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Unplugged was the last collection recorded by Nirvana before the untimely death of Kurt Cobain and it caught many by surprise. As a testament to the group's live dynamic in a acoustic setting, it's a fantastic document that emphasises the nuances of one of the greatest bands of recent times. Cobain singing "I swear I don't have a gun, I don't have a gun" with clenched teeth instead of a loud howl is a revelation as is the subtle guitar playing on the haunting "About a Girl", from their earliest LP. Highlights include covers of three Meat Puppets tracks (featuring special guests Curt and Kris Kirkwood of that influential "college rock" band), the weepy cello on the Vaselines' "Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam" and their cover of David Bowie's "The Man Who Sold the World". --Lorry Fleming
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NIRVANA Unplugged In New York (1994 UK 14-track CD album featuring acoustic recordings captured live at MTVs New York studios in November 1993 including Come As You Are Pennyroyal Tea All Apologies and The Man Who Sold The World picture sleeve GED24727)
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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
By marty mcfly
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this record probably marked one of the finest moments in the history of mtv to date. nirvana had re-written the rules of popular music with the extraordinary popularity of nevermind in 1991 and had somehow captured everything that it meant to be a teenager in a bizarre post-80's world and put it down on one disc. nevermind was the antithesis of all that had emobodied the 80's, things like wall street or soulless synth-pop and nirvana were running the risk of being pigeon-holed as nothing more than a cultural phenomenon stuck in their time.
sitting down on the sofa with a hangover and flicking through the channels to find the live recording of this set just beginning came like a revelation against that background. where there had only been rage and passion before, now there seemed to be compassion and a calmer, purer music. i get shivers even now thinking about what might have been had these guys been around for a few more years. the range made nirvana complete and the vision of kurt as this vulnerable, lost looking guy with these baleful eyes and pleading tone in his voice will forever define him to his fans.
grunge was always about embracing the imperfections in sound and enjoying whatever happened on the day with live performances. peculiarly it is the covers that stand out because here without rehearsal is our only evidence of how nirvana might otherwise have sounded on future live sets. it is unembellished and glorious for it.
the versions of bowie's man who sold the world and the meat puppets' plateau and lake of fire were so good that they must have sold records for the respective artists. and come the rendition of ledbelly's where did you sleep last night you can almost feel kurt's pain.
is this the masterpiece? does it matter..?
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Prior to the recent reruns of Nirvana unplugged on VH1 I knew nothing of them but Smells Like Teen Spirit. I watched the concert out of curiosity. Then watched it again. And again. Kurt Cobain's performance is utterly mesmorising and his voice is raw and heart rending. Simply stunning. Those who say the man can't sing are missing the object of the exercise. I'm just sorry we never got to know what would come next
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Applause. Kurt's voice. More applause. This, my friends is the start to the wonderful Nirvana's swan-song and what a start it is. About A Girl is not the high-point of the album but certainly a song liberated from the raw surroundings of its original recording. Come As You Are is very, very different to the confident, up for it version on Nevermind and is less a statement of intent but more a sorrowful lament to a past dream. "And I swear that I don't have a gun, no I don't have a gun" is one of the most haunting moments of music I've EVER heard and sends a shiver down your spine. Then a shaft of light after the introspection of the previous track, as the cheerful Jesus Doesn't Want For A Sunbeam makes you smile as you think of the bass-beserker Krist on accordion. The cover of Bowie's The Man Who Sold The World is also brilliant but not as ultimately moving as the others. Pennyroyal Tea is. Kurt is on his own and singing, no howling, as if his life depended on it. His cigarette-drenched vocals transport you to somewhere you never thought Nirvana could take you. The brilliant, bass-heavy Dumb picks you up and then puts you down all in the space of two and a half minutes and is yet another testament to the genius that is Kurt Cobain. Polly is not quite as good as the album version as it doesn't have quite the same metamorphosis as it's neighbours and just seems thinner. But they don't let you hang for long as they pick it up again with the suberb On A Plain which is BETTER than the album version. Again one line burrows into your mind and turns it inside-out. "I love myself better than you" uses the acoustics of the auditorium to perfection and haunts you. Something In The Way suffers from the same problems as Polly but it's likeable enough.... Read more ›
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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this is by far the most amazing thing that i have ever heard it really captures the emotion in kurts writing and brings to light some great music by some obsceure bands like leadbelly and the meat puppets. this is pure magic easily my favourite album and the best thing that nirvana ever did. this really lets us see deep inside a music icon. the climax (a cover of leadbellys where did you sleep last night) is absoutly amaxing and you cant help but wail along with Kurts distinctive gritty voice. any music fan simply must own this album. watch out for the show on Mtv and see just how much the songs truely meant to kurt.although this album contains 7 covers it is still stamped with Kurts personallity and all covers are easily better than the originals and that includes Bowies man who sold the world. BUY THIS YOU WILL LOVE IT!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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This has to be my favourite album ever! Its truely beautiful i couldn't live without it. Kurts singing is amazing and the guitar sounds lovely. The CD includes many good songs, i like them all. It also features 3 songs that the Meat Puppets actually played live on stage. I strongly recomend that anyone who loves Nirvana or even if you're not a great fan, you should still get this CD!
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One of the greatest albums of all time?
What can you say, if you like Nirvana - then this is a must - in fact anyone who likes music should have this album
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Scratched cd!!!
I bought this cd as a gift and it arrived sealed and looking like a brand new cd until it was played and started to skip!!. Read more
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I Brought this for my parter he has been after this cd for a long time and is extremely pleased with it
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The dogs knees
Nobody should be reading these comments, if you don't know this live set by nirvana then you should probably check if your trousers are on the right way as well.
Published 3 months ago by Rob Watkins
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Superior recording.
Like it or note this is a recording of a very high order and a pleasure to sit down and listen to.This recording engineer knows what the audiophile wants.
Published 3 months ago by Paul Dalton
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Plugged in
I used to have this on tape when I was 13 but sadly lost it. Thankfully found online to buy again!
Published 4 months ago by DanC
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Gentle sarcasm bites the hardest
How can you make Nirvana sound even more bleak, dark and sarcastic? Well unplug them apparently. It really does work, the songs take on a fragile, delicate, made of glass type feel... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Anoosh Falak Rafat
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Nirvana Unplugged
Excellent live cd of one of the worlds greatest bands!! After reading a book about Nirvana this cd was a must have.Great fast service and delivery.
Published 10 months ago by J. Keefe
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Nirvana at there best
I'm a huge Grunge fan and not so much a huge Nirvana fan. I thought Nirvana sounded commercial and boring compared to most other Seattle base bands.... But... Read more
Published 10 months ago by madidus
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Poor quality pirated fake
My son ordered this CD and what he received was a dreadful fake copy, poor audio quality, inlay was obviously printed off a home printer on regular printer paper and the image was... Read more
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