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The acoustic presentation was well done.
Great songs but not sure this is a quality live album.
not finished but not bad
I think I have heard everyone of these songs at one point but never all at the same time. My favorite line was "I'm on a plane, I can't complain" The Man Who Sold The World is a classic. I will never unhear the feedback in that one part. I know this is an all time classic album and Nirvana is legendary but they for some reason just aren't my cup of tea. But still enjoyed this album
nirvana have grown on me so much in recent years but this album I don't think ever will. I love how On a Plain and Something in the Way sound in this style but everything else is super grating to me. The Man Who Sold the World does sound good but I prefer the Bowie version a lot more. God I wanna like this as much as everyone else
c'est bien parce que j'ai vu la vidéo de seb la frite
As someone who's not massively familiar with Nirvana's catalogue this is probably the worst album for to get first. I can tell the performance is good but didn't have the recognition to keep me engaged for an hour of it.
Ta bien
Don't think this format adds much to the previously released material, but the broken yowling on 'Where Did You Sleep' almost makes up for an otherwise redundant release.
Love Nirvana. I must have missed the magic of this one. 3/5
I'm at odds here. I've never been crazy about this record, but I do love the fact that they shied away from the big hits and played some unknown covers, turning them into hits. They also transform some of their songs into nice acoustic versions. But there are lulls, and some songs don't particularly work. Favorite tracks: "Where Did You Sleep Last Night?", "All Apologies"
De cover van The Man Who Sold The World is echt wel de grootste reden om dit te luisteren. Ik merk dat ik heel nerveus wordt van Cobain die lang semi-hoge noten aanhoudt, omdat hij klinkt alsof ie ieder moment super vals kan gaan zingen, ook al gebeurt dat uiteindelijk nooit. Ik denk dat ik liever naar Nevermind luister dan naar deze. Akoestische On A Plain voel ik wel.
I enjoyed this, didn’t love it. Funnily enough, i already have a version of the last song downloaded from this project lol. 3/5
Yeah, I get it... It's "Nirvana"! But if you just asked some random person who had never heard of them, you'd probably find that they'd think this album was "meh" at best. Aside from all the tragedy and sadness of Kirk Cobain's life, the music was OK except for the main hits, and his voice really doesn't do much for me. He's like the grunge version of Rod Stewart - everyone knows he can't sing his way out of a paper bag, but he wins on "style points". He's better when he's "plugged".
Good album with some good songs
Alright! Most songs I felt like I'd rather hear the full version. The Bowie cover was great though.
I didn't love it but I didn't hate it. I didn't have time to finish it but I did not care one bit. That was incredibly boring and monotonous. Kurt Cobain's vocals are utterly rubbish. Good background music for philately. I don't agree with the inclusion of live albums from the album era on this list, to be honest. I could understand a live album from the 1950s, but Nirvana and Metallica don't need live albums here. 4.5/10.
Really enjoyed this album at first but it started to sound like it was too predictable and therefore became a bit dull.
Haunting live snapshot of a cultural icon in anguish.
Brzmi jak impreza z ogniskiem millenialsów, którzy zaraz wejdą w kryzys wieku średniego. Nic tylko założyć jesienny sweterek i cieszyć się grzańcem albo whisky z colą, a ten album puścić sobie w tle - niech coś leci. Niesamowite, że nawet Something in the way brzmi tutaj nudno i nijako. Wyróżniają się tylko covery - The man who sold the world (Bowie dalej niedościgniony), Lake of fire i Where did you sleep last night. Meh.
I thought it was pretty cool. Last song was a bit of a banger.
Some of the songs are actively bad, some are fantastic and forever embedded in my consciousness.
I thought this would be a 4 or 5, but something in the way. I like some of the song choices that were made, especially the Vaselines, but the poor mix, poor vocal performance, poor lyrical dimension all made for a pretty poor album
It's Live, It's a Greatest Hits album (basically). Of course it's going to be good. Standouts: Where Did You Sleep Last Night, Something in the Way, All Apologies, The Man Who Sold the World, Plateau, Oh Me, Pennyroyal Tea, Dumb, Poly, Come as You Are, About a Girl, Lake of Fire Some of the best songs on the album are the covers (non-Nirvana) songs. Rating: 3.5/5
another big nostalgia record. So many songs on here that I'd never heard prior to this album and, when I hear the originals, think sound weird.
Kurt and co wrote some of the most iconic songs of the 90s, there's no doubt. While my love of this band has definitely faded over the years, I recognize their importance, and this album is a prime example of a band showing they're multidimensional. The Bowie cover and the ending track are seriously great. I remember seeing something on VH1 years ago about the audience's P-O-ed reaction at the end of the show where everyone was waiting for Smells Like Teen Spirit, and they didn't play it. Always thought that was funny.
not huge into nirvana but good set
2.5
The one thing this album does really well is showcase Kurt Cobain's songwriting ability by stripping things down. Practically Beatlesque when you take away the distortion. There is an interesting and eclectic selection of covers peppered in there, but it is Cobain's tunes that shine through (besides maybe that Leadbelly cover at the end). I love Nirvana and all, but I'm simply not a big fan of live albums, especially ones recorded so crisply and cleanly, with all the crowd noise and banter included. Secondly, although it is novel to hear their songs in this format, I have no great romantic feelings or aesthetic preferences towards acoustic instruments vs electric ones. In fact, I'd say it's just the opposite. When it comes down to it, I far prefer the original studio recorded versions of every single one of these songs.
I like 64% of the album. A lot of the songs I already knew, and hearing them with the audience was nice. 3/5
Nirvana has been a band that I've heard and know some of their songs but never dwelled on. Got some songs I'm adding to the liked list. Interesting what the live will bring. Damn these intros are memorable as hell.
Heard it before?: No but I’ve heard pretty much every song on here from their original studio albums Enjoy it?: Yes, some obviously very talented musicians and good song writing but it really lacks in life depth I feel and just has a calmness I don’t really wanted when I listen to Nirvana Favourite live song: Track 9 - Something In The Way
MTV Unplugged In New York is revered for a whole bunch of reasons that aren't really about the music. Don't get me wrong, some of it is really good, some of it less so, but this is just a middling live acoustic album if it wasn't for everything else around Cobain, and maybe that's the point, I dunno. Just sits in the middle for me, 3/5,
I really enjoyed this album. I haven't heard nirvana for a while, and it still feels like my tase in music.
Nirvana playing fan favorites and tracks off their next album, with some fun covers, all done on a sliding spectrum of "unplugged".
Mtv had a plan in the 90s to make "hard" sounding bands more "accessible". While not a bad album, it's a little boring.
