Nirvana at their best. (Mtv Unplugged In New York - Nirvana)

Member Name: pingulance

Product:	Mtv Unplugged In New York - Nirvana
Date:	19/07/09 (20 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Acoustic versions of their songs, live performance.

Disadvantages: Maybe a little too acoustic for their hardened grunge fans?

MTV Unplugged in New York is a live album by Nirvana, an American band formed in 1987 with this album being released on November the 1st, 1994.
It reached number 1 in the US, UK, Australia, Spain as well as other countries.
It was shortly released after the suicide of singer and guitarist Kurt Cobain. It sold 5 million coppies in the US alone.
As well as the CD, a DVD version was released in 2007, which features the set list nirvana played.



The album is brilliant in many ways. One of them being the fact that Kurt Cobain and his band members pull off the acoustic versions of usually heavy grunge based songs to extreme quality. I feel that this album provides a unique insight into the quality and togetherness of the band, being able to change your songs and adapt them to give a completely different feel is a hard task to pull off.



The set list features mainly unreleased or songs from their album which were not released. Also a few cover versions of songs are played (David Bowie, Meat Puppets and The Vaselines).



As the album is a live performance, you not only get the songs, you get the little talking bits inbetween the songs, adding to the experience of the CD as a whole. Just listening to the band laugh together gives you a better feel for the group's bond. There are some funny bits in between songs, such as Kurt claiming that he will mess up one of the songs, which he actually doesnt in the end. The audience add to the experience aswell, each song recieving an ovation.



My favourite songs on the album have to be:

'Plateau' for its abstractness and generally different style. The lyrics are strange and interesting at the same time. The song is almost eerie in the way Kurt goes about singing it. Its a great song though.


'Lake of Fire' has great guitars, the strumming is awesome. The lyrics are creepy in a good way, he sounds like he might burst out laughing at one point in the song. The lyric 'They go to a Lake of Fire and fry!' sums up the song for what it is. The song is very good.


'Where did you sleep last night?' has very memorable and interesting lyrics. This is easy to sing along to, having good instruments throughout the song. Kurt's vocals are great.


Track listing:
1. "About a Girl"
2. "Come as You Are"
3. "Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam"
4. "The Man Who Sold the World" (David Bowie)
5. "Pennyroyal Tea"
6. "Dumb"
7. "Polly"
8. "On a Plain"
9. "Something in the Way"
10. "Plateau"
11. "Oh Me"
12. "Lake of Fire"
13. "All Apologies"
14. "Where Did You Sleep Last Night?"

Summary: Great album, reccomend.