Grace

I enjoyed this one. 90s to the core and sounds a lot like Muse vocally. This has to be where they got most of their vocal inspiration. Jeff Buckley’s vocal range is great and the instrumentation is good. Some of the vocal lines are a bit hokey but I’ll give a break — 90s. 3.5/5.0

#338/1001. Although I own this, I always forget that this is a rock album. Somehow in my mind I remember it to be somewhere in between Nick Drake and Tim Buckley. And for me that is a disappointment. Perhaps it sounds a bit like a singer songwriter who wanted to jump to the grunge train 3-4 years too late. And I prefer John Cale's version of Hallelujah.

Me ha gustado bastante, no sabía que Hallelujah salía de aquí

Por favorrrrr. Te amo, Jeff Buckley. Hallelujah probablemente sea an all time favorite of mine. Insane song. Insane cómo él la interpreta. I can't.

Everyone knows hallelujah, but the vocal performance on his other tracks is also outstanding

Eu gostei, achei interessante e acomodante

If there’s one thing I’ve learned from this project….people love slow, boring music and I do not. Eternal Life is the only one that didn’t try to put me to sleep.

I’m not a big fan of Jeff Buckley’s voice but I did enjoy the music quite a bit. To me, his vocal power is lacking as he sounded shaky several times during the listen. Hallelujah, however, was a fantastic addition to this compilation powered by heavy emotion, strong lyrics, and simple guitar chords. Overall I enjoyed this.

Undeniably talented as a musician and a lyricist, but Buckley’s music suffers from indulgence. I speculate that it’s the result of playing solo for all those years and needing to be ‘everything’ while answering to no one. His talent shows through but he could have used folks to reign him in and keep him in check.

This album is a bit like a good hazy IPA. Many out there are just juice, thick juice. Those are the radioheads of the world. Good hazy IPAs have a touch of that hoppy bite you get from a more traditional IPA. It stays true to the core style while giving you something different. That's what Jeff Buckley gives us on this album. His music at its core is rock, he adds an ethereal moody feel over that to create his sound without losing that rock feel. This album gives far more than I expected, enjoyed it quite a bit.

Overrated. Succeeds most when it kinda sounds like Led Zeppelin like in "Dream Brother."

love it

LOVE LOVE LOVE IT! already listened to it a bunch so ya 10/10, some of the best vocals ever and great songwriting love jeff buckley rip goat

Im not the biggest Jeff Buckley fan but I felt like this album it has a lot of soul and emotion.

Yliarvostettu

First of all, he had an absolutely AMAZING voice. That’s the main takeaway here. Aside from that the style isn’t really my jam, however there are tracks that I really like. But I would argue that the songwriting isn’t particularly strong here. I kind of get what all the fuss is about but on the other hand I feel like this just isn’t the entire package it could be, and there are tons of great singers out there with better bands and better songwriting. Don’t get me wrong, it’s good for what it is… but I don’t think I would ever listen to it again because I was in the mood for it.

Not worthy, including this is hero worshipping. Guy has a few good songs but he doesn't have a good album. I've always thought this sounded like a rough draft, not a fully baked album, and I think that's true since he died while it was being put together. "Hallelujah" and "Dream Brother" are solid, the rest is just plain forgettable. The remaining songs are filler, without real hooks, average vocals and a rough, unpolished sound. Nearly every song is longer than it should be. I've tried many times to like it but the negatives outweigh the positives. 2.5 stars, which I think is overly generous. I don't think he'd be talked about today had he not died tragically & put a nice spin on Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah". He's an average vocalist and I don't think his career never would have every really taken off. "Check out his "Everybody Here Wants You" from Sketches For My Sweetheart, that's his most solid song.

not really my thing

Shrek has a great taste in music 4/5.

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

Well I preferred it to every album of his fathers that’s on here. Guilty at times of the same tendency to over sing. He had a great voice, spoilt only by over performance.

Marginally better than his old man's efforts. But Im not a fan of his vocals either. Hopefully he will do better on his second album. Oh hang on. Maybe not.

I've known this album for so long, his voice is so expressive and even if you don't relate to a personal extent you can perfectly get how his feeling. Not really my genre but still a perfectly excecuted album

Why listen to the mope and whine of Hallelujah when you can get your face melted by the far superior Halleluwah?!?!? https://youtu.be/2dZbAFmnRVA?si=Ekkg7sC0bELt8dZY

When I initially started this album, I didn't give it my full attention and thought it was sort of meh. Second listen through when I was more dialed in, I really enjoyed it. Not a 5-star gem, but would go back and listen again. I enjoyed Jeff Buckley's voice on some songs, but found others to be sort of whiney. Would hop around the album next time instead of a full listen-through.

send the rapture

Amazing!!

Escuchando la primera cancion ya se q es un 5 estrellas directo. La voz, los instrumentos y cmo se derrite cantando son suficientes. It’s all over the screen now

Excellent

(Placeholder review. I don’t have all of the words I’d need to do this album justice, and I’ll have to come back to this when I do. Just know, this is a top 10 album of all time for me, and one I’d recommend to literally anyone with ears.)

przesłuchałam dwie piosenki i poza lover u shouldve come over nie jestem fanką ale może wrócę jak będę miała bardziej melancholijny mood i będę in need of mężczyźni balladziani

3.7 funky bass on eternal life

Greatest songwriter ever. Would give it more than 5 if I could. Lover, you should've come over is the greatest breakup song written.

I never got the Buckley hype. Great songwriter, sure, sometimes, but I could never get behind his spooky delivery, enough warbling, guy, if thats what it is. He sounds pained, and maybe he was, but it comes off as more whiny than anything. Also Hallelujah is just flat out overrated as heck. I was glad to put this behind me.

Was digging his soulful howling over some tasty guitar and then Hallelujah started and that’s just one of my least favorite songs no matter who’s performing it so that knocked off a star

amazing version of hallelujah♥️

never listened to this album before but in the context of the album Hallelujah moved me to tears. thank you so much for this app I've listened to this album 4 times today now and it blows my mind more every time

One of my all time favourites. His voice is stunning and his cover of hallelujah is one of the greatest cover versions

i love him

Need to listen to this more.

