Grace

I don't really get the hype that surrounded this album. I can only think that it had a lot to do with Jeff's tragic early death. Mostly it's fine, but just that and it does tend towards sounding like a poor man's Manic Street Preachers towards it's more rocky end. Ironically, despite Leonard Cohen being famously self depreciating about his voice and the very 80s production of the original, I still much prefer his Hallelujah to Buckley's. It feels a bit harsh to give this 2 stars, as it's not terrible, so I'm just about giving it a 3.

Soft rock. I didn’t really care for this album much. I did enjoy the rendition of “Hallelujah”. There was one weird grunge sounding song on the album that really stuck out, but I didn’t like it much either.

Musically, this album excels at blending rock, folk, jazz, and art rock elements. The guitar work is particularly impressive, ranging from delicate fingerpicking to powerful, distorted riffs that add depth and texture to the music. The lyrics are intensely emotional, exploring themes of love, heartbreak, longing, mortality, spirituality, and personal struggles with emotional turbulence. However, the one drawback for me was that I didn’t particularly enjoy the sound of his voice.

I called his dad’s album horny, and this is sort of the somber evolution of that powerful horniness. I am surprised to learn this album was ever not big, you’d think Lover, You Should Have Come Over would have carried it anywhere. Even past that though, a lot of sweet songs with very atmospheric production, and just a very impressive voice. Beautiful.

Well, what a strange journey I’ve had with this one. I was so disappointed on first listen but something drew my back again and again and now I have listened about 5 times and I think it is truly wonderful. The voice, the guitar, the production. I get it. What a loss

This is a great album. I had only heard a couple Jeff Buckley's songs prior to going into this, and I'm a little disappointed in myself that I never listened to this before. I heard people for years mention him and this album, but it apparently was never enough to get me to seek it out. Anyway, everything on this album is great. Every track is great in it's own way. At times it even reminds me of early Radiohead. He has a great voice, and the guitar on here is great as well. Sad we didn't get anymore from Jeff before he left us.

Smooth crooning. Nothing that makes me super excited but a very nice easy listen. 3.5

Ethereal — I love the raw passion Jeff Buckley provides in his music. The album makes me feel a series of emotions: "Last Goodbye" and "Lover..." are heart-wrenching, "Eternal Life" is raw and angry, "Corpus Christi Carol" is angelic. Even the outtake "Forget Her" was a marvelous listen. Mostly, the fact that he cemented himself into musical history with one single album (and a few compilations) is a testament to the potential Jeff Buckley had. His flame burned out too soon.

Amazing!

I’m not sure what this is trying to be

Have been listening to this one for a decade now. Dream Brother is an absolutely phenomenal song.

At first I really liked it. Didn't really understood the curch-like part, need a relisten. The lyrics are incredible and with a few words he can depicts an incredible story

Wonderful album. A cohesive combination of rythmn and blues with 90's pop rock elements. Fundamentally brilliant song writing by a generational talent lost too soon. This album is timeless.

This album sounds very experimental and all over the place. It’s almost seems like Jeff didn’t know what direction he wanted to go in and threw it all on the same album. It’s gonna be a “it’s okay” from me, dawg

In every song, I heard some parts that I really liked. Either a guitar riff with an interesting rhythm or melody, or a vocal choice that sounded really cool. But then nearly every song also had some part that got me bored, maybe just because the songs are longer than most modern ones. Lilac Wine was straight up beautiful. And there’s Hallelujah. I was wondering why I had heard of Jeff Buckley. Beautiful rendition. His falsetto is great, and he uses it a lot, but his chest voice is also great in a completely different way.

Wow, shoutout to the haters. Drops a single album, gets commercially and critically panned then gives up. I kinda have to agree with the haters and I just couldn’t do it with this one. He’s all over the place with genres, like i feel at times he’s trying to be all singer/songwriter vibe, then kind of folk rock, and then weirdly on Eternal Life he thinks he’s the red hot chilli peppers or something? I’m fine with variety but this just did not click. And what was with that ethereal carol thing?? I usually praise artists for different/interesting chord structures but this was just not it. They were different sure, but in a real dissonant not fun to listen to way. So now for the hallelujah bit. So I thought I knew the history of Buckleys version because it is considered to be at least one the most influential versions of the song to make it more popular as cohens original was more of a cult hit until after Buckleys. So much so that his version eventually was inducted into the library of Congress I read somewhere. Buttttttt come to find out, the first person to actually make a cover of it is John Cale, of whom I have a complicated relationship with because of his work in the Velvet Underground (see previous reviews). Cales version is actually the one that really sets the template of the hallelujah song that we know today and has been covered ad nauseam (if you go back and listen to cohens version it’s kind of weird, but cale really established the classic piano melody bit that u hear at the beginning of the song and for the verses of which Buckley pretty much copies). We actually all know cales version much better because his was the version that’s actually played in shrek. Confusingly enough though, Rufus wrainwrights version is on the shrek soundtrack and not cale which is then why wrainwrights version became so popular (and my favorite cover). All that to say, Buckleys version feels much less influential to me now and that was the only thing he had going for him, thus only a two. Apparently there’s a whole documentary and book just about the history of the hallelujah and its evolution. Wild. Also shoutout to DD, if you’re still reading this far, for playing on the true cover of the song with me (and probs more importantly Christina Maxwell).

I enjoyed it! It was solid throughout. His voice is great and I like the melancholy songwriting throughout. Simple and satisfying to listen to.

I was worried that I was too high on this album after my first listen because I was starting a road trip and excited for the weekend. After my second listen on Sunday evening, I can firmly say that this album is a five. Yes, the standout song is a cover, but I think there’s a lot more to offer even if the styling of this cover is now how every cover since has been done. Lover, You Should Have Come Over, Forget Her, Grace, and Last Goodbye all caught my attention instantly, and Eternal Life comes out of nowhere absolutely jamming. The only critique I have is that Corpus Cristi Carol seems completely out of place and isn’t that good in general, but it also helps the shock factor with Eternal Life coming in with heavy rock right after. I’m willing to overlook that blemish with how much I enjoyed listening to this album.

I waited all weekend to write this review which was a mistake. I remember liking it but not enough to remember it. Outside of Hallelujah I couldn't tell you anything about the album. That being said, Hallelujah I such a powerful song that it makes the listen worth it alone. I don't know if it's Jeff Buckley or just the song itself that makes it so great. Either way, I'm glad to see it get it's recognition.

sexy af

I'm shook. This album is incredible, and feels very intimate and raw, like you’re sitting in the room with Jeff. The vocals are full of emotion, almost like early Radiohead but more delicate. It draws you in, not with force, but with a quiet intensity. Simple yet deeply affecting. Blown away.

