Grace

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.

Yliarvostettu

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.

Why listen to the mope and whine of Hallelujah when you can get your face melted by the far superior Halleluwah?!?!? https://youtu.be/2dZbAFmnRVA?si=Ekkg7sC0bELt8dZY

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

🫤

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.

Eh it was okay

Not for me

George Michael was better for sure :D something for some reason made me compare these 2

I listened to this album through a few times and kept forgetting it was playing, honestly didn't hear anything special or unique about the melodies / lyrics or otherwise. I enjoyed the songs switching to more of a grunge rock theme half way through but did also feel the songs were unnecessarily long

Olipas se uskonnollista meininkiä, ihan hyvällä maulla kuitenkin. Kirkasta lauluääntä ja hitaita tempoja. Ei huono levy.

I must have seen this 1,000 times. Each time, it got harder to believe I hadn't listened to it. Then, when it showed up here, I initially skipped it and circled back. Listening to it now, I hear how it influenced some of the lesser bands that I like and how it was influenced by some of the greater bands that I like. But I come away not thinking I missed a ton. It's got a self-important 90's vibe that I might have been into in the time. But listening to it now, it sounds too clever for its own good. It sounds like a big album from a guy that started playing in a cafe in the East Village. And it is. I might give it another listen. But I might not.

Jeff Buckley, US-amerikanischer Sänger und Gitarrist, nahm sein einziges vollendetes Studioalbum Grace im Herbst 1993 im Bearsville Recording Studio in Woodstock, New York, auf. Produziert wurde es von Andy Wallace, bekannt durch seine Arbeit an Nirvanas Nevermind. Für spätere Overdubs kamen zusätzliche Studios in Manhattan und New Jersey hinzu. Das Album bewegt sich im Alternative-Rock, mit Einflüssen aus Folk, Jazz und psychedelischem Rock. Buckleys Stimme arbeitet im weiten Tenor‑/Countertenorbereich, und das Arrangement lässt seine dynamische Band – Bassist Mick Grøndahl, Schlagzeuger Matt Johnson und Gitarrist Michael Tighe – wirken. Zu den prägenden Songs gehören “Mojo Pin” und der Titelsong “Grace” (beide mit Gary Lucas), “Last Goodbye”, das gefühlvolle “Lover, You Should’ve Come Over”, das kraftvolle “Eternal Life” und Buckleys oft zitierte Interpretation von Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah”. Auch “Lilac Wine” (bekannt durch Nina Simone) und das klassische “Corpus Christi Carol” zeigen die stilistische Bandbreite. Das Album zeigt eine Balance zwischen Komplexität und Intimität: ruhige, atmosphärische Arrangements stehen neben expressiven, teils rauen Momenten – etwa bei “Eternal Life”, das eine härtere Rockseite lanciert. Persönlich empfinde ich den Übergang zwischen introspektiven Balladen und kraftvollen Riffs als besonders eindrücklich, weil Buckleys Gesang stets authentisch bleibt, ohne ins Showhafte abzudriften. Zum Abschluss: Grace ist ein gut ausbalanciertes Debüt, das Ton und Richtung für Buckleys musikalisches Schaffen klar definiert – eine Verbindung aus musikalischem Können und tiefer Ausdruckskraft.

Popular opinion tells me this is some sort of exceptional album - I just don't see it. It's not offensive, but it's not that great either. Solid 2.

Bis auf wenige Ausnahmen schon nervig

His voice is not for me. Too thin and quavering and self-indulgent. The production is a slightly over-processed, with a distinctly '90s sound that hasn't aged well. And the songs are too long for how little happens in them.

It's fine. Not sure how I feel about your biggest hit being a cover. The rest was fine singer/songwriter stuff.

I guess I'm just not dramatic enough to enjoy this

I like the music but sometimes his vocals can be annoying. favourite: "Last Goodbye"

Heavy, weird, dramatisch en niet helemaal de zondagochtendvibe

I know of this artist. I may know a couple of his songs. Down to check this out. A little too pop rock for me.