Really chill and good album. Listened twice to it in one day.

somewhat all over the place, which is to be expected for a debut. songwriting and arrangements range from frantic to underbaked to just right. the vocals are inconsistent as well, sometimes crossing the line from loose into uncontrolled. when everything lines up, though, it's pretty good.

Beautiful album. I see why people are upset that this is his only studio album before his death. Very soulful voice, nice arrangements. It really gets under my skin. Hallelujah

This was pretty enjoyable. Probably a bit oversung but that seemed like his style. If the tragic events surrounding Jeff didn't occur I have to wonder on it's legacy. As it stands it's a tremendous debut album that unfortunately was the only album released in his lifetime. So does that elevate it more due to the mythos? I don't know

I am conflicted between 3 and 4, but I guess now I feel generous so maybe 4 (mainly because of the first track). I had very high expectations, and now I know this album is overrated.

Gran disco, un poco indigesto por lo intenso para escuchar de una vez. Estupenda voz.

Can't believe I'd never listened to the full album

When to listen: want to indulge in the melancholy. Buckley was lovely musician and did some really interesting stuff here.

Never really understood this album. Kind of whiny and long. But he has great vocals, can't deny that. Rating: 4.5/10 Favorite Song: Lover You Should Come Over

Man...... i just burst out in tears after listening at the first 3 chords of Grace. This one is a personal favorite and I'm. biased. But it might be one of the best albums of all time. Also I definitely have to indulge in more live versions of records that i enjoy! Grace live at Sin-é is truly amazing. 1000/10

I appreciate it’s a good album but never liked the slower ones. Some nice 90s rock sounds on there

Talented singer and band - I don't love the material. It would have been interesting to see how he developed as a songwriter.

Heresy in my household to say this, but I mostly just don't get it. One or two tracks hit a wailing sweet spot, but I continue to find him not compelling.

I'd honestly never listened to the whole album before...just the obvious songs. I went into it thinking it's an easy 3...probably a 4. But by the time I was done it was a 5. I enjoyed every song (rare for me with an album). Unique sound, great writing, transcendent vocals. The accolades are certainly not out of pity for his tragic early death. I wonder what would have come later.

His story is tragic and all, but these songs just don't do it for me.

Pretty good, pop rock ish but also radioheadish 3

Rather good

Jeff Buckley está infravalorado.

A beautiful and timeless classic Tracklist & song ratings 1.Mojo Pin 4/5 2.Grace 4,5/5 3.Last Goodbye 4/5 4.Lilac Wine 3,5/5 5.So Real 4/5 6.Hallelujah 3,5/5 7.Lover, You Should've Come Over 4,5/5 8.Corpus Christi Carol 3,5/5 9.Eternal Life 4,5/5 10.Dream Brother 4/5 11.Forget Her 4,5/5

Very good overall but I didn’t like the cover to hallelujah at all

Everything about this gets on my nerves.

No notes. The man ever. I miss him every day

Holy SHIT what an album. Already loved hallelujah and Lover you should’ve come over but could not have imagined they don’t even particularly stand out in the emotion of this lineup. Each track is flawless

This is such s tragically beautiful album. One laced with so much heartache, which is only amplified by the fact it is the only proper Jeff Buckley album we would ever get. Mojo Pin is the perfect scene setter for the album as a whole, showcasing Buckley’s guitar and soaring vocals. It is however the chiming guitars of Grace, that for me, steal the show. This album is so timeless, So Real’s more rock out approach shows grunge influences which are immediately contrasted with his definitive cover of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah, which is just perfection (even if it did lead to lots of less great covers - yes Alexandra Burke i mean you). The stripped back instrumentation lets you enjoy the beauty of his guitarmanship and that vocal that show how manages to be so fragile and yet so powerful all at once. He really is one of the great lost talents. Lover, Hou Should’ve Come Over is Buckley at possibly his most straightforward pop/rock and delivers a strong break up song. The inclusion of Corpus Christi Carol always surprises me, but suits Buckley’s vocal style and contrasts wonderfully with the loud sludgy guitar that herrolds Eternal Life, which sounds like a clash between grunge and the Red Hot Chilli Peppers.

This was incredible, and I enjoyed almost every minute of it. There were times his voice grated, and there were some weaker tracks (like “Lilac Wine”, “So Real”, and the odd, seemingly out of place “Corpus Christi Carol”); overall, however, I was left feeling it’s a shame we never got any more Jeff Buckley albums.

I have never particularly got in to Jeff Buckley. He had a beautiful voice, especially when he leant into the vibrato. I also think some of the songs are great - Grace in particular, is just a fabulous song, but I also really, really like Lover, You Should've Come Over (the organ certainly helps) and the rockier Eternal Life. Hallelujah obviously overshadows almost everything else on this album. Despite not being the original, it is possibly the most well known version, and generally the one that gets the highest praise from critics. It's a beautiful, haunting, song. But I don't particularly like this version and never have (I like the Steven Page cover that he sang at the Canadian state funeral for politician Jack Layton best, with the Puddles Pity Party version in second place. Yes, I'm picking a 6 foot 8 inch tall clown over the tragic singer). I enjoyed this album, but I didn't love it. I am wishing for half stars as it feels like a 3.5 to me. It was going to get a 3 until the last song (Forget Her) which bumped it up to just scrape a: 4/5

Bangers. A little too much whining at times; need to adapt volume throughout

love love love

This album is a masterpiece. It hits such enormous highs in so many different ways - songwriting of the highest tier, wonderful musicianship, and Buckley’s voice which soars and wails and quivers in a way that sounds almost unworldly. The breadth of style on this album is incredible too. The beautiful fragility of tracks like Hallelujah and Corpus Christi Carol are a stark contrast with the rolling energy of Eternal Life, but the album is put together in a way that works perfectly. A truly brilliant album from a brilliant talent.

I’ll tell you what this album was definitely graceful. I loved his rendition of Hallelujah.

So you know how two actors can look alike but not enough to convincingly play siblings, but the there is a third actor that somewhat looks like the first two and you think "oh yeah if those 3 were cast as siblings i would totally believe it." This album is the audio equivalent of that with Radiohead and The Hoosiers. I added this album to my playlist years ago but never really listened to it properly. Shame really as its really good. Also as much as the song has been covered to death Jeff Buckley's version of Hallelujah is the best version. I can understand why people would say that Cohen's was the best version, but that's like saying Bob Dylan's version of All along the watchtower was the best. Just cause it was first doesn't make it the best. Buckley's version is a brilliant duet between his vocals and the guitar.

