
Jose |
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Joined: January 2006 Posts: 2120
Location: Chicago | When Paco, John and Larry Coryell did "Meeting of the Spirits" acoustically, I felt like I had discovered a whole new tune; sort of Mediterranean in feel... Check it out! |
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Joined: January 2006 Posts: 1477
Location: Michigan | how about this one :confused: GWB
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aeBlPysd1E |
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Joined: June 2005 Posts: 1320
Location: Round Rock, TX | I was watching the blu-ray of Yes: Live at Montreaux a few days ago. Not their best concert ever put on disc, but Steve Howe did an solo acoustic guitar version of To Be Over (from their Relayer album) that was worth the price of the disc all by itself. Lord, that man can play. |
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Joined: January 2009 Posts: 18
Location: Western PA | Originally posted by wilblee:
Steve Howe did an solo acoustic guitar version of To Be Over (from their Relayer album) that was worth the price of the disc all by itself. Lord, that man can play. On YouTube, there are several fantastic videos of Steve playing acoustic. In particular, check out these split screen clips of the master playing two of his signature songs:
Steve Howe - Clap
Steve Howe - Mood for a Day
What amazing technique - virtually flawless!
-Paul |
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Joined: January 2006 Posts: 2120
Location: Chicago | I also love "The Ancient" from the Topographic LP. He's got chops and soul. The Howe-itzer! |
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Joined: January 2007 Posts: 672
Location: New South Wales, Australia | I'm not sure if an acoustic version has been done by the man himself...but I like Neil Young's Cortez the Killer played acoustically. |
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Joined: January 2006 Posts: 1477
Location: Michigan | here are a couple of great examples
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AO9dbmJ_2zU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcERe5pd8yI
no doubt about it . :cool: GWB :cool: |
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