Grace

Not for me

The title track is outstanding, the rest of the album is pretty good but doesn't grab me, you know? I wound up listening while watching a mandatory Excel chart-making tutorial for work, knitting a sock, and eating mac and cheese. Maybe it was just the mandatory dull video kicking the ol' ADHD into high gear, but this is pretty good at being the fourth simultaneous task I'm engaged in, not great on its own. wheee dopamine

jeff looks a little fruity ngl

Smooth

Heard of him, never listened until now, didn't expect him to be so romantic I was expecting something heavier, not my cup of tea but I can appreciate it

George Michael was better for sure :D something for some reason made me compare these 2

I listened to this album through a few times and kept forgetting it was playing, honestly didn't hear anything special or unique about the melodies / lyrics or otherwise. I enjoyed the songs switching to more of a grunge rock theme half way through but did also feel the songs were unnecessarily long

I’ve never really understood why Jeff Buckley gets so much love. I’m a known cover-hater. And Leonard Cohen is one of my favorite artists. So Buckley was already starting out on my shit list for being most famous for a Cohen cover. That said… it is a beautiful cover. But I thought the original was beautiful too…and in a haunting way that I think is more fitting for the song. So we’ll call it a wash, I guess. With all that out of the way, I didn’t hate this. But it didn’t blow me away either. Best I can do is a 3. 3/5 Highlights: Lilac Wine Hallelujah Dream Brother

Interesting album, some of the songs are nice, but it doesn’t quite click for me. Maybe someday

I know I’m supposed to love this album but I didn’t.

A mixed bag of really good to great songs, and some not-so-good material. I know this album has a strong cult following, but I wonder how his early death contributed to his borderline canonization as an iconic artist. Are people reacting to his work, or to what they think he might have become based on a small sample size?

Great songs and he was a super talented singer

I like this one a lot very good voice and overall very cool

Such a beautiful album, it’s been one of my favourites since the first time i heard it. Despite how much it ranges going from his hauntingly beautiful falsetto in Corpus Christi Carol to the aggressive guitar solo in Forget Her, it’s very cohesive and every song serves its purpose well. Each one is a masterpiece in its own right. My only regret for this album is that it’s his only studio release, rest in peace Jeff Buckley.

Lovely voice, lovely instrumentals. Mesmerizing and surreal.

SUCH AN AMAZING ALLBUM RAGHHH LOVER YOU SHOULD HAVE COME OVER AND LILAC WINE AND SO REAL RAGGHHH. I appreciate the wide vocal range and thoughtful instrumentation, the guitar licks and melodies add personality to the emotional content.

Favorite song: So Real Amazing album. I love the synth-rock sound and vocals. It feels like good music to float in my subconscious to. Kinda sad, kinda whimsical. I don't love the song Corpus Christi Carol, it feels very soft. The entire album fits together so perfectly to create a cohesive sound.

Hallelujah!

Album art:3

I never really realized how Zeppelin-ish this album is. Incredible voice, gone too soon. I'm really glad I revisited this one after a few years. Incredibly emotive and every song has a journey that you go on through it.

2.9/it was fine

Melifluous! Such a tragedy he was taken too soon

Long time since I've listened to this in full. Mainstay of the late teenage years. Still a classic.

Five out of Five all day long. At times almost an exhausting listen packed full with emotion. How would the world of music look if Jeff was still with us today? Massive loss.

An album that I have carried everywhere. A single part of a whole life The single part of his single life Gone too soon

Candidate for most overrated album ever. Unbearable.

Olipas se uskonnollista meininkiä, ihan hyvällä maulla kuitenkin. Kirkasta lauluääntä ja hitaita tempoja. Ei huono levy.

I must have seen this 1,000 times. Each time, it got harder to believe I hadn't listened to it. Then, when it showed up here, I initially skipped it and circled back. Listening to it now, I hear how it influenced some of the lesser bands that I like and how it was influenced by some of the greater bands that I like. But I come away not thinking I missed a ton. It's got a self-important 90's vibe that I might have been into in the time. But listening to it now, it sounds too clever for its own good. It sounds like a big album from a guy that started playing in a cafe in the East Village. And it is. I might give it another listen. But I might not.

Jeff Buckley, US-amerikanischer Sänger und Gitarrist, nahm sein einziges vollendetes Studioalbum Grace im Herbst 1993 im Bearsville Recording Studio in Woodstock, New York, auf. Produziert wurde es von Andy Wallace, bekannt durch seine Arbeit an Nirvanas Nevermind. Für spätere Overdubs kamen zusätzliche Studios in Manhattan und New Jersey hinzu. Das Album bewegt sich im Alternative-Rock, mit Einflüssen aus Folk, Jazz und psychedelischem Rock. Buckleys Stimme arbeitet im weiten Tenor‑/Countertenorbereich, und das Arrangement lässt seine dynamische Band – Bassist Mick Grøndahl, Schlagzeuger Matt Johnson und Gitarrist Michael Tighe – wirken. Zu den prägenden Songs gehören “Mojo Pin” und der Titelsong “Grace” (beide mit Gary Lucas), “Last Goodbye”, das gefühlvolle “Lover, You Should’ve Come Over”, das kraftvolle “Eternal Life” und Buckleys oft zitierte Interpretation von Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah”. Auch “Lilac Wine” (bekannt durch Nina Simone) und das klassische “Corpus Christi Carol” zeigen die stilistische Bandbreite. Das Album zeigt eine Balance zwischen Komplexität und Intimität: ruhige, atmosphärische Arrangements stehen neben expressiven, teils rauen Momenten – etwa bei “Eternal Life”, das eine härtere Rockseite lanciert. Persönlich empfinde ich den Übergang zwischen introspektiven Balladen und kraftvollen Riffs als besonders eindrücklich, weil Buckleys Gesang stets authentisch bleibt, ohne ins Showhafte abzudriften. Zum Abschluss: Grace ist ein gut ausbalanciertes Debüt, das Ton und Richtung für Buckleys musikalisches Schaffen klar definiert – eine Verbindung aus musikalischem Können und tiefer Ausdruckskraft.

Jeff Buckley is one of the best singers I've ever heard. The album is beautiful. Favorite song: Last Goodbye

I don't fw him like a lot of people do

A bit too all over the place for me

Popular opinion tells me this is some sort of exceptional album - I just don't see it. It's not offensive, but it's not that great either. Solid 2.

Musically this is really enjoyable. Vocally and lyrically, Buckley disappeared up his own ass, where the rest of the world would inevitably follow - and still remain- after his death. He's obviously a great singer with real range, but here he uses it to go in circles over the same subject matter - fear in love - and only occassionally does this lead to anything insightful or revelatory. Those occasions are beautiful, but it's telling that the album's unmissable peak is a rendition of a song Buckley didn't write in Hallelujah - though to his credit it is the definitive version of the song.