When you're 20, you're not quite an adult but society expects you live your life like an adult even though no one treats you like one, but you're also still basically a teenager because until last year you were so what difference would a year make, really? For some reason, every single emotion you have is still as gigantic as it was when you were living through the height of puberty, it's just now you're mostly independent and instead of feeling intense feelings about not making the cheer squad or flunking a math test or a fight with your mom, you're feeling all those emotions about your one-night stand or what you said when you were blackout drunk or you’re having an existential crisis about finding a career job. This is the time in your life when you will be the biggest fan of Jeff Buckley and his mournful moans, weeping blues riffs, and tortured poetry. I am no longer 20, but even when I was, Buckley was never my speed, though I did have two brief situationships who were both very into him. The first, a boy, loved Grace, and proclaimed it was ✨the greatest album ever made✨; the second, a girl, preferred his live material, and once told me that was where Buckley placed his ✨soul✨ before she then forced me to listen to his Van Morrison cover while lying on her bed. Both of these people, in my estimation, were wrong, but I gave them a pass because I too was 20, and I too cried out my feelings over both of them while attempting to listen to Jeff Buckley, although I turned it off before it finished both times, partly because of them, but partly because of the music. Now, as a full blown woman in her 30s, I rarely hear a soul mention Buckley, and I haven't thought about this album in ages. And that's for a good reason, because frankly, a lot of it is pretty bland. He's a good guitarist, but his blues formula feels pretty stale. What he isn't is a good vocalist, unless you value raw emotion over technique, and his moans sound like nails on a chalkboard to me. This combo makes the majority of this record not bad, per say, but it definitely evens out to boring, and sometimes pretty bad. But sometimes, I have to admit, he knows his way around a tune. The title track and "Last Goodbye" are the best songs here, and even though it's overrated, his cover of "Hallelujah" does hold up. I'm also a fan of "Eternal Life," but that's only because it picks up the energy after a drag. I'm more on the fence about "Lover, You Should've Come Over," but I see moments and hooks that I enjoy, even if I wish there was simply more of them to make me like it all for its whole runtime. And frankly, that's where I stand with the rest of the album. Buckley will have a spark here and there, but he either drags it out beyond what I'm willing to tolerate, or he adds a piece or five that make me want to gag. There's too much back-and-forth between the good, the bad, and the ugly here for me to loathe it, though it does come very close to my breaking point. If it was a little bit more energetic, I could see myself liking it, but if it was even a smidge more tortured, I’d despise it. Sometimes, you just have to accept that you've outgrown a certain musician. I may not be 20, but I'm still young enough to know the value of a Jeff Buckley, because I still remember when people acted like he was valuable. But age has numbed me, and my black heart is more apathetic than anything – to a lot of things, but especially to Jeff Buckley. But maybe this is just the situationships talking.

this is an all timer 96

chef buckley cause he cooked on this one

HOLY SHIT ILY JEFF 5/5 if u don’t think the same.. u smell and it will be your last goodbye on this planet 🙏

life changing 5/5

I think this album is lovely and I do like listening to it but it also makes me a bit sad due what played out a few years. Very sad….

This is on of, if not, the most utterly beautiful album to ever exist. Jeff’s voice is so expressive and works on every level attempted. Every song he touches turns to gold. I love this album. So raw, so talented, so dead. Tragically profound. 5/5

Buckley is a great singer and underrated for what he can do. The first two songs are great as well as his rendition of Hallelujah. Unfortunately the rest of the songs are too samey to stand out from one another and after an hour blend together.

Anyone who wrote the song from Shrek is a friend of mine

Not a bad guitar singer/songwriter album

Хороший альбом. Хотя местный ультра-хит и оверплеед аф, это отличная версия. Для списка я выберу другую песню, но это будет большим обманом для того, чтобы попытаться защитить свою претенциозную границу, не более. Халлелуя - возможно величайшая песня про любовь в любой ее рендиции, Джеффом Бакли или Леонардом Коэном, или кем бы то ни было еще. Сам по себе альбом... Можно было бы ожидать, что это будет этакий попсовый сингер-сонграйтер стаф, но на деле - очень интересный альбом с кучей и кучей жанровых находок, как мне кажется. Лучшая песня - So Real.

As much soul as a white boy can have.

Not something I'd listen to often but definitely a worthwhile listen.

Instant 5. Don't need to say much - Lover, You Should've Come Over and Mama You've Been on My Mind (on expanded version) are my favourites. Prior especially the soundtrack to my first breakup and bonding with Dom. The title track gets better with every listen. Last goodbye as well. Only once I read that he was a big Led Zeppelin fan that the dots connected slightly better - him singing Whole Lotta Love before he died. Greta Van Shite should look at Buckley's way of channelling Led Zeppelin rather than just ripping them off. Very difficult to tell what is a cover and isn't because all the songs belong on the album. So Real is like a soft, psychological horror score condensed into 5 minutes. Stopping at LYSCO to enjoy it.

One of the greatest albums ever released.

Absolutely incredible.

Jean jacket Sadboy. Contains a bit of radio head, clapton, some wailing like Robert Plant, and a whole bunch all his own. I liked it, but it is not a happy album, making it hard to replay easily.

Well, that was refreshing. I've had a run of questionable offerings roll through my daily album selections and this one just cleansed my palate right good. Very satisfying and a very good album.

True brilliance. An album you have to listen in full. A unique style and he makes the covers on the album truly his own too. Such a shame we only got one album from him 5/5

could i write poetry to this? n

If you were a twenty-something having sex in the mid-to-late 90's, there's a very good chance that you did it to this album more than a few times. "Hallelujah," indeed. It seems that Jeff Buckley's uber-sensitive-tortured-troubadour vibe just doesn't work so well in the modern daytime. Thanks for the memories.

Overly dramatic and sappy. Still good though, but... It's... A... Lot

A helluva album to sgtart this journey on. I always forget Buckley only ever put out one studio album. You can definitely see how he influenced Thom Yorke a bit to get a little more melodic and falsetto on later Radiohead records. His Hallelujah cover is iconic and some might argue the definitive version, with all due respect to Leonard Cohen.

Classic and amazing. Vibes vibes vibes.

The perfect 90’s rock album, such a tragedy this was the only album we got from Jeff Buckley.

I remember my brother having this on, and liking it, but not loving it... It turns out I do in fact love it!

A voice like a broken wine glass. Or whine glass. Piercing and grating and over-acted.

Perfect album. Underrated guitar player. Eternal Life is absolutely rocking.

I was mostly aware of Hallelujah, but this album has a bigger range of music types than I expected. Buckley certainly had an unusual voice and a lot of talent.

Thoughts before listening: I've heard this before but never actually owned it. The cover of \"Hallelujah\" is an obvious classic, but I don't remember this making much of a splash when it was released. At least not with my friends. Over time though, this has come to represent the 90s alt rock scene just as much as Nevermind, Ten, Siamese Dream, and all the other monster albums. I'm glad to have a reason to listen to it. Review: There is certainly a lot of emotion in this album, and every time I listen I am surprised by how hard it rocks. With "Hallelujah" being the most well known song, you expect more of a subdued and introspective sound, but there are plenty of distorted guitars and fast paces throughout the tracklist. Outside of the famous cover of Leonard Cohen's masterpiece, the songs that grab me the most are "Grace", "Last Goodbye", and "Dream Brother". All in all, this is a good album that possibly should have been more of a hit in the moment of its release, but certainly has earned the reputation its gained over the years. 4-stars

Never heard of this guy and, wow, it is a shame that he died, because this was awesome. First, his voice is really good. There is a lot of emotion in how he sings and it sounds nostalgic yet new, maybe because of the 90s sound. Also the song structures continuously surprised me. My favorites here are Grace, So Real, and Lover, You Should Have Come Over.

