Nirvana wanted to do something different from a typical MTV Unplugged performance; according to drummer Dave Grohl, "We'd seen the other Unpluggeds and didn't like many of them, because most bands would treat them like rock shows—play their hits like it was Madison Square Garden, except with acoustic guitars."

2015年2月6日 · On Nov. 18, 1993, Nirvana’s 'MTV Unplugged' was taped in front of a studio audience in New York City. The gig is arguably the most recognized of Nirvana’s live performances and one of the most ...

2024年11月18日 · Resisting network pressure to simply play the hits, Kurt Cobain, Pat Smear, Krist Novoselic, and Dave Grohl pulled together a remarkable and eclectic set that served as the haunting apex of Nirvana's final chapter

On November 18, 1993, at Sony Music Studios in New York City, Nirvana took on MTV Unplugged. That night, the biggest group of the decade staged one of the most hypnotically intimate rock...

2018年11月16日 · MTV Unplugged in New York was recorded 25 years ago this week. To mark the anniversary, we've gathered fascinating facts about that day — from the hits they didn't play to the funereal decor to...

2020年6月30日 · The trio of vocalist and guitarist Kurt Cobain, bassist Krist Novoselic and drummer Dave Grohl, were joined by touring guitarist Pat Smear and cellist Lori Goldston. The typically thrash-worthy rock outfit instead played a modestly acoustic performance, a haunting set that was as unsettling as it was mesmerizing.

2018年11月18日 · Recorded 25 years ago in New York City on Nov. 18, 1993, Nirvana’s "MTV Unplugged In New York" album holds a different place in the band’s short-but-legendary discography, an album of...

2023年11月10日 · When it came time for the group to play MTV Unplugged, though, Grohl was convinced that everything would go haywire when they stepped into the building. Though the subdued format of the venue had inspired Cobain, Grohl didn’t think that the band rehearsed enough to pull it off.

2015年2月7日 · Nirvana’s 1993 episode of ‘MTV Unplugged’ was a critical and commercial success for the band, but Dave Grohl said that it almost didn’t turn out that way. In a new interview, he opened up ...

2015年2月9日 · But, as Dave Grohl has revealed, Nirvana 's "MTV Unplugged" show was on track to be a disaster. In a new interview with American Way magazine (via Loudwire), Grohl recalled the disastrous...