I’ve personally always held that the mystique of Buckley’s tragically early demise has artificially elevated this from the forgettable alt-rock album that it is. That idea was unaltered by this listen. There are some moments of “grace” but the songs are mostly forgettable with the obvious exception of Leonard Cohen’s masterpiece, Hallelujah. The production mostly decent but suffers from the prevailing malady of the state of commercial rock at the time, grunge. Songs of that ilk, like the ironic “Everlasting Life” which would give Mr Vedder a fine backdrop on which to sing in the key of R, seem especially unsuited to Mr Buckley’s voice. A voice whose quality is unquestionable but whose use I find uncompelling to borderline irritating.

A great surprise. Buckley’s voice is superb and the songs are varied and interesting. A solid cohesive album.

Very decent

it gets so dark after hallelujah. everything before that is a banger

4/9/26. Have heard about this in many instances and glad I finally listened, feels like I’ve been missing out on a classic. Amazing vocals and songwriting, kept me engaged the whole way through.

Fun easy listen

Im going through the worst breakup oml :| sounds okay overall but wouldn’t listen casually

2.5

A fairly perfect representation of sadness, inner turmoil, beauty, and…grace.

first impression on album cover alone: old and grungy so prolly wont like it mojo pin: ok better than i thought he got a good voice. slower than what i normally go for. grace: ok this shit goes hard kinda??? not too bad ngl. ok jk he going way too hard at the end LMAO last goodbye: ok so for some reason i typed last wednesday which idk what that means about me but ANYWHO mid and slow and exactly what i expected from the album cover lilac wine: sounds like something from hadestown. kinda good? jk im falling asleep so real: ok kinda sunday morning vibes? ok no i hate when the guitar does that its not ideal hallelujah: BEAUTIFUL 10/10 lover, you should come over: omg this is the tiktok song i love that its good corpus christi carol: ok opera! eternal life: ok i dont like rock no THANK YOU! dream brother: didnt listen and cant be bothered to forget her: same

Such an interesting and sad album Really loved the last few tracks

Phenomenal album. One of my favorites of all time. Favorite song: Eternal Life

As in love with his own voice as anyone I've ever heard; it's a great voice though. There are better covers of Hallelujah (and the original is pretty fuckin' good too). Nobody's touching Nina Simone's Lilac Wine. Corpus Christi Carol? Shrug. Lover, You Should've Come Over is easily the best thing here, but overall I very much prefer the rock tracks to the non. Other than that I still see this as a strong debut album that punches way over its weight on influence. Betcha he was pretty great live, and I suspect given the chance he would have put out albums much better than this.

Jeff Buckley at his best,

I've already listened to Grace by Jeff Buckley and it is my favourite album of all time! And If you don't like this album then you have no taste✨✨✨

Ah, Jeff, such sweet memories. Seeing you in concert in the Australian summer of 1996 remains one of my favourite gig recalls of all time. Anyway, this album holds a high place in my regard, having been a staple of listening throughout the late 90s and even through to today. Starting with the eerie, slow burn of Mojo Pin, before going on to Grace and Last Goodbye. Then a slight break with Lilac Wine, before the rocker that is So Real, which made all the ladies squeal when he would intone ‘……I love you’ during the middle of the song. And then Hallelujah, surely the definitive version of the Leonard Cohen classic. Corpus Christi Carol is the only song I could leave off this album, but it sets you up for the raucous Eternal Life, followed by the comedown of Dream Brother. What can I say? It's almost faultless, and definitely a 5-star album for me.

This has been a companion for me for over 20 years. Unique, haunting and timeless.

Stupendous

Este disco es absolutamente perfecto

eg

this is really interesting, experimental, thoughtful

Mojo pin - 2/5 Grace - 2/5 Last goodbye - 3/5 Lilac wine - 1/5 So real - 3/5 Hallelujah - 5/5 Lover you should've come over - 4/5 Corpus Christi carol - 1/5 Eternal life - 4/5 Dream brother - 3/5 Forget her - 3/5

4/5. Definitely worth a few listens. But it's a tough time, so maybe space it out. This is a strange and wonderful piece of work. It's unashamedly Jeff Buckley; his enormous range of influences and his undeniable love of music come together to make something that is wholely unique, even the covers. Vocals are tough. He's a good singer, but he pulls into his falsetto too much and throws out a lot of undulations and decorations. I can see why people find it tiresome. Haunting oos and aahs are more impactful when they're used seldomly. But he has amazing range and sings very well. Someone nailed it on the head when they said the album's real appeal is the discovery aspect of it. Buckley, even if you don't like a single song on here, has immense talent. He's a great singer, guitarist, composer, lyricist, and, it bears repeating, truly loved music. He weaves different influences in deftly. You just know the guy heard this or that interesting musical technique from some obscure artist or genre and immediately started thinking on how to incorporate it into his own music. You're left with this haunting question of what would've been had he not passed so early.

I love Buckley’s rendition of Hallelujah, but can’t say the album spoke to me much as a whole. It was pretty.

Some beautiful compositions on here. Never listened to this album, but it is sublime. It’s funny because the only song I knew was Buvkley’s cover of Hallelujah, and that might be my least favorite on this album. Some beautiful songs, some rockers, but overall such a show of technical prowess and creativity.

Brilliant. Shame he never released much music.

¡Que voz la de Jeff Buckley!

Fuego

best listened to on a rainy day

I love rock, I've always love rock, and this is somehow awaken something in me. Like i wanna cry and sing this out loud. It's great, it's blues, it's classic, it got me bopping my head on every song and just stares at the wall for some, it's all i need

no se si es por mi mood de hoy o si le tenía las expectativas demasiado altas, pero no me voló la cabeza de la manera que pense que lo haría. Buenos temas tho, había un par que conocía pero no sabía que eran de él.

I’ve tried listening to this album a few times before and it never really hit but this time it did, some really good singing, guitar and feeling in these songs.