First I’ve heard of him. Like this album.

4/5

Wasn't sure of this at first then the more I listened the more it grew on me. Will definitely be listening again.

What a voice, what a guitarist, what songs. I think the most baller thing is that there are two covers, but he thought "80s Leonard Cohen and a choral piece by Britten is what we need".

Great album great variety of tunes and a cracking voice. So tragic the way life turned out

Wow Jeff Buckley's voice! It's so good. So much range and versatility. I love how he dips into psych and prog into this record. I honestly can't quite place what genre it all is. Like soft rock mixed with psych/prog?? The Halelujah cover is amazing. Corpus Christi Carol was probably my least favorite. Eternal Life was like quintessential 90s sounding rock haha. I love that this album was kind of all over the place.

Such an amazing record. Every time I listen to this, I like it more. His voice, the guitar, the keys. I love the elements of blues and psych with this record. It builds, crashes, whines, moans, aches and pains. His voice mixes so well with the emotion of the music. When I first listened to this album 10 years ago, I didn't understand and every listen since has been better. Its a shame he died so young, I really wish we could have had more Jeff Buckley.

Gorgeous. More genre-spanning than I thought. Such talent lost so young :(

this was an enjoyable listen, having only known Hallelujah prior. some beautiful, captivating songs here. favorites: mojo pin, grace, last goodbye, hallelujah, dream brother

This album was a bit sad sounding, but had some really good songs on it. And Jeff has such an expressive voice

Some of the best sad music ever.

meh

That started slow but got really beautiful by the end

Another surprisingly strong album I can see adding to my main rota. Hallelujah came out of the blue compared to the rest

Was half expecting this to be carried by Hallelujah, but was genuinely surprised by the quality on display

Brilliant fucking album.

What a debut. Huge splash. Always leave the audience wanting more.

My generation (and younger) probably only heard Tim, the dad, on account of Jeff. And when you hear dad's Song to the Siren - which is one of the greatest songs of all time - you don't really feel the impact because you feel, based, on the genius of this record, of course its in the genes and why wouldn't the dad also be writing the greatest songs you've ever heard? Grace is diverse, comple, popular and virtuoso. Its one of the best records of the 1990s and to think I've been listening to it for 30 years makes me feel old. A talent gone too soon.

Other than Hallelujah I hadn’t heard much about Jeff Buckley. But what an album! The range is incredible. Such a shame that this was to become his only album.

Memorable la versión de Hallelujah Corpus Christy Carol, una pieza suave y peculiar dentro del álbum, aunque en general el disco me resultó heterogéneo. Dream Brother es interesante y envolvente. Forget Her tiene un tono melancólico y dramático que me gusta.

Hmm. Aside from “Hallelujah,” I’d never heard anything from Jeff Buckley, but I had high expectations based on things I’ve read. I was a little disappointed, to be honest; the tracks I most enjoyed (“Hallelujah” and “Lilac Wine”) were covers, and the rest didn’t really move me. I’ve put off rating this because I can’t decide between 3 or 4 stars. I think I’ll be charitable and round up from 3.5, but I’m noting that I didn’t fall in love with it like I thought I might.

Not a bad album. Captured the 90s sound and a couple songs were great. But overall for me this is one that is popular due to his death. With a career I don't think it lives up to the hype. And I hate Hallelujah

5 Sterne aufgrund romantischer Verklärung der Vergangenheit

Pretty easy listening from an artist I’ve never heard anyone f.

Decent, 3.75, interesting lyrics

Own

Solid album. Guy was super talented. Sad he died so young.

Since this album did not originally become popular but is now considered a classic, it's not really clear whether it's cool to like it or not. Either way, some of the songs are great; they have original structures and melodies. Gary Lucas on guitar is great (and even on the songs where he isn't playing, Buckley's own style is influenced by Lucas). Jeff's voice is great, but some people claim it's magic; that sets expectations too high.

No idea who this was before starting the album. I was blown away by the full sound and emotion.

Fantastic album and writing. Great guitar work, and the cover of Hallelujah was incredible. Not one of my favorite albums of all time, but definitely one I've gone back to a few times. In the scheme of this list so far, it deserves a 5 against the competition by my scale.

Such a brilliant album.

So I tried this album a while back but did not like it that much. On second listen I am blown away. Great vocal range and great song writing. No wonder Chris Cornell had such admiration for this dude.

6/10

I’ve gotten a couple Tim Buckley albums from this and I had friends who used to rave about Jeff Buckley. I could definitely hear his father’s influence on his singing. Ultimately I didn’t really connect with this. It wasn’t bad, just not my thing. I did really like “Hallelujah” and will be saving that one to my playlist.

Not too bad but don’t live it.. 3.5? I’ll round up

Oooooh. Any excuse for listening to Jeff. It’s already a 10/10 btw. Mojo Pin, what an opener and then into the title track Grace. It’s so good. I wish he could’ve made more 😔. God this hallelujah is so good.

Jeff has no question one of the strongest voices in music history. Throughout Garce’s run, he manages to use his voice in such vastly different ways that you can feel the full scope of human love emanating from his words. Jeff tackles love at all angles, making Grace, at times, Beautiful as well as downright heartbreaking.

A hauntingly beautiful masterpiece. Raw and vulnerable emotion mixed with driving and fun melodies. A perfect balance of upbeat and somber. Nothing but good things to say

I really don't like very much of this but will give it 2 stars or D-.

A truly great album with some great vocals and songwriting. There are a couple songs I am not crazy about but I can see myself enjoying them more on future listens. I can also see how he inspired Thom Yorke to use his falsetto more. 4.5 (but may go up to a 5 on future listens)

I do not mean any disrespect for the dead but I really have to wonder if this album would be on any kind of lists if Jeff Buckley didn’t have the good business sense to die after releasing it. Two stars.

The harmonics and tragic death make this an even greater homage.

Love album

Just not a fan of this style of music. Sounds painful and is painful to listen to.

A really solid rock album with a mellow, laid back feel. I enjoyed this one while doing work.

Good individual songs but not the greatest album. 3*

Now, I have heard this album before and have also listened to some songs by themselves, so I feel like I have a good grasp of this album. To sound a bit wanky for a moment, I'd say this album does have some beautiful sounding songs with wonderful instrumental pieces. It gets a thumbs up for that. My only negative is that sometimes, it can feel a bit overly self-indulgent and a tad bit whiny. That is fine, but it's basically the entire album. It gets old.

a really hit or miss album for me. when this album is at its best, it's really firing on cylinders. when it's not, it's just kind of a bore. i think the performances here are very good but i think especially the slower material bogs this one down a little too much for my liking. the more uptempo stuff is great, i just think the downtempo stuff is too boring. it's pleasant enough but not enough for me to love it entirely.

I think hallelujah or forget her has to be my favourite songs. very gorgeous album and very sad story....

