Review of Jeff
Buckley - Grace
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When Jeff Buckley drowned in a freak accident in May 1997, he left only one album, Grace. But what an album! It is an audacious debut, filled with sweeping choruses, bombastic arrangements, searching lyrics, and above all, the richly textured voice of Buckley, which resembles a cross between Robert Plant, Van Morrison, and father Tim Buckley. Grace sounds like a Led Zepplin album written by an ambitious folkie with a fondness for lounge jazz. Buckley's grasp met his reach with startling results on the soaring title track and the mournful "Last Goodbye." The cover of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" is a tour de force of strumming and scathing, while his "Eternal Life" has an electricity that few folkies could muster.
Buckley, the son of 60's folkie Tim Buckley, was blessed with an excellent vocal range and an extraordinary ability to translate his emotions into songs. Grace was a promising debut from an artist poised for international stardom.
A notorious perfectionist, he had attempted and escaped two other albums during his lifetime. Some of these tracks found their way onto the posthumous release Sweetheart, My Drunk.
Released Date: 1994
Sony Music
Japan
Tracks:
Mojo Pin
Grace
Last Goodbye
Lilac Wine
So Real
Hallelujah
Lover, You Shouldn't Come Over
Corpus Christi Carol
Eternal Life
Dream Brother
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