Perhaps one of the most famous musical events of the 1990s, the acoustic session Nirvana recorded in 1993. The group had skyrocketed in the years before and singer / guitarist Kurt Cobain was, with his obstinate demeanor and passionate songs and performances, have become a role model for alternative youth. Less than six months later, he took his own life. These are all things that count towards the
… re-viewing of the video Unplugged In New York, remastered for the first time and transferred to DVD crystal clear. Tormented icon Cubain shows his most disarming side, seated on a stool and wearing a shabby woolen cardigan. He lets songs like Come As You Are and Pennyroyal Tea do their work, without distortion and destructive stage behavior. He almost seems to have a good time at times, on forays like David Bowie's The Man Who Sold The World and Leadbelly's Where Did You Sleep Last Night ?,. Nirvana is assisted on three songs by friendly members of The Meat Puppets. As an extra, the DVDs contain, in addition to rehearsal recordings, interviews with the surviving two band members and eyewitnesses to this historic concert. (MR)more