It's really funny to me that this is the first one... This was my favourite album ever made for most of my life, and is still easily top 3. Favourites: 1. Lover, You Should've Come Over 2. Mojo Pinn 3. Last Goodbye 4. Forget Her 5. Hallelujah My Rating: 100/100

As someone that loved hallelujah in middle school it was fun to hear the album that song is from finally. Jeff Buckley has a killer voice and quite a bit of range that works on a pretty eclectic mix of tracks on this album. I was honestly expecting it to be slower like hallelujah but songs like eternal life really subverted that expectation while also exceeding it. Also really liked grace.

Lover, You Should Have Come Over = 5 stars, everything else too rock.

Just brilliant, what a voice, what an album… 4.8

I absolutely love this album and have since the ninties when i first got it, I remember being in shock when he died it was such a promising career cut short. It's hard to pick out highlights on the album as everything a great but for me Last Goodbye with its catchy chorus, rocket Eternal Life and the heartbreaking renditions of Lilac Wine & Hallelujah are personal highlights.

Voz maravillosa. Disco rollo. Salvo versión de Hallelujah. Por su voz y por esta versión, le doy 3.

Instant 5 as soon as I saw the album pop up. It took me a long time to appreciate Buckley. I was a hater of his "Hallelujah" cover for a long time (I always preferred the Rufus Wainwright version). But over the last year it finally clicked for me. This was one of the first vinyl records I purchased after buying a turntable, and it was a very good decision. Buckley managed to convey emotion in a way few vocalists are capable of, and he had one of the best voices in the business. His songs are haunting, his vocals somehow delicate and powerful at the same time (like on his cover of Nina Simone's "Lilac Wine"). The musicianship is great as well — I particularly love the guitar on the title track. There's not a bad song on this album, and it's a shame we didn't get to hear what else he was capable of because of his tragic death. Highlights: Grace, Lilac Wine, Hallelujah, Lover You Should've Come Over

Beautiful voice. Amazing guitarist.

Songs are pretty and sad and not sad

The music sounds great but it really doesn't do anything for me personally.

I’ve listened to this album before but just had it on in the background. This time I listened on a good stereo and read the lyrics. What a difference. This album really rocks at a lot of points too. Lots of great songs. A lot of pain too. I will definitely be listening more to this.

-This man has the voice of an angel. his soul is bleeding out of this album -I am going to cry -Integration of folk elements and covers of classic songs with more “modern” rock gives it sort of a timeless feel? His voice transcends time and space fr -Favorites are Mojo Pin, Hallelujah, Corpus Christi Carol, and Dream Brother

Great songs, nice easy listen

Voz maravillosa. Disco rollo. Salvo versión de Hallelujah. Por su voz y por esta versión, le doy 3.

pretty good for easy listening

Jeff Buckley has an amazing voice and he blew me away

Lo tenía muy escuchado, hermosisimo, muy triste

Obvi a classic for a reason. I def prefer Tim Buckley though!!

Tbh more like a 3.5 than a 4. Listened while hiking. Reached the crest of the mountain as hallelujah played so that really clicked for me. Fav tracks: lilac wine, lover you should come over (even though tik tok has fucked that one up a bit for me)

Vond dit echt een heel chill album

The track-listing’s dusting of coffee-shop standards betrays doubt over the originals’ power to carry a debut. This was unwarranted: Buckley’s songs are confident, written to the force of his voice, with enough personal kinks to easily overpower the period flinches - a dab of shoegaze here, and whoosh of Pearl Jam there are more seasoning than meal. The arrangements and structures are intelligent and never bore me, unusual for an album where track lengths average around five minutes. Singer-songwriters were in my massive blind spot as grunge kid, so I missed this when it was current, and drank it mostly outdoors on an early summer afternoon, welcome mild booziness and cool. I wouldn’t have liked it back then, like it a good amount now.

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.

Some good stuff here. "Lilac Wine" is fun-sad.

Kuulostaa U2:selta. Kiva että b-puolella löydettiin suvannon jälkeen vielä basso revittelemään - meinasi jo mennä mulla usko, jaksaako Jeff melkein tuntia. Kivasti jaksoi. Mutta ks. eka lause.

Nössöyttä sen ei-toivottavassa muodossa (levyllä on jotain nimeltään "Corpus Christi Carol"). Jeff ei kuitenkaan ole toivoton muusikko, ja Hallelujah puskee hänen tulkintansa siirappisuuden läpi ihmeellisenä kappaleena.

I loved this CD, you can see how it influenced Radiohead. His legacy lives on.

Took a while, but vibed with it

Such a pleasing listen, from beginning to end. His version of Hallelujah is world-widely known. The whole album has a consistent very high quality. Great discovery for me.

Joder quin conyàs d'àlbum i com agafa cançons com Hallellujah i se les carrega. No he pogut eh m'ha avorrit moltíssim. A més hi ha un parell de coses de producció que perquè les noti jo molt òbvies han de ser. ELR: 3/5

Amazing

Sehr schwieriges Album - „Halleluja“ dieser Song hat sich in die Bilder von 9/11 und Tsunami 2024 eingebrannt. Die damit empfundenen Emotionen werden unvergesslich bleiben. Das Album erfordert ein mehrmaligen Hören um die vielen Facetten des Albums zu erahnen. Bei zwei Songs ist mir das noch gelungen. „Mojo Pin“ ist unausgewogen, „Grace“ zu unruhig. Gut sind dafür aber die Ballade „Lilac Wine“, die klare Kopfstimme in „Corpus Christi Carol“, der Hard Rock in „Eternal Life“, der ins Wave driftende „Dream Brother“ und das melancholische Finale „Forget Her“. Ja, auch schwere Kost ist manchmal sehr sehr lecker 😋.

Wow. What an amazing listen! From the first note, I was hooked. His voice is great, and his guitar work is awesome. The album offers a perfect mix of folk, rock, and soul. I had to look further into Jeff's bio while listening. I knew he had passed, but imagine my surprise finding out he drowned. What a damn shame. This adds an even deeper sadness to a record already steeped in emotion. Another interesting fact I discovered is that he once had a band with TOOL's future drummer Danny Carey. Although they never recorded in a studio, some live tracks exist from their time together. Buckley's story is absolutely wild, and his debut album is incredible. I don't think I've ever gone from being unfamiliar with an artist (aside from his beautiful "Hallelujah" cover) to giving a 5-star rating so quickly. Grace is an unreal, absolutely awesome discovery, thanks to this hit-or-miss list.

Fine. The cover of Leonard Cohen's hallelujah which is almost mandatory on albums about love and emotions is one of the better versions I've heard, and I enjoyed the impressionistic Arthurian imagery and folky sounds of Corpus Christi.

я улетел

Это необычно... очень. Блин, я и с истории конечно тоже под впечатлением остался: вдохновлялся величайшими, имел батю легенду, который сторчался, и сам ушёл... трагично и безвозвратно. Короче, вау. Музкально пушка-бомба, и лирика, и какой-то разнос присутствует... короче жоска. Попадает в список любимых альбомов этого списка, однозначно

The "Hallelujah" cover is the standout and legendary track by Jeff Buckley. "Lilac Wine" and "Lover, You Should've Come Over" are both good songs and worth a listen. This is more mopey and also full of more covers than I remember. 3.3 stars rounded down.

