▁loud ▁band ▁bash ing ▁away ▁behind ▁you " ▁or ▁" with ▁just ▁an ▁ac oust ic ▁guitar ". ▁Ma e ve ▁Mc D erm ott ▁of ▁USA ▁Today ▁called ▁it ▁" an ▁album ▁of ▁trans c endent ▁folk ▁rock ▁that ▁g lim ps ed ▁what ▁could ’ ve ▁been ▁the ▁band ’ s ▁next ▁post - gr unge ▁era , ▁had ▁front man ▁Kurt ▁Cob ain ▁surv ived ▁long ▁enough ▁to ▁see ▁its ▁musical ▁lean ings ▁through ." ▁ ▁The ▁performance ▁of ▁" Where ▁Did ▁You ▁S leep ▁Last ▁Night " ▁has ▁been ▁regarded ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁greatest ▁live ▁performances ▁of ▁all ▁time . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Atlantic ▁critic ▁Andrew ▁Wal lace ▁Cham ings ▁wrote : ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Acc laimed ▁Music , ▁MTV ▁Un pl ug ged ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁is ▁the ▁ 3 0 9 th ▁most ▁ranked ▁record ▁on ▁critics ' ▁all - time ▁lists . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁it ▁was ▁placed ▁at ▁number ▁ 3 1 3 ▁on ▁Rol ling ▁St ones ▁list ▁of ▁The ▁ 5 0 0 ▁Great est ▁Albums ▁of ▁All ▁Time . ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ▁also ▁named ▁it ▁the ▁ 9 5 th ▁best ▁album ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁The ▁readers ▁r ated ▁it ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁best ▁live ▁album ▁of ▁all ▁time . ▁N ME ▁placed ▁MTV ▁Un pl ug ged ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁at ▁number ▁ 1 ▁on ▁their ▁list ▁of ▁the ▁" 5 0 ▁Great est ▁Live