Idk

“all my favorite singers couldn't sing.” — david berman doesn’t strike me as real. so the harder he tries, the harder i cringe. there are a few moments. his guitar playing is good.

Obviously not that bad, but this type of saccarine sadness always feels like putting a hat on a hat—tone it down a little, imo. (Shout out Dream Brother though.)

Too much of this album reminded me of Adriana’s ex-boyfriend’s band from the first season of the Sopranos that she wants to produce with the rapper that wants to sleep with her until Christopher beats the shit out of the guy that owns the studio and holds the band at gunpoint. Hallelujah is an outstanding cover though. Now that's a hit.

Clearly a talented vocalist, but also kind of annoying and overdone; I initially wanted to rate it higher, but replaying some of the songs reinforced all the worst vibes (overemotional, whiny at times, dude clearly singing every line with his eyes closed)

I feel like i should like this more than I do

Som ett förband till Pearl Jam som kanske kom till slutaudition på Idol en gång för 5 år sen

How is this getting 5 star reviews? Overly emotional, nothing interesting. Exception: Hallelujah.

The bones of a good album are there but a lot of it is very meh. Sad we never got a chance to hear more from him. Eternal Life is a banger though.

It was fine

this is going to sound so mean, but i've been told this album is sooo incredible by soo many people and like.... sure, a puddle seems deep if you've never seen the ocean... it was nice, it was also nothing special imo.

Too bland! No song progression. Sounds like 'easy listening' crap.

A talented singer songwriter who I simply can't get into (I tried several times) nothing wrong with Grace but nothing right either at least not for me.

Ett Hallelujah-moment räcker ej

2/5

This album didn't hit for me. Can't quite put my finger on it.

I didn’t like this album in the 90s and I don’t like it now.

Jeff Buckley is a vaguely familiar name. I definitely know of him, though I'm not sure from what. This album is vaguely within the style of music that I enjoy, yet something feels off. Jeff Buckley's voice is a polariser. I appreciate some of his more operatic showings (particularly on Corpus Christi Carol), though his performances on the more conventional 90s rock tracks do not move me. I can admit that his willingness to alternate between cool and "pretty" (I can't think of a better descriptor I am not GAY I do not find men attractive) vocals is a very ballsy move for a 90s rock album. They rarely move me and I think they make the songs too "busy" and unfocused, though I do respect them. The cover of Hallelujah is nice, even if the song kinda dicks around at the end. I'm surprised the album that the song originates from isn't on this list. Maybe Leonard Cohen really bombed with the remaining tracks on Various Positions. The instrumentation on this album is simultaneously too much and too little. I like the atmospheric, laid back tunes about as much as the lively, active ones, though I think they're bogged down by how long they are. There also isn't anything on this album that I haven't heard in other, superior 90s rock albums. The album sounds like three different genres of rock that are trying to assert dominance over one another. It alternates too much and I was left with a bad taste in the back of my mouth by the end of the album.

This album was kind of a drag for me, if I'm being honest. "Hallelujah" was one of the songs I preferred most, but even that is a song that I have never been a huge fan of. This one's not for me.

I just didn't connect with this album.

I’m really not impressed. It’s not terrible, just 90s dad rock. Hallelujah is a classic though. For that song alone, I see why this album has a best ever reputation. If there were more songs like that, I’d turn the corner on this album. That and Forget Her, I could’ve used more of.

Mojo Pin Grace- a vibe similar to Radiohead on The Bends Last Goodbye- I can't really pick up on the lyrics- he has an emotional voice, but I can't understand anything he is saying Lilac Wine So Real Hallelujah Lover, You Should've Come Over Corpus Christi Carol Eternal Life Dream Brother Forget Her Dream Brother (alternate take) Lost Highway (studio outtake) Alligator Wine (studio outtake) Mama, You Been On My Mind (studio outtake) Parchment Farm Blues/Preachin' Blues (studio outtake) The Other Woman (studio outtake) Kanga-Roo (studio outtake) I Want Someone Badly Eternal Life (road version) Kick Out the Jams (live at Columbia Records Radio Hour Dream Brother (nag champa mix) Strawberry Street (live rehearsal at Knitting Factory)

Not too impressed.

