Jeff Buckley - Sketches (For My Sweetheart the Drunk)
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Free Music Review: Haunting
Hit: 5 Stars
Assuming that I've heard correctly, this CD was compiled and released following Buckley's untimely death and that probably explains why the recordings have a certain rough feel to them at times. But no matter -- the unpolished production is actually perfect for Buckley's moody style. Jeff Buckley was one of those all-too rare artists whose power as a musician came not from slick producers but instead from the mournful yet exhilirating sound of his own voice. Though he died without acheiving the success that he deserved, Buckley had that most elusive of qualities -- a natural born charisma. He had one of those voices that could automtically posess the mind of the listener and that charisma comes through even in the most unpolished of recordings. Whenever I hear this unpolished album, its easy to imagine being in some obscure club and discovering, for the first time, a truly great talent with all the promise in the world ahead of him -- its the type of exhilirating feeling that I think everyone hopes to possess whenever they see some unknown band take the stage.This is one of those CDs that to which I find myself continually drawn and its rare that a day goes by that I don't listen to at least one or two songs from it. Especially when one considers Buckley's eventual fate, the songs on this album have a certain fatalism on them. As a friend of mine put it, "It has a real drowning quality to it." I don't know if I'd go that far but the music is truly haunting as is Buckley's voice, its amazing range thankfully preserved here. Among the songs themselves, my personal favorites are the three that start off the second disk -- Nightmare by the Sea, New Year's Prayer, and especially Haven't You Heard. After the mournfully fatalistic feel of that first two songs, Haven't You Heard serves as a powerful remainder that Buckley was more than an obscure, moody folkie. Haven't You Heard, to me, stands as proof that Jeff Buckley was -- for lack of a less stereotypical term -- a true rock star. Unfortunately, that was a destiny he wouldn't get to witness for himself.
Free Music Review: Everybody here wanted him
Hit: 5 Stars
Jeff Buckley was a beautifull guy, inspired composer/poet, great guitar player, wonderfull and versatile voice, he had troubled issues with his short memories of his father, the also great 70s musician and saddly late Tim Buckley from who Jeff inherited his natural born gifts, Buckley were sorrounded by a variety of influences that determined his talent characteristics , smiths, Leonard Cohen, MC5 , Chris Cornell, Genesis etc. this influences are also evident in the records he made, booth official and not official, is important to remark the way he impressed his own influences for example Mr Leonard Cohen, commented in one ocasion about Buckley cover for Halleluya included in his first album "grace", "I wrote the lyrics but definitelly is a Buckley song" , this simple fact can give to you an idea of how great was Jeff, "My sweetheart the drunk" was destined to become maybe the second Jeffs album to be inducted into the list of 100 greatest rock albums of all time followed by Grace that was the only album that Jeff had the time to complete in life, you can appreciate here the musical evolution and maturity he had reached at the time , for some strange coincidence since the release of Grace , Buckley seemed to have a constant soncience of his own mortality, you can verify for yourself in cuts such as "last goodbye" and "grace", in Sketches great songs were also recorded, "yard of blonde girls" , "witches rave" , the amazing "Everybody here wants you" and the most beautifull song i consider he have wrotte in his whole life "Morning Theft" my favorite, cd two is a compilation of 4track recordings home made he created wich despite doesnt have the necesary quality that regular recordings offer, are good enough to enjoy the genious and sensibility that Buckley for a brief happy period of our lives gived to us. saddly now we dont enjoy the company of Jeff Buckley anymore, we have a few years missing more awesome recordings he could made for us, how much did we loss? i dont know but we all are sure that we are missing a lot.
HM
Free Music Review: Heartbreakingly Divine & Beautiful
Hit: 5 Stars
CD One is LOVE, LOVE, LOVE - I LOVE IT... Even to a Non Jeff Buckley Fan. CD One is VERY Polished (Yes, I am aware the CD is not polished to Jeff's or his band's standards due to Jeff's death) - BUT Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk will not disappoint!! Jeff Buckley's songs are always so original and never sound the same (so often found in today's indie and alternative bands). The music is Timeless WITHOUT that "classic rock" feel (I like classic rock - but sometimes sicken from radio overplay). If you have a good ear for music you will quickly realize that Jeff Buckley was a multi-talented genius with endless musical possibilities just from listening to the CD the 1st time. If you are poetically inclined, a lyric lover, or a deeper meaning seeker - this CD will submerge you in a state of perpetual bliss... The lyrics to these songs kick butt beyond the surface of everything that ever was.
