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In Concert/MTV Plugged is a 1992 concert video and 1993 live album by Bruce Springsteen.

In Concert/MTV Plugged
Live album by Bruce Springsteen
Released	April 12, 1993
Recorded	September 22, 1992
Venue	Warner Hollywood Studios, Los Angeles
Genre	Rock
Length	71:38
Label	Columbia
Producer	Bruce Springsteen, Jon Landau
Bruce Springsteen chronology
Lucky Town (1992) In Concert/MTV Plugged (1993) Greatest Hits (1995)
Singles from In Concert/MTV Plugged
"Lucky Town (Live)" Released: 1993

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Tom Hull	B−[2]

It is part of MTV's Unplugged series, recorded on September 22, 1992 at the Warner Hollywood Studios in Los Angeles near the start of Springsteen's tour for Human Touch and Lucky Town. The concert originally aired on MTV on November 11, 1992 with a one-hour Springsteen documentary beforehand.

Springsteen played one song, the previously unreleased "Red Headed Woman", solo on acoustic guitar, then he and his hired band (this was during the time the E Street Band was dissolved, although members Roy Bittan and Patti Scialfa continued to perform with Springsteen) used amplified instruments the rest of the show; hence, the concert was called MTV Plugged (sometimes written XXPlugged after the album cover art). Reportedly Springsteen had been unhappy with the touring band's rehearsals of acoustic arrangements, and this is what led him to break the Unplugged format. Commercially the album was certified Gold in the US.[3]

Album

The album had a moderate reception. "With E Street ringers focusing on Bruce's 'solo' material...," said Entertainment Weekly, "Well, we won't go there."[4] The song played on the show were relatively intense renditions, as highlighted by Springsteen's vocals and much of the instrumental accompaniment. The sombre, folk-oriented "Atlantic City" was played in a rock setting, with a rhythm intro on electric guitar as well as Springsteen's solos on the outro. Springsteen played outro solos on most of the rock songs, including "Lucky Town". The album reached number 4 in a seven-week run on the UK chart.[5]

Track listing

All songs written by Bruce Springsteen

1. "Red Headed Woman" (previously unreleased) – 2:51
2. "Better Days" (from Lucky Town) – 4:27
3. "Atlantic City" (from Nebraska) – 5:38
4. "Darkness on the Edge of Town" (from Darkness on the Edge of Town) – 4:40
5. "Man's Job" (from Human Touch) – 5:43
6. "Human Touch" (from Human Touch) – 7:30
7. "Lucky Town" (from Lucky Town) – 5:08
8. "I Wish I Were Blind" (from Human Touch) – 5:14
9. "Thunder Road" (from Born to Run) – 5:28
10. "Light of Day" (from the soundtrack to the film Light of Day – originally performed by Joan Jett & Michael J. Fox) – 8:17
11. "If I Should Fall Behind" (from Lucky Town) – 4:45
12. "Living Proof" (from Lucky Town) – 6:05
13. "My Beautiful Reward" (from Lucky Town) – 5:58

Video

A VHS and Laserdisc release of the show preceded any audio release, coming on December 15, 1992 and running 120 minutes. More songs were present here than on the later audio incarnation and on what actually aired on MTV.

On November 9, 2004, a DVD reissuing of this performance was released.

Selection listing

1. "Red Headed Woman"
2. "Better Days"
3. "Local Hero"
4. "Atlantic City"
5. "Darkness on the Edge of Town"
6. "Man's Job"
7. "Growin' Up"
8. "Human Touch"
9. "Lucky Town"
10. "I Wish I Were Blind"
11. "Thunder Road"
12. "Light of Day"
13. "The Big Muddy"
14. "57 Channels (And Nothin' On)"
15. "My Beautiful Reward"
16. "Glory Days"

Bonus songs not included in the MTV show:

1. "Living Proof"
2. "If I Should Fall Behind"
3. "Roll of the Dice" (DVD Only)

Personnel

• Bruce Springsteen – lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitar and harmonica
• Zack Alford (as Zachary Alford) [6] – drums
• Roy Bittan – keyboards
• Shane Fontayne – lead and rhythm guitar
• Tommy Sims – bass
• Crystal Taliefero – acoustic guitar, percussion and background vocals
• Gia Ciambotti – background vocals
• Carol Dennis – background vocals
• Cleopatra Kennedy – background vocals
• Bobby King – background vocals
• Angel Rogers – background vocals
• Patti Scialfa – acoustic guitar and harmony vocals on "Human Touch"

Charts

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for In Concert/MTV Plugged

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[19] video	Platinum	15,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[20]	Gold	50,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

На других языках

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[de] In Concert MTV Plugged

In Concert / MTV Plugged ist das zweite Konzertalbum des US-amerikanischen Rockmusikers Bruce Springsteen. Das Konzert fand am 22. September 1992 in den Warner Hollywood Studios statt und war Teil von Springsteens Other Band Tour. Am 15. Dezember 1992 erschien es auf VHS und am 12. April 1993 wurde es von Columbia Records auf CD veröffentlicht, in den USA erschien das Album erst am 26. August 1997.

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- [en] In Concert/MTV Plugged

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[es] In Concert/MTV Plugged

In Concert/MTV Plugged es el segundo álbum en directo del músico estadounidense Bruce Springsteen, publicado por la compañía discográfica Columbia Records en abril de 1993.[1] El álbum formó parte de la serie de conciertos Unplugged de la cadena de televisión MTV, grabado el 22 de septiembre de 1992 en los Warner Hollywood Studios de Los Ángeles (California), poco antes del comienzo de la gira de promoción de Human Touch y Lucky Town.

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