First Time Hearing Jeff Buckley?! "Grace" Reaction

[@temple19198]

I'd confidently argue Jeff Buckley is one of the top, top, TOP most naturally talented musicians of, and since, his time.

[@drenibrani9124]

100% His live shows are insane, because he can change keys so naturally on the fly.

[@tparmenter]

Absolutely. Just incredible. And he sounded as amazing live.

[@salishseamermaid]

Completely agree.

[@Stefnmaddy]

I am still so sad he is no longer with us.

[@radiofoot1035]

Someone hasn’t heard Ed Sheeran….

[@jw4792]

Jeff Buckley is arguably the most gifted male vocalist to bless the music scene. Obviously he’s most known for his rendition of Hallelujah, however Lover, You Should’ve Come Over, is imo his best work vocally and really shines just how amazing he was.

[@nataliebrunson1157]

Lover, You Should Have Come Over makes me cry! It's such a good one! I also love So Real!

[@LuisLudevMiracles]

Eternal Life too

[@croatoansounds]

Agreed, though if push comes to shove and I had to pick a favorite, I think Vancouver is it for me… the complexity of the chords, the structure, the way he ends it?! Man… if only he had been to really lean into that more going forward. But, I also would be remiss to not mention some of the stuff on the Grace Legacy Edition, which is how I first discovered him. “mama, you’ve been on my mind” has become a roadtrip staple of mine for years now, hehe. Kanga Roo, always love a Big Star cover AND a really interesting one at that. And his Lost Highway cover too… so good, he made it so sparse with that intense longing feeling… arguably the same emotion the original (and other country of that era) was eliciting, but Hank Williams used a totally different style to do so.

[@paulalloyd8860]

It's criminal not to watch him live. Watch this live!!! Lover you should've come over

[@reanimated]

OOOOOh I like how you clocked "he has so much vocal control he can fake being out of control." You absolutely nailed that, it's very accurate. Also, it's funny how you at first said the notes sound wrong. Most of the song is in a minor key but also there's some dissonance there that gives this some serious tension, beyond just how people say a minor key sounds "sad." I don't know my chords well enough to just ID it off the top, but maybe there's some diminished chords going on? And when you say it changes to something happier, that's shifting to a major chord. A brief sunbeam parting the clouds for this song. But that too is usually how people describe a major chord vs minor.

[@lillydee5978]

Jeff's talent has haunted me for years. The album Grace is a masterpiece.

[@johnnyhock]

Jeff Buckley is your favourite singer’s favourite singer…

[@VerdeletVIII]

The high note at the end of this song is the most incredible thing I've ever heard.

[@SoreEater]

Loved that "seems like the notes are wrong but they are not" comment :) Jeff was a genius of using modal changes, kinda like Sting, but in his own way ofc. The most striking to me in his songwriting is how he uses dynamic changes, the contrasts, etc. Both very emotional and very clever musician

[@croatoansounds]

Good call on the Sting comparison! Sonically and genre-wise, they’re not particularly similar (both are insane talents, of course haha) but, they for sure both have that instinctual ear for modal borrowing and how those single note alterations to a basic minor or major scale really elicit an entirely new vibe when used in specific contexts. It in no way affects the music or my love of Buckley but, I’ve often wondered what his theory knowledge was like. Was he just working by ear (wouldn’t surprise me), could he nerd out on specific borrowed chords and weird melodic minor mode names, something in between? We may never know, and his music will remain consistently inspiring to new generations of musicians either way, but I am always curious about that, just as a theory nerd myself haha 😂

[@Georgithedog]

RIP such a wonderful artist, gone to soon

[@Georgithedog]

Also check out his dad, obviously where he got his talent! Tim Buckley!

