Nirvana's Unplugged was the best to me and it's not even close. I'd put Alice in Chains' well above Pearl Jam's as well.
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Man, I really need to check that collection out. Just the idea of Country Feedback with Neil Young gives me goosebumps...
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I was blown away by the R.E.M. and Neil Young performance on the new Bridge School collection. So amazing. I have a hard time remembering they are no longer a band. Still sad.
Man, I really need to check that collection out. Just the idea of Country Feedback with Neil Young gives me goosebumps...
The collection is so worth checking and for a great cause,too. Until then...enjoy!
I'd go-
1. Nirvana
2. AIC
3. PJ
4. LIVE
As others have CD, PJ were relatively new and only had one album under their belts. The entire Unplugged show raises its stock, but Nirvana's was so different than their studio albums, and AIC's built on the vibe from Jar of Flies. LIVE's is also a forgotten classic, never seen Uncle Neil's, so maybe he'd be higher otherwise.
I think Nirvana is as overrated as the next guy, but their Unplugged does pretty much destroy PJ's. I haven't read every post and I'm sure it was mentioned, but the fact that everything was one take is the most impressive thing to me. Not that Pearl Jam played everything five times like AIC did before they got it right, but to play as many songs completely out of their element and nail every one is tough to beat.
Now I will take Black and Porch individually over pretty much any one song from Nirvana's set, but as a whole it's not even close.
REM was very good as well, but I like the last one better than the first one, though the last one wasn't exactly an "MTV Unplugged" show, I think, or something of the sort, it was kind of an unplugged set for MTV, but not exactly the show... Korn MTV Unplugged sucked big time, but Tony Bennett MTV Unplugged was completely awesome...
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what about tesla - 5 man acustical jam, any love for that here. i think its an amazing acustic album ??
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wait... was pearl jam unplugged in that show??? maybe the instruments but they were more plugged into the music than the "show" and the drums were loud as hell (not like dave grohl playing like a girl with a ponytail)
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Nirvana's Unplugged was the best to me and it's not even close. I'd put Alice in Chains' well above Pearl Jam's as well.
agree with both of these...don't get me wrong, Pearl Jam is my band...but that Nirvana show was magical, as was AIC... PJ's show would be a lot more interesting if they had some more albums under their belt when they did it...just my opinion of course...
I like both, but prefer Pearl Jam's because it seems to better sonically represent the "unplugged" concept.
I've seen the video of Nirvana...I see acoustic guitars, but what I hear sounds awfully electric. Maybe it's just me.
WTF?! Really? I'd say the EXACT opposite! Nirvana's sounds way closer to an acoustic performance, the drumming is significantly more restrained, the cello etc......
Nirvana's performance is more restrained...that's true. I was referring more to the timbre of the guitars. Sounds pretty damn electric to me, whereas PJ's guitars may be more aggressive, but they still sound acoustic.
Having listened to AIC's Unplugged today for the first time in ages I'd have to say AIC is my favourite. Then Nirvana and Pearl Jam. All 3 are great mind. But PJ is 3rd because they've never released the show on cd
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what about tesla - 5 man acustical jam, any love for that here. i think its an amazing acustic album ??
I loved that album!! I still have it boxed somewhere on cd but I've not heard it in a good few years now. I may be wrong but weren't those Tesla shows a big influence in the birth of the MTV Unplugged series? Shame they didn't do one because they did an excellent job acoustically. I loved how Comin' Atcha Live segued into The Grateful Dead's Truckin' and there were some other great covers too. The crowd singing on Love Song was good enough to rival a PJ singalong. Cheers Robert, I'm going to locate that cd I think....
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what about tesla - 5 man acustical jam, any love for that here. i think its an amazing acustic album ??
I loved that album!! I still have it boxed somewhere on cd but I've not heard it in a good few years now. I may be wrong but weren't those Tesla shows a big influence in the birth of the MTV Unplugged series? Shame they didn't do one because they did an excellent job acoustically. I loved how Comin' Atcha Live segued into The Grateful Dead's Truckin' and there were some other great covers too. The crowd singing on Love Song was good enough to rival a PJ singalong. Cheers Robert, I'm going to locate that cd I think....
yes i think your right, that that show was a big influnce on the birth of mtv unplugged, i didn't want to say, incase i was wrong in my remembering,
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enjoy the album... i always go back to it from time to time.
