Grace

5 stars no notes

Boring...

da is nie slicht, ik hoor da gewoon nie graag

He was such a powerful singer. The title track, Kiss Me is the hit, all of this album reminds us of what could have been. This is not a perfect record, but Lover Come Over makes it almost perfect. Great record.

I love this album. Beautiful, raw, emotive rock. Great production, gorgeous vocal. I love the rise and fall. 5/5

fine

I have very little patience for romance, which is saying something because this album achieves the remarkable feat of making love songs sound bearable. More than that, there's really artistry involved here with some needy melodies and an astonishing vocal performance by Jeff Buckley through the album. The album is certainly front loaded with the best tracks hitting you first. Mojo Pin might be one of the more entrancing songs of the 90s period.

I really enjoyed the novel The Bell Jar. It's a poignant dark comedy that, unfortunately, the most distinctive things about it is its inability to get out of the shadow of the author's actual death shortly after writing it. It's similarly a shame how hard it is to experience this album as Jeff Buckley intended. Every song has these echoes of being a meditation on death that works hauntingly sometimes (Hallelujah, Lover, You Should’ve Come Over) and is entirely distracting at others (Eternal Life). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before *You Die* may invoke death in the title does not usually so sharply serve as a memento mori as this. I've repeatedly read participants of this project voice two claims: 1) they did not need to hear some particular album before they died, in fact (typically one they disliked) 2) There is no such album, that one MUST listen to before you die, regardless of its quality. But what is true is that we must do something with our brief time on this planet. And enriching my life with an album a day is certainly time well spent. Today more than most.

Album : 43/1089 Songs known going in : 2/11 favourite song : hallelujah rating : 4/5 notes: corpus christi carol is some baulders gate ahh music

The emotion here just makes it, smooth. Loved the back half of this Playlist add: “Lover, You Should’ve Come Over” but arguments could be made for “Eternal Life” or “Dream Brother”

4/5. Lots of ink has been spilled about this album and its artist Jeff Buckley whose life was cut unfortunately short. Whether that be the beautiful power of a song like “Lover, you should’ve come over” or the decades of discourse over whose version of “Hallelujah” is better between him and Leonard Cohen. So with so much already said on this album I’ll keep my take simple, which is damn that boy can SING.

Undeniably good, but it’s immensely elevated by his angelic cover of Hallelujah. Without it, I would have considered it somewhat forgettable and given it a 3.

First listen, thanks, awesome.

I know Jeff Buckley’s version of Hallelujah. It is amazing. I am looking forward to hearing the album. This is an average album. Except for Hallelujah none of the songs stand out. Buckley’s voice is okay but it is a little whiny. His style is singer-songwriter. Guitar is the principal instrument. A lot of the songs seem to be about death. Except for Hallelujah this is an average album. Three stars.

Restarting The Artist’s Way today and thought let me restart this project too. I will take this as my sign. perfect album no notes 10/10.

just wish there was more! no-one will ever cover lilac wine quite that well again

oh hey its hallelujah guy!

This is an album I’ve always enjoyed but haven’t spent enough time with. It’s just such a beautiful record. 10/10.

Add it to the list of surprise fives that keep me coming back to this site. Tough to put in to words the kind of emotion that's in this album, which is probably why I'm not a famous songwriter. I've heard "Hallelujah" so many times throughout my life but this version was like hearing for the first time again. Incredible stuff.

Beautiful, just beautiful

Yearning: The album. It's good.

Sigh

Hauntingly beautiful

Didn’t really enjoy it tbh

Truly one of the greatest albums of all time. Mix is perfect btw

Decent album, but anyone covering Hallelujah gets minus star

There are certain albums or songs that will always define people in your mind. No matter how long it's been since the first connection, it will always stick as a staple of who they are in your head. For me, this album defines my girlfriend specifically the early stages of our relationship. I had heard of this for a long time before she recommended it to me, but it wasn't until she said she was listening to it that I decided to give it a shot. Each song holds its own significance for me, whether its Lover You Should've Come Over when things were good, or Last Goodbye and Forget Her (which I can't believe wasn't on the original release) when things were bad. It even bleeds into other phases of my life, with songs like Hallelujah and Dream Brother. But every time I listen to this album, I remember December 2024, when we were just starting over. I remember our first real talk after we decided we were better as friends, I remember the time without her there. This album is indicative of what makes music so powerful. Favorites: Last Goodbye, Hallelujah, Dream Brother (and Forget Her but I'm not counting it cause technically it wasn't on the album and they only added it on streaming later)

Decent. Really ambitious. Doesn't always 'make it'.

I have listened and loved this album. Encapsulates my longing and heartbreak so well. His voice is an incredible and intimate experience. Every song has a place and curates deep-seated feelings in love, and loss of it. An amazing album to listen to over and over again while you think about lives never lived and love never realised.

This is a beautiful album, made tragic by Buckley’s untimely death. Lilac Wine is just beautiful and really highlights his vocal abilities and style. Last Goodbye is lovely. Hallelujah is the track that received the most attention and it was inducted into the Library of Congress National Recording Registry. It is a great song. I listened to this record a lot in the mid 90’s. In 2026 Buckley was nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on the strength of this one album- maybe there is sentimentality at work given his death, but that’s still a great album.

Never participated in the Jeff Buckley moment. I feel like his actual career is overshadowed by the sad story of his death and the eerie parallel with his father's death. This album is ok. It failed throughout to engage me. Hallelujah and Buckley's preferred mode converge perfectly on his version here. I think that arises from their shared theatricality. Which I don't like in either case. So ... two things that are not for me get together and converge seamlessly to make something a lot of people love. But ... I got restless and skipped to the next song on every one of these. Hallelujah included.

I really expected to like this a lot more than I did. Every song was so BIG this was just exhausting to listen to. It's obvious Buckley was bursting with talent but he really needed to allow a producer or manager rein him in somewhat. For some reason I had a very different idea of what Jeff Buckley was about and I found it hard to reconcile that with the reality of the album. This isn't really three stars for me but he's too talented for me to rate it two.

8/10 amazing vocals

Not my cup of tea

Dna for a lot of my favorites come from this

I loved listening to this album! He had a beautiful voice with so much emotion in it. The songs themselves feel complex and different. Absolutely stunning!

The main problem I have with Buckley jr is that he thought perfection meant drawn out high pitched squeals every single time and for me it comes up short and becomes extremely repetitive. Grace is a vey ordinary album. it's not good and never threatens to be good (not on an overall, consistent basis). Noticeably the three poorest numbers are written solely by Buckley and I think that is the most damning indictment. Its syrupy and mellowdramatic and prtentious, over-the-top and very unadventurous for me. The meandering elastic voice of Buckley after two listens works on my nerves and the music sounds like just about any band could've produced it. Predictable and outdated stuff.

Great sounding album

After hearing the first track, I thought this wouldn’t be a good album for somebody feeling depressed, and that feeling didn’t entirely go away. However, the title track, his cover of Hallelujah and Lover, You Shouldn’t Come Over did have a bit of spark and I might re-listen to these.

It was ok, this is favourite of my family, but I can't get too excited about it.

