Gary Lucas, Jeff Buckley - Songs to No One 1991-1992
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Music CD Cover Artist: Gary Lucas, Jeff Buckley Edition: Music CD CD Release Date: 2002-10-15 Music Label: Evolver Soundtracks:
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Free Music Notes for Songs to No One 1991-1992 Album
Free Music Review: Endearing, no-drama music from Jeff before he became a star
Hit: 4 Stars
While this album has a sloppy, workshoppy feel, I have to say that it gives me lots of pleasure! It's nice to see Jeff looking adorable, young and androgynous in the photos (the booklet is nicely put together). Gary Lucas' willingness to experiment obviously gave Jeff a chance to work some melodies out, so this is a jazzier, more experimental Jeff Buckley than we've ever heard before. There's a kind of mellowness and humor in these songs, and little sense of the urgency, intensity and potential tragedy of records like Grace, and Sketches. It's Jeff before the myth took hold. Maybe he still had a sense of hopefulness about life and his future when he created these songs.Particular standouts for me are "Hymne a l'Amour," which roams all over the place in an interesting way, "Song to no one," which does the same thing, "She is free," and "Harem Man." I enjoyed hearing the tentative early versions of "Mojo Pin" and "Grace." There's an emotional version of "Satisfied Mind" which doesn't have the piercing clarity and perfection of the version on "Sketches," but that's all right. The only clunker for me is "Cruel," which is a sort of morose heavy metal screamer.
This project was put together with love by Hal Willner, and it shows. Gary Lucas should feel proud too. He nurtured Jeff's rising talent and didn't get a lot back, but you can tell while listening to the songs that these two musicians had fun together, and that Gary gave Jeff a safe, supportive place to develop his vocal chops! To sum up, a good-hearted album that devoted Buckley fans will want to add to the collection.