One more forgotten favorite...
MTV Unplugged.
Back in the day, when MTV actually showed videos, they aired a show called, simply, Unplugged. What a show!! It all started with an accoustic set by Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora on the 89 MTV Video Music Awards, and catapulted into the mainstream.
Nirvana, Alice In Chains, Stone Temple Pilots, Pearl Jam, Live, Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Sting, Paul Simon, KISS and, who could forget, Eric Clapton...just to name a few.
Why did they end this wonderful chance to see intimate performances by amazing talents? Was it their boycott of actual music in favor of the Real Word and Road Rules marathons? My theory is this...What bands out there would make for a good unplugged now?
Korn? No. Linkin Park? No. I would only want to see a few names...Dave Matthews, Counting Crows, John Mayer (oh man, would that rock...this guy can straight out play), and White Stripes. That's really about it, I think.
I guess it's good that it went away. I wouldn't want to see The Stones up there...
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