Grace

I've attempted to appreciate and/or enjoy this album a few times over the years. When I first heard it, I was put off by the wailing vocal style, but having listened to it twice more for this project, I think it's growing on me. Jeff Buckley strives for beauty (and indeed, grace), and I don't think we get enough of that, certainly not in rock music. The world really has no shortage of talented musicians, but the ability to capture and transmit this level of emotional resonance is rare.

All the feels.

Great

Bien.

Passionate , stunning voice what a pitty to go so young

Хороший альбом, особенно вторая часть альбома дала мне понять суть альбома, насколько он хорош.

A great album.

This is one of the greatest things ever made. Always and forever.

A most perfect thing. Then, now and forever.

Absolutely terrific album. I can hear the influence it had on many of my existing favourites. Ahead of its time, this will become a favourite album of mine immediately.

What can I say? I think Grace only touched the surface of this dude’s talent. It’s tragic that his potential was cut short. 4.4

Beautiful, haunting melodies complimented by Jeff's dulcet tones.

Me gusto pero no mucho

Langweilig, melancholisch, ausgebremst.

bof un peu mou

Loved it. Saw a real influence on Perfume Genius etc.

This is the only album he made before dying... It came out in 1994... Is it Ready to Die all over again? No, it's not, because it's not a rap album. Instead, it sounds incredibly reminiscent of early Radiohead, but worse. Yes, Buckley is a good singer, but these songs are not that good. The guitar playing is alright, but I find these songs rather boring. Many of the songs run on way longer than they should, attempting to interest the listener with dramatic swells but not quite managing it. So, basically, this is a mediocre album that became insanely overrated because the artist died after its release. Yes, Hallelujah is great, but to me that says more about Leonard Cohen's greatness as a folk songwriter than it does about Buckley. Most of the rest of the album is mediocre alt-rock that is glazed to an insane degree by music people. I want this album to be good, but it consistently disappoints me.

too slow, i didn’t really enjoy it

Impeccable

It’s a classic. Never listened to it all the way through, think he has great musical talent but don’t love his specific tone. Lover, you should have come over has always been a staple for me but I added dream brother and hallelujah too. Haunting, unique, soulful, I liked it

Bardzo dużo się tu dzieje. Nudy nie ma, troche romantycznie, trochę czilera. Cudny głos

Album na smutki, przypomniał mi mój #tumblr era xd

Nie znałem tego chłopca, ładny ma głos, ciekawe są te utwory, takie barwne i ujmujące. Dziękuję

no ładne, ładne

Último día de junio con éste discazo que escuché el año pasado. Hay algo enormemente atractivo en las/os artistas que mueren jóvenes, ya sea de edad, ya sea de trayectoria. Es una sensación de injusticia, de lo inexplicablemente azarosa que es la vida. Su voz recuerda sin duda a Thom Yorke, a Radiohead en sí. Y a los 90s, por supuesto. Sin duda va a favoritos. Gracias por la recomendación y hasta mañana.

So Real really surprised me, i LOVE that song We all know LYSCO is an absolute classic masterpiece. I like mojo pin as well. This album is surprising me overall a lot more upbeat than i was expecting woah!! Eternal Life!!

He's talented, he has a great voice, it's just his songs are so forgettable. Like if Thom Yorke was in Coldplay, but without memorable songs. I can't recall any hooks or riffs or motifs. Nothing. I just know they sounded nice enough while they were playing.

Teenager me would have been obsessed over this album

Mojo pin intro sounds like thom Yorke stole whole career from.

Grace is such a hauntingly beautiful album that has always deeply spoke to me throughout the years. Even though it's the first (and only) album by Jeff Buckley, that does not mean it lacks in quality anywhere, pure sonic bliss from start to finish. Plus, it's fun that I share a name with this album :). Fav Songs Last Goodbye Grace Eternal Life Is it Top 1001 Worthy (is it essential)? ABSOLUTELY yes, one of the best albums of the 90's and in the singer-songwriter genre frame. If you haven't heard this record, what are you genuinely doing, go listen to it now.

Woof. I had high hopes for this one. Nope.

its peak

au top du top 8/10 a ne pas ecouter en public (trop connu pour que les gens ne connaissent l'emotion procuree par cet album😔😔)

Absolutely insane voice, really enjoyed the album. The music throughout was great too!

One of my favourite albums so no notes

i liked this. it was DRAMATIC!

I've generally struggled with this album every time I've tried to listen, and this was no different. I hear how transcendent the album is, how it changed people's lives, etc. and for me it has never hit hard at all. He's undeniably talented and uses dynamics well, but it feels overwrought and a bit melodramatic which for me kills much of the interest musically. The style for me fits neatly into the "this is fine" category, but I never really want to listen to anything he had to put out.

this album had a chokehold on me in highschool

Solid album here. Never heard of Jeff Buckley, but there were some undertones of Robert Plant/Led Zeppelin in his music.

Sorry, dawg, but I liked your Dad's music better. Another album perpetually recommended to me by my algorithms. I've listened to it a handful of times (but not recently) and it's got some nice highlights, but if Jeff didn't die a tragic death, would it have the reputation that it does? I think not!

Eternal Life gave me a little Lenny Kravitz and I'm great with that. This version of Hallelujah wins for me. Saved several tracks. I sincerely wish we had had Mr Buckley around longer. I loved this.

Started off a 3 but I think Hallelujah and Lover, You Should've Come Over and Eternal Life justify an extra star.

Big Nope. Disappointing and annoying.

