KORN UNPLUGGED MTV WINDOWS
With the handwritten lyrics to several Korn tracks adorning the windows of MTV's Times Square studios and a dimly lit background that depicted a rather foreboding forest, Davis — along with guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer and bassist Reginald "Fieldy Snuts" Arvizu — inspected the stage just minutes before an audience of more than 50 Korn fans was ushered in. The dreadlocked former Oingo Boingo keyboardist had collaborated previously with Korn frontman Jonathan Davis on the songs and score for the 2002 film "Queen of the Damned." For this particular performance, Korn called upon musical director Richard Gibbs to guide them through their 15-song set.
KORN UNPLUGGED MTV TV
"MTV Unplugged: Korn" — which will be released on CD February 20 and air online February 10 and on TV February 17 — was the first taping of the revived program since 2005's "Alicia Keys: Unplugged" special (see "Alicia Keys Taps Mos Def, Common For 'Inspired' 'Unplugged' "), and it was the first of several others in the works. So how would tracks like "Got the Life," "Blind" and "Freak on a Leash" sound unplugged? Well, different, of course — but no less ominous, passionate or intimidating. This is a band that doesn't rock sitting down. This is a band whose members scream through entire live sets with such force that they can be heard over the 120 decibels they're known for pumping out onstage. Let's face it: Korn — who helped give birth to an entire genre of aggressive, hip-hop-imbued rock during the mid-1990s and have become renowned for delivering one of the most intense and brutal live shows around — and the word "acoustic" have never appeared in the same sentence until, well, right now. NEW YORK — Walking away from Saturday's taping of "MTV Unplugged: Korn," one couldn't help but reflect on the fact that this band actually pulled it off. Drummer David Silviera, absent from taping, is on hiatus from band show to air in February.
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