History Music / MTVUnpluggedInNewYork

-->''I was simply blown away when I found that Kurt Cobain liked my work, and have always wanted to talk to him about his reasons for covering 'The Man Who Sold The World'" and that "it was a good straight forward rendition and sounded somehow very honest. It would have been nice to have worked with him, but just talking with him would have been real cool''.

''MTV Unplugged in New York'' is a LiveAlbum by American AlternativeRock group Music/{{Nirvana}}, released through [[Creator/GeffenRecords DGC Records]] on November 1, 1994. It contains perhaps the most famous concert to ever come from MTV's ''Unplugged'' series, and notably ended up being Nirvana's final concert, with "All Apologies" being the last Nirvana song Kurt Cobain played live during his lifetime.

* {{Bowdlerize}}: The original 1994 album release cut some of the conversations with the audience. In one of the cut conversations, Kurt says they can't play "Pennyroyal Tea" and "On a Plain" back to back, then says: "Let's just do it anyway, who cares, it's a television show. They'll edit in a different order afterwards." Despite that they perform "Dumb" instead afterwards. There's also a funny conversation about ''Series/DaveyAndGoliath'' before Cobain performs the Music/MeatPuppets songs.

The album hit #1 on the Billboard 200 album chart in the United States, and the Official Charts Company album chart in the United Kingdom. It finished at #13 on the year-end Billboard 200 chart for 1995, and was in the top half of the OCC year-end chart in both 1994 and 1995. A vinyl re-release became a hot seller throughout TheNewTens in the UK. It was certified eight-times Platinum by the RIAA, and triple-Platinum by the BPI. It also won Best Alternative Music Performance at the 1996 UsefulNotes/{{Grammy Award}}s, the band's only win for the award.

The live version of "About a Girl" also became a minor hit in some countries, where it was released as a single. However, the unquestioned highlight of all the covers the band played that night was their haunting closing cover, Music/LeadBelly's "In the Pines," titled here as "Where Did You Sleep Last Night?"

# "Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam" (4:37)
# [[Music/DavidBowie "The Man Who Sold the World"]] (4:20)

# "Plateau" (3:37)
# "Oh, Me" (3:26)
# "Lake of Fire" (2:56)

# [[Music/LeadBelly "Where Did You Sleep Last Night?"]] (5:08)

* {{Bowdlerize}}: The original 1994 album release cut some of the conversations with the audience. In one of the cut conversations Cobain says they can't play "Pennyroyal Tea" and "On A Plain" back to back, then says: "Let's just do it anyway, who cares, it's a television show. They'll edit in a different order afterwards." Despite that they perform "Dumb" instead afterwards. There's also a funny conversation about ''Series/DaveyAndGoliath'' before Cobain performs the Music/MeatPuppets songs.

* CoverAlbum: The group covered songs by Music/TheVaselines ("Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam"), Music/DavidBowie (The title track from ''Music/TheManWhoSoldTheWorld'',) Music/MeatPuppets ("Oh, Me", "Plateau", "Lake of Fire") and Music/{{Leadbelly}} ("Where Did You Sleep Last Night" is a cover of "In The Pines.")

* NewSoundAlbum: The acoustic sets of "MTV Unplugged In New York" was a surprising and welcoming change of sound compared to their previous loud rock albums.

* ShoutOut:
** Before "All Apologies", Grohl drums the intro of "Scentless Apprentice" from ''Music/InUtero'', though they never play that number.
** Music/RedHotChiliPeppers provides a shout-out to Nirvana's "Unplugged" concert in the music video of "Dani California" from the album ''Music/StadiumArcadium''.

# [[Music/{{Leadbelly}} "Where Did You Sleep Last Night?"]] (5:08)

* SurprisinglyGentleSong: The entire concert takes a relatively soft tone compared to Nirvana's typical output. But most notably, while the original recording of "All Apologies" was already among the band's softer songs, the version played here is ''even more gentle'' than the original.

The live version of "About a Girl" also became a minor hit in some countries, where it was released as a single. However, the unquestioned highlight of all the covers the band played that night was their haunting closing cover, Music/LeadBelly's "In the Pines," titled here as "Where Did You Sleep Last Night".

The live version of "About a Girl" also became a minor hit in some countries, where it was released as a single. However, the unquestioned highlight of all the covers the band played that night was their haunting closing cover, Music/LeadBelly's "Where Did You Sleep Last Night".

The live version of "About a Girl" also became a minor hit in some countries, where it was released as a single. However, the unquestioned highlight of all the covers the band played that night was their haunting closing cover, "Where Did You Sleep Last Night".

The band chose not to perform any of their big hits, apart from "Come as You Are"; at that point, "All Apologies" and "Pennyroyal Tea" were both scheduled to be released from their then-new album, ''Music/InUtero''. It's also a partial CoverAlbum, as they performed songs by some of Cobain's musical influences and thus [[ColbertBump gave many of these artists more mainstream attention]]. ''Unplugged in New York'' is also popular with people who aren't huge Nirvana fans, or dislike {{hard rock}} or {{alternative rock}} for that matter, because the acoustic style presents a chance to hear the group's strength as songwriters and Cobain's ear for melody.

The album was listed at #313 in ''Magazine/RollingStone''[='=]s [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime 500 Greatest Albums of All Time]] and at #279 in the [[{{UsefulNotes/Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time 2020}} updated 2020 version]].

[[caption-width-right:350:''Good evening. This is off of our first record, [[SelfDeprecation most people don't own it.]]'']]

