10,000 MANIACS : MTV UNPLUGGED

1. These are the days
2. Eat For Two
3. Candy Everybody Wants
4. I'm Not The Man
5. Don't Talk
6. Hey Jack Kerouac
7. What's The Matter Here?
8. Gold Rush Brides
9. Like The Weather
10. Trouble Me
11. Jezebel
12. Because The Night
13. Stockton Gala Days
14. Noah's dove

Label : Elektra

Venue : Sony Music Studios, New York City, New York, USA

Recording Date : April 21, 1993

Release Date : October 26, 1993

Length : 60:03

Review (AllMusic) : When it was recorded, nobody knew that MTV Unplugged would be 10,000 Maniacs' last album with Natalie Merchant. As it stands, it's a quiet, gentle way for her to bow out, offering no new revelations but several solid versions of the group's signature songs (mainly concentrating on Our Time in Eden) and a cover of Patti Smith's "Because the Night." It's nothing new, but for fans it's a graceful way to say goodbye.

Review (Wikipedia) : MTV Unplugged is a 1993 live album by 10,000 Maniacs, recorded for the MTV Unplugged series. Between the recording and release of the album, vocalist Natalie Merchant left the band to pursue a solo career. In addition to the songs released on the album, the following other songs were recorded: Four takes of "How You've Grown"; second takes of "Gold Rush Brides" and Bruce Springsteen and Patti Smith's "Because the Night", respectively; a brief take of "Puff the Magic Dragon"; and three other songs with David Byrne as a guest singer (two takes of "Let the Mystery Be", one of which was released as a B-side to "Few and Far Between" and on Campfire Songs: The Popular, Obscure and Unknown Recordings of 10,000 Maniacs; Dolly Parton's "Jolene"; and "Dallas").