Most people don’t own it.” The song gained new life by being promoted as the single off of this album, helping it reach number one Billboard’s Modern Rock Tracks chart. Kurt Cobain starts off Nirvana’s Unplugged session with this introduction: “This is off our first record. To celebrate the historic day, we’ve compiled covers spanning a variety of artists who reimagine each track.Īnthony Raneri – About a Girl (Nirvana cover) This album has a variety of accolades, including a Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album, a number one debut on the Billboard 200, a 5x platinum certification, and the top spot on New Musical Express‘s 50 Greatest Live Albums list. The band chose to build their Unplugged setlist using mostly lesser known songs, including six covers out of fourteen songs, passing over their biggest hit, “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” The performance was filmed in one take and differed from the style of many of the previous MTV Unplugged sessions.
Today marks the 25th anniversary of the release of Nirvana’s live album, MTV Unplugged in New York. The performance was recorded on November 18, 1993, aired on MTV on December 16, 1993, and released as an album almost a year later, the first Nirvana release since Kurt Cobain’s death in April. The band is credited with increasing grunge music’s recognition beyond the Pacific Northwest, introducing the genre to the masses. Nirvana has sold more than 75 million records, joining the ranks of Aretha Franklin, The Police, Journey, and Tupac Shakur among others, despite having their career tragically cut short by the death of Kurt Cobain after they’d released only three albums.
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