![]() Dave Grohl sits quietly throughout, with only a stripped-down kit and a pair of brushes to protect him from Kurt, who repeatedly spins around on his chair and glares at the drummer over hunched shoulders. Even Kurt’s closest allies seem wary of him. ![]() ![]() He later told the producers to make sure it was edited in because, “My manager tells me I need to smile more.” It’s a rare glimpse of humor from an agitated and prickly soul. At the end of the first song Kurt looks at the camera and gives a gnarly forced smile. Watching the video of the performance only heightens the effect. It’s not an album you put on twice in one day, and listening to it through can be a draining experience. While intimacy was an intended part of the concept (Clapton’s delicate “Tears In Heaven” was given a second life by his Unplugged rendition), parts of the Nirvana set at Sony’s Hells Kitchen studio feel so personal it’s awkward. Of course, this isn’t how Cobain approached the opportunity, choosing to play six obscure covers (three with relatively unknown act the Meat Puppets, who joined Nirvana on stage) and only one real hit, “Come As You Are.” He requested the set be dressed as a funeral with Stargazer Lilies and candles, and willfully ignored the crowd's frustrated shouts for requests: “You want me to play ‘In Bloom’ acoustically?!” Old, established acts like Springsteen and Clapton used it as chance to have some fun reworking old favorites and make some money without having to write new songs. Acoustic guitars hadn’t been as popular since the folky early ‘60s. The stripped-down MTV franchise was a big success at the start of the ‘90s. | all documents, unless otherwise noted, © 2017 LiveNIRVANA.Octopuses Do Something Really Strange to Their Genes Ed Yong Please email any additions/corrections to Michael Sanderson. Transcribed by Fabian Beyer, December 2008 Grohl - " Okay, so we do it once before you start singing?"Ĭobain - " The problem is that I'm just not used to hearing Pat do that one chrod thing. The problem that I'm having is that I'm so used to going all the way through and starting by myself." okay, that's where I'm gonna having trouble. Scott - " You might want to try a little of that with Dave playing the acoustic and Pat just singing just to hear it and if. Yeah." Ĭobain - " Okay, we're not going to do the solo" Smear - " Kurt, you have to do that power chord version on the G. Could we have someone come set them back up?"Ĭobain - " Will you spray some Finger-ease on the candles, please?" Grohl - " My flowers have been knocked over. Krikwood, Cris - " Pretty much isn't it?"Ĭobain - " Excuse me, could someone light that candle over there?" Kirkwood, Cris - " I was addicted to Finger-ease for a long time!" Kirkwood, Curt - " Want to try it with that funk beat?" Let's do Plateau first."Ĭobain - " Hey, hey, funky bunch, can we try Plateau one more time?" Krikwood, Curt - " You pick a word in there and say. Kirkwood, Curt - " There was some little, uh. ![]() Grohl - " Scott, how out of tune is my vocal?"Ĭobain - " Where's, where's John?" Grohl - " Ian can I have more vocals in my monitor?" Ĭobain - " Scott, shall we do 'Dumb' now?" No wait, I think I've got one."Ĭobain - " Okay. Is Scott ready know?"Ĭobain - " Is Scott able to talk back to us?"Ĭobain - " Ian, you're gonna have to turn up my vocals just a little bit on this song." They, they hearing some kinda buzz from this. Live Nirvana | 11/18/93 - Sony Music Studios (MTV Unplugged Rehearsals), New York, NY, US | Live Nirvana Tour History LIVE NIRVANA TOUR HISTORY: 11/18/93 - Sony Music Studios (MTV Unplugged Rehearsals), New York, NY, USĬobain - " Chhhh, check, check, check, check, check, check."Ĭobain - " Can we get on with this? We're like an hour late."Ĭobain - " I don't know.
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