Grace

Rock alternativo. Aburrido

This album is a hard one for me. I know I'm SUPPOSED to like it. I can tell why others do like it. I really WANT to like it... but I just don't. Buckley seems to be trying too hard to make his vocals do things that they don't have to. The songwriting and musicianship are top-class. The track listing and production are top-notch as well. I just don't like Buckley's voice. I have no problem with anyone claiming it is a 5 star album but it's just not for me.

Hallelujah of course is one of the greatest songs ever recorded. The rest of the album is pretty cool too

Best Song: Lover, You Should've Come Over. This might be the perfect ballad. Worst Song: Eternal Life. This sounds like Stone Temple Pilots, not the angel-voiced Buckley. Overall: Jeff Buckley has a knack for singing with (what feels like) genuine emotion. His vocal range is incredible, and he sings with this endearing vulnerability. There is also a sort of quiet and honest simplicity to his lyrics. And his cover of Hallelujah competes with the original for quality.

A perfect album, I think I've listened to this way too many times in my life, and I always find something new and a new perspective to the songs and the playing in this album. A true masterpiece - wish we had more of Jeff Buckley - we lost him too soon.

This man has an angelic voice and some of the best songwriting of all time

absolutely amazing not one bad song

Iconic (only) album from the guy with the voice who died young. Overwrought at times, spectacular at others.A great set of songs with covers. It doesn't romance me the way it used to do but its still special.

some real 90's shit here. not really my thing to listen to every day but it is a good album.

Having not listened to Jeff's stuff before, I was more expecting singer-songwriter stuff. There's a lot of backbone to this record. Despite a lull in the middle, the record explodes with the Jane's Addiction-esque "Eternal Life". Call it a solid 3.5. Favorite tracks: "Eternal Life", "Grace"

Solid record.

This album resonated with a lot of people even though it sold poorly. I enjoy the album but it's so dreary and the songs sometimes can outlast my patience. Overall, I think it's an album that deserves to be on the list, though I would not come back to listen to it very often.

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

Not much to say about this one for me

amo demais

3/5 Even though it was pretty good music and singing and even a song that I like, I was underwhelmed. I read some stuff about him that made me feel like I should feel more, but I didn't. It wasn't bad, it wasn't my favourite. 🤷🏻‍♀️

I can see why this is highly rated but I'm not sure it's coherent or cohesive enough for me to also jump on the bandwagon. His voice is amazing and was clearly a gifted guitarist to boot, however I found the album a tad too depressing and a little whiny/self-involved maybe? Not sure. A real shame he only released this as I think he had a lot more to give.

Some of these songs would have gotten 5 stars from me. Not a big fan of the hymn like songs though. Still a great album with lots of personality.

Beautiful album, he sings with a lot of emotion

First Listen: Very emotional album; holistic, somber, yet powerful vocals; great instrumentals and production; Favorite tracks: "Last Goodbye", "Hallelujah", "Dream Brother", "Lover, You Should've Come Over", "Forget Her"; Second Listen: TBW

Better than I expected. Of course I new 'Hallelujah' which is a beautiful cover. And I was also familiair with 'Lilac Wine' and 'Grace', but there are many more good songs on this album. Quite some different styles as well, which I liked. 5/5

I know a lot of ppl love this album. It just never hit me at the same level. It is good though

He was really all over the place with this one and probably is credited with what I call "Kurt Cobain Syndrome" - the instance of celebrity for the sole reason of dying. This is a good album and his KCS paired with his Hallelujah cover are probably what got it onto this list, but when viewed through the lens of the music of the period, it's… pretty good. 3.5 / 5.

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

Great album I think. Really strong 4 this one. Been a good few years since I listened. Whilst the obvious stand out for me will always be Hallelujah, I think the back to back songs of ‘Corpus Christi Carol’ followed by ‘Eternal Life’ is great. His voice is damn perfect.

way way better than i was expecting

Wow. What an album. Very good from start to finish. The way jeff can take his voice into many ranges is unbelievable. I’m glad I got this album on Jan 16th. It gave me some hope on the past relationship. Driving home from work late at night and listening to forget her was an experience I’ll never forget. This album is hands down amazing and I will be visiting many times.

1/16- Hot tubbing

Background music, again

This is the 4th great debut album I've gotten in the last 5 days (the other 3 being The Doors, Steely Dan, and Tori Amos). I love hearing the first work of great artists, but in this case it's such a shame to not be able to hear how the artist evolved over time. Such a talent. More than anything, this album reminded me of Led Zeppelin. With Buckley's soaring, ethereal vocals, and the mix of soft, gentle tunes along with occasional harder rock. But at the same time this is unique and something altogether different. It's a great album, and I would have loved to hear where he went from here. 4 stars.

