In case you don't know, when he says "All these songs are off their second record" in the beginning of the video, he's talking about the Meat Puppets. A handful of the songs that they play on this Unplugged session are Meat Puppets songs, and Chris and Curt Kirkwood of the Meat Puppets are sitting in with them here. That's Curt Kirkwood on guitar.

@KVTVonline

3 жыл бұрын

What is awesome about the Nirvana unplugged was that they said screw it we aren't playing our popular songs they played so many other things than nirvana tunes my favorite was The Man who sold the world

@empyrealone

3 жыл бұрын

@@KVTVonline yes, the Vaselines, David Bowie, The Meat Puppets and Lead Belly. I'm thinking the people in the audience might not have appreciated it at the time. But looking back, they now realize they were there for a classic performance.

@KVTVonline

3 жыл бұрын

@@empyrealone oh for sure you know the thought of "damn I was there" goes through them once in a while.

@insertgenericusernamehere2402

3 жыл бұрын

Wasn't it pat smear ?

@jasonremy1627

3 жыл бұрын

@@insertgenericusernamehere2402 on the rest of the show yes, but on the three Meatpuppets songs Chris and Curt sit in for Pat Smear and Krist Novoselic. You can see at the end of the video Pat and Krist swapping back in.

Nirvana's unplugged performance is the best MTV unplugged i've seen!!!

@agtjackbauer

3 жыл бұрын

I'll take Pearl Jam but that's me

@heavymetal1330

3 жыл бұрын

I also like alice in chains...

@pauljansen1137

3 жыл бұрын

@@heavymetal1330 I already argued that "Dirt" is the best grunge album there is!! so...agreed!!!

@pauljansen1137

3 жыл бұрын

@@agtjackbauer excellent choice..love them too!!

@xTHIRDHORSEMANx

3 жыл бұрын

Kiss unplugged was dope as well. Kiss and nirvana were tops

This is my teenage years. He gave us permission to be whoever the fuck we are and not apologize, and it's beautiful.

Alice In Chains - Love, Hate, Love ( Live at the Moore) it's actually insane that you haven't reacted to that one yet.

@user-oq5su7yq3v

3 жыл бұрын

That's what I tried to propose many times and didn't got enough likes to be in top comments! Hope you'll make it!

@jamesthemachinedean

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-oq5su7yq3v I agree majority of my favourite bands/requests don't get a chance because nobody knows who they are. To many underrated bands and alice in chains are better than nirvana but nirvana always got the centre stage. The thing is i hate 80% of popular metal

@TheronBradshaw

3 жыл бұрын

definitely a must!

@trustm0le111

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-oq5su7yq3v It would be great!

@trustm0le111

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheronBradshaw True!

"Nirvana's soul in these lyrics is so deep" Nirvana plays a Meat Puppets song...

@43bumpy

3 жыл бұрын

IKR , lol. This kid's probably never heard of The Meat Puppets .

@luthierjustin1

3 жыл бұрын

🤣 the Meat Puppets rule

@brucenadeau5920

3 жыл бұрын

"Thing One and Thing Two" as Kurt introduced them during the set! lol DON'T blame Alex here, he wasn't born yet while we were rocking out to this and bands like the Meat Puppets, Mud Honey and the Pixies lol

@brucenadeau5920

3 жыл бұрын

@@43bumpy he is a "kid" to us eh! I was getting high, drunk and rocking out to these bands in my teens! Long live the day!

@user-hx4ez6tu6y

3 жыл бұрын

nirvana ripped off and covered many bands, didn’t they?

Kurt was a genius lyricist & an amazing painter, he was basically "rejected" by his family members who didn't support his passion for music. Songs & paintings were his way to express his feelings. It's really sad that he died so young :(

@jacksonandy218

3 жыл бұрын

Sometimes I always wondered, if Kurt have never died, where would nirvana be today. .

@pukeyourguts

3 жыл бұрын

he was rejected by his family members who didn't support his passion for music? ...source?

@jacksonandy218

3 жыл бұрын

@@pukeyourguts there's a whole documentary on Kurt's life, you can find it on KZread

@kaustubhbajpai12

3 жыл бұрын

@@pukeyourguts The 2015 documentary "Cobain : A Montage Of Heck" , its an awesome documentary must watch!

