The 25th anniversary edition of Nirvana: MTV Unplugged is due out November 1st via Geffen Records on double vinyl and will include all the classic tracks heard on the show, plus rehearsals of "Come as You Are," "Polly," "Plateau," "Pennyroyal Tea" and their cover of David Bowie's classic "The Man Who Sold the World." You can pre-order it here. The rehearsals were tense, journalist David Browne recalls. The album features an acoustic performance recorded at Sony Music Studios in New York City on 18 November 1993, for the television series MTV Unplugged. Cobain was also suffering from drug withdrawal at the time, which contributed to his relatively cold and detached demeanour. Overview Unplugged in New York is a live album by American rock band Nirvana, released on 1 November 1994. Dave Grohl's signature humor shines through as he smokes a cigarette and goofs around in the background, but Kurt Cobain's death less than six months after filming still lends an overwhelming pathos to the casual, even light-hearted proceedings. Named one of the 10 best live albums of all time by the prestigious Rolling Stone, Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged in New York will be reissued on vinyl in celebration of the 25th anniversary of its. The Unplugged rehearsals show him during a period of frustration and uncertainty, trying to adapt the band’s signature power to a more intimate setting.
The relaxed, candid atmosphere of the clip makes the song's stripped-down structure and haunting lyrics maybe ever more mesmerizing than in its official-release version. It's been just over 25 years since Nirvana delivered one of their most famous performances on MTV's now-classic program Unplugged, and the band's estate have now released new footage of the pre-show rehearsal in which the seminal grunge group run through a particularly somber rendition of "Polly" while requesting adjustments from the crew.
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