Favourites: - Hallelujah (duhh) - Lover, you should've come over - Forget her Was geen fan van de eerste paar nummers, na Hallelujah begon ik er wat meer in te komen. Het was voor mij geen absolute banger en zou het niet snel opzetten.

Not my cup of tea, to put it lightly. 40/100

no thanks. high-pitched screeching does not do it for me

not my cup of tea

Idk, I wasn't blown away. Listened to it again to see if I was missing anything, but there wasn't much that stood out musically, instrumentally, or lyrically. Solid Hallelujah cover though.

Given the reputation thought I would enjoy this one more, but ultimately felt like a lot of mid-90's that doesn't really do it for me

Absolutely not what I expected, and I don't quite know what to make of it, to be honest. His vocal acrobatics are impressive but also tend to get a bit tiresome. It's grand, like, but doesn't really float my boat at all, I'm afraid.

Not as overblown as I remember but still quite boring to me.

why was this so annoying to me help

I wanted to like/love this album, but I just don't. Gave it a second listen this morning and went backwards vs thinking I might like it. Got out of the shower to some moaning & groaning in one song...then Lilac wine came on and I couldn't get to the living room fast enough to shut it off. I want to like sappy emotional stuff...and thought maybe I have an unconscious bias against it. Last night I asked myself what sappy emotional song do I want to go to sleep to? I picked Counting Crows Sullivan Street. It grabs a hold of me and makes me feel like I'm part of the song and relate to the singers perspective. Jeff Buckley to me, just isn't convincing in that regard. Might be a messed up way to view this...but I'm sure many say the same thing about Adam Duritz...but for this beat writer music critic, he's my go to sappy emotional music...not Jeff Buckley.

I always pay attention when I see the name Grace which is a lovely name. If I had been lucky enough to have a baby girl I would have been rooting to name her Grace. I also associate the word with prayer and in particular saying grace at school before dinner. So lots of things here to potentially like. I knew of the album and that it was very much a highlight of JB’s career but without much knowledge of its musical content. It started very well so showed a lot of promise particularly when the title track was next. U2 also recorded a song called Grace which very much lived up to its name and a favourite of mine. Unfortunately JB’s version of Grace was just a non descript ordinary song and an absolute disappointment. After that apart from the singalong Hallelujah which everyone knows the album failed to live up to my hopes. As it’s been proved before, subscribing to this list also serves as an education. In this instance the fact that JB died very young in a swimming accident which is very sad. I also learnt that musical greats such as Bowie and Page considered this album a masterpiece. Despite that accolade I cannot warm to this album at all. 2/5 1/2/25

Meh

Is that like Christian Rock or something? After watching South Park I would expect more. After few days I only remember hallelujah song. "Well, there was a time when you let me know What's really going on below But now you never show that to me, do ya? But remember when I moved in you And the holy dove was moving too" I thought this song was about Ogres and Onions and not about raping a child after First Comunion. Good for you Jeff, don't show what's going on down below. I'm glad that years of therapy allow you to put boundries.

Jeff Buckley niewątpliwie miał niezwykły głos – pełen emocji, ekspresyjny, wręcz eteryczny. Na "Grace" ten wokal unosi się nad bogatymi aranżacjami, czasem delikatnymi, czasem dramatycznie rozbudowanymi. Problem w tym, że choć doceniam techniczną wirtuozerię i pasję, to emocjonalna intensywność albumu nie do końca do mnie trafia, przez co album zawodzi w swoim głównym celu. Mocne 2

Other than the well known cover of Hallelujah the only other song from this album I enjoyed and listened to more than once was Eternal Life. I don’t know if I’m missing something or if I need more listens because I don’t get the hype of this album.

