Why do people love Unplugged?

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  • CarolineSays
    CarolineSays Posts: 345
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufQZVot2vD8&feature=related

    what more to say

    Goosebumps, Dimi...
  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,726
    CarolineSays wrote:
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufQZVot2vD8&feature=related

    what more to say

    Goosebumps, Dimi...
    i know..every time..20 years now..E V E R Y T I M E.....
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
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  • QuarterToTen
    QuarterToTen Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 3,652
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufQZVot2vD8&feature=related

    what more to say

    Absolutely nothing except...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQPlq85Hedk

    One of The most impassioned performances by this band ever.
    Nice shirt.
  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,726
    QuarterToTen wrote:
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufQZVot2vD8&feature=related

    what more to say

    Absolutely nothing except...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQPlq85Hedk

    One of The most impassioned performances by this band ever.
    E X A C T L Y ...
    "...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.....”
  • unlost dogs
    unlost dogs Greater Boston Posts: 12,553
    I totally agree that this is a great performance especially in the context of the time. And that's back when MTV actually showed music videos!

    I didn't see this until just a few years ago, when I became a PJ fan and bought it. I love, LOVE the intensity.
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  • veddertown
    veddertown Scotland Posts: 5,260
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    veddertown wrote:
    As much as I like it as a performance it isn't as remarkable or legendary as it is made out to be and nowhere near the Nirvana or Alice In Chains shows for wow factor. Benaroya on the other hand and the mini set at Mansfield 03 were exactly how to do an acoustic show.
    thats the big difference...was rare...
    no candles and courtines and light and clothes and bullshit...was like they was at their room....
    cant find this to any other band at mtv unplugged..
    find me one version of Black when Eddie is like this....
    find me his eyelook at any other version of Solat....

    and as for Porch????

    the half members of 10c is members cos of this Version..
    Don't get me wrong Dimi, PJ were great and it definately worked as a show, I just don't see it as legendary myself. I expected exact acoustic versions of PJ songs and that's exactly what they gave and I do love Black, Porch etc but there are many better versions for me. I still watch it from time to time but AIC unplugged is the ultimate in my eyes. Layne had such vulnerability and you couldn't take your eyes off him. It still gives me chills to watch Down In A Hole, Rooster, etc and how the vocal harmonies lift the songs is amazing. Nirvana's show shouldn't have worked with so many covers, guests, etc but that room had magic happening in it that night!
    Like a book among the many on a shelf...

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  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,726
    veddertown wrote:
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    veddertown wrote:
    As much as I like it as a performance it isn't as remarkable or legendary as it is made out to be and nowhere near the Nirvana or Alice In Chains shows for wow factor. Benaroya on the other hand and the mini set at Mansfield 03 were exactly how to do an acoustic show.
    thats the big difference...was rare...
    no candles and courtines and light and clothes and bullshit...was like they was at their room....
    cant find this to any other band at mtv unplugged..
    find me one version of Black when Eddie is like this....
    find me his eyelook at any other version of Solat....

    and as for Porch????

    the half members of 10c is members cos of this Version..
    Don't get me wrong Dimi, PJ were great and it definately worked as a show, I just don't see it as legendary myself. I expected exact acoustic versions of PJ songs and that's exactly what they gave and I do love Black, Porch etc but there are many better versions for me. I still watch it from time to time but AIC unplugged is the ultimate in my eyes. Layne had such vulnerability and you couldn't take your eyes off him. It still gives me chills to watch Down In A Hole, Rooster, etc and how the vocal harmonies lift the songs is amazing. Nirvana's show shouldn't have worked with so many covers, guests, etc but that room had magic happening in it that night!
    legendary is every note they played 20 years now... ;)
    "...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.....”
  • veddertown
    veddertown Scotland Posts: 5,260
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    legendary is every note they played 20 years now... ;)
    That much I do agree with! This for me is the greatest band in over 30 years listening to music. And we still have them around! :mrgreen:



    PLEASE PLAY SCOTLAND 2012.....
    :mrgreen:
    Like a book among the many on a shelf...

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  • phungi
    phungi Posts: 641
    veddertown wrote:
    As much as I like it as a performance it isn't as remarkable or legendary as it is made out to be and nowhere near the Nirvana or Alice In Chains shows for wow factor. Benaroya on the other hand and the mini set at Mansfield 03 were exactly how to do an acoustic show.

    I think it is important to note/remember that:

    Nirvana shot their Unplugged performance in December 1993, two years after Nevermind and after In Utero came out... they had already been a band for 5 years and had 3 albums...

    Alice In Chains shot their performance in April 1996, after a two-year hiatus of touring... this came four years after Dirt, and they had already been a band for 9 years and had 3 albums...

    Pearl Jam shot their performance in March 1992, six months after Ten was released and before Vs. was even recorded... they had only been a band for a year and had only 1 album...
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  • BinFrog
    BinFrog MA Posts: 7,314
    I never thought I'd see the day where this post was created. Wow.
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  • LeatherMosquitoMan
    LeatherMosquitoMan Posts: 4,034
    BinFrog wrote:
    I never thought I'd see the day where this post was created. Wow.