[@Georgithedog]

and bonus - If you can locate it, One of Jeff Buckley's earliest shows in a record store was recorded by a very famous artist you enjoy on handycam. They show there face after the last song and you could tell the respect and impact Jeff had on them. Unfortunately this is a pre-internet handed around on VHS tapes thing. My tape is dead and only copy of mine was thrown out =( If you can get your fans to locate it, you will get a huge kick and I will get to see it again... =D

[@Defensive_Wounds]

Never throw away your tapes or VCRs etc! They can be fixed! Even mouldy tapes - cassettes of VHS etc! None of these are being made to the quality of back then so you are throwing away history and it is worth a lot or in some cases priceless - but you did throw it away as you brolly were at the age of 'fuck vhs old shit, nobody uses that any more' rah rah rah.... Came back to me in a decade. lol I just got my home Blockbuster going, 2000+ VHS tapes, 3x hifi VHS VCRs (one is SVHS) so DVD quality on a VHS tape, there are DVHS which is fullHD 18080i onto a VHS tape...lol But yeah, I got hundreds of games from all generations and DVDs, blurays etc etc etc in my Blockbuster room! I do not throw my stuff away, it is all here ready to go! I also have an 88kg HUGE rare AF 16:9 widescreen ratio CRT tv (old box style you might remember before Plasma, LCD then OLED etc took over and everyone threw away their box TVs - mine is rare AF and it is huge plus it is not a regular 4:3 square ratio tv it is a widescreen like a NORMAL tv YOU have at home but it is an old CRT! Anyone else would have thrown this stuff out - but most people do not understand that if something is not being made any more and is obsolete it will not be made again so its rarity will skyrocket over time as sheeple throw away what they assume is "old crap" - I still have mine and it is not crap, it all works! I am in the process now of capturing the oldest of the home movies upscaled from VHS to HD and at a fluid 60FPS!!!! It is VHS like you have NEVER SEEN IT BEFORE!!!! Loads of my tapes have NEVER been available on DVD or Bluray or on streaming - keep that in mind too.... My music recordings are also very rare - DM me if you want more info!

[@Georgithedog]

@Defensive_Wounds You sir, are correct! And wise beyond your years even if you as old as Jehovah himself =) I had a physical media problem and am almost completely digital now. I know horrors of moving, storing, curating shudder. I used to have lots of "sampler" tapes from record companies with prospective bands on them. And lots of handycam vhs and super 8 live performances. Damn I wish tape survived or we knew to transfer them back then

[@musochickburns8212]

Jeff's still my favourite artist after all these years and I love Silverchair too (Daniel's voice really developed over the years!)

[@thatonedude1003]

Your reference to Daniel Johns (one of my favorite artists of all time) was spot on. Glad you caught that!

[@blackcrow4218]

I love his voice its sad he couldn't show more of his talent. He is one of my favourite next to Chris Cornell who was his friend and helped him release an album

[@croatoansounds]

Imagine if Jeff had another decade, two decades, to perform, write, and release more music… just from selfish desire to hear it all, I WISH we could’ve been graced with that (pun intended). Also his death was just so awful and random. It wasn’t like he was abusing drugs and drink, going down a dark path, and it felt sadly inevitable… that wouldn’t make it better of course or justify a death ever but, somehow that would feel I dunno… like at least he was aware of putting himself in harms way? Maybe that makes no sense, it would still be terrible and totally a loss for the world. But, He simply went for a swim, planning to go meet his band right after and show them the stuff he had been working on, and got super unlucky with a passing boat causing a wake that was too big… It just seems so much worse when put in the context of him and the band at the time. He had left NY because he wasn’t inspired, and initially had a hard time in Memphis but then, at least according to folks around him and who spoke to him, he seemed to hit a rhythm again and was beginning to feel the next album coming together. And then LITERALLY the day his band is flying down to check out this new stuff and maybe begin recording again, he wants to enjoy a swim… ugh, anyway I’m listening to all his music now 😂

[@blackcrow4218]

@@croatoansounds it's very sad I think if he wouldn't go to swim that day everyone would enjoy his new music there are things that we will never know . There are still videos and his music to enjoy but still it's a small part of what he could give people.

[@jeffwilson3205]

Jeff was a skilled musician and definitely pushed the boundaries of melody. The songs are so complex underneath, key changes, unusual chord voicings, lots of time and tempo shifts. Johnny Greenwood owes a lot to Jeff Buckley IMO. His live performances are edge of the seat exciting…every moment the train feels like it might go off the track. If I could wish one musician back into existence who was lost too soon, it’s 100% Jeff. We just scratched the surface of what he was capable of with one proper studio album.

