![]() An intense and ultimately heartbreaking goodbye from Cobain, the final song of the night ends with Cobain’s soulful scream, bringing Nirvana’s performance to a haunting close and leaving listeners wondering what might have been. But it’s the cover of Lead Belly’s “Where Did You Sleep Last Night?” that makes this record worth owning. Recorded in New York on November 18, 1993, five months before Kurt Cobain’s death, it was the first of three tapings in three days that week for MTV. The Meat Puppets’ Cris and Curt Kirkwood joined Nirvana for renditions of their own songs “Plateau,” “Oh, Me” and “Lake Of Fire,” while the band’s take on David Bowie’s “The Man Who Sold The World” has become more well known than the original. Preview It’s worth remembering and repeating: Unplugged was never meant to be Nirvana’s final statement. It features an acoustic performance recorded at Sony Music Studios in New York City on November 18, 1993, for the television series MTV Unplugged. Nirvana originals “All Apologies,” “Dumb” and “Something In The Way” suit the gloomy acoustic setting, but it’s the covers that really convey a sense of intimacy previously not associated with the band. MTV Unplugged in New York is a live album by American rock band Nirvana, released on November 1, 1994, by DGC Records. Nirvana: MTV Unplugged in New York DGC, 1994 Not only did Kurt Cobain transcend alt-rock by rocking so hard, he transcended alt-rock. Joined by guitarist Pat Smear and cellist Lori Goldston, the show was remarkably recorded in just one take. Ignoring the blueprint of previous performances, Nirvana ditched the hits (“Come As You Are” is the only radio single played) for deeper album cuts and a collection of interesting covers. Marking the iconic lives sets first pressing as a double LP. ![]() ![]() The first Nirvana release after the shocking death of Kurt Cobain, MTV Unplugged In New York captures another side of the Seattle grunge pioneers that hints at Cobain’s troubled state of mind. Nirvanas classic MTV Unplugged in New York album is getting a 25th anniversary vinyl reissue. ![]()
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