Grace

Very 90s. Really good voice, really good cover of Hallelujah. Probably won’t come back to it.

Background music, again

I know I’ve heard the title track before, but I really liked it this time around. This is one of the highest 3s, and I wasn’t sure if I should give it a 4, but there are a couple of slow moments that I didn’t like. Didn’t really get the Hallelujah cover.

förstår inte att den här är såhypead? den var väl bra men asså, så bra? hm

First listen - So i’d heard of but not heard Jeff Buckley, I was expecting more acoustic singer-songwriter but this is a lot more than that, a very complete LP. Sounding like Thom Yorke at times. Really difficult to label / categorize as the songs are so different. It’s not what I’d usually like but I can tell this is decent, worth repeated listens, probably a grower.

Lots of slow love songs, but undeniably insane voice. Forget Her and Lover you Should’ve Come over are great. 3.5

Good album but didn't feel it was anything spectacular. Wasn't familiar with Buckley's tragic story before this, it's a shame he didn't get the chance to make more music

It was aigt

I can see why people wax philosophical about Jeff Buckley but I just can't get on board. By the end of the album, I just felt like the listening experience had been a pointless exercise. In the interest of fairness, I'll admit that the musicianship is out of this world. Truly stellar. Mind-blowing at times, even. But Buckley's vocals are frustratingly lazy. Not that he's a bad singer, mind you. He just seems completely averse to actual melody lines or hooks. The wandering, off-the-cuff singing does exactly nothing for me. I know writing killer melody lines is hard but that doesn't mean you get to skip it.

Okay!

If there's one thing the author of this book loves more than post punk it's boring white men singing Hallelujah

A once in a lifetime voice

I sort of like this but not enough. It has pleasant moments but never really grabbed me.

Not as good as i remembered

Never cared too much about this one despite being obvious that JF was a massive talent and apart from the LC cover.

It’s nice, it drags but it’s not that bad, there are some atonal voice solos that are a bit cringe so it goes with a 3 / 5

Few good songs, gives me Led zepplin vibes. Good album overall. 6/10

Meh, I don’t know…wasn’t really feeling it. Maybe if I listened to it again, but really don’t feel like it. I’ll give it the benefit of the doubt and go with 3 stars but nothing about the album really captured my interest.

Not bad; obviously Hallelujah is amazing, but nothing else particularly stood out to me.

Hallelujah tho

Interesting album. The mellow parts pull you in to make the loud parts even more impactful

Today's album is passionate but weird, sinister but sleepy. Some tracks really connect with me in their sorrowfullness, but some have very little to latch on to. I like it marginally better than some other albums 8ve rated at 2, but not by a huge margin. Just squeaks into the 3 star for my tastes as an 9verall experience but I won't be listening to the album again, only certain tracks.

Carino, Hallelujah mi sa un po' di sopravvalutata, però...

One good track, otherwise forgettable. Its a really good track though. 3/5

Kind of a surprise. Kind of had Led Zeppelin vocals and guitar sound mixed with 90s alt rock. Didn’t blow me away but enjoyed the album overall

Discordant songs and emotion is clear. Not necessarily stand out for my taste

Classic album, really enjoyed the title track. Doubt I'll go back to listen to the album in full again

Although not my vibe, this man was very talented.

not my style, but some nice tunes to zone out

There's some pretty decent songs on here. Pretty good writing. But nothing really blows my skirt up. For sure, the best song is the cover of Cohen. Which, I think is better than Cohen's version (not to bad mouth Cohen, I just don't think his register was good for the song or the weird synth), but not even close to the best one. Wainwright, Brandi Carlisle, John Cale. All better in my opinion. Buckley's is (was?) just the most famous.

Cry baby

Jeff Buckley has an incredible voice, good album but it was a little slow at places.

Overall, I enjoyed this album. I like the style of music and I felt the instrumentation was clean. Nevertheless, I can't give this a higher rating because I found the sound slightly but gratingly whiny and incessantly touched by sorrow. I think Buckley's voice was partially the cause.

3.5

I have expected it to be more melodic and interesting. Hallelujah is great, but not enough else to hold interest. It’s coherent, but not more than “fine”.

An old friend - at least 20 years now I've just had the two best (for me) tracks tagged. Listening to the rest of it, there's some good and some really not good. I'll be sticking to the two monsters - not Hallelujah though, that's overplayed massively

Super voice, sin dudas recomendable y de mis discos para conservar

Ok album, some nice guitar music, not a fan of Buckley’s singing

It alright

It was good. Some fun parts. Definitely not a 3 but also definitely not a 4

I remember this album being huge amongst my peers in Sydney in the mid-90s, but I only knew his cover of Hallelujah. I enjoyed this.

Not the greatest of albums. The artist has Hallelujah and that’s it. Without that song I would have given it a worse score for sure.

Certainly not bad, but it is somewhat repetitive. It can be a little boring at times too.

Eternal Life är bäst men kändes tyvärr som att den inte hörde hemma på albumet.

3/5 okeyish

Its hard not to love his voice.

I was a nice listen. Obviously heard a few things from the album. I feel like the mystique around Jeff Buckley has less to do with his talent or the quality of this one release and more to do with the fact that he died young and fans are left wondering what he could have been.

Never really got this. I should donut I don’t Cover art: iconic cover

Other than a few moments (“Last Goodbye,” “Lover,” of course, “Hallelujah”), this is overwrought and not all that great. Title cut is particularly excessive and the singing generally is extreme; is he showing off on the Britten piece (which feels lovely but also that it belongs on a different record, maybe, if only for the rap-rock opening to next cut)?. The mood is also undercut by too many hard-rock/even metal-y riffs. This record was ubiquitous for being overhyped (IMHO) back in the day – who doesn’t love the dying-young-romantic-rock-n-roll-hero story? Old as Byron and Keats at least.

a lot going on but a bit needy

3.8 - Lots of soaring, operatic vocals and some strong 90s grunge-tinged guitars. Highlights (as expected): "Last Goodbye", "Hallelujah."