But it gets old

non mi è piacuto

Listens: 3 Standout Tracks: Mojo Pin, Lover, You Should've Come Over, Dream Brother This is hard to categorize for me. It sometimes feels vaguely Christian, probably because of the Hallelujah, but it's really not that. The cover, for some reason, puts a picture of Elvis Presley in my head, but its definitely not "the king of rock and roll" either. Maybe Hozier? (but obviously loooong before Hozier even came out with his first album). There is some real talent here; its a damn travesty what happened, and the fact that we'll never get to hear any new music from Jeff. Anyways, I don't quite think this is going to be in the regular rotation of albums; not really my style, in the scheme of things, but 1) I might add one or two songs to my growing playlist 2) I am definitely happy to have listened, and 3) This should definitely be on the List.

Couple good songs, but it DRAGGGGSSS on after that. No bueno.

Incredible talent

One of the most emotional albums I've listened to. Such a powerful, wonderful voice and some really great songs. The last minute or so of Grace is incredible. Not every song was a hit for me but a really strong record nonetheless. A tragedy this was his only album, would have loved to hear more. 3.5/5.

so ready for peak #W this and bio #comeon kind of being serenaded 8.2/10

Very moody and broody. Didn't expect to enjoy this, but it was pretty damn good.

BORING (as hell).

Amazing

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This is cheesy and shitty

Much better than I expected. I knew him only from the version of Hallelujah and although that song is great the style was not something I was very interested in. But there were many songs that felt quite strong, very bluesy. 3,75/5.

Kiss me!! Kiss me out of desire babe, not consolation. Need more be said? 11/10

Always a pleasure Mr Buckley, consistently making a guitar sing and being a little bit religious about his melodic choices for vocals - Nina Simone/Pakistani worship music type beat. So sad so much of the time. The really famous ones are really famous for a reason. Ironically one of my least favourite songs is the title track… something to think about

30/03/2026 *1. mojo pin - like the start... kindof psychedelic. loove the guitars <3 looove when it's gotten louder!!! great ending!!! *2. grace - reaaally love the start! love how dramatic it is! *3. last goodbye - love the slide guitar at the start!! nice bass.. strings are beautiful <3 amazing!! *4. lilac wine - so soft.... beautiful <3 *5. so real - not as big into this one at the start, but still liking it :) loooooove the instrumental!!!! really nice, especially towards the end!! 6. hallelujah- maybe a bit overplayed to fully appreciate this? also big fan of the original leonard cohen version and i still like that one more lol. *7. lover, you should’ve come over - looove the guitar <3 organ!!! fantastic! 8. corpus christi carol - sweet <3 *9. eternal life - niiiicee!!! love the guitar! the strings near the end!!! like the screeching right near the end. 10. dream brother - drumming is fantastic! instrumental is realllly nice! *11. forget her - dreamy and beautiful!! love the drumming and guitar solo <3 reaallly lovely!! went into it vaguely knowing a few songs, but was a bit wary because in my head he was in the same space as deftones (having songs that blew up online around the same time i think??) and i don't like deftones. completely different to deftones and i reaaaaaalllly loved it!

Jeff Buckley was one of the best. This album will forever hold a huge spot in my heart.

Track 3 only

a classic

9,7/10 masterpiece

Jeg tænker, jeg kører en rangering af numre til at starte med: 1) Dream Brother - Ikonisk, verdens bedste breaks? Oppe der med Blue Monday 2) Eternal Life - Bare den Buckley jeg bedst kan lide, fyldt med energi og følelser. 3) So Real - Elsker alt ved dette nummer 4) Forget Her - Man kan aldrig glemme det omkvæd og den sideløbende guitar 5) Mojo Pin - Bedre end grace, JEG FØLER DEN MERE 6) Lover, You Should've Come Over - burde egentlig falde i samme kategori som Last Goodbye (lige ud af landevejen-kommentar), men fungerer bare bedre. 7) Grace - Quintessential Buckley 8) Last Goodbye - Mere lige ud af landevejen og mindre interessant end Grace og Mojo Pin derfor under 9) Hallelujah - Den er sgu udspillet nu 10) Corpus Christi Carol - Den eksisterer og det er en del af oplevelsen især lige før Eternal Life står den i perfekt kontrast. Men altså som sig selv meh 11) Lilac Wine - den mest skip-able på albummet Svært at komme uden om 5 stjerner til Grace. Noget af det jeg mindst kan lide af lyde på albummet er sjovt nok, den akustiske guitar på f.eks. Last Goodbye og Lover, You Should've Come Over, jeg synes ikke den tilføjer noget specielt. Hvis der er svage punkter på albummet er de vigtige for hele pladens fortælling alligevel, svært at kritisere noget

all time classic 4.6

Album of sadness and despair, absolute cinema

Hallelujah alone makes the album great, but having never listened to other Jeff Buckley, I was really impressed.

the titular grace is a banger, but i don't fuck with christian music.

No me mato

Buen álbum, pero necesito escucharlo mas veces para que me gusten las canciones (excepto la que ya conozco y me gusta obvio)

This one always crushes me to listen to. You can hear the raw emotion in his voice in every song, almost mirroring Robert Plant a lot of times to perfection. I can't imagine what his career would have been if he hadn't passed after releasing this album. A very strong reminder to always be thankful for every moment.

That was an amazing experience. It's like i'm listening to early Radiohead, but even more melodic. Like father like son

solo conocía lover, you should've come over, buen cover d hallelujah. no es mi estilo pero me gusto

His version of Hallelujah arguably the best - rest of album ok - particularly liked the last track Forget Her

Grace is one of my favourite albums of the 90s, but I listened to it so much back then that... well it's one of those albums I've kind of sickened myself on. I very rarely get the urge to play it, but will still find myself singing most songs round the house in any given month. I don't know if he ever would have bettered this album had he stayed alive. My take is that he would have needed to do something completely different. We'll never know.

Another name that I've known but never paid attention to. I enjoyed the record. Jeff has a great voice and singing technique, and the music matched perfectly.