Not a perfect album for me, while it has amazing voice and lovely guitar work, sometimes the songs fall a bit flat. But it's the only studio Jeff Buckley album and it's has a real soul and an amazing performance. 5/5

THANK YOU. I asked for anything above a 3 at the end of the last review, and boy did I get one! Yeah, I'm not going to beat around the bush for this one. This album is absolutely outstanding. I've enjoyed Tim Buckley's albums on this list well enough, but would it be wrong for me to say that his son, Jeff Buckley, surpassed anything Tim ever did with just one album? I don't think it would. Grace was the only complete album that Jeff Buckley released in his tragically short lifetime, and this might genuinely be the best "only album" to come from an artist ever. Everything about Grace just works. The music is definitely rock, there's no doubt about that, but the atmosphere is rather unique and the album at large is kinda hard to describe. Many of the album's songs take a more somber approach, while others are full-on rockers. Rather shockingly, this actually works really well in the album's favor, even if it is a little bit jarring to go from "Corpus Christi Carol" immediately into "Eternal Life" near the end of the album. But of course, many songs blend the two styles together creating a really special sound that appeals to many different parts of my music taste. I've got to give props to Jeff's backing band for this one. But of course, I have to talk about Jeff himself. Jeff fucking Buckley. This man's voice is just awe-inspiring. It's actually not too dissimilar to his father's voice at times, but you also have moments where he locks the hell in and it's magical. It helps that the songwriting is great. Though there are a few covers on the album, namely the jazz standard "Lilac Wine," the aforementioned traditional hymn "Corpus Christi Carol" and, most famously, Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah," the rest of the album is fully original, and it's lovely. The album has a very strong focus on relationships and especially the endings of relationships, but Jeff Buckley is really good at writing those kinds of songs, so I can't blame him for focusing on them. But yeah, you've got some absolute gems on this track list. "Mojo Pin" might be one of the most emotionally powerful openers of any 90s album. The title track is just kinda perfect. "Last Goodbye" has great energy. The previously mentioned "Hallelujah" cover might be the best version of the song. "Dream Brother" is a hauntingly beautiful closer, though it would be wrong of me to ignore the bonus track "Forget Her," which is just as good, if not better. And of course, there is the emotional climax of the album and the album's best song, "Lover, You Should've Come Over." I know I called "Grace" perfect, but this song might be one of the best songs ever written. The musical progression, the despondent lyrics, and Jeff's powerful performance create the closest thing to perfection that I've heard for an album in what feels like forever. Grace is the kind of album that all artists should aspire to make. Though the tragic nature of the album is made more obvious by the tragedy of Jeff Buckley's life and death, the album stands on its own as a true work of art, the likes of which are only seen every so often. Grace is a true masterpiece and one of the best albums of the 90s, if not one of the best albums of all time. 5/5.

One of the best songs of all time is on this album.

Ranging from 90s alt rock to melancholy crooning. The Hallelujah cover is the best thing on the album, though possibly because I'm already familiar with it. Overall, I like it and would listen again.

Una joya (lo que me flipa es que el “arquitecto” haya tenido que repetir a Elvis Costello 4 veces, Slipknot 2 veces, a Tom Waits, Bob Marley antes que poner este puto disco que es ❤️‍🩹)

It's not the best album of all time, but it's definitely good. Very good, even, or maybe some word that would put it on the scale higher, but not that much higher than that. Of course, my subjective narrative speaks differently, as can be seen from the rarity rating of 5.0/5.0. I guess it's because the album and Jeff came during a period of creation of my musical tastes, and it just left a huge mark on me. Anyway, Grace is the only album that Jeff left in his lifetime, and I think of it as one great encapsulation of what he was in his lifetime: a quiet, mysterious guy who exudes James Dean energy and is eager to be free and prove himself. Often people see Jeff as a big "What if..." personality. What if he doesn't die in the prime of his youth? Is Grace one step in his career that would make him one of the most important musicians, or as the Anglo-Saxons say, The GOAT musician? I don't think it would. The album as a single is so full of energy and emotion that what came next sounds largely insincere when compared to this one. If the concept of infusing your soul in an album exists, this is a prime example of it. Jeff knows how to draw attention to himself. With his voice, which is the brightest point of this album. And the guy doesn't try to hide the fact that he has one of the greatest vocal strings in the history of music. He uses them amazingly in every, single, song on here. The thing with this album is that without his unique, vocal delivery and the aura he exudes, it absolutely falls flat on its face. I mean, imagining any other musician singing songs on here makes my gut turn, but Jeff just makes it work every single time. Pure emotion, throughout. Some would nitpick the songwriting, citing too much hiding behind covers and the help of contemporaries to carry the load, but that doesn't bother me in the slightest, if anything, the songwriting is very well done to accompany his uniquely ghost-like vocals to paint a picture of vulnerability, melancholy, and introspection. Overall, the album is a one-of-a-kind masterpiece that never fails to leave me in a state of awe after I've finished listening to it. Each track is a work of art, a testament to Buckley's exceptional talent as a vocalist and as one of a kind showman.

it was gooooodd, boy was on fire

This was not my cup of tea. The production and mixing is brilliant, the sounds through you around, which is amazing. Nonetheless it is a bit too chaotic for me. Of course Hallelujah is the best song on the album and one of my personal favourites. I like to think that Leonard Cohen heard Buckely’s version and thought that is how it is done.

MOJO PIN - i love the guitar background but what is a mojo pin GRACE - the bridge and his voice are beautiful, feels more modern LAST GOODBYE - feels like springtime and cherry blossoms, i love the line "kiss me out of desire, not out of consolation" LILAC WINE - quieter then other songs so far, feels older SO REAL - more rocky than other songs, punky HALLUJAH - more intimate (both in speech and in literal) - the contrast btwn piety and sex is interesting LOVER, YOU SHOULD HAVE COME OVER - already listened to CORPUS CHRISTI CAROL - holy vocal ability, i love the "ye olden lyrics" ETERNAL LIFE - so real esclated into super crazy, feels like an oppenent to hallujah in meaning DREAM BROTHER - feels like a spooky nightmare FORGET HER - good summary of the album

Alternative rock would just be better rock if everyone was like him. R.I.P Jeff, you had great taste.

I was really into this one when it was released. I got tired of the vocal gymnastics after a lot of listens. It's still a great album but I don't care if I ever hear it again.

A beaut, stunning voice and stellar lyrics(both written and not written by Buckley) make this the best one I've gotten so far. Highlights-Mojo Pin, Grace, Last Goodbye, Lilac Wine, So Real, Hallelujah, Lover, You Should've Come Over, Eternal Life, and Dream Brother.

I'd never heard any other track on this album than Hallelujah. What a beautiful voice we lost. Jeff Buckley's Hallelujah > Leonard Cohen's. It's not even close.

