List some of your FAVORITE acoustic songs

[RP]

Songs you think someone should download cause you love them so much and you think we ( I ) will too.

My favorite varies from month to month, but right now AIC's accoustic version of Over Now is my favorite.

[FakeLaser]

Anything by Nick Drake.

[RP]

explain

[FakeLaser]

According to AMG:

A singular talent who passed almost unnoticed during his brief lifetime, Nick Drake produced several albums of chilling, somber beauty. With hindsight, these have come to be recognized as peak achievements of both the British folk-rock scene and the entire rock singer/songwriter genre. Sometimes compared to Van Morrison, Drake in fact resembled Donovan much more in his breathy vocals, strong melodies, and the acoustic-based orchestral sweep of his arrangements. His was a much darker vision than Donovan's, however, with disturbing themes of melancholy, failed romance, mortality, and depression lurking just beneath, or even well above, the surface. Ironically, Drake has achieved a far greater stature in the decades following his death, with an avid cult following that grows by the year.

Part of Drake's failure to attract a mass audience was attributable to his almost pathological reluctance to perform live. It was at a live show in Cambridge, however, that a member of Fairport Convention saw Drake perform, and recommended the singer to producer Joe Boyd. Boyd, already a linchpin of the British folk-rock scene as the producer for Fairport and the Incredible String Band, asked Drake for a tape, and was impressed enough to give the 20-year-old a contract in 1968.

Drake's debut, Five Leaves Left (1969), was the first in a series of three equally impressive, and quite disparate, albums. With understated folk-rock backing (Pentangle bassist Danny Thompson plays bass on most of the cuts), Drake created a vaguely mysterious, haunting atmosphere, occasionally embellished by tasteful Baroque strings. His economic, even pithy, lyrics hinted at melancholy, yet any thoughts of despair were alleviated by the gorgeous, uplifting melodies and Drake's calm, measured vocals. Bryter Later (1970) was perhaps his most upbeat effort, featuring support from members of Fairport Convention, and traces of jazz in the arrangements. On some cuts, the singer/songwriter, remarkably, dispensed with lyrics altogether, offering only gorgeous, orchestrated instrumental miniatures that stood well on their own.

Neither album sold well, and Drake, already a brooding loner, plunged into serious depression that often found him unable to make music, work, or even walk and talk. He managed to produce one final full-length work, Pink Moon (1972), a desolate solo acoustic album that ranks as one of the most naked and bleak statements in all of rock. He did record a few more songs before his death, but no more albums were completed, although the final sessions (along with some other fine unreleased material) surfaced on the posthumous compilation Time of No Reply.

Drake's final couple of years were marked by increasing psychiatric difficulties, which found him hospitalized at one point for several weeks. He had rarely played live during his days as a recording artist, and at one point declared his intention never to record again, although he wished to continue to write songs for others. (It's been reported that French chanteuse Françoise Hardy recorded some of Drake's songs, but she hasn't released any.) On November 26, 1974, he died in his parents' home from an overdose of antidepressant medication; suicide has been speculated, although some of his family and friends dispute this.

In the manner of the young Romantic poets of the 19th century who died before their time, Drake is revered by many listeners today, with a following that spans generations. Baby boomers who missed him the first time around found much to revisit once they discovered him, and his pensive loneliness speaks directly to contemporary alternative rockers who share his sense of morose alienation.

[RP]

So recomend me a song .

[What Would Kevin Do?]

I really like the accoustic version of "Leader of Man" by Nickelback

Also, if you can find a decent copy somewhere, the accoustic version of "Hand on the Bible" by Local H is good, along with their version of Bound for the Floor

[D Mac]

The accoustic version of Keep Away by Godsmack is pretty tight.

[RP]

I got that Cd. I saw them a year or so ago and got into a VIP tent party where they played that whole cd for like 20 of us. Beer was free. They had Hardy Thick Burgers and cowboy hats or something. I drank beers with Godsmack. It was cool. Accept that Godsmack are huge Patriot fans. But still cool.

[el fregadero]

The Nightwatchman (Tom Morello) - House Gone Up In Flames

[weather vane]

Every Rose Has It's Thorn - Poison
Two Steps Behind - Def Leppard
Driftaway - Motley Crue
Loveshine - Motley Crue
Misunderstood - Motley Crue
Nona - Motley Crue
Raise Your Hands To Rock - Motley Crue
Good Times - Tommy Lee
Hold Me Down - Tommy Lee

off the top of my head these are acoustic songs I rather enjoy

[RP]

Every Rose Has It's Thorn - Poison
Two Steps Behind - Def Leppard
Driftaway - Motley Crue
Loveshine - Motley Crue
Misunderstood - Motley Crue
Nona - Motley Crue
Raise Your Hands To Rock - Motley Crue
Good Times - Tommy Lee
Hold Me Down - Tommy Lee

off the top of my head these are acoustic songs I rather enjoy


Only song i like on that list is Hold Me Down.

[D Mac]

I got that Cd. I saw them a year or so ago and got into a VIP tent party where they played that whole cd for like 20 of us. Beer was free. They had Hardy Thick Burgers and cowboy hats or something. I drank beers with Godsmack. It was cool. Accept that Godsmack are huge Patriot fans. But still cool.

