Jeff Buckley was a singer songwriter whose fame initially came from the fact that his dad Tim Buckley had some success as a singer songwriter in the 60s. Jeff always tried to shrug off the links to his father and did some way to doing that with his stunning debut 'Grace', which is a cult record loved by many artists such as Jimmy Page and Radiohead. 'my sweetheart the drunk' was due to be his follow up album but during the making of the record he was tragically drowned whilst out with some friends. Where Grace is a classic, this was never completed but released as a 'sketches' album which comprises of two discs - disc one shows the songs that were near ...  Read the complete review

So where do we start with this review? Where can we start? May be an even better question. "Sketches for... My Sweetheart The Drunk", was going to be "My sweetheart the drunk", the follow up to the critically acclaimed "Grace", the 1994 album Jeff Buckley recorded with his band (Matt Johnson, Micheal Tighe and Mick Grondahl-Percussion, Guitar and Bass respectively) (others are creditted such as Gary Lucas, and Karl Berger for lesser roles). After "Grace" Jeff and the band did several years of touring, until the record label became impatient and wanted a second album from Jeff. This album was going to be "My ...  Read the complete review