Next, the band launched into "Here To Stay," a track Korn had wanted to give the acoustic treatment but ended up axing from the set list during rehearsals.
He walked over to Munky, whispered into the guitarist's ear, and they both nodded in agreement. With time to kill, Fieldy wanted to keep playing. Just then, Davis was pulled offstage, leaving the audience, the band and the cameras idle, wondering what had happened — no explanation was ever offered. "This is pretty incredible," Davis reflected, following a healthy round of applause. Munky, who you could tell just didn't feel right sitting down during the entire taping, strummed his guitar like a virtuoso, making each note sound as unique as the performance itself. Fieldy, straddling his chair, held his acoustic bass upright with the body of the instrument resting between his legs, as he normally would during a plugged-in set. The fans in the audience were similarly restrained, headbanging in their seats as though in slow motion, as they mouthed his words back at him. A bleak tune, you could tell Davis had to restrain himself like he never had before — his eyes closed, he bopped around in his chair wildly, faintly singing the song's lyrics into his microphone, his thin dreads whipping through the air around his head. Korn started off the night with "Thoughtless," from 2002's Untouchables. But a statement issued Wednesday (December 13) by the band's publicist stated that "it's been decided that Silveria will be taking a temporary hiatus from Korn," and quoted the drummer as saying, "I just need a break for right now." "He's sick." And nothing more was said of the drummer's absence. "He's taking a little break," Fieldy responded. Later, there'd be two special guests joining Korn for this acoustic set — but, as one audience member wondered aloud when the band took their places, "Where's David ?" Toward the end of the taping, six Japanese taiko drummers were summoned to strengthen the band's rendition of "Throw Me Away."Īdditionally, Korn were joined by touring guitarist Rob Patterson (who donned a white half-mask), backup vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Kalen Chase (wearing a rabbit mask), keyboardist Zac Baird (who wore a horse mask) and percussionist Michael Jochum (sporting a pig mask). A dozen classically trained musicians — all dressed in black and wearing black masks — shared the stage with these hard rockers, playing instruments common (cellos, trombones), uncommon (saws, cimbassos) and rare (the Benjamin Franklin-invented glass harmonica). Like most "Unplugged" performances, Korn's featured a diverse array of instrumentalists and instrumentation.
KORN UNPLUGGED TAIKO DRUMS 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 TAIKO DRUMS 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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