Nirvana mtv unplugged full full#

In all, they ended up playing one song from their debut album Bleach, four songs from 1991's Nevermind, three tracks from In Utero, and six covers. They mostly performed covers - songs by the Vaselines, David Bowie, Lead Belly, and Meat Puppets - as well as acoustic renditions of tracks from the band's third album In Utero, which had just been released. Much to the chagrin of the MTV producers, the band refused to play most of their biggest hits - although many of the songs on the album went on to become hits in their own right. I think that's what made it so special it wasn't just acoustic versions of Nevermind.' 'I think Kurt wanted to bring it down to just the lowest, most dirge-like, Leonard Cohen level, which was really fun. There was no way we were going to try to pull off Smells Like Teen Spirit with f-king acoustic guitars.

They didn't do anything to change the songs they just basically plugged in acoustic guitars instead of electric ones. 'We'd seen a lot of other bands do Unplugged tapings, and what they'd done was basically rock out the songs as if they were playing electric instruments. In an interview, Dave Grohl said they always knew they were capable of creating an unplugged album it was just a matter of doing it right - and that meant doing things differently. They wanted it to be different from other MTV Unplugged albums

Nirvana mtv unplugged full full#

To mark the anniversary, we've gathered fascinating facts about that day - from the hits they didn't play to the funereal decor to drummer Dave Grohl's trouble with toning it down.Īt the bottom of the post you'll also find a video of the full performance, which is just as arresting today as it was a quarter century ago. MTV Unplugged in New York was recorded 25 years ago this week. Neither did they know that MTV Unplugged in New York would mark their final full-length recording, because the band's lead singer Kurt Cobain would die by suicide just a few short months later. When they set out to record a live session at the MTV studios in New York, iconic Seattle grunge band Nirvana had no idea the recording would become one of rock music's most famous live albums.