Notes From Your BooksellerA rare talent whose life was cut far too short, Jeff Buckley’s artistry shines from beginning to end on Grace. His only proper studio album, Grace showcases Buckley's distinguished vocal range, spanning around four octaves, and his knack for songwriting. However, it is the understated emotion exuded by his cover of Leonard Cohen’s "Hallelujah" that is the showstopper, leaving you both on the verge of tears and wanting more..
Jeff Buckley was many things, but humble wasn't one of them.
Grace is an audacious debut album, filled with sweeping choruses, bombastic arrangements, searching lyrics, and above all, the richly textured voice of
Buckley himself, which resembled a cross between
Robert Plant,
Van Morrison, and his father
Tim. And that's a fair starting point for his music:
Grace sounds like a
Led Zeppelin album written by an ambitious folkie with a fondness for
lounge jazz. At his best -- the soaring title track,
"Last Goodbye," and the mournful
"Lover, You Should've Come Over" --
Buckley's grasp met his reach with startling results; at its worst,
Grace is merely promising. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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