Grace

Im pleased for him that he has such a diverse range of orgasms, but it spoils the album when he dubs them over the end of every song. Competent, but he really lverdoes each song.

Its tragic that this is the only album we ever got from Buckley, but what an album it is. Right off the bat, we have a song where Buckley's voice transforms from a whisper to a yell, it fades and swells throughout the song, something that is characteristically done throughout the album in a powerful way. The progression is superb on every song. A sense of importance is created for certain elements of the songs by his generous use of give-and-take. We become aware of almost every musical component by it's inevitable absense, almost a dark metaphor for Buckley himself. Instruments are used to add power to his already so powerful voice. It's so full of emotion, and much more somber than you would expect if you only ever heard his cover of 'Hallelujah'. Something about this album reminds me of early Radiohead, except Jeff seems to have a more straightforward direction with his songs. The album art is inconic, it shows us how central Buckley's voice is to these songs, and perfectly captures a feeling of sadness or darkness, which is reflected in the tracks. Overall, this is such an iconic and beautiful album with some serious jams on it. It makes me think of all the talented individuals taken before their time, who may not have had a chance to give us amazing art that could be timelessly enjoyed. Favorite song: mojo pin Least favorite song: lost highway

Very interesting mix of different rock styles, particularly classics and alt. rock, with a tiny bit of prog/psychedelic. Great voice and musical style, loved it...

First time listening and was blown away. What a legend. So haunting.

Unbelievably skill underscored by the tragic end of the artist that's hard to ignore when listening to it. I wish he lived longer because he really could have had his own niche--soulful but raw, virtuosic but not academic, pretty but not vapid.

Not looking forward to this. My apprehension was fully justified. This album is the emotional equivalent of an oversized mallet wielded by a character from a 1950s cartoon. It is fairly obvious that Jeff had his eyes closed whilst singing for this album, because the music is just so very overwhelming. One is reminded of the Clueless quote - "What is it about college and crybaby music?". Cher was, of course, referring to Radiohead in that quote, but the sentiment (and boy, there's sentiment abound) remains valid for this self-indulgent wankfest.

In late 94 I had just fallen head over heels in love with a girl, Sascha. After about six weeks of dating, she’d flown off the England to spend Christmas with her mother for a month or so, and I was pining. I was pining bad. And during that time, Triple J started playing this album a lot, and it really grabbed me straight away. It was unlike the ironic tone and rock-ist approach of nearly everything else on the radio, which was peak grunge era. And I was primed and receptive for the melodramatic, high romanticism of his songwriting. The recording and production was clean and playing sophisticated, with a unique songwriting style and that voice. You didn’t hear a lot of falsetto or acrobatics like that at the time, although it was much imitated in the following decades. I started listening to the album obsessively, and when Sascha returned to Australia, we listened to it together. We saw Jeff Buckley’s first Australian show at the Metro Theatre that August. We saw his following tour in 1996 at the Enmore Theatre, too. He was amazing live, especially that first tour. He was mesmerizing live, and could absolutely deliver on the record. Australia was probably Jeff Buckley’s biggest market. Grace went 8x platinum here, and something like 25% of all copies sold of this record were sold in Australia. You can attribute that success to a lot of radio play on the Triple J network, the public broadcaster’s ‘yoof’ network, that had recently gone national. They flogged this record, and Australians really took to it, myself included. I think this is one of my all-time favourite albums, and one which I have probably played more that nearly anything, and I know every note by heart. It helps that I associate it with the early stages of the most important relationship of my life. Sascha and I eventually married, and we’re still together 30 years later. We don’t play this record as much any more, but both get nostalgic when we hear it. I understand some people find Jeff Buckley a bit self-indulgent and eclectic to the point of inconsistency. I’m prepared to tolerate that, because he caught me at a moment when I was open to what he had to sell; a weird composite of classic rock, folk, blues, torch song, and god-knows-what. This is a unique and pretty much perfect album in my opinion whose reputation is bolstered by Buckley’s tragic and untimely death. I don’t have much time for any of the posthumous releases. None of the hodge-podge of rejected recordings, demos, live tracks and bric-a-brac that has been released since touches the vision of this album. Side note: I am becoming weary and wary of records where the legend seems to be an important part of appreciation of the record (qv. Syd Barret, Skip Spence, Jeff Buckley, etc.). It seems like we, the audience, are getting some emotional charge out of the story, which is really the suffering of some poor human being. Poor Jeff didn’t want to die, just to establish his legend and prompt a thousand think-pieces on what he might have gone on to create. Death was not a great career move; it’s a tragedy for Jeff and his family. I’m sure he’d much rather be alive than providing a vicarious emotional thrill for record collectors.

