In 1993, Nirvana unplugged their electric guitars and basses (but only after they turned the amps off. That sound is weird) And plugged them into acoustic guitars and basses. They took the stage in "Mtv's Unplugged in New York" and started their magic.
This is not shown in the original Mtv special, but Kurt comes to the stage with a serious face, sits down, and says in a very low voice, "Good Evening." This concert is gonna be good.
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About A Girl The first song they played was "About A Girl" which was played perfectly, everyone was happy to see they could switch from electric, to electric acoustic. This isn't their best song, it's a little repetitive, but a very good choice to start out a concert with.
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Come As You Are Next was "Come As You Are" which was obviously a crowd favorite. A little more mellow than "About A Girl", but still a good progression. Concert still flowing smoothly.
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Jesus Don't Want Me For A Sunbeam Kurt takes the little break time to introduce the cellist (Lori Goldman) and their new guitarist (Pat). They choose to do a n old Christian song that was originally covered by The Vaselines: "Jesus Don't Want Me For A Sunbeam". Krist Novoselic (The Bassist) moves to Accordian, as this song requires it. Dave Grohl (The Drummer) moves to bass. It's a sad slow song, but if it was originally a Christian song, it was covered beautifully.
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Dumb With Dave back on drums and Krist back on bass, we go into the next song: "Dumb". This is probably my favorite Nirvana song, both unplugged and plugged. Dave and Kurt harmonize perfectly, the cello sounds perfect. This song is one of the high points of the concert.
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The Man Who Sold The World The band decides to do a David Bowie song next: "The Man Who Sold The World" This song is executed perfectly, from the bass, to the drums, to the guitar. The solo isn't groundbreaking, but it's very original and always makes me want to go play it. Another high point in the concert
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Pennyroyal Tea This is a solo acoustic that Kurt does, and he does it perfectly. With everyone staring at him, he plays the song without any fear, and obviously feels good about it at the end.
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Polly This appears to be another crowd favorite, when Kurt starts playing it, people get pretty excited. Not many drums in this song. Dave is doing most of the harmonizing, he hits a cymbal occasionally. You can really hear the bass and cello in this song, and they go well together.
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On A Plain We start to get into Kurts grungy side in this song, intertwining the grunge of his voice with the softish song perfectly. We also get to see a lot more of Pat in this song.
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Plateau In this song, we get The Brothers Meat Puppets to play some of their songs with the band for us. Before the music starts, they need to tune up, and we see the happy side of Kurt. The Brothers are taking a while to tune up, and Kurt asks if they're tuning a harp. He smiles. This song is really cool, The Brothers are good. The two bands go well together.
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Lake of Fire Another Meat Puppets song, it's a very grungy style Kurt has to sing, but it's what he sings best. They do the song well, and it has some killer solos.
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All Apologies The Brothers are gone now, and it's just the band again. This song really incorporates the cello, and it sounds like there's a full orchestra the way it plays. This is a pretty sad song, but has a happy ending with Kurt and Dave harmonizing.
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Where Did You Sleep Last Night The last song of the concert. It's a very sad song, very bluesy. Dave starts using heavier drumming. Towards the end of the song Kurt uses his grungy voice to make it spectacular, and is the perfect choice for the end of the concert. The crowd goes wild.
The credits roll and the crowd gives the band a standing ovation. I think this was a great concert, certainly a big one for the band. It showed people not only were they good live, they could play others people's songs, and play them well.
This is one of my favorite Nirvana albums, and I highly recommend it to you guys.
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