This is a great among greats and a classic among classics. I think I've found one of my new all-time favorite albums. Jeff's voice is transcendent, every note placed like only a master can. The songs are all varied, memorable, and powerful. The musicians all playing top notch. This was so so so so SO good.

A surprising amount of variety in this album, with a lot of potential for a future career. Unfortunately, not possible in this case, and that does not save the album from being lower in the 5s, but I do think it is important enough to get that ranking, even if on the lower end.

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

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

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

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

- art rock vibe - mix of great moody tracks and covers of famous tracks i didn't care for - Great voice - 4.25/5

Would recommend to a friend

Vond het een prima album. Niet helemaal mijn stijl, maar een aantal nummers toch maar even bewaard en kon er wel inkomen.

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

A classic singer songwriter album. The emotion Jeff conveys through his melodies and words is truly moving. The tone of his telecaster is iconic and ethereal. His rendition of Hallelujah gives it a different feel. Highlights are Lover you should've come over, Last Goodbye, Lilac Wine and Hallelujah

Cracking

Great range and passion in each song. Hallelujah

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

Best album ever made ! Ask David Bowie

Heard a lot of hype, and a lot of downplaying the hype. Really enjoyed it

Really enjoyed it

I enjoyed very much. Quite eclectic.

It was aigt

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

High quality

Okay!

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

A once in a lifetime voice

corn

It felt like a Thursday night in November. Warm sadness.

Such a beautiful album, I am so in love. I will definitely be looking into this more, I feel like it had such an impact on artists today. Like I’m assuming Hozier drew inspiration from this.

Very good album with some great songs.

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

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

super sweet album said what happened to Jeff, as well as his father :( anyway, the album was really beautiful, I enjoyed nearly every song I wasn’t a fan of Eternal Life, it’s just too grungy, 90’s metal for me but yeah beyond that, wonderful album solid 9/10

Not as good as i remembered

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

This is an excellent album. Great songs, great music, vocals a bit on the edge for me, but very soulful and expressive, and the best rendition of Hallelujah that I have heard.

Pretty amazing instrumental and vocal performance.

оказывается, кавер бакли на hallelujah леонарда коэна (кстати, не знала, что это он ее написал.... но версия песни коэна настолько не впечатляющая, что можно считать джона кейла (первый и величайший кавер, вошедший в саундтрек шрека!) соавтором..) всего второй! и один из великих я слушала hallelujah, думала о таинственно утонувшем джеффе бакли, вспоминала о снежной дымке за окном, белых деревьях, смотрела на меланхоличного бакли с обложки.. какая-то нежность и тихая горечь просыпаются во мне, когда думаю об этом альбоме кажется, я теперь люблю jeff'a buckley u know (да, вот такой я впечатлительный бэйбик, а что вы мне сделаете, курта кобейна я тоже любила)

It's near impossible to listen to this album without thinking where Jeff would have gone from there, had he lived longer. But all we have as a completely finished product is this, and this is frankly enough to give him is place in rock's most important artists. He's been influential for many bands like Radiohead and Coldplay, Jeff himself apparently wanted to go a "dirtier" and more lo-fi road after that first album, so he might have fitted perfectly in the 90's indie rock scene that was shaping up. The album's not perfect, but it does contain some perfect songs, as well as the best Hallelujah cover ever.

This album is so great, Jeff has such a wonderful voice and the melodies blends this all in a musical bliss.

Nice voice, glad that I've listen to it.

It was the first time I heard Jeff Buckley and I must say that I was blown away. We often hear powerful voices, but rarely with so many emotions and nuances. Musically, the compositions are magnificent and extremely well put together and blend perfectly with the voice of Jeff Buckley.

One I struggle with. Does the myth exceed the quality?

Nice start, good vibe. Oh I'm going to like this aren't I. Don't love mojo pin but is very different. Grace hits hard. Lilac wine mmmm. Too busy to right notes, but he holds it down for the final track Forget Her. Very pleasant experience. Closer to a 5 than a 3, but gonna have to go 4. But can see myself absolutely treasuring this in the future.

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.