Oof. I had higher hopes for this. Hallelujah has been on my playlist for decades. The rest of it kind of falls really flat. His dad was the better singer/songwriter.

Alt rock, singer-songwriter. Just an amazing album beginning to end. I don't really have any favorite moments, the whole thing was just incredible and sincere. Just dripping with melancholy and love and romance. And great variety too, never a moment where I was wanting it to end. Such a gifted songwriter and musician. Will revisit for sure. 5/5

Pretty undeniable

Amazing

A great. Sometimes it's a bit much but Lilac wine always good

A little whiny for me. A couple songs stand out: Hallelujah, obviously, and Lilac Wine.

Hallelujah was incredibly impactful. Great stuff.

Enjoyed hearing this modern classic. Especially love “Lover You Should Have Come Over,” which I was familiar with from Jamie Cullum’s cover.

This sounds a lot like if you took the ideas from prog rock and applied to folk, 90s grunge and even a little gospel. It’s such a weird album I get why it was never really commercially successful but I really like this one. I think this is a good example of being weird for a purpose because you’re trying to make an album that no one’s ever done before not just being weird for the sake of being weird. It can be a fine line to walk but this album has both feet squarely over.

This album is consistently expressive and heartfelt in a style not to far removed from what his father was doing with the intimacy of singer/songwriter/folk stuff, but with the gritty of edge of alternative rock and well developed, dramatic harmony.

if lana was a man in the nineties

I heard Last Goodbye on the Atlanta alternative station when I was a sophomore in high school and I fell in love with it. There are so many great songs on this album. Love the lilac wine cover.

The perfect album. Every song is dripping with passion and impeccable musicianship, one great song transitioning into another, i get lost in it everytime. Last Goodbye is one of best songs of the 90s, but Grace is my favorite track today - that changes every couple of years with so many choices.

Beautiful vocals.

This is that sort of sadboi music that I vibe with

It’s the worst version of hallelujah but to be fair that’s because all of the awful copies. So not really his fault. I like the original and I like John cales version. The restraint in both of them suits the song. Would have been interesting to see where he would have gone. This album is not bad but I think it’s more an harbinger of things to come rather than a fully realised musical vision. That it was not to be is a tragedy. 3

Soaring talent and range, and it's such a good things when talent and commercial success an somehow happen with compromise. If course the tragedy being his death and this is all we have. The emotional intensity and attention needed make this wonderful to listen to, and such an exemplar, but also I need to pause for air at times. It's so intense. Which is why I would have loved to see him mature and fill out in style and repertoire. If this is the ernest exhibition price to pass the exam, I would have loved to see his lyrical expressionism develop and relax, and to see his performance personality grow to give room for playfulness and fun to enter on stage too. I've had the album for decades. It the kind of album you find when moving how or rearranging furniture and you compulsively out it on. It was so rare for pure vocal talent to be pop. Lilac Wine is a song, somehow I heard as it I had never played the album. I did need to pause. I can't fault or criticise this. It's past that point. It's easily in a top 500 or 300 or 100 list as something to hear once. It can be almost unbearable intensity and there is its purity - nothing is held back. I can't hear this with critical ears. Only amazement. As an aside, I think Katie Noonan is another of these rare voices which is such pleasure to hear doing virtuoso things, but even more trained and practiced... I don't out them side by side- but for vocals .

The emotion on this album is palpable. I never heard it for quite a few years after it was released, but saw all the live clips on Rage & had picked up the Live At Sin-e e.p. From an op-shop in the mid-90’s, & knew Mojo Pin & Eternal Life from that. The versions on Grace are excellent. And I really love his choice of cover versions - the Benjamin Britten carol is beautiful. I knew Lilac Wine from Elkie Brooks’ version(1978), though it had been written by Broadway composer James Shelton in 1950, and was recorded by Eartha Kitt in 1953. However apparently Buckley claimed the only version worth listening to was Nina Simone’s(1966). Then, of course there’s his cover of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah ( I recommend the book “The Holy Or The Broken : Leonard Cohen, Jeff Buckley & The Unlikely Ascent of Hallelujah” by Alan Light). Buckley’s version is sublime. There is just something about his voice that is reminiscent of his father’s voice & it often makes me cry, because I loved Tim Buckley & the fact that they both died at such young ages is extremely sad. This is a terrific listen.

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.

Fucking incredible, reminds me a lot of the melancholy in elliot smith

Rocket singer/ songwriter, lidt forskellige stilarter, hallelujah

Snore fest!

wide range of sound on this one... corpus christi to eternal life is two opposite ends of the spectrum.

This is one of my favorite albums of all time, top 3 for sure. It's just so perfect in every way - instrumentation, production, lyrics. And, man, that guy could sing. What a voice. I mean I know that music is subjective to a point but if you don't like this album, sorry you're wrong and need to go back and listen again. Jeff Buckley was one of the few geniuses we've had in modern music. So much of the music that came after Jeff Buckley would not have happened without this album. It is a masterpiece and it is so sad that we didn't get more from him in his much too brief life. ∞/5

Beautiful, indeed. I have an emotional attachment to this album, I won't deny it, but I really think it's well done musically

3.5 rounded up

Decent album, good vocals

A powerful album with a haunting undercurrent throughout. RIP

Really intense and ambitious. Not sure how often I can come back to it but it's unquestionably brilliant. Some tracks are very long and winding - but I think that's the point. Lover you should have come over is one of the best songs ever written. Maybe a 4/4.5 out of personal preference but a 5 in terms of overall significance.

Top5 Album all time! What a joy to listen to, and what a disappointment to see that Hallelujah doesn't even come close to top 100 most played songs on Spotify.

Hallelujah is a really good song and this is the best version of it. Other than that most of it was OK but we can see why other people like it a lot.

Soulful

Jaja een van mijn favorieten. Lover you shouldve come over een van de mooiste nummers ooit, wat kon deze man zingen zeg

heerlijk, vond dit altijd al een mooi album, echt een roald album wel, hij zal ook wel 5 sterren geven met een pretentieus review over dat hij de lp heeft, let maar op

Hallelujah blijft janken met pet op Prachtig zielige muziek, alleen dat nummer is 5 sterren van dit album "Lover, you should've come over" ook nog wel oke rest raakte me niet echt

Some great tunes, Hallelujah especially, but a bit boring towards the end.

Great album. Fun listen.

Rock album with aura. Full of love songs but they aren't corny

Mischung aus Folk, Rock und Soul mit Cover-Versionen. Stimmungsvolles Album.

Hauntingly beautiful - I often wonder whether this would have blown up the way it did had Jeff lived longer, and whether he would have continued making boundary-pushing music or become a bit of a twat. Either way we're blessed to have this effort.

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Gorgeous, nuanced, so much talent, such a tragedy his early death

I don’t deserve to listen to an album this good.

Strong song writing and epic covers , discovered a few new songs.

