 "Their Finest Work" | 2009-11-06 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2M11ZUOD1ZLDT |
Yep, I came of age during grunge rock. I was a huge fan of the Seattle sound. I even wore flannel shirts everywhere, all the time. I was more of a Pearl Jam fan, but I still liked Nirvana. Then in fall of 1994 this monumental work was released. After Kurt passed in spring of 1994, I really didn't think I would miss the band. However, after this came out I instantly aware that they would never work on another album, and I would miss them.
This was a vast departure from their normal electric, grinding, caterwauling vocals. Here we have the three main members, with a few on the spot musicians to round out the sound. This was from the wildly popular MTV Unplugged series, but Nirvana, being the mavericks that they were, snuck in a few electric guitars. But the final work is amazing. On each track it becomes more apparent that these "slackers from the northwest" were true musicians. And Cobains raspy vocals lend an emotion rarely seen in the teen angst movement in the late 90's.
My favorite track is "Where Did You Sleep Last Night." A cover of an old Ledbelly(?) song. This starts out slow and mellow and morphs into a screaming, begging inquisition. A terrific song to crank in the car and bellow along with. The rest of the tracks are all stripped down, subdued and stunning. "The Man Who Sold the World", "About a Girl", and "All Apologies" Are terrific. Then there is "Pennyroyal Tea" a song that gives a brief look into the debilitating stomach ailment that ultimately helped him justify his heroin addiction as a way to cope with the pain.
Anyway, this is one of those "must have albums". I have listened to it many, if not hundreds of, times.
T |
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| "No matter what age or genre of music you like..." | 2009-09-08 |
| - Reviewed By User: AEWM51NIO02Z |
| This is one of my top 10 all-time favorite albums. Everybody should have this album in their collection. You don't even have to be a huge fan of Nirvana to know this music was in a special moment in time when the MTV Unplugged session took place. My parents hate grunge, alternative music but this is one album we can all listen to together. And I've listened to other bands in the MTV Unplugged sessions and nobody has even come close since Nirvana. A must, must, must own!! |
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| "Amazing" | 2009-05-26 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2ZCNSX5V2AI1N |
| Best MTV unplugged album made. Proved Nirvana could do a lot more then just play grunge. "Where Did You Sleep Last Night" and "The Man Who Sold The World" are covers that in my opinion are better then even the originals. Great album, not a single song I would skip over. |
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| "Unplugged in New York: Nirvana" | 2009-04-20 |
| - Reviewed By User: A35ZKRJXQEMY33 |
| CD is was new condition, and sent promptly. I would recommend purchase through this provider. |
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| "No one's better" | 2009-03-07 |
| - Reviewed By User: A14XNOLCTQNRRA |
| Nirvana rules. Kirt Cobain would have been a zillionaire if he wasn't so stupid and killing himself. This guy has a heavenly voice, His music is the best, the songs are just so cool. This cd is the best one he has though, the others are good, but this one rocks |
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| "Something in the way" | 2009-03-01 |
| - Reviewed By knightlander |
| Since "In Utero" sounded so haunted after Cobain's death, I expected "MTV Unplugged" to render him even more ghostly. Not the case. Kurt Cobain sounds more alive on this record than he did on their first, or on their second, or on their last. This performance represents Cobain not as a rock messiah or a tragic figure but as one hell of a human being. Stripped of their explosive studio arrangements, his songs are every wave as resonant, and he inserts himself into each word of his covers. As Robert Christgau pointed out, on this recording Kurt sounds like John Lennon. Novoselic and Grohl sound pretty good too, but this one's all about Cobain--the artist, and especially the man. |
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