MTV Unplugged - DVD

Alice in Chains - MTV Unplugged [Region 2]

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Alice In Chains' timeless unplugged performance 5 out of 5 stars.
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MTV Unplugged (1996.), an Alice In Chains concert DVD

Alice In Chains' relatively short career (in terms of album releases) was a fantastically productive one. For me, they were much more than just a metal band or indeed a band that was pulled under the `grunge' moniker. Their three album releases and two EPs displayed both the bands ability as a heavy metal outfit but also one who added lots of acoustics and atmospherics to their music. Following the band's self-titled and final album release in 1995, they remained pretty low-key and out of the public eye. Then, a year later came along a concert to be remembered down as Alice In Chains took their turn to do an MTV unplugged set.

Theres something very unique about Alice In Chains' performance on this CD/DVD. The concert conveys so much. There's excellent musicianship and great chemistry between the band and there is also Layne Staley's performance, a voice sounding so tortured yet powerful. The band's performance is inspirational, yet there is an underlying feeling of tragedy and uncertainty to it. Layne Staley is clearly high on drugs during the performance, an addiction which would sadly lead to his unfortunate death in 2002. His performance is excellent, give or take the amusing moment where he forgets the lyrics during `Sludge Factory' but as many have said it is a tragic thing to see, especially now as we know how much more Layne would deteriorate in the following five years. The atmosphere is perfect on this concert DVD; a slightly gloomy but candle-lit setting and a great audience who are all clearly relishing this timeless gig. The band play a killer 13 song set that acts as a great snapshot of their overall career. There's a good mix of the acoustic stuff as seen on `Jar Of Flies' but there is also plenty of the heavier stuff masterfully set to an acoustic set. Theres sadly no tracks from Facelift (an acoustic take on `Man In The Box' would have been interesting) but it doesn't detract from the overall set.

The emotive and powerful `Nutshell' makes an excellent opener and follow ups `Brother' and `No Excuses' fully display AIC's acoustic set ability to the full. `Sludge Factory', a track that sounds heavy and warped on the original album release is an concert highlight. It always amazes me how good this song sounds acoustically. True, the band cut the song to 4 minutes as the weird outro to the song would be too difficult to carry out on an acoustic. The meat of the song sounds great however and just as crunching acoustically as it does on electric. Cantrell's chorus guitar melody sounds especially awesome. `Down In A Hole' and `Angry Chair' both translate brilliantly into this set a lead us up to the band's definitive `Rooster' which is a purely heart wrenching and powerful song. `Got Me Wrong' keeps that uncertain AIC musical feel to the music before another one of their semi-acoustic classics `Heaven Beside You' adds more great melody to the performance. `Would?', always a powerful yet ambiguous song keeps the band in full flow; the bass sounds great here. `Frogs' and `Over Now' are two atmospheric follow ups that do the album versions true justice live. `Frogs' is a chilling listen as usual. `The Killer Is Me' is a classic way for AIC to finish in true off-kilter, warped and unnerving fashion.

The MTV Unplugged DVD for Alice In Chains captures the band as their true selves, giving a timeless performance. This is a concert of pure emotion, atmosphere and heartache with many classic Alice In Chains songs to hear. It is also a sad yet fitting finale for Layne Staley. He is clearly in a bad state by the stage of this concert but it doesn't stop him giving one of his great performances and one which will be remembered for many years to come. This DVD (I recommend the DVD version over the CD for all of you who are viewing the CD product page) is a must for any AIC fan or anyone who appreciates grunge in general. This is one of the great concert DVD's, highly recommended!

R.I.P. Layne Staley

MY RATING: 9/10

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Studio: Sony Music Release Date: 02/24/2004

MTV Unplugged

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There's no doubt that Julieta Venegas is talented in the recording studio. Three great albums have proved her originality (Aquí,, Bueninvento, Sí) and the demand for her music (Limón y Sal sold a million copies). But on stage, Venegas doesn't exude much energy or passion, so making a live album was risky for her career. On the other hand, like Alanis Morissette, Venegas was born to sing in small and intimate acoustic concert venues, and away from the masses, she knows how to create the magic one can find in her albums. On MTV Unpluggged, Venegas invites performers like Natalia Lafourcade, La Mala Rodríguez, Marisa Monte, and Juan Son to recreate new versions of her greatest hits that result in fresh and exciting collaborations. It's a great musical montage of her practically perfect career. --Ernesto Sánchez (People en Español )

