Nirvana: MTV Unplugged in New York

A look back at the classic live album released 30 years ago

Nirvana performing during 1993’s MTV Unplugged. / Getty Images

This week marks the thirtieth anniversary of the day Nirvana lead singer, Kurt Cobain, took his own life.

For many Gen Xers, like me, it became a seminal moment in our young lives.

Later that year, the recording of the band’s November 1993 MTV Unplugged performance was released on CD. It once a…