Jeff Buckley - Mystery White Boy
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Free Music Review: A Truly amazing musical experience
Hit: 5 Stars
And I don't use the word experience lightly, espescially when talking about the late, great Jeff Buckley. His music was so beautiful, so touching, so heartbreaking, so liberating, so INSPIRING, that nobody could ever hope to reach the same level of musical greatness that his all too brief career touched upon.
I was speaking with somebody last night about the music of Jeff Buckley, and he said to me: "His music was very dramatic at a time when people weren't very dramatic when making music." This is very true. Jeff had a showmanship, a grace with his audiance and his music that was truly awe-inspiring. He had his craft down so precisely, so lovingly, that his playing was almost as if it was a meditative process for the man, like these songs were haunting him and he needed to exorcise them by playing his heart out with each and every single performance.
This particular live compilation, taken from his 95-96 tour across the world, is not only one of the best Jeff Buckley releases, but also one of the very best live albums ever created. Guitarist Michael Tighe (the rythmic backbone to Buckley's own wild and individual lead guitar) and Buckley's mother Mary Guibert lovingly collected and put together this album by searching through each of the band's performances throughout the entire tour (each show as individual as the next, I'm sure) to capture the Jeff Buckley live experience. What they came up with is a testament of the unique entity that was the Jeff Buckley band. They were so in tune to each other, so ready to follow Jeff wherever he wanted to lead them on any particular evening. The ecstacy of the music, and the adventure of Jeff's music comes through wonderfully. The cd opens with the always stellar show opener "Dream Brother." From there, listeners are taken on a journey through Jeff's diverse and reaching musical catalogue: A rocking "Last Goodbye," a manic and pounding "Eternal Life," the previously unreleased gems "I Woke Up in a Strange Place" and "Moodswing Whiskey," as well as his always tender covers of "Lilac Wine," and "Hallelujah" (with a bit of the Smith's thrown in for fun)
I can't reccomend this album enough to all jeff Buckley fans, as well as newcomers looking for a unique and passionate musical venture. Jeff is gone, but his music will live eternal in the inspired hearts of many.
Free Music Review: Devastatingly beautiful
Hit: 5 Stars
While writing a review I try to be as honest as I can and to maintain a certain composed manner. That is to say that I try to be objective without letting my personal feelings be too evident.However, if I'm writing about Jeff Buckley I just cannot avoid speaking as a passionate fan. This new live album makes all your defense mechanisms fall apart.How can you restrain yourself from saying what you feel about this music if Buckley himself was so honest in the way he communicated with the audiences? This album show us how impressive he could be while playing live, making you come to terms with all those grey areas in your soul that you desperately try to avoid. However, from this confrontation you also come out renewed. Jeff Buckley makes you feel like opening your heart, walk on the street and cry outloud all your emotions, say the words you were not capable of... and scream: I'm alive and this is the way I feel! One particular aspect of this superb collection of live performances is how alive they seem. This becomes particularly disturbing when you think that although he died, he feels so alive. These performances clearly show Jeff in all his humanity, his musicality, his honesty, his dignity, his total engagement to music. Wonderfully conceived in technical and artistic terms, this album has love in every inch of it. Extraordinary mum, who made this album come true.I can only say that it is a privilege to have been touched by Jeff's music. He lives within us, forever.Free Music Review: THE GENIUS OF JEFF BUCKLEY
Hit: 5 Stars
The major difference between Jeff and his father Tim was the fact that Tim was talented; Jeff was a genius. Jeff was often accused of stealing from his father but dismissed the alligations by saying "The only thing I ever stole from my father was a fleeting glimpse." They'd met only once.The genius of Jeff Buckley is showcased on this collection of live performances. Recorded all over the world, you can hear Jeff perform mostly his tracks from 'Grace' as this tour took place before most of the "My Sweetheart, The Drunk" sessions.
The closing track, Jeff's rendition of Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah' and The Smiths' "I Know It's Over" moved me more than anything I've heard in a long while. His voice is so beautiful that it's chilling and no one has ever been able to outperform Morrissey's vocals like Jeff has. Other standout tracks include "Last Goodbye" recorded in Paris and "What Will You Say?" On the Australian release, you can find a remedy to the one huge oversight on the American release: A lovely version of Jeff's finest track "Lover, You Should've Come Over". It's well worth the extra cost for the bonus CD.
In a day of horrible talentless swine like Dave Matthews and Limp Bizkit, any recordings of Jeff's are a must. Jeff offered no gimmicks, no b.s., and he never catered to anyone. Everything he did came straight from his heart and it's showcased here. Simply brilliant!
Free Music Review: Not just another live album...
Hit: 5 Stars
In the tradition of fallen rock stars,Mary Guibert (Jeff's mother)released the post-humus"Scetches" to crtical acclaim,as well as the scorn from his former band mates(Jeff had scraped the Sketches sessions).But that was then,now for "Mystery White Boy",Micheal Tighe;Jeff's former guitarist,has come aboard to help sift,and compile a wonderful compilation of his 95-96 tour.Having seen Jeff myself live,all I can say is that this best represents everything amazing,magical,and truly unique about him.And what's best about this album,is that it's really more than another live album,it's a testament of what's missing more and more in the music of today:passion,pure unadulterated passion.And the inclusion of three new songs,just makes it all the better.This album is a must!My only complaint is that the Australian version includes an extra disk,of unreleased tracks that would have made this version even better,but I guess the die-hard will have to buy the import.Other than that,a small complaint, Mary has done a fine job of assuring her son's legacy,not falling down that dark path of post-humus second-rate recordings we've seen happen through the years,ie Hendrix,the Doors,etc...This album is a triumph,as well as sad tragedy,as it reminds us of what was,and what could have been...Free Music Review: Nice!
Hit: 5 Stars
I am listening to Jeff Buckley for the first time ever today. I am a longtime fan of his dad Tim Buckley (if you're curious about him, pick up Dream Letter: Live in London, you won't be disappointed) and have forever been told about how good Jeff was in his own right. Finally this new release got me to buy something of his. This album is great, even on first listen. And it's already easy to hear that there are many onions skins to peel off this work. Deeply satisfying stuff to listen to. Great voice that is as versatile as his dad's (or close). Fresh sounding, because it doesn't seem like the songs' forms are etched in stone, and the freedom is used to full advantage. This band sounds as though one brain is in control, everyone's very attuned to each other's playing that it's a very seemless, almost dreamlike effect. I'm sure his dad would have been more than proud, and it pains me to think of what these two would have sounded like if they had ever sang together. The vocal exercise would have been groundbreaking. But enough about his dad! I just thought you should know about him if you didn't already. Nice work Jeff, sorry I didn't catch you sooner. Peace to you.