No hay duda de que Julieta Venegas es talentosa en un estudio de grabación. Tiene tres grandes álbumes que demuestran su originalidad (Aquí, Bueninvento, Sí) y un tropiezo en el pop desechable que aún así significó millones de copias para la tijuanense ("Limón y Sal"). Sobre el escenario, sin embargo, Venegas no imprime energía ni pasión, y por eso, una realización de un acústico representaba un riesgo en su carrera. Para fortuna de la misma cantante, Venegas, al igual que Alanis Morissette, nació para dar conciertos íntimos y acústicos, y alejada de las masas, sí sabe recrear la magia de sus discos. En MTV Unpluggged, Venegas invita a figuras como Natalia Lafourcade, La Mala Rodríguez, Marisa Monte, y Juan Son, logrando nuevas versiones de sus grandes éxitos que resultan excitantes y muy acertadas. Un buen recuento de una (casi) perfecta carrera. --Ernesto Sánchez (People en Español )

Alicia Keys - MTV Unplugged

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Acustico agradavel 3 out of 5 stars.
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Não esperava muito do DVD, mas apesar de tudo é uma apresentação agradavel. Não é sufuciente para uma apresentação da Alicia Keys.

the best 5 out of 5 stars.
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shes a great artist and thid DVD is worth evey cent u spent!
:)jan

great....but disappointed 4 out of 5 stars.
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I love anything she puts out, but they left the medley of songs from her 1st album off the DVD. If anyone had the bonus edition CD/DVD they would know what I'm talking about. It's cool though...I'll just borrow my dad's DVD...

Track List!!! Excellent Performance!!! 5 out of 5 stars.
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Tracks:
1. Intro: Alicia's Prayer
2. Karma
3. Heartburn
4. A Woman's Worth
5. Unbreakable
6. How Come You Don't Call Me
7. If I Was Your Woman
8. If I Ain't Got You
9. Every Little Bit Hurts
10. Streets of New York (City Life)
11. Wild Horses - featuring Adam Levine
12. Diary
13. You Don't Know My Name
14. Stolen Moments
15. Fallin'
16. Love it or Leave it Alone - featuring Mos Def and Common
17. Welcome to Jamrock - featuring Damian Marley, Mos Def, and Common

Additional Release Material:
Featurettes -
1. Behind-the-Scenes
Music Videos -
1. UNBREAKABLE - Alicia Keys

Staind - MTV Unplugged

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Warning : this DVD is censored 1 out of 5 stars.
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I feel ripped off and am so angry right now. I can not believe the idiotic censorship on this DVD. The word "$hit" is blanked out of the performance of Mudshovel basically ruining it. And to show how idiotic and senseless this censorship is you can see the word spelled out for all the world to see on the subtitles!!! It gives you that same feeling as when you are watching a good R rated movie on TV and its all hacked up with blanked out dialog. There is no disclosure that the video has been hacked in the description by Amazon. Avoid buying MTV products unless you are an 11 year old's mother.

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Underneath the aggression that is Staind lies a raw beauty that makes them one of the few rock bands whose songs take on a new and different power when performed acoustically. Staind once again proved this in front of several hundred fans lucky enough to attend their concert for MTV Unplugged. This DVD includes two performances not seen on the MTV broadcast. Also includes backstage interview footage from the taping, four music videos, behind-the- scenes footage, complete Staind discography, and lyrics. Track listings: Home * Me * Pressure * Excess Baggage * Suffer * Waste * Epiphany * It's Been Awhile * Can't Believe * Fade * Outside * Mudshovel (video) * Fade (video) * Outside (video) * Epiphany (video) * Fade (behind the scenes). ?