Brilliant rock arrangements and vocals

Ive gotten back into this album in a big way in the last couple years. Buckley gets a lot of (rightful acclaim) for having an incredible voice, but he was a fantastic songwriter and arranger as well. Given the fact that he died so young, and the transcendent, ethereal nature of his music, it sometimes seems like he has this aura of sadness around him similar to other musicians who died young. But if you watch live videos and interviews of him, he actually seems like he was pretty goofy and high strung and had a corny sense of humor. Which would’ve been…interesting to see how it would’ve informed his music had his career had a chance to continue. Anyway, this album fucking slaps and the drums are incredible.

I really did not love the style or the music. It was sort of whiny and lame in my opinion.

Much better musically than I previously appreciated. Every song grabbed my attention and quite a few held it. The title tune is flat-out good, folding back on itself with convincing urgency. Last Goodbye rises and falls at unexpected times, if not in unexpected ways. The climaxes and dramatic shifts throughout are traceable (first time I’ve realised that I value the traceability of a song’s progress), the riffs exciting, the melodies haunting. It all adds up to a defined sound it'd be disingenuous to deny. And that really is a good rendition of Hallelujah. Contrary to my previous comments, he does pay attention to getting the song over, withdrawing vocally to give an equal share of the stage to the lyrics and the accompaniment. He earns that wail at the end, too. Yet by the end of the album, I was tense and worn out. What I’ve boiled that down to is this: 50 minutes in the company of a narcissist is unpleasant. That narcissism is partly a lyrical problem, but mostly it’s spiritual. Maximum drama all the time, with himself at the centre of that drama, is, to my ears, emotional immaturity at its wort. It’s not only allowed but indulged—fetishised even—which is how he ends up insisting the couch, her “simple city dress”, the egg he just boiled, or the particular brand of kettle he uses is 'So real'. To Jeff, his experience is the most important experience of all because it happened to him. I can roll with self-mythology all day, but self-idolatry is where I draw the line. While Grace can be exciting and even beautiful, its core is ugly.

Cela faisait 9 mois que cet album apparraissait assombri, avec un cadenas aposé sur sa pochette dans ma bibliothèque Spotify. Aujourd'hui enfin, après 9 long mois d'attente, nous avons pu débloquer le bijou de Jeff Buckley. Tel un bon vin, cet album, grâce à la censure totalitaire imposée par Robert, s'apprécie d'autant plus. Pour cela, je remercie Robert, qui n'hésite pas à user de sa force autoritaire pour nous dicter des lois toutes plus formidables les unes que les autres. Merci Robert, tu fais de la population générateurienne une grande population, à la race pure et aux valeurs intactes.

Some of the most gorgeous guitar work ever put on record. The songwriting here is personal and original, and the cover of Hallelujah is the best version of the song by miles. Sometimes chill and sometimes jammy, a great album top to bottom.

John Mayer once said to never cover Jeff Buckley. It's amazing, especially as a debut. It makes sense that originally it wasn't as highly received, but many that have listened in the decades since have recognized the glory and intimacy of this album. It's so personal and emotive. It ropes you in with feelings, good and bad, that feel like your own. An amazing performance that deserves such a high rating

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fI2X9ZY35PM

The whole album is a sexy love letter written with the windows open to a view of a rainy funeral across the street

Uno de los mejores álbumes que el género del rock puede entregar. El salvaje talento de Jeff Buckley, su voz angelical, su habilidad para tocar la guitarra y su sensibilidad al momento de reinterpretar clásicos de artistas legendarios, construyen un LP indispensable para cualquier melómano, fanático de las tendencias musicales de los ‘90s, o compositor musical.