Nirvana? Good. Nirvana live? Good. Nirvana live album? ehhhhhhh. I don't get the appeal
meh
Thought it's make me real angsty but was more nostalgic
It's a live album, but one of those live albums with a legendary reputation (perhaps because Kurt Cobain isn't (a)live no more). It's acoustic versions of Nirvana songs, plus some interesting covers, like the legendary "Where Did You Sleep Last Night" (or In The Pines). Enough tracks I saved on here to overcome my aversion to live albums, but still - some of these I'd rather just hear in studio/album format. It was solid experience though, MTV's unplugged session albums are generally pretty solid. Favorite tracks: Where Did You Sleep Last Night, About a Girl, Jesus Doesn't Want Me, Dumb, Oh Me. Album art: Just a picture of the performance. Live album covers tend to be some of the worst. But the frame and Nirvana logo make this a bit more lively and bearable. 3.5/5
was good i rate it a 3/5
Mtw chilled out in new york
Leur petit côté bonbon. J’aime le fait qu’ils aient l’air pas trop préparés. On ne peut pas dire que cet album n’est pas important et on peut lui donner le crédit d’avoir fait découvrir des influences aux fans. C’est un peu tout croche par contre.
Included Bowie, the man who sold the world..
The only nirvana record I bought on vinyl. Consistently overrated band but this album is 👌
I know each song, the way it is represented in this album. But I will never pick this album up to listen to it on my own. Very average.
3/5 Pretty good. Some stuff was a bit of a miss but overall it was good.
Recognized more songs than I expected. I liked the mellower feel of acoustic versions
Don’t love nirvanas sound live, studio albums are much better
A moment in time.
Such a great album. Very familiar with it already, but always an enjoyable listen. Of all Nirvana’s albums, this is the one I return to most frequently.
Ik ben geen fan van live registraties, maar de MTV unplugged series heeft toch wel wat leuke dingen voortgebracht. Ook deze registratie van Nirvana is goed om aan te horen. ***
overrated
Too plugged for an album titled Unplugged. The songs are great but I've never liked how the guitars sound on this one. They're just... too crappy. Cobain's vocal at the end of Where Did You Sleep Last Night is so good though.
Truth is I've never enjoyed Kurt Cobain's vocals and am not particularly impressed with his lyrics most of the time. Considering that, I liked the moments of grace in some of the tracks here, like Jesus Don't Want Me For A Sunbeam where he sounds like a folksinger. In a way Nirvana is a victim of their own iconic status. I think I'd forgotten how interesting some of their compositions are (About A Girl, Pennyroyal Tea), and a live album is a good way to remember that. And hearing a famous band do covers of other people's famous songs is always kind of cool.
couple of OK songs, but overall not something I'll come back to
Underwhelming, lacking the excitement of their real albums, and it certainly didnt show off kerbain's vocal talents.
It's okay, don't really care for live albums or the unplugged format.
I never grew up with Nirvana so I can't say that I'm super familiar with their songs aside from the singles. I think their MTV Unplugged is a great way to get into their deeper cuts. Without knowing the context of this performance, it is a very good performance of cool covers and lesser known songs. Knowing this to be Cobain's last performance makes it a bit more haunting and elevates the song choices and visuals. Otherwise, I'm not gonna pretend that I feel sad listening to it, or that knowing the context changes the listening experience. It's powerful due to its circumstances, which is completely fine.
"Where Did You Sleep Last Night" was really raw. The whole album was very raw in general. Not bad but not something I can see myself listening to a lot.
Nirvana é definitivamente uma banda histórica mas esse álbum não é o melhor nem o mais bem produzido deles
I think I’m not super keen on Nirvana. Definitely familiar with and feel fine about several songs, but overall they’re just not my jam (or ham, as I first typed 😜). 🤷♀️
For the first time, I think, I listened to this while trying to separate it from the context, the contrast with their studio records, and take it standing alone. The performance itself is just okay, pretty ragged at times (and I'm not just talking about the IDGAF of grunge in general; the guy's in bad shape). I suspect the knowledge of Cobain's fate, coming shortly after this show and before it was released, colors all interpretation and I'm no different. There are some brilliant ones in here. (All Apologies, Lake of Fire, WDYSLN). It’s mostly great. But I disagree with the "greatest live albums of all time" designation. {prior rate}
I've said my piece about live albums being on this list. Would I have loved to be at this show? Yes. But, it's still a performance of songs that were part of other albums. I disagree with it being on the list in principle. Which is too bad, because it's actually my favorite Nirvana "album" out of all of them. I'd give it a 4, but - again - under protest.
Ik heb 'm nu niet eens gedraaid, en dat heb ik eigenlijk al 15 jaar niet meer gedaan. Echt véél te vaak gehoord en is me zelfs een beetje gaat tegenstaan. Essentieel onderdeel van het Nirvana oeuvre, maar ik skip 'm. 3 sterren voor de vorm.
Goed te doen hoor, maar in mijn optiek erg overgewaardeerd.
I really liked Nevermind and back in the day, I was a very big fan of Nirvana. But this is not very good Nirvana. At the time there was some kind of coolness about not wanting to be doing the thing that you were doing, especially if what you were doing was something that a lot of people liked. Listening to this now - there are a few tracks that are really strong performances but man... a lot of it is also a drag. I don't need to hear every one of these tracks. Kurt didn't want to do this. And I don't want to listen to it.
Gives hope to all of us bums with out-of-tune acoustic guitars! Listenable, if not quite as remarkable as legend has it. Both 'The Man Who Sold the World' and especially 'Where Did You Sleep Last Night' crackle with menace and verve, but there are a few moments here that fade into the background. Still, a cool record of an undoubtedly landmark moment. Acoustic and semi-acoustic shows by full bands are quite the norm now, in big part due to the Unplugged series.
Very overrated. I guess the roughness is what makes it so great. The way you can hear Cobains insecurity I guess. It's pretty sad. "I'm definitely gonna mess this up" Followed by "That sounded good" and someone saying "Shut up" wtf Well I'm not the biggest fan of grunge either. 3
Was alright!
Thought this was going to be bollocks but it wasn’t it was alright
Mid
Chora demais esse Kurt
As much as I don't gel with their music, their talent is undeniable. What I really enjoyed was hearing their banter, just how funny Kurt actually was, getting to hear them cover some really interesting songs, and how his sound is suited so well for that intimate setting; I'm sure the people in the room will remember it forever. Still, it's not an album I'd see myself ever going back to and I didn't add any of the songs. But, I'm very glad that I listened to it, none the less.