A bit weird if I’m being honest, not a fan

Used to love Hallelujah, now I can't stand to listen to it anymore. The rest of this is fine musically, but I had to skip through it.

The music isn't bad per se, but his voice is grating, and every song is much too long given the lack of muscial development in the songwriting.

Sounds too much like 80's pop for my liking. No idea whether or not Jeff Buckley started the trend of covering "Hallelujah" but since a billion others have covered it at this point it doesn't hit me the same way it would have in 1994 (although it's a fine cover). On its own, I kinda liked "Eternal Life" but it was jarring as part of this album; I assumed autoplay had moved me on to someone else. 2.4

Don't see what all the fuss is about. And hate the screeching. Only good track is Hallelujah, and its not a patch on the original.

nice voice shame i cant hear it most the time

the stand out tune by a mile is a cover and the rest is a wankfest (stolen from another reviewer).

Never heard the album before. Was hopeful for this album but ended up very disappointed. His version of Halleluah is solid but the rest of the album is pretty forgettable. Also not expecting it to sound so much like mellow Led Zeppelin. Shouldn't be on this list.

Really not my cup of tea. Not terrible but not something I’ll listen to again

If this silly bastard knew how to swim, this wouldn’t be in the book

I don't get all the hype around this one.

I once heard a wise man say that Jeff's nipples leaked champagne.

Another in the list of ne understanding why someone might love it but it's really not for me. I crave excitement, not reflection

Bor-ring

Wasn’t particularly looking forward to this one but that was solely based on Hallelujah which is the only song of his I’ve heard before. The rest of the album was slightly better than I was expecting but still not really a fan and didn’t do much to change my opinion.

Now I don’t mind a bit of maudlin rock, but I think this is ‘middling maudlin rock’. New genre, you heard it here first kids.

Fine

Your barber's favourite album. It was alright, sad he died, but wasn't a massive fan of the style of 90s guitar-based bluesy rock.

Enjoyed Eternal Life and Dream Brother, but the rest of the album was not my cup of tea

Incredibly overrated. Flashy, but clearly lacking in the songwriting and sensibilities to back it up. Covers are great, originals are pretty hit or miss. But when it does miss, it is a drag. Maybe could've been good as a 30 min album. But for a whole hour? Jeff is losing me

Durgy

just ok a little boring

I tend to like crybaby music. This isn't it for me. The closing tracks are decent. It's all fine and I think the talent is there, but I have no idea what this album was about or if there is anything here. Either way. It's a 3 and the Hallelujah cover subtracts a point for bringing nothing to the table.

Jeff Buckley needed to be in a band. This would’ve tempered his tortured and over performed singing a bit and let some of the genuinely good songwriting shine. “Grace” (the song) sounds like a smashed up version of an old Radiohead song, and I kept thinking that if he just toned it down a bit it could be pretty decent. Unfortunately for the rest of the album a lot of it doesn’t even have that exciting and interesting writing that the first two tracks have. Compounded by Buckley’s unnecessary operatic vibrato it makes for a pretty lousy experience. The lyrics are over the top and the songs end up being parodies of themselves. I liked this less and less as it went on, not to the point of hating it but just being bored of it. If I never hear fucking “hallelujah”, performed by anyone, again it’ll be too soon.

I know he’s got a cult-like following, but I’m not in danger of joining. These songs have no groove, his vocals go out of their way to be tortured. It’s just all so melodramatic. I wonder if I would have liked it at age thirteen. I like to imagine that even then I would have been unimpressed.

I don't appreciate Jeff Buckley as much as everyone else seems to. I don't get it. His voice is fine, if you like quiet crooning. His guitar playing is beautiful. He's just not my jam.

I like him more than his father that's for sure. I still don't like this very much though.

Boeing

Lots of sappy "art songs" I can do without. Could benefit from more edgy songs like "Eternal Life"

Honestly, outside of 'Hallelujah' and 'Lover, You Should've Come Over', I wasn't super impressed with the album as a whole.