Always loved this album and always remember how good Buckley's voice is. But, I seem to have forgotten how awesome his band is on this recording. They kill it!

i love this album, rip 2 a legend

I was going to give this a 4 or 5 based on my memory of songs like the epic title track and Halleluiah. Buckley had an angelic voice and was a great song-writer. The album has a real classic feel to it. In a rare move my co-judge offered, unsolicited, that I should "give this one a 5" so my mind was made up.

I tried many times but still don't really like this man's music. He was hot and had a good voice and he did what is possibly the definitive version of the insanely overplayed Hallelujah, but if he wasn't the son of a famous musician he wouldn't have had this record deal and if he hadn't died young, no one would have bought this album. To me, this sounds a lot like a million other mediocre albums by mid '90s artists who haven't really figured out what they are all about yet.

L'apparition de cet album a évidemment soulagé le tandem que je forme avec mon compère eltrapeze dans la mesure où nous sommes très clients de ce que gazouille Jeff Buckley. L'interdiction formelle d'écouter le moindre morceau de Grace devenait donc difficile à vivre. J'ai à ce propos récemment constaté qu'une grande partie d'entre vous transgressait sans complexe les dix commandements imposé par Robert au moment de créer le générateur. Je tenais de ce fait à rappeler son décalogue dans cette critique : 1. Je suis Robert, le créateur, qui t'a fait sortir de l'ignorance. Tu n'auras, dans ton cercle proche ou lointain, aucun autre Robert que moi. 2. Tu laisseras de côté tes a priori et jugeras les albums avec la plus grande objectivité. 3. Tu éviteras de m'ajouter sur LinkedIn et ne créeras aucun générateur pirate venant concurrencer celui des 1001. 4. Tu observeras deux jours de repos chaque semaine sauf si tu décides d'activer l'option « weekend albums ». 5. Honore tes goûts musicaux et honnis ceux des autres. 6. Tu critiqueras les albums avec pertinence et n'en sauteras pas. 7. Tu n'écouteras les albums qu'après leur génération, quand bien même tu les connaîtrais déjà. 8. Tu te procureras le grimoire pour une somme au moins égale à 20€. 9. Tu mépriseras les approximations musicales de ton prochain et les rectifieras. 10. Tu ne remettras pas en question mes choix et les glorifieras.

I haven’t listened to this album in a couple of years, mainly because I played it so much that I had to let it rest for a while. Putting it on today I’m still blown away by so many aspects of it. First there’s Buckley’s voice. If it doesn’t send shivers down your spine, you should check your pulse ‘cause you’re probably dead. Next there’s the songwriting. The songs are well-crafted and complex without being too complex as to push listeners away. Lastly there’s the production. Andy Wallace didn’t force anything onto this album that would draw attention from Buckley’s voice. He realized that the album would be centered around it and that the choices made in the studio would be all focused on keeping the listener’s attention on it. There are a lot of great albums out there but this one is in a league by itself. There’s so much that I love on here about every track and when I listen to it. I’m actually sad when it’s over, wishing there was more. I would give this album 6 stars if that were possible.

Layering emotion and incredible instrumentals, Jeff’s voice is centre stage here. A beautiful collection of original material and covers, complicated and delicate, it gets better and better with more listening as nuance and detail keeps emerging. Top tracks: Mojo Pin, Grace, So Real

Great album! I’ve got this one and it is brilliant…

Shrek- hallelujah

Maybe greatest sad boi album ever?

One of those artists I hear about a lot but have never really listened to. Of course I've heard "Hallelujah," which I didn't know was a cover, but that's it. He's got a really powerful, haunting voice. The production on here is really great too, very engaging. Lots of songs I enjoyed, and it makes for a good listen front to back. I'm starting to think the list is trying to make amends for last week by just giving us a slate of great albums. Favorite tracks: Hallelujah, Lilac Wine, Dream Brother, Lover You Should've Come Over. Album art: Simple, but very effective. He's got the brood of a singer-songwriter but his shirt and the mic correctly suggest a more ambitious sound. Crazy that this was his first and only album--this picture seems almost too appropriate for that. I was expecting to read that he overdosed or committed suicide, but perhaps even more tragic that he died going for a swim. 4/5

The rock tunes tend to the multi-movement, and maintain their forward motion despite moderate length across the board. Buckley's voice is what ties the project together through its softer cuts, which were quiet highlights for me. The last couple tracks are examples of what could have been, with Eternal Life's tight but on-the-nose lyrics and Dream Brother's new sonic territory.

