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Nirvana Unplugged In New York [DVD] [1993]
enlarge	Artist: Nirvana Studio: Universal Music Category: DVD List Price: ~~£19.99~~ Buy New: £5.26 as of 22/11/2009 13:36 GMT details You Save: £14.73 (74%) New (38) Used (9) from £3.99 Seller: all your music Rating: 16 reviews Sales Rank: 5053 Format: AC-3, Colour, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, Live, PAL Languages: English (Original Language), German (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled) Rating: Exempt Region: 2 Discs: 1 Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 102 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 1 Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6 MPN: B0010263-09 UPC: 602517506305 EAN: 0602517506305 ASIN: B000WQW988 Theatrical Release Date: November 20, 2007 Release Date: November 19, 2007 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 16 1 2 3 4 Next » Words fail at how good this is November 28, 2007 Mr. R. Braithwaite (UK) 9 out of 9 found this review helpful Like many I've had the CD of this as a favourite for years but the DVD includes all the (at times) amusing "visual/audio interludes" between the songs and the DTS mix on a decent 5.1 system is WAY better than the CD, not far off being there, well, "ish". Seriously, they have done a great job of the transfer, it sounds wonderful! br / br /If you like Nirvana and have never heard the CD then you MUST buy this, it is one of the most stripped down, talented, raw live performances I've ever heard. Simple, musical, inspiring. Simply the best Unplugged .... ever!!! November 28, 2007 Chilkoot (Alaska) 8 out of 8 found this review helpful The best of the Unplugged series .... ever!!!. It's what the Unplugged series was all about. Just listen to the cover version of Leadbelly's "Where Did You Sleep Last Night"... the passion Kurt Cobain puts into this song at the end makes this song worth watching and waiting for. No wonder Cobain refused to do an encore... "How can I top that" was his response. Cover versions all over but what cover versions they are. Great covers of great Nirvana songs too. I've been waiting for this to be released on DVD since '93. I can't wait for it to be delivered. Outstanding! December 2, 2007 C. Watterson 7 out of 7 found this review helpful br /There are barely words to describe how good a performance this is from this legendary band. Even Kurt - who was said to be very critical of his own performances - was quoted as saying it was one of his best shows. br / br /Nirvana's classic tunes stripped down do not lose any of their power or feeling. There are also some fantastic covers with Bowie's 'Man who sold the world' and ledbelly's 'Where did you sleep last night' the stand outs. Kurts scream and the look in his eyes are something to behold during the rendition of this song. He looks like a man on the edge and sadly it turned out to be true as he was dead within a few short months of making this show. br / br / br / the comfort of feeling sad? January 1, 2008 Mr. M. A. Reed (Somewhere, GB) 4 out of 5 found this review helpful What is surprising - especially given the fact that the number of posthumous Nirvana releases now outstrips the records they made whilst together - is that the legendary 1993 MTV Unplugged Set sees its first DVD or VHS release 14 years after the event. Regarded by many as the highpoint of Nirvana's career, and in many ways, a mere taster of where Nirvana were going to go next on their inevitable journey into being older statesmen of rock, it now stands as the only existant recording of the way Nirvana could have been but ultimately never were. Whilst I, personally, would rather they have released a full concert from each one of their respective eras, "MTV Unplugged" is a fitting testimony to the group. Firstly, the music sees the band at their absolute defining moment of artistry - where the heavy guitars and the screaming that was seen as typifying them (and pigeonholding them as onedimensional) were profoundly shoved aside in favour of revealing the very nature of the band underneath the bombast and the sound. Cobain has never seemed so aware, so alive - despite this being just four short months before his demise. In some ways, you could almost predict that he knew that this was a watershed moment for Nirvana, where they stepped out of their cliché and started to be respected for what they knew they were all along. br / br /Music : fourteen acoustic performances by the group covering their entire career. Thankfully, the well worn hits such as "Teen Spirit" and "Lithium" are nowhere to be seen, in favour of LP tracks and obscure covers (being recorded for the only time in Nirvana's career). This allows the viewer to see an alternate perspective to the group - that of artists instead of what they were seen as at the time ; fixture of the rock pantheon, the tortured soundtrack to the Pre-Emo masses and the poster boy for neurosis. Cobains death retrospectively gave the group a gravitas that the trends of the time were too shallow to see but was always right under their noses. The performance is superlative in content and style and should you only ever own one Nirvana record then "Unplugged" is the one to choose. The extras - five rehearsal songs and a scant MTV interview feature with people who were there (and not the band, despite what the package tells you) - are short and unexceptional but of some interest. Overall, it's a good package - but not amazing by any standard - and if you own the CD, it should come fairly low on your list of priorities. If you don't have the CD go straight to this DVD instead. To awesome Kurt - may he rest in peace March 15, 2008 Gorgeous (Norwich, UK) 2 out of 2 found this review helpful Simply one of the best unplugged composites ever. Moving, raw, poignant, achingly beautiful - sung by a blond archangel with a dark shadow over him ........ I had this on video tape - taped from the television years ago - and had been waiting for this DVD, along with millions of other dedicated Kurt fans! I remember where I was when I heard of his suicide - driving through the centre of a big city! Nirvana fans, old and new - buy this and rejoice! Kurt rocks! Showing reviews 1-5 of 16 1 2 3 4 Next »

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