Nice live album by Nirvana. One of the few live ones that are enjoyable. Helps that this is more an acoustic event. Either way the songs are good and the covers are what make this album it’s own. 7.4/10
I have never really listened to Nirvana, and this being the full first album I’ve listened to from them felt somewhat repetitive and slow. I still enjoyed it enough to be able to give more of their music a chance.
Excellent live album with great musicianship, but it's strongest as a showcase of Kurt Cobain's deep love for music.
Livelevyt on useimmiten aika meh, tässä nyt oli kai vissiin jotain spessu covereita mitä ei oo julkastu muualla. Ihan jees, vähän ehkä liian mies ja kitara meininki mun makuun.
Nirvana ei oo koskaan ollut suurin suosikki, mut tää oli kyl ihan jeba. Bowie-cover upea.
I like the less grungy sound as an acoustic outfit, but it highlights the fact that there isn’t a lot of range in the song-writing – the phrasing in Polly, Dumb and On a Plain sounds very familiar. The contrast of the more rootsy Meat Puppets numbers is nice and the version of Man Who Sold the World is great.
A live album. Very much not appreciated lmao
Classic Nirvana. Lots of hits but wasn't entirely in the mood. Fun sound.
For the first time, I think, I listened to this while trying to separate it from the contrast with their studio records and take it as itself. The performance itself is just okay, pretty ragged at times (and I'm not just talking about the IDGAF of grunge in general; the guy's in bad shape). I suspect the knowledge of Cobain's fate shortly after this colors all interpretation and I'm no different. There are some brilliant ones in here. (All Apologies, Lake of Fire, WDYSLN). But I disagree with the "greatest live albums of all time" designation.
I think Nirvana was a very good band, but I also think they were incredibly overrated. (Yes, it is possible to think both those things at the same time.) Maybe if they had stuck around for more than 3 albums they could have earned their way among the all-time greats, but alas they did not. This album is a good, solid album. The acoustic sound goes well with Kurt's voice and with some of the songs chosen for this. Highlights are the David Bowie cover The Man Who Sold the World and the closer Where Did You Sleep Last Night. 3 stars.
Un poco aburrido
Never understood the fuss about Nirvana. Some fairly good songs on this album (by the way, describing it as "unplugged" is stretching it somewhat. "A bit quieter" would be a better description) but all of them have exactly the same structure, so it all sounds very samey.
это я в детстве много слушал! Вообще акустические концерты очень люблю, когда исполнитель уже приедается немного - только ими и спасаемся. Ну и написать такие песни, чтобы они звучали хорошо и с "мясом" и "голыми" - это вдвойне больше таланта надо, как я считаю. Так что в принципе Кобейну (ну и всем прочим группам, которые хоть как-то что-то смогли из своих песен адаптировать под анплаггед) риспект. Вас всех ебёт MTV Unplugged группы Kult, конечно, но не всем же быть первыми, молодцы что знаете хоть что-то кроме квинт. Впрочем, к Нирване, наверное, такие претензии относить неуместно - несмотря на скепсис и презрение некоторых гейткиперов, группа всё-таки всегда стремилась к чему-то большему, чем просто дисторшен гитарки и ошалелые вопли. Думаю, делай они этот концерт во времена Невермайнда - было бы в разы менее изобретательно, но после выхода In Utero в арсенале уже были и виолончели, и чисто акустические песни (ну ладно, на невермайнде они тоже были), а главное - у Кобейна появилось много друзей. Которых он блять решил всех притащить с собой на сцену и сделать ебучий вечер каверов. Не, срсли, переслушав этот концерт сейчас я охуел с того, как там мало нормального нирвановского материала. Кавер на Vaselines, кавер на Боуи (давно не виделись), кавер на какой-то старый кантри-стандарт, ТРИ (3!) кавера на Meat Puppets. Половина плейлиста - просто чужие песни. Они, в целом, хорошие, мне нравятся, но бля, может эти исполнители сдохнут хотя бы сначала, чтобы такие вечера памяти устраивать? А что до нирвановских песен - я бы выкинул All Apologies, никогда мне не нравилась. Остальные в целом ок, но слушается немного уныло. Внезапно осознал, что звук на записи какой-то тонкий и слабый, раньше казалось, что звучит прям очень хорошо. В итоге что имеем? Заёбанного в хлам Кобейна, который не хочет петь свои песни, но лучше чем он всё равно никто не пишет. Атмосферу "да пошли вы нахуй, играть вам ещё тут, не видите мы страдаем", что я могу понять, но принять не могу, сорре. Ну и всё равно этот уродливый голем стал вполне себе хитовым альбомом, а значит что-то правильно было сделано. Наверное, но я не думаю, что когда-либо в обозримом будущем вернусь к его прослушиванию. 6/10
Kurt still unconvincing for me
Have probably listened to this more than thier studio albums over the years. It's a nice record and it has the feel of the band enjoying themselves. A few standout cover tracks are the highlight for me.
For a while now, it has been trendy to wax poetic over how wonderful this record is. It's not all that. There is nothing to be gained from listening to the acoustic versions of studio cuts About A Girl, Come As You Are, Pennyroyal Tea, Dumb, Polly, On A Plain, etc. No new depths are plumbed, nothing interesting is revealed about the songs. The value of MTV Unplugged In New York is in the covers, most of which are fantastic and rightfully celebrated. They are a showcase for Kurt Cobain's interpretive skills and savvy, which are impressive. Who knew? On Jesus Doesn't Want Me For A Sunbeam, he resists melodrama, almost like a grunge James Taylor, with a deceptively deadpan performance. For his next trick, he improves on Bowie--no small feat--cutting to the heart of the lyrics with tightly coiled restraint. Cobain blows the Meat Puppets out of the water with his interpretations of a trio of tunes from Meat Puppets II, revealing nuances of meaning and melody that were barely there before. But the biggest revelation is Leadbelly's Where Did You Sleep Last Night, where Cobain unleashes a climactic howl of anguish that chills me to the bone every time I think about it, let alone hear it. Although I prefer the music on Mark Lanegan's version, Kurt's vocal is definitive. Kurt's covers are so amazing here, I wish he hadn't bothered with originals. That album would have been a 4.5 at least.
Very few live records really work for me, but this one does admirably. I don't have this huge love for Nirvana, but an Unplugged album can be legit.
This was good.
I find it pretty boring. This is the first album that i listened of Nirvana, and i was left dissapointed.
Good songs but meh delivery
3.5 classic, vocals a bit rough live
Questo disco va valutato come un live, i pezzi sono ovviamente belli però come performance non mi è arrivata completamente. Avevo aspettative più alte.
