Listened: Tuesday July 13
Being somewhat clued in to “hip” music for so long, I have noticed that mention of Grace comes up a lot. But until recently I had never heard it. Thanks to Woody, I am now a fan.
Jeff’s version of Hallelujah is timeless and transcendent. Jeff’s version, as well as seeing this performance on PBS made me want to explore Leonard Cohen more.
Like Geneva, “choirboy” comes to mind when describing Jeff’s voice (see Corpus Christi Carol), though he can rock it out quite well too (Eternal Life). I can also hear exactly where Fran Healy got his singing style – the influence is obvious.
This is another frustrating case of someone dying way too young and not fully reaching the potential he so obviously had.
Emily's Albums A to Z 
[…] Beast is a very pretty and mellow album. Andrew Bird sings like Jeff Buckley and is musically similar to Jose Gonzales plus whistling and tons of strings (he’s a […]
[…] Draw is brilliant and sounds so effortlessly great. His sound can be compared to Nick Drake and Jeff Buckley. Sadly, this is the only album released when he was alive (his only other release is an EP, coming […]