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Track List
01) Only If for a Night
02) Drumming Song
03) Cosmic Love
04) Breaking Down
05) Never Let Me Go
06) Try a Little Tenderness
07) No Light, No Light 
08) Jackson
09) What the Water Gave Me
10) Dog Days Are Over
11) Shake It Out
01) Only If for a Night
02) Drumming Song
03) Cosmic Love
04) Breaking Down
05) Never Let Me Go
06) Try a Little Tenderness
07) No Light, No Light
08) Jackson
09) What the Water Gave Me
10) Dog Days Are Over
11) Shake It Out
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5:09
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4:34
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First Released
2012
Indie
Sad
Rock/Pop
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MTV Unplugged - A Live Album is the second live album by English indie rock band Florence and the Machine. It was released on 5 April 2012 by Island Records. MTV Unplugged - A Live Album is a part of MTV Unplugged shows. It was filmed in December 2011 in New York's oldest synagogue building, Angel Orensanz Center, with the band being backed by a ten-person choir. The album contained acoustic performances of eleven songs from the band's two studio albums, Lungs (2009) and Ceremonials (2011). A cover of "Jackson" with Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme and "Try a Little Tenderness" were also added to the set list of the show. Upon its release, MTV Unplugged - A Live Album received mixed to positive reviews by music critics.
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When MTV’s Unplugged series started in the late 1980s, the idea of stripped-back acoustic versions of popular songs was relatively fresh. Now, more than two decades on, it seems you can’t move without stumbling over one, be it on Radio 1’s Live Lounge or a TV talent programme. “Wow,” the judges crow, “you really made that song your own.”
The problem here is that Florence is all about the show. She’s all about the histrionics, the flights of fancy, the vocal acrobatics. And when she nails it, her music becomes euphoric: the strings crescendo, the drums crash and Florence’s voice powers outwards and upwards in a rush of emotion. It is these anthemic moments that have made her such a success.
But MTV Unplugged is about restraint. So here, Drumming Song features no drums; and whereas No Light No Light usually thumps into life at the one-minute mark, on this disc it appears as a steady, almost atonal, piano-led ballad. The platform is thus laid for Florence’s vocal to come to the fore, but when the backdrop is so simplified, she has to rein that in too. Her voice sounds pretty and she hits all the notes, but any chance of euphoria is nullified. On Dog Days Are Over, in particular, you can hear her pulling back. It feels uncomfortable.
As a result, this collection will appeal most to people who find Florence’s penchant for melodrama a bit too much; people who want her to calm down a bit. But will they come anywhere near this? Probably not. They’ve already made up their minds. MTV Unplugged albums are usually sought and bought by hardcore fans, and the restraint here may not satisfy them.
Still, there’s plenty to enjoy ”“ not least a cover of Jackson, Florence’s duet with Josh Homme, which gets the audience clapping and stomping along. The delicate reinterpretation of Only If For a Night works beautifully, allowing the melody to shine, and the same is true of Shake It Out. This chilled-out collection is an easy, pleasant listen, but it is far from an essential purchase for anyone except Florence completists.
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MTV Unplugged - A Live Album is the second live album by English indie rock band Florence and the Machine. It was released on 5 April 2012 by Island Records. MTV Unplugged - A Live Album is a part of MTV Unplugged shows. It was filmed in December 2011 in New York's oldest synagogue building, Angel Orensanz Center, with the band being backed by a ten-person choir. The album contained acoustic performances of eleven songs from the band's two studio albums, Lungs (2009) and Ceremonials (2011). A cover of "Jackson" with Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme and "Try a Little Tenderness" were also added to the set list of the show. Upon its release, MTV Unplugged - A Live Album received mixed to positive reviews by music critics.
User Album Review
When MTV’s Unplugged series started in the late 1980s, the idea of stripped-back acoustic versions of popular songs was relatively fresh. Now, more than two decades on, it seems you can’t move without stumbling over one, be it on Radio 1’s Live Lounge or a TV talent programme. “Wow,” the judges crow, “you really made that song your own.”
The problem here is that Florence is all about the show. She’s all about the histrionics, the flights of fancy, the vocal acrobatics. And when she nails it, her music becomes euphoric: the strings crescendo, the drums crash and Florence’s voice powers outwards and upwards in a rush of emotion. It is these anthemic moments that have made her such a success.
But MTV Unplugged is about restraint. So here, Drumming Song features no drums; and whereas No Light No Light usually thumps into life at the one-minute mark, on this disc it appears as a steady, almost atonal, piano-led ballad. The platform is thus laid for Florence’s vocal to come to the fore, but when the backdrop is so simplified, she has to rein that in too. Her voice sounds pretty and she hits all the notes, but any chance of euphoria is nullified. On Dog Days Are Over, in particular, you can hear her pulling back. It feels uncomfortable.
As a result, this collection will appeal most to people who find Florence’s penchant for melodrama a bit too much; people who want her to calm down a bit. But will they come anywhere near this? Probably not. They’ve already made up their minds. MTV Unplugged albums are usually sought and bought by hardcore fans, and the restraint here may not satisfy them.
Still, there’s plenty to enjoy ”“ not least a cover of Jackson, Florence’s duet with Josh Homme, which gets the audience clapping and stomping along. The delicate reinterpretation of Only If For a Night works beautifully, allowing the melody to shine, and the same is true of Shake It Out. This chilled-out collection is an easy, pleasant listen, but it is far from an essential purchase for anyone except Florence completists.
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