I'm not a big Nirvana fan, but I know this album is meant to be a classic. And it was pretty good. Not my most favourite album that I've listened to, but it was definitely not bad. The standout songs for me were Something In The Way and Jesus Doesn't Want Me For A Sunbeam.
It’s good. Doesn’t grab me. I ain’t a tween.
I would give it a 3.5
Not even their greatest hits live. If anything it made me want to revisit their back catalogue.
Some great moments throughout but does drag on a bit in the middle.
Alright
Unplugged was such a big 90s thing. Pretty cool there was a major cable network effort to strip down popular music and expose the underlying songwriting and poetry. It's almost taken for granted now with so many youtube outlets (NPR Tiny Desk). I don't think Aerosmith was pulling out the acoustic bass and delivering a sparing rendition of Dream On in the 70s, although that would've been a treat. I've never been a Nirvana guy. I wanted to be a Nirvana guy, especially when I first moved to the NW at age 13 and literally everyone else was a Nirvana person. When I was 5 I had a terrible temper and would punch holes in my bedroom walls. I think I got a lot of inner demons out early. Maybe I would've loved Nirvana back then and really scared the hell out of my parents. In the mid 90s Nirvana anger and outward apathy didn't connect. I liked Pearl Jam's tunes and underlying sense for triumph. Still do. I'm a softie. Give Nirvana the unplugged treatment and it hits different. The vocals come through more honest less ironic. The fragile sound invites sympathy. The live room feels more communal. The Man Who Sold the World guitar solo is absolutely perfect. But I can't do 14 straight tracks of it or else I'll start punching the walls of my mental bedroom. B+
Pretty decent live. I never got it Nirvana as much as I wanted to. But can still appreciate their influence on the grunge scene
I’d forgotten how good they were. Enjoyed listening to it. Not quite a ****, but almost !
Not my type of music but I can see why people like it ----- 7/10
I'm not a fan of Nirvana and really wanted to not like this. However, I enjoyed it a lot more than any of their studio recorded music that I've listened to. I was somehow less gloomy and less dirgy. 3/5.
Getting Beatles vibes right off the bat. Not my cup of tea overall, but enjoyable for the pop culture significance/aspect.
On the whole, I definitely liked it better than the majority of the rest of Nirvana’s stuff. Still didn’t care too much for it, but much more palatable. Favorite track(s): “Dumb”
Final song was good, nice raspy voice. Fun energy.
good bowie cover impossible to separate from teenage associations
i'm realizing i like nirvana covers more than nirvana unfortunately...
Lovely - good songs, good covers, great sound.
The unplugged version of Come As You Are is... lowkey better than the original. Bass is very present and I enjoy that. I really think Kurt Cobain just kind of sounds constipated when he sings and it's not for me. Buuuut I think Nirvana is objectively good so I'm gonna give this one a fat three stars.
Good album. I've just never been the biggest Nirvana fan.
1-1-21 I would have liked to hear more of their actual hits being played acoustically rather than so many cover songs.
Live-optræden, autentisk, stille rock, covers, akustisk, nærværende
I'm trying to get over my annoyance that this wasn't, in fact, an unplugged performance, and look at the music objectively, but it's hard. At the end of the day, they're still mumbly Nirvana songs, or covers done in the mumbly Nirvana way. This album was treated with kid gloves when it came out because Kurt Cobain had just died, and I don't understand why people still think it's great now. Best track: Dumb
*MTV Unplugged* was OK, and I recognised a lot of songs from in music shops and stuff. I'm not a huge fan of live albums in general though, excluding a few exceptional artists, and the songs didn't really feel that they "added" anything to the studio versions, except getting to hear the covers
This is for fans only I think. For my ears it is quite dull and overrated. Nothing to write home about.
Heard the songs on this album more times than I care to remember. An overrated band but this was actually interesting. I did enjoy the different takes, the unplugged the acoustic versions of some of their most overplayed songs.
Unfortunately I really have no idea why that many people love nirvana, the music sounds spiritually weak and lame.
Good reminder that I truly only like a few Nirvana songs. Trying to do this challenge 'the right way' but there are definitely a couple songs that I would otherwise have skipped because the vocals were too grating.
i only liked "the man who sold the world". it's not theirs and i don't even like bowie that much.
I don't like live albums, I don't like acoustic renditions, I like Nirvana well enough. This was a snoozefest. A shame.
dnf, jesus doesn't want for a sun beam gave me a good ol cackle and then I turned off the album lol
This album has a fatal flaw, unfortunately. It sounds like complete ass. The guitars are the worst offenders- often out of tune, and recorded in a horrible, tinny way- like a beginning guitarist plugging into a shitty practice amp. Argh. Just- ass. I think this is one of those albums that people love not because it’s good, but because of what it represents. In this case, it’s a postcard from a funeral for someone who’s just about to die. It sounds like a suicide note. Which in many ways is the Nirvana legacy- no band in the history of rock music has ever benefited so much from checking out early. Kurt is frozen in time, forever the voice of his generation, never given the opportunity to make a truly awful record, or embarrassing cameos in insurance commercials. “Unplugged” is creepy, and arresting, and prescient. But is it any good? No. TWO STARS
I found Kurt Cobain's vocals distractingly annoying, it's almost Creed-level bad. I also don't understand the idea of unplugged if they're going to use electric guitars. That being said, a few moments broke through: the pipe-organ-sounding tones during "Jesus Doesn't Want Me...", the electric guitar during "The Man Who Sold The World", and I genuinely respect Cobain for doing something that clearly made him uncomfortable. The only song that really blew me away was Something In The Way, the violins in the background really made it haunting. I've never been wooed by the lyrics of a Nirvana song, but this one at least sounds great.
I guess I don't have an immediate, one-star rejection of all Nirvana. But that's an extremely low bar.
Ive heard this album as a kid and I remember loving it The symbolism is what makes it and maybe im just too much of a posh nerd to understand but I feel like this album is slightly overrated. Its good. Nirvana is great. But top 5 greatest live is kinda much. 49/100 aoty
idk no thanks
im sorry i just think theyre soooooo overrated somethings in my ass mmmmmmmmm
Nirvana Unplugged: 2/5 I don't want to ever listen to this again, but it wasn't painful to listen to. Up until Something in the Way, I was waiting for the album to be over. Really felt like I was tapping my foot and staring at my watch. Building a fence probably isn't the right way to listen to this though, unless you hate your job. It's a very subdued album that mostly blends together and sounds the same, but that's probably just due to the unplugged live nature of it. Feels like edible music, like I'm not supposed to be listening to it sober. It's just not music I want to be listening all that intently to. I need to be on some sort of downer to appreciate it, but I don't go for weed or heroin, so it's just not going to be for me. But Something in the Way was great. Very somber. This is definitely music from a guy who killed himself. I bet this is one of his last recordings and that's why it's on the list. If I knew more of the emotional context, maybe I'd have the appreciation for it, but I don't. It was okay though.