Escuché este album por primera vez hace dos años en uno de esos días que por como se dieron me los voy a acordar para siempre, y como empecé el album en un avión, lo escuché en estado pleno de concentración. Me acuerdo del instante que sonó Mojo Pin y de cómo me hizo sentir, no solo la propia canción me voló la cabeza sino que el album me hizo click al instante. El run de las primeras tres canciones es espectacular, Jeff Buckley tiene una forma de describir el dolor y sus sentimientos TAN poética. Y además de que tiene una voz preciosa, canta de una forma que expresa el dolor como no lo hace nadie más. Como guitarrista también es excelente, no escuché nada similar a las cosas que hizo. Se que Liz Fraser estaba muy enamorada de el y le dedico varias canciones por lo que me genera más cariño el propio album. Por más que algunas canciones tienen un ritmo mucho más desacelerado, yo considero que el balance de este album es perfecto. Que bueno que decidieron agregar Forget Her (que no estaba en el tracklist original) porque es de mis canciones favoritas. Entre mis partes favoritas del album, destaco: cuando entra la voz de Jeff en Mojo Pin, cuando en Last Goodbye dice "kiss me out of desire, not consolation" y la estrofa del final después del instrumental, cuando arranca la guitarra en Lover You Should've Come Over, el canto en coro de Dream Brother y cuando empieza a gritar en Forget Her. Otro album perfecto y de mis favoritos, 10/10

His voice is expressive, beautiful, otherworldly. But this album has just never really reached me emotionally. Nothing stands out lyrically and I'm almost bored by the music at times. Even Buckley's 'Hallelujah' isn't my favourite version. I can sort of see why so many people love this album, but I'm ready to stop trying to love it myself.

Utterly fantastic. I missed out on this album when it came around because I heard "Hallelujah" and gave it a pass based on that. With all due respect, he sings it well, the guitar sounds great, but that song can get in the bin. Turns out it's the least interesting song on this album. I usually don't listen to music as emotional statements of purpose, but sometimes I can see the vision, where the singing and the music all coalesce into something greater than the sum of their parts. He can be singing in an ethereal falsetto above a haunting melody at one point, and sound like Roger Plant raging above a squalling sea of guitars and thundering drums at another, sometime on the same song, and it all works. I'm babbling right now and I definitely need to come back and give this a more cogent review, but the upshot is, this is great. Can't wait to give it another listen. 6 stars.

I love this album. I know it can feel a little disjointed but i enjoy the left hooks it takes (like eternal life, especially coming out of Corpus Cristi Carol). Jeff buckley did well at straddling the line between soulful and sad and angry. I love his voice and though the instrumentals arent necessarily the most groundbreaking but i do think some of the production on this album is a bit ahead of the 90s. Like a poppier james blake. Ill always be heartbroken that we wont be able to see what else Buckley would do with music. I think there was so much creativity that this album just touched the surface of. Maybe objectively its lower but this album will always be a 5 to me. Favorites include Lover You Should Have Come Over (duh), Mojo Pin, and Dream Brother

This is like my fourth time through this album and definitely the most I've enjoyed it, though I still don't think I want to hear any of these songs in isolation. Such amazing guitar work and post-punk sounds to pull out even more emotion from every ballad. Fizzles out in the last few songs but good album Highlights: "Mojo Pin", "So Real"

it was so real🤣🤣🤣

I started playing in the morning and felt so alive. I was quite numb due to work and tiredness and this made me grab a croissant and open my old Egon Schiele art album. Beautiful record, glad i finally listened to Jeff Buckley

Oldies goodies.

Amazed by this album. Hallelujah and Corpus Christi Carol are probably my least favorite songs, but everything else is near perfect. A true tragedy that we lost him so soon and with only one album under his belt. I wish we could've known what else he would put out into the world.

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bangery, szczególnie so real i lover you should have come over

Instant petica i razlog što sam uopšte upalila ovu listu ikad. Jer mi je Hallelujah najmrža pjesma ikad, onda sam jednom odlučila odslušati album, i nisam mogla sebi doći. Remek-djelo čisto, osim Hallelujah. Pa kontam koliko mi se još takvih albuma skriva, gdje znam pjesmu-dvije i ništa drugo a postoji nešto daleko bolje. Tako divan album da ću prokomentarisati pjesmu po pjesmu: Mojo Pin - najnevjerovatnija struktura pjesme, mislim da nema nikakvog smisla ali tačno se osjeti katarza na svako slušanje, čim sam je čula kad sam prvi put slušala album znala sam da ovdje postoji nešto magično, zauvijek jedna od najdražih pjesama s albuma Grace - imam jednu malu zamjerku, pred kraj jednom kad kaže "it reminds me of the pain I might leave..." dodan je neki efekt na glas koji nikako nije bio potreban, da toga nije i ovo bi bila bukvalno savršena pjesma, jedna od onih koje su trebale biti veći hit od Hallelujah Last Goodbye - e ovo je trebao biti najveći hit s albuma, bukvalno stvorena za hit singl i ne razumijem kako i zašto je nisam nikad čula prije nego što sam se odlučila na slušanje, ovo je jedna od najboljih alt-rockastih emotivnih pjesama ikad, također veoma zabavna za svirati na basu Lilac Wine - sušta suprotnost od muzike koju inače volim a opet dotakne svaki ćošak srca, svaki put kad je slušam posvetim se u potpunosti So Real - još jedna nevjerovatno katartična, ovaj čovjek je bio majstor onoga što sam jednom pročitala i zapisala da je rekao za svoju muziku: "shaping sound to fit a feeling" jer meni je inače muzika rijetko emotivna a ovdje osjetim cijeli spektar emocija u skoro svakoj pjesmi, valjda se tu vidi utjecaj ustad Nusreta i sl. jer ovo je neki viši nivo od ostale muzike Hallelujah - želim da se ubijem svaki put kad čujem ovu pjesmu, u digitalnim verzijama je obavezno preskačem ali na ploči ne ide tako pa presaburam i nikad ne mogu da vjerujem koliko je još ostalo, isto kao da ne zna završiti, ovu pjesmu krivim što sam dugi niz godina živjela bez Grace-a jer je 100% kriva; nedavno se zapitah zašto mislim da je LYSCO 6. pjesma na albumu, zato što meni jeste 6., 6. uvijek preskačem. mislila sam da ću naučiti da je gotivim ali je fizički nemoguće, malo mi pomogne kad zamislim da se Mr. Bean svaki put dere hallelujah Lover, You Should've Come Over - nisam opsjednuta ovom pjesmom kao tik tok i moderni ljudi ali da je divna pjesma stoji Corpus Christi Carol - da li je bila neophodna za album? ne. prvi put sam se prepala da je neki nastavak haleluje jer ta pjesma jednostavno neće da umre ali sad mi ne smeta jer dođe kao vokalni masterclass i predah pred bombastičnu... Eternal Life - nije mi žao što na pravi album nije dospjela "road version" jer se ova ljepše uklapa, inače prva pjesma koja mi se potpuno svidjela kad sam prvi put slušala album jer najviše liči na muziku koju inače volim Dream Brother - trnci svaki put. i nakon milion slušanja. a tek u izvedbama uživo. ovo je nešto najbolje na svijetu Forget Her - ok nije mi na ploči (inače, ovo je album kod kog je prošlo najmanje vremena od dana kad sam ga otkrila do dana kad sam ga kupila, slušala sam ga svakodnevno koji dan i prošlo možda mjesec i išla sam na put i rezervisala između ostalog ovaj album da mi sačuvaju u radnji) ali moram je svaki put odslušati, po mom skromnom mišljenju druga najbolja pjesma s proširene varijante albuma i znam da svi ostali vole Hallelujah ali ja pošto mrzim smatram da su trebale biti zamijenjene i da bi mi ovaj album bio 9.9999999/10 da je upala Forget Her. I ovako mi je dosad najbolji album s liste (i koliko znam vrlo je malo kandidata koji bi ga mogli prestići). Grehota što nismo dobili još albuma. Ovo je nenadmašno ali zauvijek ćemo se svi pitati šta je moglo biti...

