Not a fan of Alice in Chains but I respect your taste in music. Started to post my favorite but got to thinking about it and did some googling and found there are a lot of them that I've never heard. I think I've found an area to do some searching and listening. thanks for posting. --JErry
Have to agree with @carlsbad , going to be doing a little digging, didn't realize the sheer number of unplugged albums. |
@voodoolounge thanks for starting this thread, it has opened my eyes to a lot of albums I did not know were out there or just decided to ignore. Of the few I have, I bought on a whim but really like and enjoy. |
Not exactly. To be honest, and I've listened to most of his stuff beginning with The Yardbirds, the only Clapton record I ever liked was Disraeli Gears, probably helped by the fact that my original pressing just sounds so good. But I respect that he is held in such high regard by fans and musicians. They obviously hear something that I don't. It's all good. |
unplugged was, imo, one of the few redeeming offerings from mtv too bad it is no more, except for the occasional special i think one problem is that fewer and fewer pop - rock artists have the musical chops to do an unplugged performance (and it is work... alot of work... to adapt the material, and even then, it is like a great monitor speaker... it shows you exactly what you got... or don't got... ) |
@jjss49 - I agree. There is no purer form of expression. So many electrified compositions were composed on acoustic Instruments. I too believe it is a by gone era, and you would be hard pressed to find a few to perform at that level. |
I only have Nirvana - "Unplugged" on vinyl. It's pretty good, if you are a Nirvana fan (I'm not much of a fan). I have "The Unplugged Collection, Volume One" on CD as well. It's a collection of songs, one from each artist, from the early Unplugged sessions. There are some really good tracks in the collection. My favorite might be - Elvis Costello "Deep Dark Truthful Mirror". If you want to hear a really great acoustic album, from a modern electric rock band, check out - Band of Horses - "Acoustic at the Ryman". I find the acoustic arrangements of the chosen selections to be fantastic. |
Newbie here, sorry for popping in. I own several MTV unplugged CDs, and most of them are extremely well recorded (IMO)....here are some recommendations MTV Unplugged - 10,000 maniacs (With David Byrne on a 3 tracks) MTV Unplugged - Alice in Chains Unplugged - Neil Young MTV Unplugged - Florence & The Machine MTV Unplugged - Pearl Jam MTV Unplugged (UK) - Stone Temple Pilots (with Scott Weiland, very hard to find) MTV Unplugged - Alanis Morissette Unplugged and Seated (Having a Party) - Rod Stewart with Ronnie Wood In Concert/MTV Plugged - Bruce Springsteen No Quarter (MTV Unleaded) - Page and Plant Unplugged (Live at Hull City Hall) - Liam Gallagher
Not MTV unplugged, but a favorite live recording Little Feat - Waiting for Columbus |
Disclaimer #1: I have been a Neil Young fan since “After The Gold Rush” was imprinted onto my 14 year-old brain. Disclaimer #2, I have listened to perhaps a half dozen of the series. On Neil’s unplugged album, the pared down approach fit his music perfectly. He played “Like A Hurricane” on a pump organ in the style of a haunted sea shanty. That recording still speaks to me. I liked the Nirvana and Eric Clapton recordings also. |
Welcome to AudiogoN! No reason to be sorry. Everyone has a first post and your input is welcome. Hope to see you around. AudiogoN is billed as "The High End Audio Community", however many of the most popular threads are music related. Feel free to post or comment on any of the audio equipment threads or any of the music threads.
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@vthokie83 great list! I need to check some of those out I haven’t heard. |
Thank you for the warm welcome, I'll be seeing you guys around the threads....first time posting, but I've been lurking getting ideas for the last 6 months or so. I am remodeling the first floor of my house, and am replacing almost all of my gear. The agreement with my wife, just get rid of my floor standing Thiel 3.6 speakers (she thinks they are ugly) and go to bookshelfs....and she's good with it. Not sure she had any clue of the consequences of that statement, but I will have to hide the sub somewhere. |
@vthokie83 - Wow, replacing Thiel 3.6 floorstanders with bookshelf speakers is going to be a tough one, and possibly/probably expensive! Good luck with it. Are you going to also try to integrate a subwoofer into the system? Have you seen the (very popular) Thiel Speaker thread here on AudiogoN? You might want to post on that thread asking for input on replacements. Curious if you have started a list of potential replacement bookshelf speakers? Anyway, good luck, and enjoy the music. |
Nirvana & Alice In Chains More of a departure, presentation-wise, than the other Unplugged shows, thereby providing a more interesting take on their music. The fact that, in both cases, the shows were so good speaks to the quality of their songwriting. The cello in Nirvana’s case was beautiful, and the live vocal harmonies really shone in both cases (but especially Alice In Chains) Hearing Nirvana do Bowie, Vaselines, Meat Puppets and Leadbelly is another plus. |
Reubent, Yes replacing the Thiels with a bookshelf is not possible in my budget. But I'm 15 years older than when I bought them, and my listening style has changed dramatically as I've reached 60. I think I can be satisfied with a $3,000ish pair of bookshelfs, and a REL T/5X or T/7X.....especially if I pair them with great electronics. Right now purchased a Denafrips Pontus II D, AC and am strongly considering a Nuprime Audio AMG STA amp.....if I can figure out the volume control issue. Thought of some more great live recordings in my collection, even if the recording quality is less than perfect the performances make up for it: Talking Heads Stop Making Sense, Eagles Hell Freezes Over, Allman Brothers Live at Filmore East, Cheap Trick Live at Budokan, Lynyrd Skynyrd One More For/From The Road, Bob Seger Live Bullet, Aretha Live at Filmore West, Rush Exit Stage Left, and of course the previously mentioned Little Feat Waiting for Columbus which is prior to Lowell George's deat. |
Hey Newbie here again, and not sure how to go about this. I have most of my system purchased or settled on, but I'm still overwhelmed on speaker matching. I've over indulged on speaker research, and would like to post my system and get some feedback on good matches. Just want to make sure I post in the proper thread. Thank you in advance. |
@vthokie83 - You can post your system under "virtual systems" From the home page - www,audiogon.com, click on "explore" on the yellow banner. You'll see "virtual systems" in the drop down menu". Click on virtual systems and there will be a "create system" button in the yellow banner. You can post your system there. You could also just post create a new post, probably in the speaker forum, asking for assistance. Just list your system components in the post. Good luck.... |
From Wikipedia: The series first aired November 26, 1989, featuring Squeeze, Syd Straw and Elliot Easton.
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