Dit is echt niks voor mij.... Het is zo zeurderig en de gitaarsolo's zijn prima maar gewoon niet mijn vibe
Lots of fillers don't mask the lack of finished songs.
Preferred it as background noise than active listening. Just found it a little slow and dull when really focussing in on it.
Joa, geht so. Rock aber Unplugged funktioniert anscheinend für mich nicht so richtig. Ist okay, aber da höre ich lieber nevermind
1. Fascht scho chli langwilig, zu wenig action, lit warschindlich dra das es unplugged isch 2. Iieder vllt sogar bangers aber mega langsam und lislig 3. Letschtes lied sehr guet davor öppe 5 lieder lame af
this is my first time listening to a nirvana project in full. maybe its cus i'm so friggin sleepy but i am unimpressed. i hate this guitar tone, so thin and plinky. favorite song so far was a bowie cover. i dont get it
Sounded over the head by this by MTV and radio for years. It just makes me want to hear the studio versions of these songs
So this album is just live music which is cool but most of the songs are slow and reminds me a bit of country 🫠 I do like Lake of Fire though gives me the walking dead vibes lowkey. Don’t get the hype of this band maybe it’s just this album its just not for me
I would enjoy Nirvana more if there was an accordion in all of their songs
Not too bad but didnt add any
Underwhelming
Cool but not my favorite
Highlights: The Man Who Sold the World, Dumb, Something in the Way, Lake of Fire Meh. I like the album versions better. But to me it seems as if there was more effort put into this unplugged than any other I know of.
raw, rough, pretty fuckin iconic. sonic quality pretty top notch, but boring
Nothing special
A truly miserable experience. Slow songs accompanied by pretty woeful vocals. Some potentially good songs but I can't get past the voice.
I just can’t do live albums. Season: True Fall Favorite Song: Where Did You Sleep Last Night
Samey and made me sad
I've never loved Nirvana, but always thought they were fine. However, this album really showcases how Kurt Cobain really can't sing. I feel really bad for his throat, especially on Pennyroyal Tea. This album has done nothing to change my mind on Nirvana, but it's my first Nirvana album in this project, so maybe the studio albums might do something for me.
boring
нет, лайв звучит ещё хуже, пас
I just don't like nirvana, come as you are is good tho.
Like normal Nirvana, but worse
kinda a life hack
I really don't enjoy Nirvana. Gave it a try, but his voice just isn't for me.
bored except for the bowie cover
Fine! Haha :)
I still don't get Nirvana, sorry. Did absolutely nothing for me
I usually hate live albums but this one didn’t bother me. I thought this album was ok but I also hadn’t listened to a lot of nirvana outside of this so I had nothing to compare it to.
Meh
Found some good songs, but felt bad for Cobain’s throat the whole time
Just not that fussed
Will I get crucified if I think this wasn’t that great? Wes Scanlin covered About a Girl and got roasted because of how bad he sounded… he actually sounded a lot like Kurt..
The unplugged aesthetic is kinda cool at first but really highlights how similar the songs they selected were. Kurt’s voice, the acoustic guitar, the bass, and the light drums aren’t enough to give it a full enough sound. The album got boring around the 3rd or 4th song but had a few nice moments.
Decent 2. I love “All Apologies.” It’s one of my favorite Nirvana songs of all time, but I prefer the studio production or other live versions. I felt overall this album wasn’t a great listen. It was boring and didn’t showcase Nirvana’s best work. I thought some songs just sounded terrible, like “Plateau.” Not their finest.
don’t get mad at me but like … I don’t really care?
Could any find the acoustic version and it had zero pizaz
Okay hot take from what i've seen in the reviews. It's not bad. But i don't get the hype. It's not bad but it's not great it's okay.
Nirvana for posers.
Nothing to make me rethink my original opinion of Nirvana. Decent enough final couple of tracks but on the whole a bland, boring drone throughout.
Ich wusste gar nicht, dass er so schlecht singen kann.
All apologies and where did you sleep last night are great songs! worth a second listen
It’s not abhorrent but I just don’t like Nirvana
Ok
I've never really been into Nirvana, but I gave this a shot. Is it sacrilege to say I don't like Kurt Cobain's singing voice? It is sonically boring.
Another case of it just not being for me. Especially so because I dont think his voice is not very good live. I was not a big fan of Nirvana in the first place.
I don’t mind Nirvana but this is like a best of where half the songs are covers
-honestly kind of boring -none of the songs stuck out -also didn’t really listen super closely but i couldn’t pay attention because it was so boring
eh mid and the songs all sounded the same
I've never really been able to get into Nirvana.
How this is rated one of the best live albums ever is beyond me, AIC and PJ did it better in my opinion in the Unplugged series, the best song on here is a cover which says it all.
Chyba nie za bardzo..
I like some nirvana songs, just not the live versions on this album this much, the voice wasn’t for me
MTV Unplugged In New York - Nirvana One of the most famous bands of the late 80s through the early 90s. I don’t know them like I know other artists from that period (I like others more, no shade!). I know pop rock and grunge were big at the time. But for me, it’s fine. Like, Kurt Cobain was loved by everyone at the time. That’s not the case here. The songs didn’t click for me! I’m not denying their success, and I’m not trying to drag their art either. I just tried to listen with an open mind, but it didn’t hit though!
live album ❌ unique cover ✔️ 2/5 and don't blow your top off about it
Ça pue un peu moins la trans que les autres albums studio
I know this is famous but his voice just hurts to listen to. No idea how he didn't tear his cords apart...
No nii no, The Man Who Sold The World
Live gesungen, es hört sich nicht gut an und ich habe hier mehr erwartet. Nun ja gruppe ist wie Sie ist :-)
Nirvana always gives me bad vibes
The "unplugged" aspect of this album provides a glimpse into the bones of Nirvana's songs absent the bludgeoning production of their studio albums, but with mixed results. Avoiding the hits for the most part and mixing in a liberal quantity of covers, the band performs the songs in simple, folky renditions that aren't particularly illuminating. The song choices too are lacking; Kurt Cobain is a gifted melodicist but the deep cuts selected for this set often don't reflect that side of his work very well. In addition, on these performances Cobain continues to lean into the bloozy faux-husky vocal style that was the scourge of 70s hard rock records. Punk and new wave opened the door to a wide range of new vocal styles, but Cobain sticks with regressive vocal affectations that should have been permanently put to bed by the end of the 70s.
