Nirvana Unplugged VS Pearl Jam Unplugged....again!

U R A Crazy Breed
U R A Crazy Breed Posts: 8,370
edited February 2009 in The Porch
I have seen a lot of people say that Nirvana Unplugged is better than Pearl Jam Unplugged!!...I AM NOT ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE!! while i do like Nirvana very much...Kurt can't fuck with Ed when it comes to vocals!

Now that we are getting a "true" DVD release with all the bells and whistles (and 5.1!!) instead of the many fucked up bootleg copies on the net...I think some of you may change your mind!

............besides Alice in Chains Unplugged is 2nd...then Nirvana is 3rd.
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  • DD164485
    DD164485 Posts: 149
    Pearl Jam was the better band
    Nirvana made the better "Unplugged"
  • WoodenHammer
    WoodenHammer Posts: 89
    All 3 of those sets were phenomenal and really important albums for me growing up. Hard to say, but since PJ was never released, that we can't rank them until we get that official release. I'd say out of Nirvana and AIC, I think AIC has the best replay value. I still listen to that album a lot and am floored by Layne.
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  • GivenToJam88
    GivenToJam88 NJ Posts: 1,187
    what is this "true" dvd release?
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  • pjsteelerfan
    pjsteelerfan Maryland Posts: 9,905
    JakeG wrote:
    what is this "true" dvd release?

    Check ot the goods sections- March 24th. I think they are all great on their own right, all are so differnt, PJ is mostly 10 while Nirvana and AIC spans more of their whole career. I really can't wait to see it.
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  • U R A Crazy Breed
    U R A Crazy Breed Posts: 8,370
    WoodenHammer wrote:
    All 3 of those sets were phenomenal and really important albums for me growing up. Hard to say, but since PJ was never released, that we can't rank them until we get that official release. I'd say out of Nirvana and AIC, I think AIC has the best replay value. I still listen to that album a lot and am floored by Layne.


    I love AIC unplugged....Layne was amazing...i just remember being blown away by such a powerful voice coming from such a frail man.
  • SomethingCreative
    SomethingCreative Kazoo, MI Posts: 3,413
    Between Nirvana and Pearl Jam...Nirvana.


    I'm not the biggest Nirvana fan by a mile but I just don't think that Pearl Jam was ready to do a full unplugged set. Some of the set didn't really translate very well to the acoustic setting.

    Alice In Chains takes the cake though.
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  • Given2Fly...SD
    Given2Fly...SD Posts: 146
    state of love and trust acoustic...enough said
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  • pjsteelerfan
    pjsteelerfan Maryland Posts: 9,905
    The Porch accoustic is still my favorite version of the song
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  • Brisk.
    Brisk. Posts: 11,581
    edited January 2009
    Always would have love to have seen a Smashing Pumpkins or Soundgarden MTV unplugged.
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  • mindi
    mindi Posts: 1,862
    pjsteelerfan wrote:
    The Porch accoustic is still my favorite version of the song
    Yep! I have never seen it done better. Best version ever!
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  • Flagg
    Flagg Posts: 5,856
    Alice in Chains beats them both.

    Just watched it again the other night. Amazing.
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  • TheDecline13
    TheDecline13 Posts: 990
    I BrisK I wrote:
    Always would have love to have seen a Smashign Pumpkins or Soundgarden MTV unplugged.

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  • Ryan_WFC
    Ryan_WFC Posts: 1,353
    Not sure it's a fair comparison, as Nirvana had been a band for much longer at that point and had much more material to pull from.
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  • whgarrett
    whgarrett Posts: 574
    As far as a Soundgarden unplugged as someone else mentioned you can just get the Chris Cornell unplugged Three Crowns; Swedish show. It is awesome!
  • Brisk.
    Brisk. Posts: 11,581
    whgarrett wrote:
    As far as a Soundgarden unplugged as someone else mentioned you can just get the Chris Cornell unplugged Three Crowns; Swedish show. It is awesome!

    Meh, he sounds very hoarsy on that. It's a great show dont get me song but it isn't Soundgarden ;p
  • whgarrett
    whgarrett Posts: 574
    hoarsey? You kinda a picky or what.... I consider that one of the best boots I have out of all the band's shows I collect.
  • Evolution6579
    Evolution6579 Posts: 624
    SomethingCreative wrote:
    I'm not the biggest Nirvana fan by a mile but I just don't think that Pearl Jam was ready to do a full unplugged set. Some of the set didn't really translate very well to the acoustic setting.

    I think that they were more than ready for a full set. But it was at a time when they were wanting to make a name for themselves as opposed to "following in Nirvana's footsteps." You still got to witness the love and passion of their live show, which still remains to this day, but in an environment that allowed them to show what great musicians they are underneath all the distortion and reverb.
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  • youngster
    youngster Boston Posts: 6,576
    My vote goes to Nirvana. Even though I like Pearl Jam more than Nirvana as an overall band, I think Nirvana's Unplugged is better. Basically it's because that Nirvana had a ton of hits at that point but instead chose to due mostly covers. It just shows their broad range in music. Maybe after I see PJ's unplugged in a true mastered form I might think differently.
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  • Smellyman
    Smellyman Asia Posts: 4,528
    Peter Brady sings Nirvana.

    If you like what peter did with "time to change" then you probably dig Nirvana's unplugged more

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyooALwfxO8
  • marinovedder
    marinovedder Posts: 11
    Well, basically I like more nirvana's unplugged because of the setup. I think that that overall that added a lot to the concert. I always felt that PJ's unplugged was lacking in that area. For example, ironically, the thing I like the most about Alice's unplugged is the intro. How while playing Nutshell, every one of them got out when their instrument was due to play...

    Regarding the songs, I'd compare Benaroya with Nirvana's. Pearl Jam would be more mature as a band and would have more songs and more of a setlist for an acoustic set.

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