Unplugged in New York by Nirvana (USA) (CD, Oct-1994, DGC David Geffen Company USA)

A lot of people will go on and on about how Nirvana's Unplugged is so important because symbolically it was all about Kurt Cobain's upcoming suicide. I disagree. I think this recording is important because it shows Nirvana's versatility and range.
Up until this point, no one but the hardcore fans knew Cobain could do anything but screech and scream and play great loud life changing songs. This album, though, shows that Nirvana was more than a grunge band, they were real innovators. Not only did Cobain play his own loud, punk songs in a new and more insightful way, but he managed to incorporate such different artists as David Bowie, Meat Puppets, and even an obscure (to most rock artists anyway) southern folk musician, Leadbelly. Not one Unplugged artist besides Kurt took such a leap, and it stands as one of the best Unplugged of all time.
If you purchase this album, check out "Dumb" a subtle but remarkably different version of "Pennyroyal Tea", "Oh, Me" and the exceptional "All Apologies." The album closes with a gutwrenching rendition of "In the Pines" aka "Where Did You Sleep Last Night." You won't go wrong with this album, and once it's done playing, you'll feel like you've been on an taken on an emotional journey, one that you will want to take again and again.