Grace

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.

this whole thing really hinges on being into buckley's lilting voice, which I am not

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.

..

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.

Average overall, long stretches where the songs sound the same and it makes the album drag.

Sad rock saved by the last 3 songs

This album should be better because hallelujah is great. Rest meh

Not my jam, kept waiting for that one song I liked, didn't happen

This album started out strong for me and dwindled off

Some good but a bit some droned on.

I've never understood the Jeff Buckley thing. I know a lot of folks who love this album, really carry a reverence for it. And it's certainly fine and there's at least one bright spot - So Real sounds like a lost Tears for Fears track. But this feels very ordinary to me. I don't have any sentimental attachment to it, so maybe that's part of it. But this one has been overhyped in my world.

2.5. Churchy

I enjoyed "Lover, You Should've Come Over," but that's about it.

Slow, sappy, generally boring. Don’t hate it but wouldn’t bother with another listen.

nice voice. ok music. didn't like the harder rock sounding stuff in this album.

Not my type

Another snooze.

Musically the album bounces between bashing cymbals rock with a lot of falsettos and an ethereal operatic sound. Good version of Hallelujah though! Not my taste.

There is some merit here, but as a whole the album is overwrought and a bit much to take, really. Most of the songs have some nice musical moments, and most of the songs also ultimately annoyed me. I might have loved it when I was 14 and every single thing mattered so much.

Good rhythms and riffs but I honestly couldn’t stand his whiny voice for most of it. Can’t believe Bowie called this the greatest album of all time. I do like to think he foreshadowed his own demise in So Real with the line “I couldn’t awake from the nightmare that sucked me in and pulled me under.” Spooky.

Probably my third favorite version of Hallelujah, couldn’t get into the rest of the album

not for me

Ok, so I know this is an album I’m meant to adore. I just…don’t. It’s super average and in the words of the Arctic Monkeys before they crooned themselves into the books of pretentiousness…don’t believe the hype.

i like the music, i just don’t like his voice

Before his death, Jeff Buckley was only known as Tim Buckley’s son. I’m sure people expected Jeff to make the same music as his father. Their music is similar in a way, but I feel as though Jeff brought a more 90s alternative rock edge to his songs. The first few songs were great, but the slower songs drug on a bit and I didn’t enjoy them as much.

Besides Hallelujah I just didn’t see much to like in this.

Jakieś wycie, stukanie.

Man has a great voice and objectively the good at the whole music thing but I'm not into the whole "every song is about lost love" type of album

I really did not enjoy this, with the exception of Eternal Life. I would have liked Hallelujah, but at this point in time, everyone has done Hallelujah. I mean I do like it, but this dude didn't even write it.

very interesting voice. androgynous. depending on what song you are hearing, it can sound like a high pitched male or a lower pitched female. certainly unique. other than that, the music is kind of generic. not a fan.

Meh

Something oppressive about his delivery for me, difficult to tolerate. Maybe it would be better with a different singer?

I picked up a cheap copy of this but have always struggled. I can't hear how it's the masterpiece that many claim. I've not really listened to it in isolation. I've had things going on whilst this is in the background. I gave it a proper listen this morning. No distractions, just the music. It'a not bad, but I still can't hear that magical sound that many pin upon it.

Ok album, but nothing great

Mojo Pin was very slow until the end Lilac Wine sehr gut Hallelujah makes me wanna scream it’s gonna get stuck in my head again Lover, You Should’ve Come Over ist sehr gut Eternal Life i like the instrumentals Rest mid Not my kind of album but it’s not necessarily bad

Kind of boring and slow. Hallelujah is a banger though.

'eh a little slow and not really my style. 2/5

Liked Hallelujah but besides that not that great

Listened Before? N I assume this is on the list because of Hallelujah. It is a song that's worthy of the list itself, so that's great. I don't really groove with the rest of this. It's ok. It's like if U2 was not as good. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Hallelujah

Ei tää huono ollut! Ei aivan mua varten vaan. 2/5

Tykkäsin teininä, mutta nykyään tässä on sama ongelma kuin monesti progessa tai metallissa, että tuntuu kovin väkinäiseltä. Sellaista into piukeena musisointia, eli rumasti sanottuna kikkelimusaa. Lopun bonus-biisi oli ihan hyvä.

Jaa-a, nyt jäi kyllä erittäin geneeriseksi. Ei korvia särkevällä tavalla, mutta löysää on.

Sounds like this guy poured his heart into this album. I really appreciate that.