I can see why people like this album. His voice is able to carry much emotion through the project

Not for me

Ótrúleg plata í raun og afar sorgleg sagan hans Jeffs. Mörg frábær lög á plötunni og hún er ein af stóru plötunum úr níunni.

Óumdeilt meistaraverk og sorgarsaga.

Oh Yeah, well this is a 5. My husband actually hates this whole thing. But what can I say? I know this album so well it’s a sing along. Jeff is the rare artist that can do covers and standards and make them completely his. And his originals are masterpieces. 5 Boolean: True

I promise I'm not just giving this a 4 because Hallelujah is on it

Good if you're in the mood

yep yep yep, great guitar, great vocals, so much emotion

RIP Jeff Buckley

my beloved Jeff Buckley

This is a great album. What a great singer. My favorite songs were Mojo Pin, Hallelujah, and Lover You Should've Come Over. Sad to see that he passed away and this is his only album.

Great album. One of my favorite songs ever on this one.

This is one I've heard before. Nothing has changed, I still think the guy was fantastically talented singing and playing wise, however I stand by thinking this seems a little unfocused and not quite my thing.

Okay album. No further comments.

Absolutamente fantástico, pero soy muy estricto con los 5, sería un 4,5 seguro

5/5 no notes just a beautiful album start to finish

I've loved his Hallelujah all my life and loved Lover You Should've Come Over for many years now. I don't understand how I ever didn't get the rest of this album, this shit is perfect

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Heartbreaking fucking album

life changing

Man's got a voice.

Unironically one of the most hauntingly beautiful albums I've ever heard, can't believe it's taken me this long to finally listen to this.

stole this from my parents’ cd collection, also just got my first tim buckley album last week woah… one time i was sitting in my room at night listening to so real and i remember feeling like i was in the outro scene of an episode of house

Really expressive voice. The quieter bits and the heavier guitars work well together.

It's a perfectly nice album. I'm mostly impressed with his guitar sound and the overall mood and atmosphere on the album. The sound is very rich, with lots of deep layers of sound, nice minor keys and so on. He has a nice voice of course, but it is a bit over-dramatic. I know that's what everyone loves about him, but I find it a bit much, and even a bit annoying at times.

Jeff Buckley deserved more than one complete record in his discography. We deserved more too. News of his tragic and strange accidental death had broken on MTV before I headed in to the mom and pop record store I worked at. My boss was a huge Jeff Buckley fan and had also gotten me into him because he loved Grace so much he shared it with anyone who'd listen (thankfully I did). He was strangely quiet and didn't say anything about Buckley's death for a while. Eventually, while standing looking out the big front window, staring at nothing, he broke his silence. Wistfully he said, "You know, Grace is so perfect that maybe the world couldn't contain another Jeff Buckley album." It seemed like a sentiment to help him cope with the loss at the time, but it's something that has stuck with me for decades. Grace was by no means a success during Buckley's lifetime. It was shared and recommended by those who had heard it and absolutely had to make sure others experienced it too. It has since gained mythological status, but unlike myths and legends, everything you've heard about Grace is true. It's a magical album that can and will change your life. Turns out maybe my boss was right about this one after all.

I really liked this

An incredible album. A debut album between a big friend, David, and I's debuts in the world. "It's such deeply emotional, mystical music… just heightens my sense that this is an album that belongs to us."

Beautiful! His cover of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah is absolutely spellbinding ❤️

I had heard Hallelujah and expected the album to be similar, but was pleasantly surprised by the energy of the album.

My favourite album of all time

Hallelujah - that is all I am going to say, since this song alone is better than 3 albums of some random artists on these lists ❣️

First time hearing this album, though I've seen it recommended to me by Apple music for some time. This album sounds like an artist trying to find his voice. There are some incredibly high moments like the song Forget Her and So Real. And there are some that fall rather flat like Corpus Christi Carol and the cover of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah. Several times on the album he seems to be trying to channel Robert Plant, but his voice type isn't quite up to the task. And other times he sounds more like Thom Yorke, which seems a much better fit. It's a shame that we weren't able to hear more from Jeff Buckley as this album seems like a promising start for a musician starting to carve out his sound.

This album has all the hype and it more than delivered on all it’s promises for me. The production techniques were so innovative and fascinating, the vocal performances and emotion so genuine and dramatic, I love everything about what I’m hearing here. I can’t think of much more I could ask for from an album like this. 1 listen Favorite Tracks: Lover You Should’ve Come Over, Title Track, Mojo Pin, Dream Brother, Last Goodbye, So Real

I've been listening to this inattentively in the background for parts of the past two days thinking this is quite good.

Pretty easygoing on the ears. Reminds me of The Cure

Gorgeous, delicate, soulful, electric, yearning!! A true artistic genius and a top-tier album. Lyrically it just envelops you in every emotion projected. It is art and vulnerability executed to the highest degree. The only thing that threw me off the first time I listened was the dynamics of the mastering - the quiet bits are really quite low, and the loud bits are LOUD. I suppose this is what you want in a well-mastered album, I am just not particularly used to it. Anyway, a truly talented being that was taken from us far too soon.

It will be rated 3.5 *. Very sensitive lyrics! Music style is varied. I love also the related music videos. Jeff Buckley seemed to be a very passionate musician. Thanks for this album.

Favourite songs: - Last goodbye - lover, you should’ve come over - Dream Brother - Forget her

Musically solid but I don’t love the vocals. A couple classics here but would not listen to the album regularly.

Cried the entire time. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Now this is a whiteboy we lost too soon. That androgynous glam rockstar voice, the emotional range, the diverse stylings. What a record.

I've had this album on CD for years but never really connected with it. Loved listening to it today though. Really strong all the way through. He was an outstanding performer. Feel this could grow to a 5 with some more listens.

Beautiful and mesmerizing. I was brought to tears on multiple songs. This was a masterpiece through and through.

there is crack in this album

Never listened to this before, it was better than I thought it would be. Enjoyed it

I’m gonna rate 5, but it’s a solid 4.5. Would be happy to listen to again.

This is another CD I got back when it came out, thanks to all of the glowing reviews. As with many albums from that time period, I didn't give it too many listens as I had small children and little ability to really give albums like this the time to sit with me. Thus I didn't think much of it, and didn't revisit it after his death. Giving this a listen today, I totally understand the love. No matter what type of music one likes, there's something here for you. In some cases this isn't such a great thing, but in this one I thought it worked very well. And regardless of that, his emotions were laid out in every song. Standouts for me were Last Goodbye, Hallelujah, Lover You Should Come Over, Eternal Life (hell yeah), and Forget Her. This is a 4.5 album that I don't know if I can give a 5 to, but we will see.

8/10. A powerful album, it combines rock and melancholy very well, elliciting strong emotions upon listening. Every song feels like it could be the closing track, which shows the power of the album as a whole. Excellent work, it's disappointing he didn't survive long enough to see how beloved his work would become.

I still prefer his father.

Basically fart noises and fart noises in falsetto. Album is straight cheeks and is lucky to get a star.

One if the best albums of all time 10 / 10

one of the most influential albums of my life. no misses through the whole thing, a generational talent gone far too soon

5/5 no notes

Owned Just sublime

This is just an image of James Franco

Buckley blends ssw and some zepp style rock in a way I really enjoy

This album was... nice. At times it rocks, at times it eases back. We feel the echo of Leonard Cohen on Hallelujah, and of Rush on Eternal life. It feels like Christian rock but it's not really; the sentiments are much more broad. "I want to love everyone." I wouldn't listen to it a lot, but it would be OK as driving music.

