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The Cure were poised to release another hit album, Wish, when they graced the MTV Unplugged stage in 1991 and gave a cozy performance in front of a crowd full of goths while lying around on a cozy set that looks like it consisted entirely of bedding. Granted, any proper release of this Unplugged should include the bits where Noel tells Liam to shut up between songs. Of course, Liam had good reason to feel threatened: Noel gave a brilliant performance and realized that he didn’t need his brother to be the mouthpiece for his songs. OasisĪlso Read 30 Signature Guitars for Modern Artists Most of the performances, however, are a delight to revisit. In addition to Pearl Jam’s upcoming vinyl and others that have already made it to that format ( Alice in Chains, for example), here are a few back-in-the-day performances we wouldn’t mind dropping on the turntable. For example, the Winger and Slaughter episode that aired in 1991 doesn’t have the same gravitas as the Elvis Costello, R.E.M., or The Cure sets also from that year. Many musicians have graced the Unplugged stage, but not all of their performances have withstood the test of time.

MTV started the Unplugged series in 1989, and provided artists with an opportunity to showcase their songs in a stripped down, intimate setting. The band’s 1992 unplugged set will be released on limited edition vinyl on Record Store Day’s Black Friday event on November 29. Pearl Jam’s news follows the announcement that Nirvana’s iconic MTV Unplugged in New York performance, which was released as an album in 1994 following Kurt Cobain‘s death, is getting a deluxe 25th anniversary reissue. Pearl Jam is the latest band to have their MTV Unplugged performance reissued on vinyl.