Classic mid 90s album. Angelic voice. Good variety. Some 90s light grunge. Definitive version of Hallelujah. Very sad that he died so young like his Dad.

Strange and delicate whale song. I thought 'I'll listen to more of this guys stuff!'. Only to discover he is dead. Very sad.

Very slow/sad crooner album. Seems to channel a bit of Thom Yorke in his voice. I've heard his version of Hallelujah before. Overall not my thing but it was ok for what it was.

it's listenable. 3/5

On the evening of May 29, 1997, Buckley's band flew to Memphis to join him in his studio to work on his new material. The same evening, Buckley went swimming fully dressed in Wolf River Harbor, a slack water channel of the Mississippi River, singing the chorus of "Whole Lotta Love" by Led Zeppelin. Keith Foti, a roadie in Buckley's band, remained on shore. After moving a radio and guitar out of reach of the wake from a passing tugboat, Foti looked up to see that Buckley had vanished. The wake of the tug boat had swept him away from shore and under water. A rescue effort that night and the morning after by scuba teams and police failed to discover him. On June 4, passengers on the American Queen riverboat spotted his body in the Wolf River caught in some branches, and he was brought to land. Buckley's autopsy showed no signs of drugs or alcohol in his system, and the death was ruled an accidental drowning. The official Jeff Buckley website published a statement saying that his death was not mysterious and was not a suicide.

aight

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.

Pretty good album. Not really something I would go back for repeat listens very much, with the exception being the amazing cover of “hallelujah”.

Decent album

It's a good and very unique album especially for the time. I don't listen to the entire album very often.

Got some nice songs in there

I really like Last Goodbye, and of course his version of Hallelujah is pretty great. Corpus Christi Carol is a bit irritating though. He really had a strong and expressive voice, it’s sad he didn’t get the chance to make more records.

Today I learned that the song Teardrop by Massive Attack is about Jeff Buckley. Those lyrics and vocals were Elizabeth Fraser of the Cocteau Twins who was involved with him before he died. As for the album, I really love the bassline on Last Goodbye and Hallelujah is a perfect 10. I could listen to Massive Attack ad nauseaum, but this album took some effort.

Identified a song I like on the radio and added to a play list - Good Bye. Couple other decent songs but too much mediocre ballad crap.

Widely acclaimed 90's alt record but I've never really taken the time to listen to it (though of course I've heard the big songs). I can see why it's an important record. He really does have a unique voice and he does some really cool stuff with it on here. Was recently watching something and learned that Jeff Buckley was huge influence on Radiohead as they were working on The Bends. I guess Thom Yorke saw Jeff Buckley around the time they were working on that record and Buckley's performance influenced Yorke to use falsetto on Fake Plastic Trees. So it's definitely an important record. Having said all that, I found it a bit hit or miss for me personally. Especially when it gets more operatic (Corpus Christi Carol). But the highs are pretty high. It's a strong 3 for me - probably close to a 4.

pretty good hard to pin to a genre funny how he wrote hallelujah considering his rendition isn't very good 3.5

Not really my type of music but can appreciate it

Folk-rock suave. Ni fu ni fa.

Ist mir immer wieder bissl zu jammernd und etwas fad.

Monday morning

Gloomy voice, but awesome guitar

"Hallelujah" is a classic and is the most easy to my ears. The other songs were harder for me to appreciate, but the guitar play was good throughout the whole album. Favourite songs: Hallelujah and Dream Brother.

Ok. I'd heard a couple of these, but some of the songs got annoying.

It was fine. Couple of songs I liked a lot, but a couple that his voice really irritated me on.

I had never heard of Jeff Buckley or this album and it was a good listen. Will definitely go back to this. Sad that he died young.

His version of “Hallelujah” is the definitive one for me but I feel like all the songs could have been trimmed for excess. Almost every song is four and a half minutes at least.

Of course Hallelujah is epic, and the definitive version of the song. I like the songs that skew toward that heartfelt mysticism, as opposed to the songs that skew toward throwaway 90's alt rock.

I always thought that this album was a bit overrated.

Buena voz. Alguna canción reconocible. Pop.

great singing and decent instrumentation but most songs didn't hit me...

Možd bi bilo bolje da sam in the mood for it, al realno trica je super ocjena

I was never on the Buckley bandwagon first time around. Some great songs on here, not the biggest fan of his voice. Definitely needs another listen.

While the album is a bit slower tempo for my taste is definitely lovely on the ears. Jeff’s voice is beautiful. My favorite is lilac wine. Jeff is a great artists

I feel like the last half of this album has very 90s production.

