Nirvana's YouTube channel has been uploading remastered, unedited Unplugged In New York videos

Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged In New York record is made up of one of the best—and most unlikely—acoustic sets from a popular band in the last few decades. Before it came out, the idea that a group best known for albums and shows filled with extremely loud guitars and Kurt Cobain’s ragged, often-screamed vocals would so naturally take to the more intimate setting seemed unlikely. But, as is clear to anyone who listens to or watches the set, their stripped-down approach to the material turned out so well. It’s nice, then, that for no discernible reason in particular, Nirvana’s official YouTube channel has been uploading a treasure trove of remastered videos from the show, including unedited performances and rehearsal footage.

Two of the clips consist of remastered and uncut versions of “About A Girl” and “Come As You Are,” both mainly just being slightly better looking and sounding recordings of what appeared on the album. As a bonus, though, you get to see trimmed seconds of stuff like Cobain breathing into his mic like a vampire before starting to play the show’s opener or him introducing cellist Lori Goldston and guitarist Pat Smear—“a certified honorary punk rocker”—after finishing “Come As You Are.”