@thammar1990

3 жыл бұрын

This wasn't even a Nirvana song

This performance is everything great about music: mellow, quiet, rhythmic, screams, grunge...just a perfect environment and performance.

Not from unplugged but "You Know You're Right". It was the last song Kurt recorded.

@sjgoode6590

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely! Love that song.

@midnightcryptworx

3 жыл бұрын

wow i didnt know that was the last one he recorded. its my favorite nirvana song

@nirvinian6409

3 жыл бұрын

It Is my favorite song RIP Kurt

@jacksonandy218

3 жыл бұрын

And the hardest one to listen too, even Dave said it's hard for him to listen to because your can hear the pain in Kurt's voice... and you can... and I can say, Kurt has been the best thing that has ever happened in rock history. And his legacy will be in everyone's heart... R.I.P Kurt Cobain.

@jessicamartin1728

3 жыл бұрын

God, yes

Nirvana - Breed - LIVE AT PARAMOUNT - it's a must see

@penyamun5363

3 жыл бұрын

yes

@korybeavers6528

3 жыл бұрын

That whole concert video!

@jackrodgers4923

3 жыл бұрын

@@korybeavers6528 Yes !

@icemanfpsplayz

3 жыл бұрын

Agree

@DJMikeOnAMic

3 жыл бұрын

100%

Love Hate Love Alice In Chains live at the Moore!!!!

@thewildhealer541

3 жыл бұрын

Alice in Chains is definitely the best band to come out of the 80/90's grunge era.

@stephenvierling9550

3 жыл бұрын

@@thewildhealer541 I 100% agree

@fededipi6688

3 жыл бұрын

Or Junkhead from Singles movie presentation. No, the record version is much better when it comes to take a listen.

@DocturNull

3 жыл бұрын

YES. ABSOLUTELY FUCKING Y E S. One of the best performances out there and SO much feeling and raw talent.

@jakedaenell6943

3 жыл бұрын

YOOOOOOO I requested this a few vids ago HE FUCKING NEEDS TO REACT TO IT NOW!!!!!!!!

Nirvana "Breed" Live at the paramount in '91...

I’m a guitarist and vocalist, and watching these MTV Unplugged performances by Nirvana and all the amazing other bands. One thing that shocked me completely was when I was at my guitar store I saw something insane. They have drumheads signed by famous musicians and bands who come through the store, and ours has one signed by the Meat Puppets, and that’s who Nirvana is playing with here. Their songs on their performance which was Lake of Fire, Plateau and Oh Me were absolutely fantastic, and seeing that they’ve been there was such an amazing feeling.

I still listen to this almost daily, its in my rotation.

Nirvana Unplugged in New York is absolutely amazing

OMG that laugh at the beginning! I LMAO! lol. And the dougy dance! Haha 😂🤣😜. And that dance should be your intro in the style of your outro!

Liked it before even starting the video. Oh Me is another great one off that show.

Nirvana - man who sold the world MTV unplugged

@picax8398

3 жыл бұрын

Seconded

I think you would enjoy watching this WHOLE unplugged performance. It’s sooooo good.

This whole performance was next level once in a lifetime. A cold November night in NYC, black candles, white lilys... it felt different. I said before, I'll say it again: even if you don't make a video of it, you need to see this whole Unplugged set start to finish. It's almost life changing. It really hits you in the gut and picks you back up.

@dathorndike4908

6 ай бұрын

Kurt was dead less than four months after this performance

That laugh/scream in the beginning😂😂😂😂😂😂😭

Real Thing Alice in Chains (Live at The Moore) !!!!

I remember watching this on MTV when they actually celebrated music. I always loved the meat puppets and Kurt inviting them to join the unplugged performance was beyond cool. Like Kurt said, Lake of fire is on meat puppets second record.

I like that you get Kurt's authenticity. You were saying that this was how Nirvana would sound like on day 4. I'm currently reading Mark Lanegan's memoir and he recounts the first time he say Nirvana playing at a public library and he said they sounded the same and he immediately knew he had witnessed greatness.

Loved and missed!!

Kurts ability to transcend the limitations of his voice was magical

Bro next react to love hate love by Alice in chains.

There was nothing better than being a kid during this time period! I was in high school ‘93-‘97. Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Alice In Chains, Soundgarden. Nothing compares to living during this time. I’ve literally raised my kids on 90’s music and that’s what they listen to. I play guitar bc of all these guys. And seeing them live was simply amazing!!

