Twenty years ago today Nirvana released what would be their most beloved live album, and their first, the quintessential MTV Unplugged in New York.
Recorded a year previously (11/18/93), at the height of their fame, instead of knocking out a Nivana’s greatest hits setlist like so many bands before them had done, the Seattle grunge legends dedicated half of their set to covers.
While their record label, Geffen, probably wasn’t pleased with that punk rock move, it went went to sell over eight million albums and earned Nirvana their only Grammy.
Nearly everything from the audio and video recording has become iconic, in part, due to the nature of the release. Frontman Kurt Cobain, tragically shot himself in April 1994 and when the album was released seven months later there was still a fervor for as much material from the trio as fans could get.
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