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C&L's Late Nite Music Club with Stone Temple Pilots (plugged versus unplugged)

By bluegal Monday Mar 15, 2010 8:00pm
Title: Plush [plugged and unplugged]
Artist: Stone Temple Pilots
Plugged:



Unplugged:

In this instance, I actually like the plugged version of "Plush" better.

Which songs sound better to you unplugged, or plugged, and why?

It's a music-only open thread.

PS Massive Attack fans, don't miss the concert from last Thursday (two hours of free music!) at our sister site, Newstalgia. [Massive Attack recorded the theme music for House, MD, by the way.]

Tags: LNMC, Massive Attack, Newstalgia, Open Thread, stone temple pilots

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Unplugged much better
Mon, 03/15/2010 - 20:07 — luwslips

you can understand what he is singing about.

Yes
Mon, 03/15/2010 - 20:25 — calgarylady

Both are great, but I prefer the unplugged version.

Plugged
Tue, 03/16/2010 - 08:10 — VegasRage

Plugged always, there is no kick in unplugged, too many unplugged songs become a touchy feely guitar strumming thing.

Layla is an unfair comparison.
Mon, 03/15/2010 - 20:18 — House Of Roberts

There's no Duane Allman on the unplugged version. It's not even close to the same song, because the arrangement is all different. I like the piano "coda" in the original.

As far as Plush goes, I like it both ways. I'm not a big STP fan, but I like that song by them.

Re: C&L's Late Nite Music Club with Stone Temple Pilots (plugge
Mon, 03/15/2010 - 23:34 — AgentMacGyver

Unplugged version should burn in commercial hell along with that cashing-in geezer.

Marshall Crenshaw ...
Mon, 03/15/2010 - 20:28 — real_earl

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDzIyNQkhc8
Great song, great solo performance ....

Actually fu#k that ...the LIVE electric version is better :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSFBpj32GpA

Either way ...such a massive talent!

oh yes, earl
Mon, 03/15/2010 - 20:38 — calgarylady

Marshall Crenshaw is a fave of mine!

He did so many songs with 'girls' names ...
Mon, 03/15/2010 - 20:51 — real_earl

Brenda Lee
Mary Jean
Yvonne
Mary Ann:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhaANMYKvHw&fe...

.... anywhere close ... ? ;-)

"Allison" ...
Mon, 03/15/2010 - 21:03 — real_earl

or this piece of unbelievable Motown vocal magic:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp0OHYnuuXs&fe...

Mott the Hoople-- "Alice"
Mon, 03/15/2010 - 21:08 — fastfeat

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVY_zZmt6yM

"...Like a throne of gilt that too many johns have sat in..."

Fabulous
Mon, 03/15/2010 - 21:16 — calgarylady

I've never heard the acapella version of this song. Love it!

I've been hooked on these acapulco
Mon, 03/15/2010 - 21:51 — real_earl

studio tracks for months ...

..just finished reading the Dennis Wilson biography, he was a HUGE part of the vocal makeup of the Beach Boys, I had no idea, this gave me chills:

Wouldn't It Be Nice:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEWcS9f4Ewo

God Only Knows:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_Z-6p7Hag4&fe...

good nite!

I love 'acapulco' music, earl
Mon, 03/15/2010 - 21:57 — calgarylady

Those are incredible Beach Boys songs. Thanks!

Oh, they were ALL great singers.
Mon, 03/15/2010 - 22:13 — Andy K

As instrumentalists, they were all fair-to-middlin'. Yeah, even Brian, who's a genius as a song writer, arranger and producer, but not necessarily a virtuoso musician.

I'm not quite sure at what point in their history it began, but other than Brian, most of the Beach Boys were on the road as the instrumental tracks were being recorded. It was definitely in full effect by the time the Pet Sounds sessions began. Brian had already started experiencing panic attacks, so he was off the road while Murray Wilson kept the rest of the Boys on the road (and the money rolling in). They'd be out for a few weeks as Brian laid down tracks with studio musicians (the credits read like a Who's Who of the Wrecking Crew), then they'd come home, learn the vocal arrangements, lay down the vocal tracks and hit the road again.

Sleep tight
Mon, 03/15/2010 - 22:31 — calgarylady

and sweet dreams, real_earl :)

Love this song...
Mon, 03/15/2010 - 20:14 — lsamsa

much prefer the 'plugged' version.

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Mon, 03/15/2010 - 20:17 — noitaluspacne
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Ok here's a couple
Mon, 03/15/2010 - 20:27 — miss_kitty

Kasabian - Underdog (Studio)

Kasabian - Underdog (Unplugged)

a gutted fish
Mon, 03/15/2010 - 20:30 — sassafra

layla plugged
Layla - Live 1984 - Derek And The Dominos

layla unplugged

Eric Clapton Layla Original

layla unplugged is a terminally putrid ball-less travisty of a cover that needs to die. the song is supposed to be a fusion of clapton's own desperate longing to get into the pants of the then wife of beatle george harrison and an ancient iranian love tragedy about a girl named layla. the unplugged cover expressed none of the anguish, or longing, instead it's a puerile, mewling gutted fish.