Haunting and intricate. The influence on Thom Yorke’s vocal stylings is so undeniable that Yorke’s imitation borders on theft. Ultimately, not a record I see myself returning to, but enjoyable nonetheless.

Hallelujah is a good cover, everything else is subpar soft ballads. Maybe worth a two, but I ain't feelin it

Jeff I was not familiar with your work. Superb. Tragic story

Meticulous songwriting writing paired with vocals that must have come from Buckleys soul. Dark and heavy but not macabre, more like a heavy fog after a summer storm. I need more time with this album.

Solid album. This guy had a strong set of pipes. Above average vocals in my opinion. I've listened to this a few times over the years, I really enjoyed it today.

Perfection. Yes, even the warbling.

maybe its reputation is a bit inflated, but i can't deny that Grace has an incredible sense of melody and atmosphere, especially in regard to his falsettos. you could probably trace a whole taxonomy of alt-rockers who heard the chorus of "So Real" and built a whole sound off of it. it's impossible to say "i hate Jeff Buckley's voice" because no, you don't. Buckley's voice is one of the most agreeable things i've heard in my life and i'm sure most people who aren't even fans of Grace can agree the guy can sing. odds are you're just really sick of hearing "Hallelujah" everywhere. i feel like the only thing holding me back from considering this an all timer is that every so often, you get a little hint of his cock rocky, KISS or Led Zeppelin roots here. being influenced by cock rock isn't necessarily bad -- i mean, Kurt Cobain thought Aerosmith's Rocks was on the same level as Swans or the Raincoats -- but on "Eternal Life", you can really taste that Jimmy Page drank out of this can. you can taste a bit of backwash on a few songs on the follow-up record if you don't believe me. still, a very minor complaint of a record that i think is an easy 9/10. Jeff Buckley should not be dead. he should be selling out stadium shows and happily married with four kids, but the world proves too cruel to let a kindness go unpunished. Jeff Buckley should not be dead.

there was a period of time where i thought this was overrated and i can’t believe that was the case

I really got into Jeff Buckley in 2024 and I am excited this is my first album of 2025. Stunningly beautiful album. I wish he was able to make more music, but at least he left the world this masterpiece. My favorite song is probably Lover, You Should've Come Over, but this version of Hallelujah is incredible as well. Best Song: Lover, You Should Have Come Over Rating: 10/10 5 Stars

This was SO GOOD!!!! I think I liked almost every song. There’s such a range on here of quiet and loud songs and his voice lends itself beautifully to all of them. His version of Hallelujah did make me cry. I’ve obviously heard that one before but it felt different in the context of the other lyrics on the album about his relationships. Admittedly I missed a lot as someone who can’t process lyrics when I listen so I think I might benefit from reading them later. I’m sure that will only enhance my appreciation of this album. *fav tracks: Last Goodbye; Hallelujah; Lover, You Should Come Over; Eternal Life*

Stay away from rivers

Devastating

Yearn and sorrow. Breathtaking.

LOOOOVEEEE!

Este álbum es toda una experiencia, muy agradable para mi gusto alternativo y progresivo.

Amazing, loved it.

Haunting vocals and such promise

Perfect

The album that turned a cover of "Hallelujah" into his own song, incredibly powerful and emotional

good but really overrated, by everyone and myself included. But, to be honest, this was the soundtrack when I was around 15 and 16, so there is that

Music was better than the actual songs but overall it was ok

Strong Durham vibes. Not listened to in years. Did not spark much joy.

Grace Hmmm. Like everyone else I had this, and I think I tried to convince myself I liked it, but there’s something about it that never quite landed with me. On the surface it should be something I like, and in parts I do appreciate it, but I think I always got a sense of self indulgence from it. And despite him obviously having a good voice there’s some quality to it that I struggle with, to the point I find it a little bit annoying. The songs themselves I also feel tend to wooliness, not quite reaching the elegiac, transcendental heights he’s obviously striving for, and maybe that disconnect is what gives me the sense of self indulgence Having said that I do like The Last Goodbye, and despite it being played to death Hallelujah is an undeniably good version. Maybe the circumstances around his death and the reputation this album subsequently developed has created unrealistic expectations, but ultimately it feels like an average album with some good moments. I wouldn’t rule out listening again but it doesn’t really grab me. It feels a bit wilfully obtuse to give it 2 so it just scrapes a 3. 🏊🏊🏊 Playlist submission: The Last Goodbye