“Woah” Me, multiple times throughout this record. That voice. Buckley sounds like nothing is out of his reach. At first I was surprised at how little exposure I’d had to Buckley’s music (outside of Hallelujah of course); no one seems to be interested in covering his original music. But it became apparent pretty quickly that these songs belong to no one but himself. Outside of Buckley’s enormous talent, this record works as a beautiful snapshot of 90’s popular rock. I wish I’d taken the time to listen to this earlier. Buckley’s singing abilities outshine anything else happening on this record, but the accompaniments are good and really allow that incredible voice to take centre stage. Really solid. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I liked it

Hallelujah! Jesus, that’s a big song. Will always remind me of the West Wing episode. Tears jerked! The rest of the album? Not my brand. 3 stars for CJ!

Soul crushing

At first, Jeff Buckley appears to be the whinier American Tom Yorke. This isn't necessarily all bad, and I like the more Radiohead sounding songs the most. I enjoyed Grace quite a bit; it is much better than I expected it to be. Really nice vibes. Edit: I have returned to this album time and time again since I rated it. It's incredible! I'm glad "Lover, You Should've Come Over" is having a moment right now.

A very good album. Nice mix of styles and tempo. It gets better from Hallelujah onward.

Bis auf wenige Ausnahmen schon nervig

what a voice, what an atmosphere, love him and still cannot get over the fact and the heartbreak that this is his only album:(

Wish there was more from him <3 Listened to Lover, You Should Come Over too many times after this Soundtrack to me walking around Burlington, VT and it was actually perfect

gut gemacht, solide musik - aber emotionsarm, d.h. nicht mitreissend.

Erschliesst sich mir nicht, wieso es plötzlich wieder auftauchte.

Very very good all around, multiple standouts

His voice is not for me. Too thin and quavering and self-indulgent. The production is a slightly over-processed, with a distinctly '90s sound that hasn't aged well. And the songs are too long for how little happens in them.

A beautiful sound. Lover You Should've Come Over is a 6 out of 5 stars song.

dang everyone was right about this one RIP buckley, no RIP hogan

• 3/5 • the best tracks have lovely sparse arrangements; harder songs are less interesting and more derivative • side A songs feel unbalanced, with an overemphasis on top-of-the-range volcals/falsetto • Hallelujah marks a shift and is a beautiful standout

Hallelujah was beautiful along with some of his love songs. Too bad his career ended so soon.

It's fine. Not sure how I feel about your biggest hit being a cover. The rest was fine singer/songwriter stuff.

Litt tregt, men Eternal Life trekker bra opp. Tøff bass der.

Already recommended by a friend so I had given it a listen before. I don't know what I'm talking about but I feel like this album has way more dynamic range than most things that get recorded at least in the contemporary days so listening to it with headphones makes it feel like there's something that was done really well to mix these songs. I don't really put these songs into any rotation but I appreciate it what for it is which is a singing-chops focused album. "So Real" gets to my speed at like 2:20 for a brief time "Corpus Christi Carol" completely stops the inertia and is the point I want to turn it off

I guess I'm just not dramatic enough to enjoy this

ASMR-like and supple intro with falsettos and tempo changes.

Soooo dynamic

I wish he had more time to make more music. He died way too soon

3.5

Lovely

חשבתי במקור שזה אלבום פופ - כמה שטעיתי אחד האלבומים היותר טובים שיצאו מהניינטיז לדעתי השיר הכי טוב - So Real מייד אחריו Forget Her

Such a tragedy that we lost Jeff so early in life

Pretty good but at times was repetitive for me, have to give it a relisten

A stunning, moving, and beautiful album made by a man who makes it clear this album is an extension of his soul and his feelings.

such a gorgeous album, and just seems more expansive than the previous day's Smiths' album, which I thought was also very pretty, but in a different way.

When I listened to this back in 2022, I thought it was lame. But this time around, I enjoyed both the rock-oriented and softer songs. The lyrics and vocals are sincere and not cheesy like I thought the first time.4/5

Jeff Buckley does a nice job of introducing intentional strain into his voice when he wants to. This is very good. For whatever reason it doesn't move me in quite the same way 5-star albums do, so we'll round down to a 4.

The range of sounds (from the lilting softness of Hallelujah to the aggressive shout singing of Eternal Life) and diversity of genres that he taps into in Grace is fascinating. It would have been interesting to see how it would have evolved over the course of a fuller musical career and its a shame we didn't get to hear it.

I knew this guy as hallelujah man and boy does he have range!

Lover you should come over is a good song

One of the sadder stories in music family history with immense talent lost very early in both Jeff and Tim Buckley. My first introduction to Jeff back in the day was Hallelujah. No surprise there as it is masterfully done and was famous even on release. This is probably my preferred version. I am guessing Cohen would have been proud of the effort. The lyricism and songwriting are tight throughout and the production is clean. Maybe a little too clean. I occasionally wondered if some of the vocal gymnastics were sincere emotive channeling, or a more calculated exercise, which strips some of the appeal for me. All in all a decent Sunday listen.

Overall decent. "Lover, You Should've Come Over" bumped it up to a 3.

I listen to this about once a month. One of my all-time favorites.

Listened before?: Yes, a much beloved album for me

Nope

Absolutely loved it.

Jeff Buckley’s music is more engaging & better executed than his father’s music. He’s got a strong voice with great range & his songs are less self-obsessed — he’s revealing his inner world, and it’s full of the pain that is in many lives from time to time. Highly relatable. I hear the precedent for Gavin Degraw and other muscular male musician-vocalists. I hear Freddie Mercury as an influence, which is interesting. I’m sure this album is a crossroads of influences and influenced. But there’s something that doesn’t fit — something is forced. It’s not bad, i should listen to it again. A three.

I like the music but sometimes his vocals can be annoying. favourite: "Last Goodbye"

Jeff Buckley's melancholy music is great. His reinvention of Hallelujah turned it into a legitimate hit for both him and Leonard Cohen.

Fav songs: Grace; So Real This album is not perfect. Not all the elements work for me but it's very good. Sad not being able to know what could have been.

Heavy, weird, dramatisch en niet helemaal de zondagochtendvibe

5 stars no doubt. Great voice great guitar playing

Peerless, one of the great albums, flawless.

I know of this artist. I may know a couple of his songs. Down to check this out. A little too pop rock for me.

The most hauntingly beautiful album. Every melody is sprinkled with a bittersweet sombre tough that makes me feel like I could bawl in seconds. I haven't listened to it since my teenage years and as an adult it still stands as one of the best I've ever heard. And it's obviously tainted by the tragedy of the artist which adds to it's peacefully ambivalent spectacle. I especially loved the contrast between Corpus Christi Carol and Eternal life. This guy has range. Love!

Fantastic songwriter and an even better vocalist. I could listen to this album in acapella and it'll still be fantastic. Just one or two songs aren't as great as the others but are still really good songs on their own.

Biased and prejudiced but it's glorious.

4.5, I dunno. Maybe I'm just not in a Jeff mood. But I still know this slaps

10/10 no notes

Great album. One of my favourites. I think I would have preferred him to end on a bigger chord for the last note. Other than that it's all brilliant. You can hear how much he influenced 90/00s indie all the way through it.