Favorites: Last Goodbye, Lilac Wine, Forget Her

Pierwszy i jedyny studyjny album jaki pan Jeff Buckley wpuscil za swego zywota, a szkoda bo z takim glosem mogl jeszcze cos z pewnoscia nagrac wartego uwagi, to wlasnie wokalem album wygral swoje miejsce na tak prestizowej liscie, a chociaz najbardziej popularnym jego songiem jest cover Cohenowskiego Hallelujah, to siedem na dziesiec kawalkow jest jego autorstwa, lirycznie krazek jest dosc rozbudowany jesli chodzi o tematyke, ale jednak najwieksza czesc to romantyczne songi, ale jednak na tyle glebokie i pozwalajace na dowolna interpretacje, ze nie nudza sluchacza, muzycznie plyta oscyluje w okolicach folka i rocka alternatywnego, wiec obok utworow jak eternal life brzmiacych mocno gitarowo, drumowo, jak przystalo na lata 90 hamerykanskiego rokowania, a zaraz obok niego na plejliscie kawalek jak Corpus Christi Carol, ktory jest coverem jakiejs klasycznej piesni koledowej wyspiarzy z falkonem i chrystusem w rolach glownych, instrumental oparty o jedynie delikatne gitarkowe dzwieki, autorstwa Jeffa, ktory pokazuje na plycie, ze jest multiinstrumentalista, grajac gitarki, drumsy, klawisze, czy nawet jakies appalachianowe dulcimery, ktore przypominaja cytre, instrumentale sa dosc zlozone i bardzo teksturowe, wiele warstw mozna znalesc w poszczegolnych trakach, na to bogate, moze nawet az zbyt bogate w niektorych miejsach brzmienie pracowala banda 6 sesyjnych grajkow, 51 minut jakosciowego sluchowiska jak na debiutancki i niestety ostatni album pana Buckleya, na plejke leci lowe song od ktorego tytul wziela plyta, wspomniana kolede i eternal life, mysle ze to kombo trzech songow najlepiej pokazuje skale w jakiej potrafil on spiewac, czterooktawowy tenor w muzyce popularnej nie slyszy sie zbyt czesto

over rated. hallelujah unquestionably great - but he didn't even write it. lover, you should come over best song on album

I mean it's an alright listen. Has a bunch of listens on Spotify but I've never heard of him (not saying that I should've, just looks like he has a bigger audience). Light rock mixed with pseudo-folk. Has a cover of Hallelujah that's good and uses his range in it. 6/10.

Album was ok, lots of positive reviews at this guy meant a lot to people

Nice version of Hallelelujah.

Hyviä biisejä ja paskoja biisejä.

I get it - it's fine.

A victim of the mythmaking surrounding it in the 25 or so years since its release, because ultimately there are few albums that could ever stand up to the hero-worship that surrounds this. Mojo Pin, despite its terrible name, serves as a serpentine, undulating introduction to Buckley’s sound: taut, breathy vocals; explosions and constantly altering rhythms. But there are flaws. The main one being that it’s barely possible to know what Buckley is interested in beyond the sound of his own voice; his soaring/strangled vocals obscure any lyrics such that they become mere sound, devoid of any meaning. Until, of course, Hallelujah; delicately performed, cracked and beautiful - perhaps because despite Buckley’s protestations to the contrary his is a showman’s rather than a poet’s soul (just look at that album art…) and it takes a poet’s words to let him let us hear them.

I realize he is a good singer but I find his music boring. His cover of Hallelujah is good and I’ve even heard people say it’s better than Lenny’s version. Blasphemous!

the first thing that comes to mind is "Impassioned singing". Very wide range of styles here and he was a huge talent that was taken too soon, but I'm not a fan of some of his more maudlin material. This may grow on me with repeated listenings but it doesn't move me as much as many others have mentioned.

"I'm lying in my bed The blanket is warm This body will never be safe from harm" (Mojo pin) He pasado por este disco pero este disco no ha pasado por mí.

Helt okej album Bästa låtar: Hallelujah Lover, You Should've Come Over Eternal Life

I used to like it. Now it's annoying

Before this, I could have told you that Jeff Buckley is a musician. If I was truly pressed, I might have remembered that Buckley perhaps has the most popular cover of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" which is on this album (and is a great track). The music on Grace is okay. The lyrics to some of the tracks are not for me. 3 stars

This was a rather hit and miss. The less shouty ones were better.

Decent but slow at times

1. Perfect for my soothing playlist 2. Air right before/after the storm 3. Were going home, mom is driving 4. les miserables 5. ok u messed, i got it 6. bit basic but sounds good 7. rain vibe banger 8. churmch 9. neat 10. weird tension but probly my fav 11. bit dramatic but i like the rythm It was ok just not my cup of coffee

OMFG OMFG GUYS HE COVERED LILAC WINE FROM THE NINA SIMONE ALBUM IM SHAKING IT WAS SO GOOD i love this 🥰 last goodbye is perfect i’m not wrong ok the last half was not it sorry bae

Much better than I expected. This one will go into my rotation. I'm bummed that many of the ones I have liked the most are dead guys.

Could be a 4. Had some strong moments mixed with a few covers and many forgettable songs. Really liked Forget Her, Dream Brother, and Grace. If there's one song that nobody needs to cover again though, it's Hallelujah. Hot take?

For your acchiappanz

So, the first listen I wasn't impressed, but this could be an absolute grower, gotta give a couple more chances. Forget her is a gem.

Not a big fan.....liked 2 songs...that was it!!

No question he has talent, a great voice, some songs with moments including THAT cover but I tend to pick out the odd Jeff Buckley track and feel that this album is very overrated by critics etc etc. Nothing to dislike but he leaves me cold

Hallelujah was beautiful, but oddly out of place in the rest of the album. Still an enjoyable listen overall.

While I do appreciate this mans voice the songs do not hit any highs for me. It’s a beautiful sounding album but hasn’t really any songs I’d specifically go looking for to listen to again. Great album for background music though.

3.5

So effing 90’s it’s almost unbearable. Can’t beat Hallelujah and Lover You Should’ve Come Over but the rest is pretty time capsuled.

Breezy

Enjoyable. ***

The beginning had hope, was kinda like muse/radiohead with the singing but then it got way more religious (or maybe I just started paying attention to the lyrics?) and then it bumped again at the end

Fine.

