bluesy Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 Grace is one of my top 5 favourite albums. It's so unique and pretty, but also very gloomy. That's the kind of substance great art is made up of. It's not mainstream material, but it's easily accessible in a way that is 180 opposite of elementary John Mayer bullcrap. Buckley's music is frail and sensitive, even when he's rocking out to the likes of "Ethereal Life." It takes shape; the natural flow of it unfolds and tells a story; the seemless changes are even sometimes too subtle for the most dedicated listener to detect. It's hard to dissect just because it's so much of an experience that you get caught up in. That's how I feel, anyway.Is there another album out there that can match the ethereal beauty of this extraordinarily moving piece of work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevGNR666 Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 i enjoy tim's work moreso than his son's. just my preferance though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevdo242 Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 I was singing a lot to it today. That had disastrous results.Grace is a must have for any music fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunkyMonk Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 Brilliant; obviously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Lahey Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 I like his cover of Hallelujah but his original material is pretty weak in my opinion. The guy did have an amazing voice though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jack_the_ripper Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 ah the b.c. bandit that continuesly has no clue what he's talking about hits again.Anyways, Just absolutely brilliant... I bought his live in Chicago dvd, and it comes with the grace EPK, and gained even more respect for the man when I heard his views about music. If you really really love buckley's work like I do, try to find "sketches for: my sweetheart the drunk." pretty much it was the album he was working on when he died, some are mix and final studio tracks, others are him on a 4 track recorder, and recording drums by smacking the microphone.Either ways, it proves the guy would never be a 1 hit wonder, cause its absolutely fantastic as well, and it would of grown into something probably as beautiful as grace was. That's whats really beautiful, and tragic about the album... you see the beauty of his talent, but the tragedy that it had to be taken away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jack_the_ripper Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 I was paying close attention to his lyrics on grace... and it's almost like he foretold his own drowning at times.in grace he says something along the lines of "they will drown my name." and in so real he says: " And I couldnt awake from the nightmare that sucked me in and pulled me under" And he was pulled under by an undercurrent that knocked him out...Weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axlfan88 Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 (edited) I was paying close attention to his lyrics on grace... and it's almost like he foretold his own drowning at times.in grace he says something along the lines of "they will drown my name." and in so real he says: " And I couldnt awake from the nightmare that sucked me in and pulled me under" And he was pulled under by an undercurrent that knocked him out...Weird.Indeed.There was definitely something supernatural about Jeff Buckley.Some videos for those who don't know him: Grace (live): http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/searc...f-buckley_musicEternal Life (live): http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/searc...rnal-life_musicGrace: http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/searc...ley-grace_musicSo Real: http://youtube.com/watch?v=WolmjxD4hn4Lots of Jeff's videos on dailymotion, more than on youtube ! Edited February 27, 2008 by axlfan88 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murray_TH Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Great album. I'd also recommend his Live in Chicago DVD if you haven't already seen it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunnyDRE Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 I like his cover of Hallelujah but his original material is pretty weak in my opinion. The guy did have an amazing voice though.I agree.A guy who gets compared to him alot is Chris Martin from Coldplay, and I prefer Martin to Buckley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesy Posted February 27, 2008 Author Share Posted February 27, 2008 Martin can't hold Buckley's jockstrap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunnyDRE Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 (edited) Martin can't hold Buckley's jockstrap.He doesn't have to, as Buckley died chocking on his own jockstrap. Edited February 27, 2008 by SunnyDRE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandNewCadillac Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 I thought Jeff Buckley was fantastic. Such a shame he was taken from us so early. Grace is one of my favourite albums. It's just a great album to sit back and chill out while listening. I especially enjoyed his cover of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" - from the different versions I've heard, I think Buckley's is the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesy Posted February 27, 2008 Author Share Posted February 27, 2008 Embarassing comeback, son. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estranged Reality Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 (edited) Buckley was talented. So was his father. I actually prefer Tim's work because its style was more to my tastes, but there's no denying Jeff had a great voice. Robert Plant was a big fan of his early on and it's easy to see why - some of those songs on Grace have a Led Zeppelin thing going on. Last Goodbye could have easily been a Page/Plant number, and what about Eternal Life? Those riffs are pure Zep. It would have been really interesting to see where he went later on - I have a feeling he would have moved into new territory and experimented with a lot of different styles.His "Hallelujah" cover is good, but I actually prefer John Cale's. Many people assume Buckley was covering Cohen but if you pay attention to the dynamics of the two songs and the lyrics Cale added, it's clear Buckley was covering Cale more than Cohen. The lyrics and structure of Buckley's song are borrowed from Cale.Compare the beauty of Cale's to the dry, cynical style of Cohen's. Edited February 27, 2008 by Estranged Reality Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highvoltage Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 One of my top 10 albums, definately. It's beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krissirge Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 I like Hallelujah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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