Perfection v2

This album was not my usual cup of tea but that doesn't make it any less beautiful or captivating. Jeff's style and voice is somewhere between a rockstar and an angel, truly. He has an incredibly soulful approach to his songwriting. No doubt, absolutely graceful too so album is pretty aptly named. Jeff's got wild power in his voice too, with soaring choruses and refranes on Grace. The instrumentation is super organic and cozy, from organs to balanced drums and guiding basslines, very pretty strings as acoustic and electrifying leads. You have Hallelujah on here which is an incredibly transcendent song and the power of that song is pretty much unprecedented. Lover, You Should've Come Over is probably a new favorite of mine, another very powerful track. Eternal Life is also sick as hell and makes me wanna go skydiving or some shit. Dream Brother is mysterious as hell, ominous ass vibe but very awesome. All in all I can see why this album is so influential, there are times I could hear a future Thom Yorke sort of phrase or other vocal patterns that would bleed into alternative music. As a first time experience this album was pretty stunning and sonically compelling just off performances alone. RIP Jeff, damn shame he died so young because he was a hell of a musician.

10/10 I was wowed by this album. This album spoke to my past self in terms of my previous partners. The lyrics were touching and I empathized heavily with Buckley in songs such as Forget Her, Lover, You should have come over, and Last Goodbye. Every song was a great listen and completely rocked. The passion by Buckley was also unmatched. Both the delivery of the lines and the instrumentation were perfect. Will definitely be coming back to this album

tegund af söngi sem mér leiðist, skalarskalarskalar. en vel gert og lögin frekar góð. hafði slæm áhrif á kassagítarstónlist næstu ár á eftir en hefur tekið út sína refsingu, 3,5.

Wow 😳 What an opening

Idk

I think there are a few good songs on here, but mostly Buckley is trying to hard to sound soulful and for me it comes off as forced and strained. At times it's more wailing then singing IMO.

muy depresivo para mí

Someone explained Jeff Buckley to me once as “a musician who was just too precious for this world” Another guy once used his cover of Hallelujah as an example of how the cover can be better than the original. I never trusted him again. Undeniably of an era. If Jeff Buckley wasn’t castrated as a child would he have grown up to be Chris Cornell? So real - I like Corpus Christi- gratuitous display of range? Sludgy guitar follow up on eternal life is a funny choice. “Hey guys, I’m still cool” It isn’t bad. And I DO enjoy getting laid.

“all my favorite singers couldn't sing.” — david berman doesn’t strike me as real. so the harder he tries, the harder i cringe. there are a few moments. his guitar playing is good.

Voice of a god damn angel! Love this man, love this album, nasty guitar work happening here too if you can tune out the heavenly vocals.

dirty projectors sounds like radiohead today i def hear the plant/zepp influence okay i like this. id like it more if the album cover didnt look like this. its terribly offputting, but the music is pretty damn progressive. I can hear (or think I hear) a little jeff buckley instrumentation and guitar playing influence on bands like grizzly bear, which i think is cool...especially in GRACE, sounds just like a Grizz tune. Beautiful Jeff's vocals are very emotive. It's clear how hes influenced indie acts from the 2000's SO REAL guitar tone...really nice, Grizz jacked that 4 sho I skipped HALLELUJAH 3 minutes in ETERNAL LIFE woke me up. this song is a peak through the window of what it would look like if Jeff tried to be more trendy, and it works. Overall I really enjoyed it. Tracks that I really like are a bit scattered all over the album, and because of that I can't give it more than a 3. But I appreciate what he was doing here.

Overhyped

When I started this challenge I decided not to read anything about what albums are included or the criteria for inclusion. With that said, I have no qualms about this remarkable album being included in this list as I believe no life is complete without experiencing it at least once, but hopefully more often. Jeff Buckley has a uniquely beautiful voice and he puts it to good use in this set of songs. While "Hallelujah" seems to get all the attention, and it's outstanding, songs like "Lover, You Should've Come Over" display amazing talent and range. I just adore this album and am glad to see it included, it's certainly deserved. We can only imagine what else Jeff would have contributed to our world had we not lost him so tragically.

Obviously not that bad, but this type of saccarine sadness always feels like putting a hat on a hat—tone it down a little, imo. (Shout out Dream Brother though.)

One of the all time great albums.

Якщо і є на світі альбом, який можна було описати єдиним слово "краса" то Grace від Jeff Buckley буде саме цим альбомом. Головною його особливістю є вокал Джефа - піднесений, тендітний та чутливий. Мені навіть важко порівняти його з кимось, в тому сенсі, що гарних співаків існує багато, але настільки делікатного виконання та відданості годі й шукати. Усі інші мелодійні елементи фактично будуються навколо вокалу. "Текстурні" струнні аранжування, час від часу, зустрічаються з "джангловою" гітарою та поступово нарощують напругу, розгортаючись у яскраві "емоційні піки", що підносять виконання Джефа до якогось "небесного" рівня, даруючи нам одні з найзахопливіших вокальних перфомансів ever. Окрім цього, в музиці також вгадується вплив джазу, та блюз-року у дусі Led Zeppelin. Можливо таке звучання і не робило гурт "сучасним прикладом альтернативного року" з огляду на те, яка музика була на піку в ті роки, але час все розставив на свої місця. Зараз Grace є одним з найвпливовіших альбомів, що є взірцем того наскільки злагоджено він звучить - тут немає жодного зайвого моменту та кожна мелодія спрямована на "кристалізацію" емоції. Ну і на цьому альбомі напевно, що найкращий кавер на легендарну Hallelujah Леонарда Коена.

What would Jeff Buckley have become? Who else sounded like this at the time? What fingerprints could he have had on the landscape of American music? Frankly, I’d be a lot more interested to know this than if Kurt Cobain had been able to have a long career. A real genius gone way too soon here. Absolutely love this album.

Very good

pretty fweaking epic

What to say about this album? A pop genius gone before his time. And these songs are EPIC. Even the massively over-played "Hallelujah" sounds amazing in the context of the album (and he always had the best version). Also, I'd forgotten how much "Eternal Life" rocks.

I made too many people listen to Jeff Buckley in college. Sorry Shane.

Too much of this album reminded me of Adriana’s ex-boyfriend’s band from the first season of the Sopranos that she wants to produce with the rapper that wants to sleep with her until Christopher beats the shit out of the guy that owns the studio and holds the band at gunpoint. Hallelujah is an outstanding cover though. Now that's a hit.

Clearly a talented vocalist, but also kind of annoying and overdone; I initially wanted to rate it higher, but replaying some of the songs reinforced all the worst vibes (overemotional, whiny at times, dude clearly singing every line with his eyes closed)

Stupid better than I expected it to be album.

hallelu, yah?

Interesting experience

One of the most beautiful voices to ever sing a song.

Nope

Beautiful production and gorgeous lyricism and vocals.

This was awful... I'm trying to think of a reason not to fail it, but I got nothin'... tunes are bland... his voice is grating (especially when he goes for the high notes)... songs tend to linger longer than they should... and at times, it's just plain noise... I also see that its reception wasn't so hot when it originally came out, and it was only after his foolishly unnecessary death that opinions warmed... suspicious...

Good grief. I reckon this guy cries when he ejaculates.