I had heard one Buckley song before and it was on a different album so this was fresh. Just as his album cover shows, he is a mix of Alden and James Franco but also he seems like the kind of fella that spent most of his time in dive bars. These songs all feel like the person singing in the back of a lounge filled with cigar smoke and full drinks. He has a wide range in his voice but there were many songs where I thought he went too hard. If that is such a thing. It almost sounded like he was screaming but he has a great voice so I’m sure he just likes flexing those muscles. His songs run long in the tooth as well. Overall, the album wasn’t bad, but I don’t think I’ll find myself listening to it again.

So I only listened to about half of the album. What I can say though is that Jess Buckley has an amazing voice and a tone about him that no one else would be able to replicate. A total product of its time in the early-mid 90's and the amazing rendition of Hallelujah.

G

Probably the best version of Hallelujah

Esta raro... lo tengo que escuchar más de una vez.

3.5 | Ok... Jeff Buckley... Su disco nunca ha sido malo. Tengo un gran problema con la categoría de leyenda y disco clásico que muchísima gente le da. Tiene un disco clásico porque solo hizo un disco y es una leyenda pues... porque cuando estaba haciendo un disco que quizá si tenía potencial de clásico se le ocurrió echarse a nadar y no volver a salir. He tenido una relación de amor/odio desde hace muchos años con su música; tiene canciones que me gustan bastante pero hay un par de cosas que no aguanto. Ese cover de Hallelujah es la mayor; en realidad siento que es pésimo (y es quizá su canción más famosa), toma la canción y trata de hacerla como si fuera para presumir su voz. Si Cohen tenía algo era que su fuerte es la letra y el sentimiento, tenía una voz extraña que funcionaba particularmente en sus canciones y cuando alguien trata de hacerle esto y solo tratar de enseñarte que alto puede dar la nota la echa a perder. El cover de Nina Simone es decente pero no maravilloso. Sobre sus canciones propias hay partes que me gustan individualmente. Su voz es buena, las letras ominosamente al parecer cuadran en general sobre alguien que ya no está, canciones como Mojo Pin y Dream Brother son muy buenas… otras como Eternal Life se sienten sin chiste y como que les falta y otras como Corpus Christi o Hallelujah son inaguantables. El problema es que cuando pones todo junto simplemente se queda en el empuje. Veo que tenía mucho potencial pero es obvio que en este disco todavía no llegaba a él y me molesta mucho que se le haya elevado hasta las nubes por haber muerto. No es un mal disco, de hecho me agrada bastante más de lo que pareciera que expresa mi texto, pero no, no es un disco que mereciera estar en esta lista. La cantidad de premios y lugares en listas que tiene es ridículo. Discos que salieron el mismo año: Downward Spiral, Superunknown, Nirvana Unplugged, Vitalogy, Mellow Gold, Illmatic, Weezer.... pero se supone según mucha gente que ESTE era el mejor álbum de 1994??? No jodan.

Obviously an extremely talented singer but musically not really my thing. Hallelujah is a classic. 6/10

it was good, but i don't know how often i'd re-listen to this

If Jeffrey Lee Pierce made a folk record this would be it. Some interesting tracks but more of a background adventure. Jeff's tone is very similar to JLP's so connected with that quality.

Very surprised by this one. It made me understand Hallelujah a lot more. So many different genres from grunge to operatic at times.

Buckley popularized hallelujah but it’s not the version in Shrek. I also liked “Lover, You Should’ve Come Over.” I was leaning more 3.5 with this album.

Este disco es literalmente un álbum, ya que muestra todo lo que se puede hacer con un registro vocal como ese. Las canciones me recordaron a Richard Ashcroft, a Radiohead y a Muse. De hecho ya conocía la canción “Lover, you should have come over”, y me gustó mucho la versión de Hallelujah, pero no me emocionó tanto como para darle un 4.

your tunes run a little long, Jeff, but you're alright - C

Not a fan of it. Not my type of music. Not bad music though.

I appreciate Jeff Buckley but I’m not a massive listener of Jeff Buckley.

Nice Hallellujah version

Why do I get the feeling the album was included solely for one song...?

1994: Hallelujah, Lover You Should've Come Over

I don't like his voice.

eh, not bad but also just kinda whiney 90s stuff

Partially known. Occasionally interesting.

No me gustó como disco. Tiene temas sueltos que me parecieron muy lindos, pero como disco llega a parecerme un somnifero

I did not like mojo pin. I did not like Lilac wine. I did not like the songs on the album except for external life. Its a 2 star album for me.

OK aber auch ein bisschen nervig manchmal

bekende naam, maar beetje een truckje

Never understood the hype

Was ok. Get the impression Jeff liked the smell of his own farts only a few songs in. Chill out with the ad libs mate!

I remember this album being very revered in the 90s, and I listened to it a lot trying to get into it. Didn't work then, didn't work now.

Behalve the obvious best een matig album en saai album

Jeff Buckley’s “Sad Songs About a Breakup” has some merit, but it’s mostly forgettable. Hallelujah and Eternal Life were notable to me, but the rest felt like rather boring adult contemporary.

Langweilig, melancholisch, ausgebremst.

too slow, i didn’t really enjoy it

Woof. I had high hopes for this one. Nope.

I've generally struggled with this album every time I've tried to listen, and this was no different. I hear how transcendent the album is, how it changed people's lives, etc. and for me it has never hit hard at all. He's undeniably talented and uses dynamics well, but it feels overwrought and a bit melodramatic which for me kills much of the interest musically. The style for me fits neatly into the "this is fine" category, but I never really want to listen to anything he had to put out.