I love that song!

I still love that Dave( the drummer) is playing like he's parents are asleep and doesn't want to wake them lmao

I did see Nirvana (Kurt) live back in ‘93 at the Arizona State Fair. I was 14 at the time and it was a show I’ll never forget. This was a few months before he took his own life.

Have to react to where did you sleep last night nirvana unplugged.

@WolfHreda

3 жыл бұрын

In the Pines, and yes, he has.

@moni130508

3 жыл бұрын

Always makes me shiver at the end

@WolfHreda

3 жыл бұрын

@@moni130508 for real.

So, one thing the Nirvana tried to do with their unplugged show was to showcase music they liked themselves and not just play their own stuff. They played only like 2-3 of their own songs, and only did lesser known ones of those. At one point in the show, Kurt invited out the band "The Meatpuppets" and played a few of their songs. This was one of those. They also did an obscure David Bowie song, one from the punk band The Vaselines, one from blues singer Leadbelly. It's such a great performance.

@matthewdrake4385

3 жыл бұрын

Think it was more like about 8 nirvana tracks out of the cds 14. Come As You Are was probably the only real big hit that they performed, that and maybe About a girl. Girl came from Bleach, the album before Nevermind. Come As You Are, Something in the way, Polly, and On a plain from nevermind. Pennyroyal tea, dumb and all apologies from the then recent album In utero. The rest were covers

I looked up the Meat Puppets original version of this song (as well as the other two Nirvana played during this performance) and Not only did Kurt respectfully pay homage to the original, he blew it away by ten fold. All the grainy, screechiness is how the Meat Puppets performed the song and he absolutely nailed it.

@elmokirkwood3969

20 күн бұрын

Oh, wow.. blew it away by ten fold.. that sounds like a fan boy/girl opinion hahaha. They are very nice versions and he sings them Really well but the trippy, psychedelic, unique and totally original sound are lost. Not a bad thing but it’s also half of the meat puppets/half nirvana playing on the unplugged versions so really Kurt’s on contribution is the vocals, which are amazing, no doubt. But acting like it just buries the originals is silly, but if you’re into more radio friendly, polished style music I can see how’d it would be preferable

You should react to "Nirvana- Oh me" it's simply beautiful ❤

@sjgoode6590

3 жыл бұрын

Agree! Another great cover they did with The Meat Puppets!

Check out Nirvana "Where Did You Sleep Last Night?" on MTV Unplugged 😃 Edit: Never mind, you already reacted 😛

Plateau, Oh Me and Where did you sleep last night 3 of my favorite songs from the Unplugged album. That whole album is such an incredible, authentic masterpiece.

@Bluegrass_Sparky

3 жыл бұрын

@Christopher Bingham I do like the original Nirvana songs, but the acoustic arrangements make those songs favorites from the album.

The thing that really spoke to us all was how honest and sincere Nirvana always was. Didn't matter if it was a studio recording or live - Kurt was always sharing his heart and it spoke right to ours.

In my opinion, greatest song they ever did.. you can ALMOST hear a vocal country influence in it, really unique tone and style no one will ever sound like this again

Something In The Way is the best song from this Unplugged session.

I live to see your mom's reaction. She's awesome

You are absolutely right, he cannot be replicated, I cried for four days straight when he died, I was devastated I knew what the world had lost...

Ive been watching you Alex since the Pantera Domination reaction, you have always kept the same energy and charisma that makes you so unique and keeps me hooked, you inspire others to be themselves and im glad i found someone as funny as straight forward as you

Dude the whole album needs to be checked out. It's all gold.

I remember watching this live when I was 13/14 years old. Nirvana was awesome. I'm glad Dave and pat kept playing when Dave started foo fighters.

Architects-A match made in heaven🔥

About a girl is one of their best on the unplugged album ..

I’m so happy I reacted to this

@jacephillips3052

3 жыл бұрын

U

Alice In Chains unplugged ,Stone temple pilots unplugged, Pearl Jam unplugged all good choices.

@endless013

3 жыл бұрын

I only remember 4 Unplugged episodes and those are three of them, Nirvana is the 4th and I bought the CD's to all of them. I vaguely remember hearing "unplugged" Cranberries but I don't remember if that was just an acoustic set they did or actually on Unplugged and now that I'm remembering it I have to google it before it fades out again.