Lucky son of a...

[RP]

Acoustic version of Let Her Cry by Hootie and the Blowfish is the goods.

[weather vane]

Only song i like on that list is Hold Me Down.

You have probably only heard 3 of them.

[FakeLaser]

Nick Drake - From The Morning
All Time Quarterback - Dinner At Eight in the Suburbs
Sufjan Stevens - To Be Alone
Midtown - Living In Spite (acoustic version)
Elliott Smith - Fond Farewell
Incubus - Summer Romance (Anti-Gravity Love Song) (acoustic version)
Incubus - Certain Shade of Green (acoustic version)
John Lennon - Working Class Hero
The Beatles - Blackbird
Neutral Milk Hotel - Two Headed Boy
Ozma - Game Over
Smashing Pumpkins - 1979 (acoustic version)
Sublime - Poolshark
Superchunk - Detroit has a Skyline

[DaveWadding]

The Eagles - Hotel California

[Arnold HamNegger]

"Angel's Son" - Lajon and a few of the Sevendust guys off the "Strait Up" tribute CD.
"You're Crazy" - GN'R
"One in a Million" - GN'R
"Used to Love her" - GN'R
"Patience" - GN'R
"Breaking the Girl" - Red Hot Chili Peppers
"Lake of Fire" - Nirvana
The whole damn Alice in Chains - MTV Unplugged.
"Vermilion pt. 2" - Slipknot
"Wanted Dead or Alive" - Bon Jovi
"Creep" - STP
"Plush" - STP
"Tears in Heaven" - Clapton
"Nothing Else Matters - Metallica
"Dust in the Wind" - Kansas
"Wish You Were Here" - Pink Floyd
"The Freshman" - Verve Pipe

....and possibly one of the greatest songs ever IMO...

"Crown of Thorns" - Mother Love Bone

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Nickel Creek - Every muthalovin' song you can find, but as starting points: "Tomorrow is long time", "Eveline", "somebody more like you", "Green and the grey", "This side"

Rasputina - "How we quit the forest," "if your kisses can't hold your man...," "Rose K"

Alison Krauss and Union Station - every song you can find, but for suggestions - "So long so wrong", "Every time you say goodbye", "Lucky one"

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Oh, get some stuff by The Duhks

Mists of down below
Love is the seventh way
Four blue walls

[loopydate]

Can't go wrong with anything Dylan.

[JJ Moore]

Buckethead - All In The Waiting

[mitchables]

Alkaline Trio - Sorry About That
American Analog Set - Punk as Fuck
American Analog Set - Choir Vandals
American Analog Set - The Postman
Brand New - The Boy Who Blocked His Own Shot
Brand New - Soco Amaretto Lime
Brand New - Untitled 6
Coheed and Cambria - Time Consumer (acoustic version)
Death Cab For Cutie - I Will Follow You Into The Dark
Pinback - Penelope
Say Anything - I Want To Know Your Plans
Sparta - Collapse (acoustic version)
Sufjan Stevens - To Be Alone With You
Sufjan Stevens - John Wayne Gacy, Jr.

[Kane Knight]

Morphine--Buena, Honey White.

[RP]

Morphine--Buena, Honey White.


you might be the first person i've ever seen mention Morphine. Like Swimming is one of my favorite albums.

[FakeLaser]

I keep looking for Morphine on torrents but to no avail.

[NeanderCarl]

Overkill by Colin Hay
Smoke Rings by Ian Broudie

[RP]

I keep looking for Morphine on torrents but to no avail.


I dont know why, but shits hard to find on him. I found out about Morphine 3 years ago when i went and bought a bag from my guy. He say me down, we smoked and he played Light Swimming. I was like wow! Thats some pretty damn good music.

Try limewire or something.

[RP]

Yah go to Limewire. There's alot of stuff on him there. Try Early to Bed, or French Fries with Pepper. Those are some good ones.

[RP]

French Fries with Pepper was the song that got me hooked on that album. Download that one.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

take your pick of Bob Dylan songs
Elliot Smith - Angeles
Elliot Smith - Southern Belle
Bright Eyes - First Day of My Life
Brand New - Soco Amaretto Lime
RHCP - Road Trippin

also on a guilty pleasure level, that song "Upside Down" by Jack Johnson is incredibly catchy :o

[FakeLaser]

Big Star - Blue Moon

[FakeLaser]

Actually, just get anything by Big Star, even if it isn't acoustic.

[redoneja]

Alice in Chains- Killer is Me
Over Now
Sludge Factory
Nutshell
Alone

Johnny Cash- One
Hurt
I Won't Back Down

Stone Temple Pilots- Plush
Creep
Big Empty

Nirvana- Dumb
Where Did You Sleep Last Night
About a Girl

Coldplay- Sparks

[RoXer]

See: Alice in Chains - Unplugged

[Blitz]

Big Star-Thirteen (Elliot Smith did o cover that is also awesome)

[FakeLaser]

Big Star-Thirteen (Elliot Smith did o cover that is also awesome) Word.

[RoXer]

Stone Temple Pilots - Plush