When this album is good it's really really good - the first couple of songs as well as "So Real" rival Led Zeppelin in terms of grandeur and epic arrangements. "Last Goodbye" and "Eternal Life" are also cool straightforward 90s alt rock bangers, and "Lover, You Should Have Come Over" is a pretty flawless bluesy ballad. The other songs I can take or leave, and "Hallelujah" just rubs me up the wrong way now, whether it's repetition, delivery or just that I prefer other versions, not sure. Tragedy that he's gone - like Kurt Cobain, I think an alternate timeline where he lived to an old age would have led to a really interesting back catalog.

Just didn’t grab me.

OH MY GOD YES!

How I love that guy….

Almost impossible to strip away the myth, and legend, surrounding this album. Doesn't matter anyways.

Enjoyable, clear influence on lots of contemporary bands. A very strong cover of Hallelujah.

I get it- quite dark and deep

Full circle as my first album in this project was Tim Buckley ! Hated every minute of this listen except for Hallelujah and Lover Come Over.

I think I underestimate this album. I never just put it on, but when it goes on it never disappoints. A 90s rock/alternative classic.

Hallelujah is obviously the entry point, and I almost kind of dreaded hearing it because it’s so dramatic. Honestly, its good. The fact that it’s so overplayed doesn’t change that. I was still glad it was over once it finished though so I could properly enjoy the rest of the album. And once it was over, I loosened up and did enjoy it more. Rocked more than I expected.

Not my fav

Hallelujah itz over

I liked this more than I thought I would, Jeffy has a good voice and not every song was sappy like I thought it would be.

Nothing extraordinary one way or the other.

Too emo for my tastes. It sounds like it should be good but driven by corporate label production. Hallelujah is the clear hit on the album, but I don't think anyone has made a bad version of that song. My bet is hearing this guy play in a coffee house before he got signed would have been incredible. But then some A&R guy grabbed him and said, "I'm gonna make you a stah, son." and gave him fashion consultants, make-up artists, backup musicians, producers, and stripped him of all that once made him interesting.

Reminds me of uni atmospheric soulful great stuff

I’ve listened to this album a few times from start to finish because it is so loved. I recognize the talent, but it is not my cup of tea.

Very nice album so good

Played a few times. Didn’t quite get that classic album feel but still really enjoyed it. A few stand out tracks but an a good all rounder

Had some good songs, not really my style

classic/10

Great album, 4.5. Hallelujah will always make me think of shrek lol. Also loved lilac wine

One of my top 5 favorite albums! The vocals the music the mood everything. A true talent taken away too soon.

Grace by Jeff Buckley is a masterpiece with a typically rock sound, a soul or gospel singer's way of singing, and incisive but complex lyrics.

I've listened to this album a handful of times before, and actually have it on CD, but could never really get into it or understand the hype. This time, with a better pair of headphones and an open mind I started to get it a bit more, but I still find the vocals to be too long and meandering and there just aren't enough hooks overall. A very varied album though and I'm not quite sure that it knows where it wants to land

I used to date a girl that was obsessed with JB, I definitely gave it a chance because of her and do agree that this album is simply beautiful. His version of Hallelujah is still the definitive version for me. This album is a bit slow for me compared to my usual but I still really love it.

Þessi fer langt á nostalgíunni og stórkostlegu Halelúja. Hún er enn mjög góð, en kannski er ég bara að verða fimmtugur en hún fer ekki á toppinn hjá mér lengur. Rúmur fjarki, sorrý Jeff, þú ert samt betri en pabbi þinn.

augh fuck ow. 5/5

great

Good album, but overrated. Jeff Buckley is a very good vocalist, but the singing is not that interesting. The acoustic instrumentals are nice and pair well with the vocals, but they're not memorable. Sound wise, there's nothing that's truly special about this album. The only thing that makes it stand out compared to other great singer-songwriter albums is the emotion Buckley puts into his singing, and while it is effective, I'm not as moved as other people seem to be. Most of the tracks are decent to good. My favorite track is "Forget Her", specifically the second half. The only track I did not like was "So Real". That high note on the chorus is annoying.

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

This album wasn't very memorable to me other than Hallelujah which is just such a classic.

it was nice :)

ai gente bem ok né a q eu mais gostei foi so real eu acho sla caguei pra esse homem tb

Beautiful! His voice is ethereal and compelling. The music feels unique and mixes lots of elements. I hear jazz components, alt-rock, prog or psychedelic complexity. The structure of the songs often feels non-traditional, which I like a lot.

Interesting

I absolutely loved this album. It was an amazing listening experience.

Nice album. Pretty chilled out and laid back. Good background sound not terribly far up my street

A truly beautiful album only heightened by the loss of Jeff Buckley. I went in feeling a 4 having heard the album before but on a really focused listen it has some songs so undeniable you can't rate lower

About as close to perfect as you can get. The way Jeff can sing quietly and somber and then belt out a chorus within the same song. The pianos, guitars, drums and saxophones are all amazing and add so much to the album. Will forever be a favourite. Would rate higher if I could. Long remembered Jeff Buckley and Grace

Jeff Buckley has always struck me as a musician's musician -- one of those artists that so many of my favorites love -- who just has no particular appeal for me. Listening to the entire album hasn't dispelled thst notion. The consensus is that Jeff's version of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" is the best one out there, but I still prefer Rufus Wainwright's.

love his voice, but the dramatic mood swings within and between songs make Grace hard for me to settle into.

One on the better albums from the 90s. A shame he passed away before he could make more music.

Really REALLY liked this. Giving it a 4.5 but clicking 5 because god forbid we have the ability to rank more accurately </3

meh

Un peu monotone

Two songs are amazong

🌟 Amazing! This is easily my favorite album from the list so far -- it's the first one that I definitely want to listen to a bunch more.

Jeff buckley has am amazing voice and a few of his songs are great. But his stile of music and voice i will admit there are outher singers that just do it better.

Very melodramatic and all that. He really puts his emotions in his voice. Lover, You Should've Come Over and Forget Her were my favorites and the first few songs were pretty good too. 6.6/10

His Hallelujah's a given, otherwise his songs never grabbed me, neither did this album after a couple listenings. Dipping back in this morning though, yeah, there's some great music on this. Never record yourself singing "I'm not afraid to die." But who knows, maybe he meant it.

