Nirvana - MTV Unplugged in New York

Amazing!

In my opinion, the greatest MTV Unplugged album ever. They proved that they were more than just a grunge band, and Cobain brought his pain briefly to the surface. May 4, 2008

then album that made me appreciate acoustic music

When I first got this album I simply could not stop listening to it not only one of the best live albums but one of the best albums ever and that says a lot since before i got this cd I wasnt into acoustic cds i liked my music load and heavy and now because of this cd I now love acoustic songs , which I think its a good change of pace.even thou I hate Mtv ,its nirvana so what the hell here are my favourite songs
1 jesus dont want me for a sumbeam
2 come as you are
3 polly
4 lake of fire
5 were did you sleep last night
be sure to pick up the dvd of this classic album April 23, 2008

Nice for visits, but I wouldn't want to stay for too long

Nirvana was a rock band. Their style was loud, raw, aggressive. Kurt Cobain abused his guitars. Dave Grohl pounded the living daylights out of his drums. Krist Novoselic jumped around on stage like a madman.

So what happens when you hand Cobain an acoustic guitar, tell Grohl to play his drums with brushes, and force Krist to sit still?

Well, you get a very interesting album. I will agree with many of the glowing reviews on here, this performance has alot of emotional punch - in places. But I wonder if perhaps too much of this emotional stuff is read into these performances in light of Cobain's death. Yes, he screams and plunks his guitar with great vigor, but he was also high on herion.

It's somewhat interesting to hear Nirvana play "Come As You Are" unplugged - but it's much better played full-force with electric guitars. And it's okay hearing Cobain play "Pennyroyal Tea" solo, messing up the lyrics and hitting the wrong chords - but it doesn't hold a candle to the full electric arrangement.

The best parts of this album are the cover songs. "The Man Who Sold the World" is a fun song, as are the three Meat Puppet covers; and most folks are in agreement that "Where Did You Sleep Last Night?" is spine tingling. If you get this album for no other reason, get it for the cover songs.

So while this is an interesting foray into "what happens when you strip a rock band of what made them famous" - it's not a masterpiece by any stretch of the imagination. It's the point of "Unplugged" to put a band in unfamiliar waters, but that doesn't mean it always turns out well.

Nirvana made music that was intended to be plugged in. That's what Nirvana was - loud, kick-your-teeth-in rock. "Unplugged" does not do them justice. April 14, 2008

A Raw Vibrancy You can't Help but Love

This release by Nirvana was an excellent showcase of the mellower and versatile side of the band. While it contains all their best songs, they are performed in a much different vein. All the sound guitars are taken out and the album is acoustic with even violin added to the mix. The songs that are noticeably different from the original releases are "Come As Yo Are", "Pennyroyal Tea" and "All Apologies", while some of the other mellower hits aren't that much different.

There are six cover songs on the album, including David Bowie's "The Man Who Sold The World" and The Vaselines' "Jesus Does Not Want Me As A Sunbeam". Then The Meat Puppets' Kurt and Lyle Kirkwood perform with Nirvana on three Meat Puppets' songs, "Lake of Fire", "Plateua", and "Oh Me" having fans go out and buy Meat Puppets II album. I especially enjoyed their cover of Leadbelly's "Where Did You Sleep Last Night" due to Kurt Cobain's much felt emotion with the vocals. They have a raw vibrancy that you can't help but love. April 14, 2008

Nirvana - Unplugged in NY

Been waiting for years for this to come out. I had the origional showing on VHS.
The talking back and forth is a bit hard to hear between the songs, but thats the only negative. The music is good and cleer. Defenitly a good buy! March 30, 2008

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