I liked it

Haunting

best album ever. can die peacefully knowing i’ve heard it. so real is so fucking real

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

Oh wonderful! An all-time favourite album of mine. A phenomenal debut album, Jeff Buckley was a man of staggering musical talent. I remember playing this album for my husband a few years back and he was so impressed by the guitar. He said all of these riffs could so easily be metal or hard rock riffs but they're played with such clean precision instead. I adore the feeling of heart-wrenching ache this album evokes every time I listen. It's emotional, yearning, deeply vulnerable, and oh so sexy all at once. Lover, You Should’ve Come Over is my favourite track. It's rife with drama and unrequited love in the juiciest way. The vocals are impressive, every track you get something nuanced in the cadence of his singing and inflection. Such a tragic loss when he died. He was an irreplaceable talent, a wonderfully emotional and complex artist, and I wish we'd all been able to see what else he would have done. This was only the beginning of what would have been a truly remarkable career. Top marks.

Amazing from front to back. This is one I always meant to sit down and listen to, but never did. 5/5. Favorite track: Eternal Life

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

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

I love this album so much!

The albums complete lack of pretense is disarming and enchanting. The songs are seemingly plain but there is a richness that steadily reveals itself in the re-listening. 'Mojo Pin' alone shows it all. The song flows and sprawls and climbs and falls, showing how perfectly harmonious the band and the performances are. Of course, there is also the album's pinnacle that is 'Hallelujah', which plays out as a lovers' embrace between Buckley's voice and his guitar. It is beautiful and fleeting vision of what could have been, being Jeff's one and only.

Accomplishes a neat trick of being both minimalist and full of expression. Best track: Eternal Life

What a slog to get through. Wake me up when this album ends.

You either loved him or hated him. I personally think this album is amazing and associate a lot of great memories with it.

A favourite

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

Not my style

His vocals are incredible at points. I also loved a lot of the guitar.

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

Sedate album but undeniably great, where the bass line for Eternal life comes from on this album I’ll never know

Some great songs, didnt mind it at all

Eh. One brilliant remake.

Yeah, I really like this.

Hallelujah tho

Awesome album

This is one of those albums that took me a long time to get to, despite the fact that it's cover is pretty iconic, and as a result I was aware of it for a long time. The first thing that's striking about this album is the absolute angelic quality of his voice. I think that he could have been a more successful artist if he didn't want to do interesting things with the music. Luckily for us, he was interested in putting effort into the music. He seems to always keep a light touch with the instrumentals; they come off as very quiet in the mix. This helps feature his voice, but it also gives the album a cool stripped-down quality 4/5

An album I’ve meant to listen to for years. I’ve seen this album cover in music stores for decades, seen it listed in music magazines but never gave it a chance. What a record though, so happy I have heard it in its entirety. But I would have been so in to this when I was in my 90s renaissance phase in my teens/early 20s. I love Last Goodbye so much.

Infusing the virtuoso vocal performances of his father Tim and his own passionate yet gritty style, Jeff Buckley possessed a talent that was ready to take over when he unexpectedly died. Grace, the only album released in his lifetime, is the complete document of what could have been had he refined and perfected his style further. With the 1-2-3 punch of the first three tracks and the most consequential cover of a Leonard Cohen song ever, Grace was just the beginning of a story that never got the chance to be told.

This is one if the worst things I've ever listened to. 90s soft rock is awful. Plus he ruined a Leonard Cohen song. Would give it less than 1 star if I could.

One of the best albums I've heard in a long time.

🥰🥰

Bit dreary

First time I've actively listened to a Jeff Buckley album, I rather enjoyed the expereince

Lovely.

I'd heard of, but never listened to Jeff Buckley before. I liked it.

Loved it!

We know his legacy as a quiet giant in terms of influence on other artists, but what an incredible vocalist and vocal performance. Wow. Pushes some average songs to the next level.

What a fantastic surprise. From a great cover of Hallelujah to the other songs filled with great guitar work, nice drums and great vocals. This album flew under the radar when it was released but now over the years has finally gotten the recognition it deserves

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

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

I've heard this album a hundred times, but have no hesitation about putting it on again for this. Absolutely phenomenal. Where would he have gone, musically? We'll never know - we were robbed.

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

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

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

4/5!

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).

bangeur

Wow.

So many moments causing so many shivers down my spine. If ever there was a masterpiece…

It's a 5. There is no other score this album can have.

Perfect.

One of the best albums of all time. Easiest 5 so far

classic.