Awesome!
Mon, 03/15/2010 - 20:33 — real_earl

thank you.

I've always
Mon, 03/15/2010 - 21:13 — fastfeat

hated been bored with "Layla" (boredom is worse than hatred, of course...). I never really cared much for Clapton, to be honest, 'till I saw him come out and guest with Little Feat (!!) in Costa Mesa (CA) about 12 or so years ago.

Plus its about that dimwit
Mon, 03/15/2010 - 21:26 — miss_kitty

Patti Boyd, George Harrison's ex wife

clapton's problem
Mon, 03/15/2010 - 21:30 — sassafra

lenny bruce pretty much hit the nail on the head with his oft repeated jibe at clapton that he'd been "de-balled" in his playing and his performing had muddied it's fire by his being seduced by acoustic and "fusion" interests, rather than concentrating on what bruce thought were his strengths, his rock roots.

Heroin addicts
Mon, 03/15/2010 - 21:46 — fastfeat

Lowell George--YES (sadly...)

Eric Clapton--not so much...

..
Mon, 03/15/2010 - 21:50 — real_earl

.

I think you mean Jack Bruce?
Tue, 03/16/2010 - 08:45 — MikeD

Lenny Bruce died on August 3, 1966.

Layla is an exceptional album
Tue, 03/16/2010 - 09:34 — MikeD

I'm not a huge Clapton fan either but I love the Layla album. The combination of Clapton and Allman was an amazing collaboration.

a truer word
Mon, 03/15/2010 - 23:05 — Scottie

was never spoken

Peter Townshend
Mon, 03/15/2010 - 21:01 — Andy K

Drowned (unplugged)

The Who

Drowned (from Quadrophenia)

I prefer the unplugged version. Conveys the sense of isolation, which is sorta the theme of the song in the first place.

From Old Blighty
Mon, 03/15/2010 - 21:03 — miss_kitty

Duffy - Mercy live from Later... With Jools Holland
Duffy - Mercy acoustique

And...From Canada
Mon, 03/15/2010 - 21:10 — miss_kitty

Feist - My Moon My Man

Feist - My moon my man (supposedly) acoustique
It's not as acoustique as I remember. I think someone swapped out vids...

Led Zeppelin
Mon, 03/15/2010 - 21:28 — fiver

Nobody's Fault But Mine

UnLedded, 1994

Fully Ledded, 1979

I'll take Hi-Test
Mon, 03/15/2010 - 22:03 — Blue Lensman

Like 'em both but I like the voluminous edge on this one.

Soundgarden - Like Suicide
Mon, 03/15/2010 - 23:29 — New_Damage

Wired: http://new.music.yahoo.com/soundgarden/tracks...
Acoustic: http://new.music.yahoo.com/soundgarden/tracks...

I go back and forth depending on my mood.

Re: C&L's Late Nite Music Club with Stone Temple Pilots (plugge
Tue, 03/16/2010 - 00:10 — Teleman

I much prefer the original acoustic version with just Weiland and DeLeo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnSxtv5BnZo

Rolling Stones
Tue, 03/16/2010 - 00:48 — fastfeat

"Honky Tonk Women" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ih2ygZQogMw

"Country Honk" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8dwWYBa1i4

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Tue, 03/16/2010 - 03:26 — Zukario
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Big Me
Tue, 03/16/2010 - 05:23 — Bainbridge22

Grohl's unplugged version is more soulful, and just better.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8_R43XxBM4

Way cool choices, Blue Gal.
Tue, 03/16/2010 - 05:47 — jurassicpork

One of my fave groups of all time from one of my favorite LPs of all time (Core).

Such wasted potential...

I'm very unhip and perhaps, old
Tue, 03/16/2010 - 08:28 — Aerdna

but I still prefer the term 'acoustic'

I agree since unplugged came from MTV
Tue, 03/16/2010 - 08:47 — MikeD

so its kind of tainted

Unplug MTV!
Tue, 03/16/2010 - 10:48 — KingNot

I remember this performance back when MTV played actual music. Stone Temple Boneheads at the top of their game. From that era I still prefer Nirvana's performance the best. All the performances were spot on especially with the Meat Puppets' covers. All three versions better than the originals.

STP interview
Tue, 03/16/2010 - 17:24 — lana22

sweet interview with STP that I just read today http://******/aeHUTF

Don't think there's an acoustic version of this tune
Tue, 03/16/2010 - 20:31 — KingCranky

Massive Attack "Angel"

Hypnotic, and for fans of "The West Wing", this was the tune playing when Zoe Bartlett went missing.

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