[35] In 2012, it was placed at number 313 on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. “Unbelievable”), Cobain’s originals here are every bit as chilling. [26] Maeve McDermott of USA Today called it "an album of transcendent folk rock that glimpsed what could’ve been the band’s next post-grunge era, had frontman Kurt Cobain survived long enough to see its musical leanings through. [16], MTV Unplugged in New York was released on November 1, 1994. This original press sounds a bit more intimate but almost has a polished studio recording sound to it which lessens the livliness. Coletti said, "It was Kurt's security blanket. MTV Unplugged In New York Album Lyrics by Nirvana. Having said that I think this mastering is excellent. And he did it in one take. He was used to hearing this guitar through his Fender. Everyone had seen it.” But on its own, Unplugged remains one of rock’s great live albums, as well as a glimpse of Nirvana at their most naked and idiosyncratic. Bonus features consisted of the original broadcast version of the performance, a 1999 MTV special titled Bare Witness: Nirvana Unplugged featuring the recollections of MTV producers and audience members, and five full-band songs taped during the pre-show rehearsal: "Come as You Are", "Polly", "Plateau", "Pennyroyal Tea", and "The Man Who Sold the World". Don't care a bit for the bonus tracks. In a break with MTV Unplugged convention, Nirvana played mainly lesser-known material and covers of songs by the Vaselines, David Bowie, Lead Belly, and Meat Puppets. 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