MTV Unplugged in New York by Nirvana (US)

Pros: Everything from track 4 up.
Cons: Track 3 down.

This is part of my first write-off, the Ten Obstructions Write-Off. Guildenstern (yes, of Epinions fame) sums it up perfectly: "You might at first wonder why we need a collection of Nirvana’s songs in an acoustic unplugged version. After all, the ...

Pros: "Nirvana Toned Down" as one critic put it, with the beauty really coming out.
Cons: Maybe I don't have glasses but...

You really have to admit that when you strip a band of it's distortion pedal, give it some acoustics and give it only one electronic device - the almighty mic - their talent will show. And that's really what Nirvana had a lot of: fuzz. It was distorted ...

Pros: arrangements, guitars, vocals, songwriting
Cons: inconsistent, acoustic format constricts their style

When it became known that Kurt Cobain, lead singer of Nirvana, had committed suicide, MTV knew what to do. They showed their recent 'Unplugged' Nirvana special, over and over again.

When the acoustic concert became available on CD, it...

Pros: Excellent album from Nirvana
Cons: none

When the "MTV Unplugged In New York" was released in November of 1994, it had been months since Nirvana leader Kurt Cobain died of an apparent suicide (or murder). Since then, Nirvana had disbanded and members Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic...

Pros: Some beautiful renditions of classic Nirvana songs, and some very good covers.
Cons: Some very poor, misguided attempts at being forcefully ‘acoustic’.

You might at first wonder why we need a collection of Nirvana’s songs in an acoustic unplugged version. After all, the essence of their work is captured in the raucous energy of “Nevermind”, songs which, lets face it, weren’t characterised precisely by...

Pros: Emotionally revealing and pleading songs, performed in true acoustic sense
Cons: Pennyroyal Tea and On A Plain sound different than on the album versions

Kurt Cobain and his band Nirvana changed the face of rock in the 7 short years they were around. During that time they put out an album which is still regarded as arguably the best rock recording ever (Nevermind), put Seattle on the music scene map, and...

Pros: wonderful melodies and re-arrangments, an all around incredible, awe-inspiring performance
Cons: If you can find a con on this album, you're a better man than me

Back in 1991, when Nirvana broke into the mainstream with Smells Like Teen Spirit, some critics called them nothing more than noise, untalented hacks who were poseurs to the throne of the best rock act in the world at the time. However,...

Pros: Melodic
Cons: Few Unplugged versions

Choosing an album is an easy task but enjoying the album, singing the songs, remembering the lyrics and understanding the feelings of the song writer can be a tough one when the music just isn't clear.

It was my Jr. High Days when Nirvana...

Pros: Beautiful Acoustic Renditions of Classic Nirvana Songs
Cons: The reason why this is the only way we will hear Cobain's voice again

Tragedy has always struck the populace without warning and with total disregard to human emotion. April 8th 1994 was indeed a tragic day for me, for people I knew, and for another million of those I never knew and never will.

When I first...

Pros: Beautiful, melodic album with classy covers
Cons: "All Apologies" is out of place.

November, 1993, was a terrible time for Nirvana. Tabloids had been going crazy over Kurt's rumored heroin addiction, they were slapped in the face with how many so-called fans jumped the bandwagon with the fanbase-alienator "In Utero," and Courtney Love...

Pros: Highly evocative singing from Cobain, surprising musicianship from the band
Cons: More than a few songs which are not actually "unplugged."

When Nirvana took the stage to film their Unplugged set for MTV, I'm sure there were the detractors, who thought they would crash and burn. I was one of them. I thought they were basically a bad band hiding behind alot of distortion and...

Pros: fantastic vocals, calm but skilled guitar & drum work, wonderful covers
Cons: none

I am not the hugest Nirvana fan in the world. I do not think Kurt Cobain was God incarnate. I do not think he was the genius writer people claimed him to be. I thought Nirvana was too loud, and expressed the kind of emotion 13-year-old boys experience...

Pros: Personal, Touching, Intimate sounds
Cons: Not long enough, Background vocals almost drowned out.

On a cold brisk New York evening a few musicians gathered on a soundstage in order to perform thier own rendition of a few cover songs, and even a couple of thier own original songs. this could have happened a hundred times in a hundred different...

Pros: some great moments of what Nirvana could've been, a range of songs
Cons: some songs are painful

Nirvana did an "Unplugged" concert for MTV right before Kurt Cobain's death. On "Unplugged in New York," they shine for certain songs. They incorporate accordians, cello, and acoustic guitar along with some great blues guitar. It...

Pros: Mellow listening, great cover art
Cons: Those cd prices again.

Great performances by Nirvana and the Meat Puppets.
I never thought that Kurt could pull it off, but he did.
With songs like:

Lake of fire
Oh me
The man who sold the world

You can't go wrong with this album. Kurt...