Good acoustic songs

[Guest justsoyouknow]

Does anybody out there know of any good acoustic songs? I've got the basics going, but really, my friends are no help, since the only bands they can think of that have acoustic elements are Dashboard Confessional, Dave Matthews Band, and Tenacious D (I mark for the D). Any help on this one, oh smusic (smart music) people?

[Guest Flyboy]

"You're Crazy" -- Guns N' Roses

"Patience" -- Guns N' Roses

[Guest y2jailbait]

Incubus- I Miss You

 

Very very mellow and a great love song

[Guest Agent of Oblivion]

Pantera's Suicide Note part one and Acid Bath's Scream of the Butterfly come to mind instantly as far as heavier stuff goes. For classic rock, gotta go with Babe I'm Gonna Leave You, from Zeppelin's first album. The intro to La Villa Strangiato by Rush is wicked as well, The Trees by Rush is pretty cheesy, but has some good acoustic work. Alex Lifeson is the epittamy of an underrated guitarist. Check out the Hendrix: Blues album for some AWESOME acoustic work, too.

[Guest CoreyLazarus416]

Ummm...Nevermore's "Believe In Nothing" is about 3/4 acoustic...

 

Just go find a Days Of The New song. I believe they're all acoustic.

[Guest Edwin MacPhisto]

Uh...instead of finding metal groups occasionally doing acoustic songs, listen to Elliott Smith or Matt Pond PA.

[Guest Kinetic]

I'd suggest Leonard Cohen if I thought any of you would like him.

[Guest pearljamfan]

Elderly Woman Behind the Counter In A Small Town by who else.. Pearl Jam

[Guest Incandenza]

Lou Reed's "Baton Rouge." Reed's output has been mindnumbingly erratic over the last decade, but this song, a haunting number about divorce from his 2000 album, Ecstasy, shows why he still deserves the genius label, even if a third of that record--as well as the majority of his Set the Twilight Reeling disc--makes you wander why he just doesn't retire.

[Guest Sebastian_the_Bastard]

Pedro the Lion is good acoustic music.

Get Up Kids are good and mostly acoustic (especialy the new CD, On a Wire

The New Amsterdams are good (Matt Pryor, from GUK, is in the band)

 

"Change" - Good Charlotte My favorite GC song

"What Went Wrong?" - Blink182 One of the best Blink182 songs ever

 

 

Hope that helped some....,

Sebastian the Bastard

[Guest La Parka Es Mi Papa]

Anything from Eric Clapton's unplugged album is gold. Get it. Also, Nirvana's The Man Who Sold The World and Where Did You Sleep Last Night are both great acoustic songs.

[Guest HHH's 'Roid Needle]

Tons of Sublime shit: Poolshark, Boss DJ, Mary, Don't Push, Saw Red, Rivers Of Babylon, Little District, Marley Medley, just to name a few.

ALSO, if you're looking just for good acoustic shit, download some acoustic shows of a band called "Bargain Music", at www.bargainmusicbitch.com, I reccomend "KT's Birthday Party" and Lava Lounge Acoustic. One of the best singers you'll ever hear. Covers some Ween occasionally, damn fine stuff.

[Guest Snappy Nappy Dugout]

Foo Fighters-Everlong(Make sure you put Acoustic Version). The only song I Like by Foo Fighters. This was actually my wedding song.

 

Cold-No One(Acoustic Version)

 

Boys In The Hood(Forgot the band who made it).

 

Violent Femms-Blister In The Sun, Add It Up, and Gone Daddy Gone.

[Guest DrainYou42]

Alice in Chains Unplugged album is quite good, as is Neil Young's.

[Guest evenflowDDT]

I downloaded an acoustic studio version of Marilyn Manson's "Coma White" that was simple, but passable. Dave Matthews does a lot of acoustic stuff as well, and don't quote me on this but I believe Everyday was his first release that used mainly electric guitar instead of acoustic.

[Guest evenflowDDT]

Oh yea, also, if you're into bootleg collecting, there's a yearly concert called the Bridge School Benefit Concert, which is acoustic only. Established by Neil Young, the concert brings in all types of rock/alternative artists, from Foo Fighters to Pearl Jam to Beck to Red Hot Chili Peppers to The Who, and of course many more that I can't remember (don't forget Neil himself!).

[Guest Cerebus The Aardvark]

Elliott Smith is really good. Check out just about any of his stuff, as it's generally all acoustic, and all good.

 

And Cohen is God. Songs rules the Earth.

 

Therapy? has some excellent acoustic versions of several of their songs, particularly "Misery", "Screamager", and "30 Seconds".

 

Check 'em out.

[Guest JAxlMorrison]

Off the top of my head

 

 

Guns N Roses "Patience"

Guns N Roses "One In A Million"

 

Led Zeppelin "Tangerine"

Led Zeppelin "That's The Way"

Led Zeppelin "Going To California"

 

Eric Clapton "Tears In Heaven"

[Guest NakedChaos]

There's also a good hidden track on Staind's dysfunction, around 17 minutes into the final track. I've only seen it titled "Excess Baggage (Hidden Track)".

[Guest Crizag]

Basically anything by Ben Harper

-Burn One Down

-The Drugs Dont Work (live version)

-Oppresion

Sweeeeet

[Guest BifEverchad]

Acoustic songs are the shit. The best place to get most of them are obviously the internet. I'd suggest some of my favorites:

 

"Killer Cars" - Radiohead

"Disarm" - The Smashing Pumpkins

"Santa Monica" - Everclear

"Everlong" - Foo Fighters

"Shiver" - Coldplay

"Wild Horses" - Bush

"Talk Tonight" - Oasis

"One" - Creed

"Round Here" - Counting Crows

"Everyday" - Dave Matthews Band

"Ants Marching" - Dave Matthews Band

"The Space Between" - Dave Matthews Band

"Demons" - Guster

"Sunburn" - Fuel

 

etc, etc, etc.....Acoustic songs RULE.

[Guest redbaron51]

Eric Clapton: Tears from Heaven

[Guest EricMM]

Led Zepplin "Baby I'm Gonna Leave You"