Grace

Jeff's voice is weird, reminds me of like a 60s singer but the title track has this crazy prog rock sound. Lilac Wine is a good tune

Già lo conosco, capolavoro

Uggg. First listen is a slog. So real is the first stand out song. This sounds like every local generic bar band. First album so far that I actively wanted to turn off.

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.

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

No conocía nada de Jeff Buckley y su tragedia, pero este discazo me encantó. Tampoco sabía que necesitaba otro cover de "Hallelujah" en mi vida, pero aquí está. Todo me gustó: letras, música, la voz de este wey (QEPD) y el mood en general. A veces es todo lo que pido en música que no es precisamente alegre. Ahora pienso que Gaz Coombes se inspiró mucho en este disco para su "Matador". Canciones que más me gustaron: "Grace", "So Real", "Lover, You Should've Come Over" y "Eternal Life". 10/10

G

"While the album initially had poor sales and received mixed reviews, in subsequent years it has dramatically risen in critical reputation." Why? I feel like they had it right the first time.

I was a little skeptical of this album when I read that it received much of this acclaim a few years after Jeff Buckley died. I'm still kind of skeptical. It's a great album, and I like several songs on the track list but I'm not sure about it's inclusion on this list. The songs are beautiful and the covers are interesting interpretations of originals, but there is nothing revolutionary to me about this album. I will say that I do enjoy the variety of musical styles that it represents. maybe that's why it is included.

loved it

Un album impressionant, bon auteur compositeur interprete, tres eclate et bonne reprise de hallelujah. Je vais y revenir 5*

Meh. Not my kind of maudlin.

Really liked this one. Just feel like everything was extremely well balanced and I was fully into the album all the way through. Everything was well done and I don’t have much bad to say about it.

Probably the best version of Hallelujah

One of those artists I hear about a lot but have never really listened to. Of course I've heard "Hallelujah," which I didn't know was a cover, but that's it. He's got a really powerful, haunting voice. The production on here is really great too, very engaging. Lots of songs I enjoyed, and it makes for a good listen front to back. I'm starting to think the list is trying to make amends for last week by just giving us a slate of great albums. Favorite tracks: Hallelujah, Lilac Wine, Dream Brother, Lover You Should've Come Over. Album art: Simple, but very effective. He's got the brood of a singer-songwriter but his shirt and the mic correctly suggest a more ambitious sound. Crazy that this was his first and only album--this picture seems almost too appropriate for that. I was expecting to read that he overdosed or committed suicide, but perhaps even more tragic that he died going for a swim. 4/5

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

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

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

Always great. One of my favorites

Very powerfully vocals. Good energy thought out the album. Reason why over 20 years later this album still gets talked about. Very nice production.

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

One decent track

First time listening and was blown away. What a legend. So haunting.

Clara influencia de Muse y Starsailor, por nombrar a algunos. Discazo. No sé como nunca le había puesto atención pero sí me convenció. Eternal Life y Grace son las mejores. 4.5 que voy a subir a 5 porque sí está bien bonito.

Unbelievably skill underscored by the tragic end of the artist that's hard to ignore when listening to it. I wish he lived longer because he really could have had his own niche--soulful but raw, virtuosic but not academic, pretty but not vapid.

This album is really interesting because it really doesn’t have that mid-90s sound. I like it, though.

Obviously 5 stars

An all time favorite

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

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

Its tragic that this is the only album we ever got from Buckley, but what an album it is. Right off the bat, we have a song where Buckley's voice transforms from a whisper to a yell, it fades and swells throughout the song, something that is characteristically done throughout the album in a powerful way. The progression is superb on every song. A sense of importance is created for certain elements of the songs by his generous use of give-and-take. We become aware of almost every musical component by it's inevitable absense, almost a dark metaphor for Buckley himself. Instruments are used to add power to his already so powerful voice. It's so full of emotion, and much more somber than you would expect if you only ever heard his cover of 'Hallelujah'. Something about this album reminds me of early Radiohead, except Jeff seems to have a more straightforward direction with his songs. The album art is inconic, it shows us how central Buckley's voice is to these songs, and perfectly captures a feeling of sadness or darkness, which is reflected in the tracks. Overall, this is such an iconic and beautiful album with some serious jams on it. It makes me think of all the talented individuals taken before their time, who may not have had a chance to give us amazing art that could be timelessly enjoyed. Favorite song: mojo pin Least favorite song: lost highway

Not for me 🤷🏻‍♂️

one good song

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

I've always loved this album ever since hearing Hallelujah. Such powerful vocals and guitar playing, it's such a tragedy we lost him so young. Highlights: -Grace -Lilac Wine -Hallelujah -Lover, You Should Have Come Over

LOOOOVEEEE!

meh

Shrek- hallelujah

Kinda Radiohead vibes, good, good.

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

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.

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

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

Tal vez es muy aclamado por la gente (y personajes muy pesados en el medio) no solo por la forma en que murió sino por lo que pudo haber sido, en lo personal conocía solo 2 rolas del disco y la verdad Hallelujha no me pasa mucho aunque ahora la entiendo mas por que la toca el solo con su eléctrica sin distor un sello que ahora se que era único. Le voy a dar una vuelta a los discos póstumos por que fuera del mame que le dan o no por su muerte o por que fuera el mejor disco de esa época se me hace que es muy bueno sin llegar a ser excelente

Qué buen descubrimiento. Nunca había oído de él y cuando leí las opiniones tan positivas que tuvo en su momento el disco, pensé que iba a ser una cosa exagerada y mamadora que solo se volvió de culto por su muerte tan rara… pero no, la verdad es que la música está buena, su voz me gusta porque tiene un timbre particular y un rango muy bueno, las guitarras son también un plus y la variedad de estilos en las canciones hace que el disco no se vuelva aburrido ni repetitivo. Lástima la "misteriosa" muerte del fulano, quizá pudo haber tenido mucha influencia en la música actual, o quizá se hubiera quedado en one hit wonder.

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

Aside from the fact it sounds like the soundtrack to every 90s teen drama ever made I absolutely loved it

Very interesting mix of different rock styles, particularly classics and alt. rock, with a tiny bit of prog/psychedelic. Great voice and musical style, loved it...

"So Real" is pretty good at least.

It’s good, I’m just not into it

Este álbum es toda una experiencia, muy agradable para mi gusto alternativo y progresivo.

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

Meh

This is a surprisingly great album. I thought that 'Hallelujah' would be the gem, but it was certainly 'Last Goodbye' and 'Dream Brother.'

Eh..

More going on here than I was expecting

Nice Hallellujah version

Amazing, loved it.

Loved this as much as every other time I’ve heard it

Haunting vocals and such promise

Amazing album one of my fav oat 9/10

Despite the now subdued caterwauling, this is an enjoyable record.

Liked 7/11 songs, had some songs I already liked. 3.5/5

Great

Nah.

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

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

Perfect

Pretty good, and the original Halleljuah on it

The rock tunes tend to the multi-movement, and maintain their forward motion despite moderate length across the board. Buckley's voice is what ties the project together through its softer cuts, which were quiet highlights for me. The last couple tracks are examples of what could have been, with Eternal Life's tight but on-the-nose lyrics and Dream Brother's new sonic territory.

1994: Hallelujah, Lover You Should've Come Over

good but sad. idk if i could listen again

He's got a great smooth voice, lot of soul and sadness and in it. Standout Track(s): So Real

The album that turned a cover of "Hallelujah" into his own song, incredibly powerful and emotional

orgasm music