i'm old enough to remember when MTV played music and the History channel showed History

@cfarm85

3 жыл бұрын

Those were the good ole days.

@johndurg

3 жыл бұрын

Then Fuse swooped right in

@marcisimmons4958

3 жыл бұрын

Miss those days...mtv was good then and the music!

@mariapanagiotaki4335

3 жыл бұрын

Me too.

@frugalaudio

3 жыл бұрын

I was at a conference in '91 or '92, when Judy McGrath spoke. She was the Creative VP at MTV at the time and I think she went on to be be the CEO. She spoke about MTV's exciting new direction, how they would focus on reality TV. Everyone in the audience was appalled. Yet that's what they did. They made a crapload of money. And the world died just a little bit more.

so funny how Kurt jokes about Leadbelly's guitar being offered for $500k here and the guitar Kurt is using for this set just sold for $6 million.

@douglasscofield1756

3 жыл бұрын

i read his bio when i was a teenager and learned that Kurt was known to exaggerate little things like the price of the leadbelly guitar. The guitar was actually 50,000 but hey, 500k sounds better.

@obiwanshinobi5631

3 жыл бұрын

He hated money, he would have been equally upset. It wasn't that Leadbellys guitar went for that much. It was that they called him and asked HIM for 500,000. He never spent any of the Nirvana money other than his house in the woods. The only thing he loved was playing music and we ruined that for him.

@theretrosavage

3 жыл бұрын

@@obiwanshinobi5631 drugs ruined him...and Courtney love didn't help matters

@theepie25

3 жыл бұрын

How is that funny

@callen6893

3 жыл бұрын

Didn’t the sweater he wore for this or the Smells Like Teen Spirit t shirt also recently sell for big money?

Please notice the silence and patient respect of the crowd at the end. No one rushing or clamoring. No one yelling or demanding. That was real respect of art and artist alike.

His exhausted exhale after he sings the final "the whole" always shakes me

@nickfanzo

3 жыл бұрын

Exhausted by everything

@jasonstrange7615

3 жыл бұрын

Same. The exhale and opening those eyes. Still stirs my soul

@kellyegan7348

3 жыл бұрын

Those beautiful blue eyes

@micaelavaamonde3621

3 жыл бұрын

Says the legend that he forgot the final lyrics so he opened his eyes in shock just to remember them and finish the song.

@theghost6412

3 жыл бұрын

That is pure pain he is using to sing that ending. The man used his soul to sing songs like this. He was all too familiar with the pain the subject in question entailed. That state of mind is exhausting

Kurt Cobain was pre auto tune. His voice was insane. He could scream with a raspy grungy voice perfectly on key. Super underrated singer

@JimmyMcGillsg

4 жыл бұрын

I always wondered would he be able to scream like that for 30 minutes 1 hour without getting a sour throat if I try to scream like that in 5 seconds i will start coughing

@edwardomunoz9299

4 жыл бұрын

@Jacques Malan in my opinion it was all emotion no disrespect to those other guys but this dude couldn't be touched

@ronytheking7905

4 жыл бұрын

Under rated? Who say that.. He was a FUCKIN genius and great person

@meya3521

4 жыл бұрын

before you knock autotune know you ahve to have talent to even do that. I implore anyone to watch tpain on NPRs tiny desk it is so so impressive

@tammichenard1024

4 жыл бұрын

@BJJ Fiend Dave Grohl said that, right?

Some say Kurt left his soul on that stage that day.

@Duffy72

4 жыл бұрын

Thirty Silver that’s deep right there, miss these days of music...

@sPluss-

4 жыл бұрын

Some say dogs can’t look up. Big al told me.

@ExistenceNow

4 жыл бұрын

You can see it leave his body when he opens his eyes before delivering the last line.

@PuzzoMolto

4 жыл бұрын

@@ExistenceNow I was about to post the same thing

@001spring

4 жыл бұрын

They're wrong. Lol

Kurt laid it out there for all on this song. he even said it was "the performance of his life". he wouldn't do an encore.....because you couldn't top it.

Kurt’s version of this Leadbelly song is outstanding. The emotion in this song. Gives me chills.

@JosephScott-ct9sw

Жыл бұрын

Leadbelly had done it, but it was an old folk song Leadbelly learned.

I have to hold back tears every time Kurt *inhales* Y'all know the bit I mean.

@kimberlywood7783

4 жыл бұрын

I just saw it. Took my breath away. Those eyes. Everything.

@EarthGlittersTarot

4 жыл бұрын

I wasn’t as tough as you. I couldn’t hold back the tears from streaming down my face. 😢 So real, so raw, so human.💙

@Lord_Shal

4 жыл бұрын

He told us with those eyes what was about to happen. We all missed it. I guess it’s almost an Easter egg now. RIP dude

@adamsgrad93

4 жыл бұрын

I cry every time I watch, I can't help it.

@erinsmith3476

4 жыл бұрын

I love the "Shiver for me," part

When you were like “this band seems so chill.” I was thinking “give them about thirty seconds” 😂😂

@hipp0stratus

4 жыл бұрын

This man had a very different first impression of Nirvana than i had.

