Mystery White Boy - Jeff Buckley

*Introduction* Jeff Buckley's mother Mary Guibert put this album of live recordings together from various concerts Jeff had performed supporting his album Grace which was released in 1994. The album is made up of DAT recordings of these peformances. The album was released in May 2000 three years after his tragic drowning death aged just 30 years old. *Album Review* 1.) Dream Brother This is a very intimate version of this well known Buckley song. The spell binding guitar melody and the soft drum beat draws you in and the vocals and lyrics keep you pinned to the song. A beautifully written and sung track that oozes with emotion. ...

I know that Jeff Buckley is really, really good. Let me get this out of the way, I'm a HUGE Jeff Buckley fan. This means that I like him a lot, not that I'm particularly big in stature. I also believe that his album from 1993, Grace, is the greatest album ever made, so if you don't own it, take a chance and give it a go. Now, because of my obsessivenss with Jeff, this means I'm reviewing this album rather than Grace as I don't yet feel worthy to talk about that. Also, as I'm on planet fan and because I haven't written a review in ages, this will be a long and at times rambling opinion so try to persevere. Thank you for your time. ...

For fans of Jeff Buckley out there, all I need say is buy this album. For the uninitiated, its probably best to start with Grace. My album review goes as follows; Dream Brother – An epic opening, almost nine minutes long with the famed Buckley falsetto soaring throughout the song. This version is a marked improvement on the version in Grace. I woke up in a strange place – A ‘new’ song (not on any other albums), crashing drums and guitar led, with Jeff adopting more of a screech than anything during parts. Ok, but not a particular favourite of mine. Mojo Pin – Slowed down from his album’s version, that tiptoes ...