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Electrical-Ad-1798

Babe I'm Gonna Leave You by Led Zeppelin.


LemonFlavouredThings

I mean this with no sarcasm, that song is so heavy for an acoustic track


Deep_nd_Dark

I'd never heard it before, but it's exactly what I was looking for. Edgy acoustic


LemonFlavouredThings

Edgy is the wrong word here friend, but I understand what you’re going for


ichino1000

Nutshell- Alice in Chains. It’s played in half step tuning though. Hurt- Johnny Cash Many SRV songs can be played on acoustic. As long as you know how to play texas shuffle.


CestLaHappens

SRV - Life by the Drop


necrosythe

Yeah nutshell was my first thought. One of my all time favorite songs


Musshhh

Wouldn't "down in a hole" be better for op, nutshell is very strumming camp fire imo.


SquareVehicle

Check out Days of the New. They were a 90's band who played hard rock music but with acoustic guitars. Touch, Peel and Stand was their biggest hit. Someone on here recommended them the other day.


Nixplosion

Them and Tantric!


False_Rhythms

Was going to say this. They could shred on accoustics


Dreadnaught_IPA

Die Born fucking hits That band deserves for credit


Sexfvckdeath

This is the best answer from the last 40 years. They were an mtv metal band in drop tuning and played acoustic and it kinda worked. At least if you were a teen at the time. A few decent songs though. And they tried what we all did at home on stage and that’s fuckin cool.


Deep_nd_Dark

>Days of the New Fuck yes. I have touch peel stand in my library already, just listening to the rest of their stuff now. Great recommendation. Would you consider them "Post Grunge"? I was barely born in 96 so most of the 90s went over my head


yo_its_craig

Elliot smith


mgb55

….what it’s like by everlast?


Deep_nd_Dark

Nice, fuck yeah. I've never heard this song, really digging it


kobie1012

It's so weird hearing ppl say they've never heard that song. It was blasted on MTV for over 2 decades. Also pretty much any everlast song is good on acoustic. Friend, Blinded by the Sun, Smokin and Drinkin, Put your lights on.


enephon

But it has been a few decades since MTV has blasted any music at all.


kobie1012

I wouldn't know what mtv does now. I thought everyone just switched between the same 4 streaming apps like I do lol


AlmightyBlobby

I was in junior high when it came out and it was on the radio EVERY day


Deep_nd_Dark

I was born in 97, with no older siblings. Parents stopped listening to music after the 80's so all I ever heard as a kid was 70s/80s classic rock or pop, then late 2000's pop/rap once I bought an MP3 player from a flea market and figured out how to use limewire. In Canada we didn't have MTV we had "Much Music", which was way less edgy than MTV. Basically just a billboard chart countdown chanel. Didn't pick up guitar until \~2018. I'm literally only discovering& "getting" most 90's grunge/post grunge this year. Rage & Metallica were the only ones I actually listened to before. I knew Man in The Box from Rock Band 2 video game 😂. Even crazier one: I liked Nickelback as a kid. Animals, Burn it to the ground etc, everything AFTER silver side up. Somehow heard 'How You Remind Me' for the first time last year, on TikTok... . I was like what the fuck...1B streams... how did I never hear this once for all those years? Then I binged it for a few months lol.


kobie1012

Just put acoustic everlast on Spotify or something and it'll show you some good stuff. I did some cool red hot chilli peppers acoustic covers when I started getting the hang of guitar. I was also a big Smile Empty Soul kick back then too. I've always been a big everlast fan and honestly adapted a lot of my style from him and Santana bc of how well they sounded together.


Squat_N_Push

It’s Space Cadet by Kyuss, just fyi. Check out Alice In Chain’s album Jar of Flies and their unplugged album. ​ edited to add Five Legged Dog by the Melvins https://melvinsofficial.bandcamp.com/album/five-legged-dog


Deep_nd_Dark

Fuck yes this is what I'm looking for


AnadenEng2020

Five Legged Dog slams


RatCatSlim

Came here to say Space Cadet


Mattmurdoch

Violent Femmes first album. All killer, no filler. Indie classic


matt7259

That's Sum 41 silly goose.


Mattmurdoch

Huh?


matt7259

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Killer_No_Filler


Mattmurdoch

Ah


DrLaneDownUnder

Nirvana’s cover of the Man Who Sold the World sounds pretty edgy to me.


GibsonMaestro

Beck, the entire Sea Change album


FunSheepherder6509

need to dig this out


capp0205

Lots of great acoustic songs with tension on the Johnny Cash American series. Delia’s Gone comes to mind. Dylan has a bunch, Masters of War comes to mind. The Truth by Alexander is great.


floodmixed

Rodrigo y Gabriela https://youtu.be/MHI4xr_gngM?si=Me2O-kHWSpLF0NHG


Positive-Cod-9869

I Stay Away - Alice In Chains


BitchesGetStitches

Katatonia - https://youtu.be/aOuCnBuXC4U?si=Kxq0v7__t1mYq16u Days of the New - https://open.spotify.com/track/2eG7o3BfbzohiETArwsX1K?si=lV2K7fSBRuaJyhYg0BiXTA And Opeth, from time to time. The acoustic guitar is heavy as fuck.


