Eric Wagner's distinctive drawl bellows over the acoustics of this fascinating record. Trouble being one of the only heavy metal bands capable of transforming their tracks into an acoustic set. The masters of doom metal still create skies of grey, but 'Flowers', 'The Misery Shows' and 'Rain' are given a new lease of life here, and their version of The Yardbirds 'Heartful Of Soul' is just tremendous. R.I.P. Trouble, and for those who've never experienced the band, it's fair to say that their quality and importance to the genre is monolithic. Zeppelin and Sabbath may have started it, but imagine a brooding mix of both of these leviathans and then you may have an idea of just how great Trouble are...in any style they choose to emit their stormy rock 'n' roll. 'Unplugged' is just the tip of their black iceberg of doom.
7.5/10
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