@y1x347

4 жыл бұрын

Lmao get him to listen to moist vagina 😂

@frocat5163

4 жыл бұрын

@@hipp0stratus Right? Most of us were introduced to Nirvana via "Smells Like Teen Spirit," or if you were super into the Seattle Scene, "Floyd the Barber" "Blew" or "About a Girl." It's interesting to see someone get to see the more melodic and musical side of Kurt and the band before they get introduced to "typical" Nirvana.

@hicksboson1

4 жыл бұрын

He'll yeah. Just give it a minute. Lol

@garmfeild1272

4 жыл бұрын

@@frocat5163 the first nirvana song I heard was breed, it was on a skating game I had in the ds, I didnt even know what nirvana was at the time

The story of that unplugged and that song is really amazing. Going on unplugged was a big deal at the time, all the top bands were doing it. For Nirvana, it was really a huge deal because they were all about being loud and aggressive, how would they do in a soft and quiet performance? During rehearsals everything went wrong! The band was not in a groove together and it showed. Add to it they were playing many cover songs and the producers worried people wouldn't like this. When it came time to the performance, it all went smooth! The band played great, Kurt was amazing and the songs were all well received. They showed, and Kurt especially, showed his brilliance. This was the last song, as Kurt says, and it was so amazing, so passionate by the time they got off the stage the producers wanted more and asked Kurt for an encore song. Kurt simply replied "No, I can't top that song". Less than a year later Kurt would be dead, but he left his brilliance for us to see in this performance.

Remember when MTV used to show stuff like this instead of dysfunctional clowns?

@nodiggity9472

4 жыл бұрын

I blame KISS for Jugs.

@rebeccaspratling2865

4 жыл бұрын

😂

@rebeccaspratling2865

4 жыл бұрын

And now they show teen moms.

@Melly_0116

3 жыл бұрын

Yup

@lukezuzga6460

3 жыл бұрын

Right Phil

I cannot watch this without crying. I'm 45. My whole life in Seattle. My first concert was Butthole Surfers, Blood Circus, and Nirvana, at Union Station in Seattle on oct 28 1988 . I was there for butthole surfers, never heard of nirvana (years later I learned it was their first show north of Olympia). I only realized nirvana was an opener at the show a few years later. Then i saw them at the OK hotel, with Fitz of depression and Bikini kill. Total little dive bar in seattle, but was an all-ages show (I was 15 or 16). And may 9, 1989 saw Nirvana with Tad and Mudhoney at Lamefest. To be fair, Nirvana wasn't my favorite local band, Mudhoney was/is. But Kurt (and Layne) ended up running in some of the same circles I did. (we're all familiar with the massive seattle heroin epidemic at the time). All that said, I'll never forget where I was, what I was doing when the news broke that Kurt died. Just as clear as 9/11, years later. This unplugged session was the last thing I remember seeing from him before learning of his death, and it was such an amazingly powerful, and in-character, honest performance. Tears and goosebumps every time.

@suzieturek6685

4 жыл бұрын

Ooh the OK hotel, lot of good times, great music..yes, I grew up in Seattle also..

@redbirdsaraceno

4 жыл бұрын

small world, i have a fitz of depression tattoo and i met dave grohl at the ok hotel right after quitting a shit dishwashing job downtown , about a year after kurt died ,he was a nice dude. A few years later i saw bikini kill and it was a good show but the hardcore lesbian chicks were just pushing me in the back because my 6’ height was blocking their view and i was standing in the very back of the room Ahahaha whatever ! what was that sweet dive bar where that rei store is now by I5 where mudhoney recorded an album in the basement ? that place was all homeless people and junkies mixed with random artists types with 1$ black label beers . that whole neighborhood is condo ville now , crazy. - edit , i think it was called the StoreRoom . yeah thats the ticket see ! Myaww See Myaa !!

@RevBrently

3 жыл бұрын

Fellow 45-year-old Seattleite here too. I never got to see Nirvana live. Met Tad-and his wife-once outside West Seattle Denny's, and partied once at Chris Cornell's house on Beach Drive. This shit is in my blood.

@BeautyIsMyLife

3 жыл бұрын

Me as well, Seattle native, was about 19 when Nirvana first became known in the area. Being 48 now I think of the 90's music scene a lot. Screaming Trees, Tad, Mudhoney, so many shows, brother was in a garage band (of course lol). I never saw Nirvana in person but I used to see Krist a lot around town. Once I met him and he shook my hand and my other two girlfriends I was out with and talked to us a bit. I thought he was so nice and down to earth.

@scottspa74

3 жыл бұрын

@@redbirdsaraceno the storeroom was awesome, in the day. Anybody go see the few punk shows played at St Regis on 2nd and Stewart? I saw a crazy noise band there called the pointy birds. Bought 2 45s, but never once got to listen to them cuz record players went the way of the do-do. They were performance art, but also were impressive, musically. Did anyone here get to check out motormouth? It was all female. Alicia, from Rubber, was the singer. I saw them at that laundry place under the monorail on 5th Ave. Not duds and suds, that was on Howell on cap hill. But some other clever-ish name. Shit, maybe it was duds and suds, and cap hill was called something else. Been about 20 years, hard to recall.