I guess I must have been under a rock when this album came out, and all the hype about Jeff Buckley accompanied it (apparently to disappointment among some, adulation among others). I'm pretty sure I haven't heard anything from this album before, aside from perhaps his cover of "Hallelujah" (and while it's a very nice version of the song, it seems a bit ironic that he did a cover of John Cale's cover, not knowing that Leonard Cohen was the original author). A fine album, I suppose, but I didn't find his crooning/wailing style all that...interesting? involving? not sure what exactly. I'm not sure if it's a production or mixing issue or his style, but it feels like the entire album is lacking depth or something similar to that: everything feels just kind of flat, coming at you from a long distance (ironic since he was such a small club player); the only real exceptions to that are "Hallelujah" and the weirdly almost-rocking "Eternal life", although even with a more full sound I still didn't really enjoy the latter.

It's OK. I didn't understand the fuss when it came out, still don't. Not as good as his dad, much better than copycat whiners such as Radiohead. John Cale doesn't get the credit he should for the OG arrangement of Hallelujah but I doubt he cares.

"While the album initially had poor sales and received mixed reviews, in subsequent years it has dramatically risen in critical reputation." Why? I feel like they had it right the first time.

Breathtaking, the more I hear about Jeff the more I wish he didn't take that swim on the Mississippi river. His angelic voice is what most people notice, but the guitar playing on this album is top notch, amazing songwriting. To imagine that Jeff didnt liked his voice at first and only wanted to be known as a guitar player... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYmIlkCgIvU

gone too soon

4.5 stars. So good. Takes alt-rock on a haunting ride with fantastic songwriting. Beautiful tenor voice, varied guitar playing with different tunings and styles. It's avant garde enough to be interesting without losing the listener. Standouts are cover of "Hallelujah" and "Last Goodbye" but there are no weak tracks.

It's one of the greatest albums for me personally. Some of this is due, not to the album, as much as the stories around it. I am aware that critically that shouldn't have an impact. However, the fact that such an album would come out of the progeny of Tim Buckley and that he would tragically die a few short years later helps to contextualize it. Jeff did his own thing. Jeff had every right to the fame his solo project was gathering. We will never know if we would hear this music without his father. We'll never know if we would have heard more had he not simply walked into the Mississippi river. These facts cannot help but be factored and so I cannot help but allow them into my critical analysis of this album in its place in history. His voice is damn near alien and his lyrics, while heavy-handed, are absolutely beautiful. What a shame and what a gift.

Knowing only Hallelujah, I was pleasantly surprised by how dynamic and energetic the rest of the album is. The title track literally had me hooting and hollering In My car.

A whole album of anthems to love. Unpredictable, varied, and vibrating. The stalwart Hallelujah clinches the 5.

Delightful

This guy is Tim’s son? For some reason I have never listened to this one. I sorely regret that now. This is absolutely fantastic. The kind of music that can strongly affect me and make me feel. It feels very 90’s yet at the same time has shades of the 60’s singer-songwriter.