MTV Unplugged - Bruce Springsteen in Concert

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Another superb live performance in a career filled with them, MTV Unplugged: Bruce Springsteen in Concert (Plugged) finds the Boss at an interesting point in his life, musically and otherwise. Working without the E Street Band (except keyboardist Roy Bittan) for the time being, having divorced one wife and married another (singer and bandmate Patty Scialfa), Springsteen had released Human Touch and Lucky Town, two "solo" records, about eight months before this November 1992 MTV appearance. Selections from those two underrated albums account for over half of this 114-minute set's 19 songs (including three that weren't part of the original broadcast), and while Bruce is still Bruce ("Human Touch," for instance, is a classic Springsteen song), some changes are definitely apparent. He has always been an impassioned performer, but he seems genuinely energized by the presence of Scialfa (can "Red-Headed Woman" be about anyone but her?) and his young new band, including guitarist Shane Fontayne, drummer Zachary Alford, and no less than five backup singers. These folks rock their butts off, basically, especially on a wild, extended version of "Light of Day"; there's even some experimentation happening, like the various sound effects added to "57 Channels (and Nothin' On)." OK, so there's no "Born in the U.S.A." or "Born to Run"; as far as standards go, you'll have to be satisfied with "Atlantic City," "Glory Days," and an acoustic "Thunder Road" (Live in New York City, another superb DVD, is heavier on the hits). Anyway you slice it, Plugged is another welcome addition to the Springsteen catalog. --Sam Graham

Bob Dylan - MTV Unplugged (1994)

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Recorded in 1994, Bob Dylan: MTV Unplugged is a brilliant, quietly impassioned performance by one of pop music's most significant figures. Fronting his empathetic five-piece band (Bucky Baxter excels on dobro, mandolin, and pedal steel guitar; Bob himself plays frequent "rhythm leads" on his Martin), Dylan performs four of his best-known and potentially most overdone tunes in the 73-minute show; but "All Along the Watchtower," "The Times They Are A-Changin'," "Like a Rolling Stone," and "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" all sound great, with Dylan, as is his wont, re-casting both the arrangements and melodies. Even better is the obscure "John Brown" (written in the early '60s but apparently unreleased by Dylan until now), a driving, biting war protest song of the kind that made him famous, while "Dignity," a lesser-known tune from the '90s, is filled with great lines ("Met Prince Phillip at the home of the blues... said he was abused by dignity"), and "Shooting Star" revisits Oh Mercy, Dylan's best '80s album. Through it all, Dylan says nary a word, although he does smile and shake some hands (even removing his shades) at the end. And as good as it may be, this show is most likely different from every Dylan concert before or since, a sure sign of an artist in no danger of becoming irrelevant. --Sam Graham

Shakira - MTV Unplugged

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Shakira MTV Unplugged 5 out of 5 stars.
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My daughter love the songs and dance with this DVD.
Really a great production.

Enjoy this concert 5 out of 5 stars.
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This Brilliant Star, from Barranquilla, Colombia, Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, is "unplugged" in the MTV Unplugged -- a format which showcases the artist in a minimalist environment away from a "las vegas diva" or "latin/hip-hop" environment, Orginally taped in 1999, pre-"Blonding", "Laundry Service", or "Hips", few may have suggested the artist simply known as "Shakira" would need to be "unplugged" (in 2007 climate of "Hips Don't Lie," or "Wherever, Whenever" perhaps unplugging would be in order).

This concert given to an MTV audience is simply sensational!! The enormous strength of Ms. Mabarek's voice combined with a "Grateful Dead"-like jam session, gives real pause to the "Shakira" we are being fed by the Hollywood "diva machine". The harmonica in ¿Dónde Están Los Ladrones?, makes her legit; "Ojos Así" puts her on the same plane as Sting's "Desert Rose".

Shakira is a remarkable, talented, gifted Artist, who is fabulous in this mtv unplugged concert. The only small regret is "Estoy Aqui", which is 're-vamped' to favor the then popular Alanis Morissette. "Estoy Aqui", an early hit for Shakira, is a true, sincere, beautiful ballad. The unplugged version is robotic, forgettable and slightly annoying.

You will enjoy this DVD. I highly recommend buying; and let's hope for more of the "unplugged Shakira" in the future. If "La Pared" is any indication, I look forward to more fine music from this brillant artist.

Ricky Martin - MTV Unplugged

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Fantastic 5 out of 5 stars.
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Excellent, the quality of singing was excellent, as well as the performance of all the musicians. Ricky Martin at his best

Great DVD! 5 out of 5 stars.
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I have the cd and purchase the dvd this shows ricky martin at his best! I would definitely recommend anyone to buy this.

