Jeff Buckley changed my life. I bought his album Grace whilst studying music in college and my guitar teacher said that I have the range and tonality of him. I soon came to realise that it was the biggest compliment ever. I listened to this album and all of his live albums non-stop for years. He inspired me so much, helped me gain confidence with performing and showing me that I should play music for me, not for anyone else. Gutted that we lost him in such an awful way. Thank you for your music Jeff!
When I first heard Jeff Buckley, I didn’t how to react. I’d never heard a voice like that before. Quite beautiful and angelic and then can spin almost instantly and turn demonic. A very rare talent. I cried when I heard about his death. A terrible loss to music.
I’m so grateful for having an older sister that loved indie artists back then. I grew up with him since I was just a preteen. While everyone was on nsync, Backstreet Boys, etc I was on Jeff. The mysticism around him and his music is what called to me. Love his influence from India. His father also created one of my fav songs. Long afloat on shipless oceans song… I think it’s called “did I dream” … I wish Jeff would have redone that song. But his relationship with his dad was just too strained.
I’ve been obsessed with Buckley and his music for over 20 years now. His actual guitar came up for auction back in 2016 and I’d bid over $40k on it before it quickly went out of my financial scope lol. The lead singer of Muse ended up placing the winning bid at $210k and still owns it, I believe. Another cool little bit of trivia…two of my favorite songs of all time were written by Jeff and his dad, Tim. Jeff’s ‘Lover, You Should’ve Come Over’ is one of the most beautifully written love songs I’ve ever come across. And his dad’s absolutely devastating ‘Song to the Siren’ being the other (check out John Frusciante’s version, it’s phenomenal). Anyway, Elizabeth Frazier of Cocteau Twins fame covered the song, released under This Mortal Coil, but she also dated Jeff for some time and they actually recorded music together. Crazy history.
Summer of '95. Was bored had nothin' better to do. Just walked into some random theater to see what I then thought would be a random show by some random guy. 😳 Have been doin' random things ever since...😏
Being 70, I listened to Tim Buckley in college. He also had an amazing voice. I think Jeff Buckley, however, is the greatest vocalist of all time. It’s like he captures the complexity of who we are and how we feel.
Jeff, the only man to have ever put a crowd of thousands into a complete trance. There are no real words to describe his art, voice, poetry, beauty... This epitome of awesome must never be forgotten. I have recently got my 7 year old liking some of his stuff...he loves Jeff's cover of "lilac wine".... Please, let have this man and his unique melodic form be remembered and known through our future generations. I've listened to lots of his dad, Tim Buckley, but Jeff far surpassed him with his lungs and vocals and his dark, romantic, sorrowful poetry.... I Ioved how you loved this live version of mojo pin ♥️🇬🇧♥️🇬🇧♥️
I remember hearing a Jeff Buckley song in the late 90s. I was in a car with a friend and they had one song on burned CD. Later that day I went and purchased Grace, started listening to it on the way home. I parked the car in the driveway and turned the key back. I didnt leave my car until I had heard everything.
He is an INCREDIBLE guitar player - deconstructing and learning his songs...so many alternate tunings! We all fell in love with his exquisite voice but dont forget how good he could play. I miss Jeff every day.
A fantastic singer and equally gifted guitarist and songwriter. Every time I hear him I wonder how much he would have given us had he lived longer. A huge loss to music.
It's cool that you've just discovered him. I'm a bit older, I'm just one year younger then he was and discovered him at an in house record store to promote Grace in 1994 in Austin, Tx. They did things like that back then, before reality tv garbage and rap, crap. Yea, it was the time of Grunge but I wanted something else and there he appeared. I was hooked right away. I met him after the show cause he greeted people but it was packed with high school and college women. So, my encounter was brief but we exchanged some pleasantries...you never forget something like that ever. He was truly a great singer/musician and his death was a personal tragedy!
