Jeff Buckley (discography, cover)

right-track · 02-06-2008, 04:54 PM

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WolfAtTheDoor · 07-23-2008, 05:01 PM

Grace is one of the best albums in my collection. Lover You Should've Come Over being my personal favourite, with Lilac Wine in a close second.

jackhammer · 07-23-2008, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by WolfAtTheDoor

Grace is one of the best albums in my collection. Lover You Should've Come Over being my personal favourite, with Lilac Wine in a close second.

Have you heard the 'Legacy' Edition of this album. It is a stunning package. 3 discs-2 C.D's and 1 DVD.

Jeff Buckley Grace: Legacy Edition CD

WolfAtTheDoor · 07-23-2008, 05:12 PM

nooo unfortunately I haven't, I've got most of the sketches for his follow up album, 'My Sweetheart,The Drunk', which I think contains most songs from the legacy edition..

I once stole the Jeff Buckley Live DVD from an ex girlfriend but she found it had gone missing and I had to give it back... does anyone know a link to the whole show on youtube or something?

jackhammer · 07-23-2008, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by WolfAtTheDoor

nooo unfortunately I haven't, I've got most of the sketches for his follow up album, 'My Sweetheart,The Drunk', which I think contains most songs from the legacy edition..

No the legacy edition has no corresponding tracks on 'Sketches'. Most of the extra tracks on the legacy edition were covers whereas 'Sketches' was mainly culled from many demo's and studio sessions.

boo boo · 07-23-2008, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by right-track

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Holy **** thats amazing, I've never heard anyone use their voice like that before, it's like a freaking Theremin.

boo boo · 07-23-2008, 05:34 PM

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As I was born a good few years after Jeff Buckley was i'd rather not consider myself as being a part of his dad's generation. Besides I don't think somethings age should count against it. I prefer his fathers music because he seemed more aware of music in general & experimented more often ,plus I think he was a better songwriter.
Is it fair to compare his body of work with his sons one and only finished album? Probably not ,but that's all there is to go by. He may have ended up a better songwriter , his music may have got more experimental , he could have done plenty of things , but he didn't. And that is my biggest problem with people who love this album. People want to heighten up all the positives of it & think what could have been and it's treated as a 'what could have been' rather than what it is. And what it is to me is an album that shows some promise but relies far too much on other peoples songs.

I disagree strongly and besides Grace only has 3 covers, I don't see why anyone should be discredited becaused they covered other peoples songs, Elvis sure as hell ain't discredited for that. I prefer Buckleys cover of Hallelujah over Cohens original by a great deal.

I don't think people praise Grace simply because of "what could have been", IMO it wasn't an album that promised that Buckley would one day make a great album, it WAS a great album, and sometimes one great album is all you need. At least in my opinion.

His voice is godly and he was a pretty great melodicist too.

WolfAtTheDoor · 07-23-2008, 05:41 PM

Doing a classic song justice is one thing, completely outdoing it is another. Jeff Buckley did this with most of his covers. Even though he wasn't entirely original, not by a long shot, he had a voice that was out of this world. Great vocal range. And the songs he wrote himself on Grace are brilliant no question about it. Last Goodbye has some of the most perfect lyrics I've had the pleasure of hearing...

lucifer_sam · 08-11-2008, 11:19 PM

I'm recently rediscovering this wonderful, wonderful man. Kinda wish he had a bigger discography, but his influence is palpable today.

Love 'im.

cupkayke · 07-13-2010, 01:37 AM

I think this thread could use some reviving, especially since I have a great interest in his music and vocal ability - writing included.
Pointing out what WolfAtTheDoor stated, his covers are excellent. I tend to enjoy them just as much or more than the originals. And I mean, I can see why he covered songs because from how I see it was he was doing gigs in his early years and at least needed to show off his ability and whatever creativity he could add to a song.

