MTV Unplugged 2.0

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This article is about the album by Dashboard Confessional. For the album by Lauryn Hill, see MTV Unplugged No. 2.0.
MTV Unplugged 2.0
acoustic rock
Length52:28
LabelVagrant
ProducerMike Fisher, Alex Coletti
Dashboard Confessional chronology
The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most
(2001) 		MTV Unplugged 2.0
(2002) 		A Mark, a Mission, a Brand, a Scar
(2003)
Singles from MTV Unplugged 2.0
  1. "Screaming Infidelities"
    Released: 2002

MTV Unplugged 2.0 is a live album released by American

CD/DVD package is the band's first live album. The band is also the first non-Platinum selling artist to be on MTV Unplugged. "Screaming Infidelities" was released as a single.[1]

Songs

The songs featured on this album are slightly changed and are more up-beat versions of the songs from Dashboard Confessional's previous albums,

So Impossible EP
.

This is the first time Dashboard Confessional performs the tracks "Remember to Breathe", "The Sharp Hint of New Tears, "So Impossible", "Turpentine Chaser", "Living in Your Letters", "For You to Notice" and "Hands Down" as a full band unlike the ones on their original albums which featured only Chris Carrabba, who is sometimes accompanied by John Lefler.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [2]
Blender[3]
Drowned in Sound[4]
Entertainment WeeklyB+ [5]
NME7/10 [6]
Rolling Stone [7]
Spin8/10 [8]

MTV Unplugged 2.0 sold 34,000 copies in its first week, and 149,000 copies by August 2003.

Top Heatseekers chart and the Top Independent Albums chart. The album peaked at #111 on the Billboard 200
.

Track listing

All songs written by Chris Carrabba.[10]

  1. "The Swiss Army Romance" – 3:08
  2. "The Best Deceptions" – 4:31
  3. "Remember to Breathe" – 3:48
  4. "The Good Fight" – 2:30
  5. "The Sharp Hint of New Tears" – 2:54
  6. "So Impossible" – 3:03
  7. "The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most" – 3:11
  8. "Turpentine Chaser" – 3:46
  9. "Living in Your Letters" – 4:31
  10. "For You to Notice" – 4:53
  11. "The Brilliant Dance" – 3:18
  12. "Screaming Infidelities" – 3:44
  13. "Saints and Sailors" – 2:33
  14. "Again I Go Unnoticed" – 2:43
  15. "Hands Down" – 3:56

Personnel

Personnel per booklet.[10]

Dashboard Confessional

  • Chris Carrabba – vocals, guitar
  • Johnny Lefler – guitar, piano
  • Dan Bonebrake – bass
  • Mike Marsh – drums

DVD credits

  • Alex Coletti – producer, surround sound mixing
  • Adam Blackburn – recording
  • John Harris – mixing
  • Max Feldman – mixing
  • Chris Shaw – remixing

CD credits

  • Chris Shaw – mixing
  • Steve Sisco – assistant
  • Alex Coletti – additional production
  • Scott Gries – photography
  • Keath Moon – design

Chart performance

Chart Peak
position
US
Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[11]
 1
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[12] 1
US Billboard 200[13] 111

References

  1. ^ Screaming Infidelities (Sleeve). Dashboard Confessional. Vagrant Records. 2002. VR0004-3P.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ Pareles, Jon. "Dashboard Confessional MTV Unplugged". Blender. Archived from the original on April 5, 2004. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  4. ^ White, Peter (2003). "MTV Unplugged - Dashboard Confessional". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on July 5, 2003. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  5. ^ Caramanica, Jon (2003-01-10). "MTV Unplugged v2.0 Review". Entertainment Weekly. p. 70. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
  6. ^ NME review
  7. ^ Rolling Stone review
  8. ^ Spin review
  9. ^ D'Angelo, Joe (August 22, 2003). "Dashboard Confessional Touring Again — Just In Time". MTV. Viacom. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  10. ^ a b MTV Unplugged 2.0 (booklet). Dashboard Confessional. Vagrant Records. 2002. 493 692-0.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ^ "Dashboard Confessional Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.
  12. ^ "Dashboard Confessional Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
  13. ^ "Dashboard Confessional Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.

External links

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