I really don’t know what to think about this one on my first approach! He is clearly some sort of genius and hears in color, very unusual chords and melodies that somehow maintain a pop edge. Every time I think I might be getting tired of his voice the song drives into a beautiful new clearing. It’s an album that feels like it’ll bury deeper into my soul the more I listen, and I want to keep coming back.

5/5 only album he completed wish there was more

1 so real

Idk man

It was fine

Jeff has the voice of an angel. was a little surprised how 90s this album sounds

Not usually into this style, but it was pretty good. 3.5/5 maybe a 4.

Not as good as I was hoping.

Mojo Pin Grace Hallelujah Lover, You Should Come Over Eternal Life

Mojo Pin Hallelujah Lover, You Should Have Come Over

If vanilla ice cream was an album, that would be it. Except this description also applies to many albums on this list.

We just don’t yearn like we used to. I really hated the opening track but the rest I could get behind if I didn’t listen too closely.

I grew up with two jeff buckley hating parents and so I was predisposed to not really like this. I knew the singles and I knew Lover… is a hit with the kids, but there wasn’t much here for me. Could easily position Last Goodbye amongst other music of the era and so that was probably my favourite

Quite annoying and not good. His version of Hallelujah is the best version because his voice is sickly sweet and he’s restrained enough there to do it great justice. That’s worth a second star alone. His Lilac Wine is okay, but I prefer Nina Simone’s to be honest. The rest made me very annoyed.

I really wish we got to hear where Buckley was going. This is one of the most devastatingly haunting records I’ve heard. Yeah it’s kinda whiny and times, and yeah it’s kinda overdone in parts, but something is so mystic about this record especially given his death. I really love the rockier stuff he does here. His music is very obviously inspired by his father’s (Tim Buckleys) imo. They both really know how to make an eerie record, great voices for it too. It’s just so creepy how they both suffered early fates in different tragic ways. The songs of both would make you believe it though.

I will say it Jeff Buckley was the greatest male singer to live. Lost too song and every song here proves that. I don’t have anything else to say this is perfect and beautiful and graceful even Melodrama as an album and it works so well fuck all this over acting criticism this is music that is so sure of itself and pushes itself to its limit. I love it to yearn and love. The power of Love

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

A really solid album and one I knew nothing about when starting it. I had never heard of Jeff Buckley and it was a shame to read about how he died. It's another one of those "what ifs" because I wonder what follow albums would have sounded like.

I was previously familiar with this album and it is really good. Jeff Buckley's voice is unique and the songs on this album suit him well. There's a nice balance of delicate songs with light instrumentation, with a few heavy rockers sprinkled in. The title track and Hallelujah are excellent, but really, the whole album is good. I would listen to this any time.

Emo dad album. Bridges are great. Really nice impact moments and gradual buildups. the breakdown in so real is awesome. This has the "it's never over song". Really beautiful in context. Great album about heart break and living after a really tough breakup. Really captures all of the emotions you go through. Forget her is amazing. Started off not liking this one but really got into it around the middle. Pretty solid and great overall listen. By the end I didn't want it to be over.

Bem chato. Nem um hino de aleluia no meio conseguiu salvar esse disco. Pra quem gosta, eu sinceramente não consigo entender. Será que o problema sou eu, ou é mais um caso de música cult que ninguém tem coragem de criticar? Seila.. Pouquíssimos segundos de pouquíssimas músicas que são interessantes, como a mais ''streamada'' do artista, Eternal Life que (finalmente) vem com rock, mas é só.

Déjà écouté avant. Bien sûr, Grace doit malheureusement une partie de sa légende au drame qui l'a suivi. Et une autre partie à la reprise anthologique de Hallelujah qui y figure. Mais Grace, c'est aussi et peut-être surtout un vrai bon album de rock 90's, tendance mélodramatique et sensuelle, à la production foisonnante et aux sonorités éclectiques, ondoyant d'un morceau à l'autre entre folk rock mélancolique, croon romantique, influences jazz, structures arty et, de manière plus étonnante, rock à guitares presque grunge. Le tout porté par une voix capable de s'adapter avec souplesse et intensité à ces contextes disparates. Bien plus que le caprice musical d'un "fils de". Top : Grace Flop : Corpus Christi Carol

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

It's obviously great and he could really fucking sing. Grace was my fav song and first listen of the album. Last Goodbye and Dream Brother were my other highlights

Sry, too melacholy

Absoluter Emotional Rollercoaster. Er vermischt unterschiedliche Genres und er schafft es jedes einzelne Genre in das reindippt komplett einzunehmen. Jeder Song ist so intensiv. Krasses Album

There are 2 beautiful songs on this album, but I don't like it as much as it is (belatedly) critically acclaimed. Pitchfork: n/a Rolling Stone: Top 500 Albums #147 Best Songs Lilac Wine Hallelujah

Feel like Ive been saying this a lot lately (good luck?), but this is one of my favorite albums of all time. There is nothing like it. The vocals are insanely talented and unique, the songs span every conceivable genre - Jeff Buckley was always very up front about his influences, but to mix Led Zeppelin, Edith Piaf, Bad Brains, Bob Dylan, Nina Simone, etc and have it come out this beautiful is really something else. The sound of that Telecaster with the Alesis Quadraverb is a perfect guitar tone. This is another perfect album wouldnt change anything.

A tragedy that this was the only album this guy made before he died. An immense talent that was taken from us far too soon. This album more than deserves it's reputation.

Iconic. Great voice, great arrangements. Fragile and beatiful.

within the first few notes it feels like getting pulled into a kind of deep devastation... It´s one of my faviorite albums to this day, with every listen I wish there was a way to erase memory so I coul experience this masterpiece all over again. you kind of fly through this album he just manages to not only lyrically but through astonisching composition make me feel not only heavy hearthed but wierdly ecstatic.

One of my favorite all time albums - the breadth of talent displayed is staggering. So many different styles and sounds to sink your teeth into, executed perfectly by Buckley every time.

Even though I was the correct age to appreciate Jeff Buckley, I didn’t really know of him until well after he was gone. Now that I do, I wish I did sooner.

