Product Description
Nearly 14 years to the day of the filming of Nirvana's landmark "MTV Unplugged" performance, that raw, revealing and emotionally gripping acoustic concert previously seen only on television will be available for the first time on DVD. Unplugged In New York (Geffen/MTV Networks/UMe) will be released on November 20, 2007 and will feature the complete, unedited 66-minute concert including "Something In The Way" and "Oh Me" not aired during the original 44-minute broadcast. Unplugged In New York also includes five previously unreleased rehearsal performances and MTV News interviews with the band and audience members.

Filmed November 18, 1993 at Sony Music Studios, the show first aired on MTV on December 14, 1993; just four months before the untimely passing of Kurt Cobain. Unplugged In New York DVD is now presented in both Dolby Stereo and 5.1 Surround Sound and includes both the shorter original broadcast version, and Nirvana's entire unedited performance. When released on CD in November 1994, MTV Unplugged In New York debuted #1, won the Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album in 1996 and was quickly certified five times platinum.

Favoring a selection of carefully chosen tracks over the band's hits, Cobain, bassist Krist Novoselic and drummer Dave Grohl perform acoustic versions of Nirvana's "About A Girl," "Come As You Are," "Pennyroyal Tea," "Dumb," "Polly," "On A Plain," "Something In The Way" and "All Apologies." Six other songs are covers that mined Nirvana's musical diversity and depth, from David Bowie's "The Man Who Sold The World" and The Vaselines' version of "Jesus Doesn't Want Me For A Sunbeam" to the trad folk "Where Did You Sleep Last Night?" associated with Leadbelly and the Meat Puppets' "Plateau," "Oh, Me" and "Lake Of Fire." Meat Puppets singer-guitarist Curt Kirkwood and bassist brother Cris Kirkwood perform with Nirvana on those tracks. Also seen and heard throughout are Nirvana's touring guitarist Pat Smear, an original Germs member and the original and now recurrent guitarist of The Foo Fighters.

The DVD adds the MTV News "Bare Witness" feature of interviews with the band, the MTV production staff, and fans in the audience, plus the rehearsal footage for "Come As You Are," "Polly," "Plateau," "Pennyroyal Tea" and "The Man Who Sold The World."

Compete Show (Unedited)
01 About A Girl
02 Come As You Are
03 Jesus Doesn't Want Me For A Sunbeam
04 The Man Who Sold The World
05 Pennyroyal Tea
06 Dumb
07 Polly
08 On A Plain
09 Something In The Way
10 Plateau
11 Oh, Me
12 Lake Of Fire
13 All Apologies
14 Where Did You Sleep Last Night?

MTV News: Bare Witness
Documentary

The Rehearsals
01 Come As You Are
02 Polly
03 Plateau
04 Pennyroyal Tea
05 The Man Who Sold The World

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Krist Novoselic speaks ahead of 'Nirvana Unplugged' DVD
Bassist now wants 'In Utero' re-released too

October 31, 2007
http://www.nme.com/news/nirvana/32183

Nirvana’s legendary ’MTV Unplugged In New York’ performance is finally set to be released on DVD, nearly 14 years to the day from when it was performed.

The DVD will contain both the original broadcast of the show and the complete unedited version of the set with 5.1 Surround Sound.

Speaking to NME.COM, Nirvana’s bass player Krist Novoselic said he was looking forward to the release, particularly in its new audio format.

“The new 5.1 sound really opens it up and it gave me a new appreciation for the songs,” he explained. “You can hear what each instrument is doing. It really invites you in and I’m sure everyone will enjoy it in a new way. I’d really like to re-release ‘In Utero’ in that way at some point.”

In between songs on the unedited 66-minute version, the band are seen affably chatting with each other, debating what songs to play and even taking requests from the audience.

At one point, they even break into a jokey version of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s classic ‘Sweet Home Alabama’ with guest performers The Meat Puppets.

Also featured on the DVD are previously unseen rehearsal takes of ‘Plateau’, ‘About A Girl’, ‘Polly’, ‘Come As You Are’, ‘All Apologies’ and their cover of David Bowie's ‘The Man Who Sold The World’.

A rehearsal version of ‘Pennyroyal Tea’ which features guitarist Pat Smear also playing in the track is included. This was originally the way the band planned to perform the song until Kurt Cobain decided at the last minute to play it solo during the show.

Additionally, a 20 minute documentary featuring interviews with the band and members of the crew are also included.

Now that's great news guys !
A very intense performance from an underated musician (Kurt).

As an old Nirvana fan I might be half-way tempted to pick it up myself.

Half tempted???

This is a classic, I know you will be there on day one as I.

What a spiritual performance!