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I guess if I had to pick between only these two, I'd go with PJ's....although they didn't really change the songs that much for Unplugged. They just played different guitars. Honestly, I think Ed in particular had a hard time with the Unplugged format. It was pretty obvious that he wanted to cut loose, as usual...but cutting loose is not really what the Unplugged format is about.
But in truth, I'd have to go with choice #3 - "OTHER". Which, in my world translates to Alice In Chains. They were brilliant on Unplugged...even with Layne barely able to stand, they were brilliant. Interestingly, AIC's music was surprisingly adaptable to the Unplugged format...and they played great. And given his condition at the time, Layne was very good.
In my universe, Alice In Chains rulz the Unplugged format.
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I was thinking about the nirvana unplugged today and wondering if MTV was pissed initially about the song selection. I think about 6 songs aren't their own but it still is my all time favorite albums.
I think Jeff's hat serves as the tiebreaker. Pearl Jam had the best one.
Seriously, except for Stone's guitar in the beginning of Alive, this is one of my favorites and contains my favorite versions of some of their songs. I mean, Jeremy is just explosive!
Nirvana's was good, but the stage set was over the top and unnecessary. Pearl Jam also showed that "unplugged" didn't mean low-key, boring, acoustical, buy-your-grandma-this-one, performance. Instead, Pearl Jam demonstrated their versatility without trading it for their soul.
I think Jeff's hat serves as the tiebreaker. Pearl Jam had the best one.
Seriously, except for Stone's guitar in the beginning of Alive, this is one of my favorites and contains my favorite versions of some of their songs. I mean, Jeremy is just explosive!
Nirvana's was good, but the stage set was over the top and unnecessary. Pearl Jam also showed that "unplugged" didn't mean low-key, boring, acoustical, buy-your-grandma-this-one, performance. Instead, Pearl Jam demonstrated their versatility without trading it for their soul.
I don't think PJ had a lack of versatility, but the Unplugged made it seem like they did.
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PJ-AIC-Nirvana... PJ/AIC toss up for first- All classics....
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1. Nirvana
2. AIC
3. PJ
4. LIVE
As others have CD, PJ were relatively new and only had one album under their belts. The entire Unplugged show raises its stock, but Nirvana's was so different than their studio albums, and AIC's built on the vibe from Jar of Flies. LIVE's is also a forgotten classic, never seen Uncle Neil's, so maybe he'd be higher otherwise.
Now I will take Black and Porch individually over pretty much any one song from Nirvana's set, but as a whole it's not even close.
Then AIC then Pearl Jam next.
STP, 10,000 Maniacs, Eric Clapton were also very good IMO
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agree with both of these...don't get me wrong, Pearl Jam is my band...but that Nirvana show was magical, as was AIC... PJ's show would be a lot more interesting if they had some more albums under their belt when they did it...just my opinion of course...
Nirvana's performance is more restrained...that's true. I was referring more to the timbre of the guitars. Sounds pretty damn electric to me, whereas PJ's guitars may be more aggressive, but they still sound acoustic.
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yes i think your right, that that show was a big influnce on the birth of mtv unplugged, i didn't want to say, incase i was wrong in my remembering,
us seniors (
enjoy the album... i always go back to it from time to time.
But in truth, I'd have to go with choice #3 - "OTHER". Which, in my world translates to Alice In Chains. They were brilliant on Unplugged...even with Layne barely able to stand, they were brilliant. Interestingly, AIC's music was surprisingly adaptable to the Unplugged format...and they played great. And given his condition at the time, Layne was very good.
In my universe, Alice In Chains rulz the Unplugged format.
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Seriously, except for Stone's guitar in the beginning of Alive, this is one of my favorites and contains my favorite versions of some of their songs. I mean, Jeremy is just explosive!
Nirvana's was good, but the stage set was over the top and unnecessary. Pearl Jam also showed that "unplugged" didn't mean low-key, boring, acoustical, buy-your-grandma-this-one, performance. Instead, Pearl Jam demonstrated their versatility without trading it for their soul.
I don't think PJ had a lack of versatility, but the Unplugged made it seem like they did.