Ricky Martin at His Best 5 out of 5 stars.
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I have been a Ricky Martin fan since the early 80's. I must say this dvd/cd of MTV Unplugged is the best I have ever heard Ricky's vocals.
He was rested up and ready to entertain that night. He was exceptional happy during the whole night. It came across in his voice.
All Ricky fans probably have this already but if you are not a Ricky Martin fan or on the fence and you love Latin Music. This is definately a keeper!!!! Chow.

great voice 5 out of 5 stars.
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amazing songs and voice, shut the light down low and enjoy beautiful songs with someone you love be it child, adult or pet dove!

Ricky Martin - MTV Unplugged - DVD Quality and Presentation Review. 4 out of 5 stars.
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Instead of reviewing the content, my review is based more on the DVD Presentation.

Pros: The Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack is just excellent, with great separation of instrument up front and in back and the great use of surrounds for more that just audience cheering. Sound is only second to the Shakira Unplugged Dvd.

Cons: Who ever mastered this DVD must be living in 1997. This concert was recorded in HD and is usually shown on MTV HD network. The big mistake being that the concert is not Anamorphic(Enhanced for 16x9 Televisions). Sure the majority will not care, but for those of you who own HD monitors, you will see the negative in losing that extra resolution and the fact that you have to manually zoom in.

Second negative being that if you want to start the concert from a specific song, you have to start the concert from the beginning and skip ahead. Because if you try to start from the "Song Selection" menu, it will take you back to the menu every time the song you selected ends.

Overall a great concert, but a disappointing DVD presentation.

Mana - MTV Unplugged

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Total reviews: 23 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Real Performance 5 out of 5 stars.
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Mana's music style can get you involved into it, and in this DVD we can see how profesional they are. Sound and music quality are the features of this Latin style pop rock and this DVD.

Bravo MANA 5 out of 5 stars.
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Great Band, Excelent Sound & Video, recommend this video @ all Urs Friends and Fans !!!

Muy bueno 4 out of 5 stars.
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Es un muy buen album, varias canciones son las ya conocidas. Me encanta

Doesn't read DVD 1 out of 5 stars.
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terrible! this dvd won't play in any dvd player. apparently all U.S dvd's have a region code and this dvd i don't know where it comes from but certainly does not play. Seller should advise buyer of this problem

Mana - MTV Unplugged 5 out of 5 stars.
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This dvd is very nice, who loves Mana will love this dvd too.
A good purchase ever.

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Studio: Wea-des Moines Video Release Date: 05/16/2000 Rating: Nr

MTV Unplugged

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Those Were The Days : The Best MTV Unplugged To Date 5 out of 5 stars.
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Watching a 22 year old Mariah Carey take the stage in an intimate setting on that cozy night way back in 1992, I was instantly smitten. As a long time Mariah fan, its evident to me that she has been unable to capture the pure innocence of this concert in her later works. I would love for her to revisit her Unplugged Days again - because to me, this remains the most vital and essential Unplugged of the whole lot (yes, I prefer this to the Nirvana one as well!).

Remember, that the live version of "I'll Be There" that Mariah sings here with friend Trey Lorenz was tentatively released to radio back in the day, and ended up becoming a No. 1 smash. That must be one of the few No. 1 Singles that was recorded off a TV Show! Equally stellar is her stunning performance of "If It's Over", which I can (and have) played back to back just to listen to her voice. That voice!

Mariah also used this concert to shut up her detractors. She used the whistle register here (at the end of "Emotions") and the crowd just goes wild. You can feel the respect and awe in the air, and a fresh faced Mariah is never vain - instead, she chooses to let her voice do the talking and doesn't indulge in useless stage banter. Her final song "Can't Let Go" is a slow burner that just oozes sensuality. And that voice! Again, it bears repeating!

I have got to say - even if you're not a Mariah fan, get this. Of all her DVDs, this is undisputably the best Mariah Carey DVD on the market, and if you have to own just one thing by her, this would be it.

Absolutely indispensable. Five Stars.

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This program features Mariah with a 27 piece band plus a bonus a cappella version of "Can't Let Go" which will only be available on home video. Also features "Emotions" "If It's Over" "Someday" "Make It Happen" five others and a special exclusive interview with Mariah.System Requirements:Running Time 52 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: MUSIC DVD/CONCERTS Rating: NR UPC: 828768953594 Manufacturer No: 828768953594