Nutshell

Nowhere ManNowhere Man Posts: 345
edited July 2011 in Other Music
Which version do you prefer? Jar of Flies or Unplugged
Just an amazing tune.
Post edited by Unknown User on

Comments

  • Jokertt14Jokertt14 Posts: 2,566
    Both . :D
  • lockedlocked Posts: 4,039
    unplugged
    "This here's a REQUEST!"
    EV intro to Chloe Dancer / Crown of Thorns
    10/25/13 Hartford
  • capthowdy1027capthowdy1027 Posts: 3,270
    That is nearly impossible to say. If I had to pick one I think I would say Unplugged just because you can put a visual to it and see Layne's face when he's singing those dark as hell lyrics.

    Well I know what I'm going to listen to now, thanks.
    * Cincinnati, OH 8.20.2000 *
    * Cincinnati, OH 6.24.2006 *
    * Columbus, OH 5.6.2010 * Noblesville, IN 5.7.2010 *
    * East Troy, MI 9.4.2011 * East Troy, MI 9.5.2011 *
    * Pittsburgh, PA 10.11.2013 *
  • The emotion that comes through in the Unplugged version has always blown me away; one of my all time favorite tunes!
    <a href="http://www.shawnsmithsinger.com">Shawn Smith</a> / <a href="http://www.thebandbrad.com">Brad</a&gt; / <a href="http://www.allhailthecrown.com">All Hail the Crown</a> / <a href="http://www.satchelpartnership.com">Satchel</a&gt;

    (Shawn Smith's official website, but not Thee Shawn Smith)
  • joely_91joely_91 Posts: 795
    unplugged! although jar of flies is my favourite album by them, the reception the crowd gives Layne when he walks out just after Sean gives me goosebumps
  • CAVSTARR313CAVSTARR313 Posts: 8,756
    The unplugged is so sad to watch. Seeing how far along in his addiction he was. Such a fucking waste.. Please, stay clear of the horse boys and girls. It just isn't worth the pain..
    None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe that they are free.
    Abrn Hlls '98 - Clarkston 2 '03 - Grd Rpds '06 - Abrn Hlls '06 - Clvd '10 - PJ20 - Berlin 1+2 '12 - Wrigley '13 - Pitt '13- buff '13- Philly 1+2 '13 - Seattle '13
  • KloddzKloddz Posts: 2,573
    Unplugged.
    Bern - September 13, 2006
    Berlin - August 15, 2009
    Lisbon - July 10, 2010
    Berlin - June 26, 2014
    Zurich - June 23, 2022

    http://www.last.fm/user/Kloddz
  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,720
    Kloddz wrote:
    Unplugged.
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
  • chimpatchimpat Posts: 590
    Unplugged. One of my alltime favorite songs and this version is AMAZING. Could literally listen to it every day.

    Don't know if anyone has heard the Ryan Adams cover he just released, pretty good job in my opinion:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukPg5hmS8os
    "This is about as perfect a crowd as you can get. I hate to placate, I ain't placating...." - EV, 9/29/96


  • DewieCoxDewieCox Posts: 11,429
    If I'm listening, it's easily the studio version over Unplugged. Watching Unplugged would trump listening to either though.

    I'm surprised nobody has really said studio. I've always been a sucker for in studio perfection over the live thing.

  • Ryan Adams must be a bit of an AIC fan having covered 'Down In A Hole' before. Gutted I missed his latest UK tour.

    Anyway back to the question I think I prefer Unplugged. The way he just seems to causally sit down and start singing this beautiful emotional song. Incredible.
    2007 London
    2009 Manchester
    2010 Dublin / London
    2012 Manchester I & II / Berlin I & II / EV: Manchester
    2014 Amsterdam I & II / Vienna / Berlin / Leeds
  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave Posts: 42,062
    Who wants to walk with Elias?  :lol: this was a good/funny parody of it
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygkWC8p2Htk&amp;t=7s


    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • Unplugged
  • Unplugged 
  • Old thread, justifiably revived, fantastic song. I so badly wanted to go against the grain here and choose the studio version. Had to check myself before I wrecked... So I did a blind listen of the Unplugged, and good lord. Better than I remember it. To me, Layne's wordless, high/falsetto oooooo's and Cantrell's lead play on the acoustic really stood out. I love the studio version, but this performance was outstanding. Listening to the whole show now. Miss that band.
  • ZodZod Posts: 10,589
    it's my favourite AIC song, and the unplugged version is so haunting and raw, it wins.

    I've never gotten to see it live though.   They never played it the one time I saw AIC at lolla, and I've never seen them play it since the reunion :(
Sign In or Register to comment.