MTV Unplugged In New York

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Nirvana 'unplugged' : those who thought the band's talent relied on a distortion pedal didn't believe it. And yet, here is a splendid record, performed with incredible restraint and finesse by Cobain's band (augmented by a second guitarist and a cellist) whose compositions are here magnified ("About A Girl", "Polly") and who sings with a voice that has never been so beautiful. And then there are the sublime covers of the Vaselines, the Meat Puppets (guests on three tracks) and especially Leadbelly ("Where Did You Sleep Last Night") and Bowie (the exceptional "The Man Who Sold The World"): a new exciting direction was emerging for Nirvana, in the vein of R.E.M. (of which Cobain was a fan and whose producer is here at the helm)... Eternal regrets.