Jeff Buckley - Mystery White Boy
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Free Music Review: Honest
Hit: 5 Stars
I was lucky enough to see Jeff at his first Australian gig at The Metro in Sydney in August '95. It was the most powerful couple of hours of live music that I've ever had the pleasure of experiencing - breathtakingly, jaw-droppingly incredible.This album is, above all else, honest. It captures the essence of a Jeff Buckley performance, warts and all - the power, the poignancy, the improvised gems - Jeff having the courage and the conviction to just go with the moment, to follow wherever the music might lead him. No gloss or pyrotechnics - just brilliant, transcendent music.
There's no denying that it's pretty raw at times, but for those of us who yearned for the opportunity to see Jeff play just one more time, this is undoubtedly the next best thing.
Credit also to Mary, Michael and the rest of the band for pulling together such an inspired playlist. This is a recording very much for Jeff's fans - a must have (as if I needed to tell you that).
Free Music Review: Honest
Hit: 5 Stars
I was lucky enough to see Jeff at his first Australian gig at The Metro in Sydney in August '95. It was the most powerful couple of hours of live music that I've ever had the pleasure of experiencing - breathtakingly, jaw-droppingly incredible.This album is, above all else, honest. It captures the essence of a Jeff Buckley performance, warts and all - the power, the poignancy, the improvised gems - Jeff having the courage and the conviction to just go with the moment, to follow wherever the music might lead him. No gloss or pyrotechnics - just brilliant, transcendent music.
There's no denying that it's pretty raw at times, but for those of us who yearned for the opportunity to see Jeff play just one more time, this is undoubtedly the next best thing.
Credit also to Mary, Michael and the rest of the band for pulling together such an inspired playlist. This is a recording very much for Jeff's fans - a must have (as if I needed to tell you that).
Free Music Review: the voice of beauty
Hit: 5 Stars
Mystery white boy is a compilation of live recordings over the period of 95 to 96. Jeffs mother and remaining band members have undergone what is described as a "bittersweet task" in choosing each song. Each song manages to capture a magical moment and it is understandable that Jeff buckleys live shows were regarded as an almost religious experience. as well as the majority of Buckleys debut record Grace, a number of unknown songs and covers are included in the 12 tracks. these include the unrecorded "i woke up in a strange place" "what will you say" and "mood swing whiskey". particular favorites included here would have to be Dream Brother, Mojo pin and the lengthly Hallelujah (which includes the smiths song 'i know its over'). the record is a brilliant edition to the small amount of recorded material and a startling reminder of Jeffs live electricity and technical ability.Free Music Review: Why buy another Jeff Buckley CD?
Hit: 5 Stars
If you own Grace, aren't prone to purchasing an artist's entire collection, and may not be partial to live albums why click to order this CD? Because each track is a showcase of Buckley's uninhibited, without apology, take it or leave it songwriting, interpretation, and rendering. Because it is clear producers Michael Tighe and Mary Guibert really worked to construct and produce a better than "best of" live experience. Because audience clutter serves to enhance rather than detract, adding to the emotion Buckley hurls from himself and wrenches from the listener, starting with Dream Brother, perhaps climaxing on Eternal life, and ending breathlessly with Hallelujah/I Know it's Over medley. Or perhaps simply because of the little gem in The Man That Got Away, an Arlen-Gershwin song.
Mystery White Boy is a gift for those of us who never saw Jeff Buckley and his band live.
Free Music Review: Better than great...
Hit: 5 Stars
I first heard Jeff buckley on the local college radio station when he had hits with "Grace" and "Last Goodbye", at the time I thought that they were o.k. songs but nothing exceptional. Last year I was browsing around the music store and I saw this CD had a cover of Big Star's "Kangaroo" so I HAD to buy it to see what it sounded like. Ironically, I hated the song I bought if for but I was ASTOUNDED by the live versions of the two songs I had dismissed years ago when they were hits as well as most of the other material. There is so much more emotion in the live versions that you can't help but get swept into Jeff's(and the bands) spell. I highly recommend this album even if you've heard his studio album and were not impressed, it's very moving stuff!