![]() ![]() Their songs totally appealed to the hard rock/metal crowd but also introduced that crowd to acoustic guitars, catchy harmonies and rootsy, thoughtful lyrics. The band followed that album up in 1989 with “The Great Radio Controversy” and took to the road. Tesla was like a much harder edged version of the Black Crowes that came out around 1987 with their debut album Mechanical Resonance. I do remember when the roots/hard rock band Tesla put out their Five Man Acoustical Jam album. The most exciting thing about the unplugged format was seeing/hearing bands perform in this style that you never thought would work. While it was really no surprise that these guys could pull it off, it was amazing to see them really work this format and pretty much be one of the reigning kings of the Unplugged style. They played their instruments mic’d and even the drums were stripped down to just a mere bass drum, snare and high hat. The band LITERALLY played unplugged not even opting in to plug in their guitars. In all honesty, those two dudes with just acoustic guitars and killer vocals possessed more cool than they ever had or ever would again.Īnother band that found themselves in their element was the Black Crowes. At this point, I was pretty much done with Bon Jovi but I totally dug this and thought they were bad ass. I remember seeing Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora on the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards and they performed acoustic versions of “Livin’ On A Prayer” and “Wanted Dead of Alive”. ![]() Just the fact that they took the risk earned my appreciation.įor some artists, MTV Unplugged had certain bands performing in their true element. MTV Unplugged was just that limb and for some bands, the risks were only to turn ugly but ya know what? That’s totally ok. I always dug bands that would go out on a limb and be daring and take risks. Even as a dorky metalhead kid, I always appreciated musicians trying something different with their music. I can remember seeing MTV Unplugged for the first time and thinking that it was one of the coolest things I had ever seen. ![]()
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