I have no words to explain what Nirvana and Kurt and this concert and the moment when Kurt looks up and inhales mean for many of us X-Generation-Kids

@DocRobert

3 жыл бұрын

Preach.

I think Kurt's soul was on the outside of this body. He is just so raw and real and beautiful and broken. R.I.P. Kurt.

In my humble opinion this is one of the greatest live sets on TV, maybe only bettered by Elvis' 68 comeback special.

When I was a small girl we sang this song. I'm 82 so that was a very long time ago. Of course, we didn't sing it like Curt but was one of those-everyone knew and you sat on the porch and the family would all join in.

@lil8946

4 жыл бұрын

The last two lines of this comment are completely strange and unfamiliar Spending time with the family, GETTING TOGETHER and even SINGING TOGETHER? That's like the most alien thing I've ever heard and I could ever imagine I'm not labeling this as a bad thing it's just completely unknown for me but maybe I'm just weird

@shenanigans3710

4 жыл бұрын

That's so weird considering how dark the lyrics are! I don't think of this as "family sing-along" material

@Jlastinger88

4 жыл бұрын

@@shenanigans3710 completely different rendition and lyrics from the one she's referring to.

@illuzion2876

4 жыл бұрын

quik mafs

@aaronstudley1753

4 жыл бұрын

Y'all cook road kill also?

I’ve heard this song a million times and it STILL moves me. Rest easy.

@Rainydayreal_estate

4 жыл бұрын

Your like is 69

@Karmy.

4 жыл бұрын

@@Rainydayreal_estate now it's 96

@grimgolf79

4 жыл бұрын

me too

@Alex-yl2fy

4 жыл бұрын

Same

@Eisfalken

4 жыл бұрын

This song spoke to my soul when I broke up one time. Really let me know it wasn't just me suffering that kind of hurt.

It’s crazy to think that Kurt put on this kind of amazing performance. He was withdrawing from heroine for days and was feeling very sick, hadn’t washed his hair in days and he was extremely nervous and doubtful of his ability to pull of the show. But in all his doubt, he pulled it together and put together an iconic performance.

The 4 main Grunge singers’ strongest attributes; 1) Layne Stayley for his emotion (RIP) 2) Kurt Cobain for his intensity (RIP) 3) Eddie Vedder for his uniqueness 4) Chris Cornell for his range (RIP) Side note: It’s such a shame I had to say rip to 3/4 singers above, such a shame. Rip rock gods ❤️

@tracyleay

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah makes me wanna cry seeing that list.

@tunesfromthebeardedman

3 жыл бұрын

Mark Lanegan for his raw baritone whiskeyvibe

@deveryshepardson3640

3 жыл бұрын

Andrew Wood for hisi soul

@melaniel.peiskee6738

3 жыл бұрын

Because of this list, and the connection they shared, I pray for Eddie Vedder like I know the man personally. His lyrics have meant so much to me throughout my life, I don’t know what my world would be without him. The deaths we’ve already endured were heart wrenching, but for some reason, I have always felt more connected to EV.

@johnjly5295

3 жыл бұрын

Don't forget Chester Bennington for his combination of 1,2,and 4. Sad he died as well.

He actually made the front row seating for people he knew. He was extremely shy and had bad stage fright.

@daleosborn3729

4 жыл бұрын

I did not know that. Thanks for the info

@jeepmanxj

3 жыл бұрын

It's really funny because if you approached him like a sane person he would actually have meaningful conversation with you.n

Every time someone says Kurt couldn't really sing I show them this and Lake of Fire from the same performance.

@practicalwerewolf

4 жыл бұрын

Anyone who says Kurt Cobain couldn't sing is delusional and factually incorrect on a level of pure embarrassment.

@greyarea1004

4 жыл бұрын

How’s is it possible he can’t sing , he in tune isn’t he , huge range

@michaelrandall2490

4 жыл бұрын

This band was and is still amazing. (Would have been the same without Kris & Dave)

@krazykatlady8728

4 жыл бұрын

And don't forget his version of the Meat Puppets "Oh Me."

@PaddyDTyson

4 жыл бұрын

I never heared anyone say that Kurt cant sing...

The man who made everyone happy except couldn't do it for himself. RIP

This was a *very* famous performance. I vividly remember watching. It was on "MTV Unplugged" Nirvana didn't typically do acoustic. This was a departure from the typical. Which was the whole point of the show. The sweater, Kurt Cobain's wearing is famous too. I heard it was just sold at auction

He never looks at the crowd, you can feel his anxiety.

@el34glo59

4 жыл бұрын

He lost himself in this encore. Kurt looked at the crowd at plenty performances. But yeah he was shy and had anxiety, but he wss very outspoken at times and could be sn extrovert in interviews. And he asshat afraid to tekk an asshole fan to go fuck off. Just a great guy that reminded me if myself a ton growing up to him.