was like WAIT HOW DO I HAVE THIS WHOLE ALBUM SAVED its bc 1 of u recommended it to me + i added it 2 a playlist of albums to listen to + then promptly didnt listen to it oops. ohhhh lovely intro to mojo pin....warm n ghosty.....this body will never be safe from harm okay going to punch me in the face i see. "touch my skin to keep me whole" yeah okay going 2 punch me DIRECTLY in the face i see OH WOW ITS TIME FOR A CHANGE IN SONG DYNAMICS. david im glad i listened to u this is lovely. his voice is so pretty + im obsessed w the instruments. what all is that. 1 or more guitars obvs. but theres like synths. fuck is there anything lovelier than a blues note OH we are going INTENSE for a second woaaaaahhhh. im face journeying here. wow okay restarting the song making myself an enormous volume of food bc im starving + suddenly aware that i need to just. relax. self indulgently. ive been working too hard i just need to eat n listen to a warm cloud of electric guitar. GOD THE REFRAIN COMING IN ALL LOUD bro this is how you do an almost 6m song that feels like it should be that long some of u need 2 b taking notes. omg the intro to grace doing the intriguing mysterious --> DUNNHHG --> upbeat --> but still mysterious?? idk. neat trick! what is this genre called? its like not Just Rock Exactly but idk any genre names. his voice is so lovely dude. the bends on last goodbye at the beginning are soooooooo [hearteyes emoji] dude <3333 and then the chorus is so lovely that i dropped my phone on the floor and yelled FUCK (shes okay tho). MUST I DREAM AND ALWAYS SEE YOUR FAAAACEEE (<-- phone is dropped here) + then the post chorus guitar chugging!! i love the fucking range all of these songs show. KISS ME OUT OF DESIRE NOT CONSOLATION....OH YKNOW IT MAKES ME SO AAAANGRY CUZ I KNOWW THAT IN TIME ILL ONLY MAAAAKE YOU CRYYY...turning my headphones Down so i can continue to listen 2 this beautiful album for years to come!! goddamn this instrumental break is like [ask me in chat later what dancing discord emojis this is] the section at 2:50 HNNNNNhhh!! the intro to lilac wine.....swooooonnnn. goddamn i am thinking more than i wanna think maybe i do need me some lilac wine (this is a joke but also that would be a banger cocktail name) OHHH this is a NINA SIMONE cover. fuck yeah. okay i need 2 listen to that too after this. the little chord climb is executed so nice n soft under it toooo. omg the little intro to so real. sorry im saying omg constantly actually im not sorry deal with it. as someone who wakes up what feels like every 5-45m w nightmares most nights im really feeling this 1. like the bit where it gets rlly distorted GGGNNRRHHNGRRRHNNRGGHRRRHHHH is like. #mood. the nightmares that make u wake up doubting everything like I LOVE U...BUT IM AFRAID TO LOVE U.....ur right they Are so real ;;__;; he has a HALLELUJAH COVER??? okay the intro guitar is suuuuper promising but i go into hallelujah covers skeptical. will u make it horny and not xtian. okay...promising......"there was a time when u let me know" is 1 of my favorite verses and thats good but the chorus after is a little weird but mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm the instrumentals after.....okay the test is coming up....okay its "maybe theres a god above" this passes. a good hallelujah cover. ohhh lover you shouldve come over starting out as another good gloomy tune....being in bed....being in a warm car as it rains + u watch some canada geese in an empty field.....walking at an odd hour or on a weekday when people are sposed to be at work or school. TOO YOUNG 2 HOLD ONN AND TOO OLD TO BREAK FREE AND RUN....fuck dude this is giving me chills at the verse at 3:53 or so aaaaaaawuughhhhhhh.....jeff u gotta go over to her place to apologize 1st tho i gotta say. okay i kinda love the corpus christi carol bc its the same song kind of??? as the hern by john fleagle which is 1 of my favorite songs. somewhat diff vibes but i love this vibe of fucking. medieval songs that r abt riddles or allegories idk. OH ETERNAL LIFE OKAY. HELL YEAH. FUCK. turned to my friend genius dot com bc i was curious what it was abt him hating the guy who shot mlk + the nazis. fuck yeah dude o7 "man youve made a killer of your unborn son" goes hard as a line. WHAT IS LOVE...WHERE IS HAPPINESS...WHAT IS LIFE....WHERE IS PEACE? WHEN WILL I FIND THE STRENGTH TO BRING ME RELEEAAAAAEASE? TELL ME WHERE IS THE LOVE IN WHAT YOUR PROPHET HAS SAID? MAN IT SOUNDS 2 ME JUST LIKE A PRISON 4 THE WALKING DEAD <-- id say im always saying this at family thanksgiving but ive uninvited myself for the rest of time + changed my last name legally. but like in spirit i would hope they can hear me there being pissed off at them. mm and then dream brother is very classic kinda psychadelic trippy vague fantasy themes dream stuff. not really my thing but okay enough. forget her sounds nice n moody to start tho....nmmmmn like what is the way to find more guitars like this. the world before her was sober w/no place to go......yeah thats a good one. GROWLYYYY GUITAARRR man i wish i knew how to write for guitar. i have never known how 2 write for polyphonic instruments + it was kind of my downfall as a composer + also the aphantasia kind of + also the lack of practicing. but nkt knowjng how to write for keyboard or guitar really. god this guy is good is that like. organ??? haha unless???? okay the musicians whosoever they may be also rocked out this album. david that was so delightful. this is 5 stars. ik im like "would i buy a vinyl" ad my review bit but if i wasnt kinda =( abt the petrochemical consumption of vinyls i would buy a vinyl player just so i could get grace by jeff buckley. standout tracks: mojo pin, last goodbye, lilac wine, so real, eternal life. if i could name a fault for this its that this is still straight guy music but like. fine hes allowed