Love . Iconic. So good

7/10 Highlights: Eternal Life Grace Dream Brother Hallelujah

Don't really have anything to say on this album in particular, there's a lot to love and no heavily apparent flaws. I think Jeff Buckley's vocal style isn't always the most appealing to me personally, but I can still appreciate it Lilac Wine is probably my favourite version of that standard. Hallelujah, while fantastic, doesn't have the same impact for me as the original. I do, however, think it's the best cover of it I've heard, and one of the only covers that doesn't seem to completely miss the point of the song No misses. Top 5(no order): Lilac Wine, Hallelujah, Lover You Should've Come Over, Dream Brother, I know some people will hate me for this but some elements of the album get a bit grating to me. Even still, to be as unbiased as possible, I couldn't give this album less than a 7-8/10.

The tragedy of two stars shining bright and leaving us behind so early. His father, Tim Buckley passed away at the age of 28 from a drug overdose. Jeff said in interviews he had only met his biological father once when he was a kid. Jeff would pass away at the age of 30, a couple years after this album was released. What he left behind was a one and done classic in his own regard, singing melancholically but honest in the style of his predecessors, but also bringing forward the folk and rock music of the last few decades into a more modern style that could resonate with the millennials and Gen Z that would come after. A touching album throughout. His version of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah is absolutely beautiful.

An absolute beautiful album. There is so much I can hear of his contemporary, some off his harder grooves give almost a slight AIC feel "Last Goodbye" even gave the feel acoustically. Also "So Real" gave me a bit of Radiohead feel. But also some that would inspire the future. I hear some early *Blue Room* Coldplay in "Grace", and "Lover, You Should Come Over" feels like a blueprint for John Mayer. This is really only the second (and third) time listening to this album and each time it grows a bit on me... Maybe I'll hit that five one day. But for now... (9.7) ★★★★½

I am not as keen on this as most seem to be, but a good album nonetheless. 4 stars

4.5/5

For me, the middle section of this album is where it really shines -- "Last Goodbye" through "Lover, You Should've Come Over" is a great stretch of music. I do think some of the more rocking tracks feel a bit dated, like the title track and the last two tracks. Still, it's a great album, though not quite a perfect one for me. 4.5 stars.

4.5

THIS DAY ON SKY SPORTS SOCCER SATURDAY IN 1994… CHRIS KAMARA: “Unbelievable, Jeff! With all the style and grace in the world this young, up-and-coming singer/centre-forward… [looks at notes] Jeff Buckley… he is whipping himself up into an almighty frenzy and state of perpetual climax and is spooging his entire body’s worth against the ball AND all the opposition players into the back of the net five times over and it’s not even the end of the second track yet! It’s going to be a massacre at this rate. A beautiful, howling, soul-stirring massacre. Over to you, Jeff.” JEFF STELLING: They’ll be dancing in the streets of Jeff Buckley Solutions tonight!

Didnt love every song, but man Grace, was GOOD

PLAYED A SECRET CORD AND SUCKEDMEHALALUHUGHA

Wikipedia says David Bowie considered this the best album ever made; au contraire, Dave. Nearly fell asleep and crashed my car around "Lilac Wine" or "So Real" before the excellent "Hallelujah" cover revitalized me. I started to like the album a little more the third time through but I still doubt I’ll be back for a fourth.

Brilliant stuff. Mojo Pin, Hallelujah, Lover and Forget Her are brilliant songs. Some songs were less interesting to me. Album was first recommended to me in Porto Venere in Italy, not sure I listened to it then but reminds me of there. Hard to rate, but I'd say 4.6/5, not quite worthy of rounding up to the perfect 5.

such a wide ranging and emotionally powerful album - absolutely loved it

Good

Wenn man in der Stimmung ist, ist das ein geniales Album. Etwas traurig, aber schön.

This was unexpected. I thought it would be a bunch of corny ballads based on the cover but this was all over the place in a good way. It’s a genre bending wild ride. It’s crazy to me that Hallelujah is the track that is famous off this one cause to me it does not fit the rest of the album and is not all that great of a cover.

Raw and powerful. Great. Driving to the airport to pick up Mom and Gemma.

Already listened to this album, lol. Jeff Buckley is a musical genius and his lyrics have stabbed me in the heart—as per usual. Grace and So Real will always remind me of Carlo. Curse you, Juu. Hope you’re okay. But So Real now more reminds me of Heyzel, my soul and heart at once.

Good album over all.

Has a great voice and musically more interesting than I expected but this does definitely feel like an over-confident debut.

97/100. Grace by Jeff Buckley is one of the greatest records I’ve ever listened to. With its beautiful yet haunting atmosphere, it feels near perfect. Buckley’s voice is breathtaking, filled with raw emotion and unmatched range. His cover of Hallelujah is legendary, cementing his place in music history. What could have been…

Another one of these musicians beloved by other musicians and critics alike. I already have this album and think it’s good but would people bang on about him so much if he hadn’t died such a tragic death? If he’d not died, carried on and made more albums I’m not so sure.

I knew of Jeff Buckley, but I hadn't ever heard anything by him before. It was good to listen to this album, and pretty mind blowing how it serves as a prototype for Thom Yorke's vocal style. I won't be listening to it again though, as it was just too dreary and depressing and I didn't really enjoy it enough for more than 3 stars. Every time I felt I was starting to warm to the album, I was assaulted by something I really didn't enjoy, like Corpus Christi Carol, that was just painful to listen to.

Just not a fan of the albums that are purposefully not cohesive. Not really taking any of these with me. 90's were a weird time for white people

Jeff Buckley oscillates between serene like in "Hallelujah" and driving, hard rock like in "So Real" or the title song. The differences aren't jarring because there's something about his rock songs that echo a similar tempo and emotion. Grace is a very smooth, cohesive album as a result. I don't know how else he can get away with opening a song with a harmonium. I'd be remiss not to touch upon "Hallelujah" again. It's emotive and beautiful and begins with the softest sigh. Improving upon a Leonard Cohen song takes a rare talent, but Buckley approaches the song with tenderness and gravity while managing to put Cohen to shame. (I'll mention, dear reader, that I'm a big Cohen fan!) His lyrics are evocative, and Buckley's vocals are the perfect vessel for them. His singing matches perfectly with his sincere lyrics. Even when the lyrics aren't his own, he treats them like they are, and you wouldn't ever know he included covers on Grace. "Lilac Wine," which I know from Nina Simone's cover (also on this project!), is sung with minimal and delicate accompaniment while allowing honesty and fragility. Who else can completely captivate his audience with songs that aren't even his own? That being said, I still love "Hallelujah," but I'm shocked more people don't see there's more to Jeff Buckley than one song.

