Eric Clapton recorded a classy, low-key, album of signature songs and blues covers, that earned both him and MTV an album that climbed up the charts. Guitar virtuosos like Joe Satriani and Stevie Ray Vaughan used early episodes as a sort of in-studio acoustic jam session that fully demonstrated his skill on a six-string.
MTV Unplugged, 1990s Grammy baitĪlso, the Unplugged format, begun as a low-budget experiment, was seen as a way in which real musicians could show off their chops, their songwriting abilities, the way in which they could woo a studio audience without the use of gadgetry or studio tricks. And, the Nirvana – Meat Puppets connection was forever established. Lake of fire unplugged earned immense fame and was part of one of the best-selling albums by a grunge band. It ultimately didn’t hurt a certain Seattle band’s fortunes either. This meant that older artists like Rod Stewart and Eric Clapton could leverage the show’s popularity with young audiences.
The bands and artists received a great deal of exposure on a show that was still deemed cool by the MTV audience. But, during the late 80s and 90s, major label artists would battle for an opportunity to be featured on the show. In the intervening years, MTV milked the Unplugged format dry. But, why did Kurt Cobain and the group decide to use the momentous occasion to showcase rarities, old folk tunes, and, especially, a handful of Meat Puppets covers? It would turn out to be one of the group’s last concerts and in many ways one of their best.
Perhaps, no other performance featured on the show had quite the same impact as the one from alternative rock band Nirvana. In the 1990s the Unplugged series was the flagship show for MTV, showing that the video network was genuinely concerned with musicianship.
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