This was not my cup of tea. The production and mixing is brilliant, the sounds through you around, which is amazing. Nonetheless it is a bit too chaotic for me. Of course Hallelujah is the best song on the album and one of my personal favourites. I like to think that Leonard Cohen heard Buckely’s version and thought that is how it is done.

Idk man

If vanilla ice cream was an album, that would be it. Except this description also applies to many albums on this list.

We just don’t yearn like we used to. I really hated the opening track but the rest I could get behind if I didn’t listen too closely.

I grew up with two jeff buckley hating parents and so I was predisposed to not really like this. I knew the singles and I knew Lover… is a hit with the kids, but there wasn’t much here for me. Could easily position Last Goodbye amongst other music of the era and so that was probably my favourite

Quite annoying and not good. His version of Hallelujah is the best version because his voice is sickly sweet and he’s restrained enough there to do it great justice. That’s worth a second star alone. His Lilac Wine is okay, but I prefer Nina Simone’s to be honest. The rest made me very annoyed.

Bem chato. Nem um hino de aleluia no meio conseguiu salvar esse disco. Pra quem gosta, eu sinceramente não consigo entender. Será que o problema sou eu, ou é mais um caso de música cult que ninguém tem coragem de criticar? Seila.. Pouquíssimos segundos de pouquíssimas músicas que são interessantes, como a mais ''streamada'' do artista, Eternal Life que (finalmente) vem com rock, mas é só.

Aburridongo, y muy genérico

Great voice, I just don't get it.

A strange one, this, as it incorporates many ideas and styles which should, in theory, appeal to me. Definite Radiohead vibes in both the instrumentation and vocals, and there were aspects throughout that you could draw a through line to post rock or math rock with. The execution to me just felt off and a bit laboured, however. Almost like every song had to build and drone towards some grand conclusion whilst "really hitting you in the feels, man" along the way. And by that, I mean that I felt nothing but mild irritation.

I never got Buckey’s popularity and now after listening to it I still don’t. Straight line from this to John Mayer

Meh

Very noisy

Nice

boring

Much like pet Sounds earlier this is one of the albums that has just never clicked for me which is strange because everything about my music taste says I should love Jeff Buckley. I should probably give it a relisten but from memory it didn't feel like a cohesive album and the hits don't make up for that. I just never really understood the hype/respect Buckley commands.

Not bad. Not really my thing though.

90’s Rock

Nah

I didn't know that Lover, You Should Have Come Over is that one famous song on tiktok. It's so good though wow!!! Besides that one, however, I really REALLY didn't enjoy it.

Twee goede nummers. Hallelujah en Lover, You Should've Come Over. De rest is wat heftig voor mijn smaak.

Mojo Pin — its got Georgia Torches The Past guitar Grace — it was fine Last Goodbye — its kind of forgettable Lilac Wine —ehh So Real — this one wasnt that bad Hallelujah — oh its the song Lover, You Should’ve Come Over — i think i just prefer more modern(late 2000s+) songs or songs that are very old (vera lynn) Corpus Christi Carol — expected, meh. Eternal Life — honestly was pretty good Dream Brother — mmm eh Forget Her — yeah all in all there are like 2 songs id listen to in this album and its either hallelujah or eternal life

2-3 Very easy to listen to but nothing exciting.

Meh

Laaaaangweilig.

zu traurig, melancholisch für mich

Always appreciated this and can see how influential it has been, but aside from a couple of songs this didn't grab me. And I've tried!

Pleasant enough sounds, but kind of mopey and dreary, and this is coming from someone who enjoys The National and Radiohead. Solid consistant sound, but nothing really stood out as impressive. Hallelujah is the best song, which is unsurprising, because it's Leonard Cohen's.

No estaba mal, me aburrió un poco y las canciones muy cansadoras y repetitivas, tiene temones igual

Went into this with some bias, as I really think Buckley is massively overrated. But I thought it best to try be openminded and listen to his other stuff. Nope, I as right first time. His version of Hallelujah is genuinely painful, and so overhyped, and the rest of these songs are insulting to listen to. There is nothing that justifies the hype, nor inclusion of this album in my opinion. The man died, so a tortured artist he must be. Not one for me this I'm afraid.

I knew this day would come. I’ve had two albums from Daddy Buckley Tim pop up, time for Jeff. Didn’t like Jeff in 94 and not looking forward to this listen. Too many housemates in uni who would crank this on the shared stereo. Leaving behind my initial bias - Jeff has a great voice. I like some of the guitar riffs. Still not a fan. 2/5

#338/1001. Although I own this, I always forget that this is a rock album. Somehow in my mind I remember it to be somewhere in between Nick Drake and Tim Buckley. And for me that is a disappointment. Perhaps it sounds a bit like a singer songwriter who wanted to jump to the grunge train 3-4 years too late. And I prefer John Cale's version of Hallelujah.

If there’s one thing I’ve learned from this project….people love slow, boring music and I do not. Eternal Life is the only one that didn’t try to put me to sleep.

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First of all, he had an absolutely AMAZING voice. That’s the main takeaway here. Aside from that the style isn’t really my jam, however there are tracks that I really like. But I would argue that the songwriting isn’t particularly strong here. I kind of get what all the fuss is about but on the other hand I feel like this just isn’t the entire package it could be, and there are tons of great singers out there with better bands and better songwriting. Don’t get me wrong, it’s good for what it is… but I don’t think I would ever listen to it again because I was in the mood for it.

