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Nirvana: MTV Unplugged in New York

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Label: Geffen Records
Released: 1994
Time:
 53:57
Category: Hard Rock
Producer(s): See Artists ...
Rating: *****..... (5/10)
Media type: CD
Web address: www.hereisnirvana.com
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Purchase date: 2010.05.19
Price in €: 2,00





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[1] About a Girl (Cobain) - 3:37
[2] Come as You Are (Cobain/Grohl/Novoselic) - 4:13
[3] Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam) - Kelly/McKee) - 4:37
[4] The Man Who Sold the World) - Bowie) - 4:20
[5] Pennyroyal Tea (Cobain) - 3:40
[6] Dumb (Cobain) - 2:52
[7] Polly (Cobain/Grohl/Nirvana/Novoselic) - 3:16
[8] On a Plain (Cobain/Grohl/Nirvana/Novoselic) - 3:44
[9] Something in the Way (Cobain/Grohl/Nirvana/Novoselic) - 4:01
[10] Plateau (Kirkwood) - 3:38
[11] Oh/Me (Kirkwood) - 3:26
[12] Lake of Fire (Kirkwood) - 2:55
[13] All Apologies (Cobain) - 4:23
[14] Where Did You Sleep Last Night? (Christian/Leadbelly) - 5:08

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Kurt Cobain - Guitar, Vocals, Producer
Dave Grohl - Bass, Drums, Vocals, Producer
Krist Novoselic - Bass, Guitar, Accordion, Producer

Pat Smear - Guitar
Cris Kirkwood - Bass, Guitar, Background Vocals
Curt Kirkwood - Guitar, Producer
Lori Goldston - Cello

Alex Coletti - Producer
Scott Litt - Producer
Stephen Marcussen - Mastering
Robert Fisher - Art Direction, Design
Frank Micelotta - Photography
 

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1994 CD DGC (David Geffen Company) 24727
1994 CD DGC (David Geffen Company) 24727
1994 CS DGC (David Geffen Company) 24727
2003 LP PMS 9124727
2004 LP Divine Recordings 53
2004 CD Universal Distribution 93361
2005 CD Universal Distribution 42472729
2006 CD Universal Distribution GED24727
2009 CD Universal Distribution 94347
2009 CD Universal Distribution 91435

Recorded live at Sony Music Studios, New York, New York on November 18, 1993. Unplugged in New York won a 1996 Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Performance.

What is ultimately so sad about Kurt Cobain taking his own life is that he was so giving to others, constantly campaigning for the artists who influenced him. Cobain breathed new life into the Raincoats' career (who thanked him on their latest EP), brought a wider audience to Eugenius' pop genius, and proved there was grunge in Seattle before the '90s by covering a Wipers song on INCESTICIDE. The same reverential awe seeps through every minute of the UNPLUGGED IN NEW YORK performance, released nearly a year after its recording in November 1993. Cobain's originals, from the wrenching "All Apologies" to the numbing "Dumb," exempify his rare gift of saying so much with deceptively simple chords and melodies. His choice of covers displays influences as diverse as David Bowie and the Meat Puppets, and possibly most surprising, Leadbelly - included is a ferocious version of "Where Did You Sleep Last Night?" Unplugged in New York is part of MTV's "Unplugged" series.

Recorded at Sony Studios, New York, NY (11/18/1993).



The last Nirvana collection recorded before the untimely death of Kurt Cobain, Unplugged caught many by surprise with its stripped down, neo-acoustic offerings with a bridled fury. When Cobain sings, "I swear I don't have a gun, I don't have a gun" with clenched teeth (instead of an open howl) and when the haunting strains of "About a Girl" - from their earliest LP - chills even with quieted guitars, you discover a new appreciation for the nuances of one of the greatest bands of recent times. 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 - Amazon.com essential recording



Das letzte Nirvana-Album Unplugged, das vor dem frühzeitigen Tod von Kurt Cobain aufgezeichnet wurde, überrumpelte viele mit seinen spartanischen, neo-akustischen Darbietungen und überraschte durch seine gezügelte Wut. Wenn Cobain singt "I swear I don't have a gun, I don't have a gun" ("Ich schwöre, ich habe kein Gewehr"), und dies mit zusammengepressten Zähnen (statt mit offenem Mund zu schreien), und wenn es Dir bei der beklemmenden Anspannung von "About a Girl" - von ihrer ersten LP - kalt den Rücken runterläuft, obwohl die Gitarren sich längst beruhigt haben, dann beginnst du aufs Neue den Sinn für Nuancen einer der größten Bands dieser Zeiten zu schätzen. Zu den Highlights gehören Versionen von drei "Meat Puppets"-Tracks (mit den special guests Curt and Kris Kirkwood der einflußreichen "college rock" Band), das weinerliche Cello von Vaselines "Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam" und Nirvana's Version des David Bowie-Songs "The Man Who Sold the World".

Lorry Fleming - Amazon.de



If In Utero is a suicide note, MTV Unplugged in New York is a message from beyond the grave, a summation of Kurt Cobain's talents and pain so fascinating, it's hard to listen to repeatedly. Is it the choice of material or the spare surroundings that make it so effective? Well, it's certainly a combination of both, how the version of the Vaselines' "Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam" or the three covers of Meat Puppets II songs mean as much as "All Apologies" or "Something in the Way." This, in many senses, isn't just an abnormal Nirvana record, capturing them in their sincerest desire to be R.E.M. circa Automatic for the People, it's the Nirvana record that nobody, especially Kurt, wanted revealed. It's a nakedly emotional record, unintentionally so, as the subtext means more than the main themes of how Nirvana wanted to prove its worth and diversity, showcasing the depth of their songwriting. As it turns out, it accomplishes its goals rather too well; this is a band, and songwriter, on the verge of discovering a new sound and style. Then, there's the subtexts, as Kurt's hurt and suicidal impulses bubble to the surface even as he's trying to suppress them. Few records are as unblinkingly bare and naked as this, especially albums recorded by their peers. No other band could have offered covers of David Bowie's "The Man Who Sold the World" and the folk standard "Where Did You Sleep Last Night" on the same record, turning in chilling performances of both - performances that reveal as much as their original songs.

Stephen Thomas Erlewine - All Music Guide



As Alex Ross noted in The New Yorker, every song Kurt Cobain wrote reads like a suicide note now, so this release carries an awful lot of contextual weight. To compensate, the originals on Unplugged are stripped of their original sonic weight-the grunge-pedal roar that people used to think was what made Nirvana so immediate and appealing-and Cobain's songs come out as compelling as ever. (A few, especially the suicide note to end all suicide notes All Apologies," are even more so.) It's just that their inner workings are laid a little more bare, like the major-to-minor shift that's the giant hook in the chorus of "About A Girl." Nirvana was also always about giving props, and Unplugged is filled with tip-of-the-hat covers. The Vaselines' "Jesus Doesn't Want Me For A Sunbeam" gets treated sweetly, with a lovely melodica line; the signature riff of David Bowie's "The Man Who Sold The World" sounds suspiciously plugged-in, but the song comes out gentle and solemn; and the Meat Puppets join Nirvana for three of their own songs. The highlight of the album, though, is Leadbelly's "Where Did You Sleep Last Night" (also known as "In The Pines"), as chilling a song as has ever been written. When, a minute before the end, Cobain's ruined voice leaps up an octave and starts howling, he's doing what he always did, but it's also a transcendent moment, and a final demonstration of the incredible power of his performances.

Douglas Wolk - Nov 10, 2000
CMJ.com
  

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