Holy shit. I just fell in love. And then had to mourn the fact that this man was taken way too soon from the world. One of the best, most sexiest and romantic, albums I have ever heard. Perfection. 10000/10. No notes.

Rate: 9/10.

De enige correcte rating hier is 5 sterren. Absurd dat dit een debuutplaat is. RIP

Grace verdient alle lof die het nog steeds krijgt. Een van de beste debuutalbums ooit, echt een parel van een plaat. Kan oneindig naar Jeffs stem luisteren. RIP GOAT.

I really like Jeff Buckley's Live at Sinai recordings but this does nothing for me. He's got an amazing voice and can do great covers, but I think his song writing is pretty poor and the rock band thing doesn't really work. 2 stars brought up to 3 by the great covers of Hallelujah and Lilac Wine.

Whiny vocals with pretty dull instrumentals. I'm not convinced by the strings or the strumming. It works in Hallelujah which explores some more range. Feels extremely 90s, and not in a good way.

Not many records live up to their titles quite like Grace does, a record that matches its intimate emotional elegance with spiraling heartbroken crescendos. The precision, passion, and vulnerability of Buckley's voice makes it feel as though he's performing right in front of you and a small crowd. Whether it's Buckley displaying his emotional capacity through a dream-like lover (Mojo Pin), warning himself of the pitfalls of an intoxicating love (Dream Brother), or stubbornly holding onto a fading love (Lover, You Should've Come Over). The entire record encapsulates just how powerful love can be, at its greatest heights and deepest lows. Not only does Buckley possess a gift for his guitar and his operatic, overwhelming voice, he has an incredible amount of emotional depth and a capacity to love that moves a listener like me almost every track. Buckley even serves as a kind of role model for me, proving that men are more than capable of showcasing deep emotional affection and vulnerability, even if we are told to conceal our emotions. With Hallelujah, Buckley manages to recreate a song, and he does so with such precision and gentleness that, in this writer's opinion, easily surpasses the original. Above all, Grace is a testament to love and all of its raw, messy forms. RIP Jeff Buckley.

Never heard of this musician until today and after looking into him and listening to his only album, this was a talented life cut short. I am suitably impressed by his songwriting and diversity. An excellent diamond in the rough find by the makers of this list.

One of the most amazing albums of all time and best ever debut album. Incredibly sad how we have all been robbed by Jeff’s early demise. I worked at Sony and received an advance tape of Live at Sin e and it immediately comprehensively blew my mind. It sounded like Led Zeppelin I thought which was a major influence for Jeff. I had free tickets to his first and last show in Frankfurt but couldn’t go because I had to support a colleague who had another band in town. I had meetings with the manager to talk about the follow up album which never eventuated. (The posthumous released album which was produced by his mother and Chris Cornell was not the album that Jeff would have wanted…)

God, this man had a gorgeous voice. It is rare to find an album on this list that I listen to for days, and can't wait to dig into the rest of the discography. I am happy to have learned about Jeff Buckley this week. today is 9/11/26...never forget.

Didn’t know what to expect outside of Hallelujah but was pleasantly surprised with the lot of it. I can see myself finding more here.

Album started off a bit slow for me but is turning in the second half for the better. Grace was good. Great version of Hallelujah. Loved Lover, You Should've Come Over. Eternal Life was really good. Overall this isn't my daily driver type of album but damn if it wasn't really good despite that. I'd do it again for sure

Wow, hierom luister ik de lijst!

nahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

geen uitleg nodig

solid

Ja ouvi, album incrívell

There's undeniable talent and prowess all over this album: "Lover..." is a classic, "Hallelujah" set the standard, and Buckley's cover of "Lilac Wine" is almost as good as Nina Simone's.

It really captures something, I can be a bit jaded when it comes to something this ubiquitous, but it checks all the boxes for me

I know I listened to it at least once and that it's a great album, re-listening, it's just as good, fucking timeless even

great - loved it. A little radioheady at points

2 outstanding songs but the rest was kinda meh?

Such a varied album with so many textures. Harder than I remember it with its grunge-adjacent tracks. The Hallelujah cover is a standout. The most impressive part of the album is his voice.

mostly interesting

This was ok. It grew on me. Made me want to watch Shrek.

So Real — love Great version of Hallelujah

Now, I heard one day, that "if you don't cry to *Lover, You Should've Come Over*, you don't have a soul". Did I cry to *Lover, You Should've Come Over*? No, I did not. Did I cry at any part of the album? No, I did not. Did I enjoy listening through the entire album? Not all of it, because I was on a flight and I was fighting with some of the strongest cramps I ever felt in my life. (I'm alright now) Do I think I still have a soul tho? I sincerely hope I do. っ ̯ -｡ Do I think that this album is very emotional, very well done, and it deserves the recognition it gets? Yes, I do. Absolutely do. Even if my first listen through was quite chaotic, I believe when I listen to this album for a second time, when I'm both mentally and physically in a calmer state, I will be able to enjoy it and maybe feel more emotional through it. Until then, this was an interesting experience.

A beautiful album that was his goodbye.

4.5 Melancholic, strong vocals, never now their next move.

A haiku: What a 90s gem. So sad I had to Google Young Jeff’s cause of death.

I like this less than I thought I would. He's just kinda going on. All respect to Mr. Buckley but you really only need to hear LYSHCO. No further comments. Favourite: Lover, You Should've Come Over Least favourite: So Real

everyone should have this. phenomenal. gone too soon.

Ok

Hallelujah is worth the price of admission.

1994. Only studio album (tragically died of an accidental drowning before finishing his second album). The lyrics for "Grace" were inspired by Buckley's separation from his ex-girlfriend at the airport before moving to New York City.

Not the biggest fan of this one - love him being a sad boy though

not many things have ever sounded this perfect

Yeah, this album is good.

two funny things about this album: one, I discovered it (and by extension Jeff Buckley) when i googled "hallelujah shrek" because someone incorrectly, but thankfully, attributed Buckley's version of "Hallelujah" to Shrek (2001). Incidentally, it was actually John Cale in the film and Rufus Wainwright on the official CD. Neither are nearly as good. So I'm thankful someone on the internet was wrong when I was 8 years old. second: it is true, I think, that there is nothing new under the sun. Buckley, and this album specifically, are experiencing a Gen Z renaissance. My students *love* Buckley rn, and especially "Lilac Wine," "Grace," and "Hallelujah." Lots of tshirts floating around with his face on them also. actually, a third funny thing i thought about: a couple years ago, one of my students wore a shirt with this album art screen printed on the front, and another student asked if "James Franco recorded an album [she] didn't know about"

this guy could sing dang

Jeff Buckley was a real life siren and I was successfully lured onto the rocks.

