AOL Music Sessions

I think it can be said that Mtv doesn't really have a pull on music like they used to have. When you think of new music now, you think of Ipods, Itunes, torrents, and online sessions. No longer does Mtv celebrate the music that is not only new, but unique. More specifically, Mtv Unplugged has truly lost what it once had. I can remember when a new episode of Unplugged was going to be shown, I would be glued to the television. Sessions like Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Clapton, Dylan, REM, 10,000 Maniacs, Neil Young and many others of the earlier shows redefined not only how music is viewed, but how the artists were truly gifted, talented, and could do more than just an album version of a record. The stripped-to-the-core Unplugged versions were works of art on their own.

Mtv has lost this magic I think, but I think that there is another company that has picked it up. AOL seems to realize what type of music is out there and also realizes how important it is to get it out to the masses. The AOL sessions have been quite unique in that they are broadcast online, rather than on television. I believe the only session to be shown on TV was the Coldplay session. Now, if Mtv is in with AOL, then the first part of this post can be deleted and commented on as me being misinformed, but I don't feel like doing a bunch of research.

I want to show you some videos. The AOL sessions have grasped on to what Mtv Unplugged no longer has; bands that are artistic, different, unique, and can play some great music. (Though you may not like every artist they have on there...) The following videos are of Bright Eyes, Coldplay, Pearl Jam, The Fray, & Keane...











If you want to check out more, click here for a YouTube search, or go to AOL Sessions to check out some new stuff.