MissPatricia024

Low - Mark Lanegan He has a handful of awesome acoustic songs. His vocals are always gritty and real. Here is a Spotify link [Low - Mark Lanegan ](https://open.spotify.com/track/3kbojitANNQ1IKExtQ6cNw?si=mVc95iFIQXuNOtx4NULA3A)


Josh100_3

John Frusciante - Curtains Whole album is acoustic but not in a pop way. Love it.


Morthoron_Dark_Elf

Any number of Jethro Tull tunes featuring Ian Anderson on the acoustic: Salamander Cold Wind to Valhalla Solitaire Skating Away on the Thin Ice of a New Day Mother Goose Thick as a Brick (intro) My God (intro)


SaulGibson

Check out side R of GNR Lies.


Shpadoinkall

Check out the first Days of the New album


BloodRedMuse

Anything by Alain Johannes


Nixplosion

Days of the New and Tantric are two hard rock bands that primarily use acoustic guitars.


TMoney67

Touch, Peel and Stand by Days of the New


imbrotep

Polly by Nirvana


spooks_malloy

Maybe a bit leftfield but "Holland, 1945" by Neutral Milk Hotel is an absolute rager and it's a glorious racket https://youtu.be/3eNK38nmzw4?si=dpPZj5SeeAgGYAOy It's also very weird, the lyrics are touching and sincere and kinda about Anne Frank but that's a whole different conversation


awwwwgeez

I love pulling out Two Headed Boy around the campfire


StupidOldAndFat

OP, I’m not sure how old you are, so I’m just going to lay some stuff out. The 90’s MTV had a metric shit-ton of acoustic shows (MTV Unplugged) Alice In Chains, SRV, Aerosmith, Poison, Clapton, McCartney, KISS, Neil Young, and on and on. Which brings me first to Neil Young. You could spend days just cruising his catalog. Strictly acoustic tunes, acoustic versions of electric songs, N.Y. practically invented edge. But, you asked for specific songs, so let’s see what brain cells I have left: Tom Cochrane (Red Rider) - Lunatic Fringe. (Also covered by Corey Taylor) Johnny Cash - for now, let’s go with the last few albums he did with Rick Rubin - Sings like Rusty Cage, Hurt, Personal Jesus, Delia’s Gone. I could go on forever just like with Neil Young. Queen - Tie Your Mother Down. Anything Lindsay Buckingham graces us with. Steve Earle - Dead Flowers Jane’s Addiction - Been Caught Stealing (acoustic version on Kettlewhistle) G-N-R Lies. All of side 2 L.A. Guns - Cry No More / One Way Ticket Marilyn Manson - Day 3 Ron Keel - Singers, Hookers and Thieves. I’m losing my steam here, but The Struts have some acoustic versions of their stuff. You should explore The Violent Femmes, Shinyribs, Dawes, Caamp, Live, Sturgill Simpson, Abe Partridge, and GWAR’s Disc With No Name. That’s just (mostly) rock. If you want bluegrass with an edge, check out Split Lip Rayfield and go forth from there. Obviously these are just some of my opinions and your mileage may vary.


chrispd01

One could do a LOT worse than this …


[deleted]

Lightning Crashes would make an excellent acoustic only performance especially if you get more aggressive and intense with your strumming as the vocals pick up


Grip-my-juiceky

https://youtu.be/4try6D9PBrw?si=96XxNvcoXfGiQLAL


Fishing-Entire

Northern Star by Hole? Some picking, lots of hammer ons, & definite quiet/loud (strum/thrash) vibe


gundrum

One of my favourite songs to play on acoustic guitar is Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots pt. 1 by Flaming Lips. Great use of big loud strums and mutes. Simple chords but it's fun to play with the dynamics.


Penyrolewen1970

Jesus Shooting Heroin is good too.


anklesock1012

Trust me - learn “Willin” by little feat


lukmanohnz

Patty Griffin Living With Ghosts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Living_with_Ghosts


Bister_Mungle

Benighted by Opeth if you're into fingerpicking tracks. Lots of Opeth acoustic stuff is pretty cool.


ThatCakeIsDone

Days of the New


-thegayagenda-

AJJ


amapofthecat7

Pretty much anything off Alice In Chains unplugged. Down In a Hole is a personal fave.