I've never listened this full album but I've heard so many much about it so i'm very interested! 1.You can hear from the first track that he has a nice and strong voice and the music is very cool and a bit experimental. Nice switch up.Very strong start to an album! 2. Also very good second track. I love his voice sm. Pretty similar to the first song. 3. Ohh I like this 3rd track more. 4. Damn 4th one should be in a movie if it isn't alread!! Nice, bit slower song👍. 5. I've heard this 5th song it's so goodddd! 6. i mean I've heard hallelujah so so many times but it suits his voice so well. def one of if not the best version i've heard. 7. Bit slower, bit basic but alright song. I'm not very into long songs tho. 8. I love his falsetto. Such a beautiful song. 9. Ohh more rock here, i like it a lot! Have i already said that i love his voice?!!! 10. Again a different vibe, i like it. Love the build up and then the drum instrumental/solo thingy. 11. Ok this is the last one let's see. Amazing ending to the album i love it!! Overall very very good album. Bit dramatic, bit slower, bit of rock, bit of everything! Strong start and finish. Again, an amazing voice and vocal range!!! I'd say 4/5 from this first listen.

- Grandios, mehr fällt mir hier nicht zu ein.

Whiny

Surprisingly solid tunes.

2/11, 18%

Outstanding, albums like this are why I am doing this. Hallelujah will never fail to give me goosebumps

Some fantastic songs but not the perfect album most people think it is. I think some people want this to be a perfect album because they know he had the potential to make a perfect album but never got the chance to do so.

I kinda groaned when I saw this album because I thought it was gonna be bad. I’ve seen the cover art before and wrongly associated it with something corny. This album is honestly really good. That first song set a great mood for the rest of the album. It runs a little long but it’s definitely worth the listen if you’re willing to put in the time

He really does sound like Tim Buckley's teenage son going through his emo / grunge phase. His vocals are the highlight here, haunting and expressive with a dynamic range, reminding me a lot of Thom Yorke yet neither better nor worse than him. It's powerful and dramatic. Instrumentals are rich and complex, melodic and not afraid to show its power or versatility. Sometimes harsh and clustered but other times smooth and jazzy. The dark, mysterious, trance-like sound and use of repetitive themes definitely came from his father's psychedelic folk work, but it sounds so complete and put together here. Production is insanely clean and impressive. Most songs are memorable after just a couple listens. A lot of songs like "Last Goodbye" and "Eternal Life" sound like what 90s pop alt rock would attempt to imitate but would always fail. I actually never heard any of these songs before, even "Hallelujah", so coming into this album blind was a huge shock. Loved every track for completely different reasons. Didn't even notice it was an hour.

A pretty incredible debut. Fave track: Last Goodbye

Dang, what a talent. His covers are just _sublime_. "Hallelujah", "Lilac Wine" and "Corpus Christi Carol" are all just wonderful versions. Fave track - "Last Goodbye" if I'm picking a Buckley original, or "Hallelujah" if covers are allowed.

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

Awesome drums, pretty cool guitar playing, pretty chill album, a bit sad, but pretty good.

Always a delight, love this album

I hadn't listened to thus album previously, despite knowing the tragic story of Jeff Buckley and the poignant Hallelujah. Album is a lot more electric than I thought it would be, and is a healthy slice of 90s rock

Really good, I like his voice

Never really stopped to listen to this album until the recommendation, I appreciate this

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

beautifully haunting. rest in peace jeff.

Mojo Pin- 7/10 Grace- 6/10 Last Goodbye- 2/10 Lilac Wine- 3/10 So Real- 2/10 Hallelujah- 0/10 Lover, You Should've Come Over- 4/10 Corpus Christi Carol- 1/10 Eternal Life- 1/10 Dream Brother- 2/10 Forget Her- 3/10 Grace- 2/10

S Tier = So Real; Hallelujah; Lover, You Should’ve Come Over A Tier = Grace; Dream Brother; Forget Her B Tier = Mojo Pin; Lilac Wine; Eternal Life C Tier = Last Goodbye D Tier = Corpus Christi Carol AVG SCORE: 3.5 / 5 - - - Sickeningly beautiful. Top to bottom. I’ve listened to it 4x today. I feel certain that, based on my mood, any of these songs could at least be “A Tier” in the moment. Is it possible to have a crush on an album?

Although not my vibe, this man was very talented.

not my style, but some nice tunes to zone out

A classic. Everyone knows this. A gem of perfectly captured talent that is bittersweet as we wanted more , and that’s never going to happen

hi this is one of my favorite albums so its a 5. I have it on vinyl so you know it's real. the guitar in this is so good, super full and warm in a way. the strumming is so intentionally strong i love it. like the guitar on grace come on. the covers are unparalleled. fav is lover you should've come over. so many different sounds on one album that works so well. wonderful and tragic that there couldn't be more

Greatest voice of the 90s (if not the greatest album of the 90s)

Incredible album, love it

Gold.

