Overview
The season premiere of ""MTV Unplugged"" features performances by British rockers Squeeze, solo artist Syd Straw, and Elliot Easton from The Cars. Musical highlights include Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford of Squeeze performing a rendition of their classic hit ""Pulling Mussels From The Shell,"" as well as a song from their new album Frank, ""She Doesn't Have To Shave."" The show is hosted by singer/songwriter Jules Shear. (The first episode of the season is an encore presentation of the pilot which aired November 26, 1989.) An excerpt from the MTV Unplugged book...""October 1989....Our coming-out party almost didn't come off at all. For rehearsals, Chris Difford and Glen Tilbrook of Squeeze showed up with electric guitars. We thought the title of the show said it all, but it turned out we needed to be a little more explicit in our instructions: Unplugged wasn't exactly part of the American vernacular at this point. But after we scrambled around town for a pair of acoustic guitars, the two w
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1 - 1Squeeze with Syd Straw and Elliot Easton November 26, 1989 -
1 - 2The Smithereens and Graham Parker January 28, 1990 -
1 - 310,000 Maniacs with Michael Penn February 04, 1990
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1 - 4The Alarm with Nuclear Valdez February 11, 1990
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1 - 5Joe Walsh and Dr. John February 18, 1990
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1 - 6Stevie Ray Vaughan with Joe Satriani March 04, 1990
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1 - 7Michelle Shocked with Indigo Girls March 11, 1990
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1 - 8Sinead O'Connor with The Church March 18, 1990 -
1 - 9Don Henley April 22, 1990
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1 - 10Great White with Damn Yankees May 06, 1990
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1 - 11Crowded House with Tim Finn May 13, 1990 -
1 - 12Hall and Oates June 05, 1990 -
1 - 13Elton John August 05, 1990 -
1 - 14Aerosmith September 20, 1990 -
1 - 15Crosby, Stills & Nash September 30, 1990
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1 - 16Ratt with Vixen October 07, 1990
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1 - 17The Black Crowes with Tesla December 02, 1990
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1 - 18The Allman Brothers Band December 09, 1990 -
1 - 19Poison December 13, 1990