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I don't think this thread has been done before, or at least I don't remember it, advanced search yielded nothing.

Last week I was listening to A Sort of Homecoming by Anathema, Sanctitude by Katatonia and A Night Under the Dam by Green Carnation a lot, and I realized I really like when rock and metal bands go acoustic, either in the studio environment or live.

What are your favourite acoustic performances by rock or metal bands? Could be songs, albums, studio, live, anything.
This first band is Soen very cool swingy jazz fusion kinda stuff.

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Gosh, I have so many. I'll come back with all of my examples, but this is so worth the watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYYkf6jlUt4

DT play The Silent Man in Rio, JLB says that "it faaawking sucks" they don't get to see the city, JP plays Sometimes When We Touch, MM drops in to sing a few lines of it, everyone laughing and having a good time. It's wonderful.

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Tesla’s Five Man Acoustical Jam that started it all.

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MTV Unplugged by Kiss is awesome.

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MTV Unplugged Alice in chains

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Dream Theater - Cover My Eyes (the live acoustic version on the 5 Years in a Livetime DVD is a 100 times better than the electric demo version from the FII sessions)

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Dream Theater - Cover My Eyes (the live acoustic version on the 5 Years in a Livetime DVD is a 100 times better than the electric demo version from the FII sessions)

Same with Speak To Me

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Dream Theater - Cover My Eyes (the live acoustic version on the 5 Years in a Livetime DVD is a 100 times better than the electric demo version from the FII sessions)

Same with Speak To Me

True, but that's not an acoustic performance, which is why I didn't mention it. ;)

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Dream Theater - Cover My Eyes (the live acoustic version on the 5 Years in a Livetime DVD is a 100 times better than the electric demo version from the FII sessions)

Same with Speak To Me

True, but that's not an acoustic performance, which is why I didn't mention it. ;)

Well, the drums are acoustic I guess... ;D

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Stevie Ray Vaughan, MTV Unplugged 1990.

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Unplugged ... and Seated.  I never cared much for Rod Stewart until hearing / seeing that.

Also, UnLedded.  Naturally I have to mention that one.
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Tesla - Five Man Acoustical Jam

Alice In Chains - MTV Unplugged

Page/Plant - Unledded, although it isn't completey acoustic
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Great White - Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You

The Cult - Edie (acoustic)

MTV Unplugged Alice in chains

I am not a big Alice guy, but that is a great performance. I always regretted Don't Follow [an all-time top 5 song of mine] wasn't part of the set.
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Opeth - Damnation is their best by far

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Pain of Salvation - 12:5

Also that live Metallica show I think last year that was all acoustic. Sally awesome. Minus Hardwired
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The only thing that really comes to mind with this is Queensryche on MTV Unplugged.
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Not many come to mind.  As above :  Tesla ,  KISS (surprisingly good) and One Live Night by Dokken was also a pleasant surprise.
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The KISS one is excellent, mostly due to the interesting setlist.



And I'm just gonna say it. I freaking love this album...

would have thought the same thing but seeing the OP was TAC i immediately thought Maiden or DT related
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The one that came to mind immediately is

Lindsey Buckingham - Go Insane, from The Dance.

Fleetwood Mac - Big Love
Jim Croce - Time In A Bottle
The Arkitecht - Acoustic Session (forgot what it's called, it's on their Bandcamp)
Nick Drake - Day Is Done
Anneke Van Giersbergen - Like A Stone (at ProgPower XIX) This was amazing, Cram and others can vouch for that.
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Bon Jovi used to be great at this. Just Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora on their own with acoustic guitars and singing together. It was magic how their voices harmonised back in the day.  Lots of stuff on their Access All Areas VHS of the New Jersey tour.  I think they did a short acoustic set at the MTV awards in the 80’s as well where they did acoustic versions of Wanted Dead Or Alive and Livin On A Prayer which was great and was rumoured to have given MTV the idea for the whole Unplugged series.

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Live album/DVD - Katatonia - Sanctitude; I also really like the other two you mentioned (Green Carnation and Anathema)

Studio: Threshold - Wireless; they also have some great acoustic versions as bonus tracks

Live in person performance: Vanden Plas at ProgPower with Wolverine a close second.  Evergrey and Labyrinth also had great sets.  For some reason the Anathema one wasn't quite as good as the others or their dvd, but I still enjoyed it.

