[Music] MTV Unplugged sessions

Icy Gull

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I really enjoyed these at the time and have been revisiting over the last few days


Here’s the list of unplugged recordings, post a favourite. They cover quite a wide variety of artists and genres


https://www.ranker.com/list/full-list-of-mtv-unplugged-episodes/reference



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8qVplhJyFQ

 

Is it PotG?

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This one always stands out for me



+ the 10000 Maniacs one.

 

vegster

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Still love the Nirvana and REM shows best of all. My favourite band of the moment couldn't ever appear as " Unplugged" … Public Service Broadcasting !

 

pb21

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Pearl Jam Unplugged is my favourite, can't embed though as it's only on Daily Motion.

 

Herr Tubthumper

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I read a brilliant article about this phenomenon a few years back. The key points were record companies and managers loved it, as they got a totally free album; not only was the recording costs covered they didn’t need to spend a penny on promoting it either. This enabled MTV to get so many huge names.

And some bands even had MTV unplugged as their biggest selling album.

 

Icy Gull

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Haunting


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2idS02xsvaM

 

Albion Dan

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The Nirvana one was superb.

 

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gazingdown

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With great use of tiny toy piano

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1KiwXJQ1Vk

 

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gazingdown

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The best of the unplugged isn't in that video, it's here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqG_Z7VNZZo

 

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MattBackHome

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Jay Z / Roots
Bryan Adams
Nirvana obvs

all incredible

 

jamie (not that one)

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Valencia

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Ah, the days when MTV had music instead of puerile shite.....

 

Surrey_Albion

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Dylan's wasnt half bad, god on our side and shotting star were both superb

 

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Raleigh Chopper

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George Michael for me, I thought it was superb.
On a similar subject for all you music lovers, I'm addicted to watching all the 'Live from Daryl's house' series on You Tube.
Daryl Hall and a fabulous band sing various songs usually with a guest who made the original.
The Brooker T and O Jays episodes are brilliant.
It's very similar to MTV Unplugged.

 

DIFFBROOK

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Squeeze or rather Glenn Tilbrook/Chris Difford did the first ever show. They performed Pulling Mussells from a shell which isn't on YouTube. But this is.

 

studio150

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Icy Gull

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This one is for [MENTION=46]Lush[/MENTION] and [MENTION=3887]Uncle Spielberg[/MENTION] who I believe are MASSIVE Fans

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xKM3mGt2pE&list=RD6inWLAERki8&index=21

 

Icy Gull

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeCp2etcdEI

 

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METALMICKY

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Loving this at the moment.

 

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getreal1

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Albion Dan said:

The Nirvana one was superb.

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Spot on, a toss up between this and the Kiss one for me, but probably in the end, Nirvana.

 

Mr Putdown

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studio150 said:

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Wasn’t that the only track he performed that was actually ‘unplugged’?