@tranoble7321

4 жыл бұрын

He was literally talking to the crowd before the song started lol. I grew up listening to him he had some anxiety but not when he performed that's what he loved thats when he felt most like himself. I seen this man in concert first time at 14 sadly only seen him one more time before he passed. Biggest loss the musical community has had in my opinion music would be different today if he was still living.

@hensonburk-fawcett2750

4 жыл бұрын

I've heard about how tense the audience was, like a playoff game

@muhdfaqhrulfahmi

4 жыл бұрын

Even on this show he ask someone he know to sit in front of him so he can only look at them. He did hates stranger.

I will never forget that moment when he takes a big breath before the end. It always gives me goosebumps. For you, being the first time listening to Kurt, and actually getting goosebumps really tells how much he was able to transmit in this performance. He died not even 6 months after this was filmed. A real tragedy.

@davo-lw3og

4 жыл бұрын

Cos Courtney was screwing around

@IndieRockerHippy

3 жыл бұрын

The haunted look in his eyes gets me everytime

@dewaynehairston6286

3 жыл бұрын

Yes. Yes. Yes. I was watching that night of the original performance. That moment got to me too. It still does. When we lost Kurt, that moment stuck in my head. Forever. ♥️❤❤

Poor kurt.. 😭😭😭😭 this still gives me chills. You can just hear the pain in his voice. Look how young and how simply gorgeous he was..

@ALPHONSO_NANOOK

4 жыл бұрын

Trip-hop, an awesome genre of music,I loved it so much back in the 90_s.. would love to see his reaction to some of early Portishead songs. Greetings from Split/Croatia

@TheBeezusjones

4 жыл бұрын

@@ALPHONSO_NANOOK RIGHT!!?? I think he would LOVE portishead. They r undeniable..

Also Nirvana “man who sold the world”

@lynneazanow-saturno9978

3 жыл бұрын

David Bowie originated the song in 1971-Hunky Dory album.

@programmingcafe7571

3 жыл бұрын

lynne azanow-saturno I always liked the Midge Ure cover the best

@richardmoorejr.4396

3 жыл бұрын

@@lynneazanow-saturno9978 The song was on the album of the same name (1970), the one right before Hunky Dory.

@NSHM122

3 жыл бұрын

@@lynneazanow-saturno9978 No, it was on the album titled the man who sold the world. Hunky Dory came out after.

That moment when he looks up at the end and you can just see into his soul always gives me chills.

@juanramirez5898

4 жыл бұрын

Damn i never notice that look he gave but you are right. First time I've seen someone's souls in physical form.

@heatherjo989

4 жыл бұрын

He legit was in it.. looked like he snapped himself out of a blind rage mate lol Fuckn christ Part always sticks in my mind

@travisrowe7697

4 жыл бұрын

Almost like his soul left his body. He was gone just a few months later sadly.

@ct5625

4 жыл бұрын

I remember watching this performance years ago and ever since I can't help but wonder what exactly he was thinking right at that moment. There's something important about it but obviously we'll never know what it was. I can only imagine the song meant something to him because i don't believe they played it for any other show and the unplugged release by MTV was the only album it appeared on.

@rowanb4395

4 жыл бұрын

@@ct5625 They played it live a few times live, not including this unplugged version. Chilling ending though!!

This is Nirvana's version of Lead Belly's version of an old, old, OLD Appalachian/Southern folk song. A college student of music, history, &/or anthropology could probably build a master's thesis out of trying to find the original iteration of this song.

@xerodelacroix5552

4 жыл бұрын

Same with Thin Lizzy/Metallica's Whiskey In The Jar. But that goes back even further.

@mr.onehouse264

4 жыл бұрын

@@xerodelacroix5552 I bet. That goes back to a whole other continent.

@OGJazzyB

4 жыл бұрын

While we're giving out old covers The animals House of rising sun was covered by Leadbelly before them but it's an old folk song that dates back to the 1600s

@mr.onehouse264

4 жыл бұрын

@@OGJazzyB Never knew that. Still learning at 47.

@OGJazzyB

4 жыл бұрын

@@mr.onehouse264 I give music history lessons twice a week at a record shop

"I'm going where the cold wind blows." Is the line that gets me cause shortly after this show he was gone

Kurt passed when I was thirteen, I'm now 37 and I love him just the same as ever. He always makes me smile and cry at the same time. Rest in peace kurt and thank you Jamal for your reaction :)

Sense of humor from a man in major pain

@cesarolvera8974

4 жыл бұрын

Lawrence Eason It comes from the darkest moments 💔😿

@kristianvitanyi5992

4 жыл бұрын

Mitch Hedberg, Robbin Williams, and more I cant think off right now. Sorry if I misspelled any names. Even my own dad was hilarious and the life of the party.... But killed himself. It's shitty.

@lawrenceeason8007

4 жыл бұрын

@@kristianvitanyi5992 sorry to hear that

@kristianvitanyi5992

4 жыл бұрын

@@lawrenceeason8007 lol. Didn't even think about what I was writing but thanks verry much. It's been almost 20 years but you know. Your quick reply touched me and caught me tottaly by surprise. Thanks.

@lawrenceeason8007

4 жыл бұрын

@@kristianvitanyi5992 you bet!