Aburridongo, y muy genérico

Pretty good. Has popular songs. I’ve heard hallelujah too much in my life that it’s corny and can’t be taken seriously now.

this was lovely - what a beautiful voice he has

i absolutely adore jeff buckley and his style. the fact that this is the only album he was able to release before losing his life kinda proves to me how phenomenal his work is. i love the amount of yearning and desperation his music gives. if i'm being honest there are a few songs i always skip whenever i listen to Grace. Given that it's a bit biased and subjective of me to give it 5/5 but isn't music subjective itself? So objectively 4/5, but in my heart it's one of the best albums created hence the 5 stars.

Pretty goated Jeff Buckley album, I have heard his other albums are really good. Some good hits on this one

I'm well aware of this album, and know a few of the tracks. I don't really enjoy the tracks I do know. Otherwise, I've never listened to this album start-to-finish. Here's the thing... Jeff Buckley is obviously an incredibly gifted singer. But sometimes when you reach a certain skill level as a musician, you attempt these insanely difficult things, and it's admirable on that level, but that doesn't necessarily mean it sounds good. Every time I think that a given song is going along just fine, he attempts one of those nearly impossible feats that just doesn't sound good. This album would be much better if Jeff Buckley held back a little more.

One of those albums that feels simultaneously very of its time and yet clearly reaching beyond it. In the former moments, I was digging it, and in the latter he got to me a couple times.

His confidence in his crooner voice to follow the melody wherever it takes him and his ability to express emotion through his guitar were world-class, and I wish we could have gotten four more. This was then and is now so damn good.

Leider das einzige Album von Jeff.

My god just phenomenal. The Melodie’s, the voice, the heaviness, the spaces in between notes. The reverb, so wet. 5.0/5.0 Best Song: Lover, You Should’ve Come Over

What can you say. It is a perfect timeless soft boy masterpiece. It was my whole being for a long period of my life, a game changer. He has the perfect voice. I can listen to this all day every day. Best Track: Last Goodbye

MUY bueno, hermosa voz, buenas canciones.

Heard Before? Yes, plenty of times. Seems like everyone I know had a Jeff Buckley moment. Notes: - obviously this is a vocal showcase, and it delivers in every way. the first performance of his I ever heard was "The Way Young Lovers Do" from Live at Sin-é, and I was fine with 10 minutes of vocal stunting. - this time around the drums really shone. expressive, responsive, dynamic and recorded with a nice live feel. the string arrangements and other production touches are also lovely while not overbearing. - the guitar and bass parts are mostly perfunctory, but that's ok. they aren't the focus. - the biggest downfall for me is the songs. he's just not my favorite songwriter and despite having heard these dozens of times over the years, i barely remember them. the hooks aren't there, the lyrics don't resonate and the arrangement could be tighter. "Last Goodbye" is glorious, though. - fantastic choice of covers, although if i ever have to hear "Hallelujah" again (especially a cosplay version by someone else) i will cover my ears and scream. - like almost every CD era album, it's too long. Verdict: One of the great vocalists of the 90s, if not the whole of rock history, but the album's staying power seems to lie mostly in what could have been. Listen Again? I won't be seeking it out, but I'm not opposed.

Un rock de calidad Con algunas canciones orientadas a melodías que trascienden a algo más que rock Se sintió bien, se sintió agradable de escuchar, se veía como un músico bien apasionado También se sentía como que si fuera algo grabado en vivo, sentí mucha energía durante el disco Lilac Wine, Hallelujah, y The Other Woman (en el legacy edición) son mis favoritas, pero definitivamente hay bastante que explorar y sentir, le voy a dar un 4 porque vi el potencial de que crezca en mi con el tiempo

Yes, “Hallelujah” shows his amazing high range, but it’s on his faster songs that he really shows his singing chops. Very impressive and a loss indeed

Every time I dig into this album I discover something new.

Great voice, I just don't get it.

Bought this one when it came out, but haven't listened to it in at least a decade. Some bits I like (Eternal Life) the rest I can take or leave.

Six stars

It’s good, but uber overrated. I haven’t listened to this album since the breakup. That certainly tainted my experience. I would give it 3.5 stars, so we’ll go for 3 instead. He is better than his dad though.

not sure if it lived up to the mythology and hype...

I've always liked the track, 'Grace', which IMO turns out to be the standout track on the album. A shame really, I was looking forward to hearing the deepcuts, but it turns out to be mostly pretentious dinner party music. Heard before ❌️ Listened this time ✅️ Revisit ❌️ ★★★☆☆ (5/10) Total reviewed : 342 Already owned : 77 Purchased : 16 To buy : 3 Nope : 246

7/10

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

Anytime this decides to be a rock album, I’m very on board. The snoozy lounge stuff ain’t it, but the writing was at least mildly interesting. I’m tempted to give it a three because I really liked that “Eternal Life” song. RIP

Shame that Hallelujah brings the album down.

I loved a lot of songs in this album, it could have been a 5/5☆ for me, BUT I am an atheist and the religious songs kind of ruined the album for me, but that is just my liking, I don't really enjoy religious music so... only 4/5☆ sadly :(

Such a curious album. Tonally experimental at times. "Last Goodbye" was a highlight. I skipped right over the too-played "Hallelujah". The beginning instrumentals of "Lover, You Should've Come Over" were fantastic, and I really enjoyed the relaxed (melancholic?) vibes of the rest of the song.

The vulnerability of Buckley's reaches it peak on the epic Hallelujah. This whole LP is a joy, albeit one tainted with tragedy

This is my first time listening to Jeff Buckley and I was really surprised by the quality and depth here. Some amazing stuff. My only issue is his vocals occasionally teeter into the Jacob Collier icky pretentiousness.

1/1001. Insanely solid album! I’d listened to the most famous tracks (Hallelujah, Lover You Should’ve Come Over, other versions of Lilac Wine) before, but it was my first time hearing the others. Mojo Pin was an immense opening track! I also liked Grace, So Real, and Forget Her in particular, but I think this’ll be an album that only gets better with time.

A strange one, this, as it incorporates many ideas and styles which should, in theory, appeal to me. Definite Radiohead vibes in both the instrumentation and vocals, and there were aspects throughout that you could draw a through line to post rock or math rock with. The execution to me just felt off and a bit laboured, however. Almost like every song had to build and drone towards some grand conclusion whilst "really hitting you in the feels, man" along the way. And by that, I mean that I felt nothing but mild irritation.

