It's a testament to how deeply and intimately Cobain, Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl understood their material as a band that they were able to filter through their catalogue of popular hits and fan favourites, cut the songs that didn't fit the format and emerge with a track list of songs that would be transformed in the Unplugged setting.Īs a result, we have the acoustic versions of songs such as All Apologies, Pennyroyal Tea and Come As You Are, which arguably have survived as the more enduring versions. Instead of just making an album of de rigueur "Nirvana goes acoustic" tracks, the band reconfigured their sound to adapt to the setting, becoming a new band for the night, with the stripped-down instrumentals laying bare the material's naked emotion.Įqually brilliant was the band's choice to forego their biggest hits, instead choosing a divinely inspired mix of eight Nirvana songs and six covers, including the Vaselines' Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam, the traditional folk song Where Did You Sleep Last Night and, most memorably, David Bowie's The Man Who Sold the World, which is now as classic as the original. As people walked into His Majesty’s Theatre on Saturday night, the first thing that struck you was the stage set up with the lilies and the candles just like the original set. Order Now: While the album of the same name made its first appearance in 1994, and went on to become Nirvana’s second best selling CD of all time, now fans finally get the chance to see the entire, unedited performance with never-before-seen footage on DVD and in Dolby Stereo. Opening breathtakingly with 'About a Girl,' the frail but agonizingly intense Kurt Cobain leads the band through a brilliantly quirky set that includes six obscure covers.
I don’t know if this was true of all MTV unplugged performances. Nirvanas single-take, 14-song performance stands as the 'Unplugged' series greatest achievement.
They were given to fan club members and all. Nirvanas MTV Unplugged + AIC, STP & Soundgarden by Live & Unplugged Concert in New York. Everywhere I have looked said no tickets were sold for that event at all. Maybe their best live performance My favourite feature in this DVD is. Answer (1 of 5): I been looking for that answer.
It is a genius recording, in so many ways, the first being the way the band adapted to the acoustic format of the MTV Unplugged series, which presented an immediate challenge for a set of musicians best known for their blistering noise. Unplugged: Nirvana Reimagined His Majesty’s Theatre w/ Perth Symphony Orchestra and Justin Burford, James A Saturday, October 10, 2017. I still am a big Nirvana fan but older and wiser.
Nirvana's "MTV Unplugged" turns 25, and is still widely seen as a game-changer.