The breath before the final note will always be a thing of massive beauty. I dunno why. But it is.

I weep every time I hear this. Kurt Cobain is so amazing.

@pillar81

3 жыл бұрын

It's almost a prerequisite now.

This song makes me burst into tears every time I hear it . . And I'm a 40 year old man. .

@NicolePoliskey

4 жыл бұрын

Thought I was the only one..every time

@loganberinger1142

4 жыл бұрын

Im 36

@loganberinger1142

4 жыл бұрын

Dave Grohl on drums from Foo fighters if ya didnt know your music history

@loganberinger1142

4 жыл бұрын

Grunge was a way to rebel against the mainstream music sell outs the raspy voice and ear shredding sound Is like saying and giving a big fuck you to them and the music industry

@thedude1982

4 жыл бұрын

Me too

My favorite musician. His eyes, at the end of the song, when he sings "I'll shiver.. the whole" .. But before he takes a deep breath.. this look comes over him that gives me goosebumps everytime.

@EchoMirage72

4 жыл бұрын

Same. There's something so final(?) there. Like He was already regretting or hurting at his decision?

@TheSmudgeRoom

4 жыл бұрын

@@EchoMirage72 exactly!

@henrymullins4592

3 жыл бұрын

Same Everytime

@melaniel.peiskee6738

3 жыл бұрын

This was his last performance wasn’t it? That was the last song he would ever sing for his fans.

@henrymullins4592

3 жыл бұрын

@@melaniel.peiskee6738 died six months later

I love it when someone who has never experienced the sound of Nirvana, finally listens to them. Nirvana came on the scene and changed music forever. Kurt's pain played with every strum of the guitar strings. He healed a generation with his words, while the music ripped a whole in your soul and left you open, begging for more! Nirvana showed me that I wasn't the only person who was hiding a truckload of pain behind a mask I wore for the world, so no one would see. His death was a punch to the gut that never seemed to go away, because there was finally someone that I could understand. The misfits finally had someone who knew us. For me, it was always Nirvana and all these years later, it's still true. RIP Kurt. ❤️

This is possibly the greatest musical performance ever.

@GhillieMist

3 жыл бұрын

kurt and layne with aic, some of the best live performances of he unplugged era

@cremetangerine82

Жыл бұрын

I consider this the best “Unplugged”because it deviates from the formula that had been established even as early as 1993.

One of the most unique and talented people ever right there. Kurt was the man, and this tune...that look he gives during the last inhale of the song..that’s something to behold, it’s stuck with me since I first saw it when I was 17.

Kurt wasn't a heartthrob. He was an addict. But his voice and lyrics meant a lot to to those who were teenagers in the early 90s. Up until then, most teenagers didn't know it was the norm to be sad and depressed and didn't know what to say or how to act as a collective group. He, as much as he didn't want to be, was our voice. He wanted people to hear his music because he knew how relatable it was, but he hated how fame made him feel. It was nice to have nice things. It was nice to have fans. But the worship wasn't so nice and in the end it killed him. Yes drugs did too, and he'd had a problem with them for a decade. But trying to be someone he wasn't trying to be made it worse. A lot of the emotional songs from the 90s were made possible by his basically saying we don't know what to with ourselves, but here we are. I don't think his career could've survived the 2000s. He wouldn't be able to conform and I think pop would've made him jaded. It made all of us jaded, it still does. Fuck man--I'm still waiting for the poppy reign of terror to end tbh. Music has suffered because of the mindlessness of lyrics in today's music. It means nothing. A beat, some synth, and a lot of autotune fronted by a pretty face and you have a hit. It's sad. Getting old and being wise sucks sometimes. But that dark, depressing time was one of the best times to live through with grunge.

@I_am_Stuey

4 жыл бұрын

Well said.

The olden days; when there was music on Music Television.

@Ashley-lm4nv

4 жыл бұрын

Crazy times.

@thokim84

4 жыл бұрын

This might be the pinnacle of everything MTV did. The world would have lost a lot without the Nirvana unplugged performance. This, lake of fire, and man who sold the world are what you need to show people in the future to explain the power music had and can have again.

@anthonyzav3769

4 жыл бұрын

but just think, now you can watch reruns of 'Ridiculousness' 24 hours a day

@jerome5ify

4 жыл бұрын

Now it's Mason Television

There will never be another scream like Kurt's. A truly devastating loss...RIP Kurt. I still miss you.

It's truly sad that people go that long and never experienced Nirvana. This live show and Neil Young live by himself with his acoustic are the 2 best live concerts you could see. Their performances were unreal. Can't beat those. Nirvana gets addicting my man. If you go down that rabbit hole you're going to have a lot of favorite songs.

Kurt could have been an incredible blues singer, and in his own way, he was.

@kgunitkeese17

4 жыл бұрын

It's a blues song so he would sing it in that style.

@BlueSky...

4 жыл бұрын

@@kgunitkeese17 Not really my point, but yeah, that would be expected with a blues song.

