MTv Unplugged

[Creeper]

This program is greatly responsible for my love of acoustic music. So many great artist recorded some of their best stuff on this show. It's really to bad what happened to MTv at the end of the 90's but apparently this was one facet that lasted into the present, though the more recent artist arent my cup of tea.

1989
Squeeze, Syd Straw and Elliot Easton - National Video Center, NYC, October 31, 1989
The Smithereens and Graham Parker - National Video Center, NYC, December 13, 1989
10,000 Maniacs and Michael Penn - National Video Center, NYC, December 13, 1989
The Alarm and Nuclear Valdez - National Video Center, NYC, December 14, 1989
Joe Walsh and Dr. John - National Video Center, NYC, December 14, 1989

1990
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Joe Satriani - National Video Center, NYC, January 30, 1990
Michelle Shocked and Indigo Girls - National Video Center, NYC, January 30, 1990
Sinéad O'Connor and The Church - National Video Center, NYC, January 30, 1990
Don Henley - Hollywood Center Studios, Los Angeles, March 30, 1990
Great White and Damn Yankees - Hollywood Center Studios, Los Angeles, March 30, 1990
Crowded House and Tim Finn - Hollywood Center Studios, Los Angeles, March 30, 1990
Hall & Oates - Chelsea Studios, NYC, May 17, 1990
Elton John - Chelsea Studios, NYC, May 17, 1990
Aerosmith - Ed Sullivan Theater, NYC, August 11, 1990
Crosby, Stills & Nash - Ed Sullivan Theatre, NYC, August 11, 1990
Ratt and Vixen - Ed Sullivan Theatre, NYC, August 11, 1990
The Black Crowes and Tesla - National Video Center, NYC, November 19, 1990
The Allman Brothers Band - National Video Center, NYC, November 19, 1990
Poison - National Video, NYC, November 19, 1990

1991
The Cure - London Limehouse TV Studios, London, January 24, 1991
Paul McCartney - London Limehouse TV Studios, London, January 25, 1991 (See also Unplugged (The Official Bootleg))
Winger and Slaughter - National Video Center, NYC, March 5, 1991
Sting - National Video Center, NYC, March 5, 1991
R.E.M. - Chelsea Studios, NYC, April 10, 1991
Yo! Unplugged Rap: LL Cool J, MC Lyte, De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest and Pop's Cool Love - Chelsea Studios, NYC, April 10, 1991
Elvis Costello - Warner Hollywood Studios, Los Angeles, June 3, 1991

1992
Eric Clapton - Bray Film Studios, Windsor, England, January 16, 1992 (See also Unplugged (Eric Clapton album))
Paul Simon - Kaufman Astoria Studios, Astoria, Queens, New York, March 4, 1992
R&B Unplugged: Boyz II Men, Shanice and Joe Public - Kaufman Astoria Studios, Astoria, Queens, New York, March 16, 1992
Mariah Carey with Trey Lorenz - Kaufman Astoria Studios, Astoria, Queens, New York, March 16, 1992 (See also MTV Unplugged (EP))
Pearl Jam - Kaufman Astoria Studios, Astoria, Queens, New York, March 16, 1992
Queensrÿche - Warner Hollywood Studios, Los Angeles, April 27, 1992
John Mellencamp - Warner Hollywood Studios, Los Angeles, April 27, 1992
Annie Lennox - Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux Casino, Montreux, Switzerland, July 3, 1992
Eurythmics - Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux Casino, Montreux, Switzerland, July 5, 1992
Bruce Springsteen - Warner Hollywood Studios, Los Angeles, September 22, 1992 (See also In Concert/MTV Plugged)
k.d. lang - Ed Sullivan Theater, NYC, December 16, 1992 (aired in 1993)
Arrested Development - Ed Sullivan Theatre, NYC, December 17, 1992 (aired in 1993)

1993
Rod Stewart with Ronnie Wood - Universal Studios, Los Angeles, February 5, 1993
Denis Leary - Universal Studios, Los Angeles, February 6, 1993
Neil Young - Universal Studios, Los Angeles, February 7, 1993 Roxette - Stockholm Circus, Sweden, February 13, 1993
Uptown Unplugged: Jodeci, Father MC, Mary J. Blige, Christopher Williams and Heavy D - Universal Studios, Los Angeles, February 6, 1993
Midnight Oil - Sony Music Studios, NYC, April 20, 1993
Spoken Word I: 99, Maggie Estep, Barry Yourgrau, Reg E. Gaines, Bob Holman, Edwin Torres and Henry Rollins - Sony Music Studios, NYC, April 20, 1993
10,000 Maniacs with special guest David Byrne - Sony Music Studios, NYC, April 21, 1993
Soul Asylum w/ special guest Lulu - Sony Music Studios, NYC, April 21, 1993
Duran Duran - Sony Music Studios, NYC, November 17, 1993
Stone Temple Pilots - Sony Music Studios, NYC, November 17, 1993 (aired in 1994)
Nirvana - with guest appearance by Meat Puppets, Sony Music Studios, NYC, November 18, 1993 (See also MTV Unplugged in New York)