Not much to say about this one for me

I never understood the appeal of Jeff Buckley. I still don't.

corn

Interesting comparison to his dad's work, the fact that choir and church style songs were followed by some progressive dark psychedelic works impressed me

This one is just all over the place stylistically and can't find a niche where it can thrive. Zig-zagging from 90s' grunge-adjacent alt-rock to operatic ballads to Leonard Cohen covers is guaranteed whiplash, and doesn't leave much room for Buckley to demonstrate much artistry given how many vocal personas he has to put on in the course of 50 minutes.

Højdepunkt - Hallelujah. Dog er jeg større fan af Cohen oprindelige, Buckleys Hallelujah er følsom, men den går som resten af albummet nemlig lidt klynkende. Et par okay numre, men ingen nye hjerter. Den er på 1001 fordi han har udgivet 1 album og er død

Eh. One brilliant remake.

Bit dreary

Grace is the only album by American singer-songwriter Jeff Buckley. At release this album had poor sales and mixed reviews, but the album has risen in reputation in recent years. 13 years after release, the album re-entered the Australia albums chart and it has been certified 8x platinum in Australia. The alternative rock / folk rock album has been critically acclaimed in recent years and did receive some favorable reviews at release, but was largely ignored by the general public. The music production & singing talent on this album was impressive for a debut album. The "Hallelujah" track is an easy favorite and has been inducted into the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry. I wonder if Jeff Buckley would've created more solo albums if this one hadn't sold so poorly. I liked the album, but I would've been one of the general public that did not buy this album (just because it's not my vibe).

Whiny

2/11, 18%

Not for me ):

I was not familiar with this singer. The songs are inconsistent and kind of all over the place. The version of Hallelujah was the best song. Overall the album isn't that good.

Was alright, not horrible but very meh…

I knew this was coming sooner or later and I've been dreading it. I had a housemate in the early 00s who was obsessed with this shit and she played it constantly for months. His vibrato wailing drives me insane, and the music is just 90s alterna-crud, I guess similar to something shit like radiohead? And on top of all that, Jeff killed himself and doesn't have to put up with his annoying pretend hippie fans anymore, but the rest of us do. Thanks, ya prick. 2/5.

I found it painfully boring.

Never got it. Still don’t.

A bit chaotic of an album, I'm not sure... It felt a bit unimagined to me.

I really don’t like this. I found the voice to be very annoying and the instruments were too earnest. I wouldn’t listen twice.

very good volcas, but it was too slow for me. Im justs a whore for upbeat music so, 2/5 favorite song: Last Goodbye least favorite song: Mojo Pin

I think this album is just ok. Most of it is too slow and depressing for me. Clearly he was a pretty unhappy guy. The high point is his cover of Hallelujah. I think that ranks up among the greatest covers ever.

How sad that the original version of "Hallelujah" is probably my least favorite that I've heard. This didn't do anything for me at all. Two stars for "almost".

Never really got this. His cover of "Hallelujah" is heavenly, but the rest is messy and unfocused. It's better in its quieter moments, the louder bits are sub "Pablo Honey"-era Radiohead.

2…3…2?…3?…2?…3?…2…3… I don’t have the energy to nitpick this decision. The cover of Hallelujah is good, but we just heard Leonard Cohen the other day and I’m tired of him, even in cover form. Sorry Jeff.

File under "Albums that I didn't listen to for the first go-round in the 90s and, it turns out, for good reason". It's just not my bag, baby. I appreciate the craft of the album but I just don't enjoy its contents. As well, I am haunted by the middle-aged Jeff Buckley fan I met at a party in the 2000s who was conflicted that his estate kept releasing new albums that gave fans new music but not good quality music. I just... no.

It's alright, bit overrated.

Not my style

2.5

Good but overrated, imo.

Bought this album sometime in middle school or high school. Couldn't get into it then and can't get into it now. Has some neat songs but just not for me.

tellement chiant Grace écoutable

Nope

Really not that impressed. 2 decent songs...the rest is just kind of uninspired.

Piti pari kertaa kuunnella, et pysty mielipiteen muodostaa: meinas toimii, mut kokonaisuus jäi vähän laimeeks

Good voice - tick Some good songs - tick But overall, and perhaps (probably!) through my own deficiencies, the album fails to lift me up. Tragedies aside, it needs more noise

moany whiny no

Sorry, but I just don't like his voice or music. Don't like his Dad's stuff either. I must be wrong because everyone seems to think they are both geniuses.

Is Hallelujah the only reason this made the list?