Superb voice, some absolutely fabulous tunes too

his voice is so beautiful. So captivating. Like drifting into a dream and being woken up abruptly but that’s alright. I want his voice. Amazing lyrics and instrumentals as well. The soft aggressive acoustic that teenage boys nowadays wish they could achieve. The contrast between overwhelming chaos and haunted peaceful tunes is just out of this world. Love songs worth fainting to. Feels like driving at 11pm alone with nothing but your thoughts. Songs I yearn to.

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

This had an interesting backstory as well. Of course the Leonard Cohen cover was amazing. Through the rest his talent shown even if it's not my kind of thing. Interestingly, more than anything it reminded me of Ours. Until I did a deep dive into that discography.

Not for me ):

To slooooooooooooow

Hallelujah 5/5

Simply beautiful. Not much else to say about this one. 5/5

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.

An album I love to listen to all the way thru.

Had to listen 3 times to figure out my rating

its some singing voice that. some of this album is really good, some of it dull as dishwater. not really in to whiny ballads but the ones with a bit of weight to them are very strong. that boy had some serious talent.

Jeff Buckley died for all our sins. It was a snowy December night 43 years ago. A lithe young man climbed through the window of a barn. He had been out all night, he was tired, broken and shivering. His body was bruised and his anus was bleeding. He sobbed himself to sleep. He never woke. He was found on a frosty Christmas morning by a group of businessmen who used the barn for blistering bum sex during the holiday period. They finished a marathon buggering session and folded his body into quarters and stuffed him into a backpack. One of the businessmen, Iain with two I's , ran to a nearby airport and threw the backpack onto a conveyor belt where it spent 4 weeks circling unaware passengers.

Cry baby

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

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

Dificilísimo escoger una canción favorita. Definitivamente es de los álbumes más influyentes y atemporales que hay por ahí, para no decir artistas.

This is right up there with the worst albums I have ever heard! With the ever-so-slight exception of Eternal Life, this is nothing but sheer auditory abuse! I'm not entirely sure why he's imitating a bag of drowning cats because legend will have you believe that Jeff can actually sing, and pretty well too; this is definitely not proof of that. If you take away the god awful vocals there may be a hint of somewhat enjoyable music left as there is some nice guitar and drum work in there, otherwise, I'd rather two well hung men violently penetrate my ears than hear this again!

Literally have never heard of Jeff Buckley, and was very pleasantly surprised how much I dug this album.

Amazing voice. Loved it.

Was alright, not horrible but very meh…

p744. 1994. 5 stars Great songs, great production, great guitar work and THAT voice. And it has the rarest of things, a cover that has become the definitive version. Faultless. To what heights could he have risen...

Already very familiar with this album. First heard it in my early teens and sounds just as powerful now. Masterful guitar and vocal work over an idiosyncratic mix of soulful blues and 90s tinged rock. A masterpiece.

I liked this album a lot

Voice of an angel

Great album that needs further exploration.

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.

3.5

I found it painfully boring.

Love this album

Bra 8.7/10

Just glorious

Masterpiece

Spectacular

It's such a pretty album. The iconic Hallelujah cover is fantastic, as is Last Goodbye. However, Corpus Christi Carol makes me feel like I'm listening to something entirely different.

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

-Hallelujah cover was decent -Eternal life was a good switch up on the album, rlly nice:)

Odd relationship with this album because I love the versions of many of these songs from the Live at Sin-é album just a little bit more (particularly Eternal Life). All things being equal it’s an album I’d likely give 4 stars, but I have to push it one extra for so, so brief a candle.

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

How high can a tremendous track elevate an average album? To a low 4 from a high 2 I think.

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

Loved this album growingup

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

re listened a few times

YES!!! 5 Ok I knew multiple songs quite well, but I didn't know all of the songs would be so good. Obviously Jeff Buckleys only studio album gets a roaring 5. Holy shit when "Eternal Life" came on I thought spotify played from radio or something. It's so different, and so good.

It alright

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

Real, dark, raw. Words and messages that still relate to today’s person.

What is there to say about this album that hasn't already been said - a life and career tragically cut too short.

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

Enjoyable revisit

Not much to say; Jeff Buckley is pretty damn good. The songwriting and singing are great, and considering he was a session guitar player before recording this album the songs are pretty balanced instrumentation wise, not entirely guitar-centric.