If you loved this album please watch 'It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley' or read Daphne A. Brooks' entry about this album in the 33 & 1/3 series. This is one of my top 10 favorite albums of all time, I'm almost sad we got it so early into our experience with this list. What I really love about this album is that it meets me wherever I am and at whatever point in my life I'm in. I've got some amazing memories associated with these songs (which would take far too long to divulge). I also feel especially drawn to my favorite musician's favorite musicians -- John Mayer, Coldplay, Muse (the list goes on and on) all talk about how influential Jeff and 'Grace' in particular were to their sound and guitar playing and singing. It's just cool as hell that Jeff was such an underground guy in the 90s and he was also casually hanging with Paul McCartney and Chris Cornell. I first heard Jeff when my brother became obsessed with his music/story back in the late 2000s, and at first I just could not get on board. Something about "Lilac Wine" and "Corpus Christi Carol" that just did not jive with me and overshadowed the rest of the album. I didn't understand it, I was confused and scared about the lyrics to "Corpus" so I felt a little turned off. I liked the unfinished and unpolished nature of what was supposed to be his second album, 'My Sweetheart, the Drunk' instead. I'm not sure when things clicked for me with 'Grace,' probably when I was a moody teenager and hated life and everyone and "So Real" came on I felt like the guitar jam at the song's conclusion finally understood me (Dear teenage Dane -- you are not misunderstood, just depressed). And then "Last Goodbye" was my breakup song at each failed relationship. And "Eternal Life" was a good angsty song. I think I used to meditate to "Mojo Pin" or "Dream Brother." Anyway, Jeff was a gateway drug for me into other bands like Television and a bunch of CBGB bands. If you have never heard his live version of some of these songs, pick any of the live albums on Spotify and enjoy his covers of "Kick Out the Jams" and "Kanga-Roo" and tell me he didn't absolutely rock your socks as a live musician. When my tastes started to evolve in college, I noticed how much inspiration Jeff took from other musicians, particularly Black artists. His ability to mimic other musicians is astounding; he studied so much Nina Simone and Sarah Vaughn as a kid that there are times I forget I'm not listening to their versions of songs. Jeff took a lot of influence from Eastern sounds as well, and talked constantly about his idolization of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and the sound of qawwali. Sometimes there's just pure Robert Plant when he sings live. Near the end of his life, Jeff was a member of Rev. Al Green's church, and I hope they got to talk and maybe jam at least once. What I always walk away from Jeff's music with is the reminder that the voice is an instrument as much as the guitar is or the sax is or the drums are, and he worked so hard to place his voice in conversation with other instruments. Take the vocals at the end of "Hallelujah," where he sustains a note for a few measures while he plays a run on the guitar. You can really feel the melancholy of the song in that moment as the instruments talk back and forth, like two lovers that cannot get on the same page. It's overwhelmingly incredible and Jeff made it seem so effortless and in my old age it has given me a newfound appreciation for his vocal performances on "Corpus Christi Carol," even if I don't know what the fuck he's saying. His story, while tragic, is really fascinating and his desire to want to be more than "Tim Buckley's son" is really relatable for anyone who has lived under someone else's shadow. Unfortunately that label has painted so many people's experiences with his music. The folk community really hates Jeff (even still posthumously) because Jeff didn't want to talk nicely about his POS father while either of them were alive. Go figure. I feel like "Dream Brother" says all you'll ever need to know about their relationship. Jeff was also maybe the first artist that made teenage me realize the music industry is awful and labels suck? His hesitation to sign with Sony was really eye-opening and amazing, and it's incredible to think how his fears were right! He'd be beyond amazed and saddened to know what the industry has come to today. ANYWAY 10/10, it's never over, Jeff Buckley.

I didn't put a lot of jokes in this one. I'm pretty emotional for a variety of reasons. I had been dreading getting this album since day 1 because, for whatever reason, it has just never appealed to me when it felt like it should. I've been pretty dismissive of Jeff Buckley in the past because I felt he belonged to a club that I very crassly call, "Is he a legend, or is he just dead?" But, there's enough people whose opinions I value who hold Grace in high regard that I decided there was probably some fire to the smoke and came in with an open mind. I would never knowingly disappoint young Dane and his dog. Like most of my first experiences with music, Jeff Buckley first (knowingly)* came into my life when I was 14, which I at this point truly view as the great delineating point of my musical tastes. There are the things I listened to pre-14, which were just things I picked up from my siblings, and the things I found after 14, which are mine. Jeff Buckley was in a bit of a gray area, because I specifically remember going to my brother and saying "tell me something new to listen to." He gave me Jeff Buckley's name and I asked for some info. His response, in full: "Singer-songwriter. Had an album called Grace. He did Hallelujah. Not the version in Shrek. He drowned." So, with that information and only that information, I did what I always did at that time and went to YouTube. I listened to his version of Hallelujah and liked it. I didn't love it. But I liked it. I preferred John Cale's version at that time and still do. Because it's his arrangement that people, including Jeff Buckley, have been covering for the last 30+ years. Anyway, at that time, I didn't really go a whole lot further into learning, but my curiosity was somewhat piqued. That Christmas, I got an iTunes gift card from a friend and bought two albums: Grace and The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. As generally happens with me, I latched onto one of them (the latter), while mostly leaving the other as an afterthought. To this day, though, I tie those two albums together in my head because they entered my life on the same day through the same transaction. When I did listen to Grace, I found its dynamics frustrating. I mean dynamics literally in the musical sense -- it seemed to oscillate wildly between being almost inaudible and way too loud. I remember trying to listen to it with earbuds in the backseat of a car and getting genuinely angry that for long stretches I could not hear the album over the road noise without cranking the volume to a dangerous level. Last Goodbye and Lover, You Should've Come Over were standout tracks to me even then, but never anything I really wanted to put into regular rotation. Looking back right now, I think I had no interest in accepting this album on its own terms and just decided to resent it because it was not what I wanted it to be (an Elliott Smith album). And this persisted for most of my life. Literally two years ago, I called this album "unenjoyable." So, again, I did not want to review this album because I genuinely feel guilty when I am down on things that other people love (except prog rock because it sucks) and get weirdly in my feelings when the opposite happens. When it came up on Monday, I kind of sighed and said I'd give it one more chance and that it was going to be a genuine effort, free of distraction. Then halfway through the album I somehow accidentally queued up Ruff Ryder's Anthem by DMX. It's fair to classify that song, though genuinely perfect, as a distraction, so that attempt was ultimately aborted, resulting in my delayed review. On attempt 2, I found things were clicking in a way they never had before. I found myself captivated by the phrasings and the vocal nuances. I found myself thinking (and this is a true, genuine, so-fucking-corny-I-had-to-share-it-hack-music-writer thought that I actually had), "how is it that his voice is lighter than air but powerful enough to break down walls?" That is a real ass embarrassing thought that went through my head. And, for whatever reason, I recognized what the world lost. I always felt that Jeff Buckley's appeal was more in the sense of what he could have been, rather than what he was. But I can no longer deny that he was already close to fully formed as one of the absolute great rock vocalists of all time. The older I've gotten and the more life experience I've had, I've found myself crying at music, movies, etc. a whole lot more. So it's not really much of an accolade for an album to bring me to tears but it's probably worth mentioning when it's an album that I would have probably given a 2 star rating the day before yesterday. So, for whatever reason, my perspective has shifted, I'm not going to say I was "wrong" before but it's just another one of those things that demonstrates the way we change. *I said knowingly because, actually, the first Jeff Buckley song I ever heard was "New Year's Prayer" which was used as the theme song to The Dead Zone, which I got super into in middle school.

This is some gourmet music, damn. Simple ingredients executed to perfection, like carbonara at a Michelin-starred restaurant. It's been far too long since my last surprise 5-star album, which makes this record all the more memorable. A great opener, then the title track hits its stride and builds up to Hallejulah and Lover. The dynamic jump from "Corpus Christi Carol" to "Eternal Life" kicked ass. An amazing first listen.

Finished

Tragic all around

Fun fact, I got this album when I was like all 15 and quite liking the idea of being a bit hipster and musically pretentious. Some things never change. But it is still very beautiful

Would have been great to see him continue to grow into it, but a great (only) album from Jeff Buckley. So Real, Eternal Life, Forget Her, and of course Hallelujah are particular highlights.