1994
Tony Bennett - Sony Music Studios, NYC, April 12, 1994 (see also MTV Unplugged: Tony Bennett)
Spoken Word II: MC Lyte, Toby Huss, Bahiyyih Maroon, Eric Bogosian, Matthew Courtney, Hal Sirowitz, Gil Scott-Heron, Larry McDonald and Wanda Phipps - Sony Music Studios, NYC, April 13, 1994
Spoken Word III: Max Blagg, Danny Hoch, Maggie Estep, Jim Carroll, John S. Hall and Paul Beatty - Sony Music Studios, NYC, April 13, 1994
Lenny Kravitz - Sony Music Studios, NYC, April 14, 1994
Page and Plant - London Studios, London, England, August 25-26, 1994
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs - Miami, September 29, 1994
Björk - New York City, November 7, 1994
Bob Dylan - Sony Music Studios, NYC, November 17–18, 1994

1995
Hole - Brooklyn Academy of Music - Brooklyn, NY, February 14, 1995
The Cranberries - Brooklyn Academy of Music - Brooklyn, NY, February 14, 1995
Melissa Etheridge with Bruce Springsteen - Brooklyn Academy of Music - Brooklyn, NY, February 15, 1995
Live - Brooklyn Academy of Music - Brooklyn, NY, February 15, 1995
Sheryl Crow - Brooklyn Academy of Music - Brooklyn, NY, February 15, 1995
Charly García - Miami, April 28, 1995
Herbert Grönemeyer - Studio Babelsberg, Berlin, Germany, May 14, 1995
Café Tacuba - Miami, May 15, 1995
Chris Isaak - Sony Music Studios, NYC, June 9, 1995 [2]
Los Caifanes - Miami, June 28, 1995
KISS - Sony Music Studios, NYC, August 8, 1995
Los Tres - Miami, September 14, 1995

1996
Soda Stereo with Andrea Echeverri - Miami, March 12, 1996
Seal - Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY, April 9, 1996
Alice in Chains - Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY, April 10, 1996
Tori Amos - Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY, April 11, 1996
Hootie & the Blowfish - The Horshoe, Columbia, South Carolina, April 19, 1996
Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas - Miami, April 26, 1996
Chage and Aska - The Fountain Studios, London, June 19, 1996
Oasis, excluding Liam Gallagher, with Noel Gallagher on lead vocals - Royal Festival Hall, August 23, 1996
Maldita Vecindad - MTV Studios, Miami, October 12, 1996

1997
Santa Sabina - Miami Broadcast Center, Miami, Florida, April 2, 1997
Luis Alberto Spinetta - Miami, April 19, 1997 (aired in 2004)
The Wallflowers - Brooklyn Academy of Music, NY, May 1997
Jewel - Brooklyn Academy of Music, NY, May 7, 1997
Maxwell - New York, June 15, 1997
BLACKstreet - Brooklyn Academy of Music, NY, September 3, 1997
Aterciopelados - Miami, September 7, 1997
Bryan Adams - Hammerstein Ballroom, NYC, September 26, 1997 Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds with Eric Clapton and Stevie Wonder - New York City, October 18, 1997
Erykah Badu - (Aired November 18, 1997)
Fiona Apple - Tidal Tour

1998
Björk (Live 'n' Loud) - MTV Studios, New York, February 22, 1998
[edit] 1999Maná - Miami, March 10, 1999
Shakira - Manhattan Center Studios, New York, August 12, 1999 (See also MTV Unplugged
The Corrs - Ardmore Studios, Co. Wicklow, Ireland, October 5, 1999
Alanis Morissette

2000
Die Fantastischen Vier - Stalactite cave in Balve in the Sauerland, Germany, September 20, 2000
No Doubt

2001
Los Ratones Paranoicos - MTV studios, Miami, March 11, 1998
R.E.M. - MTV studios, NYC, May 21, 2001
Hikaru Utada - Tennouzu Studio, Tokio, Japan, June 21, 2001
Jay-Z with The Roots
La Ley - Miami Broadcast Center, June 28, 2001
Staind - MTV Studios, New York City, New York, July 16, 2001 (See also MTV Unplugged
Alejandro Sanz - Gusman Center, Miami, October 9, 2001


