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U2......."running to stand still"

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BvwYnz3lO88

."...cry without weeping......talk without speaking......scream without raising your voice.....you know I took the poison....from the poison stream....and I floated out of here"

Report egner • August 2, 2015 12:27 AM BST

Nick Drake....."one of these things first"

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QSlh8u8Nrig

Report egner • August 2, 2015 12:45 AM BST

Nirvana......"come as you are"

...from their superb MTV unplugged set...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eGqBM_r932s

Report egner • August 2, 2015 12:46 AM BST

Nirvana...."about a girl"

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AhcttcXcRYY

Report egner • August 2, 2015 12:48 AM BST

Nirvana "polly"

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=u24P2XiDGIY

Report kenny mann • August 2, 2015 12:53 AM BST

Funnily enough I was going to put Nirvana Unplugged up, and their great cover of the Lulu clasic, The Man Who Sold The World.

Report egner • August 2, 2015 12:55 AM BST

Yes kenny.....one of the great sets.....ever..........

Report egner • August 2, 2015 12:57 AM BST

Amy...........in a field. With only her voice and a bloke with a guitar.....

....showing off her genius and one of the voices ever.......

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=b1DjNgh1vNo

Report Gnarley • August 2, 2015 1:35 AM BST

Some top tunes there enger.

J Mascis - Several Shades of Why

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TRU2jtxNSM

Report egner • August 2, 2015 7:30 PM BST

..great stuff Gnarley.

Report Roger The Butler • August 4, 2015 12:52 AM BST

The MTV Unplugged sessions were spectacular.

Nirvana one superb, the Neil Young one even better. Neil Young Unplugged is one of the best CDs I own - so many beautiful songs.

Set aside 15 minutes to listen to these - you will not regret it:

Like A Hurricane - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8lSGTzQrTo

Helpless - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vrDIFYuc4Q

Look Out For My Love - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYuIc_4NXJ0

Report egner • August 4, 2015 11:01 AM BST

..thanks roger....

..particularly like "Helpless"

Report lfc1971 • August 4, 2015 11:04 AM BST

"There is a town in North Ontario"...funny how such a simple line can be so beautiful.

Report bigmo • August 4, 2015 11:31 AM BST

Enjoyed listening to all those.

Report Roger The Butler • August 5, 2015 8:04 PM BST

Cheers guys, glad you liked them. Egner, Like A Hurricane is my favourite, just because I can't believe how he had the vision to turn such a guitar laden, riff filled rock song into that stunning acoustic version.

Here's the live version of the original (also brilliant): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxUMJ3Wy53M

Agree with lfc1971, "There is a town in North Ontario" such a simple line but so beautiful.

Remember seeing the Neil Young Unplugged performance on MTV for the first time when I didn't even know who he was. Had gone back from school for lunch at a mate's house and we stuck MTV on. Saw Neil Young doing his thing and we cracked up laughing at him - "Who is this mad old f*cker?" (he did look a bit of a state cowered over his harmonica all dishevelled). By the time he'd finished the first song we were sat in silence watching it in wonder. Went out and bought the album soon after and now have about 8 of his albums. But for the pure craft and haunting qualities of some of the songs - especially the three mentioned above - this will always be my favourite.

Report Platini • August 5, 2015 8:29 PM BST

great stuff.

here's another from Mr Yorke.

Street Spirit (Fade Out)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EulJ38uM4Sg

Report egner • August 5, 2015 9:02 PM BST

........lovely......

Let's have some more.........

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zbjMEUmwp2o

Report egner • August 5, 2015 9:03 PM BST

"True Love Waits"

.....but not always......unfortunately.

Report lfc1971 • August 5, 2015 11:04 PM BST

Roger, think you would like Neil Young when he and Joni Mitchell played Helpless on stage with The Band in 'The Last Waltz'

Particularly like the way he comes on stage and tunes up his guitar and starts..and then stops after a few bars and starts to retune...

He turns to Robbie Robertson and with a slight smile says "I think I`ve got it now Robbie"...something so cool and well, gentlemanly, about the way he says it and in that accent.

Then he sings the opening line....terrific.

Report Roger De Bris • August 6, 2015 12:55 PM BST

If anyone has Soundcloud there's a nice new one by David Keenan on there called Ramblin'.
Enjoying that one a lot lately.

Report egner • August 6, 2015 9:33 PM BST

..."last Flowers till hospital"

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=isn2TeKRZ9k

.....it's too much......too bright.....too powerful.....it's too much......

Report egner • August 6, 2015 9:41 PM BST

Stone temples........"interstate love song"

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=I08etD777k8

Report egner • August 6, 2015 9:43 PM BST

Staind......."it's been a while"

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6T-Qt4ZlFB0

Report egner • August 7, 2015 10:36 PM BST

Mentioned portishead .....and the amazing Beth gibbons......on another thread........

.....will be in my head al night so better post some......

"Roads"

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Vg1jyL3cr60

Report egner • August 7, 2015 10:38 PM BST

.....and "glory box"

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SLrkE6T_m5Y

Report egner • August 7, 2015 11:09 PM BST

....a weird one......strangely hypnotic.....and soothing.

...."toxic" by Yale Naim.......

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zqKZ_WIK5ms

Report egner • August 7, 2015 11:25 PM BST

Birdy...."without a word"

....just her voice and her piano.......

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fnAfFpNKT_E

Stunning.

Report Roger The Butler • August 7, 2015 11:40 PM BST

Birdy was only 15 when she did Skinny Love - not even 20 now!

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