If current Pink Floyd were to Unplugged...

[piperdawn]

If the current band were to do an MTV Unplugged, what 12 tracks (approx. 70 mins) would you want to see played? Here's mine:

1. Pigs on the wing (8 track version)
2. A pillow of winds
3. Mother
4. Breathe (inc. reprise)
5. The great gig in the sky
6. On the turning away
7. What's Uh The Deal
8. Fat Old Sun
9. High Hopes
10. Wearing the inside out
11. Wish You Were Here
12. Brain Damage/Ecplise

[FloydWright]

I really wonder what WtIO would sound like "unplugged"...haunting, I would imagine. That would be VERY cool, a real privilege to hear, if they were to ever do that.

[Psycho]

How do you play the slide guitar part on The Great Gig in the Sky with an acoustic guitar? I already tried, but it's sure really hard...

[thorin13]

you just do it the same way as on a regular guitar you get a slide and pick.

[Pedge]

I don't think PF could pull off an unplugged show, especially if they were doing there early songs.

[thorin13]

why not? just out of curiosity.

[rhiggatwat]

but no synths! its why i love them!

[Floydian_Slip]

Synths are great, but the real musical strengths of the songs are in the chord structures and overlapping melodies. It would be a VERY different Floyd experience, but I think it would be just as amazing hearing them do it acoustic as it was the first time you heard it on the record.

Pardon my post count, been lurking for ages but never posted :smile:

[piperdawn]

In my selection I picked mainly tracks that would lend themselves easily to an Unplugged set. However, given how Clapton transformed Layla, maybe less accousticy songs could be adapted with amazing results. For example, a new arrangement of Sorrow, or a strum-along shortened Echoes maybe? Also Unplugged shouldn't be taken literally - most bands have been allowed the likes of Hammond Organs to flesh out the sound...

[FloydWright]

Well, since a B-3 Hammond organ is not a digital instrument, perhaps it would be allowed. Maybe they could provide a real B-3 for Mr. Wright! Ooh, that would be cool!!!

[thorin13]

i was kind of watching an unplugged with jay z (don't ask me why i wasn't really watching it i was kind of passing and stopped there for a minute) and one guy had a hammond organ. so maybe they are allowed.

[Floydian_Slip]

They had some form of organ for Neil Young as well, for "Like A Hurricane"...

[Driven]

Like I said somewhere else, Dave essentially DID an accoustic set in his concerts last year and this year. The textural sounds could be replaced with a choir and string / wind instruments. Rick could restrict himself to piano (if he's good enough!!!).

I think it would sound awesome. Different, but refreshing.

Of course some songs lend themselves to this more than others, but it would still be possible.

[Loupgaros]

Hmmmm....

It would be so nice if they could perform some of their early stuff. I haven't heard very much of it so I'm just curious about what it sounds like.

I don't think it'd ever happen though :sad:.

[Not Now John]

Speaking of "unplugged", there is a bluegrass album out there where they do acoustic versions of Pink Floyd favorites. It is on my "to buy" list.