Not worthy, including this is hero worshipping. Guy has a few good songs but he doesn't have a good album. I've always thought this sounded like a rough draft, not a fully baked album, and I think that's true since he died while it was being put together. "Hallelujah" and "Dream Brother" are solid, the rest is just plain forgettable. The remaining songs are filler, without real hooks, average vocals and a rough, unpolished sound. Nearly every song is longer than it should be. I've tried many times to like it but the negatives outweigh the positives. 2.5 stars, which I think is overly generous. I don't think he'd be talked about today had he not died tragically & put a nice spin on Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah". He's an average vocalist and I don't think his career never would have every really taken off. "Check out his "Everybody Here Wants You" from Sketches For My Sweetheart, that's his most solid song.

Well I preferred it to every album of his fathers that’s on here. Guilty at times of the same tendency to over sing. He had a great voice, spoilt only by over performance.

Marginally better than his old man's efforts. But Im not a fan of his vocals either. Hopefully he will do better on his second album. Oh hang on. Maybe not.

przesłuchałam dwie piosenki i poza lover u shouldve come over nie jestem fanką ale może wrócę jak będę miała bardziej melancholijny mood i będę in need of mężczyźni balladziani

I never got the Buckley hype. Great songwriter, sure, sometimes, but I could never get behind his spooky delivery, enough warbling, guy, if thats what it is. He sounds pained, and maybe he was, but it comes off as more whiny than anything. Also Hallelujah is just flat out overrated as heck. I was glad to put this behind me.

I’ve personally always held that the mystique of Buckley’s tragically early demise has artificially elevated this from the forgettable alt-rock album that it is. That idea was unaltered by this listen. There are some moments of “grace” but the songs are mostly forgettable with the obvious exception of Leonard Cohen’s masterpiece, Hallelujah. The production mostly decent but suffers from the prevailing malady of the state of commercial rock at the time, grunge. Songs of that ilk, like the ironic “Everlasting Life” which would give Mr Vedder a fine backdrop on which to sing in the key of R, seem especially unsuited to Mr Buckley’s voice. A voice whose quality is unquestionable but whose use I find uncompelling to borderline irritating.

non mi è piacuto

Couple good songs, but it DRAGGGGSSS on after that. No bueno.

Сара - није слушала...спремала се цео дан за Јакова Јозиновића Марко - 2

Track 3 only

the titular grace is a banger, but i don't fuck with christian music.

solo conocía lover, you should've come over, buen cover d hallelujah. no es mi estilo pero me gusto

Just didn’t grab me.

Full circle as my first album in this project was Tim Buckley ! Hated every minute of this listen except for Hallelujah and Lover Come Over.

Not my fav

Too emo for my tastes. It sounds like it should be good but driven by corporate label production. Hallelujah is the clear hit on the album, but I don't think anyone has made a bad version of that song. My bet is hearing this guy play in a coffee house before he got signed would have been incredible. But then some A&R guy grabbed him and said, "I'm gonna make you a stah, son." and gave him fashion consultants, make-up artists, backup musicians, producers, and stripped him of all that once made him interesting.

Had some good songs, not really my style

meh

I don't get it. Everyone fawns over this album. Sounds mid as the kids say

Some good songs but overall not for me.

2 stars only because of "Hallelujah" and "Lover, You Should've Come Over".

Kinda annowing

It was like wind down jazz but little too noisy for my taste.

not gonna lie so many albums on this list are only praised because the artist died tragically/prematurely and this is one of them

2/5 An album I can muster no strong feelings about, positive or negative. Room temperature.

Too sad and discordant.

Not my vibe

Great

I should like this album, but I don’t.

Soft rock listen but no stand outs.

Wasn't that great lol 😭

Did not care for this album. It was saved by Hallelujah but only briefly.

The high acclaim for this album is lost on me, I don't get it. Buckley can sing and has a great range but the songs really didn't do anything for me and I'm not one of those people who wet themselves any time a version of "Hallelujah" is performed so that song didn't merit an automatic pass for the album. I didn't dislike it but it didn't really do much to barely raise the bar above not liking it. 2.5/5

I see how this guy was probably important, but to me he was like a worse Radiohead. Maybe he walked so they could run. The last song on this album was ok

Did not like, quit after first 3 songs.

You might need to hear this before you die if you're a millennial white girl post-breakup.

Joa, 94 Pop/Rock Album.

Dosta čudan album i lik, ali ne čudi obzirom na oca, život i cijelu priču. Tim Buckley je baš ostavio snažan dojam na mene, glazbeno mi je puno bliže nego Jeff. 2/5, 4/10

hombre blanco gringo

Sorry, but i just dont get it. Ive listened to this album a few times now, and haven't gotten anything emotionally or enjoyably out of it - i know its meant to be one of the greats, but its just not my jam. Also, ive never liked Hallelujah in any of its forms, and that being the only song i can recall off of here is not helping.

I really couldn't get into this album

you do know him

Favorite track: Lover, You Should’ve Come Over

Bit boring

Feel like I should feel something from these songs but I just don't really feel anything.

Hallelujah is gas and lover you should’ve come over. Eternal life Took me by surprise, complete vibe switch which I liked. The songs after that were enjoyable and made the album a little better. Not something I was wow’d by, but it sounded nice. Definitely could’ve cut a few songs from that album and it would’ve been much better.

