The cynic in me thinks this album would have never become the touchstone it is for so many people had Buckley not died at the age he did. I also recognize that's a pretty shitty thing to think, and also there's little point to that thought exercise. So, trying to judge the music just for what it is mostly reinforced what I already suspected about the album: "Last Goodbye" and "Hallelujah" are the clear standouts and nothing else really rises to that level for me. That said, I quite like "So Real," whether it sounds like Tears for Fears or not. I also kept simply thinking about how much the guy from Muse reeeeallly borrowed vocally from Buckley and how that's kinda icky.