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| Passionate Fan   Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 3,936
| Jeff Buckley #1: Oh, That Was So Real Does anyone else know who this guy is? My ex-boyfriend introduced him to me and I found out that my uncle likes him too. His most known cd is called Grace. He did an amazing version of Hallelujah and he writes so well. Instead of having the standard song style with a verse, a chorus, a verse, a bridge, and a chorus, he just lets the music take him. Sadly, he drowned when he was only 30s years old. Thanks to his mother, there are many releases available containing music recorded for new cds or live stuff. I recommend his music if you haven't heard it. Am I the only fan here? __________________ "I'm just trying to be really considerate. I've never really done it before but I'm going to give it a shot. You know, I've seen it done and I've read about it so I'm going to try to be nice." ~Will, Big Brother 2 Last edited by Maliejandra; 08-07-2006 at 03:18 PM. | |||
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| Loyal Fan  Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 1,018
| I am actually listening to Hallelujah right now. I think that song is one of the most beautiful ever. I plan on buying his album Grace. I had heard of him and his Hallelujah before, but when it was used on the season finale of The OC, I fell in love with it. The scene made me cry and I believe that it was because the song is so haunting. It is truly beautiful. I had no idea that he drown. That is crazy, because I thought he was still alive...thats very sad __________________ "This road will never end. It probably goes all around the world." - Mike Waters, My Own Private Idaho | |||
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| Addicted Fan  Joined: May 2001
Posts: 4,463
| I love his version of "Hallelujah." Its my favorite of the versions I've heard (Leonard Cohen and Rufus Wainwright are the others.) I also like "Lover You Should've Come Over." But I haven't heard any of his other songs. I knew he was dead but I never knew how he died. He drowned? Thats awful... | |||
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| Master Fan  Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 16,173
|  I recommend his music if you haven't heard it. Am I the only fan here? Definitely not the only fan here. The way he sings his songs is like something else, it's quite intimate. Hallelujah is such a haunting song, it's also my favorite of all of the versions I've heard. | |||
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| Elite Fan  Joined: Oct 2002
Posts: 43,489
| I was a huge fan when I was a teenager/college age. I just rediscovered him recently. His drowning was actually a suicide. I remember being so sad when it happened. | |||
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| Master Fan Joined: Jun 2000
Posts: 12,126
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Jeff Buckley was, and still is, utterly amazing. I was devastated when news of his death broke. Grace is one of my all-time favorite albums, and imo, the best released in the last 15 years. Sketches... is also brilliant. | |||
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| Passionate Fan Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 3,936
| I'm so happy there are other fans! It definitly helps that they played one of his songs on The OC. I think his version of Hallelujah is amazing. It gives me chills no matter how many times I hear it. It seems so personal so listening to it feels kind of intrusive. The part where he sings, "Remember when I moved in you and the holy dove was moving too and every breath we drew was Hallelujah" is so strong. I love Lover, You Should Have Come Over, Last Goodbye, ect ect. but I've only heard the cd Grace. Concerning his death, I've always heard he drowned. I was looking stuff up about him last night and I never heard it was a suicide only they never really gave details about how he drowned. It just said he went swimming fully clothed in a small part near the Mississippi and got pulled down by the undertow. I was on this website of a really big fan and I was really moved by it. Quote:
__________________ "I'm just trying to be really considerate. I've never really done it before but I'm going to give it a shot. You know, I've seen it done and I've read about it so I'm going to try to be nice." ~Will, Big Brother 2 | |||
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| Loyal Fan  Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 1,949
| I'm really excited to see an appreciate thread for Jeff Buckley. I was on a kick a few weeks ago of his. If you don't have the legacy edition of Live at Sin-e I recommend. I love listening to his live stuff. Soooo good. Peace and much love, Nicole P.S. The song I'm really stuck on right now is 'Everybody Here Wants You' | |||
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| Master Fan  Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 23,337
| Maliejandra!!! You like most of the stuff i like! I absolutely love Jeff Buckley. He is so soothing and yet so real that it's almost scary. He sings so easily, and his voice haunts, it really does. I own the CD Grace and it is a masterpeice. Hallelujah = a miracle. As for his death i don't believe it was a suicide. Strangely enough his father died at the age of only 29. That really hit me hard, harder than just hearing about Jeff dying. Sofa __________________ if you're a bird, i'm a bird | |||
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| Passionate Fan Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 3,936
| haha SilverDawn, we should chat. That's really cool. I had my sister listening to Everybody Here Wants You and Hallelujah yesterday. Normally she likes mellow music but she said that his version of Hallelujah was too slow! And she said she didn't like his voice. I thought she'd like him. Oh well. My uncle said that with Jeff, it's like you get it or you don't. I feel sorry for those that don't. __________________ "I'm just trying to be really considerate. I've never really done it before but I'm going to give it a shot. You know, I've seen it done and I've read about it so I'm going to try to be nice." ~Will, Big Brother 2 | |||
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| Loyal Fan Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 1,018
| I listened to "'Everybody Here Wants You" last night and it is such a great song. His voice is perfect. It sounds so beautiful! __________________ "This road will never end. It probably goes all around the world." - Mike Waters, My Own Private Idaho | |||
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| Master Fan Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 23,337
| Maliejandra - Anyway we could communicate? Sofa __________________ if you're a bird, i'm a bird | |||
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| Absolute Fan  Joined: Apr 2001
Posts: 6,855
| My sister and I are in love with Grace (the CD) but none of our friends have even heard of him. My favorite song on the album is 'Lover you should have come over.' I think it's perfect. I love when he does that little squeal thing toward the end. And I think his version f Hallelujah is the best I've ever heard and it almost makes me cry. Now I need to move on to his other CD's I guess. __________________ "We had always been meant for each other. And every instinct to the contrary had simply been a denial of the following truth: I was now and would always be in love with Peyton Sawyer" | |||
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| Master Fan Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 23,337
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Sofa __________________ if you're a bird, i'm a bird | |||
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| #15 | |||
| Master Fan Joined: Jun 2000
Posts: 12,126
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My favorite J. Buckley songs are Last Goodbye, Satisfied Mind, and Everybody Here Wants You. ETA: I'm depressed because I'm moving next week, and all my cds are packed. I'd like to listen to some Buckley now. Last edited by AuburnGrad; 07-08-2004 at 09:26 PM. | |||
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