MTV Unplugged: Korn

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MTV Unplugged: Korn
MTV Unplugged: Korn cover
Live album by Korn
Released March 5, 2007 (UK, Europe)
March 6, 2007 (US)
Recorded December 9, 2006 at MTV Studios in Times Square, New York City
Genre Acoustic
Length 44:32
Label EMI
Virgin
Producer Richard Gibbs, Alex Coletti
Professional reviews
Korn chronology
Chopped, Screwed, Live and Unglued
(2006)
MTV Unplugged: Korn
(2007)
Untitled album
(2007)

MTV Unplugged: Korn is an acoustic live album by the band Korn released worldwide on March 5, 2007 and on the following day in the USA. The performance, part of the MTV Unplugged series, took place in MTV studios in Times Square, New York City on December 9, 2006 in front of a crowd of approximately fifty people. It marks Korn's second ever televised acoustic performance, with the first being on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! on July 18, 2006. This televised performance exists as a pirated DVD, which can be bought in some countries/cities, for example in Moscow, Russia. The show was broadcast online on MTV.com on February 23, 2007 and was broadcast on television in America, Europe and Asia from March 2, 2007.

The exclusive acoustic set had the participation of other big-name artists including The Cure and Amy Lee, the lead singer of Evanescence. Also, Chester Bennington of Linkin Park was a member of the audience.

The album debuted on the U.S. Billboard 200 at number nine, with about 51,000 copies sold in its first week,[1] and experienced 55% decline in sales in the following week. [2] The album also debuted on number twenty on United World Chart with 72,000 units sold worldwide in its first week.[3]

Contents

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[edit] Richard Gibbs comments on the album

On December 24, 2006 Richard Gibbs has made following statement on his message board:

About a month or so ago my pal Jonathan asked me to music direct/arrange Korn's appearance on MTV Unplugged. We videotaped at MTV's studios in Times Square two weeks ago and we are currently mixing that CD as well here at the Woodshed, yours truly at the producing helm again. For this project I added four celli, two basses, two cimbassos, two bass/contrabass trombonists, a saw player, a glass harmonica player, choir bells, and a six person taiko ensemble to Korn. Plus The Cure sat in for a mashup and Amy Lee (from Evanescence) sang along on Freak on a Leash. Fairly awesome.[4]

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Blind" (from Korn) (Shuck/Shin/Davis/Welch/Shaffer/Arvizu/Silveria) – 3:29
  2. "Hollow Life" (from Untouchables) (Davis/Welch/Shaffer/Arvizu/Silveria) – 3:24
  3. "Freak on a Leash" (feat. Amy Lee from Evanescence) (Davis/Welch/Shaffer/Arvizu/Silveria) – 3:55
  4. "Falling Away from Me" (from Issues) (Davis/Welch/Shaffer/Arvizu/Silveria) – 3:55
  5. "Creep" (Radiohead cover) (C. Greenwood/J. Greenwood/O'Brien/Selway/Yorke) – 3:51
  6. "Love Song" (from See You on the Other Side) (Davis/Shaffer/Arvizu/Silveria/The Matrix/Atticus Ross) – 3:50
  7. "Got the Life" (from Follow the Leader) (Davis/Welch/Shaffer/Arvizu/Silveria) – 3:48
  8. "Twisted Transistor" (from See You on the Other Side) (Davis/Shaffer/Arvizu/Silveria/The Matrix) – 3:00
  9. "Coming Undone" (from See You on the Other Side) (Davis/Shaffer/Arvizu/Silveria/The Matrix) – 3:35
  10. "Make Me Bad/In Between Days" (feat. The Cure) (Davis/Welch/Shaffer/Arvizu/Silveria) / (Smith) – 5:35
  11. "Throw Me Away" (from See You on the Other Side) (Davis/Shaffer/Arvizu/Silveria/The Matrix/Ross) – 6:20

[edit] B-sides

invalid names, e.g. too many[1] (also on the Japanese edition of the album)

[edit] Additional content:

The album's booklet contains special code which grants owners of the recording an opportunity for exclusive preview of Korn's forthcoming studio album [untitled].[2]

[edit] Charts

[edit] Album

Year Chart Peak position
2007 The Billboard 200
9
2007 Australian ARIA Charts
45
2007 New Zealand RIANZ Charts
11

[edit] Singles

Year Single Chart Position
2007 Freak on a Leash
(ft. Amy Lee of Evanescence)
Hot 100 89
Pop 100 73
Modern Rock Tracks 29
Mainstream Rock Tracks 22

[edit] Credits

  • Fieldy - bass
  • Zac Baird - piano
  • Andy Bove - cimbasso
  • Jeff Carney - upright bass
  • Kalen Chase - backing vocals, miscellaneous instruments
  • Alex Coletti - producer, director for MTV
  • Jonathan Davis - vocals, art direction, arrangement
  • Mike Davis - trombone, bass trombone
  • Erik Friedlander - cello
  • Bill Ellison - upright bass
  • Richard Gibbs - producer, arranger, musical director
  • Jorge Costa - Second Engineer
  • Csaba Petocz - Additional Engineering
  • Vinni Cirilli - Additional Engineering
  • Julie Green - cello
  • Bill Hayes - glass harmonica
  • Michael Jochum - percussion
  • Morris Kainuma - cimbasso
  • Evie Koh - cello
  • Amy Lee - additional vocals on "Freak on a Leash"
  • Heather McPherson - taiko drums
  • Jeff Nelson - bass trombone, contrabass trombone
  • Merle Okada - taiko drums
  • Rob Patterson - guitars
  • Munky - guitars
  • Dave Sirulnick - executive producer
  • Dale Struckenbruck - musical saw
  • The Cure (Robert Smith, Simon Gallup, Porl Thompson and Jason Cooper)- guest appearance performing "In Between Days"
  • Jeremy Turner - cello
  • Wynn Yamami - taiko drums
  • Midori Yasuda - taiko drums
  • Hana Yoshikawa - taiko drums

[edit] References

  1. ^ Template:Cite" web
  2. ^ Exclusive preview of Korn's eighth studio album. korn.com (2007-03-06). Retrieved on 2007-03-06.