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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Nov 6, 2009
Pros: Look up all of the terms synonymous with "beautiful"
Cons: None
Summary: About five years ago after I had gotten into Elliott Smith, some guy mentioned that I should give Jeff Buckley a try as his music had the same kind of emotional output...although a bit more brazen. At first listen I didn't his music at all; Buckley's ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 21, 2012
Pros: - That voice...
- Great instrumentation
- Amazing lyrics
- Great command of mood
Cons: - Those with short attention spans could find the softer sections drag on a bit
Summary: Part rock, part jazz, part classical… an unlikely combination, to say the least. But it somehow all works, and not only that, it works frighteningly well. Driven by the immense vocal talents of Jeff Buckley (he sounds like an angel, by ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 28, 2007
Pros: Amazing vocal talent, wonderful melodies, complex and emotional lyrics, and I could go on...
Cons: Are you kidding me?
Summary: Every once in a while, someone comes along in music whom you know is going to make a difference. This could easily be said of Jeff Buckley. Buckley appeared in the music scene in '91 and was quickly hailed by fans and critics alike to be one of ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 16, 2006
Pros: It's not often a remedy for predictable whiny rock
Cons: Frozen in time, and never to be repeated. RIP Jeff Buckley
Summary: Soothing... That would be the best word to describe a star that will never be. Hate to start off so emotional, but it simply makes sense here. Jeff Buckley wore his heart in voice. While Mr. Buckley had one of the most unique ears for melody ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 31, 2006
Pros: Angelic voice, musically complex, lyrically poignant. This could've been the face of rock's future.
Cons: Fate is a bastard thief for pulling him away.
Summary: Fasten your seat belts, folks. This is going to be a long one. There's a lot of intro before we actually get to Jeff. As many of you have probably learned, I have a writing style that sometimes rides the line between good taste and awful. I sometimes ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 29, 2005
Pros: Um.... everything.
Cons: The fact he died before making another album.
Summary: It's been well over 10 years since this album was released, and it's better now than it was then. Every track on this album is near-classic, full of incredibly raw emotion and incredible songwriting. Buckley, the son of 60's-70's singer/songwriter Tim ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 14, 2005
Pros: Passionate, emotive, musically genius, vocally beautiful, lyrically poetic, varied, dynamic, well recorded, ...art!
Cons: ermmm.........well.....when the album ends :-(
Summary: When Grace was released not many people stood up and applauded the artistry that existed within this recording. By sales standards nothing remarkable, only 2million sold upto now!? In the great US of A, 2million is a good figure, over 8 years....poor. ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 28, 2005
Pros: Jeff Buckley's voice
Cons: None
Summary: To me, 'Grace' is one of those albums that can stand the test of time. There is something to love in almost every single song on the album. Jeff Buckley had an amazing voice, ranging easily over 5 octaves, and he put his heart and soul into every song. ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 1, 2005
Pros: Beauty.
Cons: People who don't appreciate it.
Summary: When I was six years old, my parents were friends with a man who owned a dingy little music club called the Blue Note. The single notable thing about this club was the metal sculpture of a guitar out front--the owner was an art student. On weekends, we ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 25, 2004
Pros: probably everything
Cons: nothing more from this artist...
Summary: It’s early. Outside, the first birds of the morning make sweet little chirping sounds. I lie in my bed, warm and cosy, unaware that it’s just about time for me to arise. The clock on my stereo clicks over to read 6:00am. And then it switches ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 7, 2003
Pros: Inspiring, reveals Buckleys one of a kind voice and has beautiful lyrical content
Cons: Only full studio album released, saddened that there won't be a chance to top it.
Summary: As sad as it may seem usually following the untimely death of a musician, they're music profile rises whether their music is worthy of this status or not. Jeff Buckley is certainly an artist who deserves every piece of credit he gets. I have no doubt in ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 2, 2003
Pros: The voice. The music. The lyrics. The originality. All beautiful.
Cons: None whatsoever - honestly.
Summary: This is Jeff Buckley's first and last album, and it really includes some of the most amazing songs I have ever heard in my life. Unfortunately, Jeff left this world in a mysterious drowning incident in 1997 (the year I first discovered him) when he was ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 9, 2003
Pros: Buckley's singing is incredible, displaying mind-blowing range and unrivalled emotional depth.
Cons: He died tragically young.
Summary: This magnificent album, released in 1994, incorporates diverse influences, ranging from church music and blues to heavy rock and grunge.
Grace is a stunningly mature work. It is also unrelentingly intense - it is almost as though Buckley knew ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 2, 2002
Pros: Music, voice, words, emotion. Perfection.
Cons: ...
Summary: An untimely death often leans to glorification of an artist’s life. Suddenly, an under whelming or mediocre singer songwriter becomes a hugely important historical figure in music. It’s happened time and time again in every musical era.
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 4, 2002
Pros: Oh, writing the review was hard enough. You think I'm going to be able to
Cons: pick out pros and cons? Please.
Summary: (The case is sitting in front of you. You're familiar with the songs. You love the album. Just review it, will you?)
Beginning a review on Jeff Buckley's Grace has, ultimately, proved to be the most arduous of tasks. The standard rants ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 21, 2002
Pros: HisMusic comes sobeautifully through his hands and voice, but even better from the heart.
Cons: That he should die such a tragic death.
Summary: He lived such a great life for music, but it all tragically ended. His music was everything to him and it has become everything to me. I would hear all this crap about him from my family and our friends, Jeff Buckley this Jeff Buckley that, always ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 20, 2002
Pros: Brilliant song-writing married with a beautiful voice.
Cons: Distortion on a few songs detracts from the whole.
Summary: So this is the first review I've written in about two years, but it seems fitting to me that my foray back in to Epinions would be a review of what, in my humble opinion, is one of the best albums of the 90's. In 1996, young singer/songwriter Jeff ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 22, 2002
Pros: Unbelievable musicianship and writing
Cons: Too good for many to enjoy
Summary: Its hard to put the album "Grace" from Jeff Buckley into words, but the one word that does seem fitting is unreal...or so real.
The words will flow through you as if holy water, slipping over your soul and nicely complimented by the serene ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 18, 2001
Pros: Amazingly soulful rocker.
Cons: There will not be another.
Summary: Jeff Buckley could have been a savior. He could have rescued us from this terrible quagmire of sound alike knock off bands that comprise popular music today. He could have been as popular as he wished, or as obscure as he desired. Jeff Buckley might have ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 22, 2001
Pros: Springsteen wishes he could sing rock songs like this.
Cons: Deserves so much more respect than it gets.
Summary: Grace, the only album Jeff Buckley finished before his death, is a constant reminder of the loss classic chords-and-keys rock has lost. Buckley was clearly on the verge of greatness with this album. Lost in the fold of the "Alternative Revolution" with ... read more
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Personnel: Jeff Buckley (vocals, guitar, harmonium, organ, dulcimer, tabla); Gary Lucas, Michael Tighe (guitar); Loris Holland (organ); Matt Johnson (...
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Jeff Buckley was many things, but humble wasn't one of them. Grace is an audacious debut album, filled with sweeping choruses, bombastic arrangements,...
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