This is a rare, very easy 5 star record for me. I first dug into this record about 15 years ago because I was intrigued by the timeless cover of Hallelujah. What happened was that I realized that it was not even the highlight of the record, but rather a compliment to the overall sound and feel. Jeff’s voice is unlike anything else I have ever heard. He could sing reading from a phone book and it would pierce right through me. The vulnerability with that much strength at the same time? God damn, man. The guitar tones throughout the record also have a phenomenal sound that perfectly compliments everything else happening. The whole record is really beautiful and dark. It will lift you up and haunt you just the same. A fucking perfect album start to finish, highlighted by some of my favorite tracks: Grace and Eternal Life

nothing I could say here can match the love I have for this album. Every time I hear this it makes me feel good, sad, beautiful feelings. 5/5.

Been meaning to listen to this for ages, I've already heard a couple of songs and love them so expecting good things Update: This is genuinely now a favourite album, holy shit

ogni volta che ascolto "so real" mi innamoro sempre di più disco nella mia bucket list cmq

Personal favourite, greatest album of all time 10/10. Jeff Buckley was a talented individual with an immense ear for music. You can hear the emotion in his voice, an album that is timeless and still popular today. 10/10.

This is like my 5th time listening to this album in full... and I swear with every listen this album gets better. Just his voice alone is just powerful enough to give it a perfect rating, and to think it's just... this... from him. man. the world didn't deserve jeff buckley. fav song: grace

🤭

Pre-listening thoughts: oh we are soooo back. I am so excited to listen to this album in full. I’ve heard maybe 3-4 songs from this already so I’ve got a good sense of what I’m getting into. Also crazy we got this before any of Tim’s stuff. Glad it happened this way. Post/during listening thoughts: god Jeff Buckley’s voice is unreal. It’s rare that someone’s performance can carry so much emotion while sounding so effortless. The lyricism is devastatingly beautiful. The instrumentation complements everything perfectly. Even in the covers he sprinkles magic. This version of Hallelujah is still the only one I will really listen to. This is a phenomenal album. Gone too soon. 10/10 DID I NEED TO HEAR THIS BEFORE I DIE: yeah Fav tracks: all of them. Last Goodbye is my absolute fav but this is just about as perfect as music gets Least fav tracks: n/a

Het intro nummer trok meteen mijn interesse. Wat een pakkend nummer! Een gigantisch album (figuurlijk) waarin Jeff je even helemaal meesleurt in het liefdesverdriet dat hij voelt. De hallelujah cover voelde als een mooie opbouw tot het volgende nummer. Écht een goed album.

Lovely

Emotional

This album is on my all-time greatest list. I can listen to every song without needing to play it. Best ever versions of Lilac Wine and Hallelujah, plus his own tracks are brilliant too.

Remek djelo remek djelo remek djelo remek djelo

Deeply soulful, a surprising standout.

A lot more rock than I was expecting but I loved it. I liked the more uptempo songs more than the more famous slow ballads but those were pleasant too. Rating: 4.8

I loved the song Grace already but the rest of the album is just as phenomenal

Un alma peediday, una voz prodigiosa, un talento incalculable

que discazo. cornudisima mal

Loved it! His vocal range is ridiculous and Hallelujah makes me cry.

Lilac Wine, Hallelujah, Last Goodbye, Lover You Should’ve Come Over are absolutely beautiful. The rest are still a great listen as they do have their own specific vibes.

Man, it's a goddamn shame he only ever got to make one record because this is gooooorgeous.

One of the greatest albums ever recorded. What a loss. There isn’t another album with the tension and release of tension that this album has.

