With the handwritten lyrics to several KoRn tracks adorning the windows of MTV's Times Square studios and a dimly lit background that depicted a rather foreboding forest, Davis ? along with guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer and bassist Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu ? inspected the stage just minutes before an audience of more than 50 KoRn fans was ushered in. The dreadlocked former Oingo Boingo keyboardist had collaborated previously with KoRn frontman Jonathan Davis on the songs and score for the 2002 film Queen of the Damned. For this particular performance, KoRn called upon musical director Richard Gibbs to guide them through their 15-song set.
Korn unplugged blind tv#
MTV Unplugged: KoRn ? which will be released on CD 20 February and air online and on TV sometime that same month ? was the first such taping of the revived program since 2005's Alicia Keys: Unplugged special, and it was the first of several others in the works. So how would tracks like "Got the Life," "Blind" and "Freak on a Leash" sound unplugged? Well, different, of course ? but no less ominous, passionate or intimidating. This is a band that doesn't rock sitting down. This is a band whose members scream through entire live sets with such force that they can be heard over the 120 decibels they're known for pumping out onstage. Let's face it, KoRn ? who helped give birth to an entire genre of aggressive, hip-hop-imbued rock during the mid-1990s and have become infamous for delivering one of the most intense and brutal live shows around ? and the word "acoustic" have never appeared in the same sentence until, well, right now. Walking away from Saturday's live taping of MTV Unplugged, one couldn't help but reflect on the fact that this band actually pulled it off, says MTV's Chris Harris. Korn - Coming Undone (Acoustic Jimmy Kimmel -YouTube link) They even included Zac Biard, the tour keyboard player, to the writing process of the new album, which is due spring '07, so I guess it will sound rather nice.Īnyway, untill this comes out on TV, here's some acoustic stuff, check it out: Practically, there are no limitations to their sound now. The sound is really solid, and they can do even more things, like playing the more electronic stuff from the last album. Just as the last album, a lot of people hated it, but to me the music itself wasn't as important as the fact that they managed to survive a lot of things and still have courage to do something totally different.Īnd I just love their live shows now, with the back up band. This mean they still have guts to do stuff people wouldn't expect them to do. Dead would be not doing anything since '98 and applying the same formula. But what's most important that they are still doing stuff, experimenting. I don't know, as I said, I was really sceptical when they first did AOL sessions, but I liked it. I know someone would post something like this. Wow, these fathers of nu-metal are now even deader to me. The CD is due in February, I don't know when it's gonna be broadcasted, but I'll post the info here. I'm so glad they're still open to a lot of new stuff. I expected Amy to be on Thoughtless, since Evanescence used to cover it, but this is good, too. I was sceptical back in spring when they did AOL Sessions, but I liked it. No David, though, and they were unclear as to why."ġ2. "The Cure were great, Amy Lee killed it and Jonathan was amazing. It was just like hanging out with some pals. "The band chatted it up all night with the fans and even broke out into a number of impromptu fun covers while sets were being changed. "They had a ton of different instruments and their typical backup band highlighted by Rob Patterson. "The show was amazing," Timothy Kutch tells. The band were joined by Evanescence lead singer Amy Lee for "Freak on a Leash" while The Cure also joined KoRn for "Make Me Bad". Until yesterday, KoRn had only played five acoustic songs in their career, but last night at the low-key 65-person show played some of their biggest hits.
The setlist provided, which is not in any particular order, features a great selection of songs, including a cover of Radiohead's "Creep" and The Cure's "In Between Days". KoRn last night played a 14-song acoustic set for MTV's Unplugged in New York City.
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