This is a pretty record. Vocals and guitar. He was a true talent. I learned about Jeff Buckley from my friend Nick, who started playing guitar at the same time I did (Jr High) and he really liked him. I wasn't able to have an open mind about Christian music at that time. I probably still don't. At this point, I care about that almost not at all...ha. But the sticking point for me is the perfection of this record. It almost seems bleached it's so pure and clean. But I wouldn't complain about Steely Dan for that, and you could say the same thing about them. Double standard.

I'm lukewarm on this one. I get that he kinda perfected the crooning, angsty folk/rock genre - but it's just not my bag. I spent most of my listening experience waiting for the next song. Highlights: Lover, You Should've Come Over is - by far - the standout track for me. The story, the lyrics, the arrangement, Buckley's vocals - all amazing. This is the first time during this experience that I skipped back to listen to a song again just to see if it held up, and it did. Hallelujah. This is a great version of the song. But, in fairness, as long as you stick close to Cohen's original version, I'm gonna love it. Honorable mentions: Forget Her is a cool song. Eternal Life was also good, but didn't feel like it belonged on the album. Anyway, I'll definitely revisit a few of these tracks, but - as an album - meh.

sux

I have heard good things about this album, so I had somewhat high expectations. Unfortunately his album was disappointing. 2/5 stars for Hallelujah and Lilac Wine, because those were the only songs I liked.

A strange mix of an album. Bit too saccharin for my tastes.

Too churchy

Buckley is an amazing guitarist. Loved his Hallelujah. He has a beautiful, angelic voice but I am not a fan of a full album of whispery songs. But definitely a talented person.

This album was alright. A bit boring. He’s got an amazing voice, but I found it to be quite similar to Chris Cornell’s voice, but not as soulful. Also Buckley didn’t have bands like the rest of Soundgarden or Audioslave backing him to make his music that interesting or rocking.

Meh. Not my kind of maudlin.

not reacting well to his precious voice....a lil emo too.

Not for me 🤷🏻‍♂️

one good song

meh

Just OK.

Great cover of Hallelujah... as far as other songs... they're also here. Very much an album where one song is head and shoulders above everything else.

"So Real" is pretty good at least.

Eh..

Glad I got to hear where that song from Shrek came from

Got 5 out of 11 songs in. Utter shite. 0/5 if possible.

I didn't care for the liberties he takes in his vocal melodies. Often it feels ungrounded and disjointed.

Yank Sheeran

The only keeper is Hallelujah which can't hold a candle to the original. 1 keeper out of 11 (9%) 0 bangers (0%) 1 star

Big Nope. Disappointing and annoying.

Une seule chanson correcte et elle est même pas de lui...

Really? This is supposed to be, "one of the greatest albums of all time"? I'm both bored and horrified at the voice I'm having to endure. Pop crooner with a few songs dipped briefly in a au jus of grunge. The best part of this album was when it finished Spotify jumped to the Smiths song, "Bigmouth Strikes Again" as if to apologize for what I'd just had to endure.

Sry, too melacholy

I sat through this while the power was off at my house. I wish I didn't waste the battery on my phone.

With the sole exception of Hallelujah, this album is a waste of good vinyl. Hallelujah is worth adding to your playlist, but it is not really any better than the Cale or Wainwright covers.

Still not a fan of this cat

I did not like this as much as I had hoped. It seemed like a mashup of George Michael and Chris Cornell without the vocal strength. There were a couple of okay tracks. The Hallelujah was nowhere as great as people claim. Did not favorite one track.

I know some people absolutely love this and I can see why they would but I absolutely cannot stand this album. I haaaaaaaaaate this guy's voice. Absolute nails on a chalkboard.

not really my thing

Name sounds familiar, thought we'd done one of his before, but I can't find it. Anyway, 2 sort of bright spots. Both covers. First Lilac Wine, started off really well, then he said the word 'Lilac'. I hate it when people make a point of pronouncing the A in lilac, it just grates. Other than that it was a fair version, just not as good as Elkie's. And his cover of Hallelujah was ok too. But even together these two could not drag this album out of the mire. Its a high 1, but can't quite get to the dizzying heights of a 2.

Everything about this gets on my nerves.

BORING (as hell).

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

This is cheesy and shitty

Hallelujah itz over

I've had enough with these Jeff Buckley worshippers talking about how beautifully haunting it or whatever string of adjectives they use. Jeff Buckley is not good, and if he never died he'd be just another guy like Son House.

Un peu monotone

Terrible fuck aas album. 0/10, 0.00%

I just don't like it. Something about his voice, or the way he performs. He butchered one of my top 10 favorite songs of all time for this album - Hallelujah. On paper, I should be his #1 fan but nothing about this lands for me.