Really enjoyed a couple songs (Jesus doesn't want me for a sunbeam and The man who sold the world), but overall it's simply not pleasing to me
Fine. I'm not the biggest Nirvana or Kurt Cobain fan, but I can appreciate this for the cultural force that it is.
The cover of Bowie’s The Man Who Sold The World is one of the very worst (yet hugely popular) covers of his work.
This album was alright. I definitely feel like the vibe of Nirvana is not laid out enough for the MTV unplugged setting.
Tanto rispetto per mio fratello morto Curto, ma x me si salva solo "Come As You Are", scusatemi Nota: mi ha fatto ridere quando in "All Apologies" dice "what else could I say? Everyone is gay"
i rated sarah vaughan's "at mister kelly's" a 4 some number of moons ago on the merits that 1. i like jazz, 2. it felt historically significant to be listening to a live set from the 1950s, and 3. it made me laugh a couple of times. coming to this album... well... not be a belligerent zoomer who doesn't understand the significance of MTV... but like, who cares? not to mention it's a paired down acoustic set - why do grunge if you're not going to put your whole pussy into it? i'm only half-joking asking that: i'm not an incorrigible hater who can't appreciate musical talent (listening to this, there's no question that nirvana's genius is innate and transcends labels), i'm just an incorrigible hater when it comes to acoustic sets. watching this on youtube improved my feelings somewhat: if i'm going to listen to a live album, i'd like there to at least be SOMETHING interesting about it. i'd like to hear the back and forth between the musicians, i'd like to hear them tune their instruments, and i'd like to hear the audience's reactions, etc. etc. i appreciated this as a project a lot more when i could actually see and hear these things instead of JUST clipping it to the music. highlights - about a girl, come as you are, the man who sold the world
Não sou fã da banda nem do estilo, curtir a sonoridade de algumas músicas, apesar de melancólicas
Some great breakout songs, but eventually I just get tired of the Kurt Cobain groaning.
I know this is supposed to be some great concert or whatever, but I don't really see it. Not a great performance, and hearing the Nirvana in an acoustic setting just shows how similar they all sound. Not a great showing for a pretty good band.
Acoustic versions of some of their slower songs and covers. Just a bit boring.
Alt av nirvana høres ut som smells like teen spirit?
Never been a big fan. Not a bad album but rather depressing after a while.
I know I’m supposed to like Nirvana, and I do like some of “the hits” - beyond that, I’ve not quite got the hype. And this album is, I think, made for those who get the hype. “Come As You Are” is a great song, and their cover of “The Man Who Sold the World” still holds up well, but the rest are deep cuts and very odd choices for cover versions. Add the often grating voice of Kurt Cobain to the mix and this just wasn’t for me.
This album started well and got progressively worse. I'd been planning a "pleasantly surprised" type of review but then Lake of Fire happened. Never really recovered after that.
Jag gillar inte nirvana så mycket märker jag...
I like Nirvana but I hated this. It just sounded poor.
Another harsh 2 but I don't get the hype with this
It's all shit you've heard before in all the other Nirvana albums, but on MTV, great pick for 1001 albuns!
I legitimately don't understand why this is so popular and loved. Maybe I was just born in the wrong generation
Ooh boy, I know this is a big one from the 90s but it just didn't connect with me. They really made this unplugged format their own, skipping many of their hits and throwing in a lot of covers but the problem is I just really can't make myself care about most of these songs. Come As You Are is very good as is the Bowie cover and Pennyroyal Tea. The second half bores me. Maybe I need to watch the DVD - but I probably won't. A product of its time because of Cobain's untimely death?
Very relaxed and intimate guitar album. Kurt's voice doesn't miss a beat and the minimal instrumentation really helps highlight the song-writing. Best tracks: Polly, On a Plain, Plateau, Where Did You Sleep Last Night
Previously on me saying words at my screen about music or something of that nature: “When I finally get recommended the live album, I'm going to have a Nirvanaganza, where I will relisten to this album along with Nevermind in one last hurrah.” Ummmm, errrrrr, fuck. I don’t have time for the Nirvanaganza. Not after I activated weekend albums not knowing I couldn’t turn them off. Sorry, Nirvana. I’ll return to these albums sometime in the not-too-distant future. I promise. Yeah, this is pretty alright. The songs ultimately lose me as they go along, though I can’t deny that they’re competent performances. I don’t remember much about Nevermind or In Utero, but I appreciate Cobain’s vocals a lot more now that they’re in the foreground. The renditions of Come as You Are, On a Plain and Plateau are pretty good. Lake of Fire is another good cut. I like Cobain’s rockstar-esque vocals. Where Did You Sleep Last Night? is the best song and a good closer. I enjoy the build-up in tension – very gripping. The banter between the bandmates is pretty fun, too. I like the Lead Belly guitar story. I have been intensely anal about the inclusion of live albums on this list and shudder to think of how many I have left. However, I’m pretty sure this is the first time I’ve had the opportunity to consult the book about their inclusion. They made “...the album no one thought a grunge band ever could – an acoustic album”. A bit of an embellishment. The album serves as a strong indicator for where the band could have gone. That’s all there is, really. I think this album is a good listen and a respectable inclusion for the list. I understand the “where could they have gone” angle and I think Kurt Cobain’s impersonal, countercultural persona is worthy of being preserved in a more intimate way. It also helps to have a familiarity with this band’s output before I listened to this album. Anyways, farewell Nirvana. It’s been a short time in the grand scheme of things, but I will try to give em a proper listen sometime down the line.
Un Nirvana muy acartonado, encorsetado. No parecen cómodos.
Cool live album. Nirvana is not necessarily my style, but good music. Cool to hear crowd banter. 5.6/10
I think this is way overrated. They're better with a wall of sound. Favorite song: all apologies.
Expected more songs I'd know about. Wasnt all that tbh
I mean, whatever, right? It's Nirvana, you like Nirvana, you'll like this. It's a live album, so you can't really judge it. Do you like the songs they performed? Yes? Boom, you like this.
I guess i can see the appeal if you like Nirvana and don't think Kurt Cobain is one of histories worst frontmen. Unfortunately, i don't and i do so this was mostly a bag of shit
Brate, rijetko iritantno prenemaganje tokom pjevanja
Favorite song: The Man Who Sold The World Least Favorite song: Jesus Doesn't Want Me For A Sunbeam
Man har redan hört det bra
jeg foretrækker albums, der ikke er live
Not great compared to their studio albums
🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱
I liked the bowie cover, "lake of fire", and "plateau". I listened to the studio version of "something in the water" and liked it way better than the live version. I want to listen to their studio albums.
ok, not as heavy as some parts of Nevermind which I liked, but in some parts also not as interesting. just not that into the grunginess of it all i suppose
I continue to not particularly enjoy live albums, which is a shame because I do enjoy some nirvana
Immerno de grösst Fan vo Nirvana und nonie Fan gsi vo Livealbe. Live debi zsi würdi sicher es 4i hinefüre spienzle aber so ganz uf de auditive Ebene muss sich de Kurt&son mit mim saftige aber faire zwei Pünktler begnüege
Boring
Fine, but no more than fine
I just can't stand unplugged in general.
