Vocal Coach REACTS to JEFF BUCKLEY- Mojo Pin (from Live in Chicago) 

Yes! I'm glad Jeff is getting some more publicity and listeners. He's still relatively unknown for such talent he possessed, which I find really saddening.

Jeff was physically beautiful...like what I would imagine an angel would look like...There was something otherworldly about him.

It is sad. I fell in love with this man the first time I saw him singing "Last Goodbye" one late night, when I was 14. I was blown away. He really changed something in me, and of course my little 14 year old hormones went nuts, lol. 😉 He was REAL, he was RAW, he was like nothing I had seen before in my life, and it was as if he had this gravitational pull on my entire being. You just wanted more of this man. He was exceptional. You could see his soul when he was singing, and it was magnificent, and mesmerizing, and beautiful and pure. Not one person around me back then, knew who he was. I introduced people to him. Singers knew who he was. Artists knew who he was. He died on my 18th birthday. I remember being at the beach that day and swimming in the ocean, and everything was so calm. Later when I got home and we had just cut my birthday cake, I remember sitting there eating cake when in the background I heard Kurt Loder's voice on MTV news, and he said that singer Jeff Buckley has died. That he had drowned in the Wolf River, a tributary of the Mississippi River. I was in complete shock. I sat there for a moment, I listened but nothing was really getting through other than the fact that he was dead, gone, and at the same time he was in the waters of that river, I was in the ocean swimming- and I wondered if I was swimming in the Atlantic while he was drowning in the Mississippi. I cried, silently. The tears just falling from me, uncontrollably, with no sound, no anything. It was like a huge void opened up and swallowed me. There was an absence in sound. Fitting. He was a huge part of me. His music touched me in ways I couldn't even fathom. Not just the music, but also the man behind it, and ..oh.... what a story he had to tell. We all lost so much that day. What is so surprising and so amazing, is that even to this day, i'm still discovering songs of his. New things (or new to me things) pop up from time to time, and it's like he is still here. I thought I had listened to just about everything of his that I could get my hands on. Still, these new songs of his, or covers he did, or something he was working on, find me, and I go back through the years and fall in love with him all over again. What's so interesting and so heartbreaking, is the connection that he does have with his father, Tim Buckley, no matter how much he tried to step away from his father's legacy, it haunted him his entire life. One thing in particular struck me though. It's a long story, but there is a huge connection to his father through "Song to the Siren", which was his dad's song, and to Elisabeth Fraser, who covered the song later on with "This Mortal Coil". He talked about it in interviews. He was a teen with a garage band when he saw Elisabeth singing his father's song. It made a huge impact on him, as did Elisabeth. Later on, when Jeff starting rising to fame, he met Elisabeth randomly. What happened next isn't truly known. If it became a mutual love born out of artistry and respect, or if he and Elisabeth truly fell IN love with one another. However, they were very close. It was also a little tumultuous. Supposedly the song he was working on called "Morning Theft" was written about Elisabeth and her daughter. So, his father's song, about a Siren calling out, played a roll in him falling in love with a woman he met in the future, that just happened to become famous because of her cover of his father's song. How eerily coincidental that for some reason, he decided to walk out into that river that day, no drugs or alcohol was found in his system, and he was not suicidal, but very happy and excited to be working on a new album with his band-that was actually flying into Memphis that day to start recording. He was with a friend, happy, and then he looked out into the water, and walked into it, and disappeared. His friend tried looking for him, called to him, called the police, but there was nothing until days later. Reportedly, Elisabeth was crushed completely. She couldn't, or didn't, or wouldn't talk about it for a very long time. Elisabeth still sings "Song to the Siren" in her rare performances. I can't help but feel like there was some cosmic thing at play here, and I wonder if she thinks about Jeff when she sings that song now. How could she not? What made him walk into that water..... It's a mystery without an explanation or answers. We will never know why it all happened. The coincidences are uncanny though, and I think about it sometimes. There is a song that was unreleased commercially. It's just Jeff and Elisabeth playing around with music. It's so beautiful, and so perfect . It's called " All flowers in time" (I think that's the correct title) You can find it on here. It's just a beautiful sentiment to their relationship. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-JnPvnIKCJYA.html