This is such a gorgeous album. The opening track, "Mojo Pin" really shows off Jeff Buckley immediately, as it is an incredibly slow burn of a song that builds over the minutes. Buckley is incredibly emotive through his singing, from his soaring rock-like vocals to his more shaky, almost forlorn ballad voice. Speaking of his forlorn ballad style, he really had a lot of command over this side of his voice; it may be most evident on "Corpus Christi Carol", but the album is chock full of these vocal moments. Every quivering moment in his voice is deliberate. But then there's songs like "Eternal Life", where he is capable of going into a much heavier alternative sound typical of the 90s and sounding like this genre was made for him. Buckley shows himself to be right at home and skilled, whether the musical situation is calm or turbulent. "Hallelujah", though not originally Buckley's, fits in incredibly well on this album from every angle. His version of this song is regarded as probably the most famous, and it's easy to see why. He understands the source material and combined with the aforementioned control he has over his sorrowful voice, it makes him unstoppable here, and it's easy to see the song as his. It's tragic that the world was only ever gifted one studio album from Buckley due to an even more tragic accident, but what a gem of an album this is.

Great album

Already heard it. It’s grossly overrated it sounds like over polished Blind Melon. They just did a really good job of pushing it was good, and so people repeat, but nobody that is even a fan remembers a song name. Everyone just remembers hallelujah. People should remember his father more.

wow beautiful final rating 9/10

I feel like i should like this more than I do

Great 90's album. Grace, Lover you should've come over, Eternal Life all stood out in addition to Hallelujah of course. Good variety of songs, some strong jam blues influence, some grunge feel. Musical variety and composition was great.

Som ett förband till Pearl Jam som kanske kom till slutaudition på Idol en gång för 5 år sen

First Listen: 27 Mar 2023 his voice is unhuman bro is an angel im so deadass. RIP

An overall pleasant listen. I didn't hear anything that would have me coming back for more, but I wasn't having a bad time either. 3/5

Simply for Lover, You Should've Come Over and Hallelujah being back to back songs, this album is amazing. Not as amazing as I expected however. Still strong.

Highlight: Last Goodbye In a nutshell: the muse. I have a big chip on my shoulder about Jeff Buckley. Talented, for sure. He created a thoughtful combination of folk, jazz and alt rock. It's an album that you instantly identify with the 90's. What spoils the experience of Grace for me is that: (a) Jeff stretches songs longer than necessary. Key example: Hallelujah didn't need to be nearly 7 minutes. Cohen's original is 4:39. There is 90 seconds of unnecessary noodling on Buckley's version. (b) Jeff's style spawned SO MANY imitators. Bad ones, at that. I will go back to this album in a few months to see if I shake off this grudge I'm holding. Overall: 5/10

What a talent and a tragic loss. He’s clearly one of the most influential singers to the current generation of “singing in cursive” pop stars, either directly or indirectly. Turn on the radio and you’ll hear his vocal DNA all over the place. For this being his only official studio album it’s an extremely notable one. I do have minor quibbles in some areas. Although I appreciate the nods to top notch material, the two covers are little overwrought for me vocally - I’m much more moved by John Cale’s pared down piano version of “Hallelujah” and Nina Simone’s sublime “Lilac Wine” than Buckley’s attempts here. Also, in the midst of the record’s near perfect second half, “Eternal Life” sticks out as a lackluster Soundgarden ripoff to me. Anyway, I’ll give him some titular grace for an overall memorable and foundational ‘90s alt rock/singer-songwriter hybrid. RIP JB.

Pretty great, nice and varied and he has a beautiful voice. Sounds slightly dated now.

Emotionally charged, achingly beautiful album that more than lives up to its towering reputation. Favourite Songs: Grace, So Real, Hallelujah, Lover, You Should've Come Over, Dream Brother. Least Favourite Songs: Corpus Christi Carol.

yeah no this is going in the rotation

Okay, banger of an opening song, goddamn. I definitely think I would like it more if I was in a better headspace. Can't deny that its good music, and I want to read more the lyrics, just wasn't in the best place to really appreciate it

Wow, damn good album, having only heard Hallelujah before I thought the rest would be a similar floaty vibe but I was pleased to be incorrect. Jeff's voice is so good and I loved the rock sound. Eternal Life slaps

Jeff cooked. Some of the albums we’ve listened to thus far have felt like they’ve been included due to a couple of stand out songs, but this one stands out as a whole piece. Can’t believe Hallelujah and Lover You Should’ve Come Over were back to back, diabolical.

How is this getting 5 star reviews? Overly emotional, nothing interesting. Exception: Hallelujah.

I think what really sells it for me is that some of the songs are amazing, and none of them feel “just okay”. I don’t listen to a lot of this kind of music though, so it may be more of a novelty for me. But I saved a ton of songs from this album!

Brilliant! Listened to it twice on repeat. So far, the best album I’ve discovered thanks to this project. Dramatic, occasionally overblown, raw and sentimental at the same time. Standout tracks: Lover, You Should’ve Come Over; Dream Brother.

This is an absolute masterpiece. His voice, the raw emotion and talent and passion behind what he’s singing, the messaging, the yearning… it doesn’t get better than this. We lost him way too soon

The bones of a good album are there but a lot of it is very meh. Sad we never got a chance to hear more from him. Eternal Life is a banger though.

Jeff Buckley has an amazingly beautiful and expressive voice, and his diversity also shines in the impressive guitar work throughout the album. A shame that such a unique and authentic artist had to die so young.

Damn epic. Just when you think there's gonna be a completely quiet song it explodes again to new heights. The man has range and sings with conviction. The production is just enough so it doesn't get in the way of the music. I never listened to Buckley before but I agree with the writers of the list, you should have experienced this at some point in life.

This was a very good album, I have always heard his version of Hallelujah which is a fantastic version of it, but I never really listened to anything else from him but this was a very good album!

i see this bitch everywhere and im tired of it mojo pin- 4 or 5. boring grace- 5 last goodbye- 4 lilac wine- 3 or 4 😐 so real- 4 hallelujah- leonard did it better bitch. 3 or 4 lover, you should have come over- 5 corpus Christi carol- 4 or 5 eternal life- oh thank God. I couldn't take anymore soft slow songs. nvm I hate his voice. 4 dream brother- 4 forget her- 3 or 4 overhyped

oh, the 90s angst! the guitar rifts and vocal range! the songwriting is fantastic. his cover of hallelujah is heartbreaking.

Solid album. Definitely took me back to a time in my life during a rough breakup. Great songwriting and a great shame that he left us so early.

sick dude, rip

I was a Rolling Stone subscriber as a teenager and I remember this album getting great reviews. Despite this I didn't listen for many years because I incorrectly believed he was some kind of Harry Connick Jr crooner type. I was right about Buckley being a crooner but I was wrong to go 31 years without listening to this album. "Hallelujah" and "Lover, you should come over" are my favorites but there are no bad tracks on the album. The incredible part for me is that he sings in "his" voice on every song. Buckley doesn't adopt any "grungy" howl on the more up tempo songs nor does he have an affect on the ballads. I am sad 28 years after the fact that he died because we didn't get to see where he would go from this debut. 4.75/5

Not my type of music

It was fine

this is going to sound so mean, but i've been told this album is sooo incredible by soo many people and like.... sure, a puddle seems deep if you've never seen the ocean... it was nice, it was also nothing special imo.

Really good and full of soul. Really liked Forget Her. Some of the songs I zoned out a bit on but the instrumentation and vocals are really good. His version of Hallelujah has never been my favorite, that was the only song I had heard from the album. Corpus Christi Carol was beautiful and floaty. I liked the second half of the album better but that could be cause I half missed the first. Eternal Life is good good.

