MTV Unplugged in New York

by Nirvana

Overview

Sadly, MTV Unplugged stands as Nirvana's last album. While it's an album of covers and old songs, it ranks as one of the band's most cohesive records. Instead of relying on the trio's overpowering sonic force, Unplugged concentrates on Kurt Cobain's subtly shaded songwriting and Nirvana's deceptively simple musical power. Every version of their previously recorded songs, with the possible exception of "On a Plain," dramatically improves the original, and the covers reveal more about Cobain than he intended. By the time Nirvana close with a wrenching, spine-chilling version of Leadbelly's "Where Did You Sleep Last Night," the emotional complexity of Nirvana's music is clear. It's also clear that they could have made even greater music.

Product Details

Release Date:	11/01/1994
Label:	Geffen Records
UPC:	0720642472729
catalogNumber:	24727
Rank:	1073

Tracks

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
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?

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Nirvana   Primary Artist
Pat Smear   Guitar
Kurt Cobain   Guitar,Vocals
Dave Grohl   Bass,Drums,Vocals
Krist Novoselic   Bass,Guitar,Accordion
Cris Kirkwood   Bass,Guitar,Background Vocals
Curt Kirkwood   Guitar
Lori Goldston   Cello

Technical Credits

David Bowie   Composer
Nirvana   Composer,Producer
Kurt Cobain   Composer
Alex Coletti   Producer
Dave Grohl   Composer
Huddie Ledbetter   Composer
Scott Litt   Producer
Krist Novoselic   Composer
Robert Fisher   Art Direction