Jeff Buckley definitely has a great voice, and this album shows it off. That being said, it wasn't an exceptionally thrilling listen and I don't feel any more enriched for it. Overall solid album, just not exactly the kind of thing I go crazy for most of the time. 7/10

After listening through a few times, I can confidently say that this is one of the best albums on this list for me. It's such a unique and special album, particularly because it's the only one he released during his relatively short life. Jeff Buckley is your favourite artist's favourite artist. So many musicians were inspired by him, including Radiohead, Coldplay, Eddie Vedder, Lana Del Rey, Adele, Phoebe Bridgers, and Mitski. I can hear foreshadows of most of these artists in his songs, especially Radiohead and Coldplay. I would almost believe that Mojo Pin is a Radiohead song. He was influenced by a wide array of artists too, spanning from rock to jazz to folk. Apparently one of his biggest musical inspirations was Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, a Pakistani singer who performed Sufi Islamic devotional music called qawwali. You can see his eclectic musical tastes reflected in this album. It stays close to the alt-rock genre for the most part, but there are hints of other genres all over the place. The covers he chose for this album are so cool: Lilac Wine from the jazz catalogue, Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah, and Corpus Christi Carol, which is an old English hymn from the 16th century that was arranged by Benjamin Britten. His falsetto singing on Corpus Christi is so lovely. The other two covers are also fantastic, in my opinion. The entire album has such a satisfying arc and the variety is really refreshing. I've truly never heard anything quite like this. Safe to say I'm a fan!

I think Jeff holds title for best rendition of Hallelujah for me with the one from Shrek sitting right behind (Rufus Wainright I think). Crazy to learn how he died... so sad.. To think what other music could have come after this one had he not decided to go for a swim... crazy. RIP to you my good sir Jeff, the music you left behind is quite a treat.

Only offhandedly had ever heard of Jeff Buckley. Great voice and solid rhythm to a lot of these songs. A pleasant surprise I would listen to further.

I don't get it. Everyone fawns over this album. Sounds mid as the kids say

already knew this. very very greate. lover, your should've come over is soul breakingly beautiful

Beautiful and sad as fuck

Terrible fuck aas album. 0/10, 0.00%

Some good songs but overall not for me.

Reading about how he passed made me cry. I have this album on vinyl, it's great. I've also heard that his father made some good music as well, and unfortunately had a similarly tragic death. Rest In Peace to the both of them. On Mojo Pin the way his voice bends between the notes, other-worldly. Grace is one of the best songs ever made, I discovered this one from a vinesauce brb. I like how it goes from a dog frolicking in a sunny field to a storm of emotions that descends and then rises back to the sunlight, eventually crescendoing beautifully. Last Goodbye has a spectacular bassline progression and strings too. The messy sort of crooning at the end stood out to me, I don't know why it just sounds cool. I haven't listened to the original of Lilac Wine, I should though. Perfect rendition from what I feel and I assume that it's much more instrument dense than the original. There's a few chords on So Real that feel like Slint. Delightfully gloomy, and uh, dreadfully real. As a kid I thought Hallelujah on this album was the original. Near the end, how did he make his voice sound better than the best ever theremin? Lover, You Should've Come Over's Reverbed snare is superb. Beautiful guitar arpeggios. Amplified guitar at the end feels like a Jimmy Hendrix thing. The space/sound staging is amazing on Corpus Christi Carol. It would be funny if the intro for Eternal Life with the clean guitar wasn't there. Dream Brother is haunting. This album has a perfect mix. The strings throughout it reminds me of In Utero by Nirvana. Also you should listen to one of Jeff's favorite bands, Shudder to Think.

I've always loved this album. Reminds me of Boulder. What time.

A little Jeff Buckley is amazing. An entire album was a little too much.

Love this record. A shame that he was taken way too soon.

Good album.

Magical. 10/10

This album was fine... sort of middle of the road for me. With the 3rd best version of Hallelujah in my opinion.

2 stars only because of "Hallelujah" and "Lover, You Should've Come Over".

Good.

What a singular voice. Love the blend of genres on didplay here. Will listen to again

Kinda annowing

Absolutely beautiful album. Buckley uses his extensive vocal reach to its full potential and he has the ability to stretch out those vocals almost endlessly, rising and falling like a stormy tide. He wrote beautifully turbulent love songs and the arrangements and musicianship build on the tension of the lyrics. The covers of Lilac Wine and Hallelujah are spectacular, I prefer Jeff's version of Hallelujah to Leonard's (sorry Leonard). 5 stars all day long.

It was like wind down jazz but little too noisy for my taste.

Album No. 0178 on my list. “Grace” by Jeff Buckley has a very good reputation online, so I had always wanted to listen to it. But for some reason, I never managed to do that, so except for that one song that everybody knows through a gazillion covers (“Hallelujah”), the whole album was fully new to me. I was curious whether it would live up to its reputation. To be honest, I was a bit disappointed. “Grace” is not a bad album, and it certainly deserves its spot on the 1001 album list. Yet, I didn’t find it as good as I had hoped. I can’t really pinpoint what exactly the issue is, but most songs didn’t really have that big of an impact to be honest. The album certainly has some qualities (a high consistency coupled with a high variability between the songs for example), but still, the individual pieces just didn’t to it for me. I will add “Grace”, “Hallelujah”, and “Forget Her” to my playlist. Maybe I should listen to this again a few times, maybe it’s one of these albums that grow on you (like many of my all time favorites actually did). Maybe I’ll change my rating afterwards. But for now, it’s not better than “just” solid. 3/5 stars.

Hey i think this is really good i love how this list has some really totally not well known at all stuff on here THIS IS SARCASM

I totally get why women were obsessed with this man. He is alarmingly beautiful with a voice to match, talented, and in touch with his emotions. Unlike other male artists’ badly disguised sex songs, his is ethereally gorgeous (and actually sexy). I would have been obsessed too, although his music is not my genre or area - it’s a 5 in quality but a 4 for me personally. Love that he was with Elizabeth Fraser btw - wish she had stayed with him instead of her eventually baby daddy shleimazel of a band mate. Anyway…RIP Jeff.