@dwebs1340

4 жыл бұрын

He had a project in the works w michael stipe (REM) acoustic, bluesy and more singer songwriter orientated his days with Nirvana were just about thru but he had a lot of great music left in him. I remember the day they announced they found his body. Was a very sad day for the world. RIP Kurt your music will live in forever

@el34glo59

4 жыл бұрын

@@dwebs1340 Yep. Kurt was actually going to branch off and do some solo work. More folk blues stuff. It's an absolute tragedy that work was never completed. Would have been something we've never seen before. Nothing hit me harder than the day Kurt left us. I still remember it like it wss yesterday.

@el34glo59

4 жыл бұрын

@@ketansajwan8071 Wait what?

The sound in his voice that you're trying to identify is pain. Definitely check out original Nirvana stuff. Their sound is so timeless.

I was waiting for his reaction to Kurt's scream. Not disappointed.

I was a huge fan of Nirvana. I was 21 when that was recorded, and 22 when Kurt killed himself. It was a very hard time for me emotionally. That performance, of a song that most people didn't even know existed, even though it was some 60 years old at the time, made me cry a little inside every time I heard it. His emotion just blew my mind. After he died I used to drive around and listen to it and bawl my eyes out. I stopped listening to it after a few months and rarely listen to it now even after 25 years. BUT seeing you react. That meant a lot to me. I had no one around me at the time to commiserate with about it - nobody but Nirvana fans really gave a shit and I didn't know any. But tonight, YOU made me feel better about it after all these years. It's not like I think about it often. I grew older and have a good life. But seeing you appreciate it, gave me some closure to something that was always there in the depths of my mind. Thank you,

@TheBeavadelic

4 жыл бұрын

Dude I was 14 the night I heard the news. It fucked me up. Fucking love your comment ❤

@thegingergyrl455

3 жыл бұрын

I was 20 when he died. I cried for a week. I drove around at night listening to them and crying. I hear you man. I still cry when I see old pics of him.

@mom_life393

3 жыл бұрын

I was 11 when I became a fan of Nirvana and 12 when he died. I still remember where I was and what I was wearing that day, when I received the call from my mom saying that his death was all over the news. I was never the same after that. Being so young and dealing with so much his music got me thru so much. I never felt so much loss over a human being in me entire life prior or since then.

@I.am.Meo.

3 жыл бұрын

Dear man, I heard your comment so loud and clear. I think we were in the same boat. See my comment that I just finished writing above. This is so relatable.

@zigzac1563

3 жыл бұрын

I'm 41 now. I actually cried when I heard Kurt was gone. I was so angry and sad for weeks. Just wanted to share that!

There is nothing more powerful than screaming along with him ”My Girl,my girl..."!😍

I 've heard that song a couple thousands times, still get goose bumps

@el34glo59

4 жыл бұрын

Will never get old. If you could hear this on my rebuilt 1959 Bell CARILLON 6060 tube amp with el34 power tubes and amperex and telefunken pre amp tubes, on vinyl, played on my jvc ql a 75 TT, with my signet tk10ml cart. Boy oh boy. Lol. I can't explain it. He's there in the room. That simple. As loud and rough as it csn get, but smooth as fuck at the same time no matter how loud it gets. Heaven This deserves to be heard that way

Man, I gotta tell you... some of your videos bring tears to my eyes and i'm a grown-assed 57 year old man. I finally figured out why. I grew up being restricted to christian and pale country/western stuff. I would get punished if caught listening to anything else. So at 16 (1978), first car, first FM/cassette deck... I had a lot of years to catch up on. Watching you react to these songs, some of the same songs that blew me away in my teens, touches me somewhere deep inside. Thank you.

@stillwelltjz6798

3 жыл бұрын

He always seems so pure and genuinely touched.

There will never be another Kurt..... this performance was so masterful... yet so painfullll.

Dave Grohl tapping on the drums is like Mike Tyson playing Yahtzee

@Bob-jm8kl

4 жыл бұрын

Such a difference, because he's usually an animal on the drums.

@MP-tf7cc

4 жыл бұрын

I would've said "pattycake", but same idea.

@jeepmanxj

3 жыл бұрын

Because Kurt had a shit fit over him being there

@nodiggity9472

3 жыл бұрын

The drums wasn't all Dave Grohl had been 'tapping'.

@davidolsen2495

3 жыл бұрын

It's my opinion but Dave Grohl is the best drummer in the last 30 years

Hearing Kurt sing "I"m going where the cold wind blows" is just chilling.

The band members are being so gentle with him. They know it’s about to get real, and they are encouraging him.

God, I’ll never forget hearing the news he died. I was 11 or 12, my older brother loved them, along with sublime. He was torn up. I was too. He’s a legend and they’re a legendary band!

Every song on their unplugged album is amazing.

@jessyep9287

4 жыл бұрын

Truth!

@bmmxgaming2583

4 жыл бұрын

Because half of them are covers

@agents6629

4 жыл бұрын

And?

I’m 41 years old and we were all in shock in HS when we found out that he became part of the 27 club. Damn shame.

@thebjm1967

4 жыл бұрын

Angela Bordack oh I know. I will never ever forget that day.

