Nirvana: Kurt Cobain (vocals, acoustic guitar); Dave Grohl (vocals, bass, drums); Krist Novoselic (guitar, accordion, bass).
Additional personnel: Cris Kirkwood (acoustic guitar, bass); Pat Smear, Curt Kirkwood (acoustic guitar); Lori Goldston (cello).
Recorded live at Sony Music Studios, New York, New York on November 18, 1993.
UNPLUGGED IN NEW YORK is part of MTV's "Unplugged" series.
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?"
| TRACKS |
| 1 |
About A Girl |
| 2 |
Come As You Are |
| 3 |
Jesus Doesn't Want Me For A Sunbeam |
| 4 |
Man Who Sold The World, The |
| 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 |
