Pearl Jam Unplugged vs. Nirvana Unplugged

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  • jmk
    jmk Posts: 425
    magicredbengal wrote:
    If only Kurt had wanted to work with Pearl Jam and the other Seattle bands. I think if a true unified front of great music had happened from the beginning, today's popular music would be led by Pearl Jam and noone would have a clue who Lil' Wayne or Lady Haha are...

    You means a collaboration between Pearl Jam and Kurt Cobain? You are certainly dreaming. They were both good in their own ways and I don't think a collaboration would have worked that well. Do you mean Pearl Jam with Eddie and Kurt both singing?

    And what do you mean by a "true unified front of great music had happened from the beginning". Wasn't it quite good? And there's always those who don't like rock music and instead listen to rap and pop, like Lil' Wayne or Lady Gaga. It's like saying how is is possible that this Madonna was popular in the 80's because they had Led Zeppelin in the 70's :?
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  • facepollution
    facepollution Posts: 6,834
    jmk wrote:
    That said the Nirvana Unplugged is better, but Pearl Jam's Unplugged is also great. I believe it would have been greater if they waited to do it after Vs or Vitalogy and then we would have heard Daughter, Small Town, Indifference and sure Nothingman and Betterman would have been great, too. And to dream away a bit more... I think it would have been perfect with a special guest performance by Brendan O'Brien on organ on Indifference and Betterman...

    My thoughts entirely, can't help feeling they jumped the gun with their unplugged performance. Still pretty damn good though, Porch and Black in particular.

    Nirvana's Unplugged is probably still my favourite though, probably their best work to be honest, Kurt's vocals were just so raw and perfect.

    Just watching a video of Where Did You Sleep Last Night, just before he sings the last line he looks up and opens his eyes as he draws breath and it is absolutely spine-chilling, what a performance:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKT1P7x_Pzo 3:58
  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,724
    the reason im a Pearl Jam fan and not Nirvana fan

    pfff...whats better than this...
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7piN4dsj-Gg
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
  • facepollution
    facepollution Posts: 6,834
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    the reason im a Pearl Jam fan and not Nirvana fan

    pfff...whats better than this...
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7piN4dsj-Gg

    You know it is possible to like both ;)
  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,724
    facepollution wrote:
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    the reason im a Pearl Jam fan and not Nirvana fan

    pfff...whats better than this...
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7piN4dsj-Gg

    You know it is possible to like both ;)
    like is different than FAN TILL DEATH TEAR US APART......... ;)
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
  • facepollution
    facepollution Posts: 6,834
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    facepollution wrote:
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    the reason im a Pearl Jam fan and not Nirvana fan

    pfff...whats better than this...
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7piN4dsj-Gg

    You know it is possible to like both ;)
    like is different than FAN TILL DEATH TEAR US APART......... ;)

    :?:
  • Maaz
    Maaz Nothern Germany Posts: 304
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    the reason im a Pearl Jam fan and not Nirvana fan

    pfff...whats better than this...
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7piN4dsj-Gg


    hehe...Nirvana is okay but Pearl Jam is like 10000 times better...
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  • Leezestarr313
    Leezestarr313 Temple of the cat Posts: 14,441
    Mmmh, I like both very much, and both for different reasons. The Nirvana thing is a great musical thing that you can also listen to without the video. I'm thinking of getting it on vinyl now :)
    The PJ unplugged session is a must with the video for me 8-) and it never gets boring. I also recorded it to vhs back in the days, and the cassette stopped working after a while because we played it so often :lol: I loved it when they released the whole thing on dvd with the Ten reissue :D
    Please, Pearl Jam, consider a Benaroya Hall vinyl reissue!
    http://community.pearljam.com/discussion/148993/please-pearl-jam-consider-a-vinyl-benaroya-hall-re-issue


  • Gibson72
    Gibson72 Posts: 1,245
    I agree with most:
    Pearl jam - greatest band ever.
    Nirvana - greatest unplugged.

    Mariah Carey - worst ever & worst unplugged. :-)
    Gibson1972
  • danny
    danny Posts: 2,283
    pearl jam!
    danny d
  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,724
    facepollution wrote:

    :?:
    oh,,you are not familiar with Greekglish...
    nirvana = like
    pearl jam = love for ever till i die
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
  • BLACK35
    BLACK35 Hanover, Ontario Posts: 22,966
    I guess I'm a little bias then. I love PJ unplugged better than Nirvana. Now in all fairness to Nirvana, I haven't listened or watched their unplugged in many years, heard it many times during my teens and watched many times during those yrs also. But I found myself more pumped to watch PJ unplugged than I did Nirvana at the time, thats also before I became the crazy PJ fan that I'm now a days.

    So vote me for PJ unplugged :D
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  • TBibby
    TBibby Posts: 393
    If you are referring to the MTV Unplugged set, i have got to go with Nirvana...

    Pearl Jam gave an epic performance when they performed on MTV Unplugged; but Nirvana really made it an Unplugged night. PJ rocked my socks off that night, and Ed being Ed, giving the Pro-Choice message and all... very nice.

    Nirvana however kept it more intimate, with the white flowers and they tuned down their songs too; Dave drumming with the little broomsticks instead of normal drumsticks etc....

    I despice myself saying this; but Nirvana wins this round :?
  • facepollution
    facepollution Posts: 6,834
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    facepollution wrote:

    :?:
    oh,,you are not familiar with Greekglish...
    nirvana = like
    pearl jam = love for ever till i die

    Ah, gotcha!
  • LloydXmas
    LloydXmas Posts: 7,539
    edited February 2011
    Where did you sleep last night makes me hate Courtney Love even more. I'm going with nirvana

    I heard a rumor that nirvana just went up to the stage without rehearsing and just played. Even more amazing if that's true.


    Great topic

    I'm gonna listen to both today
    Post edited by LloydXmas on
  • Leezestarr313
    Leezestarr313 Temple of the cat Posts: 14,441
    BabaBooey1979 wrote:
    Great topic

    I'm gonna listen to both today

    Same here ;)
    Please, Pearl Jam, consider a Benaroya Hall vinyl reissue!
    http://community.pearljam.com/discussion/148993/please-pearl-jam-consider-a-vinyl-benaroya-hall-re-issue


  • Feiraco
    Feiraco Amsterdam Posts: 255
    A comparison is difficult.

    Nirvana played theirs 2 years after they came into the big spot lights. They had matured. Pearl Jam's Ten just started to have impact when they played theirs. There are 21 months between them.

    Personally, I only heard and saw Nirvana's when Kurt already was dead, which gives it a whole different sense.
    And yes, PJ had just returned from an exhaustive trip and played on rented instruments.

    PJ rocked their place, Nirvana gave a more intimate performance.
    Both are great!
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  • Smellyman
    Smellyman Asia Posts: 4,528
    Kurt sounded like Peter Brady.

    I thought it was a bloody train wreck
  • joe2468
    joe2468 Posts: 3,049
    nirvana
    have you seen the colors of my fathers eyes
  • U R A Crazy Breed
    U R A Crazy Breed Posts: 8,370
    AIC unplugged kicked both of their asses! I don't give a fuck what anyone says!

    And I love all 3!

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