2002
Dashboard Confessional - MTV Studios, April 24, 2002
Lauryn Hill - MTV Studios, NYC, July 21, 2002
Die Ärzte - Albert-Schweitzer-Gymnasium, Hamburg, Germany, August 31, 2002

2003
Ken Hirai (Aired February 13, 2003)
Nickelback

2004
Diego Torres - Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 4, 2003
El Tri (CD release date: August 31, 2004)

2005
Hitomi Yaida - Tokyo FM, Tokyo, Japan, April 24, 2005
Queens of the Stone Age - SilverWings, Berlin, Germany, June 10, 2005
Giorgia Todrani - June 20, 2005 (Aired April 29, 2005)
Alicia Keys - Brooklyn Academy Of Music, NY, July 14, 2005
Die Toten Hosen - Burgtheater, Vienna, Austria, September 1–2, 2005

2006

Ricky Martin - Miami, August 17, 2006
Kayah - Toya film studio, Lodz, Poland, November 28, 2006
Korn, with guest appearance by Amy Lee of Evanescence, and Robert Smith and Simon Gallup of The Cure - MTV Studios, NYC, December 9, 2006

2007
Hey - September 10, 2007
Bon Jovi- (Aired June 22, 2007)
Mary J. Blige
Kenny Chesney
John Mayer
Alex Britti September 24, 2007 (Aired September 29, 2007)
Ne-Yo
Joss Stone
Maroon 5

2008
Julieta Venegas - Churubusco Studies, Mexico City, March 6, 2008 Söhne Mannheims vs. Xavier Naidoo - Schlosstheater Schwetzingen, Germany, July 2, 2008

2009
Sportfreunde Stiller
Adele
Silversun Pickups
All Time Low
Paramore
Katy Perry - New York City, USA, July 22, 2009
Ayaka - Osaka-jō Hall, Osaka, Japan, November 18, 2009
The Script
Wilki
Tomoya Nagase

2010
Vampire Weekend
Sido
Despina Vandi
Adam Lambert
Trey Songz
The Script
Phoenix
Mando Diao
Kult
Panda
Camila
B.o.B
Train

2011
30 Seconds to Mars - New York City, USA, May 13, 2011
Zoé
Los Tigres del Norte
Lykke Li
Lil Wayne - Will take place June 12, 2011 at 9 PM Est
Rabbi Shergill (aired on 1.10.11) MTV India

[Grunge_Chick]

Thanks for the list! There were several on there that I had no idea did an unplugged for MTV. I need to look into this more

[Creeper]

The REM Unplugged doesnt get the attention it deserves

[Grunge_Chick]

I like REM. That is one that I need to check out. Loosing My Religion is one of my favorites.

[KristinNirvana]

I've only seen the Nirvana one complete, and a few tracks from the Alice in Chains and Pearl Jam ones, I do love the concept though, and there was like a campaign to get Soundgarden to do one
www.facebook.com/pages/Soundgarden-please-do-unplugged/306864399354255

[shanze]

I love the Unplugged gigs as well! STP unplugged is great as well!

[Creeper]

Santeri!!!! I was hoping you would come by, your Unplugged was great as well.

[KristinNirvana]

I think I only saw one STP unplugged song. I'll have to check that out some time.

[Creeper]

I think their are seven on STP MTv Unplugged, but you can find more acoustic STP songs than that if you dig.

[pjaicfan]

Best unplugged show? Worst? Let me know.
Personally for best I'd say aic but that's just me ;D

[checks]

Nirvana is my personal fave...

And..probably Korns is the worst.. it was HORRIBLE

[Grunge_Chick]

Feb 4, 2012 1:21:27 GMT -5 checks said:

Nirvana is my personal fave...

And..probably Korns is the worst.. it was HORRIBLE

Nirvana is my favorite and while I haven't seen the Korn unplugged, I can imagine it was awful.

[Creeper]

That D tuning that Korn uses along with the 7 string guitars. Dont get me wrong, Im not saying a 7 string doesnt convey well acoustically, though I have never played one, but it seems like either or, not both
I actually did enjoy some of the tracks personally, but I can understand a lack of appeal.

[mblovesdotn]

where do you find past versions of Unplugged. I've seen several of them...but many not in a long long time. Favorite has to be AIC and Nirvana for sure.

[KristinNirvana]

I've only seen a few clips on youtube, plus I bought the Nirvana one on DVD. I don't think they play reruns, and don't know where else to find them, as I don't think all of them are on DVD, but you could always try googling the ones you'd like to see and see if they have been released.