[@carahoglund5266]

Nailed the reaction! I've watched about zillon Jeff reactions, and you picked up on everything pretty quickly--his style, ability, who he influences, etc. Well done, sir.

[@LeeB-l6y]

He definitely screamed live. The road version of his song eternal life was.. a lot of screaming.

[@buckshotjenkins]

Grace Live À L'Olympia is next level. Dude went for it.

[@yo-fv8ok]

Grace live at BBC is even more impressive! Lover, you should’ve come over is my all time fav of his.

[@jamieosborn]

Killer album.

[@historianswag8517]

ugh daniel johns and jeff buckley are my two favorite vocalists ever. So much good music between the two

[@cools6560]

Funny you mention Daniel John’s - same mixer / producer Andy Wallace

[@paulalloyd8860]

Buckley live is something to behold

[@mikeg5018]

Artist from the 90's till today are still inspired by Jeff. I found out recently that Lana Del Rey is a Massive fan of his work.

[@davidedemurodominijanni9889]

@roguejosh Alright Josh, so... I'm writing this while trying so hard to hold down the tears but emotion is too strong so I'll type through the tears. I will not watch this video, I just can't. I couldn't listen to Jeff Buckley no more, not after the night when we and a group of people of our fan club of Jeff, the official fan club in Italy, where we read a letter Jeff's mother sent to us for the event in which we celebrated Jeff right after his departure from this world. A few emerging names in the Italian music which became very popular along the years attended and some even performed Jeff's songs, and we watched an entire documentary with concerts and more. When I left that place I've never listened to jeff Buckley never again and I won't. Too much the pain, way too much. I consider Jeff Buckley my brother, like a brother lost twice. Now, as I said I won't hit Play on this video but I want you to understand this: Jeff Buckley is really special and you are right to pay him homage to his memory and to his art. He is the voice of an angel without wings and wherever he is now I really hope he's resting in music. Rest In Music, RIM. That's how I salute every musician who left this world, because Rest In peace is not enough. Enjoy this little journey, because he left too young and we have lost the opportunity and privilege of listening Jeff Buckley's Art, in both vocal mastery, lyricism and musical writing, more. He could have written and performed for an entire life like artists like the Boss Bruce Springsteen still does but no, we just cannot. So enjoy this apparently short journey and may jeff be part of your life in even a better way than he is in mine but without the sorrow I've going through in his name. I'm very happy you've did this video, most importantly, I'm happy you let this angel enter your life, Josh. _Rest In Music, wherever you are dear Jeff, my Dream Brother._

[@ct5625]

A lot of very famous artists have credited him as an inspiration. His fans include Robert Plant, Brad Pitt, Michael Stipe, Matt Bellamy (Muse), Thom Yorke, Billy Corgan, Leonard Cohen... I could probably go on and on. It's easy to see why, the versatility in his voice and the power he could belt at is pretty much unmatched in male vocalist, especially while maintaining that kind of control. Combine that with his lyricism and his guitar playing, which are both remarkable, and you have a winning combination. He left us far too early.

[@MojoPin1983]

Grace was actually released in 1994.

[@paulalloyd8860]

You have to hear him live. Led Zeppelin loved him

[@paulalloyd8860]

NO JEFF LIVE ONLY!!! Robert Plant and Jimi Page loves him. They saw him live and were Lowndes away

[@SWC-el8lp]

STFU Fuck live performances. Studio versions will always be supreme for every artist/band. If anyone disagrees, I'm going to assume you don't know what you're talking about. Studio > Live is just an objectively true statement.

[@johnnyhock]

Do yourself a massive favour and watch him doing “mojo pin” live at Glastonbury 😉 You’re welcome

[@monicasilva7296]

My favorite singer Jeff Buckley, absolutely love his music ❤

[@jihadamcsween2677]

I totally hear Daniel Johns in the vibrato and breathy approach

[@cools6560]

Jeff is god of music

[@micahdoig937]

Anyone else hear the similarity in his voice and the vocalist of Thornhill?