When I see this I think of hallelujah but don’t think I know any others, when I think of Jeff Buckley I mainly think of his Bob Dylan cover ‘mama, you’ve been on my mind’ which I like a lot. T1 not what I expected at all, beginning is very very soft rock then end sort of exploded, excited to see where that’ll lead the rest of the album, didn’t necessarily love the first song but we’ll see about the rest. T2 like this intro . This is like a grunge progression like nirvana. This is nice, at like 3:00-3:30 that feels like it could be a Stevie backing. Man this song is weird I like it T3 this is more what I expected based on the little I knew about Jeff Buckley. Like it My right ears like half clogged from a concert last night and this fourth song sounds like I’m missing a lot of frequencies so I’m gonna stop for now and come back later in the day and headphones if needed if I still can’t hear everything bc as of now it sounds kind of naked and I’m sure much of it is but I think I’m judging it as too naked for missing a lot of the background. T4 Fuck I wrote a ton of notes but didn’t hit save. I don’t want to rewrite everything fuck. Listened to it a bunch tho satisfied with rating accuracy. Would like to give this a 2.5 4.5/10

Kind of slow, very plodding. I personally can't stand "Hallelujah." It's just been played out too much by literally every artist ever. Don't quite care for the tone of this album. The delivery of it's message doesn't resonate with me.

Harder than I thought it would be, but also more like Train than I thought it would be. Hallelujah is still great, every other song sucks for a unique reason.

A very good cover of Hallelujah, but that’s not enough to save this album

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I don’t think I ever really sat and just listened to Jeff Buckley’s voice before. I really like how he plays and lingers on notes. An incredibly versatile mix in this album with both originals and covers. Not everything hit for me and nothing I’d playlist, but Buckley’s voice felt perfect for every track. The sad boy trope is strong with him for sure.

It has one good song on it, every other song is boring and hard to listen to

Ehhhhh

Ok. Not my style. ★★

Wasn’t felling this. First song was good but the rest was too emo

This album cover has always sort of reminded me of the scene in Back to the Future where Marty decides to introduce the 50s to rock and roll (and later, metal). Unlike Marty's performance, there's nothing about Grace that would have Buckley telling his audience "guess you guys weren't ready for that yet". Some of these songs sort of feel like melodies Thom Yorke would have written (Thom! Thom! It's your cousin, *Marvin* Yorke!), but performed by a better singer, but instrumentally the backing band really doesn't do anything interesting here, and Buckley's songs themselves aren't quite good enough to stand up entirely on their own like that.

Music for crying and writing crappy poetry to. This is the soundtrack to a 90's movie about a guy who is sad about his breakup with the manic pixie dream girl. I don't know anything about his life and although from context clues, I'm gathering it's a bit of a tragic story, I really don't care to look into it. I can sort of see why there's hype around this album because it doesn't sound like much else that was coming out at the time, but it's unjustified hype and there's a reason nothing else sounds like it. It isn't very good. 2 stars.

The only track on this album that I liked was Hallelujah, possibly because I associate it with the brilliant film Shrek. I found the rest too saccharine, almost enough to give you toothache. I couldn't listen to the whole album. 2/5

A little too much of a whiney voice for me. will not be listening to it again. i can see these songs at the end of a Dawson's Creek episode on the CW.

His voice was incredibly unique and fun to listen to, but the songs were pretty boring. A few went somewhere, like Eternal Life and Dream Brother, but the rest made me fall asleep.

Hallelujah good. Last goodbye not bad

One song does not make for an album

I honestly don’t know what to say about this album. It absolutely left no impression on me. It was totally forgettable. There are worst albums, but not many.

I thought “Corpus Christi Carol” was the most interesting song. I wasn’t really feeling this, there were times it felt like it was trying to go hard but just fell short. 3 is probably a fair rating, but I doubt I will ever come back to this and the high points do not make up to the songs that seemed lacking.

Pretty Mid. It's still really good, but apparently, everything in this 1001 albums list is gas, so I gotta get more picky on the stars I give out. So from now on I will rate based on the chances I have of listening to using my own free will.

Mojo pin started and I was on board. I wanted to stay on board so bad!! It just has that 90s major label sheen to it that makes me kind of cringe. The production especially. I think Buckley's voice is obviously amazing but I just doesn't really do much for me. The songs def don't help His 'Hallelujah' apparently is in Rolling Stone's Top 10 covers of all time. I swear it's not even the best cover of 'Hallelujah'. kd lang clears it. Hell, Shawn Mendes maybe. Theory of a Deadman even! Ok too far. I want to watch that new doc about him. That usually does it for me. A personal touch and I'll be running back with a 4 rating. Cause I'm a little empathetic bitch like that! Fav songs: Corpus Christi Carol, Mojo pin

been listening to this album a lot whenever some girl would ghost me in my teenage years. 2/5

Maybe not enough diversity of sounds and singing. Aside from the Cohen cover, too many repetitive sounds

Toe smash but try and make it sound good

I still think the mystique is bigger than the music ... but I enjoyed it way more than I expected. But it was a low bar. If anything, Hallelujah does him a massive diservice. It's still a 2. Perhaps creeping to a 2.5.

I have no idea—none—why this is so revered. The best song is a cover.

Hadde trudd det skulle vere meir nedpå og instrumentelt. Må seie eg likar Nick Drake ca. 1000 gongar betre.

ok I was kinda fully ready to hate this because who wants to hear Buckley depress them for an hour... but the album surprised me, more range than I expected and his cover of lilac wine was extremely good. OFC hallelujah is a classic .. i'm still not going to be tempted to play this very often but some credit is surely due here for the vocal range and solid range

This strikes me as weak songwriting. Few real melodies, more like wandering chords and semi-notes. The best is on the extra tracks, where he goes hard rock and blues.

Not for me, good voice but pretty boring

I didn't like almost all of this. I can see how it would be influential to people at certain times in their life if they were exposed to it at that time, but outside of that context, I'm left wondering what the fuss is. He has a good voice. There's good instrumentation. But I was mostly bored and/or put off by the majority of the tracks.

Nicht meins

so you're that halleluja guy ok well

A lot of the albums that I’ve been suggested thus far are so underwhelming and forgettable. Welp, another one bites the dust.