CD 2 is a bit unpolished as these were "RAW" songs - some produced by Buckley alone via Home Four Track Recordings - and I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE THE 2ND CD AS MUCH AS THE 1ST, but this may not be so to a Jeff Buckley Newbie - no offense...As a Buckley Fan (and I am the biggest that ever was and ever will be - I have listened to Sketches for my Sweetheart the Drunk EVERY DAY for the last 2 1/2 years) - I absolutely ADORE and LOVE the 2nd CD as it exposes and reveals Jeff in his natural, real, and raw music making process. The 2nd CD may be a turn off to a person who has not listened to his music for long. Jeff Buckley was a paradox to many people, and the 2nd CD can appear as a confusing paradox as well. I give Buckley's Mother, Mary Guibert, a round of applause for being bold in this decision.
Anyways - I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS CD - BUY IT AND LET IT GROW ON YOU... then after you have a good grip on CD 1... venture on to CD2. This music is heartbreakingly divine and beautiful -
Free Music Review: Double cd full of recordings by long lost great music talent
Hit: 5 Stars
Even though he was around only enough to release just one record , Jeff Buckley was undeniably one of the most important artists of the 90's . His tragic death some years ago gave to his , full of passion and anger debut an extra sentimental value . You can't help but feeling moved when you hear him singing " ... and the rain is falling and i believe / my time has come " on Grace . Sketches For My Sweetheart The Drunk gives us a taste of what he was up to for his following . This release includes two cd discs with ten and eleven songs each . The artwork besides photographs of the singer includes some of his personal handwritings and also a message to Buckley's fans written by his mother . Although we are informed that all these songs haven't taken the final form Buckley would want them to , it's actually really difficult to understand that this is half-finished work . Jeff displays once more his rich vocal talent on " Everybody here wants you " while on " New Year's Prayer " he strikes a weird chord of the listener's soul by commanding him to " feel no same for what you are " . From the second disc the song which eventually stands out is " I know we could be so happy if we wanted to be " , a touching ode to a decomposing love . He describes the relationship and the feelings with all the details . "... there's no easy answer / none to blame or forgive / we were two cripples dancing / to the bitter and we live " he sings almost sounding in pain . What makes his work so affecting is that everything came 100% from his heart . He actually said once that " they will accuse me of stealing from my father . They already stand in baited judgement " probably reffering to the press and music journalists . He was so wrong ! His genuin love for music and his talent would never allowed them to.Free Music Review: a great deal at any price
Hit: 5 Stars
greed. that's what this is. one disc of incomplete productions and one disc of very rough demos, for the exorbitant price of 14.99. what an atrocity. who would ever buy something so obviously calculated to exploit jeff buckley's zealous fanbase? his mother, who assembled this, must be a horrible woman.
or, maybe, it's a brilliant album (of tracks buckley was disatisfied with) accompanied by a second disc of outtakes and rarities, packaged together for the price of one cd. maybe buckley's mother wanted to give something special to his rabid fans without soaking them for every penny they have. i may quibble with the bonus-track-import releases, but this release is a jeff buckley fan's joy. rather than release one great, but unfinished, album on it's own, then follow it up with a disc of outtakes and rough demos from the same sessions, the two are joined. this way you're basically getting two discs for the price of one.
disc one is worth the price of admission alone. from the angry eco-terrorism of 'the sky is a landfill' to the haunting melancholy of 'you & i' it is a display of what we lost when buckley drowned. disc two is very rough, but shows where buckley may have taken the final album had he lived. as such, it's not something you'll play over and over again, but it's worth hearing to get some idea for what could have been. you'll mourn the loss, then you'll go back to the first disc and celebrate what we're so blessed to have.
[by the way, buckley lost his only grammy nomination, best vocal performance (the sky is a landfill), to lenny kravitz (fly), of all people]