MTV Unplugged is a live album and DVD by Alicia Keys.
It was recorded at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York City on July 4, 2005.
Category: Unplugged & Acoustic
The Unplugged series of concerts broadcast on MTV were a huge success in the mid nineties and helped revive interest in recordings of live music.
It’s particularly interesting to see the back to basics emphasis on the song rather than the noise and flash that can surround a rock band in concert.
For some acts, the Unplugged recordings may provide the definitive live recordings (I’m thinking about you Rod Stewart) but for other acts, the performance may be enthralling but not typical. Nirvana Unplugged in New York is generally recognised as an exceptional album but is it one that Nirvana fans will turn to regularly?
Other bands swapped their electric guitars for acoustic instruments but weren’t featured in the MTV Unplugged series. These are included here as well as they don’t fit well into the artists normal categories.
Bjork Live Box 1994 to 2001
Live Box is a compilation of live recordings by Bjork based around her albums.
It was recorded at various concerts from 1994 through to 2001 and was released in 2003. This includes an MTV Unplugged performance based around her Debut studio album.
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Al Stewart Uncorked 2009
Uncorked is an acoustic live album by Al Stewart with Dave Nachmanoff.
It was recorded on their spring tour of the East Coast of the USA in 2009 and it was released later the same year.
Back in 1992, Al Stewart recorded an acoustic live album called Rhymes in Rooms which he made with Peter White. It was a deliberate decision to avoid repeating any of the songs on that first album.
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The Pretenders Live at the Isle of View 1995
Live at the Isle of View is an acoustic live album and DVD by The Pretenders.
It was recorded at the Jacob Street Studios in London in May 1995 for broadcast on television.
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Al Stewart Rhymes in Rooms 1992
Rhymes in Rooms is an acoustic live album by Al Stewart featuring Peter White.
It was recorded in the USA and Japan at:
McCabes Guitar Shop, Santa Monica, California
The Birchmere, Alexandria, Virginia
Banana Hill, Osaka, Japan
Unlike his first live recording to be released, Live Indian Summer which was with a full band, this is just the two performers.
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Paul Weller Days Of Speed 2001
Days Of Speed is an acoustic live album from Paul Weller.
It was recorded on his European tour between March and July 2001.
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Heart The Road Home 1994
The Road Home is a live acoustic album by Heart.
It was recorded at the Backstage Club in Seattle, Washington during the five nights of August 12–16, 1994.
Grateful Dead Reckoning 1980
Reckoning is an acoustic live album by the Grateful Dead.
It was recorded in September and October 1980. It was mainly recorded at the Warfield Theatre in San Francisco and at Radio City Music Hall in New York.
There is a companion album called Dead Set which collects together electric performances from the same concerts.
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Black Label Society Unblackened 2013
Unblackened is an acoustic live album by Black Label Society.
It was recorded at Club Nokia in Los Angeles on March 6, 2013.
It includes some acoustic songs recorded in the studio.
REM Unplugged The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions
Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions is a live album by REM which was finally released in April 2014.
A video of the shows has been released as REMTV.
It was recorded at Chelsea Studios, New York City on April 10, 1991 and at TRL Studio at MTV Studios again in New York City on May 21, 2001.
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