It would be impossible to comprehend completely unplugging popular music. It would be impractical for recording purposes and live performances. Yet it is clear that many music lovers yearn to listen to their favourite artists perform 'unplugged'. For example Nirvana's MTV unplugged album had major success the world over. This could possibly down to the fact that fans feel closer to the artists, almost as if they are in the same room at a private gig yet even this is not completely unplugged. Hearing an artist live and unplugged attempts to show the competence of the artist, proving that they don't need electrical assistance (e.g auto tuning) to sound amazing. However unplugged music in general can not work in the mainstream, live events and festivals would be impossible as no one would be able to hear the acts. However the more music becomes reliant on electricity the more fans crave to hear their favourite artists preform 'unplugged'.
This is a very good effort. The Nirvana example is an interesting example in that ultimately you are referring to a recording, which must, by definition involve the use of a great deal of electronic technology.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you but if there is no recording then I guess popular music cannot be... I wanted to add in that a lot of bands are turning to recording their first singles on vinyl for the increased sound quality which I guess is still slightly electrical but even so is a step back technology wise but I ran out of space :( 150 words it so tricky!!
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