Grace é um dos álbuns mais belos que já tive o privilégio de ouvir. A voz de Jeff Buckley é simplesmente inexplicável. Os arranjos musicais são de tirar o fôlego. Buckley possuía um dom raro: sabia exatamente como construir uma canção, como deixá-la respirar, crescer e explodir no momento certo. Cada faixa se desenvolve de forma orgânica. "Lover, You Should've Come Over" é minha faixa favorita do disco, definitivamente uma das melhores canções de todos os tempos. A progressão é paciente, quase litúrgica, e o vocal de Jeff percorre toda a extensão da dor humana com uma honestidade perturbadora. Não é apenas uma canção bonita; é uma confissão. Um álbum que não envelhece. Uma obra que te encontra diferente cada vez que você retorna a ela.

Desde que o escutei pela primeira vez, o Grace se tornou um dos meus álbuns favoritos. Se eu fizesse um ranking de 10 álbuns que marcaram a minha vida e não pudesse repetir artistas, não tenho dúvidas de que o Grace apareceria no top 5. Eu sou completamente obcecado pelo Grace e por todas as letras/melodias/características que o acompanham. Sempre fico muito triste pelo Jeff Buckley só ter esse álbum e ter ido cedo demais - é uma das pessoas que deveriam estar aqui até hoje. Difícil encontrar um artista tão sensível e cheio de bom gosto como ele era. Lover, You Should've Come Over é uma das melhores músicas já lançadas na história; Forget Her é de uma perfeição estupenda; Lilac Wine, Corpus Christi Carol e Hallelujah são covers que simplesmente SE tornaram músicas dele para mim de tão espetaculares que são (e isso que originalmente são de outros artistas tão ou mais espetaculares quanto ele). Serão as 5 estrelas mais fáceis de toda a lista. 5/5

Album bem interessante. Jeff Buckley de fato tem uma voz única, chegando a arrancar arrepios quando canta a música Grace. Bom álbum Nota: 3.5/5

3/5

I loved this album before and loved hearing it again

I already considered this one to be an absolute classic. Nothing has changed here. 5 out of 5

Pretty laid back

This surprised me as a good album. A lot of great variety, weaving between laid back and rocking out.

Mojo Pin Grace Last Goodbye Lilac Wine So Real Hallelujah Lover, You Should've Come Over Corpus Christi Carol Eternal Life Dream Brother

Such a beautifully worded album

I can't say I was of fan of this when it came out. But now that I've listened to it, it kinda describes my current mood with the world. Damn good album.

damn.....really really good grace, lilac wine, so real, hallelujah, lover, you should've come over...... am i really into jeff buckley ? hmm

hallelujah is always fire this was solid, a bitttt melodramatic for me but overall fun and p good 3.5ish

good

not gonna lie so many albums on this list are only praised because the artist died tragically/prematurely and this is one of them

Such strong and emotive vocals. There were a couple of songs that I weren't really into, but on the whole, a fantastic album

AMAZING

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

2/5 An album I can muster no strong feelings about, positive or negative. Room temperature.

A little more inventive than its contemporaries, and it all had a nice sound, but there weren't really any songs that left a huge impression on me

♥️

That's an iconic album by an arist that got to see god to early lo sinto para el mundo.

I've always been aware of this album and have listened to it from time to time, knowing how great people seem to think it is. After listening again now with fresh ears... yeah this is a truly great album. Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and the rest of Led Zeppelin might have learned a lot from this album, I heard a LOT of influences back and forth for the first time when hearing this again for the first time now. Yes he's a whiney narcissistic guy. But he has a beautiful voice, and a tight-as-fuck backing band. Radiohead - take it from here!!!

One of the greatest

He had an amazing voice. Yeah, end review, that's really all there was to Jeff Buckley. Influence 4 (because reasons). Hits 4. Quality 4. Intangibles 5. Meh 3.

honestly there were some pretty good overlooked sins on this album. obv the popular ones are so good too.

Too sad and discordant.

Proggier songwriting than I expected. Generally I like the more straightforward blues / grunge tracks (particularly Eternal Life and Dream Brother, and Forget Her has very nice instrumentation). I find the vocal flourishes a little overwrought.

Somebody in a 1 star review referred to this album as a self-indulgent wankfest and while I'm inclined to agree I also think self-indulgent wankfest is my literal favorite genre. IDK everything about Jeff Buckley just works for me. He's so extra and leaves it all out there but it feels 100% honest. His vocals are unmatched but you can hear his influence in a ton of people that came after him. In a world full of sadbois he is forever my #1 sadboi. As an album it feels really cohesive and fluid. The fact that he can weave together original rock with jazz standards and hymns without that feeling disjointed or too try-hard is kind of amazing. No skips but fav by far is Lover You Should Have Come Over. I can't think of a better breakup song and it makes me cry if I listen too hard. Love love love

Ok

What a king, un seul album (RIP), mais quel album. Ça s'en va straight dans mes playlists. Un chef-d'œuvre. Je pensais que ça allait être une mer tranquille, voire un peu endormante, mais non. Y'a d'la houle, ça brasse, ça fait du bien à écouter. - Chanson préférée : So Real (Real!!!!) - Mention honorable : Hallelujah (classic, peux pas m'empêcher de chanter par dessus) PS : Je recommande en se promenant en auto sur le bord de la bucolique vallée du Richelieu (en Montérégie)

men should listen to this and take notes instead of listening to podcasts chansons préférées : Dream Brother ; Grace ; Forget Her mentions honorables : i don’t feel like being #quirky rn i’m just sad

This album really had an outsized influence on various people in my orbit at the time that it came out and for years afterwards. I was kind of vicariously into it as well but don't recall hearing this whole album all that much. Incredibly talented dude, and several of his songs are absolute classics. All in all though, my appetite for anxiety-inducing music is way lower in middle-age than it was in my late teens / early 20s.

Yea this albums pretty good. Ive listened to it a while back after being recommended to me and enjoyed it quite a bit. 7.8/10

Not terrible. I love Hallelujah but everything else was OK.

Grace, 1994. At 27, Jeff Buckley had no intention whatsoever of hiding his deeply engraved emotions — to the point where it makes me wonder if anyone can truly feel everything this deeply. There’s no emotional filter here; everything feels exposed and intensely personal. He does to his own heart what he did to Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” on this album — he reshapes it with vulnerability and makes it entirely his own. Despite the simple harmonies, the record never feels small. His silky falsettos give it amplitude, especially when combined with moments of well-placed grit. That contrast is what gives the album much of its emotional weight. Highlights: “Lover, You Should’ve Come Over” — “Sometimes a man gets carried away When he feels like he should be having his fun Much too blind to see the damage he’s done Sometimes a man must awake to find that Really he has no one”. I mean, what a f#cking verse…

Sometimes barren and desolate, sometimes soaring with hope. This album is the full gambit and will never get old or tired.

