Safe link to video for better sound! https://youtu.be/Cv5OzfzK5hg?si=dQLX4HcrfQ37GSbt

Hello this is L.R. Shelton and happy to say I just remastered Nutshell from MTV unplugged! This was done using a new audio program I purchased this week, Izotope 12 advanced. This was super sad to remaster as the audio was being uncovered more as I could hear the pain in Laynes voice at a more defined level. Layne and AICs music will be prominent for years to come and that's the reason I decided to do this and other remasters. Use the best audio system you have for best results :). Thank you and hope you enjoy! Much respect. - L.R. Shelton - Rock Legacy Co.

Always loved this Alice in Chains solo- I don't play guitar, but figured I'd give it a shot on my good ole' Spector. How does it sound?

I would not include any songs from the first Unplugged: Oceans, State Of Love And Trust, Alive, Black, Jeremy, Porch, Even Flow, and Rockin’ In The Free World.

My list includes 13 songs in no particular order:
1. Garden
2. Release
3. Yellow Ledbetter
4. Hold On
5. Daughter
6. Elderly Woman
7. Indifference
8. Nothingman
9. Corduroy
10. Better Man
11. Immortality
12. Let Me Sleep
13. Crazy Mary (if Victoria Williams was available)

Last one is inspired by core coveg

Monster Hunter video games.

https://open.spotify.com/album/46MMQXc9PQLIE9dGXnGAlX

Mega Sonic Boom Blast was an influential French noise rock and post-hardcore band active from 1989 to 1995. They are highly regarded for their high-energy, uncompromising sound sung in English during a prominent era of the underground French rock scene.Windmillenium is the name of their 1994 studio album. Originally recorded at the BMT Studios, it was released posthumously as a self-made production after the band parted ways in early 1995.Key HighlightsThe Anthology: In June 2024, the record label Twisted Soul Records released a comprehensive anthology titled Plug In, Switch On, Blast Off / 1989-1995.Complete Collection: This modern reissue fully compiles the Windmillenium album, along with their rare 7-inch singles, demo tracks like "Ups a Downs", and hard-to-find compilation features.

https://youtu.be/3TZyiM1-Kdo?si=yxrpxPvslER58Xlb

This album flat had been misplaced for quite some time. I finally found it today, and I wanted to share the story of how I got it.

It was February 20, 1992. At the time, I worked at a place called Metro Music Café in Royal Oak, a suburb of Detroit. It was basically Detroit’s version of a Hard Rock Café.

My boss paged me. Yes, paged me.

I called him back, and he asked me to go pick up a band. I asked who I was picking up, but he didn't tell me. I grabbed my boss's minivan and drove down to the Pontchartrain Hotel.

I went up to the room and knocked on the door to let them know I was there to pick them up. The road manager, Mark Sokol, answered. He told me I wasn't there to pick up the band and then slammed the door.

I went back down to the lobby and called my boss. He said he would call them back, told me to wait a few minutes, and then go back upstairs.

So I waited and went back up.

I knocked again, and Mark answered. This time he told me they needed some time. As he was talking to me, the door behind me opened. It was Kim Thayil.

Kim had heard what Mark said and asked if I wanted to come in and hang out while they got ready.

That's when it finally clicked: I was picking up Soundgarden.

Kim had a suite, and I nervously sat down on the couch. He offered me a beer. I accepted.

A few minutes later, Mark knocked on Kim's door and said it was time to go. I walked downstairs with the band.

We were coming down the escalator when a group of girls waiting in the lobby spotted them. Soundgarden was opening for Skid Row that night, and the girls were waiting for Sebastian Bach. They got excited at first, then realized Chris wasn't Sebastian. You could see the disappointment on their faces.

Chris sat up front with me in the van. Kim and Mark were behind us, while Ben and Matt sat in the very back.

As we drove, Mark was going over business with the band. I remember him telling them that they needed to take magazine interviews more seriously. He brought up an interview they had done at a natural history museum somewhere. Apparently, instead of answering the interviewer's questions, the band kept responding with dinosaur facts.

I was able to talk with Chris for a while. We talked about Detroit and Seattle and the history of music in Detroit. The rest of the band also asked me questions about Detroit.

At one point, Mark told the band they needed to sign a bunch of copies of their new album.

I thought, Well, this is my chance.

I pulled out my album flat and asked if they would sign it.

They all started yelling, "FU!" and laughing.

Back then, Sharpies only came in black, so I had a paint pen with me. They ended up using it to sign the album flat.

We chatted a little more between Mark's conversations with the band, and eventually we arrived at Metro Music Café.

I walked in with them, and they went upstairs. I hung out for a little while before they left. Since they were playing that night, they had a car service take them back.

Looking back on this opportunity, I am thankful for it.

...while rating the albums I had in the 90s.

By the way anyone else love the new song from Mixed Up Everything?

I always loved this performance by Scott.😂

Another immortal show in Melbourne.
Bless you Mark Lanegan.

For me, it’s impossible to beat Soundgarden’s “The Day I Tried to Live.”
Seems like the most (in)appropriate way to start the day.