I remember when I was 16 listening to grace after I got it on CD with a mate of mine and we just chilled out and laid on the floor listening to it. We just laid on the floor literally. We were like what is this? Mind boggling
I'm from Spain, it's beautiful to see young people like you discovering & appreciating this pure talent so much years later... it's precious to see your emotions cause I feel the same since I discovered him in '94,, I'm 46 & almost 25 years after he passed I continue to get excited like the first day with the better artist that existed for me, not question of quantity but of quality and emotion, that's what music is supposed to be. Jeff was another level, not only MUSIC, he was something more, and every word, every note I think was a piece of his own SOUL, too much for the general people and that's how it should be, for me this is the secret & this is his GRACE. Congrat...nice girl..
I'm a little younger than you (not much), and feel the same way. I didn't really hear him until 2001 or 2002, and at the time was so disappointed to have not discovered him while he was alive. As much as I still love and appreciate his music and what I know of him as a person, I am now SO THANKFUL that I didn't hear him back then because I know that I wouldn't have given him a chance because he didn't fit with what I was into and would have thought "talented but not for me.' I feel like I was lucky to discover him when I was ready for him.
@@andrearowell9316 that’s a wonderful way to look at hearing Jeff for the first time. I’m 72 and discovered him about him about 3 and a half years ago. The feelings that this man exuded in me were totally unexpected. He is so adorable and so very gorgeous. I really had a hard time learning that he had died. But I felt like the timing in my life was right for me to know about Jeff Buckley❤️
His father was Tim Buckley a fantastic artist who died far too young, as did Jeff. I discovered him when New Year's Prayer was the intro/theme song for The Dead Zone tv show.
Many have borne witness: Jeff was one of those rare people who, as soon as he entered a room, everyone in it wanted him. And then he sang… When the title track from Grace gained rotation on MTV, it was a the rarest revelation. For those of us who got it, he became a lifelong love. Then, just a couple of years later, he was gone. It’s hard to believe it’s been 25 years since he passed. It remains a tragedy that we will never hear more music from him. There is no telling where he would have gone with his stupefying talents. I saw him live at a festival. He and bassist Mick Grondahl shared a joint on stage, and he seemed a bit tired from a gruelling tour. But he held us in his hand. I will never forget it.
I'm so glad that there's people outside who listen's to his music. His music is HUGE, an unique style to transmit emotions!!! I've never heard something like that before! His music will never be forgotten. Fell in love with Buckley from Italy
Hello Italy from Texas🙋🏻♀️ I fell in love with Jeff too...I knew from the minute I first heard him and saw him that he was absolutely amazing. Hope you’re doing well...
@@virginiaknighten4687 yes his mother Mary Grubert has been working on it ..at one point Brad Pitt was involved.not sure the current status but it will have a real singer as the lead. If I’m not mistaken Reeve Carney was cast..and he’s an incredible musician with a huge vocal range.
Whenever I watch and hear a Jeff Buckley live performance I start to tear up. I can't explain why, it has to be something with his voice. Glad to know I'm not the only one with an emotional reaction to his music. How amazing that you just discovered him. He is my favorite musician of all time!
this song is kinda inspired by his father, Tim Buckley, a world-class musician (check out Song of the Siren by him) who died of overdose when Jeff was still a kid. Jeff only met his father once or few times when he was 6.
I’m so glad you get it - he was uncontrollably brilliant. I love your intro, spot on but it didn’t keep you from really feeling it. You’re emotional range speaks to your humanity and beauty :)
Due to copyright claims a lot of clips got deleted from this sadly 😥 I had more of a montage going on, so if the clips seem a bit choppy...that's why. But the point gets across I hope🤗 He's a great singer.
When I heard Jeff I was just instantly deep in his music, my mother passed away and for me it feels like I was living the songs and I feel the rage in his vocals as my own rage, for me Jeff means a lot I think he heal my loss in so many ways, maybe my mom meet him and send his music to me lol
I can only imagine being in the same room as beautiful Jeff. What great experiences that must have been for you. Any one in particular that you would tell us about?
I love how in the beginning you talk about him and his style as if it wasn't 30 years ago. He'd be 56 now, and perhaps just as intensely talented, but dismissed by a youth obsessed society. I've been waiting to feel old and obsolete for about 30 years, but it hasn't happened. Because nothing goes away anymore. We don't take our scant expendable income to a record shop and have to choose between something older or something current as our only method to listen. We're not as critical about each other's fashion choices being up to date. Everything is valid and accessible and legitimately made personal by whoever connects with it. The in-crowd doesn't exist (which has brought on the alpha movement and hustle culture trying to force elitist values on all of us). We've become a living intergenerational anthology. Jeff would still be remarkable, and your reaction would be in keeping with that which brought him up to the stage then.
