Korn
Mtv Unplugged

THE REVIEW

After the disappointing "See You On The Other Side" (an album where they tried to experiment with new sounds, distorting their sound, creating a mix between Marilyn Manson and N.I.N. but unfortunately with a really deplorable final result), here they return with a strange all-acoustic live.

You might wonder what the heck Korn have to do with an acoustic live, given their incredibly low tunings and all the electronic arrangements. I was quite skeptical about the quality of this live but curious enough to discover how the old and new Korn songs became in this new guise. Already from listening to "Blind" you begin to understand that this is not the usual Unplugged, the original version of the aforementioned is transformed with an almost Latin American sound. The arrangements are something incredible and are the strong point of this live album, instruments are used that have never been seen before in an Unplugged (for example, taiko drums used for the concluding "Throw Me Away") which have created a dark and dreamy atmosphere at the same time, perfect for a band like Korn.

The versions of the two songs taken from "Follow The Leader", namely "Freak On A Leash" and "Got The Life", are spectacular. The first one (which you might have all heard a bit due to the heavy rotation on various music channels) is sung by Jonathan Davis and Amy Lee, singer of Evanescence. In this song, the stunning voices of both become one with the arrangements, creating an ethereal atmosphere. I was particularly struck by the versions of the tracks taken from the latest album: "Love Song", "Twisted Transistor", and "Throw Me Away". Hearing them in this new guise left me stunned, I almost didn't recognize them. A special mention goes to the duet with Robert Smith "In Between Days / Make Me Bad", where the beautiful song by the Cure becomes one with "Make Me Bad". Hearing Jonathan Davis and Robert Smith together, I must say, is something incredible, they are both two of the most beautiful voices in the history of Rock.

In conclusion, we can say that alongside those by Nirvana and Alice In Chains, we are facing one of the best Unpluggeds of all time and that Korn, after a failed album, have returned to give us emotions and at least from my side, for now, they are forgiven.