I never got Buckey’s popularity and now after listening to it I still don’t. Straight line from this to John Mayer

Fire

неплохая гитара, приятный голос

whoever hurt jeffrey has made me weepeth on the day of thunder

this album gave me eternal life

This had the Grace.

Kinda christian rock. Famous songs though like Hallelujah. Not terrible.

I love this album so much, but I can't quite justify giving it a 5 today. Very close, though!

honestly landed closer to the Lenny Kravitz album than i'd like to admit

There's no doubt that the boy could sing. It's also sad that he was taken far to soon. That said, I don't love this album as much as I guess I'm supposed to. I'll round up to four stars though.

Amazing!

This is an album I’ve listened to plenty of times but never really got. He’s got a great voice but it’s a lacking in restraint for me. Great guitar playing although production is a little murky throughout. Maybe one day it’ll click like it does for so many other people

Jeff is so much more talented than Tim.

Too much fluff, but Hallelujah is an amazing, all timer version

I was bored for a lot of this album. Hallelujah obviously slaps but considering it's a cover it's not adding a star for me. Lover, You Should've Come Over was pretty solid but overall this album wasn't really doing it for me.

This was interesting but not enough for me to ever listen again

it was quite good kind of radiohead-esque

Another instance where I completely missed out on something being in Germany, not having MTV, etc. I didn’t hear this until 2000, 2 years after his untimely death. I remember seeing the cover around a bit and thinking he was doing some rockabilly schtick maybe? Ultimately Buckley is at his best interpreting other’s material or working with a cowriter, but that can’t take away from the first side here, one of the best of this or any decade. We played Sin-é and you can bet Mojo Pin was on my mind! Just an incredible piece of music and a performance to match (his; ours was OK). All that said, I rarely have any interest in listening to Grace. Just completely burned out on it and then of course the Cohen cover became inescapable, a kind of ubiquity afforded very few (even if his interpretation is a bit of a misread).

Good album, stunning voice.

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

Good

Meh

Неплохо, но не мое. Хотя две-три песни прикольные.

Words can not be used to sum up this album. I miss you Jeff

i mean come on, one of, if not the greatest album of the 90s

Still not a fan of this cat

Another re-listen, but it’s been so long and I think I’d only listened to it once before so I went into this listen with little memory of it. And I think the reason I haven’t given this more of a chance over the year is I find Buckley’s vocals overdramatic for my taste. I feel a little disrespectful admitting that, and I wonder if repeated listens would reveal more and more for me to appreciate. Standout moment: Lover, You Should’ve Come Over. I love the gradual build and the use of harmonium/organ.

Perfect

a classic and one of my all time favourites

A good album. A life-changing recording of "Hallelujah."

Great album to listen to for background noise, crying, late night drives, or if it ever rains.

Soaring highs but being honest there are some portions of meandering self indulgence. Cant argue with his voice but sometimes less is more and he is best when straight singing. When the tracks hit they hit big and that carry’s the album to being one that people should hear before they die. 4.0

4.5/5.

This is a top ten album for me. It's wonderful and there's nothing for me to write that hasn't already been written.

Grace is what matters, in anything...

Some good tracks, highlighted by one of the best recorded tracks. There are gaps in the album.

Very noisy

I knew parts of this album, and Hallelujah I had heard a hundred times (I still contend it is up there with "Born in the USA" for most misunderstood song of all time) but as a whole what a revelation. An absolute angel. Songs like Corpus Christi Carol are absolutely divine.

An absolutely gorgeous and haunting record from an absolutely stunning singer and a truly phenomenal debut. Buckley's untimely death was a real tragedy, but at least he was able to give us an all time great while he was here.

There are only so many words in the English language to describe how this sounds. I think the one word I would choose would be ethereal. Jeff Buckley had a unique voice, not a great voice, but he put his heart and soul into his music. The guitar is a beautiful bonus. While I wouldn’t choose to listen to this album, it absolutely belongs on the list and I appreciate the opportunity to listen to it. Many people have said that Buckley’s version of Hallelujah is the best. I respectfully disagree, I prefer the original by Leonard Cohen. Each version brings something different, and both are worthy. 3.5 stars

I've always loved "Last Goodbye" truly a masterpiece of a song and performance. The rest of the album is good, but I never got into it the same way as "Last goodbye" Wonderful vocals throughout, and certainly a tragic story.

9/10 One of a kind album Favourites: Mojo Pin Grace ⭐️ Forget Her

Damn this guy really was an angel. Faves: So Real Hallelujah

Emotional masterpiece

Tears bro… tears… 10th or so relisten and I can’t not cry a lil. His work is so good and I love the vocals sooo mcuh. Love eternal life, such an incredible switch up so quickly

It's often commented about this artist or that band how, "If they'd only ever made [one seminal album], they'd still be one of the greatest and most influential musical acts of all time." Jeff Buckley is that artist and 'Grace' is that album. He has influenced the likes of Thom Yorke (Radiohead) and Matt Bellamy (Muse). And countless others. (I once auditioned for a melodic metal band, and Jeff Buckley influenced the sound as much as Deftones and Tool.) This album masterfully covers more sonic landscape than most artists manage across their entire careers. Single tracks like the titular "Grace" explore more tonal ground than most albums. Jeff Buckley conveys more emotion into a single exhale than most artists do in entire songs. RIP Jeff Buckley. Taken too soon. Leaving to much art unmade.

Really good album. Definitely a classic, doesn't get old. Not my favorite album ever but not one that I dreaded listening to, either. Certainly mythologized in a way that slightly overrates it. Favorite track: Eternal Life

Nice

klassiker, älskar detta albumet

Only enjoyable version of Hallelujah

god light

Don’t listen to the internet the best song on here is clearly eternal life

Started pouring rain as soon as Forget Her came on. This is my movie moment

I don’t remember where I was when I first heard Grace by Jeff Buckley. I remember having a middling impression of it on first listen. The pair of Hallelujah and Lover… were these extraordinary behemoths sitting in the middle of the tracklist, and the rest, I didn’t exactly register with. But like, it seems, everyone else in the last five years, Grace has soared back into relevance, as this bastion of a young man’s pain. And what helped was that Buckley himself was worldly, intelligent, charismatic, and robbed from us far too soon. Gorgeous might be the word, but it’s more than that. His own songs meld perfectly with the classics he covers (Hallelujah, Corpus Christi, Lilac Wine), a testament to his uncanny ability to take total control of his sound. No one sounds like him man, and many have tried. Obviously, closer to a 6 than a 4.

