Unplugged In New York - Nirvana (US)

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“This song’s off our first record, most people don’t own it” Kurt Cobain never wanted credit, he never wanted acclaim and most evidently ……he never wanted the fame either. He was a man that was in the music business for his fans, to give them all he could and be the best he could be, ensuring longevity within their relationship. That longevity, still stretching with each passing year, was threatened when MTV offered Cobain and his band the chance ...
...New York City. Kurt grimace with this offer was that he had never been a fan of the franchise and had openly loathed at the purpose of such a company, whilst believing that accepting the offer would alienate his fans against him. It’s a known fact that the most loyal music fan is a Nirvana fan, and Cobain, being the uncertain individual that he was, would believe nothing other than his own opinion no matter what professional opportunity it jeopardised. ... Read review

Advantages: Relaxing, moving, mellowed, characteristic and above all music in its finest form : LIVE.
Disadvantages: Some songs are not their original material.

...demise. "Nirvana - Unplugged In New York" was released in 1994, and was also recorded, and aired by MTV. Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl and co. are situated in a room full of candles, instruments, flowers and coloured lights. The overwhelming feel of calmness is somewhat shattered by the loud and excited crowd (can you blame them?), yet Kurt is extremely calm and polite. After previous releases (the albums; "Bleach", "Insecticide", "In Utero", "Nevermind" ...
...for their grunge, their attitude, and above all their LOUDNESS! So, when you hear about an acoustic album, the images that are usually conjured up, stereotype a growling grunge band, but this album really is full of talent and skill. All in all the prospect of the album is very imaginative and very daring, compared to their previous works. Already, (for whoever is a Nirvana fan) will want to see what this thing is like compared to previous albums! ... Read review

Advantages: Nirvana Live In Your Sitting Room.
Disadvantages: The Dying Of The Light.

...you see that by the unplugged album Nirvana had come full circle. By November 1993 Nirvana were the complete band even though Kurt Cobain's inner turmoil would overhaul him within 6 months. Normally the very notion of an unplugged album makes me nauseous. It just conjures up images of that old goat Billy Joel on his piano, crooning through a back catalogue that should have been put out to pasture decades before. This album is different, even though ...
...On occasions the unplugged versions outdo their studio relations. 'Dumb' is bolstered by a wonderful cello arrangement and has a more wholesome sound than what appears on the million seller In Utero. 'Polly' was an obvious choice seeing as it was already semi-acoustic but hearing it untutored, open to Cobain's mood on the day, is a joy. Not knowing the original version of 'The Man Who Sold The World' by David Bowie, before Nirvana did a take on it, ... Read review

Advantages: Everything
Disadvantages: I can't think of any!

..."heavy" sound in an acoustic, unplugged set, the songs still come across well. Nirvana were geniuses at creating "pop rock"- namley heavy music with great melodies that still hold up when stripped bare to just the singing and basic guitars as on this album. I find the covers the most enjoyable part of the album. The cover of David Bowie's "man who sold the world" is outstanding, uplifting and a highlight of the album. There are also covers of 3 ...
...Fire, Oh me, and Plateau are the songs and they add a lot to the album. Mostly upbeat songs, yet markedly different to Nirvana written tracks. The closing track, "Where did you sleep last night" (a cover of a Leadbelly song) is a slice of utter perfection. It's one of those songs that I put on when everything is going wrong for me. The pain contained in the lyrics and the strangled way Kurt sings it far surpasses anything I may be going through! ... Read review

Advantages: Meaningful Lyrics, Packed with Emotion
Disadvantages: Could be too sad for some to take

For someone who had never payed much attention to the Seattle Grunge Rock Scene in the early to mid-90's, Kurt Cobain's sudden death nonetheless left me shocked and filled with wonder. Suddenly I wanted to get to know more about this oft-troubled rock icon. It was not long after his death that I purchased MTV's Nirvana...Unplugged in New York. I chose this CD as my introduction to Nirvana because I felt that it would give me an insight into the ...
...By the time I purchased this, I was 31 with a young daughter. There was much going on at that time, I was in the process of separating from my husband - the father of my only child. We had simply decided to call it quits after seven years of marriage. It wasn't that we didn't care for one another, we just realized that the 14-year age difference between us was simply not something that could be bridged. It was painful, and it hurt both of us. With ... Read review