Pretty decent

ethereal rock... interesting style but the genre isn't for me

I like his voice and some of these songs are wonderful. I always knew the original Hallelujah was about sex, but this is the first time hearing it. Very beautiful.

Like it 3/5

Good pacing, last goodbye my favorite song.

Too bland! No song progression. Sounds like 'easy listening' crap.

Fucking phenomenal honestly. Not my speed and still captivated me. Took a few songs but I really did buy in. Forget Her is a perfect ending.

War halt ein Pop-Album. Don't really understand how it's special

A talented singer songwriter who I simply can't get into (I tried several times) nothing wrong with Grace but nothing right either at least not for me.

It’s good, not as good as I remembered but good.

i've listened to this many times before Mojo Pin - 5/5 Grace - 5/5 Last Goodbye - 4/5 Lilac Wine - 5/5 (i still prefer Nina Simone's cover tho) So Real - 5/5 Hallelujah - 5/5 Lover, You Should've Come Over - 5/5 Corpus Christi Carol - 4/5 (idk why i didn't like this my 1st listen but this is fucking heavenly) Eternal Life - 4/5 Dream Brother - 4/5 Forget Her - 5/5 Average score: 4.6/5 (rounding up) fuckin' gorgeous album from start to finish. Jeff Buckley was a talented singer-songwriter (much like his dad), and it's a damn shame he passed away so young (also much like his dad) now i'm realizing the majority of my fav artists in the singer-songwriter category have died ridiculously young... :( i've yet to hear the original version of Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen, and i'd only ever heard the performance by Rufus Wainwright prior to hearing this version via Shrek. Jeff blew Rufus's performance out of the fuckin' water, hands down it's sad this is the only album he made before his untimely passing, but it truly is fantastic

Urgent stuff. Like he REALLY needs to sing this shit off his chest. Thr album made me kind of anxious actually. Dude can really sing. Although, overall, I wasn't all that into it, I really respect it. Eternal life was the best tune

This was great. Every song was different from the last and they were all such a rich, deep well of musicality and emotion and sounds. I listened to it twice. Five stars.

3/5

Överraskande hög kvalitet på det mesta utöver den uppenbara klassikern, känns inspirerat o välgjort men inte helt min grej

Ett Hallelujah-moment räcker ej

Jeff Buckley has been referred to as the “Apex of Grunge”. I think that is debatable but I will say he was influential and possibly the greatest 1-Hit Wonder of all time, and it was a cover! His interpretation of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah is haunting and beautiful. Every time I hear the final long note, it gets me. This album was actually a pleasure to re-listen to, as I found so many new songs to love, key favorites including Dream Brother and Grace. It’s interesting that so much of his album is singer-songwriter, and then the rock is mixed it. There was no doubt about his talent, and it’s a shame that he wasn’t able to offer more. I am grateful for this one.

Random thoughts: * Last Goodbye is my favorite track from this album. Probably influenced by its inclusion on the Vanilla Sky soundtrack. * Lots of the songs have a similar guitar sound to Last Goodbye which is distinctly Jeff Buckley. * There are some heavy rockers on here that I forgot. * Hallelujah is an amazing cover and shows that Jeff had some excellent taste. * I read that Beth Gibbons recorded Teardrop (by Massive Attack) on the day she learned of Jeff's death. * Kevin Morby recorded an album ("This is a Photograph") about Memphis that has several references to Jeff Buckley on it. His impact is still going strong 25+ years later. * Overall it is a pretty good listen with a few really standout tracks.

Started off quite well. First two songs were interesting musically. His voice reminded me of Thom Yorke's a bit. Wasn't that keen on the middle of the album, went quite rocky. But wasn't paying 100% attention so would like to relisten. Last two songs were gorgeous, especially the last one.

excellent

needs no other introduction, 5/5, no notes

Nice, high 4

I quite literally screamed when I refreshed my page and this album popped up. This is easily a top 5 album of all time for me. There are certain songs that you'll always remember exactly where you were and how you felt when you heard them for the first time. That for me was Lover, You Should've Come Over. And to reinvent a song for a whole new generation to a point where your version is more famous than the original? Buckley truly was a genius. This is a no-skips album in my opinion and I still listen through it at least once a month. It's just magic. Both lyrically and melodically, Buckley had this innate ability to be so inventive, and this album is also further proof how skilled he was as a guitarist. I can only imagine the kind of career he would have had if he were still alive.

yesterday: i'm depressed because of some political issues today. please don't give me any leonard cohen albums tomorrow or i'll be more depressed. now: this is 1/10 leonard cohen. i am depressed. but Jeff can carry every fucking song and give me an mental orgasm at the same time. 5/5.

I'd rather listen to The Bends

2/5

I feel like I could see why it was rated so highly. He had a good voice, and the music was interesting. I'm not sure how much I personally am interested in listening to it again, though. It's not really the style of music I generally listen to.

loved the sound, great vocals, an excellent alt rock album

Pink Floyd but more Rock and Solo

Mojo Pin, Lover You Should've Come Over, Dream Brother, Forget Her saved

Amazing album

Beautiful classic.

Very nice!

1 star Hard to start your day in a worse manner. The song carrying the album is not even his own.

Very good album. "Grace" and "Eternal Life" were my favorite tracks, but there was a lot to like. I can see why so many people were into this one.

eh it was alright. like a 4/10

This album didn't hit for me. Can't quite put my finger on it.

Jeff Buckley sounds sad here as intended, but often is too croony for my taste. His falsetto is paired with instrumentation that is rarely immediate, mainly because the large collection of midtempo and slow songs back to back to back have the effect of lulling you into placing the experience more in the back of your mind than commanding the forefront. There is a lot of beauty here, and the album inspired Matt Bellamy of Muse to create some music I love very deeply, so that is a huge plus.

Expected to like it more than I did. That said it was a good listen.

mooie muziek

Probably closer to 4.5, but it's a one-of-a-kind creative work showcasing Jeff's skills and charm with voice and guitar

I didn’t like this album in the 90s and I don’t like it now.

The Leonard Cohen cover is mid

Хорошая запись, интересная манера исполнителя. На мой вкус только стилистическое разнообразие и невыстроенность немного портят.

a classic, nice

I enjoyed this album back when I first heard it in 2001 and it is still a masterpiece.

How can an artist possibly be this fully formed at their debut? I've know Hallelujah since I was young, but I had never listened to Grace in its entirety. This album is a work of true genius. The beauty of this album is truly indescribable and listening to is has moved me to my core.

The notable songs on this hold up incredibly well. The deep cuts are sort of annoying to me, though.

If 'majestic' had a soundtrack.

IN LOVE

Solid album, a lot more diverse than I assumed based off only hearing hallelujah. Loved it. Too bad the guy only had the one album.

5, no question at all about it. But one album of this is enough. And I’m sure as a lover he would’ve been a pain in the backside to have around. All mood and swoon and hangdog looks. No thanks.

One of my favorite albums, his voice is a dream. His only album. Deep, moody, rich. Very 90s. Stunning songs.