Coming out and saying it.... I am not a big Nirvana fan! Nothing wrong with this I just am realizing it's not for me.
Far from their best
Nirvana was never nowhere close to as good as they got credit for. This album is no different. There are two great tracks on this album, but both Bowie and Lead Belly nailed them on the originals, so what's the point?
Nirvana blows
4 chords, 2 stars
De cara já digo que, embora seja considera por muitos obra-prima do Nirvana, não é o melhor disco para se apresentar alguém que nunca ouviu a banda antes. Das 14 músicas do repertório, 6 são covers/versões de outras canções. Das 8 restantes, apenas 3 eu já tinha escutado previamente. Hoje sabemos que foi uma escolha do Kurt em optar por músicas menos conhecidas do cancioneiro da banda. Também senti uma falta de peso/preenchimento na equalização (?) nas primeiras músicas, o que se arrumou ao decorrer do álbum. Sobre a execução, tenho a impressão de que o Kurt está sofrendo para cantar todas as músicas. A voz dele parece que não chega onde tem que chegar, mas ainda assim ele continua tentando entregar. Já na parte instrumental, achei tudo bem completo e redondo, apenas senti falta do peso do baixo em algumas músicas, principalmente nas primeiras. As músicas não me empolgaram, embora algumas tenham chamado atenção. - "Come As You Are" ficou um arranjo bem legal, embora tenha sentido falta do peso do baixo nela. - "The Man Who Sold the World" é decente, embora eu prefira muito mais o original de David Bowie. Parece que faltou preenchimento nela não só de equalização, mas principalmente de instrumentação. Tinha potencial. - "Something in the Way" tem um ar bem soturno e ficou bem fiel à versão original. Das originais do Nirvana foi a melhor execução instrumental e vocal. - "On Me" e "Lake of Fire", ambos cover do Meat Puppets, tem uma das progressões mais legais, mas é nítido um desânimo na voz do Kurt. - "Where Did You Sleep Last Night", que também é um cover, pra mim é o ápice do álbum e a melhor performance do Kurt em todo o disco. Pena que tenha sido apenas na última música. O disco tem uma proposta decente. Se a ordem das músicas fossem rearranjadas, alguns outros elementos musicais fossem incluídos, e o Kurt não parecesse tão sofrido ao cantar (ou até mesmo desanimado), pra mim o álbum poderia ser bem mais marcante. Acho que isso vale pra tudo o que já ouvi do Nirvana: a história e o marco que deixaram é mais legal do que a execução em si. Triste, porque o grunge é um período que gosto muito na música.
2 stars. Not a bad album, but it doesn't work for me. The three songs I enjoyed aren't enough to make me sit through all of it. Also the fact that Kurt keeps saying "I'm gonna butcher this song" is so fucking annoying. Like, brother, just play the damn song and let us decide (he butchered most of them). About a Girl: A song that works better when you're a teen with a guitar trying to bang that one chick that wears way too much mascara. Come As You Are: The opening riff for this one is the first thing I learned to play on Guitar to impress that one chick that wears way too much mascara. Jesus Doesn't Want Me For a Sunbean: I always skipped this one and now I remember why ♡ The Man Who Sold The World: Amazing Rendition of a Great Song. Wish Seu Jorge had recorded it for Life Aquatic sessions. Pennyroyal Tea: Not a big fan of the rendition, but a good song nonetheless Dumb: 🤷🏽 ♡ Polly: This song is so fucking good. His voice lends itself perfectly for the tone of the song. On a Plain: Every Nirvana song sounds like you're 12 and this is deep. "The finest day I've ever had is when I learned to smile on command" Bottom Text ♡ Something in the Way: Although I disagree with the morals of consuming sea creatures, I must admit this song is a banger. Plateau: Ranking high on "First songs I learned as a Teenager". His voice is not really suited for this song. Oh Me: Pretty forgettable track. Lake of Fire: Yee Haw. All Apologies: I really can't vibe with songs that are so "omg i'm not like the others". It's like they lack self awareness, idk. Not my thing Where Did You Sleep Last Night: Nirvana is just Falcão for people who know what depression is.
I know Nirvana is an important group in the history of music. However, I think I would have enjoyed this more if I liked Nirvana more. I know this person wasn't the original singer but I can't get past the vocals: very nasal, raspy, and flat. 2/5 I will not be back to listen.
I know this was a critically acclaimed event and got tons of coverage back in the day... but I just don't like live albums... nor Nirvana... That said, compared to the other live albums I've had to endure on this list (and Nirvana's In Utero), this is slightly more tolerable... so I'll be generous and give it a 2...
I don't really like Nirvana. Their sound is too abrasive for me personally, and Cobain's vocals are both ugly sounding and unintelligible, rendering the lyrics moot. Hearing Nirvana playing an acoustic(ish) set makes their instrumentation less abrasive, and I actually quite like how the guitars sound on this album. But Cobain's vocals are the greater problem here, and are as awful as they always have been. I think this album is as well regarded as it is mainly because of his death, which occurred not long after this was recorded. It's nothing special as a listening experience
Lyrics: 1/5 Music: 2/5 Production: 2/5 Cohesiveness: 2/5 Overall: 2/5 Stand out songs: The man who sold the world (but it is a cover) Sounds like your average high school band playing songs stood perfectly still on stage. It all just feels very high school band. Lyrics are very poor. Kurt’s voice does have the right level of raspiness to it in some songs which adds a good texture to the songs. The fact that this has such a high rating makes me feel like I’m missing something. But I don’t think I want to find whatever it is I’m missing. I’m happy not really enjoying this album
Нененене..
Overrated. 'Where did you sleep last night' was the best song for me. 2/5
Nirvana....
Ok. Nothing great
Surprisingly, I didn’t hate this as much as I usually hate Nirvana. Still not something I’d listen to by choice though.
I feel like I have heard all of these songs because of the other Nirvana albums in the list, so why do I need to hear the live versions too? 2/5
I don’t enjoy live albums very much, respect to the band but not my cup of tea.