Starting with: When The Levee Breaks. Led Zeppelin's version because I understand it's a cover of a cover, but the band had an influence on him and I believe the way he sung the song was most like Robert Plant's take.

When The Levee Breaks - Led Zeppelin

When The Levee Breaks - Jeff Buckley

Admittedly I don't like the original like I do the cover, so what he did to Genesis' song Back in N.Y.C was great. He made the song slightly faster, of course, and added the same gritty, harsh voice as Peter Gabriel but made sure to add his own element of singing.

Back in N.Y.C - Genesis

Back in N.Y.C - Jeff Buckley

Ha, I'll go ahead and say I added this one because I just loved the song before I realized it was a cover. Anyway he took a pretty good song, Yard of Blonde Girls, and made it into his own, raunchy and as the song says, sexy. This would be the first time I've heard the original.

Yard of Blonde Girls - The Nymphs

Yard of Blonde Girls - Jeff Buckley

Ultimately I do hope I brought good conversation and maybe he'll be a topic of discussion again. His music, whether original or not, was always great and admirable.

08-11-2008, 11:19 PM	#109 (permalink)
lucifer_sam Unrepentant Ass-Mod Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 3,921	I'm recently rediscovering this wonderful, wonderful man. Kinda wish he had a bigger discography, but his influence is palpable today. Love 'im. __________________ first.am

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WolfAtTheDoor ironing your socks Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: I'm in a rocknroll band. huh. Posts: 396	Grace is one of the best albums in my collection. Lover You Should've Come Over being my personal favourite, with Lilac Wine in a close second.

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WolfAtTheDoor ironing your socks Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: I'm in a rocknroll band. huh. Posts: 396	nooo unfortunately I haven't, I've got most of the sketches for his follow up album, 'My Sweetheart,The Drunk', which I think contains most songs from the legacy edition.. I once stole the Jeff Buckley Live DVD from an ex girlfriend but she found it had gone missing and I had to give it back... does anyone know a link to the whole show on youtube or something?

07-23-2008, 05:41 PM	#108 (permalink)
WolfAtTheDoor ironing your socks Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: I'm in a rocknroll band. huh. Posts: 396	Doing a classic song justice is one thing, completely outdoing it is another. Jeff Buckley did this with most of his covers. Even though he wasn't entirely original, not by a long shot, he had a voice that was out of this world. Great vocal range. And the songs he wrote himself on Grace are brilliant no question about it. Last Goodbye has some of the most perfect lyrics I've had the pleasure of hearing...

07-13-2010, 01:37 AM	#110 (permalink)
cupkayke Groupie Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: steinbeck lands. Posts: 38	I think this thread could use some reviving, especially since I have a great interest in his music and vocal ability - writing included. Pointing out what WolfAtTheDoor stated, his covers are excellent. I tend to enjoy them just as much or more than the originals. And I mean, I can see why he covered songs because from how I see it was he was doing gigs in his early years and at least needed to show off his ability and whatever creativity he could add to a song. Starting with: When The Levee Breaks. Led Zeppelin's version because I understand it's a cover of a cover, but the band had an influence on him and I believe the way he sung the song was most like Robert Plant's take. When The Levee Breaks - Led Zeppelin When The Levee Breaks - Jeff Buckley Admittedly I don't like the original like I do the cover, so what he did to Genesis' song Back in N.Y.C was great. He made the song slightly faster, of course, and added the same gritty, harsh voice as Peter Gabriel but made sure to add his own element of singing. Back in N.Y.C - Genesis Back in N.Y.C - Jeff Buckley Ha, I'll go ahead and say I added this one because I just loved the song before I realized it was a cover. Anyway he took a pretty good song, Yard of Blonde Girls, and made it into his own, raunchy and as the song says, sexy. This would be the first time I've heard the original. Yard of Blonde Girls - The Nymphs Yard of Blonde Girls - Jeff Buckley Ultimately I do hope I brought good conversation and maybe he'll be a topic of discussion again. His music, whether original or not, was always great and admirable.