Jeff was fascinated with some Eastern traditional singing, specifically qawwali singers of Pakistan. He even worked with Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, the unparalleled master of that genre. Qawwali performances are on the longer side, but from a professional standpoint they are a must see! The breath control, the technique NFAK used, omg! If Jeff was mesmerized by him, why shouldn't we😉 you can check out Afreen Afreen or Sochta Hoon, even if not for filming)

I’ve heard 3 seconds of the beginning and I already have chills sksks

My all-time favorite singer. I've a lifelong love for his art. Once you discover him you're enraptured. Every moment listening to him after realizing he's gone is spent mourning him. Thanks for this. ❤

It's like Robert Plant, Edith Pfiaf, Nina Simone and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan in one celestial package. That's how great Jeff was.

God, this is so nostalgic. R.I.P Jeff you absolute legend, so underrated.

Jeff has so much emotion in his voice it is hard not to be touched by it. x

Jeff Buckley was so special. American rock music lost so much the day he died. I honestly don't know if we will ever see somebody that talented again. He could interpret songs in foreign languages that he had no fluency in almost perfectly. I've never seen anybody else with that ability.

You know people say don't trust anyone who doesn't love animals? I don't trust anyone who can't appreciate the raw talent of Jeff Buckley :)

ugh, yes, please i would love to see more reactions to Jeff! he’s one of my favorite musicians, he was a one of kind soul and voice. it really doesn’t matter how many times i listen to any of his music, i’m always taken aback and drawn in.

I'm so glad you reacted to Jeff Buckley😊✌

Jeff was the epitome of vocal exploration. RIP

Jeff Buckley had an incredible, phenomenal voice!!! Love him so much! 💓💓💓

Just think, there is a parallel universe where Jeff Buckley didn’t go for that swim.

Rebecca, your expressions are precious! I saw him many times and everyone in the audience had the very same reaction when he stepped out on the stage! Not a dry eye in the house.

Are you kidding me, I'm so glad to see this um, hear! Great choice. Unfortunately I can't share Buckley with any friends etc. some of his stuff might be an acquired taste but man he's a gem for sure.

30 secs in and Jeff Buckley’s voice has stolen your heart and broken it twice, I’ve seen comments from people still discovering him and being swept away by his alchemy and magic...The Way Young Lovers Do. RIP ❤️

I've been under Jeff's spell for almost 20 years. He's my go-to guy for everything. When i'm happy, when i'm sad, when i'm mad lol.

Jeff Buckley was Sia's favourite artist and ispired a lot her indie style. Great reaction, thank you!

My beautiful Jeff, that voice is so mesmerizing!

I want to cry whenever I hear him sing. He just brings emotion out. His version of Hallelujah is unmatched, imho. Last Goodbye is one of my favorite songs of all time.

Jeff Buckley is an angel. Another dimension.

"oh jeff" yyyyep, we are all with you Rebecca

Once in a lifetime vocals.

I would love if you would do more commentary on him. Grace was an amazing album. His voice was like no other. I wish I could give you more than one like for this.

3:42 - “a good voice is a free voice”, as I read once before.

This man should be regarded as one of the all time best singer/songwriters ever!!!! Criminally underrated

Every time he performed feels like he opened a little window directly into his mind. Pure expression, that just happened to use music as a medium. Gets me thinking sometimes why music is so good at translating moods and very ambiguous emotions. Probably because music is one of the most ambiguous forms of expression. One group of notes is not inherently more or less expressive or descriptive than the other. You can't really tell a story with it without any context. But it does tell you something. It's like when you suddenly get consumed by some spontaneous thoughts in a middle of a crowded noisy room, and just snap out of your surrounding. If somebody would ask you what were you thinking about, more often than not you wouldn't be able to answer. Just...thoughts. About things. Moods. Like music.

Rip to the legend

Yes.

Thank you for exposing me to Jeff he is truly one of a kind so happy to have all his music to listen to

Goosebumps, every time I hear this intro. Every time.