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Bon Jovi used to be great at this. Just Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora on their own with acoustic guitars and singing together. It was magic how their voices harmonised back in the day.  Lots of stuff on their Access All Areas VHS of the New Jersey tour.  I think they did a short acoustic set at the MTV awards in the 80’s as well where they did acoustic versions of Wanted Dead Or Alive and Livin On A Prayer which was great and was rumoured to have given MTV the idea for the whole Unplugged series.

Saw the New Jersey tour a couple of times. Fantastic show.
would have thought the same thing but seeing the OP was TAC i immediately thought Maiden or DT related
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Opeth - Damnation is their best by far

I find it interesting how often this is referred to as an acoustic album when it isn't at all.  It's a mellow album, which was certainly different for them at the time, and I am a big fan.

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Live in person performance: Vanden Plas at ProgPower with Wolverine a close second.

Both acoustic sets? Damn, I wish I was there.

Anneke Van Giersbergen - Like A Stone (at ProgPower XIX) This was amazing, Cram and others can vouch for that.

I wish I could've seen some of The Gentle Storm shows where Anneke performed with Arjen Lucassen in acoustic setting.

https://youtu.be/VbwCrB0CtJA

I mean there's an electric guitar :lol

Opeth - Damnation is their best by far

I find it interesting how often this is referred to as an acoustic album when it isn't at all.  It's a mellow album, which was certainly different for them at the time, and I am a big fan.

Yeah, definitely not acoustic.

Pain of Salvation - 12:5

I'll be revisiting this one today, totally forgot it existed for some reason.

Everyone else: I'm listening to your picks, so if you include links in your posts it's even more helpful, but even if not, I intend to check out every single thing posted in this thread.
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Pain of Salvation - 12:5
Alice in Chains - MTV Unplugged

While not on the same level I think Porcupine Tree - We Lost the Skyline is a pretty fun performance (only 30 mins or so) it has some electric guitar but its only SW and John Wesley joining in for a few tracks.

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Ha!  I picked the wrong Queensryche video. Lol. I meant to post the unplugged version.  My bad!
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Does it have to be a metal or rock band? I find that most of those bands think they can simply play sort-of the same things they would do on an electric guitar and that it then somehow works (it often doesn't).


No idea whether this is going to count or not, but here you go. Surely someone will approve:

Al DiMeola, John McLaughlin & Paco de Lucia - Friday Night in San Francisco (1981)
Hey dude slow the fuck down so we can finish together at the same time.  :biggrin:
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Actually it doesn't, if you've got your favourite acoustic performance from other genres, go with it!
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Well, look above then :lol
Hey dude slow the fuck down so we can finish together at the same time.  :biggrin:
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Well, look above then :lol

I'm listening right now!
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Does it have to be a metal or rock band? I find that most of those bands think they can simply play sort-of the same things they would do on an electric guitar and that it then somehow works (it often doesn't).


No idea whether this is going to count or not, but here you go. Surely someone will approve:

Al DiMeola, John McLaughlin & Paco de Lucia - Friday Night in San Francisco (1981)

That's my all time favourite live album  :tup

I think I have even every audience's "wooh" memorised

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I was actually thinking of you in particular when I wrote 'Surely someone will approve' :)
Hey dude slow the fuck down so we can finish together at the same time.  :biggrin:
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Live in person performance: Vanden Plas at ProgPower with Wolverine a close second.

Both acoustic sets? Damn, I wish I was there.

Yeah, both bands did a regular electric set and an acoustic one.  The acoustic shows were really small and intimate.  The Vanden Plas set was really energetic and varied; they did half originals and half covers and it was amazing.  The Gethsemane cover was unbelievable.  I don't think there's video of this set which is a shame.  Wolverine's was all originals and he gave some background for the songs and lyrics.  Here's a video from that one: https://youtu.be/1UVRm0KdnYQ

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Probably the Counting Crows Live Across a Wire (first disc) or Marillion Live at Cadogan Hall.