- Mini-Disc (6 Dec 1999)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Atlantic
- ASIN: B00003JA72
- Other Editions: Audio CD | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (46 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 305,759 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Recorded at Ardmore Studios outside Dublin in early October, the Corrs sound comfortably at home on this orchestrally-enhanced live acoustic gig. With only two studio albums to their credit, it may seem a bit early to go for an Unplugged re-run but the inclusion of two new Corrs-penned songs and a trio of previously unheard covers as well as the live greatest hits means there's something fresh to enjoy. An unplugged session also establishes clearly that The Corrs, in danger of being perceived as pop puppets, are a real band who play and sing beautifully and can deliver the goods live. Encouragingly, the two new songs, "Radio" and "At Your Side", are well up to the usual Corrs standard, while much of the already familiar material benefits from tasty orchestral arrangements--"What Can I Do" in particular works better than the dance re-mix hit version. --Johnny Black
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I've always been a fan of the MTV Unplugged series and was intrigued to hear how the Corrs would do on this. For those who don't know, the principle here is simple - all instruments are unplugged - no electronic keyboards and most importantly no electric guitars. Instead, you get a chance to hear some familiar songs sound that little bit different, and in this case it's done wonderfully.
A number of tracks stand out to me on this album since they've had to played a bit differently due to the lack of electric guitar - notably What Can I Do, Toss The Feathers (especially with the tin whistle seemingly flying off every now and then), Forgiven Not Forgotten (with a fantastic piano bit thrown in) and So Young.
Also included for the first time is Radio, a fairly pop-esque song with great lyrics, and sung superbly. Added to this are a couple of great covers - Old Town and the REM classic Everybody Hurts, the latter of which I think is possibly my highlight of the album as it's just done that little bit differently to the original.
All in all, recommended - one of the best Unplugged albums I've heard, and proof if it's needed that the Corrs are great live.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I had already bought the album " Talk one corner " and I had liked songs as " So young ", " What can I doh? " etc.... I had the big pleasure to find them on this album MTV Unplugged. The music of Corrs being already very Instrumental, one could say that the difference isn't big. On the contrary, songs such as " Only when I sleep " benefits from new instrumentation and take another dimension. Some are even better than in the previous albums: so " Toss the feathers becomes a festival of instruments with Jim in Piano, Andrea in the flute, Sharon in the violin and Caroline in the bodhran for our biggest pleasure. This album introduces also totally new songs and which have a "more pop" tone but which are not to neglect. these song are "Radio" and " At your side " that one can find in the album " In blue ". Always in the new songs, there is a magnificent song to be absolutely discovered because it has the merit to leave the word to Caroline And Sharon who sing " No frontiers ", with Jim at the piano. Finally, there are my favorites. First of all, " No frontiers " who allows us to discover the voice of Caroline and of Sharon (that we should hear sing more often). There is then Jimi Hendrix's " Little wing " but the Corrs version is more beautiful and melodious. Finally, there is Everybody Hurts whom the interpretation by the crystal-clear voice of Andrea removes nothing of the original. In brief, if there is indeed a disc of Corrs to buy, this is that one.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The Corrs albums are full of brilliant pop songs,very catchy and very well produced.This album however is very special,briliant actualy.The songs sound amazing in acoustic form and the intimate atmosphere adds to the beauty.All four band members get to show how skilled they are at their instruments.The three sisters also let us hear how wonderfull they are at harmony singing.A must for anyone who likes music played with passion
Most Recent Customer Reviews
The Corrs- MTV Unplugged.
Really love this album.... play it all the time in the car. I sing along and see myself as another 'Andrea Corr'.... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Mrs B
Wasn't sure whether to buy this one ? ....Glad i did
As my review is titled I wasn't sure whether I needed this live recording of the Corrs, considering I had most of the tracks already on other albums. Read more
Published on 2 July 2007 by L. Hill
Celtic blarney.
The corrs,talented yes,bland yes.This album is poor and a live recording of alot of songs you already have,they haven't even played around with them to make them sound any... Read more
Published on 24 April 2007 by King of pain
LIVE - WOW - AMAZING!!
I love the corrs, they are one of the best bands out there and I have been a fan since the mid 90s when I was about 14. Read more
Published on 13 Dec 2006 by M. C. Batson
unbelievable!
this album, in my mind is by far the best work the corrs have ever produced. usually, unplugged albums bring out different sides to artists but this to me ads whole new depth to... Read more
Published on 29 Mar 2005 by "ben43054"
Almost heaven
Contains vastly superior versions of previous album tracks plus some great covers. Maybe it was the orchestra, hometown vibe or Mitchell Frooms production but this album really... Read more
Published on 3 Jun 2004
This unplugged album is so great!
With the unplugged album, The Corrs show us that they're very good playing the instruments, such as the violin, piano, bodhran, etc. Read more
Published on 24 Oct 2003 by "celeron9"
You can hear the instruments on this one
I thought that the studio tracks are rather dull compared to this one. A good tune is nice, but on this session you can really hear them play, and they are very talented musicians... Read more
Published on 6 Oct 2000 by gpw@gpw600.demon.co.uk
Brilliant
Again, an excellent offering from those Irish songsters 'The Corrs'. This album provides an excellent rendition of many of their classic songs such as 'Only When I Sleep', 'Queen... Read more
Published on 1 Aug 2000 by gethin_wales@talk21.com
I LOVE this Album
This group is probably the greatest ever to come out of Ireland [I am aware that Boyzone and Westlife are from Ireland, but what's so great about them? Read more
Published on 31 July 2000
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