DAVID BYRNE : UNPLUGGED + MORE

1. The Cowboy Mambo

2. (Nothing But) Flowers

3. Buck Naked

4. The Future

5. Gypsy Woman

6. Girls on my Mind

7. Wall of Death

8. Road to Nowhere

9. Rockin' in the Free World

10. Psycho Killer

11. Something Ain't Right

12. Man Without Name

13. Greenback Dollar

14. A Walk in the Dark

15. Girls on my Mind

16. Tiny Town

17. Dirty old Town

18. Who Were you Thinking of

19. (Nothing But) Flowers

20. Buck Naked

21. Dallas (10.000 Maniacs)

Label : Kiss The Stone

Time : 78:18

Venues : Fashion Center, San Francisco, California, USA + NDR Studio, Hamburg, Germany

Recording Date : December 13, 1992 + May 3, 1992

Quality : Soundboard recording (A+)

Review : This revamping of a previous bootleg (eight additional songs), called "David Byrne Unplugged", has remarkably good sound quality due to a direct recording from the sound board and a mild-mannered audience at the small venue in which it was recorded. It does an excellent job of demonstrating the intimacy that he generates in a small, live setting. This one, recorded between the release of "Uh-Oh" and his eponymously titled album, includes some raw moments where mistakes reveal his naturalism as a performer. Complete with solo work and material from his days with Talking Heads, Unplugged + More also features Byrne's habit of throwing in surprising covers during concerts : Neil Young's "Rockin' in the Free World", Richard Thompson's "Wall of Death" and Prince's "The Future." Tracks 1- 10 were recorded in San Francisco, while tracks 11-20 come from the European tour in Hamburg. Track 21 is a recording from 10.000 Maniacs (New York 1983) for MTV's Unplugged series, with David Byrne as guest appearance. An essential bootleg for fans.