@RavenMacy

4 жыл бұрын

Yep I'm 39 years old , I was just getting fully into his music and really loving it , a friend told me one morning at school ( country australia) I had to sit down and was stunned, so very very sad 😐😪

@Gutslinger

4 жыл бұрын

I was roughly 2-3 in 1994.. I'm now 27...for another 6 days.

@bradleystewart456

4 жыл бұрын

The day everyone found out Kurt died they had an all day Nirvana marathon on MTV and that was the day I began listening to rock.

@SISPX

4 жыл бұрын

I can't go a week without chucking on some Nirvana - my mates take the piss constantly (same age: 43) Nothing really moved me like Nirvana, the lyrics, delivery,simplicity,pain. "voice of a generation" they say.... it was real,it was important. It still is and always will be.

That whole show is golden. Not one song is a bad song. The video is awesome as well. RIP KURT!

One of the greatest performances of all-time. Wasn't a huge fan of Nirvana as a 15 year old in 1990, until I saw this later.

My grandpa used to walk around the house singing this song. He was born in 1911.

@mackenziewilson6636

4 жыл бұрын

Jack Burton hey asshole, foh

@schmittza

4 жыл бұрын

@Jack Burton good troll you fuck head

@Sndwhikmsic

4 жыл бұрын

It was originally a Leadbelly song, Nirvana covered it.

@sean3888

4 жыл бұрын

TrashNirvanaRemasters. Nope it’s been around way longer than leadbelly. It’s an old folk song no one really knows who wrote it though

@gtalessio2614

4 жыл бұрын

@Jack Burton go fuck yourself jack "burton" more like jack bastard

This Unplugged was a masterpiece! Kurt was an immensely sensitive soul...you can see it in that last look when he flashes those intense blue eyes!

That was when Mtv still showed music. This was one of my favorite Unplugged concerts.

This is my favourite Nirvana performance EVER! I was so pleased when 'Nirvana Unplugged' was released as an album. This is IMO the best song on there, even though it was a cover - Kurt's voice & charisma took it to a whole new level - the way he looked up at 7:28 - haunting. Kurt was a gentle but troubled soul who hated fame, but what a wonderful legacy he left us ....I wish he'd got to see his daughter grow up. R.I.P. Kurt Cobain 💔

I get the chills and goosebumps every time I listen to this. Kurt was just a legendary talent and an extraordinary ordinary human being. He hated the shit that came with fame but he had no other path. He will never be forgotten.

This gig has some of the most powerful vocals I have ever heard, not sure anyone can listen and not be moved by that voice

I STILL cry sometimes especially on Unplugged Performances because he is gone but also because he touches people with his music. I think that is all he ever wanted to do.

Amazing band and an amazing man. Love this song, the pure emotion and pain on his face at the end is insane.

The emotion he puts into this cover is amazing!

The man who sold the world please bro Same show 🙀🙀🙀

@CalleseAlaVerga

4 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite

@Mollys-lips

4 жыл бұрын

🙏🏻💕

@cesarolvera8974

4 жыл бұрын

Kiss kiss 💋 😻😹👏🏼😋🇲🇽

@Mollys-lips

4 жыл бұрын

@@cesarolvera8974 kissing molly's lips 💋💋😂😂

@cesarolvera8974

4 жыл бұрын

Molly's Lips💋💋 If you are a pretty lady fo sho 😋😋😹👏🏼💋

I very highly recommend the entire Nirvana Unplugged in New York album, especially Dumb. Kurt Cobain had amazing talent! Nirvana is my favorite band, Heart is my second favorite. I am truly enjoying your reactions!

Its still difficult to watch this incredible passionate emotional but tortured soul perform like the genius that he was its heartbreaking to realize he's gone forever from this world love ya Kurt rip

I keep 2 CD's in my car for road trips, in case I can't get wifi: Led Zeppelin Mothership and Nirvana on MTV Unplugged. I can listen to these on repeat indefinitely, they never get old, and they really stand the test of time. This song in particular is amazing. I always end up replaying it a few times before I can move on. Also, look at little Dave Grohl on drums! We were so young.

glad that gave you goose bumps..you actually listened to it and felt the emotion...some people get wet and others just feel the rain

Bro i love this reaction!!!!! Greatest cover of leadbelly!!! Cant ask for a better cover! Leadbelly was a legend!!! Kurt as well!! So much soul in both versions 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

🙏🙏 You can feel the pain in his heart. It's like a picture of his life playing out, and from what little I do know of his relationship it almost looks like a cry for help. Suicide is real, tortured but extremely kind soul RIP Kurt ❤❤❤

It’s a cover of a Leadbelly song called “In the Pines”. Great job by Nirvana, and the original is awesome also!

I’m so happy you reacted to this. Nirvana’s entire Unplugged performance is pure gold.

When i first listen to this concert, about 20 years ago, i was stuned... Then i grabed 3 friend -none of us were playing music at that time- and we started a band ! Still playing. Love from France.

@robertparker6280

3 жыл бұрын

🤘🤘

Crying alone listening to this masterpiece of Leadbelly howled by Kurt.

The Man Who Sold the World is another great one from that Nirvana MTV Unplugged concert.