Great album, if a little long and slow. His voice is beautiful though. 4/5

Remember my sister being a huge fan back in the day, but never really listened to this myself. What a shame I haven't got around to it before now, because this is phenomenal. Singing is incredible, compositions interesting and production stellar. I understand why this is as legendary as it is.

Wow, 100 days. And what a way to celebrate. Buckley’s voice really was lovely. It’s a shame that he was here for such a short period of time. A-

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

Never got it. Still don’t.

4/5

I like this album a lot. The songs are all well-written, the kind that take a few or more listens to really enjoy and appreciate. Also RIP

8/10. Nice mix of fast and slow songs.

Really great, might even bump it up to a 10 if I keep listening to this album. 9/10

I don't know if Jeff Buckley's death hindered his potential to follow up with an amazing discography, or if it solidified him as a legend with a sole fantastic album. This has a bit of everything, Jeff's great vocals and guitar playing, wrote some amazing songs and had a cover that matched them, and has a decent backing band and additional songwriters to compliment the artist. I was just really pleased that there was so much more to enjoy than his cover of Hallelujah. Last Goodbye, Grace, Mojo Pin all slap.

Sometimes I wear extra-strength skepticism filters when I see lots of praise for an album I'm not familiar with, especially if I feel it might be somewhat elevated from other factors, such as the emotions of losing an artist too soon. That was all blown away by this beautiful and powerful work. And the loss of this artist did, in fact, bring tears to my eyes as I listened to his incredible music. "Hallelujah" is one of those favorite songs that may have been overdone in the '00s, but I really think it was because Buckley's version set the standard. It was like I heard the song for the first time today and I felt the joy again. It is magnificent from beginning to end. It's possible that I enjoy Buckley's clearly Zeppelin-influenced pieces more than I do Zeppelin... This is one I will definitely want to spend more time with. There is more to explore and feel, I think.

This album really took me on a roller-coaster ride. At moments I was totally in love, at others I found what I was hearing as too intense for my mood, and others I had feelings of like and a notion that the track could grow on me. I think it is a really good album, but I really did find it challenging at times. I think I am in like with it...probably a deep like though...

Mmm-hmmm. This album gave me deep deep feelings and left me with few words. This is one of the special ones.

I expected this to be great, but GRACE still surprised me by just how great it is! Jeff Buckley does so much in this album. Achingly heartbreaking at times, yet not afraid to turn up the distortion on the guitar an rock out. Buckley tries a lot of things on this album and it all works incredibly well. I am transfixed. In one moment he is soaring to epic heights then effortlessly dives into deep personal introspection. What an incredible ride! I love this album so very much. Why when I first heard Jeff Buckley’s rendition of “Hallelujah” I didn’t immediate run out and buy this album I’ll never know. This song deserves all the love and praise. The performance is perfection. It is remarkable that the rest of the album more than lives up to the impossibly high standard set by this incredible performance. “Last Goodbye” is an incredibly mature breakup song so great it seems like a clear and present threat to a breakup. “Lilac Wine” is a touching performance of heartbreak as the singer reminisces on a lost love. An incredible performance that gives me chills as it ends. The fantastic accordion opening, beautiful organ and arching lyrics of “Lover, You Should’ve Come Over” gives the perspective of a man desperately looking for the return of an absent lover. He passingly acknowledges culpability as he cries out for her return. “Eternal Life” is one of the harder rock songs. Buzzy guitars grind over intense lyrics like ‘I’ve got a message for you and your twisted hell, You better turn around and blow your kiss goodbye to life eternal Angel yeah.” Halfway through the song seems to take off as the guitars soar boosted by a dramatic string section. The original finale of the album is “Dream Brother”. It opens with dissonant plucking that gives way to a moody guitar riff over exotic drums. It was written to a friend in another 1001 band (Fishbone!) trying to encourage him not to abandon his pregnant girlfriend by invoking his own abandonment by his father Tim Buckley (also a 1001 artist!). Beautifully complicated and utterly unforgettable. I was a little sad to learn there’s only one Jeff Buckley album in the world. Then I felt a little silly because we get more from this album than any of us deserve.

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

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

3/5 okeyish

Классный альбом. Первая часть альбома великолепна, дальше было слушать сложнее. Но музыкант однозначно мой.

Actively avoided listening to this for a while as so many talent show voices had mangled Hallelujah so much. What a phenomenal talent, not a single duff track and even in the rockiest moments sounds intimate.

A career tragically cut short, but you can see even on this album he was destinied to be one of the greats

Good but shmaltzy

Absolutely perfect. One of my favorite voices. Not Otis Redding, not Fiona Apple, but as distinctive and brilliant.

