Jeff Buckley Fans Unite!

Man I miss this guy. Beautiful in every way possible. Self taught singer who excelled immensely in his short career. Personally I believe Jeff was one of the greatest singers (my favorite) and his technical ability was unmatched for someone in his position. Everything he touched was gripping and inspiring. Grace is an all time classic and the live videos/recordings (although sparse) we have are a treasure, as he was always better live. Appreciate this legend!



here's one gem

 

Agreed. I love that version of WWYS, shame it wasn't included on Grace Around The World.

 

great song

 

have any fave live performances?

 

his best cover? I really like his take on Night Flight and The Way Young Lovers Do as well as the always killer Kick out the Jams

 

Well, let's say it's my favorite cover of his. I haven't heard him do many, but that one is really special.

 

It'd probably be a tie between his version of Just Like A Woman or the version of Hallelujah on Mystery White Boy. I've got to many live faves!

 

Know there are more jb fans out there....

 

Dream Brother remains a favorite of mine.

 

I used to trade live recordings untill 2004 and have 8 Jeff Buckley shows in my collection. my favorite would be the Feb-11-1995 Bataclan ,Paris show. good performance and outstanding sound quality.

 

Jeff Buckley fans might very well be interested in my friend Gary Lucas' recent book about his collaboration with Buckley; Gary is in the midst of a promo tour for the book and has released an album of previously-unreleased live and demo versions of his work with JB.

http://garylucas.com/www/tbg/

 

I just got the Sony Legacy of Grace mastered by Kevin Gray yesterday. Wow! It was like hearing the album for the the first time; it absolutely blew me away. Man, I knew he could sing but he really was unreal. Like the OP said, "inspiring."

 

Kevin Gray remastered Grace???

 

LP only - http://www.elusivedisc.com/JEFF-BUCKLEY-GRACE-180g-LP/productinfo/SONLP77983/

 

Bump

 

I didn't even know this existed. Gotta pick this up soon!

 

There is also a SACD expected soon by ORG. I'm hoping it is mastered by Kevin Gray too.

 

Another fave, Jewel Box (or Song 21) a few months before his passing....

 

is this the HQ-180, RTI version? I don't know if it is, but my Sony Legacy reissue is very airy and resolving but I must admit i find it a tad thin and a little sibilant in places. And it's quite noisy in places.

 

Yes, that's the one. Mmm, I found it to have some very nice bottom end (I was coming from only having an Mp3 version admittedly), but on second listen, yes, there is definitely some distortion in places. Crap. So of the two new lps I've acquired the last week, Buckley and Drake, Five Leaves Left, both have unacceptable pressing distortion. This is getting old.

 

I have great respect for Jeff Buckley. He's got a few copycats here and there but he was truly one of a kind.

 

it's not a complete disaster imo, i've grown to like this pressing over the few years I've had it, and my system is in flux at the moment (loading/cables, etc). It's on the edge in places would be a good description. I think I read somewhere that the original pressing had sibilance issues and that the RTI was the best version to go for, I could be mistaken though.

You're not alone - I've had some disappointing purchases last couple of weeks.

 

By the way, do you think people actually usually know that he is the one responsible for that "Hallelujah" fame that has spread worlwide for the past 10 years? It seems like when people cover that particular song, they actually cover (or copy mainly) his version of the song.

 

Here is one of my heartbreaking very favourites. (That live version is new to me!)