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1993 live album by Bruce Springsteen From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In Concert/MTV Plugged is a 1992 concert video and 1993 live album by Bruce Springsteen.
In Concert/MTV Plugged | ||||
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Live album by | ||||
Released | April 12, 1993 | |||
Recorded | September 22, 1992 | |||
Venue | Warner Hollywood Studios, Los Angeles | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 71:38 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Bruce Springsteen, Jon Landau | |||
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Singles from In Concert/MTV Plugged | ||||
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It is part of MTV's Unplugged series, recorded on September 22, 1992, at the Warner Hollywood Studios in Los Angeles near the start of Springsteen's tour for Human Touch and Lucky Town. The concert originally aired on MTV on November 11, 1992, with a one-hour Springsteen documentary beforehand.
Springsteen played one song, the previously unreleased "Red Headed Woman", solo on acoustic guitar, then he and his hired band (this was during the time the E Street Band was dissolved, although members Roy Bittan and Patti Scialfa continued to perform with Springsteen) used amplified instruments the rest of the show; hence, the concert was called MTV Plugged (sometimes written XXPlugged after the album cover art). Reportedly Springsteen had been unhappy with the touring band's rehearsals of acoustic arrangements, and this is what led him to break the Unplugged format. Commercially the album was certified Gold in the US.[4]
The album had a moderate reception. "With E Street ringers focusing on Bruce's 'solo' material...," said Entertainment Weekly, "Well, we won't go there."[5] The song played on the show were relatively intense renditions, as highlighted by Springsteen's vocals and much of the instrumental accompaniment. The sombre, folk-oriented "Atlantic City" was played in a rock setting, with a rhythm intro on electric guitar as well as Springsteen's solos on the outro. Springsteen played outro solos on most of the rock songs, including "Lucky Town". The album reached number 4 in a seven-week run on the UK chart.[6]
All songs written by Bruce Springsteen
A VHS and Laserdisc release of the show preceded any audio release, coming on December 15, 1992, and running 120 minutes. More songs were present here than on the later audio incarnation and on what actually aired on MTV.
On November 9, 2004, a DVD reissuing of this performance was released.
Bonus songs not included in the MTV show:
The Band's Musicians
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[21] video |
Platinum | 15,000^ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[22] | Gold | 50,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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