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Best "unplugged" performances that you have seen/heard

Post by DARKBASS » Tue Mar 18, 2008 12:00 pm

I would say the six best unplugged shows I have seen on video or heard......

1)Warren Zevon- Learning to Flinch
2)Tesla- their own taped performance/cd, the band that started this whole unplugged business, at least in the mainstream.
3)Kiss - mtv unplugged
4)Alice In Chains -mtv unplugged
5)Nirvana - mtv unplugged
6)Judas Priest- unplugged on vh1
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Re: Best "unplugged" performances that you have seen/heard

Post by joseph » Tue Mar 18, 2008 12:06 pm

Rob Ogg- anywhere after 3am.

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Post by Smoking Guns » Tue Mar 18, 2008 1:33 pm

nirvana unplugged is really cool. mostly cuz of the covers they do.

i heard the meat puppets were able to buy a house or something just from the royalties off that album.

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Post by TooManyHumyns » Tue Mar 18, 2008 6:40 pm

Nirvana unplugged hands down....the pearl jam one was pretty sweet to

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Post by teedotjaydot » Tue Mar 18, 2008 8:32 pm

joseph wrote:Rob Ogg- anywhere after 3am.
fact.

also....

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Re: Best "unplugged" performances that you have seen/heard

Post by Cosmo » Tue Mar 18, 2008 8:45 pm

GG Allin :lol:, on the reals, his accoustic shit wasn't that bad.
Nirvana=never good, ever
I second Jay-Z and Rob
Also, I heard there could be some unplugged shows at a fancy local eatery soon.

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Post by elliot » Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:22 pm

Alice In Chains did the best Unplugged, in my opinion. I gotta get that Jay-Z one as well, I remember "Song Cry" being the shit.

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Post by El Rhino » Tue Mar 18, 2008 11:05 pm

Cosmo wrote:.
Nirvana=never good, ever
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Bullshit. "Unplugged" was brilliant, as was some of their other stuff. While not being 100% up my alley and pretty much being a band where the fans ruin it, Nirvana had some kick-ass music. "Unplugged" will rightfully go down as one of the best rock albums ever.

What were all the covers from "Unplugged"? All I know is the Meat Puppets one. I think the first time I heard that I thought they said "black folks" instead of "bad folks".

I've never heard Rob's accoustic material, but I can only imagine what's like.
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Post by Big Fat Retard » Tue Mar 18, 2008 11:54 pm

Johnny Reeferseed on Sit The Fuck Down and Shut The Fuck Up.

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Post by Beaver » Wed Mar 19, 2008 12:01 am

Alice In Chains.

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Post by elliot » Wed Mar 19, 2008 2:43 am

"Where Did You Sleep Last Night" is a Leadbelly song.

"The Man Who Sold the World" is a David Bowie song.

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Post by DARKBASS » Wed Mar 19, 2008 7:34 am

The reason I finally broke down and lost my old opinions on Nirvana, was after hearing that unplugged release, especially the covers!

The bowie cover is amazing.

Anything having anything to do with David Bowie follows a general rule of being amazing for one reason or another.

I was just watching this flavor of Bowie....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLbxeY5y_xU
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Post by joseph » Wed Mar 19, 2008 9:41 am

El Rhino wrote: What were all the covers from "Unplugged"?
the in the pines/where did you sleep last night, is a cover of leadbellys version of a traditional song by far my favorite of that "unplugged".
El Rhino wrote: I've never heard Rob's accoustic material, but I can only imagine what's like.
its good. its pure Rob. alot like when he firsts wakes up in the morning, just insanely on fire. and that damn smirk he gets when you look at him and point at a guitar. its beautiful.

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Post by His Manjesty » Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:16 am

DARKBASS wrote:Anything having anything to do with David Bowie follows a general rule of being amazing for one reason or another.
so what you're saying is that you're really into the my chemical romance/the used cover of "under pressure?"

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Cz7rkKx7Sow

:arrow: :arrow: :arrow: :arrow: :arrow:
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Post by joseph » Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:18 am

His Manjesty wrote:
DARKBASS wrote:Anything having anything to do with David Bowie follows a general rule of being amazing for one reason or another.
so what you're saying is that you're really into the my chemical romance/the used cover of "under pressure?"

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Cz7rkKx7Sow

:arrow: :arrow: :arrow: :arrow: :arrow:
i thought under pressure was queen? (i could be wrong)

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Post by Wheatstache » Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:23 am

It is Queen, but the most famous version of it is a live track with Bowie. Very good, too. A close second is Wyclef's "Rah mix" or whatever :roll:
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Post by His Manjesty » Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:41 am

i'm pretty sure the original recorded version had Bowie on it as well. wikipedia agrees with me. i know i've heard a non-live version on several occasions and don't remember ever hearing it without Bowie

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Under_Pressure

i know wikipedia isn't always accurate, but that's a lot of information to be fabricated.

but that's all beside the point, the point is that the said cover is an absolute gut-wrenching travesty.
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Post by joseph » Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:49 am

http://www.queenwords.com/lyrics/songs/sng12_11.shtml

more reason for me not to like queen

Under Pressure
Song Duration 4:03
Written by David Bowie, Queen.
Sung by David Bowie, Freddie Mercury.