Don't really like the unplugged format
meh
Not here to listen live album, stuff to do🤓🏌️♂️🐴😍🐽💙🦘🖌️➰🎙️🇪🇷🇨🇾🔊🔊⏲️🕒🚍🛻⚛️🚧😷🛁💵😏⛴️♊
I remember seeing this on TV in 1994 and thinking it was great. 30 years later... It doesn't sound all that good.
Pleasantly depressing.
I know it's Nirvana...but it's a bit of a snooze fest...
I wish I could appreciate the cultural moment Nirvana created but I wasn’t there. Not my favorite
I do not own this album but I’ve heard it many times over. I was influenced greatly by the new grunge sounds of the early 90s. This album was a little shocking, due to the song choice and what their normal sound was. It preceded Kurt Cobian’s death by a short time. I’d rather remember Nirvana for the plugged in sound.
Every now and again one of these songs hits it out of the park but I'm kinda lukewarm on the project as a whole
Nirvana is best when plugged in
Something about Cobains voice really grates on this album
Nope. Gave it a chance but just don't get them, don't get grunge, and would frankly rather pull a Cobain than listen to that again.
meh
Influential, important, historic. I still don't like Nirvana at all and I find Cobain's voice annoying. Borderline 1 or 2 stars for me.
The Lead Belly and Bowie covers are excellent, but there’s nothing in the other songs vocally or musically that is terribly interesting or impressively-performed. I understand why it’s been so reveled, given that it came out after Kurt’s death, but I don’t think it’s deserving of the hype and critical claim.
I didn't actually get all that far through this album so sorry if my opinions are wildly off for the second half of the album but the first couple of songs all sounded exactly the same and made me wish I was listening to a better nirvana song
Nú móðga ég einhver. Þetta er svo arfaslakt. Upptakan léleg, enginn virðist vera í góðu formi. Týpískt fyrir genre-ið "tónleikaplötur sem heppnast ekki vel", sem ca 95% tónleikaplatna falla undir skv. mér.
What trash is this? Ughh!!
OK, I guess
I've not really been a great fan of Nirvana, maybe cynically, I think they can ascribe much of their fame and subsequent record sales on the untimely death of Kurt. This album breaks no new ground, is replete with cover versions and imo only made it to the top 1000 because it was the first to be relesed after the above mentioned unfortunate event.
Warning: hot take ahead! This kind of punk rock does not translate well to acoustic. The heavy distorted guitars tie together Kurt's raspy, strained vocals and give the music the energy it needs. I think completely restructured their instrumentation of the songs, maybe adding some more piano or strings or something, it would have worked for me. It's like they're trying to highlight Kurt's vocals over any instrument. His vocals are definitely not the highlight of Nirvana's music. Eerything just sounds sad and very slow. It literally sounds like a mediocre band that you might hear playing in the corner of a dive bar. Kurt was somehow able to develop an aura of illustrious musical genius after his death. IMO, if he didn't kill himself, his fame would have faded over the years and he wouldn't be more famous than 3 Doors Down or something. It also helps that he's hunky.
Angsty, as expected from Nirvana, but lyrics are intelligible. Limited guitar chords or melody. A bit musically monotonous, but lyrically more interesting, something that is hard to appreciate on Nevermind.
I fail to see the point of live albums
Langweilig und Cobain singt ziemlich falsch
Lead singers voice was too whiny for my liking.
When I was younger I recall how much Nirvana was liked. I feel like I missed the boat. But, then I hear this album and it still doesn't do much for me. It's still good, just not really my vibe
...if Kurt had stuck around, and dumped Courtney, would we have noticed?...... just askin.....
I think Kurt Cobain is wildly overrated as a guitar player, singer and a songwriter.
ehhhhh surprisingly not my style of rock
Kind of just fine. Not bad to listen to, but nothing crazy. Not much I would listen to again
Meh…
I tried, I really did. It was so sad watching someone who killed himself. But grunge is just not my cup of tea.
If became famous for this depressing garbage I'd have killed myself too.
You wanna know a thought I’ve never had? “Hey, I really wanna listen to an acoustic Nirvana album.”
Mostly a bunch of songs I don't know and don't care about.
i just really have never liked nirvana… will i get crucified for that take ?
A good live album but not one I would place high in my top 1000 albums. Best song - Plateau
ok.
Urg. I'm so tired of this album, the song choices are interesting and the execution is fine but I don't get how it is seminal in any way
Not my cup of Pennywhistle. They do have some good songs on this album but they are covers
I’m giving it two stars because the band sounded like themselves at least while playing live. That said, I’ve never understood the popularity of this whining and navel gazing. These songs are neither fun nor well written, and certainly not well performed in my opinion.
I’ll preface with I’m not much of a fan of Nirvana. I find most of the time the unplugged guitar tone just didn’t sound very good. Maybe I don’t like unplugged concerts or their tone just wasn’t what I was looking for. I don’t like Cobain’s vocals that much, he also mumbles a good bit which I find frustrating at times. The writing often feels simple to me, simple chords with nothing too special structure-wise as far as I can tell or feel. It didn’t have a great start. The first song sounds like a grungy early Beatles song. There were a couple songs I enjoyed throughout the middle, with catchy guitar hooks of decent melodies. The banter between tracks was funny, especially Cobain’s “shut up”. I think Nirvana just really isn’t for me and this album couldn’t convince me otherwise.
Pretty good album. I remember when this came out pennyroyal tea is one of my favorite songs.
Acoustic grunge. Not really my thing. 2/5
Inte min grej precis, men Lake of fire är bra
Recorded just months before Kurt Cobain's tragic death, this stripped-down and acoustic performance captures the band in a moment of intimacy and introspection. The album features a mix of Nirvana's biggest hits and lesser-known tracks, all reimagined in a more intimate and acoustic setting. From the rendition of "Something in the Way" to the haunting "Pennyroyal Tea" and the heartbreaking "Where Did You Sleep Last Night," each track on this album is delivered with emotion but feels more watered down compared to the actual album versions. MTV Unplugged in New York is where Nirvana transition from their signature grunge sound to a more stripped-down acoustic sound. The arrangements are simple and whilst it’s allowing the raw emotion of the lyrics to shine through, it leads to a lot of the performances to fall slightly flat. Saying that this album is not without some highlights, with the most unforgettable moment being Cobain's cover of David Bowie's "The Man Who Sold the World." The song's melancholy lyrics and Cobain's haunting vocals give the track an added layer of poignancy, especially in light of Cobain's tragic death just a few months later. MTV Unplugged in New York is an album that showcases Nirvana at their most vulnerable and introspective. However the tuned down renditions leads to a lot of tracks losing their identity.
Meh. Mainly because it's live