Revisiting her 1992 MTV Unplugged performance, it’s really not hard to see why. Mariah Carey‘s reputation as a vocal powerhouse dates back to the early ’90s. In addition to the 1987 hit, it also featured the first-ever performance of their notable ’90s track “ A Letter To Elise.” Mariah Carey (1992) The entire set was a showcase of Robert Smith‘s evocative vocals. Take them away, though, and it hits a thousand times harder. The Cure‘s “ Just Like Heaven” is emotional enough, even with all of its upbeat instrumentals.
However, the band also performed acoustic versions of “ Unskinny Bop” and “ Talk Dirty To Me,” among others. “ Every Rose Has Its Thorn” was a natural setlist staple under the format.
Unplugged showed us Poison in a new light that still hits us right in the chest 31 years later. It’s no surprise that a band that had largely defined the late ’80s hard-rockscene was an early fixture on the MTV series. Here are 10 of the best stripped performances artists put on for MTV Unplugged during its first decade on air. Read more: These clues have fans divided over the title of Waterparks’ next album No lie, we’re still thinking about quite a few of them.
The channel greatly popularized acoustic performances with the debut of the Unpluggedseries in 1989. If you have no idea what the hell we’re referencing, you probably didn’t digest nearly enough MTV throughout the decade. Still, though, we can’t help but feel like we’re experiencing a bit of a ’90s cultural revival. It makes sense, given that pared-back sessions are far easier to conduct over a livestream than a full-band setup. There’s no doubt that the relative abundance of “ unplugged” performances has skyrocketed in the past year.
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