"There's been 30 years of songwriting in the band since that show, so I'm excited to have the chance to play some of the newer material in the same fashion as we did in 1993." But I personally wouldn't be very excited about 're-enacting' it. "On one hand, doing was a good experience, and I'm happy to revisit it. "I'd call this a sequel, not a re-enactment," he said. The concert is timed to the 30 th anniversary of the taping - Apand to a first-ever "Unplugged" release on vinyl that arrives Saturday for Record Store Day.Īs proud as he is to revisit the MTV gig, Pirner said Thursday's concert is also about showcasing the current lineup of Soul Asylum and some of the songs he has written since his band's commercial heyday. They will be joined by a string section, choir and the veteran New Orleans keyboardist who played on the original show, Ivan Neville. He and the modern lineup of the band he has been leading for more than 40 years will revisit that 1993 "Unplugged" taping on Thursday at the State Theatre. Now, Pirner is going to try to do it again. So by the time the 'Unplugged' show came around, it was like, 'Oh, yeah, we can do this!'" "'Grave Dancers Union' was the first record where we demoed every song on acoustic guitars," the singer/guitarist said, referring to that year's breakthrough multi-platinum album by his band. Nirvana's landmark "Unplugged" taping would come later that year.Įven better in Soul Asylum frontman Dave Pirner's mind, though, was the fact that his group had already unknowingly prepared for the taping. The airing also came shortly after Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young and Pearl Jam lent legitimacy to the as-live-as-it-gets MTV series with their appearances. ![]() "MTV Unplugged" probably couldn't have come at a better time for Soul Asylum.įor starters, the episode with the until then loud and fast Minnesota band aired on June 2, 1993, just one day after the release of its mellowed-out megahit single "Runaway Train."
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