Mtv Unplugged In New York - Nirvana Reviews

Nirvana's performance on MTV Unplugged in New York is probably one of the most famous live albums of all time, particularly because it was recorded not long before Cobain committed suicide in the Spring of 1994. The album was released in November of the same year and was a considerable success, reaching number one here and selling millions of ...  Read the complete review

Unplugged in Newyork is a fantastic live album by the American band Nirvana. It was recorded live in New York in 1993 and there was also a video version released as well as being shown on the television series MTV unplugged. The album is unplugged, basically meaning all the songs on here are acoustic, quite a few of their songs are acoustic any ...  Read the complete review

Nirvana unplugged in New York was one of the forst rock albums i ever bought, i was 16 when i made the purchase and it was one of the most influencial albums of my life. If you want to listen to an album, that drowns out the world around you and absorbs all your emotions and evokes the ones you forgot about then this is the record for you. ...  Read the complete review

well.. if this album only had one song and that song was the man who sold the wolrd then it would be woth bying becase at the end of this song the phantastic court cobain said "i did not screw it up". And this album is anything but screw up. it is a classic. People bang on about eric clapton and his unplaged (which was a very good album) ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review

Nirvana Unplugged is many things. A chance to see the softer side of a loud band. A chance to hear the wonderful pop music behind the distorted guitars. A sign of what would come next from the band, and ultimately a poignant reminder that for all his faults Kurt was truly a once in a generation talent. A lot of Nirvana fans reacted ...  Read the complete review

This is the best Nirvana album in my opinion. Basically because of the beautiful rawness of the songs and Kurt's vocals. Nothing is polished like some other studio albums, and the set that they chose is just amazing. There is a couple of covers in there like 'Jesus doesn't want me for a sunbeam' by the 'vaselines' and 'The man who sold the world' ...  Read the complete review

Nirvana Unplugged in New York was recorded for MTV (as part of the Unplugged series) in 1993 and was later released as an album. The performance and set consisted of Kurt Cobain - lead vocals and guitar. Pat Smear - guitar. Krist Novoselic - bass, guitar and accordion. Dave Grohl - drums, backup vocals. Lori Goldston - Cello. There were ...  Read the complete review

I recently rediscovered this album while I was transferring cds to my mp3 player, I used to listen to it virtually every day when it came out, I was a massive Nirvana fan and remember the excitement the first time I watched the performance and then the desperation to own the cd. It has not diminished in impact over these years, dont ...  Read the complete review

Nirvana show their soft and cuddly side with this little gem. However, they aren't completely unplugged. Kurt and Krist use electro acoustics I believe, but that adds qaulity rather than takes it away. However, they tone down their usual aggressive, angst-ridden sound to a vulnerable whisper and perform semi-acoustic renditions of some of their ...  Read the complete review

On November 18th 1993, the kings of 'grunge' stepped into a small studio filled with fans to perform an acoustic set. The traditionalist would have expected, or wanted, them to play the obvious likes of Smells Like Teen Spirit and Heart Shaped Box. But what Kurt Cobain had in mind was something beautiful enough to make the hairs on the back of ...  Read the complete review

The final swansong, the funeral if you like, of for me, the greatest band that has ever lived (of course two of them still do but you see my point). This was always something, if you believe what you read, that Kurt never wanted to do. He didn't want to be seen to sell his soul to MTV, the franchise he considered to be pure evil. ...  Read the complete review

Since achieving worldwide recognition with 1991's 'Nevermind,' Seattle-based grungers Nirvana have explored and defined alternative rock, pioneering simplicity and melody as new mediums of expression in music. This record is certainly a testament to this, a selection of old and borrowed songs played to the famous ...  Read the complete review

It's easy for some people just to dismiss the grunge era in the early nineties as sheer noise and nothing more. Sure there were a lot of pretenders who have fallen by the wayside but the real quality outshone everything else. The mark of a great band has been to strip them down, away from the overdrive pedals and large amps and into a more ...  Read the complete review

Kurt Cobain left this world shortly after this shining example of his talents. The unplugged in New York CD contains all the songs Nirvana performed on November the 18th 1993. If you have only heard Nirvana from live gigs or studio produced songs and felt they were too harsh or loud and wished for a bit of proper feeling and to ...  Read the complete review

Nirvana. One word. One band. One man. This is Nirvana’s last album ever recorded, recorded a mere three months before the late, great Kurt Cobain took his life. And really, if he had to leave us so soon, it was with this album. The album is live and is the show Nirvana did for MTV unplugged. This is Nirvana’s softest album, and really ...  Read the complete review

This album is fantastic. It's moving, angry, happy and sad! If that makes any sense at all. Most people think of Nirvana and think of Nevermind and specifically Smells like Teen Spirit. Yes, it's a great song and album but there is so much more to the band than that. This acoustic, 'unplugged' album proves that. ...  Read the complete review

November, 1993, was a terrible time for Nirvana. Tabloids had been going crazy over Kurt's rumored heroin addiction, they were slapped in the face with how many so-called fans jumped the bandwagon with the fanbase-alienator "In Utero," and Courtney Love had been a constant thorn in the band's side. But, that night, doing the one ...  Read the complete review

Nirvana are a band that will always be remembered. Not only because the lead singer, Kurt Cobain, killed himself, but also because their music was so passionate, meaningful, and influential. They founded grunge with their first album, Bleach, and have advanced greatly to this album. Unplugged in New York was recorded live for MTV in late ...  Read the complete review

Who would have ever thought that an album of acoustic Nirvana songs would work. The release of this album in the wake of Kurt Cobain's suicide no doubt boosted sales but it proved without doubt the inherent power of Nirvana's music. It also highlighted how gifted they were in interpreting other peoples music. It's hard to ...  Read the complete review