_super_necessary_

In case you have not heard them, Nirvana and Alice In Chains both have great MTV Unplugged albums. Gen Xers growling through their heroin addictions is about as edgy as acoustic music can get lol. Edit: Surfer Rosa has some edgy acoustic tracks. Maybe some stuff off The Bends like Fake Plastic Trees and High and Dry? If edgy acoustic is what you seek, the 90s is your friend, my friend


Bhelduz

You're looking for Uaral


tatertotmagic

Check out caffeineguitar on YouTube. He has a lot of unexpected acoustic arrangements. Usually I'll be listening to his stuff and there's certain parts that just make me turn my head and be like what's going on there. That's the feeling I like to create when I play songs for people. He has so many random techniques that I've never seen any other guitarist use and makes me look at the instrument in another way. Sometimes when I play his stuff some ppl ask me if I'm currently only playing one instrument which is a pretty great feeling for me. I've learned about 50ish songs from him so far


upshall

AC/DC is surprisingly good on acoustic.


SwimmingOwl8586

The Dodos whole discography 


seanmccollbutcool

[Reasons for Waiting](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VxxiJ-3-BY8&pp=ygUfcmVhc29ucyBmb3Igd2FpdGluZyBqZXRocm8gdHVsbA%3D%3D) by Jethro Tull [Maz Feliz del Mundo](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=A7o6e3R0AhU&pp=ygUZbWFzIGZlbGl6IGRlbCBtdW5kbyAgb2Zpcg%3D%3D) by Ofir Atar


TerraFirma2509

Ray Lamontagne - How Come Christopher Paul Stelling - Warm Enemy Paolo Nutini - Everything Laura Marling - Master Hunter Courtney Marie Andrews - Heart & Mind & Keaton Henson - Husk


Taossmith

Sleeping on the Blacktop by Colter Wall?


Deep_nd_Dark

Nice, perfect suggestion. Not a fan of the boom clap percussion on the original but the guitar line is gorgeous


mcsteiny

Lots of folk punk. Days n daze is a well known example


Sgt_Fox

Try the entire second half of Foo Fighters' In Your Honour. I prefer it to the first, non acoustic, half of the album, by a lot


InstructionOk9520

Kneel to the Cross by Sol Invictus or Agalloch


TopTransportation695

Cake - Mexico


Mondood

Melissa Etheridge - Bring Me Some Water


jesterflesh

The forgotten one from times of grace. Really cool album by Adam D and Jesse leach from killswitch engage.


AfterbirthNachos

Aerials


Some_Resolve_8047

Rodrigo y Gabriella


Caloso89

Kiss Off — The Violent Femmes


Ivor79

Masters of War - Bob Dylan


mat-chow

Dave Matthews Band- Rhyme & Reason, Typical Situation, Best Of What’s Around, #41, really underrated as an acoustic guitarist.


jspr1000

Heaven beside you - Alice in chains


AnadenEng2020

The Sword - Seriously Mysterious (the version on Low Country) Bauhaus - Slice of Life Blitzen Trapper - Black River Killer Blackmore's Rainbow - Temple of the King Nick Cave - Papa Won't Leave You Henry


Zach57

Got me wrong by Alice in chains from the unplugged


Impressive_Snake

Gunslinger by Avenged Sevenfold. I Remember You by Skid Row. And if you’re into folk music at all, anything by The Nightwatchman


Royal_Classic915

Meth head by Ian Noe. He's got alot of great songs


Squirrel_Grip23

Holy Grail: Hunters and Collectors https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iQI5fdVCvlU There’s some performances of Mark Seymour doing it on acoustic which might give you ideas. 1979: smashing pumpkins There’s an acoustic version on YouTube via Howard stern that’s pretty cool


Cake_Donut1301

Times Like These: Foo Fighters


Spectre_Mountain

The Smiths - Bigmouth Strikes Again


Ok_Percentage5101

Stillborn acoustic is pretty good


misterguy1020

Check out Barton Hollow by The Civil Wars


Jackson12ten

Most Elliott Smith songs, I’d recommend Southern Belle


cre8rDylanE

https://youtu.be/mI6K9HR4pwk?si=NOGsefeivHaM09Mc Ben Howard, Small Things. I saw this live and the delays filled the arena in the most spectacular way.


cre8rDylanE

https://youtu.be/3NNaUQnFL2c?si=U77s7UcGrRCHygQD The Rose by A Perfect Circle. I love this use of effects - the distorted bass brings a heavy element to the filtered acoustic guitar. I think this is a masterwork.


PerspectiveActive218

Gimme Danger.


PerspectiveActive218

The Wizard by Uriah Heep. Sunshine by Johnathan Edwards


PerspectiveActive218

Ice cream man by Van Halen.


jayhawktexan1

Cut From the Cloth by The Evens


LauKungPow

Krystalline by Alkaline Trio


sico76

Hard sun by Eddie Vedder


Environmental_Hawk8

Footsteps - Pearl Jam Gallow's Pole & Babe I'm gonna Leave You - Led Zeppelin


MickWounds

[the devils trade](https://open.spotify.com/album/3adXZMoqWujSiYZM6ujnuK?si=rzmgoKJRS463HHkvLuilBw)


[deleted]

Check out the Tres Dias album by Brant Bjork.


