A Grunge Revolution: The Cultural Impact of Nirvana's Unplugged

Ever wondered how the grunge tunes of Nirvana, particularly their MTV Unplugged album, have influenced a generation and beyond? Let's take you on a musical journey with us, your hosts, Danny and Josh, as we vibe to tracks from the legendary album and discuss its cultural impact and personal resonance. Danny’s be personal favourite, "About a Girl", gets a special mention. Not just that, we also have a rare gem for you - Chris Novoselick playing the accordion on “Jesus Don’t Want Me”. 

Hold onto your headphones as we switch gears in the second part of the episode. Now imagine, a lake of fire, a daring journey, and a contemplation on what happens to the 'bad folks' when they die. Sounds intense, right? It's exactly that and more. This isn't just about music, but we're also exploring the philosophical concept of the afterlife. So, join us for this extraordinary ride. It's not just a feast for your ears, but food for thought as well. Trust us, you wouldn't want to miss this!

Transcript

Speaker 1: 0:00

What's up, guys? Welcome to this new episode of the podcast. I'm Danny and I'm with Josh.

Speaker 2: 0:09

Hi Josh, hey my friend we're just fucking amazing.

Speaker 3: 0:15

Today, this is a new episode.

Speaker 2: 0:19

Can you feel it?

Speaker 1: 0:22

I feel, I feel very good man.

Speaker 2: 0:28

Can you feel that?

Speaker 3: 0:31

Yes, this is. This is. This is the first episode of the podcast we're going to talk about Grunge?

Speaker 1: 0:47

Yes, and specifically the Rana's MTV on Pluget in New York. Let's start.

Speaker 2: 0:57

Wow that sounds great. Danny.

Speaker 1: 1:05

Josh, I have a question for you. Yeah, yeah For you what is the Grunge.

Speaker 2: 1:16

Grunge is a great feeling. I can wear it in terms of my outfit and also the press. It's not depression. It's not Because Kurt Cobain was always depressed, but it's not that he really was. It's just the way that the music is amazing. It's great, and today we're going to talk about the Unplugged, the MTV, unplugged in New York, the acoustic version. What do you think, danny? What do you think about this album?

Speaker 3: 2:10

No just.

Speaker 1: 2:12

I think so this album. It was a curiosity from Kurt. He wanted to make things in the. Mtv and he did these things In the questions. I think Grunge is Obviously it's gender music. Okay so, but by myself, grunge is more and more important for my life. The team in Grunge is like the style of life you know.

Speaker 2: 3:29

Yeah, guys on here Look we're going to listen to one of the sons, the one that is a curious thing. It's like the bass player, Chris Novoselek. He was also playing the accordion. So the accordion and he did great. So that's why I'm just going to bring you guys with a song called Jesus, Is it Jesus? Yeah, Jesus don't want me. What a great title. So this is the sound Jesus don't want me. In this record, this song, Chris Novoselek was executing the accordion.

Speaker 3: 4:28

Let's have a listen, jesus, don't want me for something, something's unknowing like me. Don't expect me to cry for all the reasons you have to die. Don't ask me.

Speaker 2: 5:11

Yeah, that was the sound down. Jesus don't want me.

Speaker 1: 5:18

Yeah, you're back.

Speaker 2: 5:19

Yeah, you're back. Yeah, we're here in Melbourne, australia, just going to remind all my Spanish beautiful people If you get into this podcast and it's in English, don't worry, you guys are going to have a Spanish version, which we were recorded before this episode. This is the English version, but we're going to have a Spanish version in build. Yeah, I was here with Dani and yeah, so don't worry about it. Spanish speakers, let's move into the sounds, our favorite sounds. So from my side, I'm not going to let Dani to think but I think he's brilliant, he knows what he wants.

Speaker 2: 6:17

But from my side I just going with a sound called on a plane.

Speaker 3: 6:29

That's cool. Yeah, I'm not going to let Dani to think, but I think he's brilliant.

Speaker 1: 7:11

Okay, okay.

Speaker 2: 7:14

So, Dani he's going to give us your best, the favorite sound? What is it? Tell us, Dani.