Tässä jäi kyllä musiikillinen anti melko köyhäksi. Kaiken lisäksi levy sisältää ärsyttävyyteen asti Idolsissa ja muissa coveroidun Hallelujah-biisin, nngghh!

1. mojo - 1.5 2. grace - 1.5 3. goodbye - 1 4. uuine - 2 5. real - 1.5 6. hallelujah - 2 7. Lover - 1.5 8. Corpus - 2 9. Eternal - 1.5 10. Dream - 1 11. Forget -1.5

Hallelujah was great. The rest of the album was just eh. Not my favorite listen, but don’t regret it. Overall 2.3/5

I went into this one with an open mind and open ears, but still can’t get into this record. He has a great voice and I suppose some of the melodies are interesting, but I just don’t feel the “soul” that others seem to ascribe to the album. Maybe it just reminds me too much of Open Mic Night at the Blue Dragon, but the songs mostly feel experimentally put together and directionless. Or I just don’t get it, and I’m fine with that.

OK, kind of 90s, not my fave era

Niet jouw stijl

I can see how Radiohead got a lot of their sound from Jeff. Unfortunately I just felt like he at times droned on in one or two tones. I know he’s talented and you can hear it at times. But a lot of times I was just bored here.

I love Hallelujah. I did not like the rest of it at all. This feels like an artist expression album where they didn’t make it for anyone but themselves and it’s not meant for others to enjoy, just that they needed to get it out of them. If it weren’t for Hallelujah, I would have given this a 1. And that’s not even his song but I like his version more than the Leonard Cohen one.

Nice but slow..sleepy

Started off really weird. Mojo Pin was slow and dull, with the occasional full on banging on instruments. Grace was ok as background music, except for the random shouting parts. It got a little better after that. Last Goodbye was all right, and Lilac Wine was sweet and sad. The real high point came from Hallelujah, which was a decent rendition of the awesome song. Lover You Should Have Come Over was sweet. Had a couple more mediocre tracks, but then ended fairly nicely with some good guitar work in Dream Brother and Forget Her. Hard to rate this one, the songs are all over the place. Best song: Hallelujah

Please see my review on Elliott Smith, just another addition to the list because of the tragedy surrounding it. Knew the name, never knew the story, never listened to the album and will never listen to it again. Nothing new here. Ugh the 90s!

Not listened to in years. Was big at universitity in certain circles. Did not spark much joy.

Hmm GCSE Vibes too hard

No idea how this has such high reviews. I personally think the Buckley's voice is incredibly annoying. He has talent, but I just simply do not like it. I thought I would at least like his Hallelujah cover, but even that I found annoying. It's not 1 star worthy, but it definitely ain't 3 star worthy.

The one positive thing I can say is that his songs had an interesting structure. I liked nothing about them otherwise. Hallelujah is pretty decent but it's really hard to miss that song up.

Nathan says: Jeff Buckley, I knew he was shit. I won’t be buying this album. Presumably only made the top 1001 because of Hallelujah 🤷🏼‍♀️

I was very excited to start this album. This is an album I’ve seen everywhere my whole life (especially on best albums lists) but I’ve never taken the time to actually listen to it before. Well the waits over and I’m a little disappointed. I think what’s clear is that this album was super ahead of its time, like this sounds like a lot of the alternative music that came out and became popular following this album. Another clear positive is that Jeff was insanely talented. Like his vocals are impressive and subtle, and there’s a few moments on the album like the middle/end of the title track Grace he starts to really belt it out, and it makes me realize he would’ve been an amazing front man of a rock band (despite how corny and cheesy that sounds). There are moments that are like dipping your pinky toe into psychedelic rock and those were my favorite parts of the album. The biggest highlight that saved the album for me was “Eternal Life”. But that’s the ultimate negative that I have to address which is I just didn’t care for any of the songs other than “EL”. The cover of “Hallelujah” isn’t bad, I just personally HATE gospel music. So I’m biased towards what most would call the greatest song on the album. And I also think you can’t pretend like the album as a whole is stellar if the biggest song is a cover, that means that despite your vocal abilities, your original music pales in comparison to en established “classic”. Sorry to the Jeff Buckley fans, I just wish he made different music.

How this has the reputation it does, I'll never get... Middle of the road dirge...

Listened to this several times and just don't get it, other than the falsetto, Leonard Cohen and the good looks.

Historically significant but a little maudlin for my tastes.

I don't know a ton about Jeff Buckley, other than "Hallelujah" and that he became pretty revered after his unexpected death at a young age. I know this album by reputation, but I don't think I'd ever listened to it from start to finish. While I enjoyed it more than I expected, I don't know that it's something I'll return to.

Why does it take 5 years for every song to start?

Typ inte alls min vibe, gick att lyssna på men ville mest bli klar

Uggggh.. no me gusta. Tried too hard to be so many things and none worked. Never heard of him and I now know why

Pop-Rock der Typ hat ne sehr gute, aber mMn wenig interessante Stimme. Harmonisch geht da bisschen was interessantes, aber ich verstehe nicht warum man dieses Album gehört haben muss.

2.4 total nepobaby album

Not actually sure I like this one. Hallelujah is amazing of course, but the rest I just haven't been digging yet. It's not terrible but maybe just not my jam. 2 Stars

Not a fan. His cover of hallelujah was decent but the rest of the album did nothing for me.

koorknaapje dat jong gestorven is en daarom blijkbaar eeuwige roem verdient? ... instant vergeetbaar

No me llega a terminar de cerrar su estilo, me gustó hallelujah porque me hizo acordar a shrek.

Solid album but just very moody in a way I wasn't in the mood for.

Only recognised one track, seems like an okay album, but wouldn’t listen to it again.