Grace - Jeff Buckley

Grace - Jeff Buckley (1994) I always think it is somewhat sad that many great musical artists die young, and it is only after they have gone that we truly appreciate what a talent we have lost. Buckley is no exception, he died at 30 in spooky echoes of the fact his dad died at a similar age, though his dads death was due to heroin, Jeff's death was due to swimming in the dark. I would like to say that I was aware of Buckley before his death, and in truth I had heard his rendition of lilac wine, but that was all. Since I heard Hallelujah though, about 5 years ago I have come to the conclusion that this man was really something quite special and we ...  Read the complete review

Jeff Buckley drowned in 1997 swimming in the Mississippi River near Memphis. His only studio album Grace was critically lauded on its release in 1994 but only found a wide audience after his death. Buckley left a prodigious array of live recordings of his original interpretations of other artists' work as well as demos of his own and so there has been a steady trickle of posthumous songs in the past decade but nothing to match Grace. The record has been strongly praised by Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Thom Yorke, Robert Plant and Jimmy Page. Jeff was the son of the respected jazz and folk singer Tim Buckley with whom he shares a remarkable voice and a tragic early death. ...  Read the complete review

'Grace' Label - Columbia. Released - 1994. I was reading a magazine article recently about Mark Greaney the lead singer of 'JJ72' who was doing an interview. He was asked who his musical influences were to which he replied Jeff Buckley. Now believe it or not I had never heard of Jeff Buckley until this point but made a mental note and thought no more about it. A few days later I noticed Jeff Buckley again in the sale section of my local record shop with this album 'Grace'. Remembering that he was in the magazine article I had read, I decided to buy it not knowing what to expect, parting with a fiver in the process. Was it a ...  Read the complete review

For years, my former flatmate kept telling me I should listen to “Grace”, the one studio album Jeff Buckley released before his premature demise. For years, I resisted, in much the same way as I have stubbornly resisted her calls to listen to Radiohead and Beck. After all, what I had heard of those I hadn’t enjoyed and if they were symptomatic of her musical tastes, then I could quite happily survive without ever hearing Jeff Buckley. Another reason for my reluctance to listen to Jeff Buckley was Kurt Cobain. Cobain is another musician who dies too young and his music has been revered ever since, despite not actually deserving it. Would we still be talking ...  Read the complete review

What an absolute tragedy that Jeff Buckley died at the tender age of just 30. His accidental death just goes to show the good die young. He drowned when swimming in the mississippi river, and his body was recovered a week later. The day Jeff Buckley passed away, this world lost a fantastically talented musician. 'Grace' was the only album he produced and released before his premature death. He had been signed by Columbia for 3 albums, and sadly only got to release this one. 'What may have been?' we can only speculate about. His immense talent shines through this album; from the first track 'mojo pin' right through. That first track starts of ...  Read the complete review