Timeless sound. Father of indie rock? Love the composition of the upbeat stuff. Loses me in the second half of the album

beautiful

Okay,

It's a 5 just for the incredible Hallelujah cover, the rest is icing (or gravy? Whichever you prefer on your cake). It's a real shame he was taken from us shortly after this album, because I think his second, third, and more albums would probably have been brilliant improvements over this great album.

Every song is exceptional. An amazing talent that was sadly taken so young. Amazing voice and songs.

Really like. Saved.

Apart from his cover of Hallelujah, dodnt know this album. Its good. Very good.

One of those guys I've heard of but was never popular enough for me to listen to. Big mistake. Jeff is awesome. I have heard his rendition of Hallelujah. Arguably the best version.

So, before ever having heard of Jeff Buckley, I was a fan of the album Distorted Lullebies by Ours, a band that is the brainchild of one Jimmy Gnecco, who, apparently was a "protégé" of Jeff Buckley, and derided for his imitation of him. I, however, see and appreciate the influence, and think Jimmy put his own stamp on what he was doing. I happen to prefer Ours over Buckley, but that's just a matter of taste, and each time I hear Grace, my appreciation for it grows, and Jeff's sudden death after putting out this masterpiece is nothing short of a tragedy.

boring

it is okayish for me

Bra rockplatta, men inte riktigt min stil egentligen. Behöver ej ha på vinyl.

fine. Its technically great. but not super my cup of tea

I need to return to this one on another day. I could really like this if I listen to it when the time is right.

This album was beautiful. It was also very long. I wasn't aware that his voice had such a large range within it. I liked listening to this.

Nice

Much like pet Sounds earlier this is one of the albums that has just never clicked for me which is strange because everything about my music taste says I should love Jeff Buckley. I should probably give it a relisten but from memory it didn't feel like a cohesive album and the hits don't make up for that. I just never really understood the hype/respect Buckley commands.

nice! liked it better than i expected. the drums are great.

Not bad. Not really my thing though.

90’s Rock

Seriously one of the greatest albums ever made. Buckley's vocals are so incredibly beautiful. Admittedly, despite knowing how good this album is, I avoid listening to it because it makes me sad to think about Buckley's short life and how much we lost when he died. So glad I was "forced" to listen to again.

had to add few videos abt the album to the playlist of my favourites. Very captivating ? Idk how to describe it better. Liked, oki

Hallelujah alone is worth the price of admission. I like his voice, but this time around he reminded me of the guy from Jesus Christ Superstar. Rounding up from 3.5

So real .... and then Eternal Life kicks in and i wake up

Another solid not great album. 3.5.

Good album, very emotional, great all around.

Haunting, beautiful…enjoyed it more than I thought I woukd

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

Lo de Jeff Buckley da bronca. EL tipo te lanza tremendo álbum, tan noventoso que duele pero que se diferencia por su estilo vocal, sus líricas y un sonido demoledor y universal. Al tiempo no va que se muere. Grace apareció en el momento correcto, donde lo puedo disfrutar de pies a cabeza en loop. Es música que llena, que pega fuerte. Claramente es para mi. Gracias pibe, gone to soon... Robate el cielo chorrito que tenes toda la chispa tqm

Great sneaky good album, Buckley’s voice is great but also musically there are some interesting chord progressions in songs like Grace that really draw me in.

Great album

I hear the influence on Muse and Radiohead

(100/100)

Pretty alright 82

Just a perfect album

Fantastic still after many years

His cover of "Lilac Wine" is insane

Nah

I liked this album a lot, the overall sound was incredible and the way the instrumentals came together was perfect. Thanks Rory. Favourite - So Real

Falling in love, heartbreak, self discovery, all lived through this album. I wish I was young again.

I really think this may be my favorite single album ever. What a singular talent.

I didn't know that Lover, You Should Have Come Over is that one famous song on tiktok. It's so good though wow!!! Besides that one, however, I really REALLY didn't enjoy it.

Between this and Tori Amos something was going on with middlebrow listeners in the 90s being drawn to overly elaborate and unfocused singer-songwriter melodies. Buckley’s talent is undeniable especially on tracks like Last Goodbye and Hallelujah but the songs have a habit of languishing beneath the altitudinal, theramin-like quivering of his vocal stylings. Yeah, I get it, Thom Yorke aped the style. But he had Johnny Greenwood’s melodic backbone.

Muy buen álbum. No me lo esperaba así. Es un precursor del indie rock; muy chill, melancólico y emocional, suena real. Hay una canción que es trend de tiktok.

I can hear the appeal for some, but his vocal style doesn’t do it for me. Music is good but something about the production is off for me. Obviously, he was talented and it’s a matter of musical taste thing for me. His “Hallelujah” is now the standard. I think it works best when Buckley kept it simple. The keep it simple” on either music or vocal style works whereas histrionic vocal plus the music being florid in same songs is coming off as a bit much. So, “Corpus Christi Carol” is lovely and “Lover, You’ve Should Have Come Over” works. “Eternal Life” is a straightforward rocker.

Many different styles throughout the album. Such a beautiful album. Felt a connection to this album since my first listen. Rip Jeff Buckley

So I'm not a fan of his vocal range, and that's just a personal opinion. Some of the songwriting hits hard, some of it doesn't. After a single listen, my favorite track was Lilac Wine, and as far as that individual song goes, Nina Simone gave it a spin that makes the track turn on its head. None of this is really inspiring a second listen. What I really see is potential. If it hadn't been for his unfortunate death, I'm sure he would've made a more obviously outstanding project, it's just a matter of keeping that artsy head on straight. I gave it a second listen on some quality earbuds and, the arrangements and musical skill are absolutely beautiful on this album. I guess I'd buy it if I saw the record, because I understand this is gonna sound as good as the system it's played on. Not something I'll be adding to any playlists any time soon. Good for an occasional listen with appreciative ears. 3.3/5

I had his wee dad yesterday! Now Jeff today! (Who wouldn't gladly have both, you know what I'm sayinnnnnn) Hmm interesting. Thought I would enjoy this more than I did really. Was at its best with Lilac Wine and Hallelujah, and I wonder if that's because I already knew them, and they were more stripped back instrumentally. The more radioheadish parts of this aren't my jam. Hoyever, it's gonna get a pass because he's got a good voice.

obvi great but idk why i avoid this album at all costs... weirdly unrelatable genre?

