Adams says Bare Bones is inspired by his 1996 MTV Unplugged album. After that experience, he wanted to pare it down even more and just use a guitar and his voice. While on tour singing acoustic versions of his hits, he had so many requests for those arrangements that he decided to record a few shows.
I think you have to be a fan of Bryan Adams to truly appreciate this album. I'm a fan, so this wasn't a problem. You'll find all his biggest hits on here, including"Cuts Like a Knife," "Summer of '69," and "(Everything I Do) I Do it For You." It was really fun to hear his acoustic version of all these songs. He relies only on his guitar, a harmonica and a piano.
I will admit, I'm not a huge fan of "concert" albums. I want to enjoy the music. I don't want to hear fans screaming in the background or singing along. Fortunately, the concert setting doesn't take away from the overall experience of this album. Besides, I think some of the "rawness" of this album would have been taken away if Adams had recorded this in a studio, rather than during a performance.
Want to hear this album for yourself? Decca Records is giving a copy to one lucky Buried in Laundry reader. This giveaway is open to U.S. residents. The deadline to enter is 9 am MST Friday Dec. 3, 2010. To enter you must have a valid email address. The winner will have 48 hours after notification to provide me with a mailing address or a new winner will be chosen.
To enter (this step is mandatory) leave me a comment telling me what artist you would like to hear do an acoustic version of his or her work.
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Disclosure: While no monetary compensation was given for this post, Decca Records provided me with a complimentary copy of Bare Bones and is providing a copy of the album for the winner.
11 comments:
I'm a huge fan of acoustic recordings and I like Bryan Adams, so I'd love to win this recording!
I would enjoy more acoustic Sting - I have an unplugged CD of his with four songs on it, and I really like it. Honestly, I think any (talented) artist is better acoustic - I'm not a big recording sound effects person.
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I would like to hear Chicago "unplugged"!
I blogged about it on my give-a-way page!
http://werginznewlyweds.blogspot.com/p/give-ways.html
Michael McDonald!!! And a list of others! bkmomang@aol.com
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I came over from Sadia's blog.
And oh my word, I love the concert sound and unplugged - LOVE LOVE LOVE.
I just love "raw" and imperfect.
I'd love to hear Bryan, Sting, Rod Stewart (all the great voices) and also Chicago and Billy Joel. Mmmmm :)
I would love to hear Billy Joel!
So I've been thinking about who I'd like to see unplugged. I own quite a few "unplugged" albums. My friends used to make all sorts of fun of me for buying so many CDs at Starbucks! :) I'd have to say Bon Jovi...I feel like my musical tastes have matured since middle school, but JBJ endures in my book.
I follow your blog! (And thanks for hosting this give-away!)
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