RIP Jeff, avresti amato Chaturbate

Jeff Buckley is a vaguely familiar name. I definitely know of him, though I'm not sure from what. This album is vaguely within the style of music that I enjoy, yet something feels off. Jeff Buckley's voice is a polariser. I appreciate some of his more operatic showings (particularly on Corpus Christi Carol), though his performances on the more conventional 90s rock tracks do not move me. I can admit that his willingness to alternate between cool and "pretty" (I can't think of a better descriptor I am not GAY I do not find men attractive) vocals is a very ballsy move for a 90s rock album. They rarely move me and I think they make the songs too "busy" and unfocused, though I do respect them. The cover of Hallelujah is nice, even if the song kinda dicks around at the end. I'm surprised the album that the song originates from isn't on this list. Maybe Leonard Cohen really bombed with the remaining tracks on Various Positions. The instrumentation on this album is simultaneously too much and too little. I like the atmospheric, laid back tunes about as much as the lively, active ones, though I think they're bogged down by how long they are. There also isn't anything on this album that I haven't heard in other, superior 90s rock albums. The album sounds like three different genres of rock that are trying to assert dominance over one another. It alternates too much and I was left with a bad taste in the back of my mouth by the end of the album.

Hallelujah was of course fantastic but I found, besides the vocals, the overall album just ok

So coming into this album, I had heard Jeff Buckley's cover of "Hallelujah" as it's a beautiful rendition of the song and I had heard it a handful of times, however I never really listened to the other songs on the album. I feel like the album cover is super misleading as if you would've asked me what genre this album probably fell into...I would've clocked it as 80's rock like Billy Idol or something...I could not have been more wrong. What followed as I listened to the album was one of the most beautifully composed albums I've heard in a very, very long time. The album is like a prog rock or rock opera filled with soaring vocals, dark melodies, and some of the prettiest sounding clean channel guitar work I've ever heard. I think the saddest part of this album is that we were robbed of more Jeff Buckley as I learned he unfortunately passed away 3 years after this album was made - in 1997. I can hear his sound in SO many bands I love to this day - Muse, Radiohead, The Mars Volta...the list goes on. I've enjoyed a great many of the albums this website has shown me but of all of them, so far, this has been my favorite. I think I will be returning to this one many, many times over the coming years. RIP Jeff Buckley, I would've loved to have seen what you could've created if you were not gone long before your time. Standout tracks are: "Grace", "So Real", "Lover You Should've Come Over" and "Eternal Life".

A bit sappy for my taste.

Incredible vocals

Some exceptional tracks, sadly however one of them is Hallelujah to which I have become allergic through overexposure…

um dos melhores discos do mundo

This album was kind of a drag for me, if I'm being honest. "Hallelujah" was one of the songs I preferred most, but even that is a song that I have never been a huge fan of. This one's not for me.

Powerful voice

Hallelujah

This one is hard for me to rate as I've heard songs from this album played over my parents speakers for most of my early life. Jeff's voice, and the general sound of this album has always had a special place in my heart. I'll try to do individual song ratings, but I can't promise I'll always be able to provide suitable commentary. Mojo Pin Angelic. Brilliant piece of songwriting on all fronts. Doesn't get much more emotionally evocative as this. Powerful and beautiful. One of the greatest ever. 5/5 Grace Transcendant and large. Instrumentally deep with an amazing vocal performance on top of it. Love how powerful the drums sound and how crisp the guitar is. Gets stuck in my head really easilly. Fantastic. 5/5 Last Goodbye That bass is a pretty great foundation for the instrumental. The sound of this track is lighter and less condensed than the previous two songs which makes for a pretty nice palatte cleanser. The song closes itself out tremendously well, the final minute really elevating the song. Great. 4.5/5 Lilac Wine A pretty little song that really makes a highlight of his voice. Delivered beautifully. Great cover. Good. 4/5 So Real A great piece of alternative rock with a soild instrumental which gets surprisingly heavy at times. Has a great, simple chorus, performed to perfection. Great. 4.5/5 Hallelujah The definite cover version of this song for me. Does plenty of justice to the original while being unique and in an entirely different style. Doesn't replace it, but exists in a different space where it can be enjoyed for what it is. Beautifully composed and performed. Fantastic. 5/5 Lover You Should've Come Over One of the best love songs ever. Yes it's a bit cheesy, but come on. 5/5 Corpus Christi Carol Beautiful rendition. His falsetto is haunting and ethereal. Simple and effective, especially following the explosive finale to the previous song. Great. 4.5/5 Eternal Life Following up the previous song with the a decently heavy electric guitar riff. It's an alright alternative rock track, but it really doesn't have the same songwriting quality as previous tracks. The instrumental meanders a bit and the vocals are lacking in interesting melodies to really make it stand out. Is a bit too long for its own good. The performances are still stellar however. Weakest track on the album for me. Decent. 3.5/5 Dream Brother Has some psychedellic elements in the instrumental, creating a cloudy, dreamy atmosphere. Adds to the diversity of the album while being an interesting experience of its own. The lyrics have some feel mystical and strange at times, and he does a lot with his performance to enhance their effect. Great 4.5/5 Forget Her The vocal melody on the chorus is really good. Has some bluesy elements, feels really cold and broken. A really bitter sounding performance. Love the drums and the keyboard, adds nice texture. Also really like the bass. Amazing closer. 5/5 This is a fantastic record through and through. Everything falls into place for a varied and quality-wise consistent piece with fantastic vocal performances and an instrumental which really knows what its doing. Powerful and emotional, really pushing the limits of what this type of music can be. 5/5 Fave track. Mojo Pin Least Fave Track. Eternal Life

I love Lilac Wine and Hallelujah, I don't feel anything for Grace. His voice does not much to me, but this album is an undeniable classic.

Geweldig album! Prachtige stem, prachtige gitaren. Breekbaar, af en toe hard, maar altijd even prachtig. 5.0

Wow. Simply incredible. Jeff's voice is simply incredible and his range is truly magical. Hallelujah is the obvious highlight here but I actually think Eternal Life is a more powerful and engaging song. Easy 5 stars

So good! I love 'Lover, You Should've Come Over' best of all, but there is not one bad song. Just noticed that 'Eternal Life' kind of reminds me of Radiohead

A bit of a throw everything at it debut. There's no doubt that people who say it's overblown are right but I suspect it was all intentional.

It was my 7th favorite album of the 90s and that is saying something....gone to soon Jeff. Rest in peace brother.

This album is full of great music. The man’s voice is sexy and smooth. I enjoyed it, tho I’m not sure if it was five material. It was good but idk if it was outstanding. I’ll be relistening

I love when I get the opportunity to review an album I’ve listened to before. I’ll be fully honest here though, when I first listened to it a while back I really tried, I listened probably 5 times in a row to this album and I just did not get it. I couldn’t hear what set this album above the rest. I’m happy to say after coming back to it today I now hear what puts this album above the rest. This is an incredibly beautiful and just soul-touching record. Every song is a ballad of passion and emotion that reaches and grasps to try and touch you. It’s desperate and it’s powerful. It pleads and it grieves. And it was a lovely album experience. Nothing less than five stars.