Hallelujah cover saves this album

Twee goede nummers. Hallelujah en Lover, You Should've Come Over. De rest is wat heftig voor mijn smaak.

Mojo Pin — its got Georgia Torches The Past guitar Grace — it was fine Last Goodbye — its kind of forgettable Lilac Wine —ehh So Real — this one wasnt that bad Hallelujah — oh its the song Lover, You Should’ve Come Over — i think i just prefer more modern(late 2000s+) songs or songs that are very old (vera lynn) Corpus Christi Carol — expected, meh. Eternal Life — honestly was pretty good Dream Brother — mmm eh Forget Her — yeah all in all there are like 2 songs id listen to in this album and its either hallelujah or eternal life

Big shout out to stepping on a crack and breaking your mother's back! He's got a great voice.

I have been a Jeff Buckley fan for much of my life, I will always love and appreciate Grace and the beautiful songs that came with it.

I LOVE JEFF BUCKLEY YAYYY

Good album. I have listend to this album before. I enjoyed it again, while being unable to sleep. Jeff Bucklys voice is incredible. I wish he was able to make fore music RIP 5/5

Found some of it lovely and some of it boring. idk something stuck with me that was a little haunting. A first album, I think curation could have elevated this all the way for me but still beautiful.

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

Me pareció un álbum que puedes escuchar en cualquier momento de tu vida, porque todas las canciones están hechas con un gusto y un talento sobrenaturales. Lo escucharía todos los días de mi vida, y pediría que lo pusieran en mi funeral.

Yes—finally a singer-songwriter who knows what he’s doing! Jeff Buckley’s only solo studio album released during his lifetime, *Grace*, is a colorful mix ranging from gentle acoustic ballads to full-on rockers like “Eternal Life.” This is a truly powerful recording, and Buckley’s extensive experience as a session musician really shines through: he truly masters his guitar, the songs are tastefully arranged, cleanly produced and recorded, and he knows how to use his extraordinary voice to serve the songs—in this regard, he reminds me a bit of Matt Bellamy. A truly great surprise and the second album that I regret not having properly noticed when it was released!

Classic

2-3 Very easy to listen to but nothing exciting.

really interesting emotional interplay between this being introduced to me by my first girlfriend and listening to this with my current girlfriend while lying on the bed together. a fittingly melancholic vibe for this album. deserves to be one of the 1001? yush

Meh

IMHO something a little otherworldly about him. I.e. Corpus Christi: may not be your jam, but such a good performance. There's a Jimmy Eat World song with lyrics, "A song for a heart so big, God wouldn't let it live". Dunno if I agree or not, but makes you think about people who die too young.

varied yet consistent. pretty chill, i liked this one

Yes! Such a pretty voice, like my son’s.

Crazy voice on this guy huh

aleluia kk

What a unique songwriting voice. I guess you can see a bunch of influences - he's a led zep fan for sure - but the way he composed was something that felt pretty unique (despite not really ripping up trees in any single way). A brilliant guitarist and a brilliant vocalist too. The way he arranges (evidenced by the covers) is pretty special too. Live at sinè is always my go-to. I forget sometimes how solid this studio record is. I need to listen to both more and for slightly different things.

brauch ich gar nicht hören um zu wissen dass es PEAK ist und eines meiner liebsten alben EVER

toll

I can definitely be a sucker for "sappy" stuff like this. I don't love this album, but it's better than a 3. Perhaps that's just on the power of Last Goodbye and Hallelujah.

This is an album I want to like more than I actually like it. Hallelujah is great, of course, but there's something lacking here. Maybe the vocals? I don't know. But in aggregate, it feels like a cross between yacht rock and grunge, and thats a fusion I can mostly do without.

Is he smoldering? Is he sulking? I've been trying to figure that out for awhile now. He has an objectively good voice, has a pretty unique formula, and interesting song structures. And yet, I don't feel it in my loins with the exception of the obvious choices. However, I would not begrudge anyone who said they were moved with the spirit. What a completely brilliant cover. It's almost always a good choice to cover Leonard Cohen since he rarely maxxxed his undeniably great songs, but this is inspired and revealed the song in its full glory. Nearly a 4 on the strength of that one.

I thought this was interesting, varied, and at times powerful, but something about it -- maybe Buckley's voice -- didn't fully work for me.

3/5 - To this album's credit, I can imagine someone picking this up today and saying "this is my jam." While that person is not me, this is mostly alright if not way overwrought at times. This version of Hallelujah is of course a timeless classic.

This album is flawless from beginning to end, but it took me awhile to realize that.

I expected a completely different album from the one I got, and I mean that in the best way possible. I thought it would be a glam-inspired ’80s-style album, when in reality it turned out to be deeply introspective. I looked into it further and discovered that Jeff Buckley was a major inspiration for artists such as Thom Yorke (whose music speaks volumes to me) as well as Matt Bellamy and Lana Del Rey, just to name a few. From the very beginning, the listener is drawn into an emotional landscape that attempts to explore and understand a wide range of feelings. The album experiments with different ideas while still managing to stay fresh throughout. Jeff Buckley’s vocal performance is the clear centerpiece. My favorite songs were "Mojo Pin", "Dream Brother", and "Forget Her". Even his cover of "Hallelujah" stands out, as he manages to take an already excellent piece of art and transform it into something uniquely his own.

Laaaaangweilig.

zu traurig, melancholisch für mich

classic

Me gusto pero sin mas

Beyond all the hype and hindsight excitement over this album given the tragic early death of this artist, it is an album I come to again and again. I think it perfectly captures the specific coolness and longing that people wanted to experience in the 90s.