    +1
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  • Kidney Donor
    Kidney Donor Posts: 105
    I never post, but this thread warrants it. This fanbase has lost touch with reality if they think Unplugged in 1990 fucking 2 was not amazing. These guys had no clue what or who they would become, no clue what the hell unplugged was, no clue how their music would hold up acoustically and instead of playing it safe, they played hard and Eddie sang his guts out. Black was great, but SOLAT was ridiculous.

    Oh and let's not forget probably the best version of Porch ever (with the pro-choice verse in the bridge). Seriously, let's not become spoiled brats because we have been lucky enough to have 20 years of increasing awesomeness.
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  • JTH
    JTH Chicago Posts: 3,238
    Kidney Donor wrote:
    I never post, but this thread warrants it. This fanbase has lost touch with reality if they think Unplugged in 1990 fucking 2 was not amazing. These guys had no clue what or who they would become, no clue what the hell unplugged was, no clue how their music would hold up acoustically and instead of playing it safe, they played hard and Eddie sang his guts out. Black was great, but SOLAT was ridiculous.

    Oh and let's not forget probably the best version of Porch ever (with the pro-choice verse in the bridge). Seriously, let's not become spoiled brats because we have been lucky enough to have 20 years of increasing awesomeness.
    Dave A. ruined it.
  • JTH
    JTH Chicago Posts: 3,238
    Also, the last time I watched the unplugged show was in 1990 fucking 2.
  • abhijeet
    abhijeet Posts: 303
    JTH wrote:
    Kidney Donor wrote:
    I never post, but this thread warrants it. This fanbase has lost touch with reality if they think Unplugged in 1990 fucking 2 was not amazing. These guys had no clue what or who they would become, no clue what the hell unplugged was, no clue how their music would hold up acoustically and instead of playing it safe, they played hard and Eddie sang his guts out. Black was great, but SOLAT was ridiculous.

    Oh and let's not forget probably the best version of Porch ever (with the pro-choice verse in the bridge). Seriously, let's not become spoiled brats because we have been lucky enough to have 20 years of increasing awesomeness.
    Dave A. ruined it.

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  • GD274660
    GD274660 Posts: 514
    JTH wrote:
    Kidney Donor wrote:
    I never post, but this thread warrants it. This fanbase has lost touch with reality if they think Unplugged in 1990 fucking 2 was not amazing. These guys had no clue what or who they would become, no clue what the hell unplugged was, no clue how their music would hold up acoustically and instead of playing it safe, they played hard and Eddie sang his guts out. Black was great, but SOLAT was ridiculous.

    Oh and let's not forget probably the best version of Porch ever (with the pro-choice verse in the bridge). Seriously, let's not become spoiled brats because we have been lucky enough to have 20 years of increasing awesomeness.
    Dave A. ruined it.

    I think ruined it is a bit over the top. I mean it's WAY too much obviously, but outside of Dave, it was really damn good.
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  • JTH
    JTH Chicago Posts: 3,238
    GD274660 wrote:
    I think ruined it is a bit over the top. I mean it's WAY too much obviously, but outside of Dave, it was really damn good.
    It was a great performance -- gritty and visceral. But I wanted something to show me that the band had range. In my opinion, they didn't deliver that. The way I saw it was that they basically played all the songs exactly the way they always played them, with one difference: Mike and Stone played them on acoustic guitars.

    And again, this is what I was thinking in 1992. This is not an opinion I've formed after being spoiled for the last 20 years by a band that has absolutely mastered playing a broad range of styles.

    Anyway, yes, I was using hyperbole. Dave didn't ruin the performance. But seriously, why couldn't he have picked up a set of brushes to play with before that show?

    Besides, we all know that it was Jeff's outfit that ruined the show.
  • UKpearljammer
    UKpearljammer Bath, UK Posts: 910
    abhijeet wrote:
    I just can't get on board with it. The band was trying to recreate the intensity of their regular shows by just going hard at their instruments and I find the resulting sound rather harsh and off putting. Benaroya was a much better example of using acoustic instruments.

    So, why does everyone love this show?

    Wow, sorry you don't feel it but you have to be kidding benayora is better!
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  • LeatherMosquitoMan
    LeatherMosquitoMan Posts: 4,034
    To each his/her own. I love Dave A. And i think his style fit the band better than any other drummer.

    I love him in Unplugged, and he's a big reason i love that recording so much.
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  • Dmcneice
    Dmcneice Posts: 24
    I must say, I only saw unplugged last year, having heard hundreds of bootlegs already and seen pearl jam 3 times. Even then, i think the versions of porch and SOLAT where the best i have ever heard. They are so powerful and the whole performance is so crisp and clean.

    How could you love pearl jam and NOT love the MTV unplugged.

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