Enjoyed a lot, really liked his voice, apparently he died quite young sadly

Love this album , more depth than I thought it would be I thought it would just be a load of slow ballads - I really enjoyed it

🏊‍♂️Album 301. Grace (https://open.spotify.com/album/7yQtjAjhtNi76KRu05XWFS?si=6Ojmx3viQqe60dHVNcCHYg&utm_source=copy-link) — Jeff Buckley (1994) Iiiit'sss neeeveer ooveeeer I was shocked today when I saw Grace. Unfortunately, today it's not the best timing and mood for Jeff Buckley, but anyway it is what it is. Was he doomed by releasing this brilliant album? I think about it a lot. It's sad that Grace is a masterpiece and an epitaph at the same time. Life is a weird joke Greatness 5/5 Liked: — Mojo Pin — Grace — Last Goodbye — Lilac Wine — So Real — Hallelujah — Lover, You Should've Come Over — Eternal Life — Dream Brother — Forget Her

Coveret af Hallelujah er ikonisk, det er Lilac Wine nok også, men jeg er endt med at foretrække Nina Simones version. Og selvom det er et album, jeg har haft, fordi det havde man, så er det nok grundlæggende et, der ikke siger mig så meget, som jeg troede, det gjorde.

it alright

Just didn’t love it. Definitely some really good parts, he’s got a good voice and I can appreciate the hype. Album just felt very unfocused and all over the place. Didn’t do it for me

Only skip on the whole album to me was hallelujah. Weird. Otherwise insanely beautiful. So much emotion in every single song through singing but also build ups and tone. This was his only studio album? What?!

Cameron winter. Good voice. Nothing made me excited or have a, what’s colloquially known as, a “music boner”

Nothing short of perfect. Half of the songs on here, if put in their own album, would be 5 stars. His voice has a warmth to it that captures the feelings he’s portraying in his lyrics

Primero que todo, como se parece el cantante en esta foto a Martiño Rivas (el internado) segundo, me he escuchado principalmente las que tienen mas reproducciones, no me parecen gloria bendita pero me han dejado suavecita, ole las guitarricas de dia nublado sensual.

Magical

If you watched TV in the 90s and saw someone die or have an emotional turning point, you've heard Hallelujah. Good cover of the Leonard Cohen track. The grunge track was pretty good too. Otherwise it's singer songwriter sad boy music that's not as good as anything Elliott Smith put out.

Whiney in a way that's sometimes sexy and sometimes kind of annoying

Every track on this album is iconic, it still remains so revered for very good reason. I don't really feel the need to say much more about it, gets me every time. 9.5/10

There are a lot of different styles on this album and I don't think they all quite cohere completely but on an individual level, all the songs are really great but the album itself gets a 4.5/5

Czekałam aż ta płyta pojawi się w zestawieniu i doczekałam się. Zasłużone pochwały. Bardzo podobała mi się różnorodność w muzyce, ale jednocześnie spójność w całości. No i w końcu ta wrażliwość w słowach i nastroju. Piękna płyta, będę wracać.

Brilliant vocals and some beautiful songs. Was close to a 4 but I’m feeling generous

I mean...I can see why people like this, but if just doesn't do much for me.

I have only knew Jeff Buckley because of "Hallelujah". I assumed that the whole album would be similar stuff. I was pleasantly surprised to here some really cool sounds! Mojo Pin, So Real, and Forget Her.

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

god that was incredible.

F*ck dawn, that's the angel voice?! I listened to this album a few times, and each time i liked this persona of Jeff Buckley more and more. My favorite song on this album is "Dream Brother". My rating for this album: 4.70

Hits the sweet spot so that it sometimes avoids being cheesy by just an inch. Obviously Jeff Buckley got an angelic voice which make for those romantic/dreamy ballads. But he also has cool rock elements with some sick guitar riffs, which i forgot about. Really like that versatility. 9.5/10

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already listened a million times over, one of the best of all time <3 favorite(s): lover you should've come over, mojo pin, grace

he's an angel, in voice and spirit.

Perfection

3.5

Don't love it as much as some people but it's pretty good aye

Always a great listen

Constantly annoyed that he died young

A masterpiece (if you ignore corpus christi carol). Transports me back to my 18th birthday

Interesting, but not to my taste.

I don't like his voice.

God what a beautiful voice. Folky and soft. A good album to listen to when you’re in your 20s, living in London, and feeling a bit miserable and lost in life.

3/5

Put your headphones on, close your eyes, and listen.

Really lovely work—from start to finish. Shame on me for never having paid attention before! (What was I listening to instead?!) Buckley’s cover of “Hallelujah” is essential, of course, but there’s so much more here, including a brilliant “Lover, You Should’ve Come Over.” Swoon. 4.5?

There's a few Jeff Buckley songs I really like, and there's a LOT of Jeff Buckley songs that I really hate

mf sad boy music

Good, but Lover you should come over makes it great

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

My first listen to this famous album. I can hear the influence on Thom Yorke! Nice record although I prefer the more understated vocals.

beautifully haunting, not only due to the tragic death of the singer but there’s so much yearning and longing in those songs I cannot find another album with similar vibe - 9/10

Emo as fuck. Good - no, very good - for a few days in a row with a few pints lined up after dark.

banger after banger

Partially known. Occasionally interesting.

I thought this was going to be a mid album with one legendary song on it. Turns out I don't actually rate his Hallelujah that highly. I appreciate that there was a bit of variation (thank god for Eternal Life), but still mostly felt like fine background music, not songs I would choose to put on again. Favourite: Hallelujah Least Favourite: Corpus Christi Carol Full ratings (I really tried to give fewer 3s): 33333432333

So much more varied than I was expecting it to be. His voice is obviously fantastic, but there’s also some really nice guitar and just some lovely arrangements. Definitely one for a sadder day. It feels so boring of me to pick Hallelujah as my favourite song but it just is. Could’ve done without the hymn tbh, although it’s pretty cool that the earliest version of the hymn we have is from the 1500s. Feels a bit jarring to go from that track to the next one. Fav song: Hallelujah Least fav: Corpus Christi Carol

Great album. Sad that this was his only one. Really nice sound throughout, and liver you should have come over is one of my fav songs of all time. Hallelujah has been shreked but that’s not his fault I guess. Specific rating - 4.4 Fav song - lover, you should have come over Least fav- Corpus Christi carol

His voice is incredible, just a gorgeous album really. Steve Backshall and Gillian Anderson both picked songs off this album for their desert island discs. Favourite song: Grace Least: Corpus Christi Carol

NO NOTES

Before I ever heard Grace, I heard about how much it meant to people. When I finally sat down to listen, I was a little slow to the take. The more times I've played it, however, the more the magic has settled in. Jeff's voice is absolutely angelic, truly a once-in-a-generation talent. Even without the tragic lore of this being his first and only album, this is a rare sort of record that manages to capture something timeless while still being distinctly a product of alternative 90s music. Perhaps my only hot take about this album is that the "Hallelujah" cover has never really blown me away. I think it's good, but I've never felt the magic so many people seem to feel for this version. RIP Jeff Buckley. Fav Tracks: Mojo Pin, Grace, So Real, Lover You Should've Come Over, Corpus Christi Carol, Forget Her Least Fav: Lilac Wine Score: 9

hermoso

Loved the beginning/vibes

Truly one of music’s biggest what-ifs

Hlustaði mikið á þessa í denn enda alveg frábær

Af hverju er ekki hægt að gefa 10 stjörnur! Allt er frábært 🔥🔥🔥

sehr nettes album, schon einige tracks in den playlists

I know this is a classic album and I have heard most of it at one time or another, but this is my first time just listening to the whole album all the way through. He has a soulful voice and at points its like he is singing in a metal band and other times doing R&B, comes across like he isn't sure what he wants to be. The music is a bit harder than I expected in some songs. He is a good songwriter and the album is produced well. It starts a bit up and down for my taste, really like some of it and really dislike some songs. I can appreciate his talent but this isn't really an album I will be playing again.