[@lilykelly5991]

This song is IMPORTANT

[@kwise09]

Smh at the live chat.. You have to see a live version of this song to fully appreciate how incredible his voice is

[@lucaswallo8127]

You should really see the live version of this

[@RoadLessTraveledMedia]

please review more Jeff..this one was not one I'd start with. I think you'll appreciate him.

[@paulalloyd8860]

RIP Jeff

[@DeirdreMoran-s3x]

Chris cornells euphoria morning album must have drawn a lot of Inspiration from this album

[@MojoPin1983]

@user-cs1dy7bi5n Wave Goodbye from Euphoria Morning was written as a tribute to Jeff; with who Chris was good friends. In fact, Chris helped Jeff’s mom select the songs that would ultimately appear on his posthumous album, Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk. Additionally, in the last years of Chris’ life, while playing solo, he often had a red telephone next to him, resting on a stool; this belonged to Jeff Buckley.

[@nicola.00]

And he renamed the album Euphoria Mourning which is what he had originally wanted, just a few years before he died

[@saracee313]

Love this reaction. Jeff Buckley was such an amazing talent. Hey have you ever listened to Tool? You might like them - incredibly talented musicians. Start with The Pot and see what you think....

[@Roguenjosh]

Big Tool fan since I was young, my favourite bass lines to play, I actually prefer APC which drives other Tool fans mad 😂

[@monicahull8680]

He was the most talented male singer in the last century. Besides a few opera folks.

[@themanwhosoldtheworld5350]

It's a song about death! Hence dark!

[@MrsApplegateart]

My favs rotate… but this is def one my fav’s… lover you should have come over……oh, i just can never decide.. put his catalog (small as it is, though filled with quite a few live performances since he had 1 studio album. I worked at Tower Records during this time… CAAARRRAAAZZZY AWESOME EDUCATION AND FUN!!! Watch Empire Records (or Tower Records as I called it in my head)…. It was a knockoff of our culture there in many ways…. Silverchair was DEFINITELY influenced… I believe they say as much.

[@cools6560]

the singer / songwriter/ rockstar died late 90s / early 2000s

[@jaewalter8140]

Honest question from a 90’s kid. You realise Daniel John’s, Jeff Buckley, Layne staley, Thom Yorke all didn’t use autotune. They sang. That’s it. It was raw and real which made it so damn inspirational

[@sinisterwolf1985]

We’ll never get another Jeff Buckley, ever

[@cools6560]

notes wrong … the tuning is all weird. jeff is a freak. rare talent of being elite in all 3 areas - muso, writer and vocalist. theres not many.

[@jakeebejer4964]

Incredible singer, imo best song is forget her

[@markredford84]

I'm his age and i remember jeff buckley...surprising so many "musical" people dont know his work or his dads...maybe i just got lucky being around that environment. "He sounds like daniel johns" is comical, daniel is great but they're worlds apart

[@BrettKull66]

If these notes sound wrong to you my friend you need to expand your music pallet … and am glad you are trying . There is a mountain of musical craft you need to introduce yourself to…like who influenced Jeff? Learn about those people and the countless composers others before him. Yes, music exists outside the realm of force fed algorithms and shows akin to The Voice and other banal shows playing the same chords and the same melodies as if they were the only combinations that exist. Expand your tastes and knowledge on everything . Take care 🤘

[@billhalverson5752]

Mid Wit

[@paulalloyd8860]

Please do lover you should have come over

[@reneepope-munro8115]

As a fellow Aussie a couple of years older than you, Daniel Johns and Matt Corby are both very heavily influenced by Jeff imo

[@dettep4816]

Omg this was crucial fir you up bringing yes jeff sang out of key you don’t get 90’smusic he was depressed

[@worldofcricketchannel]

C'mon you Aussie haha

[@Roguenjosh]

I give this a tyew out of twenty-tyew

[@Yxboss]

Live version is much more craziee than this

[@Justin-td4bb]

Why do people always react to grace and hallelujah. Two of his weakest tracks imo

[@sstay_]

Kingmango45 in chat has zero taste. Respectfully.

[@christophermartin5980]

And this is one of his worst songs