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Released 26th October, 1981 - Spent 10 weeks on chart and reached number 1. Went Silver. Also Released on B-side of INNUENDO 12", 14th January, 1991.
Lyrics
Mm ba ba de
Um bum ba de
Um bu bu bum da de
Pressure pushing down on me
Pressing down on you no man ask for
Under pressure that brings a building down
Splits a family in two
Puts people on streets
Um ba ba be
Um ba ba be
De day da
Ee day da - that's okay
It's the terror of knowing
What the world is about
Watching some good friends
Screaming 'Let me out'
Pray tomorrow gets me higher
Pressure on people people on streets
Day day de mm hm
Da da da ba ba
Okay
Chippin' around - kick my brains around the floor
These are the days it never rains but it pours
Ee do ba be
Ee da ba ba ba
Um bo bo
Be lap
People on streets - ee da de da de
People on streets - ee da de da de da de da
It's the terror of knowing
What this world is about
Watching some good friends
Screaming 'Let me out'
Pray tomorrow - gets me higher higher high
Pressure on people people on streets
Turned away from it all like a blind man
Sat on a fence but it don't work
Keep coming up with love but it's so slashed and torn
Why - why - why?
Love love love love love
Insanity laughs under pressure we're breaking
Can't we give ourselves one more chance
Why can't we give love that one more chance
Why can't we give love give love give love give love
give love give love give love give love give love
'Cause love's such an old fashioned word
And love dares you to care for
The people on the (People on streets) edge of the night
And loves (People on streets) dares you to change our way of
Caring about ourselves
This is our last dance
This is our last dance
This is ourselves
Under pressure
Under pressure
Pressure

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Post by Wheatstache » Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:50 am

Wasn't aware. Good to know. And I agree with the last statement (from His Manjesty). I kinda hate both those bands. Except maybe for the Shark Bars song.
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Post by joseph » Wed Mar 19, 2008 12:06 pm

bowie id have to pick and choose. i never got that far into his music. i like alot of it though. i dont like queen. i could blame it on east high pep rallies but i just dont like them

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Post by Hank Fist » Wed Mar 19, 2008 12:36 pm

Bowie is sweet most of the time. Low is a sweet album, and so is Heroes, which has Robert Fripp kickin out the guit licks.

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Post by Smoking Guns » Wed Mar 19, 2008 1:49 pm

El Rhino wrote:
What were all the covers from "Unplugged"? All I know is the Meat Puppets one. I think the first time I heard that I thought they said "black folks" instead of "bad folks".

I've never heard Rob's accoustic material, but I can only imagine what's like.
WELL... there were 3 meat puppets songs.

Plateau
oh me
lake of fire

jesus doesn't want me for a sunbeam - this is the vaseline's version of an old standard, i believe

the man who sold the world - david bowie

where did you sleep last night - leadbelly version of an old standard

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Post by Clint » Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:20 pm

I can't believe people are talking about Bowie and don't mention the greatest music video of all time... Jagger + Bowie = :shock:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=7y-x2fWKbmo











Give this 15 seconds and you won't be able to stop... This shit is funny as fuck.

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Post by Big Fat Retard » Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:45 pm

Clint wrote:I can't believe people are talking about Bowie and don't mention the greatest music video of all time... Jagger + Bowie = :shock:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=7y-x2fWKbmo
Give this 15 seconds and you won't be able to stop... This shit is funny as fuck.
I saw that video when it debuted at the Live Aid show in 1984. I love both the Stones and David Bowie, but this video is funny as hell. It was cool to act gay in the 80's. The gayer you acted, the more pussy you got back then.
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Post by ilikehorses » Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:45 pm

nirvana unplugged is so fucking good, it's always been one of my favorite albums. this whole discussion has made me get it onto itunes and listen to it.

i got into nirvana way back in 5th grade. i remember going to little league practice and talking to some kid about this new tape i got and how awesome it was, nirvana "nevermind." then my older sister stole it and took it to arizona.
Even today, I can't see a car run a red light without instantly having an image flash into my head of a man's erect penis, penetrating a watermelon.

UGH I SUCK

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Post by ilikehorses » Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:46 pm

Clint wrote:I can't believe people are talking about Bowie and don't mention the greatest music video of all time... Jagger + Bowie = :shock:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=7y-x2fWKbmo

Give this 15 seconds and you won't be able to stop... This shit is funny as fuck.
i've never been able to stomach that song / video. horrible.
Even today, I can't see a car run a red light without instantly having an image flash into my head of a man's erect penis, penetrating a watermelon.

UGH I SUCK

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Post by Hank Fist » Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:51 am

Stoned Templed Pilots:unplugged.
c'mon, scott in a rocking chair? awesome.

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Post by jjjsXe » Thu Mar 20, 2008 12:57 pm

Hank Fist wrote:Stoned Templed Pilots:unplugged.
c'mon, scott in a rocking chair? awesome.

i agree, my favorites have always been th following

Nirvana(duh)
Pearl Jam
Stone Temple Pilots
Alice In Chains

in fact, i have a vhs tape that i taped off mtv unplugged when it used to be on every sunday night of all those bands unplugged performances, i used to watch it constantly. brings me way back. in fact, all these posts about nirvana lately make me miss being a pre-teen, everything was so cool back then. those were the times that it was "uncool" to have ripped up old jeans that now cost about $80 to buy brand new pre-ripped from american eagle. i believe the term they used to call me was "skerve". i once remember my 7th grade pe teacher at stilwell asking me one time "do you enjoy dressing like a homeless person?" i told him to bite me.

my only gripe about when nirvana unplugged aired on mtv is every time they always left out the song "oh me" which was my favorite song on the album. they have unplugged's on vh1 classics on sunday nights sometimes. i want to buy the nirvana unplugged dvd, does anyone have this?
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