The variety of song structures and singing styles was a positive and a negative for him. Some hit, many missed. Listening to this again did not give me insight into why all my college friends were into this album, but did clarify for me what I didn't like about it then. 3 is generous.

a fun listen that couldn't justify the outsized reputation this album has

I actually really liked his voice and style of singing!

not really a fan of the albums that heavily feature covers, ngl

Hmm. There were a couple of tracks on here that I enjoyed, but overall I found it kind of plodding. It might not have helped that I had a bunch of cleaning and gardening type work to do today. Not one of my favorite iterations of Hallelujah either.

Wow. Just gorgeous. Complex and fluid. Bummer about the tugboat.

Started weak, got better, weak, better, irritating, a couple of FF's and thankfully this one is over.

this was overall a great album. Songs like “So Real” really set the album apart. Very interesting to see how this really influenced people like Tom Yorke. I’ve heard about Jeff Buckley but never gave a listen. Extremely underrated

It felt like it was unfinished. Still sounded nice, but almost empty

I was hoping to relisten to this but I'm falling behind! This really kind of wowed me. I think I had this pre-conceived idea of what this was going to sound like because of "Hallelujah." But there is so so much more going on than that mega-platinum soft rock anthem. A lot of different musical ideas at play. I hear a ton of Radiohead here. I kind of feel like this is what I wish The Bends sounded like. Anyway I need to listen more, but I am now truly saddened at Jeff Buckley's early passing. Can't help but wonder what else he would go on to do.

5/5/5. Stunning. Everything I could ever want in a singer of Jeff Buckley's caliber. He is in his own lane. The songs are often dark, melancholic, yet so intimate and live-feeling. You get the feeling that an audience member could shuffle or cough a little too loudly and interrupt the spell that he casts. I think this album is kind of un-repeatable. The more I get into this list, the more I realize how much of a rarity it is that a singer of Jeff Buckley's abilities is also a good songwriter, also a conjurer of worlds, also such a unique and yet somehow restrained performer. A true troubadour. Shame we get only one album. In an alternate world, a sophomore album would have been hard-pressed to beat this. 5/5

His voice is haunting. Not a lot of memorable top line melodies on this, his biggest album, other than the Cohen cover. But the way he vocally delivers each and every song as well as some of the interesting psychedelic arrangements makes this album a must listen and must have for me. Wow.

Although I do like Hallelujah, overall this was slow and boring.

Really really like this album. Great early 90' sound and good storytelling. So real is my favorite on the album.

Grace // Lilac Wine // So Real // Hallelujah // Forget Her 3.5/5

decidedly meh closer to a 2.5 but will score it a 3

I have never listen to this album but I know intimately his version of Hallelujah, which is one of my favourite songs. It’s a gem, that song, and it’s amazing to hear it in context here, in the middle of an album that wraps around it. It puts the song in context both musically and lyrically. Production is great, arrangements suberb. The band is great and Buckley’s voice is perfect for this material. Added to the library.

I spent many, many hours listening to this record when it came out. It is fascinating to revisit these albums that have shaped my musical taste in so many ways. This one smells like sleepless nights with friends, listening to music, playing cool and thinking about what it would mean to live the kind of life that Buckley and others talk about in their songs. What it would mean to be in love like this, to live like this, feel like this, dream like this. We were a bunch of teenagers trying to understand what being alive was supposed to mean, by listening to these songs. Jeff Buckley taught us a lot. This album also opened my eyes and ears to other music that would become important: Nina Simone, Benjamin Britten, Captain Beefheart (Gary Lucas, who co-wrote 2 songs here, used to be Beefheart's guitarist in the later part of his career). Life courses through these songs, often over the top epic, but always sincere. He caught lightning in a bottle with this one. Many tried after, but I can't think of anyone who got it in the same way. And then he was gone. Just like that, it was over. This is one that walks with me.

sic. If Taylor says she ain't a fan, she's fucking lying. Her whole career. And yet: Maybe this is not something I'll ever get. It's not terrible, but there are no truck stop speed hair stands. My wig is not flipped. I don't feel like its Buckley's world. I am lacking in awe. This seems peculiar, considering Page, Plant, Bowie, and Dylan all think this is the shit. I understand why they loved it, though I would ask Dylan about the "sensitive, troubled boyfriend" songs that seem run the track list. It's boring. I'd ask Bowie about prevailing dramatic earnestness, and why is feels empty on both counts. I'd ask Page and Plant about absence of epic rocking, epic ballading, and the lack, pardon the pun, of band presence beyond Buckley's amazing voice. I'd ask Buckley if he had something aside from "boyfriend" songs in his pocket, or was he going to go full louche lover man like Dad? Then I'd ask Leonard Cohen about eternity, and he'd say I was just a spectator. I am a third eye gazer, Len. Mudhoney, take it away: "Oh god, How I love to hate Slidin' in n out of grace Save me lord, fuck the rest Slidin' in n out of grace."

some very strong, heartwrenching moments. equally - some very overwrought melodramatic moments. but I imagine striking a balance on such a sad album is near impossible

Idk I don't really see a lot to like here

Jeez, this is just such an incredible album. Buckley's control of his voice, the musicianship, the 90s singer-songwriter vibe that's so much more. It feels like most 90s music with the familiar tropes like acoustic guitar supported by strings but at this same time is just unique.

I expected something more boring (Hallelujah over-exposure). I like his voice (Thom Yorke-esque at times) and there's some really nice instrumentation but I don't feel a strong pull to re-listen.

I'll admit I wasn't familiar with Jeff Buckley until I heard Hallelujah, which led me to search out his other work. Talented musician, tragic story. But the rest of this album just never hit me the way Hallelujah still does. Giving it a 4 just based on that work.

I spent years trying to get into this album. I knew its reputation, but I couldn’t figure out what made it special. No doubt Buckley voice is enough for some to make it a stand out, but vocals alone aren’t usually enough for me. Not that I’m speaking negatively of the musicianship present, which was also immediately obvious when I first dove in, as in every subsequent attempt there after, but I just couldn’t quite connect. Then one day, my shuffle threw on Lover, You Should’ve Come Over, and in that moment I realized it was simply one of the greatest songs I had ever heard. Everything else fell into place after that, and every song began hitting harder than it ever had before. It wasn’t just talent that stood out to me anymore, it was the emotion, and unique beauty that accompanies every song on the album. Brilliant stuff.

he seems like a nice man but maybe a bit much

Got me wanting to call an ex, sad but good. Loved it

Jeff's voice is unlike anything I've ever heard before. It's so heavenly, and buttery smooth, the song writing Is also nothing to scoff at.

decent stuff

Masterpiece

Oh, no. Just no. Music to spiral into neverending depression, if that's your bag.