Something about this album seems overdone and F-boyish...he gives me strong John Mayer vibes. Just too much emotion and too much 'love' seems overdone and not sincere...like if I close my eyes, tremble and cry one tear the girls will come running. Also what is he doing in Corpus Christi Carol. With that the actual written lyrics and guitar aren't too bad. There is a lot of depth to some and they are touching. The guitar has some good riffs and compliments the overall songs. But the guy just gives me f-boy creep vibes...he should have stayed a songwriter.

I didn’t hate it, and was quite surprised by the first few songs, it’s just a bit wishy washy. Hallelujah is overplayed and overhyped (although very emotional in Shrek and OC Season 1 finale). 2.5/5

Listened to before. Highlights: Hallelujah I guess.

A few tracks of this album irritated me music wise. I enjoyed his version of Hallelujah. Overall, a so-so album.

beff juckley

Didn't listen to the whole thing, it was a struggle and not my vibe.

I've heard the name of the artist before but didn't have any connections. My first impressions were like a cleaner and less interesting version of Pearl Jam but that might be because of the mid 90s relation. I've probably heard his cover of Hallelujah before but the album as a whole doesn't really appeal to me although I appreciate the smooth musical talent overall.

Not my thing really

3/10…Singer Songwriter in langweilig mit mittelmäßiger Stimme

Music for people who love being sad

Not really good apart from the Lenard Cohen cover.

Zafa, claramente era un artista en formación y hubiese hecho mejores discos si no se hubiese ahogado

It was fine. Only a one hit wonder, imo.

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.

I’m not sure what this is trying to be

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).

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

Snore fest!

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

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.

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

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

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."

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

ok album, but nothing really stood out

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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”

not my type

Rufus Wainwright did it better, fight me. 2/5

Not for me. Goes on a bit.

Borefest

I forgot what I was going to write. Didn't get interesting for me until Eternal Life.

Now, i'd listened to this before and by all means it ought to be exactly what i love - rock tunes plus powerful (male) vocals. Except i didn't love it then, and don't love it now, I don't know why. None of the songs had stuck with me (except for hallelujah but no thanks to jeff). Overall just a mess :/

This guy could do great things with his voice. I'm sorry that he did not do that.

Hallelujah is pretty much the only song keeping this album alive.

Not for me

All I knew of JeffBuckley coming into this was his cover of Hallelujah, which I don’t especially like. A bit overwrought, and a bit overblown. Faux “deep and meaningful”…. Instead of whining, we have tortured shouting. It does not ring my bell. Apparently this was really successful, and is highly regarded. I can’t fathom why. There’s a couple of songs I don’t hate, that’s something. 2/5

Very boring album, will not listen to again

Strong vocals but songs didn’t really grab my attention hard to stay focused on what was going on

Boooring

Eh, that was pretty boring. The drummer kind of tried something in the album name title and I kinda had hope for a second but it did not go hard

This album is not very interesting. I don’t know why everyone thinks it is so good. He has a good voice but the rest is not that great

the only song I would listen to on here is Hallelujah whenever a song came on and I thought, OK, maybe I like this one, Buckley would do something in the song that made me cringe no thank you

I little preachy...not unexpected for an album called "Grace" Everyone knows Hallelujah and there's another track or two that are enjoyable but this album falls pretty flat for me

This had potential to be a solid rock album. Instead, Buckley chooses tired singer/songwriter tropes that only pleased whiny, snivelling rock critics. I'm not mad. I'm disappointed.

Not for me

Just not very interesting rock album

Non pulsed

boring

Not my jam

jeff buckley was not at all who i thought he was. Tragic story. Good album. rip

It was OK.

Coffee shop music

I have a ton of respect for Jeff Buckley as a guitarist, but I'm not really a fan of his music, overall. I'm not even really sure what to call his style because it was kind of all over the place, but you can tell he was very talented. Extra star because his rendition of 'Hallelujah' is beautiful.

Worse than I expected. He should stick to Leonard Cohen covers.

