I've FINALLY gotten Jeff Buckley's "Grace". I know a lot of people here love it and I've heard everyone just gush over this album, so it's been one of those that I've just never gotten around to getting until now. Mostly because I kept forgetting, and also a bit because I just assumed that it must be overrated with him being dead and all, blah blah blah, just me being stubborn.


So I've just listened to it and my first thought was: "This man was a genius".

I don't know if I've ever heard anything so beautiful. I got tears in my eyes during "Lilac Wine" and I don't know why. His voice was just so beautiful. (God I must just be emotional this week. First I cry about the Cream tickets, and now this. )

What makes it worse, and I'm sure this is exactly what all his fans are always thinking, is that we'll never get any more music from this beautiful man. It makes it almost hard to even listen to this album. So sad.

So come on and say "I told you so!" everyone.

SDL Dawn will be the first to tell you "I told you so."
I've listened to it and really like it, but I've not purchased it yet.

RipHer2Shreds said:

Yeah, him and there's someone else who's a huge Jeff Buckley fan on here. Is it VinaBlue? I can't remember now.

also, check out his unfinished Sketches for "My Sweetheart, the Drunk" ....I love those songs,too, but it's kind of a sad signpost to what could have been....

the song, "Everybody Here Wants You" tears me up....





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paligap said:

I'll have to check those out.

What can I say?

The day we lost Buckley, music lost a bit of future I wanted to have been part of.

His music strikes chords.

minneapolisgenius said:

You could always consider checking out his dad...



...Tim Buckley
It's in the genes you know (more on this later).


This might be the place to start...



...Goodbye and Hello

(Easy tunes to learn on your new guitar)


Once you've settled into that, let him spin your head around with...



...Greetings from L.A.

Keep in mind that this is late 60s early 70s era material.

Now remember I said, "It's in the genes..."?
It's deeper than you think. His father also died an early death.
Only his was not as accidental as his son's.
Tim Buckley died at 28 years old of a heroin overdose.

Isn't eerie how close in age their exits were or am I just being extra creepy?

tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm

paligap said:

I love sketches, ehwy is the song that got me hooked on Jeff.

theAudience said:

EXACTLY.

I love his father's work just as much--if not more,but I would also include Happy/Sad-----beautiful and haunting music and songs.

thanks2joniandu said:

Good call!

tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm

theAudience said:

Jeff Buckley

I love "Jewel Box" and "Lover , You Should've Come Over"
(to name a few)

I can't ignore this one, if there is a man's voice I truly love, Jeff is on my list along with Donny Hathaway, Marvin, Prince and Stevie. I could put Hallelujah & Lilac Wine on repeat forever and never be tired of them. Damn I only wish I had heard of him back when Grace was originally released.

minneapolisgenius said:

Ya know, this guy honestly had a good part in changing a musical part of me.. Grace is a perfectly titled name for that album..

I'm really glad to see that people are finding him out.. Its something musically thats a beautiful find.

paligap said:

i just heard that song today and it's really nice...its haunting. i've heard huge praise for jeff buckley and tim but i never took the time to listen to them. i will now..

Sdldawn said:

Same here! I just started listening to him a little over a year ago and just watching him play on the DVD or listening to him makes me just want to go play like Prince does.....Most of the songs on Grace are like mini symphonies.

ok now you HAVE to get the posthumously released stuff:

the main album:

Sketches For My Sweetheart The Drunk

see also:

Live at Sine - expanded edition - AWESOME
Grace - expanded edition - AWESOME disc of prev. unreleased tracks.

all the other releases don't quite capture the magic as well, unless you like hearing Jeff occasionally wail like an injured bird.

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theAudience said:

Yes, I've never gotten into his dad's music either, but I plan to check him out now. I knew that they both died very young, but not much more than that.
Cool about the easy tunes though.

And you're always extra creepy.

guitarslinger44 said:

There's a DVD?!

minneapolisgenius said:

Live in Chicago
Jeff Buckley

paligap said:

I have to get it.