Speaker 1: 7:26

Yes, I honest with you people who who listen this podcast, you know so, for me, an item about girl, about girl, is my fight, my fight. Songs in this album about girl and girl is top 2, top 2, yes top 2, so we're gonna have a peek of about girl.

Speaker 3: 8:05

Enjoy guys well, I do. I thank you. With this shoe I do, won't you ever clue?

Speaker 2: 8:36

yeah, this was about the gap. I remember this sound when, at the first I hear it, I was at a school in Colombia and there was an English contest and we just came out with an idea to play about a girl with my friend, jennifer, jennifer Guerrero. I hope this guy is listening to this podcast one day. But yeah, and then there was like how many? Maybe there was like 500 people, around 500 people maybe roughly and I remember the good.

Speaker 2: 9:24

The important thing here is I remember my English teacher, because in that time we didn't have Google to go and Google it. So my English teacher, he was listening to the sound and getting the lyrics by hearing. So he was hearing the sound and he was with a paper and pencil. He was writing the lyrics and I was like, oh my god, so how you can do that? And he was like no, I just listen to the song and put it right down.

Speaker 1: 9:57

And that's the way all the lyrics were written it was difficult the time to have the lyrics of the songs yeah, sure, so now.

Speaker 2: 10:13

So now I'm just going to put, let's say, I don't know how to say this word in English, but it's when you are in pool fighting in Spain, like you know the pools and then there's the guy with the things on the long things. They put it on the back of the pool, so they call it in Spanish la banderilla, but I don't know how to say it.

Speaker 1: 10:40

I don't know how to say it in English probably the word is here.

Speaker 2: 10:45

I don't know. Probably the word is in Spanish and it doesn't have a translation but yeah, so yes we're going to use the banderilla and the banderilla is going to be. I got this about the banderilla here, here, let's see how mi banderilla. This is Pauli Nirvana MTV Unplugged. Yes, this was Pauli great son. I really liked it. Look, this unplugged was made. There's also. There's also another thing that I was thinking about. The MTV Unplugged is why Coracovaint, he played, he played, so he played.

Speaker 1: 12:07

I'm sorry, I'm here he played a son, a son by himself called what's the name?

Speaker 2: 12:18

Penny Royal T. So Penny Royal T was made by himself, he played by himself. He didn't use any other person in that son. So Penny Royal T, he's going to leave those guys for a while that's the son he played alone. Yes, that's how. Pauli is Penny Royal T. Hey, we're back. That was Penny Royal T. Yeah, we're back. That's Penny Royal T, the son that he did by himself. What do you think about it? You like that one?

Speaker 1: 13:47

I like that one. I like that one. Listen to the man who saw the world. But I would like to say things about this song. For example, the man who saw the world was a coward. The song is originally by David Bowie. Over the years, this song has had many covers the song is by David Bowie we are surprised now all the people here are going to start to see who I am. You too, Danny this is the song. I am speaking in perfect English.

Speaker 2: 15:58

It's a very bad song we were talking about Nirvana and the MTBM plot. We are getting down to the end of this show. Today's podcast is going to be in English. My series is Unveiling with me with George. This is my English version, but there is also a Spanish version. If you liked it, please go to my Instagram George podcast with us and have a look. We can connect, talk, whatever. This is George podcast. It's just going to find the last son of the MTBM plot, danny, any idea? No, that's great. No, that's great. That's alright. That's alright. Let's go with this one this one, this one.

Speaker 1: 17:23

Ok, so this one, this one.

Speaker 2: 17:27

Yeah, you lose. Danny, we're going with, like a book, like a fire, need puppets. Yes, enjoy, and I like. Enjoy your life, enjoy your life bye.

Speaker 3: 18:09

You came from a little wood hit by a dog with a rabbit tooth. She went to a red piece a little too soon, fluidly now along the yellow moon. Where'd the bad folks go when they die? They don't go to heaven, where the angels fly. Go to a lake of fire and a fry. See them again till the fall of July. People cry, people fall, look for a dry place to call their home, try to find some place to rest their bones. All the angels in the temple try to make their home. Where'd the bad folks go when they die? They don't go to heaven, where the angels fly. Go to a lake of fire and a fry. See them again till the fall of July. Go to a lake of fire and a fry.