Nirvana - MTV Unplugged in NY [Full Show]

moneymad

Oh the memories of what it was like in the 90's as a teenager.
FUK YOU LADY GAGA.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCsbUSk5-O8

wazky

How did he survive the shotgun wound to the head is what I would like to know.

DEFTLEFTHAND

It's coming up on the 20 year anniversary of that unplugged concert. It was some time in November 93 IIRC

dirkmeister

wazky wrote: »

How did he survive the shotgun wound to the head is what I would like to know.

Eh he didn't Dougal,he died.

Too Tough To Die

I preferred Alice in Chains unplugged set, personally.

Wacker The Attacker

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Zbi0XmGtMw

You and you Kurt Cobain

This is classic 90's

Frosty McSnowballs

I don't like Nirvana one little bit.

Hyped up to bits!

Turtyturd

Suicide....creating Kurt Cobain's legacy since 1994.

DEFTLEFTHAND

Too Tough To Die wrote: »

I preferred Alice in Chains unplugged set, personally.

Me too, Staley gave the performance of his life. It was voted best concert in the MTV Unplugged series recently.

MagicMarker

Eric Clapton Unplugged FTW.

moneymad

Alice in Chains unplugged is fantastic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dVz2D1xS-0

crockholm

Was Always a huge fan of Nirvana,even had a ticket for the Concert that was dated 7th april 1994....wooooooooo,

Anyway,even listening to the songs now-the effect just isn't there anymore. I'm in my mid 30s with a family. I worry about kids breaking things,not being able to pick stuff up off the floor without a groan,the car,pension plans.Worrying will the hair grow back after a haircut.

The whole angst angle just doesn't work now,

Sorry Kurt,you dead bastard.

cena

moneymad wrote: »

Alice in Chains unplugged is fantastic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dVz2D1xS-0

Nutshell was sang so well

Too Tough To Die

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Me too, Staley gave the performance of his life. It was voted best concert in the MTV Unplugged series recently.

He was off the hizook that night.

wazky

Steven Hawking Unplugged - wild.

The Big Smoke

Brilliant band, I love In Utereo. Raw, angry and full of hate. Most importantly, it was real.

Pumpkinseeds

Heart shaped box was pretty raw for its day

anncoates

The Big Smoke wrote: »

Most importantly, it was real.

As opposed to a figment of imagination?

crockholm

The Big Smoke wrote: »

Brilliant band, I love In Utereo. Raw, angry and full of hate. Most importantly, it was real.

I guess thats the thing,we grew up Cobain(or Kerbang as he was known after) didn't. It's hard to be an angsty teen in your 30s:o

The Big Smoke

anncoates wrote: »

As opposed to a figment of imagination?

Pedant pat, pedant pat, pedant pat and his multi-coloured cat.

RikkFlair

"What are they tuning, a harp?"

LOTD

It's kind of weird how unplugged became Kurt's and Layne's epitaphs in a way, such a sombre and eerie feel to the shows. Both men didn't play many shows after their unplugged show. Such a shame they passed away so young, great talents.

Howard Juneau

Not even in the top 5 bands to come out of Seattle, Cobain was overhyped & barely fit to lick Grohl's shoes

LOTD

Howard Juneau wrote: »

Not even in the top 5 bands to come out of Seattle, Cobain was overhyped & barely fit to lick Grohl's shoes

Grohl plays in a pretty decent Tom Petty tribute band these days.

Untouchable Peasant

MagicMarker wrote: »

Eric Clapton Unplugged FTW.

Pearl Jam's for an even bigger win.

The Backwards Man

Is the crap artiste thread?:pac:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zf6gnagmKFw

Howard Juneau

Untouchable Peasant wrote: »

Pearl Jam's for an even bigger win.

Now you're talking

DEFTLEFTHAND

LOTD wrote: »

It's kind of weird how unplugged became Kurt's and Layne's epitaphs in a way, such a sombre and eerie feel to the shows. Both men didn't play man shows after their unplugged show. Such a shame they passed away so young, great talents.

Yeah both went downhill soon after, Nirvana's Euro tour in early 94 was a disaster and AIC had to pull their support of KISS in late 96 because Staley was so fcuked up. The sad thing about Staley was that he lived on in a near hermit like existence for another 6 years before his death.

Dyr

A massively over rated band

as for the level of ****ing whining cobain did about stardom nirvana were'nt selling millions of records by some freak accident.

