This is Nirvana without the noisy adrenaline and anger, closing in on a something sweet. There is no way of listening to Unplugged in New YorkВ without invoking death, itвЂ™s in every note, but that doesnвЂ™t mean that itвЂ™s not a masterpiece.Дespite this tense air, when the band members do play together they sound inspired. As it ends Grohl shouts out вЂњThat was really great!вЂќ Kurt responds, вЂњShut up.вЂќ ItвЂ™s a sore moment revealing a singer uncomfortable in his own skin, through addiction and depression, and a friend who seems to only want him to pull through. Kurt goes on to play the very personal song alone with his eyes closed. At one point Kurt passively tells Grohl to not play on вЂњPenny Royal Tea,вЂќ saying, вЂњAm I going to play this, alone?вЂќ Dave immediately understands that itвЂ™s not a question but a command and lays down his brushes on his snare: вЂњDo it alone.вЂќ Grohl then nervously turns to guitarist Pat Smear, asking, вЂњDo you have a smoke, Pat?вЂќ 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 KurtвЂ™s closest allies seem wary of him. He later told the producers to make sure it was edited in because, вЂњMy manager tells me I need to smile more.вЂќ ItвЂ™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. ItвЂ™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 (ClaptonвЂ™s delicate вЂњTears In HeavenвЂќ was given a second life by his Unplugged rendition), parts of the Nirvana set at SonyвЂ™s Hells Kitchen studio feel so personal itвЂ™s awkward. Of course, this isnвЂ™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, вЂњCome As You Are.вЂќ He requested the set be dressed as a funeral with Stargazer Lilies and candles, and willfully ignored the crowd's frustrated shouts for requests: вЂњYou want me to play вЂIn BloomвЂ™ acoustically?!вЂќ 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 hadnвЂ™t been as popular since the folky early вЂ60s. Features acoustic renditions of their best known songs including вЂCome As You AreвЂ™, вЂAll ApologiesвЂ™, вЂOn A PlainвЂ™, вЂPollyвЂ™ and their celebrated covers of the Leadbelly song, вЂIn The PinesвЂ™, retitled as вЂWhere Did You Sleep Last Night?вЂ™ and David BowieвЂ™s вЂThe Man Who Sold The WorldвЂ™.The stripped-down MTV franchise was a big success at the start of the вЂ90s.

Probably the most legendary performance from the MTV series, which went on to be a Grammy Award winning album, finally gets a DVD release.

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