Its hard not to love his voice.

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

Damn this was pretty good, sounded great and his voice is so smooth and captivating. A high 4

An incredible album - such a beautiful voice and songwriting with a heartbreaking legacy behind it

Hørte eit program om Tim Buckley på radioen her om dagen, men eg like Jeff Buckley bedre. Bra album, hørte masse på da når eg vaska på gamleheim i sommerferien for mange år siden

Incredible to discover he doesn't sound Hallelujah

Pretty nice album. I can definitely hear the Led Zeppelin influence in Jeff’s music, and the songs end up being really well written. 7/10

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

Overall solid, with a couple great tracks. Love his version of hallelujah

❤️

A fantastic album. One of my favourites.

I wasn't really sure Grace was going to do it for me because I've heard so much about Jeff Buckley and heard some of his stuff, but this was really, really good. It's full of pain and passion and really simple but effective musicianship, his vocals are on point, you have songs like Lover, You Should've Come Over that are quality, the title track too, and as much as Hallelujah might be overplayed now it's bloody outstanding, especially if it can take you to a place or time. It's forever associated with The West Wing for me and that show is a happy place I know inside out. This is an easy 4 pushing a 5, it just doesn't hit the highest highs often enough but it's quality.

Listened to this without really concentrating yesterday, didn't enjoy it particularly. Listened to it again this morning, and have completely changed my tune. We had that Rufus Wainwright album a week or so ago, and this feels like what that could have been - both have wonderful, haunting voices, but JB is just better at imparting energy and emotion into the music. There's a great variety here, from slow, almost creepy sounds to proper rock music (often within the same song!). Solid 4/5 for me. The Hallelujah cover is obviously amazing (but I've heard it so many times that the effect is starting to wear off), and the title track is also brilliant.

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.

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

a lot going on but a bit needy

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

muss sich nun jeder der noch auf die seite schaut anhören

Beautiful stuff, but I really wish he hadn't covered Hallelujah. His version is great, but the crappy covers of it grind my gears something rotten.

full nostalgia teen love here

It's amazing. Guitar, vocals and songwriting alike. Jeff Buckley was too good for this world

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

Nope

Brilliant album, such a shame there were never any more.

Alles op dit album zit precies goed. De harde stukken zijn net zacht genoeg. De zachte stukken komen hard genoeg binnen. Jeff heeft ook een stembereik van jewelste. Heel hard van genoten, ondanks ik maar 1 nummer kende

The only song I knew from this already was hallelujah. I think that and the other ballads were the best songs but overall liked most of this. The more upbeat songs in the beginning had some unusual structures and weren’t my favorite but overall I liked how modern this sounded. Some of these songs felt like they could be released by Harry Styles or another pop rock artist today

Jeff Buckley’s only studio album during his lifetime. It is hard to objectively review without mentioning his enormous potential. As a stand alone album it is inconsistent, but worth listening to for the high points, including his monumental cover of Hallelujah.

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.

Just a phenomenal album from start to finish. It's a real tragedy that this was all that was released in his lifetime because this was something special. "Lover, you should have come over" is fantastic, full of raw passion and emotion which soars and takes you on a journey, and of course "hallelujah" is probably a top 10 cover of all time. This fusion of rock, blues, pop, and folk really works for me and his vocals feel authentic. Like he means every word he sings.

Grace is such a perfect title for this. We are essentially hearing Jeff Buckleys thoughts, wishes and ambitions spilled out onto the record. His beautiful Hallelujah dead center on the album is a wonderful choice. What a breathtaking production. A heart on sleeve masterwork.

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

Last song is great. I never realized how operatic Buckley’s voice is. First side was a little slow for me

the vocals are way prettier than i expected, there’s some really cool stuff here. i feel like it drags a bit at the beginning of the b side and i dont love this hallelujah, but otherwise a really solid record.

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

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

it's listenable. 3/5

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

aight

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

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

solid sound, need to listen to it more!

Decent album

Why was Jeff Buckley taken so soon? Favourites: "Mojo Pin", "Last Goodbye", "So Real", "Hallelujah", "Forget Her" (Bonus)

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".

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

The title track is a behemoth of a song His vocals are insane! Splendid songwriting and even better production. RIP Jeff

Excellent album. A career high ;)

I'm glad this project introduced me to this album. I'm pretty sure the only Jeff Buckley song I'd ever heard before is his cover of Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah'. This album is really, really strong. He's an excellent songwriter, his vocal control, expression, and range are all spectacular, and he's a superb guitarist. I love the variety of styles and influences he weaves together. I will definitely listen to this album again. I read the Wikipedia entry on this album, and then the one on Jeff Buckley. I had remembered he died tragically at quite a young age. Reading the story of his death was heartbreaking.