Listening to Jeff makes me tear up 😢. What a talent. That voice.

Love this man and anything that comes out of his mouth.

This is my favorite vocal performance of all time from my favorite vocalist, so this is just a treat

Yes please! Grace in it's entirety.

Such a hidden gem of a man and a singer. He is my favorite by far. Last Goodbye is a great sound. Just the arrangement of the bass on that song, and many more of his. Drums, bass, guitar, etc. Beautiful!!!

It's f!@#$%g magic is what it is. I was so fortunate that a friend had tickets to this tour in Minneapolis but he couldn't go. I and his roommate went and saw Soul Coughing open for Jeff Buckley. I had never heard him at that point but within about 20 seconds of the first song, I was all in. In hindsight, with his premature death, I feel extremely fortunate to have seen him and this band play these songs. Not many people got the same opportunity. Let's not forget that this band was top flight. Every member matched his dynamics and subtlety in the notes they played and the notes they DIDN'T play. This drummer, Matt Johnson, is still to this day, one of my all time favorite drummers based on his playing on the Grace album alone. Just so amazing! Can you even imagine being part of the studio sessions that produced Grace? Wow. Just wow...

I've just discovered, all I've been listening too the passed 2 weeks.. It's credible

This was a beautiful video, thank you 💛

Just achingly beautiful and unparalleled. Grace is one of the all time greatest recordings ever made. Hands down.

He was an absolutely FEARLESS vocalist!

You experienced that song exactly how I do. SUCH poetry and brilliance. I love that man. (I never in my life have cried for a celebrity's death but for Jeff Buckley. It devastated me.)

the most talented solo artist. the end.

What an amazing voice 😮😍 he was absolutely amazing. The world will never forget Jeff.

Kudos to u for recognizing real talent & knowing how brave it takes one to be a vocalist. I've sung for public a chunk of times it does take confidence, breath control ectttt. But its awesome to be able to anyhow.

I wish he was still here too....

I never see Reactions to Jeff - thanks for doing this and for the analysis. Adore the joy on your face during this performance 😊

5 videos in two days 😳 wow you’re treating us! You never fail to amaze me 💛💚❤️ loving your analysis as always, his voice is so unique and beautiful x

Just thought I'd let you know I've watched this video at least 20 times because noone else wants to watch this performance with me all the time and not get sick of it and appreciate it as much as you do

Good GOD, I’m so happy I found this channel. Wow!!! .

Love Jeff Buckley, love you reactions too :)

Ahh, he is amazing. I am a huge fun of Jeff so I felt everything and laughed along with you! Thank you for your reaction you are beautiful and you have an amazing voice. ♥️🦋

Jeff Buckley loved vocalists, he loved the voice used as an instrument. He was even dating Elizabeth Fraser and worked with Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. He was in that genre of vocalists. In other words, emotionally resonating with the listener, the highest connection in music. It usually makes them quite reclusive in real life.

every time i show him to singers who doesn't know about ,their jaws drop.they become instant fans

Cobain and Buckley... the two soul crushing tragedies of the 90s...

As a man, one of the few who can bring me to tears. I often wonder if a talent is more impactful in its absence; if, due to their short lives, they touch us more deeply.

I notice i stop breathing when he sings and my limbs are paralyzed until i notice. He slays me.

I never noticed the overtone notes! Thanks for that!

Absolutely a masterpiece performance

YES JEFF

So now imagine a reaction not only to his voice, but also to his exceptional guitar playing, songwriting (he wrote all of them), instrument arrangement (he did all of it), his personality and character traits (all that knew him speak of a very gentle, smart, funny and sweet guy), his performance ethics on how to tear your heart out of your chest and throw it on your audience, and my god was he hot, and I say this as a straight guy. He was probably too good to last too long.

Great video. My reactions were the same when I heard this the first time. I'd never heard such a vocal soundscape before

I love his version of mojo pin live at Glastonbury... all his performances there are so beautiful and hypnotic. Have you done any peter Steele from type o negative yet?