Pretty good. Very emotional. My I introduction to Buckley is from TikTok lol. A great mix of sounds.

Favorite track(s): Mojo Pin, Grace, Last Goodbye, So Real, Hallelujah, Lover, You Should've Come Over, Eternal Life, Dream Brother Flash in the pan implies it was his fault. Flame that burns twice as bright implies he couldn't have kept going. He's like a comet, and maybe he'll be back soon. Heard before Previous rating: 9/10

Many listens. Highlights- Grace, Hallelujah, Lover, you Should’ve Come Over. Lowlights- Jeff’s premature death. What a fantastic voice and guitar player.

this album's like. fine. he was a good musician for sure but the weather is just all wrong for sad white boy music the last couple days so it's throwing my read on the album off completely. the cover of "hallelujah" in particular just like, as good as it is, i skipped it after the first listen just cos the vibe does not match when we're on like, the 7th heatwave this year now. "hallelujah" is an autumn song.... sorry........ despite all that tho, i did still enjoy the first couple tracks and the last one. they're very atmospheric and like. textural? i especially like the quick bursts of strumming ~4 mins into "mojo pin" and the initial buildup of the title track. like i said i can hear that he's good but like. it's too hot for this. maybe i'll come back when (if) it finally cools down by like 20°c,

Holy shit it was so fucking good

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I loved JB and this album so much, when it came out I LOST MY MIND - 32yrs later and I can clearly remember seeing a video for Last Goodbye and was full on hooked - found the info, found the release date, ran to the record store when it came out - I was so overjoyed by the purchase that I tripped down the stairs (Mike you know the St Ercolano steps /via oberdan in Perugia) and skinned my knee bc I was reading the liner notes instead of paying attn. Cracked the cd cover I was so pissed lollll.. his voice so much richer and emotional than his dad's - for me this record is beautiful, touching, sweet, melancholy (Hallelujah best Cohen cover ever) but also powerful - he had sthg to say! Faves are Last Goodbye and Lover you should've come over but the whole thing is wonderful. He was a shooting star, gone so soon and so stupidly. Decided to go for a swim in the Mississippi (!?) w all his clothes on and drowned 29yrs ago. Tragic shame. I give it a 4 bc 5 is the emotional attachment I have to this album :)

I had always heard of this artist, but never listened to the whole album. One can’t help but wonder what could’ve been with such a unique talent as him. He is brilliant when he rocks and equally as brilliant when he croons.

This is like an archer. He stands firmly with their feet apart and rests the arrow in place, nocking the string. His body relaxes, except for the tension holding the bow. The arrow is slowly pulled back to his cheek as his breath slowly escapes. Everything fades away. The target comes into gentle focus. Release.

Ecstatic prayers to the unknown.  It's intriguing to think what could have been but better accept this is what is.  an artist who had something to say and a unique way to say it captured in a moment. Sometimes the ephemeral loves forever.

Yes, this is a great voice, and these songs bring it to the emotional and sonic front it deserves. A certain melancholy pervades here, not least because we know his tragic death is imminent--a song that intones "this is our last goodbye" invokes an urgency that is heartbreaking. So live on with us.

There's something about the material that doesn't suck me in, but there's no denying Buckley's insane talent, which is why this gets the 4-star. He doesn't seem out to impress, exactly, so he sings within the boundaries of the music, but his capacities as a vocalist are impossible to miss. Sounds to me that Jack White must be a fan of Buckley's vocal style, I heard some things that sounded reminiscent.

Man that guy could sing. I love this record. I love how weird it is. That first tune is practically a prog track. The band is pretty killer here, too. Those guitars sound really muscular one second and ethereal the next. So why not 5 stars? Well, there are enough weak tracks on here for me to dock it one star. But then again, I certainly listen to songs from this album quite a bit more than I listen to some of the other five star albums I've reviewed, so... yeah, I'm sticking with a 4 but the best songs are certainly 5-star songs.

Loved this

Enjoyed this one quite a lot on first listen, rhythm section really stuck out to me, will definitely go back for a closer listen. I'm gonna give this a 3 for now to pre-enpt rating inflation but I almost expect it to become a 4 at some point

Mojo pin ~ all over the place, ne zastop se lyricsu Grace ~ catchy riff, fun muska depresiun lyricsi, bols ku mojo pin, ful doug ful se ponaula

One of those albums that I can’t judge objectively. Too many years with this to really compare it with other albums on the list. Even then, I still don’t think it’s a perfect album except when I am in the right mood for it.

This is perhaps one of the most tragic albums on the list. Only albums always kind of are, as are final albums of a career cut short by death. This album is both of those things. However, I found it to be rather mediocre alternative rock. Many like to point to his vocal chops and dynamic songwriting as reasons for this album's greatness, but they don't necessarily have the same quality that many say they do. There are some pretty good songs on this record, but much of it is mediocre, and it's probably not entirely deserving of its reputation. It wouldn't be held in such high regard had Buckley still been alive to this day in my opinion. This album is ranked #3 of 29 albums for 1994. Other 1994 albums rated by me: Dookie(2/29)-4 Dummy(4/29)-5 Illmatic(7/29)-5 Smash(10/29)-4 Ready to Die(11/29)-2 Live Through This(13/29)-4 Protection(15/29)-4 Talking Timbuktu(17/29)-3 Music for the Jilted Generation(19/29)-4 Dog Man Star(20/29)-3

This is like the backbone of a ton of the music I love.

It’s so sad that this is the only completed studio album we will ever get from Jeff Buckley. What a talent. What a voice and guitar player. This guy was such a good performer. This is a great record. “Mojo Pin” is a great opener. “Lilac Wine” is performed with such grace. I love love love “Last Goodbye”. Dare I say I prefer his version of “Hallelujah” over Leonard Cohen’s and that is no easy feat since this song has been covered to death and Cohen’s version has a certain gravitas. “Lover, You Should’ve Come Over” is probably top 3 of his best songs. And Dream Brother what a closer to this amazing album. 10/10.

The epitome of a heartbreak. Strangely it reminds me both of Led Zeppelin and Muse.

An absolutely haunting album.

love this yearner final boss

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

pretty good! one of my friends (Ari) loves Jeff Buckley and it so happened that this was the first album that was generated for me. I like it, he's sort of rockstar Orpheus from Hadestown vibes.

Yearning final boss

I discovered Jeff Buckley at the end of my influential adolescence, or early adult life. Incredibly emotive and soulful singing and songwriting, Jeff showcased his talents and was always pushing his own boundaries, making him the virtuoso that he was. Haunting melodies and poetic lyrics strike deep emotional chords and mesmerized with their beauty. A shining star taken far too soon by a freak accident in dark waters, perhaps portended in the song So Real, the world hasn't seen his equal since.

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

Excelente, eternal life una de las mejores canciones. Nostálgico, emocional, iracundo e instrumental, con una voz estupenda. Viva jeff buckley, estoy segura que es el precursor de varios conocidos

OK aber auch ein bisschen nervig manchmal

Eig ziemlich gut. Weiß aber nicht ob ich's mir nochmal anhöre 3.5/5

There are moments on this album that feel quite timeless (“Hallelujah,” “So Real”) and others that feel too much like a 90’s time capsule (“Grace,” “Eternal Life”). But the whole album is united by powerful and affecting performances.

"Contempt Prior To Investigation" I did not see this album as being enjoyable or any good. I wrote it off as being cringy and simple. While there are certainly moments that feel "Top 40", this listener can't deny the Buckley's vocal range or creative talent. To be able to croon like Nina Simone and then break out in a grunge fueled rage.