If this album was shorter I think I'd have enjoyed it more, his singing style just became very tiresome by the end. Hallelujah is the obvious standout here but I don't think this album would make the list without it. Highlights: Grace Hallelujah Eternal Life

Don’t like it

One of my favorite lines about musicianship is attributed to Miles: "It takes a long time to figure out what you sound like." I think Jeff didn't get that time. His voice is incredible. But the songwriting/production here sounds like a sonic museum of the mid-90s. So many of the songs chase the "sound" of one or another of the popular bands of the time. There are some beautiful moments. But Jeff needed 3 or 4 more albums and a lot of touring to figure out what HE sounded like.

Not a big fan of the vocals. He's too whiny for me, the only reason its 2 stars is because of the instrumental aspect of his songs.

Hallelujah är en fantastisk cover min i övrigt så är det ganska trist.

Nice voice. Kinda boring.

Mighta gushed more if I was a teen girl in the 90s, but alas, I was not.

Some of the songs were not bad some were not so good. 2.5/5

I was originally not looking forward to listening to this, but it surprised me a bit. There's some good stuff here, but also a lot that just didn't sit well with me. His normal singing wasn't great in my opinion, but the parts where he kind of let's loose and it's more raw are some of the better moments. 2.5/5

Buckley obviously has a great voice but the songs all kind of blend together for me other than "Hallelujah." I've been aware of this album and the tragic story of Buckley but never took the time to listen to it until now. Maybe the bar was set too high by the legend of this album, but it was mediocre at best for me.

Great voice, but such sad sack music. Now Hallelujah is one of my all time favorite songs but not this cover. I know lots of other people like it but it’s missing the gravitas & experience that Cohen brings. Better voice, I guess but then with respect to that I prefer k.d. Lang’s cover.

This album would be an excellent candidate for torturing prisoners with. Physically painful to listen to. Most songs just feature Jeff moaning with backing music. I thought his dad, Tim Buckley sucked. Man, Tim is fantastic compared to this douche. Favourite songs: Hallelujah, Eternal Life, "Lover, You Should've Come Over" Least favourite songs: Mojo Pin, Grace, Corpus Christi Carol, Dream Brother 2/5

Possibly the most 90s record I have ever heard. More than Alanis, more than Stone Temple Pilots, more than the Singles soundtrack. Jeff's got a great voice. Many of the songs don't exactly stand out and the production is a little sappy for my taste -- especially here where the singer has more than enough emotion to deliver what's required. All said, this is a grunge record however its influences differ from the big grunge records of the day. I found the songs that showed those difference influences more interesting than the others.

It's ok. really slow. Good music to chill to.

The Hallelujah cover was surprisingly good given I didn't really like the rest of the album. There was something missing from all other tracks. They started nicely but quickly went in a direction I didn't like. 2 stars because of Hallelujah

Meh. Never listened to him back then and never listened since. Maybe I need to give it more listens? Nothing grabbed me at all.

так мне тяжело дался этот альбом казалось бы, что такого но вводил меня в такое глубокое уныние, что мне вообще ничего слушать больше не хотелось. Хотела в таких случаях поставить 3, но поставлю 2. Еле продралась сквозь него...Хотя начало было мелодичное и приятно, я думала, будет лучше

Unremarkable other than the well known cover.

I wanted to like this album. I like his voice. But it was all a little too much: I found most of it schmaltzy, overwrought, and all very 90s sounding, and not in a good way. I think some restraint here would have gone a long way. Too bad, cause his Hallelujah is powerful, and the best thing here.

Boring

Hallelujah is such a beautiful song, and Buckley’s version is incredibly soulful. However, I wasn’t that thrilled by the rest.

I like some of the songs but a bit meh. Very angsty.

Some pretty boring music and the third best version of that song from Shrek.

A bit dramatic, jeffrey.

Liked Tracks - Lover You Should've Come Over, Eternal Life Not Liked - Corpus Christi Carol He's got a great voice but it's not really hooking me.