LOOOOOVE Hallelujah.

Oh, another artist much beloved of music journalists owing to his unfortunate death far too young. I played this album three times (and a bit), and I can hear why the critics and public loved this record. For me, I found it a mixed bag. a good album, but not a great game-changer of an album (but how many debut albums are like that?). No something that'll feature in listening going forward.

I bought this based on reviews when it came out. I didn't like it so i was completely blindsided listening it today and loving it.

indubbiamente potente, ma super pesante

The dynamics are absolutely breathtaking and the way the vocals and instruments interact is pure genius. You can hear so many details that influenced bands like Radiohead and RHCP, all wrapped in a crystal clear mix that sounds incredibly professional yet deeply emotional.

Damn his voice is phenomenal

Beautiful - top 10 in my listening rotation.

Hai partes que me gustan moito de sempre, outras que nada, algunhas que me gustan de novo e tamen unhas ás que non lle vexo o atractivo que anos atrás si. Sempre tiven unha relación complicada con este álbum, sen acabar de entrar de todo nel, mais tampouco rexeitándoo por completo. Supoño que por iso acaba condenado ao eterno setecomacinquismo. (C) Mondo Sonoro 2026 (#77 dos 1.001 discos que escoitar antes de morrer: 3,5/5)

estúpido y sensual Buckley

Me cuesta entrar en este disco. Siento que tu padre te abandonara, Jeff, pero era mucho mejor.

Yes, yes, I know, he’s a legend, it was tragic, extraordinary voice, hugely influential, blah, blah, etc. I get it. However, my ears only ever hear screechy, warbling, directionless twaddle. It’s my loss. It really is something that should tick all the boxes for me but I think I must be allergic, or something. I’ve never made it all the way through a single song on this record, and I probably never will.

I have always had a hard time with Jeff Buckley and the devotion thrown at him. I came to this album trying to be open-minded and first track in and I was thinking, better than I remember it... then it all went wrong. I just kept thinking "calm down you'll do yourself a mischief there" and so it continued. Seems to me to fall into the great musicain that just does nothing for me category, call me a philistine...

Bueno

3.75 ma non proprio 4 quindi 3. Suona bene ma non mi ha mosso il cuore. Bella Hallelujah

First Listen; 3.5; Really loved the sound of this album in addition to the melodies and music itself. Very dynamic range with the instruments that draws you in. The guitars have a glassy sound without sounding cheesy or overdone. Really enjoyed the grungy, more chaotic sounding parts, and it was a little slow for me in parts. Still enjoyable on the slower tracks but not something that sets it apart. Favorite Track: Mojo Pin

Lord this album is phenomenal. Jeff Buckley the man that you were, and the music that you made.

geloof graag dat dit een big deal was toen t uitkwam maar is beetje basic nu tbh...

JEFFFFFFFFFF vijf sterren bam niks meer aan doen

another great one! 4/5

Great album!! Song I like: Hallelujah, Lover, You shouldn’t come over, Eternal life, Forget her

MAN I'd be shocked if there's any listener that isn't hit in the feels with this. Not perfect but very very close

“Lover, You Should've Come Over” will always be my favorite track. My name uhh Jeff.

I can understand why only releasing this album earned him a rock & roll hall of fame nomination.

Just simply amazing

Elegant and nice

pretty good. iv've listen to it once before

its got some good stuff on it but I cant say it had a profound impact on me

Me encanta, es uno de mis álbumes favoritos. Prefiero sus canciones originales por sobre los covers, pero están super bien ubicados en el tracklist como limpieza de paladar, creo que no podría ser de otra manera.

Sentimental e inspiradora. Lover you should come over.

Me gusta porque tiene un aire melodramático. Lo escuché caminando por la playa de noche. Es un álbum para imaginar escenarios ficticios.

Jeff Buckley forever <3

Not my thing at all but I have to give credit where it's due. Very talented musician and it's sad he passed so young with so much potential!

Bob Dylan, Morrissey, Matt Bellamy en David Bowie (zeg dus maar gerust al mijn favoriete zangers) vinden dit goed. Ik kan dus moeilijk achter blijven. Aanvankelijk wat rock-opera achtig, daarnaast krijgen we ook 90s poprock à la Goo Goo Dolls (band setupje met acoustische gitaar en wat strijkers). 'Lilac Wine' wordt uitgekleed en met succes gejat van Nina Simone, die het ook weer ergens anders vandaan had gehaald. Idem met 'Hallelujah'. Het maakt niet uit, goede muziek is goede muziek. Een prima album en voor mijn beoordeling helpt het ook mee dat hij er maar één heeft kunnen afleveren vanwege een spontaan zwemtripje. Ik loop nou eenmaal warm voor tragische verhalen. 4 sterren, want we moeten ook weer niet overdrijven.

Maybe it's 5 but it's not my personal taste. Dude hits good high notes. Late night drive perhaps.

Very talented fellow who would have most likely blossomed more fully had he survived.

My favourite album <3

Amazing singer but I didn't really connect with most songs. 7.1/10

En verdad no pasa de 4 pero le voy a dar el 5 por la cover de Hallelujah

Me parece un disco interesante, tiene ese sonido alternativo de los 90s que le da un excelente toque. Tiene algunas canciones un poco más experimentales que son interesantes, aunque las que más me gustaron son las que tienen un sonido más pulido, como Grace o Last Goodbye.

Not my vibe

Already know I love this one!

This album left me speechless. 5 stars.

low 4.5

Krásny album

Occasionally raucous and initially a little overwhelming and off putting. The album settled into a tone more akin to Hallelujah, this recording of which remains my favourite version. Overall a rockier feel than expected.

Pretty great. Dying was a good career move.

La primera parte del álbum me encanta. Mucha emoción e intensidad

👍

Never heard of him before. Great voice - it really came out on hallelujah. I would give this 3.5, but I’m okay with a 4.

Great album top to bottom.