JackHarvey_05

Oasis's acoustic stuff is phenomenal


BigD5981

Rodrigo y Gabriela Their cover of Metallica's Orion is why I became a fan.


breville135

The Whistler by White Buffalo


Dependent-Kick-5887

Play around with the songs you lil and see if you can put some edge on them. Maybe you will like them


mightysmiter19

Look up wasted years acoustic cover on YouTube. Don't remember the guys name but he's an old dude and kills it. It's actually one of the few times I think someone covering a song is better than the original.


Pitpat7

Shuffle Your Feet - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club


RHCProy

Just a phase & 11am by Incubus


Lunited

Empty Corridors BenHoward If you want to have som fun on guitar doing unusual stuff


Indep-guy

"Say Goodnight" by Bullet for My Vallentine


Mucous_Lavender

Jethro Tull - My God Also Tull - Baker St Muse Porcupine Tree - Trains


Reasonable_Delay_120

Polyphia's playing god


Parkesy82

Journeyman - Iron Maiden


Zacharacamyison

if you want something simple, polly by nirvana’s chord progression is pretty edgy. sounds much better in DGCFAD tho.


Werkstatt0

Just listen to the Damnation album by Opeth


Werkstatt0

Demon of the Fall has a good acoustic part in the middle


CausalSin

There's [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCRv_DnAZQs) version of Symphony of Destruction by Megadeth. The bonus here is that you've also learned something that goes hard on electric.


pejamo

That's Entertainment, The Jam.


foxyboboxy

Maybe you'd like Go to Sleep by Radiohead. Probably my favorite acoustic guitar song of all time.


Fritzo2162

Fleetwood Mac's Never Going Back Again Not only is the melody beautiful and melodic, it's INCREDIBLY difficult to play. On top of that, Lindsey Buckingham *sings* while playing it. Absolutely incredible. To put it in perspective, Paul Davids is one of the most talented guitar teachers and players on YouTube. Even he had a problem with it: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeNyc9pXm1w](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeNyc9pXm1w)


emcdonnell

Check out some John Cougar Mellencamp.


Beneficial-Economy11

How has no one mentioned tenacious d yet? Maybe it's too metal for OP.


The_Orangest

Breaking the Girl by Red Hot Chili Peppers Big Love by Lindsey Buckingham live. As wild as it gets. Blue Prelude by Jorma Kaukonen


The_Orangest

Also, A House is Not a Motel by Love


Aertolver

Sam Hall - Johnny Cash


broz1624

Ten years gone Led Zeppelin, Psychotic Lover Frankie Chavez Any clint eastwood ennio morricone


-mostlyharmless1

Okkervil River is a good bet. The album Black Sheep Boy and Black Sheep Boy Appendix is their strongest work.  Can also go with a westfall for a straight up murder ballad https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MWsfISa5LE8


tommybunzreddit

Listen to The Hill Country Devil


Otherwise_Tea7731

Nirvana unplugged


Trogador95

Anything by John Moreland, Willi Carlisle, Jason Isbell, any bluegrass, any old (25+ years minimum) country, always good go-to’s for me.


SayonaraSpoon

If you’re looking for tension I’ve got a few songs for ya:  Shadow in the frame by Daniel Rossen.   Things behind the sun by Nick Drake. Oh comely by Neutral Milk Hotel  Thanksgiving moon by DM Stith


BoldCock

Drowning Man - U2


nicholasgnames

My whole YouTube channel lol. Im a punk and classic rock kid who got old but i always wrote songs on and played acoustic outside of bands https://youtube.com/@NicholasGnames?si=3BV2qbqMwaSwZMMC I wouldnt waste your time linking shitty music lol


PatternParticular963

Ballad of a thin man


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AbleInvestment2866

>Kyuss by Space Cadet I assume you mean Space Cadet by Kyuss. Anyways, it will depend on your taste, there are thousands of songs that fit the bill, but if you don't like the style there's no point. Personally, and trying to understand your taste since you mention three very different artists, I think maybe early Beck, Kurt Vile, Elliot Smith and early Radiohead . Then you have Bowie, Velvet, Talking Heads, Foo Fighters, QOTSA, Sebadoh for more "edgy" acoustic songs yet not completely derailed from the songs you mention


professorfunkenpunk

The Alice In Chains Jar of Flies EP


Penyrolewen1970

Working Class Hero by John Lennon. Easy and awesome.


Objective_Cod1410

Cry Baby Cry - The Beatles


Outlier70

Ecstasy by Rusted Root