The special is set to make its on-air debut February 17, with a set-list slated to include:Ġ9. Pearl Jam’s news follows the announcement that Nirvana’s. Lee adds some vaguely world-musicy howls, proving once and for all that Korn may be nu-metal godfathers, but when you cut to the quick, they're just a buncha emo pussies. The band’s 1992 unplugged set will be released on limited edition vinyl on Record Store Day’s Black Friday event on November 29. So what do they do? Bring along some cellists, a pianist, and some baffling guest stars, including the Cure's Robert Smith and Evanescence frontwoman Amy Lee, as seen above in "Freak on a Leash." This is the quintessential drop-tune band. In Between Days - Korn feat Robert smith (The Cure) - HQ.
Korn Unplugged sees the rap-rock kingpins making a desperate bid for artistic cred by aping their heroes in Nirvana, going way the hell off the reservation into music styles better left to. MTV Unplugged: Korn is an acoustic live album by the band Korn released worldwide on March 5. This spot aired on the April 19, 1992, episode of MTV’s 120 Minutes, which Dave Kendall co-hosted with The Edge and Adam Clayton of U2. Spinal Tap might be funnier, but that's just because it's longer. It’s not much more than a curiosity these days, combining a bit of Robert Smith crucified on a giant kite from the High video and some animation involving the album cover. It has some of the funniest musical moments since Justin Timberlake's "Dick in a Box" and the Avril Lavinge-Sum 41 tribute to Metallica. The Cure made a special appearance for the taping of 'MTV Unplugged: Korn' on December 9th.
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You could easily mistake it for a Mad TV sketch.
The band's new MTV Unplugged is unintentionally hilarious. Even the subsequent studio albums have had their moments. Time was when Korn offered cutting-edge shit - raucous, down-tuned, grinding songs like "Blind." If properly marketed, "A.D.I.D.A.S" could have been as been as big as Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit." Follow the Leader, their 1998 LP, could be rap-metal's high-water mark.