Good Acoustic songs?

jagog09 · 14-11-2009 10:10pm #1

i'm looking for any songs that are good when played in acoustic version. anybody recommend any?

c_dog · 14-11-2009 10:20pm

what type of music are u into

Nailz · 14-11-2009 11:03pm

Alice In Chains Unplugged, that is all...

rednik · 14-11-2009 11:57pm

Pink Floyd - Wish you were here.
Eagles - Hotel California from Hell freezes over.
Lindsey Buckingham - Time precious time.

TheStickyBandit · 15-11-2009 12:28am

Coldplay - Sparks. A personal favourite acoustic song of mine.
I absolutly love their first album 'Parachutes'. Pity I can't say the same for the rest of their stuff!

Notorious · 15-11-2009 1:42am

Bob Dylan/Nirvana/Oasis Unplugged - all excellent albums, purely acoustic stuff. The Cure had a bonus disc in their Greatest Hits which was just an acoustic session of all the tracks on the album.

As for specific songs; Avalanche by Leonard Cohen, Idiot Wind by Bob Dylan, River Man by Nick Drake.

Kevster · 15-11-2009 2:40am

Extreme's More than words instantly comes to mind

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjyIeiv-LjM&feature=related

Serbian · 16-11-2009 1:26pm

Nick Drake's Pink Moon is a great acoustic album. Also, as mentioned above River Man is an incredible track, one of my all time favourite songs. Other acoustic songs:

Bright Eyes - Lua & First Day of my Life
Bob Dylan - Girl from the North Country
Mumford & Sons - Timshel & After the Storm (their whole album is amazing actually)
Bonnie Prince Billy - Lessons from What's Poor
Iron & Wine - All their stuff is great, but The Trapeze Swinger & Fever Dream are songs to check out.

I could actually go on all day about acoustic songs, so I'll leave it at that :P

manic mailman · 16-11-2009 7:56pm

drive - incubus (sounds better acoustically)
anything glen hansard - eg say it to me now

magma69 · 16-11-2009 8:02pm

Elliott Smith-Between The Bars

Devendra Banhart-Little Yellow Spider

Alexi Murdoch-All My Days

Bert Jansch-Angie

rcaz · 16-11-2009 8:07pm

"in acoustic version" - do you mean any type of song with any kind of instrument that was then reduced to acoustic instruments?

My favourite for both being great, and sheer how-the-****-did-they-think-of-that-and-pull-it-off?-edness;

Bell Orchestre doing Aphex Twin's Bucephalus Bouncing Ball (okay there's a lapsteel and some electronic gear to the right, but it's still pretty ****ing acoustic!!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwAC6J6zyCE

Compared with

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIeA2ct5Sew

ronnie3585 · 16-11-2009 8:13pm

I'd second Extreme's More than Words

Mr. Big - To be with you

Led Zeppelin - Thank you (Chris Cornell does a particularly nice acoustic cover)

Oasis - Cast no Shadow

Metallica - Nothing Else Matters

doonan8 · 03-12-2009 3:45am

stay young and it's good to be free.check out noel gallaghers acoustic versions of these.very easy to play and just great songs to sing

HalloweenJack · 04-12-2009 11:58am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFt3b0EIFVI

Captain Iggy · 04-12-2009 1:41pm

Serbian wrote: »

Nick Drake's Pink Moon is a great acoustic album. Also, as mentioned above River Man is an incredible track, one of my all time favourite songs. Other acoustic songs:

Bright Eyes - Lua & First Day of my Life
Bob Dylan - Girl from the North Country
Mumford & Sons - Timshel & After the Storm (their whole album is amazing actually)
Bonnie Prince Billy - Lessons from What's Poor
Iron & Wine - All their stuff is great, but The Trapeze Swinger & Fever Dream are songs to check out.

I could actually go on all day about acoustic songs, so I'll leave it at that :P

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Good choices

Also try:
The Coral: Pass it On
Rolling Stones: Play With Fire
Willy Mason: Fear No Pain / Oxygen
BRMC: Ain't No Easy Way