''MTV Unplugged in New York'' is the debut LiveAlbum recorded by American AlternativeRock group Music/{{Nirvana}}. It was released through [[Creator/GeffenRecords DGC Records]] on November 1, 1994.

It was recorded on November 18, 1993 in New York and broadcast on Creator/{{MTV}}. It is also their first posthumous release, coming after Music/KurtCobain's death and added two bonus tracks that weren't broadcast on TV at the time. It became a huge best-seller and the live version of "About a Girl" became a minor hit in some countries, where it was released on single. The unquestioned highlight of all the covers the band played that night was their haunting closing cover, "Where Did You Sleep Last Night".

Nirvana's ''Unplugged In New York'' is perhaps the most famous concert in MTV's "Unplugged" series. The band chose not to perform any of their big hits, apart from "Come as You Are"; at that point, "All Apologies" and "Pennyroyal Tea" were both scheduled to be released from their then-new album, ''Music/InUtero''. It's also a partial CoverAlbum, where they performed songs by some of Cobain's musical influences and thus gave many of these artists more mainstream attention. ''Unplugged in New York'' is also popular with people who aren't huge Nirvana fans or dislike {{hard rock}} or {{alternative rock}} for that matter, because the acoustic set gives the audience a chance to hear the group's strength as songwriters and Cobain's ear for melody.

Notably, this ended up being Nirvana's final concert. "All Apologies" was the last Nirvana song Kurt Cobain played live during his lifetime.

The album version hit #1 on the Billboard 200 album chart in the United States, and the Official Charts Company album chart in the United Kingdom. It finished at #13 on the year-end Billboard 200 chart for 1995, and was in the top half of the OCC year-end chart in both 1994 and 1995. A vinyl re-release became a hot seller throughout TheNewTens in the UK. It was certified eight-times Platinum by the RIAA, and triple-Platinum by the BPI.

The episode of ''MTV Unplugged'' that the album was derived from was finally released in DVD format on November 20, 2007. It added two songs excluded from the original broadcast. It is certified seven-times Platinum by the RIAA, and Platinum by the BPI, as well as in Australia and New Zealand.

* SurprisinglyGentleSong: The entire concert takes a relatively soft tone compared to Nirvana's typical output. But most notably, while the original recording of "All Apologies" was already this trope in relation, the version played here is ''even more gentle'' than the original.

* SurprisinglyGentleSong: The entire concert takes a relatively soft tone compared to Nirvana's typical output. But most notably, while the original recording of "All Apologies" was already this trope in relation, the version played here is ''even more gentle'' than the original; it might not even register on the MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness, where the original was barely a 3 already.

* SurprisinglyGentleSong: The entire concert takes a relatively soft tone compared to Nirvana's typical output. But most notably, while the original recording of "All Apologies" was already this trope in relation, the version played here is ''even more gentle'' than the original; it might not even register on the MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness, where the original was barely a 2 already.

-->''before "Pennyroyal Tea"''
-->'''Kurt:''' Well, I think I'll try it in a different key. I'll try it in the normal key, and if it sounds bad, these people are just gonna have to wait.
-->'''Audience:''' ''*laughter*''

-->'''Kurt''': ''I guarantee you I will screw this up. And I know exactly which part''.
-->'''Dave''': ''Yeah, like he only screws one up''.
-->'''Kurt''': (After the performance:) ''I didn't screw it up, did I? O.K., but here's another one I could screw up.''

-->'''Dave''': ''That's sounded good.''
-->'''Kurt''': ''Shut up!''

Nirvana's ''Unplugged In New York'' is perhaps the most famous concert in MTV's "Unplugged" series. The band chose not to perform any of their big hits, apart from "Come as You Are". It's also a partial CoverAlbum, where they performed songs by some of Cobain's musical influences and thus gave many of these artists more mainstream attention. ''Unplugged in New York'' is also popular with people who aren't huge Nirvana fans or dislike {{hard rock}} or {{alternative rock}} for that matter, because the acoustic set gives the audience a chance to hear the group's strength as songwriters and Cobain's ear for melody.

''MTV Unplugged in New York'' is the debut LiveAlbum recorded by American AlternativeRock group Music/{{Nirvana}}. It was released through [[Creator/Geffen Records DGC Records]] on November 1, 1994.

The album was remastered, and released for its 25th anniversary on November 1, 2019. Released on CD, digital, and a double-record vinyl album, it added five rehearsal tracks.

''MTV Unplugged in New York'' is the debut live album by Music/{{Nirvana}}, released November 1, 1994. It was recorded on November 18, 1993 in New York and broadcast on Creator/{{MTV}}. It is also their first posthumous release, coming after Music/KurtCobain's death and added two bonus tracks that weren't broadcast on TV at the time. It became a huge best-seller and the live version of "About a Girl" became a minor hit in some countries, where it was released on single. The unquestioned highlight of all the covers the band played that night was their haunting closing cover, "Where Did You Sleep Last Night".

* ThinkOfTheCensors: When the band struggle what final song to play, they take suggestion from the audience. When one female fan, shouted "Rape Me", Kurt's reply was this:

The album was listed at #313 in ''Magazine/RollingStone''[='=]s [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime 500 Greatest Albums of All Time]] and at #279 in the [[{{Useful Notes/Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time 2020}} updated 2020 version]].

The album was listed at #313 in ''Magazine/RollingStone''[='=]s [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime 500 Greatest Albums of All Time]].

[[caption-width-right:350:''Good evening. This is from our first record, [[SelfDeprecation Most people don't own it.]]'']]

# "Where Did You Sleep Last Night?" (5:08)

# "The Man Who Sold the World" (4:20)