Fire

jeff buckley? more like jeff NOT buckley

An interesting mix; the opening track could easily have been a lost Led Zeppelin song, and you can hear the passion in his guitar and voice. The songs themselves aren't particularly memorable for me, but the performances were brilliant. I wish we could have heard more of his work.

Always appreciated this and can see how influential it has been, but aside from a couple of songs this didn't grab me. And I've tried!

First one in this journey

Weird…I just had Tim Buckley yesterday. Different musics but the same ratings

Just beautiful.

Would have loved to see this man continue to make music.

It's a beautifully produced album. It all works well together, but apart from Hallelujah I don't think I will remember any of the tracks tomorrow.

Je connaissais que Hallelujah. Putain les deux premiers sons je me demande si c’est le même mec. Très très intéressant

Simply one of the best albums ever. So emotional, and it rocks too

Pleasant enough sounds, but kind of mopey and dreary, and this is coming from someone who enjoys The National and Radiohead. Solid consistant sound, but nothing really stood out as impressive. Hallelujah is the best song, which is unsurprising, because it's Leonard Cohen's.

No estaba mal, me aburrió un poco y las canciones muy cansadoras y repetitivas, tiene temones igual

Helt otroligt! En av de bästa albumen jag hört. Har LP-skivan fysiskt. Jeffs sång är helt sjukt bra, och gitarrspelet är fantastiskt. Han skapar ett helt rum av ljud med sin känslosamma sång.

Pleasantly surprised with this one. Thought it would be a singer/songwriter vocal focused, but no! Multiple instruments! First track or so, almost Dave Matthews-like. I love the sound of this guy's guitar. His vocals as well. "Last Goodbye" - Radiohead vibes. "Lilac Wine" - great sounding guitar strumming. And a sustained Freddy Mercury voice. "So Real" - the birth of Grizzly Bear? "Dream Brother" - Alice In Chains inspired. This album was all over the place, and I loved it. Subjective review: 4.5 star

Quantos Hallelujah vamos ouvir nessa jornada? Huehuehue. Mais um álbum SO;NU (Som Ok, Nada UOU!). Tinha música com muito número, esperava algum hit que já tivesse ouvido, mas não foi nada demais. Não tem nada do estilo musical, dos instrumentos, da voz que eu consiga pensar em um comentário. Vai o 3 de sempre.

This gives me radiohead vibes, but way way way better. And it included a rendition of Hallelujah, which when done well will always get bonus points. This type of music is not my general style, but I enjoyed this anyways, which is a really positive sign. My one complaint is that his vocals blended with the music a bit too well, which made it hard to passively take in the lyrics.

Do we actually need another cover of Hallelujah? I guess we do. I was very hopeful on this selection because of the high ratings this album seems to enjoy. For me this album is uneven - some of the songs I liked and others I didn't. I guess I would do a solid 2.5 stars and round up because I'm influenced by the crowd.

I am now a Jeff Buckley fan. So talented, ethereal, different. Corpus Christi Carol - wow.

Love this album.

sublime

Already familiar with this one! Man, what a generational voice. His soaring vocals alone has taken me close to tears on more than one occasion. The production isn't something to sneeze at either. A mesmerising experience all around.

Damn. Been sleeping on this album, and Jeff Buckley, for a loooooong time. Hallelujah is, well, phenomenal, but a lot of other deep, and rockin' songs to be had. I can see myself coming back to this one.

Overrated, or just not my cup of tea. Anyway i wished the journey started better.

as a complete body of work this one didn't exactly light me up but i respect the whole thing happening here

One of the best

I am familiar with this album from about 20 years ago when it appeared on some list. My initial thoughts were “solid 4, maybe a 5” based on recollections. Maybe it’s a busy Saturday at Nathan’s volleyball tournament or perhaps the rare, breezy, cloudy light rain day in So Cal but this is hitting me harder than ever remembered. It’s a bit soft and hard in places making it challenging to enjoy in the car with family but APP3s in a corner of any otherwise noisy high school gym and it sounds like one of the best things I’ve ever heard. Gone too soon. 5/5

(Album 4 of 1089) Jeff Buckley has a great voice, but this album didn't quite click with me. It was a good listen and was clearly well made, I just never felt a huge pull to keep listening to it. I've heard about how Buckley and this album inspired Thom Yorke, so it's nice to have finally listened to it. Hopefully this one grows on me.

Oh Jeff you are more than understood❤️ love you

His cover of hallelujah is worth 5 stars alone and LYSHCO is worth another 10

Emotional roller. The different instruments give it a unique feel on the ears. His voice is incredible. You can hear him on every inch of this. Deeply talented man. Also, quite the yearner. It kinda droned on in the end unfortunately... a lil too much whine for me. But some incredible tracks like Mojo pin, Grace and that Hallelujah.

sad boy hour

Went into this with some bias, as I really think Buckley is massively overrated. But I thought it best to try be openminded and listen to his other stuff. Nope, I as right first time. His version of Hallelujah is genuinely painful, and so overhyped, and the rest of these songs are insulting to listen to. There is nothing that justifies the hype, nor inclusion of this album in my opinion. The man died, so a tortured artist he must be. Not one for me this I'm afraid.

This is an impressive album. My loss is not having listened to this earlier.

This one is a blast from the past. It's quite overwrought, and I find that challenging sometimes. But there's no denying the talent here. Huge songs, huge sound, huge emotions.

4/5

I knew this day would come. I’ve had two albums from Daddy Buckley Tim pop up, time for Jeff. Didn’t like Jeff in 94 and not looking forward to this listen. Too many housemates in uni who would crank this on the shared stereo. Leaving behind my initial bias - Jeff has a great voice. I like some of the guitar riffs. Still not a fan. 2/5

This is one of my favorite all-time albums... It's just so perfect. Jeff's voice is just incredible. Favorite track(s) Mojo Pin Last Goodbye So Real Lover, You Should've Come Over Forget Her

Never listened to him with any intent before this. Loved the album!

It's so comically overraught it circles back around the being good. So much angst, so much drama, such beautiful guitars and swirling unsettled energy.

INCREÍBLE... SIN PALABRAS De lo mejor que escuché en mi vida. De repente me transporte a un departamento en nueva york, mirando la ciudad desde la ventana en un día gris.