Brilliant! Subscribed!!! Someone doing music reaction vids and DOESN'T PAUSE THE MUSIC! :) An absolute pleasure, stoked you've found Jeff! More please! !!
He sang Mojo Pin after Morning Theft but his banter with the crowd inbetween songs he sums it up perfectly. So hard to win over a Glastonbury crowd on a shitty day. And the distance between him and the crowd was something he struggled with, he wanted to get amongst it, that's his style. I got to see him live twice, one a seated venue, the following night standing. The standing and being meteres away from him is something burned into my soul. I almost didn't go...So grateful.
Found you. I like your take. The name was allways in my orbit, but never really listen to him. Today i had time to listen the first time. i was shocked like you. Most funny thing is, i didnt know one Song. How is this possible? I was young and alive in the 90s, and this would be my taste back then. As i said, i heared the Name... Thanks for the good vibes Tiara ps; sorry for the the shitty english!!! Cheers from Berlin :)
I could go on for days about Jeff. Literally. No one would indulge me, which is probably for the good, but I could. He is probably my favorite all time musician. He had the most beautiful voice I've ever heard. He was a bard, a troubadour with an impish grin and a Puckish persona. He was such a beautiful human being. When he died a part of me went with him and I am not being hyperbolic here. I was deeply depressed for about 9 months. I listened to him every single day from first hearing him in 94' until he died, may 29th, 1997. I could not *accept* that he was gone. But his music is his legacy and his live performances are incendiary. There is something truly otherworldly that happens when you see live recordings of him. He has that "It" factor they talk about. That raw charisma or star power that is so rare. Michael Jackson had it in addition to his talent. So did Jeff. The fact that he looked like a Greek god did not hurt him either lol. I am so glad you discvered him. I am always shocked how virtually no one knows him lol. I mean he is possibly the most gifted singer in the history of rock. I know Chris Cornell, Bono, Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, Thom Yorke and Brad Pitt all think so. Take care.
I’m so happy you started this channel. Love Jeff Buckley and so happy visited your channel. I’d love to hear your reaction and analyses of great artists. Shannon Hoon from blind melon was quite a talent in his younger days as well. Although I think Jeff is so unique. My favorite is Last Goodbye.
I've been on this journey for quite some time now, and I can't seem to get enough of Jeff. At the same time it makes me so sad to think that I won't ever find anyone else that touches me like he does... I get to listen to those 20 or so songs he let out and no more. Oh, if I could go back in time... It'd be great to see you react to another of his songs! It was very honest and heartfelt.
When Grace came out, I read an article talking about how he performed at a tribute show for Tim Buckley. Nobody knew about him and stunned them how much he sounded like him. "Buzzin' Fly", "Dream Letter" and "Sing A Song For You" are worth checking out. Jeff was one of those artist I really wished I could have seen live, but never did.
Jeff Buckley is my greatest hero. You should look into his estranged fathers music as well. Tim Buckley’s music is very soulful and experimental as well, I’d recommend “Phantasmagoria in Two” for anyone that’s interested.
One of the most creative guitarists ever and hands down best male singer ever. Great video. If you haven't seen his live in Chicago performance you need to. I think it's best live concert. I have literally seen them all
I discovered him because we analysed his song Grace in A level music class (British version of AP exams for Americans I think) and we were going through his song like we did with a piece of Mozart or Bach, and I believe yes he should be analysed far beyond into the future generations like those classical composers. It’s such a shame he didn’t live passed one studio album, but I guess it’s true he was too beautiful and pure for our Earth. Any vocalist auditioning in your X Factors etc. always try and belt out loud with big voices - its actually far more talent to control your vocals quietly and control the dynamics as emotionally and masterfully as Jeff could, that’s why he’s my favourite singer. You’ve got a new subscriber and look forward to more videos from you. Greetings from London🤘🤝
So nice to see somebody young who really gets the genius that was Jeff. My reaction when I first heard Grace back in '97 was pretty much the same as yours. I was so devastated when, after returning from a semester abroad, I found out he had passed away right after I found him and I was never able to see him live :( Enjoy your deep dive into Jeff's work!