@michaelcorrick8977

3 жыл бұрын

They are my favorite of the grunge area for sure. Clapton,Jay Z , and KORN are also good picks if your just looking for something different. There are some good Spotify playlist if you look up MTV unplugged.

Love your reactions man, it always make my day. Like you say.. make it a DOPE ASS DAY! Thank you Alex, for all your good vibes and great messages!!

I'll be purchasing merch as soon as I get the money thank you again for all you do Alex you really make my day when you post 🙂

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for letting the video play until the end and letting everyone see more of Kurt and his personality. I personally think it is a shame when reactors cut a video before the song is even over. Granted it may be just one note being drug out a bit, but that was an artist decision made by the artist(s). I feel it would be the equivalent of people only watching part of your reaction videos. You took the time to create the content and to edit it down to exactly what you want seen by the viewer and I appreciate your art. Keep smilin' and keep rockin. 😎👍

Been waiting so long for this reaction!

You're the man Alex, keep doing your thing👍

stoked to see this one pop up... absolute classic.

I graduated high school in 93. I remember all of this. Great time to be alive

You were making me feel my age when you said you weren't even born yet. In 1993 I was graduating high school/starting college. I cannot begin to explain the influence Nirvana had on myself and so many others. I am so thankful I DID get the opportunity to see Nirvana live in a mid size ballroom type venue. I cherish that memory.

One of my favorite songs and settings done by them. So happy you watched it and enjoyed bro

Sometimes when I'm down I'll just watch your content for hours on end and it always makes me cheer up once again I love you Alex

Love the music choices and been with this channel since the beginning. Keep up the reaction I enjoy the thoughts and your perspective on the video. Hefner for life 🤟🤘

Nirvana means so much to me they are just so so good one of the best bands I’ve heard and I wish I was a teen in the years he was around instead of a teen now so I could of seen him live RIP kurt contain 🙏🏽🔥🔥

THIS IS THE BEST MTV UNPLUGGED EVER.... THANKS ALEX❤️❤️

omg my sound volume was at 100, you almost gave me a heart attack at the beginning

Something in the way is amazing too My first band I saw as a kid. It was so wild. Been gigging almost 30 years. I'm old as dirt, damn

You should just react to their entire MTV Unplugged performance. That is what made me fall in love with them. And the best part is in the whole performance, they decided not to play their popular songs, but instead they did half covers and half their less popular original songs. This was one of their covers they did. It was written by the Meat Puppets who are the ones playing guitar in this video

He was fuuuuuuucked up outta his mind that day and still put on a god damn iconic performance

I love that you see all the talent in Curt the way I do I can feel his pain and emotions that are true. His voice is like no other.

Didn't think you'd react to this song so so glad you did not enough people know about it Kurt's voice just gives me chills on it the rasp in his voice and that smooth guitar riff

My son was 3 when this came out and he would sit in his carseat and scream the lyrics to this song everytime we got in the car! Going to Sunday school in his little lace collar singing about people dying and going to hell to fry was an anachronism I still think about with happiness!

Kurt's acoustic guitar that he used on MTV unplugged and in the Lake Of Fire music vid was sold on auction for $6 million june 2020!

Ahaha man that intro got me laughing to much😂

Nirvana breed live at the paramount is a must see

Two of my favorites from that show are Oh Me and In The Pines. I was a junior in high school when this came out and it's ingrained in my being. I wish I could hear it for the first time again.

Do Alice In Chains "Bleed The Freak" @ The Moore

The request part was pure sarcasm. Kurt had a dark sense of humor.

loving these nirvana live reactions!!!!! 😍

Why not just do the whole show? Same with Pearl Jam and Alice in Chains and others?

Loved MTV Unplugged

I have mixed feelings everytime i watch Nirvana's Unplugged session. I feel glad I lived at that time but always a sliver of sadness because you know what's coming.

I wish this whole album would have been Nirvana and The Meat Puppets! This was beautifully haunting! Man Kurt was a genius!!! RIP ❤️ Also so cool how Curt Kirkwood of the Meat Puppets was using a Quarter as a pick in this song.