For this review, I will not include the bonus track "Forget Her" added to later re-releases. It's been a long time since I got Tim Buckley on my album journey, with Happy Sad as album #35. Now I have the lone album from his son. While Jeff only met his father once, it is rather interesting for him to continue being surrounded by music from his living family and carve his own musical career. Unfortunately, we only got one album from Jeff before he tragically passed away, which is a shame because this was a groundbreaking debut that showed so much potential. Jeff Buckley's breathtaking delivery, paired with his poetic songwriting, made for an otherworldly experience that had to be heard to be believed. It's apparent in the lyrics the demons he was struggling with, across entangled relationships and addictions. The tone of Grace ebbs and flows from soft yet agitated ballads into raucous crescendoing rockers that command attention. It all comes to a boiling point on "Eternal Life," where Jeff lets out all his frustrations towards mankind. A truly visceral delivery all the way through, even for the few covers like the hymn "Corpus Christi Carol" and especially his rendition of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" that remains unaged. I can understand there are people out there who wonder what could have come afterward if Jeff hadn't drowned. I can at least accept that what we got was simply astounding.

This is a masterpiece. Jeff Buckley was so talented. I love every song on this album.

Depression/10

I just didn't connect with this album.

Jeg ble så glad da jeg så dette albumet på pc-skjermen. Elsker Jeff Buckley!!! Hadde hørt 7/11 sanger fra før av, så var et par nye.

A great talent gone too soon. I only knew his cover really but I just know that this guy would've been huge if he had the chance to make more music. I know this was popular enough on its own but I'm sure you get me. Eternal Life goes hard. Glad I listened, probably won't seek it out though.

Loved the well known tracks but found the other bits very tepid...

9/10. Legendary. One of the greatest one-album wonders of all time.

Album was filled with incredibly raw emotion and feeling, and goes from sensational highs to devastating lows throughout. Felt like I went through a rollercoaster of emotions during the listening. Whilst I don't think the entire album was perfect, the experience from tracks 3 through to 7 is incredible in the most gut-wrenchingly beautiful and sad way possible. Hallelujah straight into Lover, You Should've Come Over is especially amazing. 4/5

Moody, deep

Even though the album is not full of singles, it is a really cohesive experience. I enjoyed the journey. Jeff is very masterful at crafting interesting musical parts

Nice vocals

An undeniably talented singer. Album was little sappy and whiny for my taste.

Soft and sweet

I can't unhear this 💀💀: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQ0iTDafXuM

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Super Dope

I enjoyed

7/10

I’m really not impressed. It’s not terrible, just 90s dad rock. Hallelujah is a classic though. For that song alone, I see why this album has a best ever reputation. If there were more songs like that, I’d turn the corner on this album. That and Forget Her, I could’ve used more of.

Mojo Pin Grace- a vibe similar to Radiohead on The Bends Last Goodbye- I can't really pick up on the lyrics- he has an emotional voice, but I can't understand anything he is saying Lilac Wine So Real Hallelujah Lover, You Should've Come Over Corpus Christi Carol Eternal Life Dream Brother Forget Her Dream Brother (alternate take) Lost Highway (studio outtake) Alligator Wine (studio outtake) Mama, You Been On My Mind (studio outtake) Parchment Farm Blues/Preachin' Blues (studio outtake) The Other Woman (studio outtake) Kanga-Roo (studio outtake) I Want Someone Badly Eternal Life (road version) Kick Out the Jams (live at Columbia Records Radio Hour Dream Brother (nag champa mix) Strawberry Street (live rehearsal at Knitting Factory)

Христианский рок про любовь аллилуя

He had a sweet and precious voice, and his interpretations were fantastic. A unique artist who is sorely missed today. The version of Hallelujah on this album is, for me (and for many others), the best version of Leonard Cohen's classic. There are no mistakes here. 5 stars.

Dynamic vocals with haunting glows, production compliments the melancholic vibe with its diverse guitar sounds and moody percussion.

Not for me

Pretty good! I knew some songs :)

He’s got a good voice but isn’t my bibe

Perfection. Beautiful songs and instrumentals, but the real highlights are the covers of Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah’ and, especially, Benjamin Britton’s ‘Corpus Christi Carol’. The latter ranks as one of my favourite songs and song versions of all time.

I feel like I should like this more than I do... not sure why I don't. 'Hallelujah' to me is really an incredible cover, many times better than the original in my opinion. I also found 'Forget Her' to be my favourite non-cover song. Other than that I had a hard time finding something I really liked. I think his sound and singing is good, but the songs just didn't resonate with me.

Was not expecting much from this album, just some guy playing guitar as i only know the "Halleluljah" cover. Was surprised that there was more to it than that. "Grace" had a trippy sort of sound aching to Radiohead which I liked. "Last Goodbye" had a good riff too. Honestly up to Hallelujah ("which is a great cover") I was enjoying it. Sure there were one or few duds where the tracks was exactly what I was expecting ("Lilac Wine"). The tail end was not as good as the start with some more crooning songs like "Corpus Christi Carol" but when it's leaning more to rock I really enjoyed it. Weak 4.

Some good, some meh, overall not bad.

Not too impressed.

Brilliant. Lilac wine is so much better than Elkie Brooke’s version even though I love her’s.

Grace is one of those albums that feels like it’s reaching for something bigger than itself—spiritual, emotional, almost otherworldly at times. Jeff Buckley’s voice is, quite simply, extraordinary: delicate one moment, soaring the next, filled with passion and vulnerability. Tracks like Mojo Pin, Lover, You Should’ve Come Over, and the now-legendary cover of Hallelujah show just how far he could stretch a melody and a feeling. The instrumentation shifts beautifully between dreamy, atmospheric rock and aching, intimate balladry, and it all holds together with this restless, searching quality. But for all its brilliance, Grace doesn’t fully land as a perfect album for me. A few tracks don’t quite match the emotional weight of the highlights, and the ambition sometimes threatens to outweigh the structure. Still, it’s a stunning and singular debut that showcases an artist who seemed to be operating on his own frequency—one that sadly didn’t have the time to fully unfold. Even with its small flaws, Grace remains an unforgettable and haunting listen. 4/5.

The first half of this album is genius, still innovative more than thirty years later. The second half is dull in comparison, worth hearing, but not giving one's full attention to. 3.5/5

This was busy but pleasant

An undeniable classic 5*

Very nice.

I was already listening to it as it came up lol. Amazing.

Ég byrjaði að hlusta á þessa plötu og eina lagið sem ég hélt að ég þekkti var Hallelujah þannig að rólegheit og kósý var viðbúið en þetta var svo frábært rokk og ég held ég viti hvaða áhrifum Dikta er undir og Dikta er frábært band

the hallelujah album

Wonderful. What a talent we lost when Jeff passed away. Most famous for Hallelujah of course, but the rest of the album is heartfelt, evocative, ethereal, atmospheric, and just plain beautiful. Worth several listens, because this is one of those albums that gives back a little more with each repeated playback.

Really liked this one could see myself returning to it