Customer Reviews
Entertaining 
2008-03-07
Always liked Nirvana & Glad I bought this. Well made dvd and a great look into the past
A legend for the history of music.. 
2008-02-17
I never liked nirvana.. And i don't like yet, but I have to agree.. When i saw this unplugedd at first time, i knew that i was watching one of the most complete unplugged in whole history...
All the versions of song are brilliant and perfect..What can I say about a music like Oh Me? While Cobain and the rest of guys are playing you can see that show it's the end of a thing that you'll never see again...
It's all there folks.. Perfect, brilliant, smooth and amazing...
Don't think, just buy...
Nirvana forever 2008-02-15
The day I got the DVD, I let it played again and again till almost the next day morning. I don't want to say that the other Nirvana recordings are not good. But the unplugged carries the spirit. Definitely loveing it.
Better than Ever 2008-02-14
There are two kinds of people you can't listen to: the ones who refer to Kurt Cobain by his first name, and the ones who say Nirvana was just power cords. I'm neither.
I was already a big fan of the Unplugged CD, but I'd never seen the MTV broadcast. I bought this DVD hoping for a good show. It far exceeded my expectations.
Kurt Cobain was dead years before I ever even heard of Nirvana. I got to know Nirvana through their audio. I avoided media coverage and other people's opinions on Kurt Cobain, because I can't stand celebrity worship or misguided fascination with his suicide. The man was incredibly talented. He made great music. He put his soul into his music. He cared about his work. Those are the nicest things I can say about almost any stranger.
Anyway, the concert is great. The band knew MTV would edit the show for broadcast, and it's relaxed, unhurried, and unaffected. The Unplugged album is a great showcase for Cobain's voice, and this show is even better. Neither the man nor his lips move much. He doesn't seem to be trying. In other words, he seems sincere. The band is infinitely more interesting to watch than any fan boy ever led me to believe. It felt good, to see this for myself. I can wear a Nirvana T-shirt now.
Cobain also seems high. He was addicted to heroin around the time this was recorded so... maybe.
Most importantly, the music is great. Better than ever. The songs felt better than new.
Finally! 2008-02-10
Really... finally we can own a piece of music history. Highly recomended. Great extras and excellent to watch over and over.
A Must Have for any Nirvana fan!!! 2008-07-05
I saw this original performance on MTV's Unplugged and immediately became a Nirvana fan. A great upclose and personnal accustic musical performance with Nirvana and Kurt Cobain. Truly shows the very gifted talent of Cobain but a sobering reminder of a great loss for music.
Absolutely great! 2008-05-13
I knew this would be good but didn't realize that they would be doing cover songs which I thought was nice. I assumed they would just be doing accoustic versions of their songs. Kurt Cobain was too cute for words, you could see that he was a little nervous but what a great show. Well worth the money to own a piece of history.
The Best Unplugged Video of All, Better even than Dylan's 2008-04-14
This release by Nirvana was an excellent showcase of the mellower and versatile side of the band. While it contains all their best songs, they are performed in a much different vein. All the sound guitars are taken out and the album is acoustic with even violin added to the mix. The songs that are noticeably different from the original releases are "Come As Yo Are", "Pennyroyal Tea" and "All Apologies", while some of the other mellower hits aren't that much different.
There are six cover songs on the album, including David Bowie's "The Man Who Sold The World" and The Vaselines' "Jesus Does Not Want Me As A Sunbeam". Then The Meat Puppets' Kurt and Lyle Kirkwood perform with Nirvana on three Meat Puppets' songs, "Lake of Fire", "Plateua", and "Oh Me" having fans go out and buy Meat Puppets II album. I especially enjoyed their cover of Leadbelly's "Where Did You Sleep Last Night" due to Kurt Cobain's much felt emotion with the vocals. They have a raw vibrancy that you can't help but love. This is for sure the best Unplugged video of all, better even than Bob Dylan's and that's really saying something!
My favorite Nirvana experience just got better 2008-04-05
I know that Nevermind's the one that gets all the glory, but this has always been my favorite Nirvana release. The group's work is just as good in electric mode as it is in acoustic format, and sometimes even better - as much as I love "Come As You Are", "About a Girl" and "On a Plain" in their studio versions, I think they even get better in an acoustic setting. Plus where else are you gonna find treasures like the Meat Puppets set (those Kirkwood brothers can PLAY!), the totally screwed-up version of "Pennyroyal Tea", where he totally flubs the lyrics, their brilliant covers of "The Man Who Sold the World" (which I think is better than Bowie's original), the Vaselines' "Jesus Don't Want Me for a Sunbeam", with a great accordion (NOT an oxymoron, by the way), and one of my favorite Nirvana tunes, "Where Did You Sleep Last Night?", which has some CREEPY screaming at the end. Not to mention that version of "All Apologies"... even redundant, already acoustic tunes like "Dumb", "Polly", and "Something in the Way" are still amazing.
Of course, you can get all that on the CD, but here's some reason to buy the DVD. For one, the between-song banter is expanded upon, and unlike the usual between-song banter (which usually consists of the whole "Are you ready to ROCK? I can't hear you, over all the ROCK! Show me your SOUL, San Fransisco!"), is really funny. I especially like the little jokes they make at Lynyrd Skynyrd's expense when the Meat Puppet guys come on (nothing against Skynyrd, I just find that mumbled joke run-through of "Sweet Home Alabama" funny, and the puns about "Free Bird" funnier). Plus the set - the candles and flowers - looks cool. And it's funny to hear the ridiculous songs people shout for near the coda.
This review wasn't very coherent, I know, but hey. I love this stuff so much, I can't even talk about it without turning into a rambling fanboy. Just buy it. If you like the band, you won't be disappointed.
The complete evening 2008-03-23
A wonderful DVD with crystal clear transfers...the extras also great. A must for any fan...
Enjoy!!
