There are many performances that claim to be 'unplugged', we have MTV’s unplugged sessions, Radio 1’s live lounge is normally acoustic and ‘unplugged’, however the truth is these sorts of sessions can never truly be ‘unplugged’. Although these musicians are using acoustic instruments they are entirely ‘plugged’ as they are recorded and amplified for them to work.
The 20th century bought about many inventions of music technology that changed the face of music. There was the invention of the first microphone, the first amplifier, and the first way to record music. These three key elements have so profoundly changed music that it would now be impossible for popular music to ever be ‘unplugged’.
We would have never seen the wide spread social impact that rock and roll created, or the experimental genres of today that have stemmed from it. Music wouldn’t be where it is now, and we would be back to basics: Opera houses and orchestras.
This is extremely clear and concisely answers the question.
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