MTV Unplugged: Korn
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| MTV Unplugged: Korn | ||
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| Live album by Korn | ||
| Released | March 5, 2007 (UK, Europe) March 6, 2007 (US) |
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| Recorded | December 9, 2006 at MTV Studios in Times Square, New York City | |
| Genre | Alternative metal | |
| Length | 44:32 | |
| Label | EMI Virgin |
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| Producer(s) | Richard Gibbs, Alex Coletti | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Korn chronology | ||
| Chopped, Screwed, Live and Unglued (2006) |
MTV Unplugged: Korn (2007) |
Korn's eighth studio album (2007) |
MTV Unplugged: Korn is the acoustic live album by the band Korn released worldwide on March 5, 2007 and on the following day in the USA. The performance took set in MTV studios in Times Square, New York City on December 9, 2006 to a crowd of around fifty people. It marks Korn's second ever televised acoustic performance, with the first being on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! on July 18, 2006. The show was broadcasted online on MTV.com on February 23, 2007 and was broadcasted on television in America, Europe and Asia from March 2, 2007.
The songs "Thoughtless", "Hollow Life", "Love Song", "Dirty", and "No One's There" were omitted from the broadcast. However, "Hollow Life" and "Love Song" are featured on the album, while "Thoughtless" and "No One's There" are b-side songs and were featured on the MTV multiple national websites for streaming. One song from the original performance, "Dirty", has been cut from the original tracklist because of band's dissatisfaction with its performance according to post that Jonathan Davis has made on the official Korn forum.[1]
The exclusive acoustic set had the participation of other big-name artists including The Cure and Amy Lee, the lead singer of Evanescence. It is also worth noting Chester Bennington of Linkin Park was a member of the audience.
The first and the album's current single is "Freak on a Leash". The single initially was set to appear on radiostations on January 12, 2007, but its release was postponed to February 5. The video for the single was premiered on January 25, 2007 on three music channels: MTV, MTV2, and MTVU (The latter also put the video on its website for streaming). It received heavy airplay on each of the stations. On January 17, MTV and Virgin Records postponed the album's release from February 20 to March 6.
The album debuted on the U.S. Billboard 200 at number nine, with about 51,000 copies sold in its first week,[2] and experienced 55% decline in sales in the following week. [3] The album also debuted on number twenty on United World Chart with 72,000 units sold worldwide in its first week.[4]
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[edit] Richard Gibbs comments on the album
On December 24, 2006 Richard Gibbs has made following statement on his message board:
| “ | About a month or so ago my pal Jonathan asked me to music direct/arrange Korn's appearance on MTV Unplugged. We videotaped at MTV's studios in Times Square two weeks ago and we are currently mixing that cd as well here at the Woodshed, yours truly at the producing helm again. For this project I added four celli, two basses, two cimbassos, two bass /contrabass trombonists, a saw player, a glass harmonica player, choir bells, and a six person taiko ensemble to Korn. Plus The Cure sat in for a mashup and Amy Lee (from Evanescence) sang along on Freak on a Leash. Fairly awesome.[5] | ” |
[edit] Track listing
- "Blind" – 3:30
- "Hollow Life" – 3:25
- "Freak on a Leash" (featuring Amy Lee of Evanescence) – 3:56
- "Falling Away from Me" – 3:56
- "Creep" (Radiohead cover) – 3:51
- "Love Song" – 3:51
- "Got the Life" – 3:48
- "Twisted Transistor" – 3:00
- "Coming Undone" – 3:35
- "Make Me Bad/In Between Days" (featuring The Cure) – 5:35
- "Throw Me Away" – 6:20
[edit] B-Sides:
[edit] Additional content:
The album's booklet contains special code which grants owners of the recording an opportunity for exclusive preview of band's forthcoming eighth studio album.[8]
[edit] Charts
[edit] Billboard 200 chart trajectory
[edit] Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 2007 | The Billboard 200 | 9 |
| 2007 | Australian Aria Charts | 45 |
| 2007 | New Zealand Charts | 11 |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 2007 | Freak on a Leash (ft. Amy Lee of Evanescence) |
Hot 100 | 89 |
| Pop 100 | 73 | ||
| Modern Rock Tracks | 29 | ||
| Mainstream Rock Tracks | 22 |
[edit] Credits
- Reginald Arvizu - bass
- Zac Baird - piano
- Andy Bove - taiko drums
- Jeff Carney - upright bass
- Kalen Chase - backing vocals, miscellaneous instruments
- Alex Coletti - producer, director for MTV
- Jonathan Davis - vocals, art direction, arrangement
- Mike Davis - trombone
- Erik Friedlander - cello
- Bill Ellison - upright bass
- Richard Gibbs - producer, arranger, musical director
- Julie Green - cello
- Bill Hayes - glass armonica
- Michael Jochum - percussion
- Morris Kainuma - taiko drums
- Evie Koh - cello
- Amy Lee - additional vocals on "Freak on a Leash"
- Heather McPherson - taiko drums
- Jeff Nelson - trombone
- Merle Okada - taiko drums
- Rob Patterson - guitars
- James Shaffer - guitars
- Dave Sirulnick - executive producer
- Dale Struckenbruck - musical saw
- The Cure - guest appearance performing "In Between Days"
- Jeremy Turner - cello
- Wynn Yamami - taiko drums
- Midori Yasuda - taiko drums
- Hana Yoshikawa - taiko drums
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Official Korn Board. korn.com (2007-01-21). Retrieved on 2007-01-22.
- ^ Katie Hasty (2007-03-14). Notorious B.I.G. Scores Another 'Great' On The Billboard 200. Billboard.com. Retrieved on 2007-03-15.
- ^ Chart Recap: Three Debuts Break the 100,000 Mark. Coolfer.com (2007-03-21). Retrieved on 2007-03-29.
- ^ United World Chart. Mediatraffic.de (2007-03-16). Retrieved on 2007-03-16.
- ^ Richard Gibbs Message Board (December 24, 2006). Retrieved on 2007-01-14.
- ^ a b c MTV Unplugged: Korn (stream). MTV.com (2007-03-02). Retrieved on 2007-03-03.
- ^ MTV Virtual Hills. korn.com (2007-01-21). Retrieved on 2007-01-22.
- ^ Exclusive preview of Korn's eighth studio album. korn.com (2007-03-06). Retrieved on 2007-03-06.
