{"product_id":"unplugged_in_boston","title":"Unplugged In Boston","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnplugged in Boston is a live acoustic album by American thrash metal band Megadeth, released on August 20, 2021 via Cleopatra Records — the band's first acoustic album and a long-coveted collector's item finally made available to the general public. The performance was recorded on May 9, 2001 at Bill's Bar in Boston, Massachusetts, captured by local radio station WAAF (107.3 FM) during a stripped-down acoustic tour supporting Megadeth's then-new album The World Needs a Hero. The recording had previously been released exclusively to Megafanclub members in 2006, making it a sought-after rarity for over a decade before Cleopatra issued it commercially on CD and various vinyl color variants. The lineup captured here is the short-lived configuration of Dave Mustaine on vocals and guitar, David Ellefson on bass, Al Pitrelli on guitar, and Jimmy DeGrasso on drums.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross ten tracks running approximately 40 minutes, the set spans Megadeth's catalog up to that point, featuring three songs from The World Needs a Hero — \"Dread and the Fugitive Mind,\" \"Time: The Beginning,\" and \"Moto Psycho\" — alongside fan favorites like \"Trust,\" \"Use the Man,\" \"Almost Honest,\" \"She-Wolf,\" \"Promises,\" an excerpt of \"Holy Wars... The Punishment Due,\" and a closing acoustic rendition of \"Symphony of Destruction.\" As Drew's Reviews observes, the stripped-down format \"shows incredible musical depth beyond the headbanging chords that carry the band's fully plugged in songs,\" resulting in performances that feel \"raw and authentic — even emotional sometimes.\" Louder describes it as \"one of the most unique and sought-after concert experiences in Megadeth fandom,\" a document of the band in an unusual and revealing context that rewards listeners accustomed only to their electrified studio recordings.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Record Store","offers":[{"title":"CD \/ Album","offer_id":53620177338682,"sku":"38442","price":20.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/2041\/0682\/files\/Screenshot_2026-06-17_at_8.30.32_PM.jpeg?v=1781742724","url":"https:\/\/recordstore.ca\/products\/unplugged_in_boston","provider":"Record Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}