Yes we both wish Jeff was still with us, but I take solace in that you are here. You are a personification of everything if anything is beautiful in this world, you are pure of spirit, knowledgeable, beautiful, and a goddess amongst us, your grace leaves mortals realing..

I love your enthusiasm

wish he could of made more music while he was alive

He was too beautiful and precious for this world. This song was said to be about his love (and hate) affair with heroin. Watching him perform live was like a religious experience for me and I am not a religious person. He signed a poster for me so I get to look at his lovely face every day. I have seen thousands of live musical performances and nothing compared.

Beautiful. Soft. Lightning. Who have we got right now that sounds like Jeff? When I found out that he had passed I needed to take the rest of the day off from work and stayed in my bedroom until the morning after. Staring at the walls and thinking about my heroes. One after the other: Bowie. Chris. Jeff. Layne. Scott. Unbelievably depressing. What do you suggest I listen to?

Amazing react video. Brava!

Finally people start recognizing jeff please do more reaction my love !

He should always be in the same sentence as Freddie, Robert, Michael and Chris

His death hit me harder than any stranger’s then or since. A true tragedy for lovers of fine music.

it makes me so sad that he died so young. i was nearly named grace so i have an appreciation for jeff, this song is so gorgeous

I love your enthusiasm about Jeff Buckley´s song. So cute :-)

Precious precious… i can’t do what he did.

One of the best.

Fuckin chills, from beginning to end!

When he passed away, I did not yet have internet access, so I learned about his death about a week later inside the front page of my local news paper. It was nothing more than a two paragraph blurb. Being a huge fan of Grace and greatly anticipating his second full-length, I remember it being the first time (and only time since) that I truly felt sad at a musician passing away.

Now I understand where Conor Mason (from Nothing But Thieves, remember? 🤩) got his inspirations (Conor always said Jeff was a huge, huge inspiration for him). They're both so unique and talented in their own way 😍

Hi Rebecca! If you want to see where Jeff gets his amazing talent from, then check out his father Tim Buckley... There are several live videos of his on RU-vid, including a really nice performance of "Dolphin" from The Old Grey Whistle Test... :)

Wow. You talked over the best ten seconds for sure😂

I'm going to speak sacrilege: I thought Robert Plant was the greatest rock n' roll vocalist ever (he was my favorite from 1980 until late 90s), then I heard Jeff Buckley. Zeppelin is my favorite because they effen rock. Buckley is my favorite because he has my heart. No one in the rock n' roll world can sing, play, write, and connect like Jeff Buckley. RIP.

you've got to react to anthony and the johnsons ...you are my sister

He was a presence destined to be not long in this place. It sucks that "the good die young" and many thoughtful folk check out early. It says a lot about how it seems the more in tune to this experience a person is, as a general rule the quicker they want to get the heck out. ;)

Greatest singer of all time

Jeff ❤

Ah, you done did a Jeff. Of course you did. I have the first four notes of 'Opened Once' tattooed on my arm. Because when you like things loads you just have to get them tattooed, y'know. Such a brave soul x

Admirations...

I'm along term fan. Honestly, at the beginning of this video I didn't think it was going to be with it. But I enjoyed your reaction more than any, and I learned shit too. Thank you

Great to see you react to so many different styles of music!

Hello REBECCA!!!! What a charming hat!!! Also, your hair looks fantastic. Great video, love all of your reactions. 👒👒👒😂😂👏💙

you should check out Jeff's father ...Tim Buckley incredible voice!!

Thank you for doing Jeff Buckley. Have you heard him do this song at the Glastonbury concert? Best virsion, it seemed to be touched by Magic.

You should really check out DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT - Deadhead (Live at Royal Albert Hall) Its an even better vocal achievement then kingdom you reacted to earlier. (In my opinion)

You did a video on Jeff Buckley! Just noticed, haha. Excellent critique as always, and the improv was damn excellent too :)) P.S. Serious Gwen Stefani vibes at around 4:07.

You should look up Jimmy Gnecco. He sings like Jeff (live) and apparently he was his guitar tech.

Thank you! More Jeff Buckley!!!