Go through phases on this between liking it and loving it… today was a loving it day!!

Already Heard

Got some nice songs in there

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

Got me shook. Não estava a espera de curtir logo no primeiro track, honestamente é um bom album para ouvir quando é domingo e estou no chill

Full of soulful vocals and beautiful instrumentation, and some rockers, too. Predicted Radiohead and Coldplay but is somewhat better. Ripe for more listens

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.

Never heard of him but he has the voice of an angel. Ahead of his time

"Grace" is a nice alternative rock album, with jazz and folk references, and even some hard rock moments, like the banger title track "Mojo Pin". His version of "Lilac Wine" is also very interesting, but the great song, that makes this album really great, is his reendition of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah". His choice of verses fits his style perferctly and in shone new light to an already classic tune. Nice arangements and a great voice by Jeff Buckley makes it a 1990s rock classic.

Somewhere between 4 and 5 stars. It's adventurous in its choice of covers, beautifully sung, and the original material is pretty good as well. I know its a classic of its kind, so lets give it 5

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

I'm not sure that back-to-back songs can get much better than "Hallelujah" and "Lover You Should Have Come Over." Those were the two Jeff Buckley songs I was most familiar with, but I'm happy to say that I was nearly as blown away by the rest of the album. I likely heard it all the way through a few times, but again, 1994 produced such a prolific abundance of great albums that I probably wasn't ready to fully appreciate it in the mid-90s anyway. Buckley possessed one of the greatest voices in rock history, which was sadly constrained at both ends - first by spending the first decade of his career as a session musician and band member rather than as a lead singer, and then by his tragic death. That history exploring different collaborators and genres certainly benefited him though, and "Grace" wouldn't be the album of diverse and gorgeous sound it is without those experiences. The way these songs build, ebb and flow, rise and fall, is consistently beautiful and powerful. At times Buckley is the stripped-down mellow singer-songwriter, at times the pop rock lead man that reached musical heights that Chris Martin, Travis' Fran Healy, and many others could never match. At times Buckley embraces a very 90s sound, at times it feels like powerfully explosive classic rock of the early 70s, at times you can feel the influence of the wide variety of artists he had worked with early in his career. An incredible singer, but the voice only reaches the heights that it does because of the arrangements and musical vision.

1994 was one of the best years in music, maybe ever, and this album was part of the reason why. In contrast to the distortion and discontent coming from Seattle, Jeff Buckley made an album that was just as emotional and raw but beautiful. His vocal control is amazing as are his musical choices about when and how to use it. Lover, You Should Have Come Over is one of my top 10 favorite songs and was on just about every mixed tape I ever made. I even wrote a psychology paper on that song in undergrad, got an A :). That sigh before the first note of Hallelujah gets me every time. He may not have written it, but it's most definitely his song now. The opening of Last Goodbye sounds a little like it was ripped off by Oasis for Champagne Supernova (the "how many special people" part). And I actually love the way that So Real falls apart in the middle and then puts itself back together. This album is different and classic at the same time. Unlike some of the other music from '94, my love for this album has only grown and that speaks to the wide array of musical styles from which it draws inspiration. That range is apparent in who has claimed to be influenced and inspired by Buckley. Everyone from Adele to PJ Harvey, Radiohead to Lana Del Rey. Hell, Jimmy Page said this album was close to being his favorite of the decade and David Bowie said it was one of the 10 albums he would bring to a desert island. I gotta agree with the greats on this one.

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.

We both loved it. As Ian observed it is certainly not “background music” - it is rather intense and demands to be listened to! It is very beautiful

I can appreciate that Jeff Buckley was on his way to greatness when he passed away. It's a sad story. Maybe he is the first soulful folk singer to make a name for himself in the '90s, but from 2022 there are a whole lot of voices that sound like his. Gone too soon!

Never gave the whole album a chance. Guitar is stellar. Lilac Wine + the hits, great album.

One of the best albums of the '90s. Jeff's angelical voice and passion fill each track of this masterpiece of an album. Truly a gem, considering the fleeting life and tragic downfall of Tim Buckley's son.

Vibrant. Passionate. Powerful.

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

Probably a 2.5, but rounding way up for his rendition of Hslleluja.

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

Very good. Surprised I've never heard of this before.

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.