ONTD Original: Public radio live music performances

[irajaxon]

Ah yes, that mandatory stop on the album promo tour: the public radio station. Whether you’re a big act or an indie up-and-comer, this is a time-honored tradition for all musicians. Before the algorithms and Discover Weekly playlists, public radio was your best chance to find some off-Billboard (and sometimes off-off-Billboard) new music or hear

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[therearewords]

The RETRO of it all!

[beysactingcoach]

Charles Bradley’s rendition of “Changes” is the probably the best, the most perfect live performance I’ve ever heard, no questions will be taken.

His mother had passed around the time he covered the song and you feel every inch of that pain and heartbreak. I watch and listen every time I need a good cry, that performance is feel it in your bones to the soul good.

[curdlesnoots]

Radiohead - In Rainbows, From the Basement. April 2008. Recorded at The Hospital Club, London. Even if you don’t like them, the musicianship is something else.

[peddlestools]

[amalgamade]

Mariah Carey’s MTV Unplugged for me. I even find myself doing the live adlibs/arrangements when singing along to the album versions of songs lol

[irajaxon]

i'm thinking of doing a best of unpluggeds next!

[williammiller]

I hope Shakira makes the list!