Straight from Billboard.com with this one…
“Nirvana’s Nov. 18, 1993, “MTV Unplugged” taping will make its DVD debut Nov. 20 via Universal Music Enterprises. “MTV Unplugged in New York” was released Nov. 1, 1994, on CD, the first Nirvana product to appear following Kurt Cobain’s suicide that April.”
The DVD will also include soundcheck and behind-the-scenes footage, as well as “Something in the Way” and “Oh Me”, which weren’t on the original broadcast.
I chalk this up to the feeling i’ve been getting for every Nirvana release since Kurt’s death and the original release of the best-of album. I know it’s a money-making scheme, and that they’re going to squeeze as much life out of the band as they can, because Nirvana still sells. Arguably they sell more than most acts today (go check the sales of With the Lights Out). These releases have pretty much no more importance than money, otherwise Krist and Dave would have a say in it, which to my knowledge they still don’t. But the fact they’re releasing things that I as a fan really want, even though in some cases they’re ridiculously high priced (I understand With the Lights Out is a 4-CD set, but I don’t sit well with that money going to Courtney Love). As a fan, I can’t help but be excited about this. Not to mention Nirvana’s unplugged performance is probably the most memorable of the entire series of performances that MTV has put on prior or since.
I hate what it stands for, it’s not Nirvana as the band would’ve preferred it. But I know i’ll buy it, because I love the band, and i’ve been waiting to see this on home video for a long time.
(No ads on this one either, for obvious reasons – no more posts for a day or two either, heading out of town for the weekend)
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