The album is deservedly lauded as one of the greatest debuts of all time, and even more so because of the tragic circumstances of his death. It is a truly beautiful record, with interesting guitar arrangements, personal songwriting, and raw delivery, but feels a bit formulaic. Big props for the transcendental 'Hallelujah' cover. 8/10 [KEEP]

Buckley ran so OneRepublic (Ryan Tedder) could walk.

⭐⭐⭐⭐ Lyssnade på albumet när jag var yngre och hade svårt att ta till mig det då. Det var framförallt Hallelujah jag gillade men var inte något större fan av resten och hade svårt att förstå hur albumet kunde vara så hyllat. Nu så här ganska många år äldre uppskattar jag albumet mycket mer men tycker nog fortfarande inte det är det här toppalbumet som det ibland lyfts till. Jag saknar lite dynamik mellan spåren, som det är nu så är det endast Eternal life som andas grunge och avviker från övriga spår. Dock ett fantastisk imponerande debutalbum och en stor förlust att det bara blev ett album från Jeff Buckley, det blir en 4a. Bäst är Mojo pin, Grace, So real, Hallelujah, Eternal life, Forget her

Very soft fall vibes. Would listen again. Didn’t realize i knew and like lover, you should have come over as much as I do!

A beautiful and heartfelt record. A very mature work from a young artist who passed away having a lot to offer. Tragic yet poetic, this one is essential as well.

Voice of an angel

3.8

On the whole, this is much more interesting than I thought it was going to be. It’s still not exactly my thing, but still greatly exceeds expectations, I think because of the band. He has a marvelous voice; the opening to “Corpus Christi Carol” is haunting. I know his covers of “Lilac Wine” and “Hallelujah” are good, but I'd rather have Nina Simone and Leonard Cohen singing them; there’s a restraint and an intensity to those two versions that somehow is missing here for me. I just put Nina Simone’s version on now, and there’s no comparison.

I always know they don't have any Buckcherry or Buckethead CDs when I get to Jeff Buckley.

Not bad. Really like his version of Hallelujah.

no estaba en modo rock antiguo

Made me think about so many red gate nights in Vancouver where all the dad bands sing

A decent interpreter of other people's works. Overrated as a singer-songwriter

Wow, this album really impressed me. His voice is beautiful, but the guitar playing is next level. I have always heard people talk about JB in such high regard, starting today I will too.

Love this album so very much!!

he has such a beautiful falsetto and he freakin loved nusrat fateh ali khan... interestingly on this listen of Grace I think for the first time i heard and understood just how explosive this album was for the alternative rockers of the 90s... it totally clicked how much thom yorke's vocal stylings are borrowed from jeff b... monumental and huge album. really tragic that him and his dad combined didnt live past 60... lots of talent in these buckley boys.

not too memorable other than lover you should come over.

This was fine? I was a little underwhelmed. I knew "Hallelujah" obviously but I've never been a huge fan of that song. "Lover, You Should've Come Over" and "Eternal Life" were the standouts here for me.

⭐️⭐️⭐️

Wasn’t expecting this one to be this good, had some hits for sure

Ett namn man absolut känner igen, men endast från en enda låt. Kanske inte var i rätt sinnesstämning för denna, albumet har en ganska komplicerat och halvdeppig stämning. Typ lite likt Radiohead? Den har verkligen sina stunder, och innehåller också den otroliga låten Hallelujah (cover på original av Leonard Cohen) som typ varenda människa måste ha hört. Passade på att läsa lite snabbt om Jeff, och det blev tydligen bara detta studioalbum. Han var 30 år när han dog, under en spontan simtur med kläderna på så försvann han och drunknade i svallvågorna från en passerande lotsbåt i Mississippi. Han hittades efter fem dagar. Ingen alkohol ett droger i blodet. Sjukt? Om jag tar hänsyn till hur min sinnesstämning är idag så får det nog bli en trea. Men! Det går man försöka faktorera ut, och för vad albumet är i sin helhet så kan jag nog inte ge något annat än en fyra. Om inte Hallelujah varit med hade det blivit en trea, även om det är en cover :)

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

Så engang en Jeff Buckley koncert med Julie under copenhagen Doxx ugen, hvor jeg lærte en masse om ham og hans far. Der er ikke så meget mere til det, tror jeg. Det er et virkelig melankolsk album og en tragisk karaktér er mit indtryk, så jeg ender oftest i et lidt mut humør når jeg lytter til det her album. Det ændrer dog ikke på at det er en af de nemmere 5/5 at give.

This was not one to listen to on day 3 of a period. Was going to write it off, but tried it again a couple of days later, and actually really enjoyed it. Sorry for doubting you, Jeffers.

I’ve been a Jeff Buckley fan for a long time and this album is so special. One of my favorites.

Already knew and listened to this whole album. A sentimental favorite. So this was a happy revisit :)

beautiful. sad.

one of those rare albums (or artists!) i didn't know but blew my mind. otherworldly melodies paired with a first-class voice!

I think this is a really good album, but I do feel even though it’s not long it feels a bit bloated. It feels sacrilegious to say so but I was expecting a bit more I guess which is unfortunate.

Gives old school indie vibes - on those days maybe yes, but for now not what I need

BEFORE: I don't even really need to listen to this to review it, but I will anyway. I still remember hearing Jeff Buckley for the first time, our local alternative music TV channel adding So Real to its rotation in 1995, and then picking up Last Goodbye and the title track. I bought this album on CD shortly after and have listened to it ever since. It's magic. Streaming copy has something called Forget Her at the end but I am choosing to ignore it - it's not on the original album. AFTER: As expected, it's still close to perfect. I know everyone talks about Buckley's incredible, haunting voice but the musicianship on here is spectacular across the board. The spidery guitar riffs on Grace and So Real, and the bizarre solo on the latter. The string arrangements on Last Goodbye and Eternal Life. The intro to Hallelujah. The organ on Lover, You Should've Come Over. HIGHLIGHTS: This album is an all-time favourite. Just about everything is a highlight. My favourite tracks are Mojo Pin, Grace, Last Goodbye, So Real, Lover You Should've Come Over and Dream Brother. LOWLIGHTS: Corpus Christi Carol is a bit lowkey and churchy for me outside the context of the album, but it's a good palate cleanser after what is probably the high point of the album. VERDICT: 5 stars and I don't know how you could give it anything else. Some of the other reviews of this are frankly embarrassing.

8/10

This is generally really pleasant. Excellent guitars and bass, and while I don't always enjoy Jeff's voice, it's often really nice. The version of "Hallelujah" is excellent. The styles are a little all over the place but it doesn't bother me too much. I like some of the harder rocking tracks.

Yeaaah classic, better with an intentional listening session. Better with multiple listens, always new bits and pieces that stand out and grab my attention

Crazy pipes, Hallelujah is a classic, gets a bit tiring after a while

not as good as Joni Mitchell’s Blue

bekende naam, maar beetje een truckje

It's clear that after listening to this album, Thom Yorke learned how to cry properly. It's absolutely not my cup of tea, but you can definitely feel that the album influenced a lot of artists.

didnt realize this was a man's cranberries highlights: last goodbye hallelujah

Ethereal, religious sense about love. Liked didn't love, would be great in the Fall months

It was a good album. Between liked it and really liked it. 3.5.

Yank Sheeran

3/5

Mlil baby babu, oou sweet lil boy with Jesus

The most justified album on this list so far

Muy weno, la voz chula

Magnificent

Amazing vocals. Need a relisten

8/10