I think I need more time with this album. I liked some of it a lot - Last Goodbye and Lover, ... For example. Other songs did less for me, and I'm afraid Hallelujah is so overplayed now that it loses all power. But I think it's plausible that if I listened to this multiple times I could grow to love it and maybe it would be a four or even five star album.

ok album, but nothing really stood out

"Grace" is the only studio album by American singer-songwriter Jeff Buckley. Alternative rock, folk rock and jazz rock are the listed genres and it fits into all those within this album. The album initially had poor sales and mixed reviews but over time it gained tremendous critical acclaim and with reissues sold very well. The album was produced by Andy Wallace. The opening song "Mojo Pin" starts slowly with synths, acoustic guitar and Buckley achingly moaning. Drums and electric guitar come in and the song builds. It starts, stops and I got a real jazzy vibe. Buckley vocals go from whispering to howling. It's a song about a black woman's dream and addiction. The first single was "Grace" and is another song that builds. There's toned-down vocals. Strings are added. Buckley says the song was about saying goodbye to a true love. A slide guitar and a melodic bass start "Last Goodbye." More strings are added and Buckley is just showcasing his octave range. It's the best pop song on the album. Speaking of best of's, Buckley's cover of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" is pretty high on my favorite cover song list. Stark electric guitars and emotional vocals. It's one of the few songs where both the music and vocals give each other space. Just outstanding. In 2014, the song was inducted into the Library of Congresses' National Recording Registry for its artistic significance. "Eternal Life" is a total rocker. Buckley's voice fits in perfectly. It would have been interesting to see if he would have experimented down this path but unfortunately that would never happen. The highlight of this album is the tremendous voice of Jeff Buckley - emotional, soft, loud and with a wide octave range. Sure, it's over the top at times but flows with the music perfectly. A lot of these songs build and some are very busy with the instrumentation; I tended to like the ones that were more stark and sparse. Great overall production by Andy Wallace. It's too bad we never got a chance to see what Buckley would do next but at least we have this, which is a very, very good album.

A little bit like a musical. Great to listen to the whole album in one piece.

I never listened to this album before now, and WOW!

I remember it as amazing, but on re-listen 30 years later , i'm finding it to be three really great rock tracks, the rest is a bit whiney and dull. Standout track - Last goodbye.

Obviously Hallelujah is an all time classic song but the rest of the album was a bit soporific, even when listened to on a chilled morning.

Nothing special to me.

Already know and love. 4.2. RIP :(

There's some decent songwriting going on but all these years later & I still don't like his voice.

Good but mid Last song made it a 3

Didn’t listen to it much but it seemed good with the first couple of songs

Not really my thing 3.5/5

Took a while to grow on me but this is pretty good. There were some really annoying songs but overall very nice. Lover, You Should've Come Over and So Real were my personal favourites.

was cool

very chilled out rock. it's mostly mellow but steadily goes into grunge territory. keeps you very interested with what's going on throughout. is it prog? maybe not, but it's very close to it in more ways than one i feel. shame this album was the only one he did.

Heard of this guy in passing but never listened to his album. The whine meter on this is pretty consistently high for my taste, and he seemed to be reaching to fill space with his chord progressions and lyrics, making it feel forced. Nevertheless I liked a good bit of it.

I enjoyed several songs

Buckley is one of the great "what-ifs" in music for me. As it is, the one album he did make before his death is very solid. His voice is the star, but the instrumentation throughout the album isn't bad either. There's a definite haunting/melancholic feel that pervades the whole thing.

One of the most mournfully sweet, magical albums. My god, if angels could speak through people, they absolutely sang through Jeff Buckley.

Pretty fucking dull.

besides Hallelujah, hard to imagine anyone actively seeking out to listen or re-listen to any song on here

I've tried and tried and tried to like this... but I do not. Seems overhyped. I prefer his father's music.

I think this is my favourite version of 'Hallelujah' that I've heard. A lovely album.

Jeff Buckley has a great voice and his command of it on this album is truly impressive. This is definitely well worth a listen, but probably a bit too full-on all the time to be an album I'd rate super highly.

So talented but not something I'll come back to probably

Some great songs on this one

Amazing voice my goodness. Always loved this album. Gone too soon.

Strong 4

Need I say anything

Background listen for me

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Decent album. Mostly slow song, which are performed well, but sometimes not what I want to listen to. In a different mood, it may have caught me better. 3/5 Might listen again

#196. I've listened to this album many times before, and this time it was just as brilliant as every other time. It's great start to finish. I have no complaints, really. 5/5: perfect. *this is the twenty first album I purchased from this list. Song added to playlist: Last Goodbye I've created a playlist on Spotify that consists of the best and/or my favorite song from each of the albums in this book. This list can be found here if you are interested: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7MAXDGLWlwLkFLb8veGfkA?si=FqkQQPgZTFWG0jAUJXLFZA&utm_source=copy-link

Intense. Not what I expected. A lot of variety musically. Really powerful, at times prescient considering Jeff Buckley's short life - for example on "So Real" he sings "...I couldn't awake from the nightmare that sucked me in and pulled me under Pulled me under oh that was so real..."

only listened to once on 4/18. would like a re-visit but this is where Hallelujah comes from. 3.2/5

I've known this is considered an all time classic and of the tragic story of Jeff Buckley, but had never previously heard any of the music. I had always also assumed this album was from the 1970s, rather than the 90s. The record didn't disappoint. Rockier than expected, but emotionally raw and affecting, it is both powerful and beautiful. Rating: 4/5 Playlist track: Hallelujah Date listened: 17/04/24

Amazing album, though the last quarter of songs is not as remarkable. Really wished I could rate this one with four and a half stars.

Mojo Pin is a beautifull crescendo of a song. A perfect album starter. Grace is an even more powerfull crescendo with screams like Led Zeppelin. Last Goodbye is quieter song. Almost an album filler. Lilac Wine is even quieter, but is a very nice ballad-like track. So Real is a double crescendo with a mid-song guitar sound I wish was expanded on. Hallelujah is a beautifull cover of the popular song. Love, You Should Come Over is the strongest track on this record, weaving a beautifull soundscape of a song. On Corpus Christi Carol Jeff shows excellent control of his falsetto voice on this dreamy lullaby. In contrast to the previous track, Eternal Life starts off with howling guitars that made me check if the album had already ended and Spotify started playing random stuff. A nice wake-me-up of a rock song. Dream Brother has oriental inspired guitar sounds that remind me of 60s psych rock (what’s in a name?). Forget Her is what now feels like a typical Jeff Buckley song. A strong ending to the album. 4/5

Beast of a debut. What a talent? Sad that he went too soon

Simply awesome!!

Classic, incredible album

it's so good & the lilac wine cover knocks me straight out.

Aside from the vocal talent on display across the whole album, I love this album dearly because Lover You Should've Come Over will remain my heartbreak anthem forever, even makes me want to have my heart broken so I can feel how he felt singing.

I recall the first time I heard about this album and being excited to listen, and when I did... eh, I would have given it 3 stars maybe. As time has passed though, the album grew on me. Prior to this appearing on the 1001 Album list, I would have given this 4 stars, which is what I expected when I pulled it up for a listen. But wow, this is 5 star material. As Brad Pitt said about the album, "It just... it's under my skin." Interesting side note for those who didn't read the full Wikipedia article. Bob Dylan named Buckley "one of the great songwriters of the decade", and David Bowie considered Grace to be the best album ever made. Those two guys know a thing or two about music :) 5 stars.

quite liked it

loved it. no notes.

What a talent. Incredible loss to the world.

