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. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	11/01/1994
Label:	Dgc
UPC:	0720642472729
Rank:	2225

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   Guest Artist,Guitar
Cris Kirkwood   Guest Artist,Bass,Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Curt Kirkwood   Guest Artist,Guitar
Dave Grohl   Vocals (Background),Vocals,Drums,Bass
Lori Goldston   Cello
Kurt Cobain   Guitar,Vocals,Lead Vocals
Krist Novoselic   Bass,Guitar,Accordion,Guitar (Bass)

Technical Credits

Dave Grohl   Composer
Gary Rossington   Composer
Frances McKee   Composer
Scott Litt   Mixing,Producer
Huddie Ledbetter   Composer
Robert Fisher   Design,Art Direction
Nirvana   Composer,Producer
Stephen Marcussen   Mastering
Kurt Cobain   Composer
Krist Novoselic   Composer
Lead Belly   Arranger
Curt Kirkwood   Composer
David Bowie   Composer
Eugene Kelly   Composer
Ronnie Van Zant   Composer
Alex Coletti   Producer
Chad Channing   Composer
Frank Micelotta   Photography