Discovered Jeff in the early 2000s whilst at uni. Shrek had just come out and Hallelujah was beautiful, I know it’s not him in the film but when I Googled the song I found Jeff’s version. Bought Grace not long after and was hooked. Shame I was about 5 years too late and never got to see him live. Same goes for Elliott Smith who died around this time too and I got into his music afterwards.
Great points. What you said about focusing on the instruments is spot on. Same line of thinking as me; except the way I approached it was that I noticed the song structure, intricately, was different
In addition to being an incredible vocalist, he wrote such great, interesting music and lyrics with a really unique blend of influences. It's almost prog at times, but always so incredibly soulful. It's tragic we'll never hear the music he had yet to make.
JEFF BUCKLEY is an angel. I'm so happy he sent to New York for his dad remembrance show. I actually play every instrument, but vocals 😪is not my thing. I actually ripped all my pictures of him. Because I couldn't hit those notes. I CAN NOW. Not as good tho. But he taught me everything with vocals. Mojo pin from Japanese show is better than Glastonbury. Even tho I LOVED IT AS WELL.
He is the best. Unique vocal ability. The songs from his only album marked my adolescence. It's been 30 years ☺️. Due to a tragedy he had a very short career. Thank you for your comments.
Been a fan since 90’s (my 20’s) and not a month goes by (usually that time of month 😂) that I’m playing Grace album. Just occured to me after being obsessed with Børns the last year or so that there seems to be some Jeff in Garret Born’s music soul!
When he released Grace, I was floored like you. His death hit me hard because I was expecting to hear many more albums from him. The other artist that shook me just as much is Morphine. Listen to In Spite of Me. Another artist that was taken far too early.
Hi Tiara. I love all the effort you put on your videos. I'd love to see you talking about Juan Gabriel; he was a mexican singer-songwriter and still one of the best musicians born on this planet. Keep it up
An Angel that longed to be in the sky. He could not stay here. It’s a tragedy. I honestly believed he would have changed the music industry if he were to stay.
Back around year 2000 I bought Sketches in a record store, and the clerk was almost overly complementing me for my taste in music, but the only reason I bought it was because I couldnt find Grace in the store but didnt want to admit it.
Lovely reaction. I agree he's otherworldly. 'Grace.' The music is meaningful, deep yet accessible. His music is up there with Radiohead for me, peak Pink Floyd and a few other artists who hit almost mystical emotional highs with their music.
So Jeff's live album "Mystery White Boy tour" has some different stuff when he toured Europe, solid live album not talked about for some reason even though he released so little. And im curious if you've ever heard of the singer SAM COOKE ? it doesnt get much smoother than that man for old school soul. "YOU SEND ME" is one on my favorites hes known for.
Hahahahhah!!! Oh, MAN. I’m only in my 30’s, but it’s so…surreal…seeing someone a bit younger discover legends from my childhood. There are SO many equally amazing (and usually tragic) talents from that era, that people just 7-10 years removed are seemingly unaware of. The period shunned pomp, banality, and inauthenticity. The result, was art that was raw, and rich with emotional weight. Buckley was one of a kind, but if you keep digging in that era, you’re going to find other artists that are just as mind-blowing; in both their talent and originality. There are many more one-of-a-kinds, from the same time
This man was and is my Elvis. I was a teenager when he hit the scene and I just knew. He became the Holy Spirit in my trinity of teenage musical adoration. God and the Son being Tori Amos and Fiona Apple respectively. Jeff was a poet and had the voice of a horny angel. I hope there's a heaven, cause I know he's playing a holy dive bar right now.
Jeff is a must listen. He is the epitome of the tortured soul. Please check out Martin Sexton, Jimmy Gnecco and Reeve Carney (Live at Molly Malones). Grab some popcorn and kleenex 😅. Martin sexton I've seen live double digits. Huge Buckley fan. Listen to his live albums. Jaw dropping. Also search for his song "can't stop thinking about you" with John Mayer. Insane...