Ah, what a delightful album. And I gave it a good listen too. I noticed that Lilac Wine stood out a bit compared to the songs around it, making sense that it’s a cover. Eternal life also stood out quite a bit as being a more hard rock sound. I quite enjoyed it. And of course the classic love songs. Lover you should’ve come over. So heartbreaking. His voice is so full of emotion. An album which seems to be there for me during heartbreak. Lyrically pleasant. Love it

Extraordinary voice...so so musical accompaniments. Overall some real moments of loveliness. Best Track: Mojo Pin

Yuck

One of the biggest losses to music was Jeff Buckley. This album is full of examples of his incredible talent.

te amo jeff, de lo mejor que escuché nunca

4.5

No.

Showcase for an astonishing vocal gymnast. The full 8 octave range is on show here, allowing Buckley to sound like Plant or Surkamp or even Nina Simone. Feel free to add more. All this and one of the great cover versions.

Quite the voice. Lilac Wine shows it off unadorned. Hallelujah can fight it out with kd lang for the definitive version. 3*

10/10

I’d previously heard the Hallelujah cover (the cover that all other Hallelujah covers wish they could be), but the rest was completely new to me. I particularly enjoyed Eternal Life, but everything was pleasant to listen to

A lovely bunch of sad lads. Never actually listened to this before, which is odd considering it’s pretty up my street and I was fully aware of its existence. I’m sure after a few more listens it would be a 5. Simpsons: No

Was looking forward to checking this one out, and it was great.

This was ok. let's be honest I'm only going to Listen to Hallelujah again from this album

Jeffs a bit of a whiny boy but I’m here for it 100% all the time. One of my favourite, if not my favourite album. Classic post break up Elliot music this. Best version of Hallelujah. Lyrically just sad and beautiful, real cathartic gut punch of an album. Lover You Should've Come Over is a favourite of mine, paints a beautiful picture lyrically and I'm a fan of a unique time signature (6/8) I know Forget Her is a bonus track so I don't know if I should count it but I love it so much. Been on many drunk night walks listening to this album and feeling sorry for myself, 10/10 would recommend.

This album really is a masterpiece!

A few years ago I heard the singer/guitarist of one of my favorite bands, bought Jeff Buckley's guitar but I didn't even know who he was or why that was significant. Now I finally understand.

Too dark and not engaging.Tragic story. I wish he, like others, really found their peak.

Truly incredible

Yep - this album is a true hidden gem. Pure voice, wide range, and great diversity in sound and songs. Liked Grace, Eternal Life, and Forget Her best, but all good. Added Forget Her to my play list. Will check more of his songs (4.2*s)

This gets top billing for #1 sad boy album and feels like the soundtrack to every college kid's melancholy phase of the '90s. The tones are eerie, his voice is haunting, and he's very talented. It's beautiful and full of emotion, just not the emotion I'm feeling at this point in my life. I do like it, I just don't want to feel sad right now. But you can't help but think about the tragedy of it all when you listen to this front to back. I'm not crying, you're crying.

Had no idea what to expect from this. Never heard of Buckly. Got a good voice but can't say much else about it. Just an overall snoozer album. Maybe not best for a top down sunny drive home from work.

The only prior knowledge I had of Jeff Buckley was the Hallelujah cover and that he is Tim Buckley's son. Not sure what I expected but it wasn't this. Surprised by how much I enjoyed this. Never realized this was a highly regarded album. It's got a good mix some emotional rock songs and some slower ballads. Incidentally the Hallelujah cover is the worst song on the album for me (song has always bugged me). I can see why Jeff Buckley was viewed as an up-and-comer before his tragic drowning. Not sure it's one of the greatest albums ever but I can see why someone might identify with it. 2.95 stars

Real Fav songs: hallelujah =>

Such a great album. He's voice is absolutely beautiful, very intelligent and delicate guitar work, and the band rings amazing. Wanted to listen for a long time but hesitated. It's better than I thought

We're on fire now, another on of my favourites of all time. Singer-Songwriter albums can be really hard to pull off but are by far some of the best albums when done right. Jeff Buckley was always going to be a star, his dad was a huge artist and song-writer so it was clearly in the family. This album came together so perfectly, the instruments are so unique to me and I do not know who played them or any information on the recording but it just assists his voice so well. A voice which is just brilliant, one of my favourite male vocalists which I normally struggle to really like male vocalists compared to female. This is one of the exceptions it is just so brilliant and it is a clear example of how someone can really produce a great album with the backing of a big label. He struggle a lot with living up to the success and from what I know the album was quite slept on when it came out, it is such a shame he never got to see huge success definitely one of the biggest losses of talent. I actually showed this album to a friend at college and it is probably now his favourite album always playing it always mentioning. We even played Forget Her at the college gig the album was such a big part of college and I still love it. I think a lot of these songs would have been really big in the 2000's like "last goodbye", and I think that stands why it took more time to get popular. I do have it currently as my 21st favourite albums, singer-songwriter is one genre where I don't feel there is much space for dead space. Hallelujah is definitely an overplayed song but this is it's best rendition and I think it works perfectly. The only 2 songs I am not hugely fond of are Lilac Wine and Corpus Christi Carol. Replace the latter with Forget Her, which somehow didn't make the official release, and you have a Top 10 album. Stand Out Songs Grace Lover, You Should've Come Over Dream Brother

Awesome vocals.

He had a really interesting voice and way of playing. I liked his lyrics. Not sure I would listen often but found it very enjoyable.

Really liked this, wild that it’s a debut album, sad we didn’t get more

Reminded me a lot of Radiohead especially vocally and I came to find out they were influenced by him along with a lot of other artists I like. Thought this was great top to bottom with pristine vocals and well written songs.

This really grew on me while I was listening.

Very moody. Not what I was necessarily expecting going into it. Lyrics and instrumentals were good

Not bad, a bit Whiny Radiohead -esque. Interesting to hear the rest of a style of “hallelujah”

Listened to it many many times. Got in my attention after I read that it influenced many bands… like Radiohead. Fall in love with it ever since. Too many good ones here. “So real”, “lover you should come over”. Good memories. Amazing album

One of my favourite albums ever. No skips

Style seemed all over the place. Couldn't get into it. 1/5

brilliant and diverse

I had only heard Hallelujah cover from Jeff Buckley before, so I was positively surprised how “rock” his only album is. Although not that different from many other 90s stuff.

Easy listening on a rainy day didn’t really blow me away though. The hallelujah cover was nice but I feel every version of that song hits

I was VERY into this album 15 or so years ago (in my 20s). I believe I got into Jeff Buckley toward the end of high school, because I remember listening to "Last Goodbye" with a group of friends around and telling the girl I had a thing for that she might like it, and a different friend gave me shit because they played it all the time on a radio station that we listened to a lot at the time. If I have my memories correctly lined up, that would've been summer '04. So, shit... 20 years ago... Anyway, I wasn't expecting to enjoy this much having not listened to it in probably 10 or more years. I never lost appreciation or respect, but I just don't still listen to very much from that time in my life. Tastes evolve, times change, and so do we. Well this dude's voice is still as impressive as ever, and the music doesn't sound as dated as I'd thought it would. For a 30 year old record, it holds up quite well. Is it fair to call it timeless? His influences are clear, his training is obvious... This album is very good. I might even let the Legacy Edition bonus disc section play out...