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Originally Posted by maks  oh my g*d, i just got a listen to "Grace" the album on a nice system, and am completely blown away by the artistry, craftsmanship, magic of this amazing piece of music...i wont even start on the qualities of the recording...f**king brilliant...what a tradegy that humanity lost such an incredible artist...:(
where can i possibly find more music like this, if it even exists??? everything ive been listening to lately from several years pales in comparison...please help/recommend if you can.  |
I had the exact same reaction when I first heard 'Grace', still do. I recently bought a Studer CD player for almost nothing, put on 'Grace' knowing that it is not only one of my fave records but also one of the best sounding, and was BLOWN AWAY once again. Incredible.
A few recommendations:
Get the 2-CD Deluxe edition of 'Live at Sin-E's', originally this was a live EP with solo perfomances that Columbia issued shortly before 'Grace', sort of to introduce Jeff to the world and also because 'Grace' took so long to finsh I believe. The reissue adds tons of material, it's very quirky, sometimes a bit over-indulgent but it paints a great picture of Jeff's panoramic influences: Nusrat, Led Zep, Dylan, Nina Simone, jazz, Van Morrison and a hundred other things. It also shows the amazing depth of Jeff's guitar playing.
Another recommendation is 'Live at L'Olympia', IMO the best of the issued live pefromances. In between 2 songs Jeff does a 'Kashmir on 45' sketch that has to be heard to be believed.
If you want to know more about Jeff's life as well as that of his father Tim Buckley then 'Dream Brother' is highly recommended. It's a GREAT biography utterly devoid of any cheap sensationalism.
I gotta listen to 'Grace' tonite.....