Live and Unplugged
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| Live album by Sleeping with Sirens | ||||
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April 8, 2016 |
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| Label (s) | Epitaph Records | |||
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11 |
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running time |
46 min 00 sec |
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Live and Unplugged is the first live album and the sixth work by the American rock band Sleeping with Sirens from Grand Rapids , Michigan .
It was released on April 8, 2016 via the US record company Epitaph Records . The live album includes eleven tracks from all of the band's past releases, as well as a cover from The Goo Goo Dolls and Sublime . The musicians played two concerts in Orlando , Florida in June 2015 , which were recorded for the album.
Backstory
On April 10, 2015, one day before the end of the world tour with Pierce the Veil , the band announced the We Like It Quiet Tour, a thirteen-concert acoustic tour in the United States . The concerts on June 22nd and 23rd, 2015, which took place at The Social in Orlando , Florida , were recorded for this live album.
On January 6, 2016, it was announced that Sleeping with Sirens would release a live album later in the year. In addition, singer Kellin Quinn published two teaser videos on his Instagram profile, which indicated an imminent publication. On February 13, 2016, a music video for the song Gold was released. Six days later, Live and Unplugged was officially announced for April 8, 2016. On the same day the title list was announced. Among the pieces on the album are Iris and Santeria, two cover songs from The Goo Goo Dolls and Sublime, respectively .
Track list
| # | title | length | Remarks |
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| 1. | With Ears to See, and Eyes to Hear | 4:19 | from With Ears to See and Eyes to Hear |
| 2. | If I'm James Dean, You're Audrey Hepburn | 3:58 | from With Ears to See and Eyes to Hear |
| 3. | gold | 4:11 | from Madness |
| 4th | The Strays | 3:00 | from Madness |
| 5. | Free Now | 4:18 | from Feel |
| 6th | Who Are You Now | 4:51 | from Let's Cheers to This |
| 7th | Go, go, go | 3:42 | from Madness |
| 8th. | Santeria | 3:32 | Sublime cover |
| 9. | Save Me a Spark | 3:55 | from Madness |
| 10. | iris | 4:03 | The-Goo-Goo-Dolls cover |
| 11. | If You Can't Hang | 6:16 | from Let's Cheers to This |
Reviews and success
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Live and Unplugged entered the US album charts at number 174 in the week ending April 30, 2016 and stayed there for a week. In the UK , the live album did not make the leap into the official album charts, but it did reach number four on the rock charts . In Belgium ( Flanders ) the album debuted at number 165.
Evan Lucy of the US music magazine Alternative Press wrote that, due to their energetic performance, the group managed to largely refute the stereotype that acoustically performed songs are less compelling than their electronically played counterparts, even if some embarrassing and incoherent interludes interrupt the flow of the album . Nevertheless, the reviewer describes the work as a success. Hit the Floor's Shadz Brooke Mustafa said the band did a phenomenal job of keeping their songs fresh and fun in their acoustic version. The live performance of the band is impressive and gives fans who have not yet seen the band live a good impression of their concert appearances.
According to Marc Deming from Allmusic, with the volume turned down, the band allows the listener to experience a different perspective of the band and their music. According to Deming, the band present some of the band's most famous songs on Live and Unplugged . Aneta Grulichova from the Australian online magazine The Music also wrote that you could feel all the emotions of the songs. She praises the singing of Kellin Quinn , which always hits the right point. According to Grulichova, the listener can also feel his charm when interacting with the fans. The live album is brilliant and shows the incredible qualities of the musicians, who in the past often hid behind the sounds of the electric guitars .
Individual evidence
- ^ Guitar World : Sleeping With Sirens Announce "We LIke It Quiet" Acoustic Summer Tour
- ↑ Evan Lucy: Alternative Press (# 334, May 2016), p. 67: “You can certainly hear the intimacy on 'Live and Unplugged', the 11-track, career-spanning set culled from two shows at The Social in Orlando last June. "
- ^ A b Tyler Sharp: Alternative Press : Sleeping With Sirens to release acoustic album
- ↑ Kika Chatterjee: Alternative Press : Watch Sleeping With Sirens' acoustic video for "Gold"
- ↑ Ali Shutler: Upset Magazine : SLEEPING WITH SIRENS ANNOUNCE 'LIVE AND UNPLUGGED' ALBUM ( Memento of the original from August 16, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Chart tracking: US , other charts: BE
- ↑ Evan Lucy: Alternative Press : Sleeping with Sirens - Live and Unplugged Review
- ↑ Shadz Brooke Mustafa: Hit the Floor : Sleeping with Sirens - Live and Unplugged Review
- ^ Marc Deming: Allmusic : Sleeping with Sirens - Live and Unplugged Review
- ↑ Aneta Grulichova: The Music : Sleeping with Sirens - Live and Unplugged Review