@ryanelliott1798

4 жыл бұрын

#DavidBowiesong🖤

@carolynnalvarez7032

4 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah

The Song that stole the show for Nirvanas Unplugged

@meghanmonroe

4 жыл бұрын

Those blue eyes stole the show.

@f.f5771

4 жыл бұрын

Man who sold the world

@matthewsummerfield80

4 жыл бұрын

? Whole unplugged was magic to me bro.

I’m glad that you highlighted Kurt Cobain‘s underrated sense of humor. Sadly, because of his tragic demise, his name is synonymous with heroin and suicide. Many people who knew him would talk about his sense of humor and his kindness to his fans. Thanks for highlighting that and keep on listening to great music.

This song gives me goosebumps like nothing else. Possibly the best Kurt's voice ever sounded. So haunting. Just incredible.

Yeah, MTV Unplugged just was the shit back in those days. They really put together amazing performances. I can't watch the Nirvana clip without feeling sadness for Kurt. Really sorry to have lost a great artist and person. Every song on this Unplugged is gold, but go ahead and do tge man who sold the world next. Great memories.

@purplebeard1526

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the Unplugged show had TONS of great performances. I'd say Nirvana and STP were two of my faves. I also second the opinion of watching that entire concert. The CD of that show is one of my favorite Nirvana cds--and cds period. I was surprised they had the acoustical chops to pull it off originally but they did, and with a lot of songs that weren't part of their catalog too.

This song still gives me chills after 25 years

Lead Belly was an American treasure. You should do some of his music.

What a great soul, Kurt. He's surely missed.

That growl/scream that Kurt does at the end of the song is kind of his trademark. Kurt had chronic stomach pain and said that it was the source of that sound. The whole Unplugged concert is great, especially the cover of "The Man Who Sold the World," although when the album was first released I was really into their cover of the Vaseline's "Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam." Of course, you probably should also check out Nirvana's own music (I've always loved "About a Girl" and "All Apologies").

@kgunitkeese17

4 жыл бұрын

Could that be Crohn's disease?

@Matthew9818

4 жыл бұрын

Staci McDaniel . I am sure I heard he got some medication that helped a lot .

This song is right there with Johnny Cash's "Hurt", as far as the chills I get watching it.

@nekkidpossum4397

4 жыл бұрын

You mean Trent Reznor's song "Hurt"? Johnny Cash covered it beautifully.

@hypoluxa

4 жыл бұрын

GoldenNokomis yeah that’s what I meant

@phoenixcierebiej9763

3 жыл бұрын

@@nekkidpossum4397 Reznor himself said, after hearing Cash's version, that Hurt was Johhny's song now. Reznor himself liked the Cash version more than his own

I love this song, and I fkn love the way Kurt sings it, so raw like some folk music. This song still gets me 27 years later ❤️

Especially in light of how things ended, the look in his eyes before that last "...night through" has always haunted me. Spine tingling vocal. Supposedly MTV wanted him to do another song after that and he refused, saying he couldn't top that.

Yeah man. There was no one like Kurt. And there never will be again. One of his last performances before he left us. And it was an absolute doozy. Brilliant as always. Hearing and watching where did you sleep last night for the first time is almost a spiritual experience. I remember seeing it live. He was our generations Lennon and always will be.

And to think he used to have to call local radio stations and request his own music to be played. A total and complete legend ❤

One of the most underrated singers ever. At the end, when he opened his eyes, I figure that was a world wide Sploosh moment

"Sounds like he's got a sense of humor... you know, he's a people person..." Bitter. The word you're looking for is bitter. He was an immensely talented person, and it felt like the world kind of let him down. Sometimes the bitterness came through.

The MTV: Unplugged set, whilst not entirely representitive of the Nirvana 'sound' on the whole, is definitey representitive of the talent they possessed and gives a very deep insight into their influences and personalities. I think the most devastating thing about this, is that in hindsight, it almost looks like the whole performance was arranged by Kurt as his funeral procession, the flowers, the candles, the choice of songs (heavy spiritual themes, which wasn't necessarily a stable of the Nirvana catalogue). Definitely has to go down as one of the best performances ever recorded.

@donnajackson2907

4 жыл бұрын

I dont know if you are aware of what you said, being a definite truth. There was great tension in Kurt before this performance, and while trying to put together the set, and stage, fir their performance, the 'stage manager?' Finally said, 'like a funeral?' And Kurt said 'Yes, that's exactly what I'm looking for.' So, I dont know if you were aware of this, but you are right on target. I'm sure that you can find the video I'm talking about, it's the story told by his 'entourage', about this performance, and stage set up, prior to. Nirvana, MTV unplugged, should get you there. It's worth it to watch!!

@s3nsec0rruptr80

4 жыл бұрын

Holy fuck. Alwaysore heavy any time I learn more about this performance.

@bostonkeith1

4 жыл бұрын

Done in one take

6:26....it's fun to know Jamel doesn't know he's about to have his mind blown. Absolutely no pun intended. Still get goosebumps too, after 10,000 times

That's talent, to go from hard grunge to what nobody thought you could do (unplugged) and make it great. Wow

This night went over way better than anyone expected. I still love it just as much as i did back then