His choice to cover such obscure songs instead of every single hit makes this performance hit so much harder.

@cremetangerine82

3 жыл бұрын

It’s shows Kurt’s selflessness that he allowed n obscure band to perform three of their songs (on an album released in 1984!) and clapped in appreciation of the Meat Puppets. That really shows a lot of his character, that he would gracious enough to share the spotlight.

@cremetangerine82

3 жыл бұрын

@Christopher Bingham It would not have been as memorable if Nirvana had just spit out the hits. An acoustic “Smells Like Teen Spirit” wouldn’t have worked, and Kurt’s choice of covers shows his music influences in a way a rote performance of Nirvana’s hits wouldn’t have done. I know MTV was not happy with Kurt’s creative choices (and not doing an encore after “Where Did You Sleep Last Night?”), but it’s why we still talk about this performance 20+ years later.

@ashleybrown4754

3 жыл бұрын

@@cremetangerine82 You can also see how tired he is in his eyes. Considering what happened after maybe he just wanted to play what he wanted to play.

@cremetangerine82

3 жыл бұрын

@@ashleybrown4754 Kurt was in bad physical shape, but his salvation was music and his talent was being able to convey his emotions so eloquently to others. It adds another layer to how remarkable and transcendent Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged is after all these years.

My ring tone in 2015 this and plateau are some of my favorite songs

Ahh... to have lived as a teenager in the 90s... we rocked!

First solo ive ever learned. brings back so many memories

1:30 "This video was in 1993.." I was starting my 1st year of College. 18 yr old Freshman at Sam Houston State!

I live in Perth Australia 🤘🇦🇺🤘and I can proudly say that I recorded this on VHS when I was 13 in '93, I'm gonna flipping cry my eyes out and I am only 2 mins in 😢😭🥺

This IS EDITED, there was a false start to the verse "I knew a lady..." that has been taken out. Fun Fact: Stone Temple Pilots performed their unplugged show at this same venue/location on the night before Nirvana's show.

Nirvana - aneurysm, few awesome live ones of that. Nirvana released so many good songs/b sides in their short time.

Something In The Way is another one thats really good by Nirvana

This was my favorite song as a child. I got in trouble for singing it in Sunday school one time when I was like 6.

Nirvana MTV Unplugged is one of my favorite albums ever. Please react to this entire album, it's amazing!

Kurt is the essence of " what you see/hear, is what you get. Sure, knock him for heroin. But please love him for his soul. Thanks very much for putting him out to a wider audience. If Kurt heard this he would say " whatever, nevermind. So what?!" You really are shining light on diamonds with your reactions. Thanks, dude😊

Aaaahhhh, the Grunge era... He's actually my main reason to start my own band back then; authenticity, being true and honest-musically, and just go out on the stage without minding what will the audience think about my performance, just me and my music... Great reaction bruh!

So not only are your reactions great Alex, but lets not forget all the crazy things you edit in..." I haven't smoked all day..." I am a fan of all of it....the crazier the better...and BTW...all the Unplugged sessions rock....I WANT MY MTV...OH WAIT! I WANT MY MTV FROM THE 80'S WHEN IT WAS GREAT!!! Chester, Scott, Kurt, Layne, Chris and so many more....we miss you all! 😢 And it was the members of the Meat Puppets on the guitars...check them out! Lake of Fire is a Meat Puppets song( they wrote it)

I was 14 when this set was released. Blew. My. Mind.

@Jaffy473

3 жыл бұрын

Dude me too!! This is also the first CD i ever got. Before that I was a tape dude.... Still blows my mind to this day. This Unplugged was amazing because they didn't just bust out all their greatest hits, they just did whatever they wanted. Brought out people no ones ever heard of. Incredible.

@bensalmen4992

3 жыл бұрын

@@Jaffy473 Haha. Tapes! I remember those. Used to take my Walkman out on my paper round everyday and just get lost in the music.

One of THE best live albums of all time. Such perfection. Fyi this mah fav song they covered ^_^

Yo Alex, whats that intro tune ?...also i just love the enthusiasm in your videos !! Stay real bruh

Nirvana unplugged amazing

You weren't born yet and I watched this live. Crazy.

0:56 Is that MTV these days? Thankfully I'm old enough to remember when MTV actually stood for Music TeleVision

A song from the 90s, beautiful memories.