Emotional. Breakup album

Jeff Buckley, tortured pretty boy bohemian, the music industry wanted to brand him a nepo-baby decades before the concept entered the cultural consciousness. Buckley never knew his father, 1960s folk troubadour, Tim Buckley, and resented having his music connected to the man who abandoned his mother. Being seen as a scruffy, grunge era heart throb affecting an Elvis Presley pose on the cover of his debut album Grace, may have inspired some casual listeners to deprive themselves of his powerful music. Unfortunately, his drowning in the Mississippi, while recording a follow up album in 1997, meant that his limited studio output his been accorded a tragic mythology and left fans wondering what might have been. His voice is mystical and transcendently passionate, Buckley considered Sufi devotional singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan to be his Elvis Presley, and the influence of such global classical, multi-octave singing is evident on "Grace" and "Last Goodbye" whose string sections sound a little like Bollywood instrumentals. But, the guitar playing is also electrifying and the band is beautifully cohesive. Jazz standard "Lilac Wine" starts as a delicate vocal and electric guitar strumming before the brushed snare drums and cymbals come in and build to retreat, leaving Buckley's voice unaccompanied, fragile, tender and stunning. "So Real" comes in waves, earthly and ethereal, building to a guitar feedback battle that ends in a seductively whispered "I love you, but I'm afraid to love you." His acoustic Leonard Cohen cover, which inspired the Canadian songwriter to perform it in a similar style (like how Jimi Hendrix's cover inspired Bob Dylan to perform his "All Along the Watchtower" differently), is probably the most ubiquitous of the songs from Grace (it was also similarly covered by Rufus Wainwright and associated with the soundtrack to Shrek, before it inexplicably became a widely covered "Christmas song" (proving that Christians are quite literal in their assumptions about faith and incapable of interpreting texts (like poetry or the Bible)). "Lover, You Should Have Come Over" is iconic and the lyrics are incredible. Though I have been listening to this album for years the front half tends to stick in my mind a lot more than all of the songs following "Corpus Christi Carol" but "Eternal Life" rocks and "Dream Brother" has mystical, swirling, Middle Eastern guitar melodies and powerful vocals. "Forget Her" is a bluesy closing number that I, ironically, forget. It is such an incredible song, although a fadeout ending is kind of a slap in the face to both artist and the audience, especially since Buckley and the band sounded like they were in a groove and the singer was beginning to vocalize as the song fades to silence.

Oh! BITCH! I dont even *need* to listen to this. This is one of my favorite albums ever. I fucking love Jeff Buckley and have loved him and this album since I was a kid.

This album is definitely something you should listen to before you pass. Truly beautiful and unique. 90s aesthetics but still sounds completely contemporary. You can't beat Buckley's voice and performance.

As a debut album it's impressive. No doubt the legend has helped its critical standing - but listening with critical distance I think it's a great album, full of atmosphere, emotion, great harmonies and Radiohead-influencing melodies. Self-indulgent here and there but hey, who doesn't like to indulge. I know I do.

Good

terrific

Loved it

This is a perfect and essential record in my life and I would gladly give it 50 stars if I could.

I adore this album and always have.

имба. один из любимых альбомов и исполнителей. мой топ песен (не рейтинг): Grace, Last Goodbye, So Real, Eternal Life. ну а вообще, это один из редких альбомов, в котором нравятся все песни (кроме алелуя)...

There are just some artists that stand so solidly on their work that I HAVE to give them a second listen, and Jeff Buckley was no exception. Something about this album felt so cohesive and raw. The instrumentals felt on point, and that vocal work was out of this world! Plenty of standout tracks here, but I'm going with 'Forget Her' as my fave of the bunch. If I had a nickle for every time I've listened to an album (twice I might add!) just to find out the artist left the world too soon, I'd have two too many. (The other being Nick Drake.) I do think part of their legacy may not have happened without such tragic catalysts advancing it further, but it's heartbreaking to consider how young they were and how much they could give to the world had they not been taken from it so soon.

beauty

I'm giving this a 5 for nostalgia / my personal cut of the album that ends with "Lover, You Should've Come Over" being repeated 4 times. I had a burned cd of this that was later transferred to an iPod and I still have the old skips from that cd etched into my audio memory - a classic.