The latter of which performed three of their own tracks, including “Plateau”, “Oh, Me”, and “Lake Of Fire”. Nirvana opened up with “About A Girl” (the only number performed from the band’s 1989 debut album Bleach) and continued with a setlist that strayed from their more commercial hits, outside of “Come As You Are” from 1991’s Nevermind.Ĭobain, Grohl, and bassist Krist Novoselic were joined by guests including guitarist (and future Foo Fighter) Pat Smear, Lori Goldston (cello), and both Chris and Kirk Curtwood of The Meat Puppets on acoustic bass and guitar, respectively. The cardigan sweater he wore also set a record for the most expensive sweater ever sold, bringing in $340,000 at auction in 2019. The band’s Unplugged performance has become so well known within rock history, in fact, that the 1959 Martin D-18E acoustic guitar played by Cobain sold at auction for a world record-setting $6,010,000. The participation of Nirvana drummer and future Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl was also in doubt, as his notoriously intense drumming style wasn’t translating well to the more relaxed, unplugged vibe of the show.ĭespite the issues, and Cobain’s clearly fragile state of mind during that time period (roughly six months before his untimely death), the one-take, no-frills performance has since become one of the most popular acoustic performances of the 1990s. The band also went back and forth between MTV’s producers as to the overall direction of the performance and the band’s choice on having members of the Meat Puppets join them on stage. The Man Who Sold the World (David Bowie cover) 5. Jesus Doesn't Want Me For A Sunbeam (The Vaselines cover) 4.
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Recorded for the TV show MTV Unplugged, which aired on December 16, 1993. The days leading up to the taped performance didn’t go without their fair share of issues, with Kurt Cobain being beyond tense and nervous to perform a completely acoustic show (he demanded the use of effects pedals). Nirvana - MTV Unplugged in New York, concert at Sony Music Studios, New York, NY, USA.
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Over the course of its run on MTV, incredible performances from myriad musical acts including 10,000 Maniacs, Aerosmith, Robert Plant & Jimmy Page, Stone Temple Pilots, Eric Clapton, and more aired on the television program, in addition to one of Alice In Chains‘ final performances as a band. Arguably one of the most popular episodes from MTV’s Unplugged series belongs to Nirvana when they put on an acoustic performance that first aired on December 16th, 1993. MTV Unplugged will go down in pop culture history as one of the most beloved live performance shows of its generation.
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