LOTD

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Yeah both went downhill soon after, Nirvana's Euro tour in early 94 was a disaster and AIC had to pull their support of KISS in late 96 because Staley was so fcuked up. The sad thing about Staley was that he lived on in a near hermit like existence for another 6 years before his death.

Did anyone here see Nirvana? I wasn't even one when Nevermind came out, great band started my obsession with music a decade later.

Yeah, have you seen the few photos that are out from around 98 or so, really sad.

I don't mind Pearl Jam, but I feel there unplugged show missed the point a little bit.

yizorselves

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75x6mMwzjk8

FABULOUS!


is actually good

razorgil

moneymad wrote: »

Oh the memories of what it was like in the 90's as a teenager.
FUK YOU LADY GAGA.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCsbUSk5-O8

did a serious version of david bowies "the man who sold the world" though

Timmyctc

moneymad wrote: »

Oh the memories of what it was like in the 90's as a teenager.
FUK YOU LADY GAGA.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCsbUSk5-O8

What has Lady GAGA got to do with it

Irish Guitarist

I have that on DVD. I also have Live At Reading and Live!! Tonight! Sold Out!!. They're all great but there's a part on Live!... that shows Kurt Cobain up as being a prick. He's playing Love Buzz live when a security guard tries to stop the audience climbing up on stage. Kurt slaps the security guard over the head with his guitar and his head spouts blood. The security guard pushes him to the floor and is ready to kill him but Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic stop him.

I love Nirvana but that shows how much of a bastard Kurt Cobain could be. I thought the security guard had every right to kick the crap out of him.

What I like about MTV Unplugged is that they're just playing their songs without all that nonsense of breaking instruments, hitting each other and just being morons in general.

I don't see what Lady Gaga has to do with anything by the way.

Slutmonkey57b

Bambi wrote: »

A massively over rated band

as for the level of ****ing whining cobain did about stardom nirvana were'nt selling millions of records by some freak accident.

Yeah, lots of bands totally reshaped the industry all over the world by releasing a single album.

In the words of motley crue, "we went into rehab off the back of a worldwide sellout tour and came out with our careers over. What happened? Nevermind was released"

Savoir.Faire

I suppose the piece I am posting goes to show that music, and the modern interpretations of it, are not bound by fashion. Good music transcends the societal normalities of the era in which it is produced. Stunning reproduction, if a little 'soft' on the lower sections. Like many things that the Japanese decide to throw their hat into, their national philharmonic is extraordinary.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3B49N46I39Y

LOTD

Irish Guitarist wrote: »

I have that on DVD. I also have Live At Reading and Live!! Tonight! Sold Out!!. They're all great but there's a part on Live!... that shows Kurt Cobain up as being a prick. He's playing Love Buzz live when a security guard tries to stop the audience climbing up on stage. Kurt slaps the security guard over the head with his guitar and his head spouts blood. The security guard pushes him to the floor and is ready to kill him but Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic stop him.

I love Nirvana but that shows how much of a bastard Kurt Cobain could be. I thought the security guard had every right to kick the crap out of him.

What I like about MTV Unplugged is that they're just playing their songs without all that nonsense of breaking instruments, hitting each other and just being morons in general.

I don't see what Lady Gaga has to do with anything by the way.

Wow take a moment out of a person's life and judge their character, what a crass thing to do. Granted not his shining moment, but it doesn't define him.

What's wrong with smashing their instruments.

BMJD

LOTD wrote: »

Did anyone here see Nirvana? I wasn't even one when Nevermind came out, great band started my obsession with music a decade later.

I saw them in the Point in June 1992 (I think!). Massively underwhelming. And that was in the days where you'd be lucky to see 3 or 4 top bands a year.

edit: I also saw Alice in Chains in the SFX in March 1993 and they were incredible

LOTD

BMJD wrote: »

I saw them in the Point in June 1992 (I think!). Massively underwhelming. And that was in the days where you'd be lucky to see 3 or 4 top bands a year.

edit: I also saw Alice in Chains in the SFX in March 1993 and they were incredible

Ah crap were they, ah well.

Jerry Cantrell IMO is one of the best guitarist ever.

BMJD

LOTD wrote: »

Ah crap were they, ah well.

Jerry Cantrell IMO is one of the best guitarist ever.

Maybe I was expecting too much. This was back in the day of G'n'R and Metallica being on top of their games, the Chili Peppers were around making proper music at the time too. Damn those were the days!

Irish Guitarist

LOTD wrote: »

Wow take a moment out of a person's life and judge their character, what a crass thing to do. Granted not his shining moment, but it doesn't define him.

A moment where he assaulted a man and could have killed him. If anyone else hit someone over the head with an object I'd think they were a thug. Just because it's Kurt Cobain doesn't change my opinion.

What's wrong with smashing their instruments.

It's uninteresting, looks juvenile, detracts from the music and is a waste of a perfectly good instrument.

foxinsox

LOTD wrote: »

Did anyone here see Nirvana?

Yeah, I saw them in December 93 in San Diego.

Support: Bobcat Goldthwaite, Butthole Surfers and Chokemore.

I loved it, great show. Still listen to Nevermind the odd time when I'm very pissed off or angry or if the neighbours are playing country music!

BMJD

Irish Guitarist wrote: »

A moment where he assaulted a man and could have killed him. If anyone else hit someone over the head with an object I'd think they were a thug. Just because it's Kurt Cobain doesn't change my opinion.

It's uninteresting, looks juvenile, detracts from the music and is a waste of a perfectly good instrument.

Cobain and Grohl had a bit of a feud going on with Axl Rose at the time, I remember them taking the piss out of him (Axl) because he stopped a show and walked off stage causing a riot because someone in the crowd had a camera and was taking photos of the band (him). They had extra security around who were basically wiping Axl's arse because he was such a primadonna.

Nirvana were poking fun at him a lot at the time, they wanted to show that they didn't give a ****, they did what they wanted on stage.

Stupid but that's what was happening at the time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwUVxzOfV3A

stretchdoe

This is how it's done.

Nothing against any of the other bands mentioned here but Nirvana/Cobain at their best blew most bands of that or any other era away for intensity/brilliance.

LOTD

Irish Guitarist wrote: »

A moment where he assaulted a man and could have killed him. If anyone else hit someone over the head with an object I'd think they were a thug. Just because it's Kurt Cobain doesn't change my opinion.

It's uninteresting, looks juvenile, detracts from the music and is a waste of a perfectly good instrument.

Fair enough was stupid and dangerous thing to do, not going to argue that or get into it about somebody I don't know

It doesn't detract from the music, they did it at the end of their set not halfway through a song, rock n roll is juvenile.

Timmyctc

Love that

LOTD

foxinsox wrote: »

Yeah, I saw them in December 93 in San Diego.

Support: Bobcat Goldthwaite, Butthole Surfers and Chokemore.

I loved it, great show. Still listen to Nevermind the odd time when I'm very pissed off or angry or if the neighbours are playing country music!

Police Academy and Punk

Can Hank Williams and Kurt Cobain not live peacefully side by side

greenflash

LOTD wrote: »

Did anyone here see Nirvana? I wasn't even one when Nevermind came out, great band started my obsession with music a decade later.

Twice. Before and after Nevermind was released (91 & 92). Saw Pearl Jam six times on Ten and Vs tours. Alice in Chains supported by Screaming Trees in 92 was as good as any of those. Caught Smashing Pumpkins twice around the time of Gish. Throw in Mudhoney, Sonic Youth, Faith No More, Dinosaur Jr, Lemonheads, Buffalo Tom, Midway Still, Flaming Lips, the fledgling Mercury Rev, Ride and some crowd called The Pixies and you don't realise until twenty years later just how good it was back then. I feel sorry for kids growing up with reality bollocks and boy bands.

Super-Rush

Ah, one half of the soundtrack to my teenage years.

I got it one Christmas on tape along with an LL Cool J album.

Lone Stone

Aic unpluged was much better and depresing me old layne r.i.p

Timmyctc

Timmyctc wrote: »

What has Lady GAGA got to do with it

Irish Guitarist wrote: »

I don't see what Lady Gaga has to do with anything by the way.

Because she's commercially successful, therefore making her an easy target for music nostalgia fans to direct their ire at when they moan about there being no good music today. Which I find odd considering she's one of the few mainstream pop stars out there now who's largely built her career/image by herself and who was both doing live performances and writing songs for others before she was ever famous. Love her or hate her, she's the wrong person to be blame for the supposed "state of the music industry today". :rolleyes:

Oh and Nirvana were good but very much overrated (just my opinion though)