Jeff Buckley - Grace | REACTION

[@yo-fv8ok]

“Lover, you should’ve come over” one of his best songs. Def check it out.

[@Another_Broke_Musician]

"A kingdom for a kiss upon her shoulder." One my most favorite lyrics

[@yo-fv8ok]

@@Another_Broke_Musician me too! Along with “she’s the tear that hangs inside my soul forever”

[@mkdodson]

that’s like the only song y’all know of his🤦‍♀️ prob got it from tik tok let me guess

[@Another_Broke_Musician]

@mkdodson3616 That's a goofy thing to say. I bought Grace and Sketches when they came out. I'm a Memphis native and lived here almost all my life. I was here the night he drowned. I'll never forget it. He was a gifted musician and a beautiful soul. I don't know your profession but you do make a good troll, troll.

[@yo-fv8ok]

@@mkdodson nope! I love his entire discography! I just love the lyrics of Lover, you should’ve come over. It was the first song I heard by him, and will forever by my all time favorite.

[@VerdeletVIII]

Buckley is an absolute legend. My favourite vocalist ever.

[@DavidRFIT]

his father was even better.

[@Crona117]

@@DavidRFITthe deadbeat father lol

[@pierrerocher8118]

@@Crona117 I prefer Jeff but honestly when it comes to vocals Tim was a beast ( aswell as his sons but I think he was on another level )

[@brian1nola]

Not enough people react to Jeff buckley, he is incredible.

[@trodd77]

Those people just aren't credible.

[@denusXD]

Might be my Algorithm, but for me it seems more and more people are dipping in to this beautiful charm of a man

[@dyldog]

I only knew like 3 of his songs until the last couple months, now I listen to Grace (album) atleast once a week lol

[@brian1nola]

@@dyldog Get "Sketches for my Sweetheart the Drunk" as well. Some really good stuff there he was going to release on his second album. "Yard of Blonde Girls" and "Everybody Here Wants You" are particularly good.

[@dyldog]

@@brian1nola oh okay, I was worried since it was posthumously released it wouldn’t be very polished but I’ll try it out. I absolutely loved “You And I” had me tearing up at work

[@tlucas9798]

Discovering this album is a gift.

[@liferiot]

We were lucky we had him as long as we did.

[@Frenchgirl1972]

robert plant loved jeff buckley - loved his talent and recognized how great he could have become-jeffs father tim buckley was an influence on robert plant

[@marcusedwards8283]

Absolutely incredible. Hope you guys can also listen to “Last Goodbye” by him. The entire album is great.

[@paulwhite7972]

Buckley basically invented a new genre with this album. Both musically and vocally it was unique at the time. It was also a massive influence on a lot of bands. I know Thom Yorke from Radiohead and Matt Bellamy from Muse both saw him play at a tiny venue in London. If you cant hear his influence on both their vocal styles then youre deaf. They changed their musical paths immediately after seeing him. Coldplay too. Their first album is very like Buckley. Just listen to Shiver and youll hear it immediately. His sound was slowly filtered into the mainstream. You dont even notice it now. Like i said, a massive game changer when he first appeared. His dad was no slacker either. Incredible vocal range just like Jeff. Shame they're both gone.

[@justpete23]

i love how the dude in the middle knows whats coming and hes happy as hell to see his buddies hear it for the first time

[@brucegryllisgaming7732]

One of the best songs of all time!

[@Another_Broke_Musician]

I was born in Memphis and have lived here most of my life. His drowning was an absolute tragedy. I was so excited he was coming to town to record. The story at the time said that he was not happy with the demos made in New York for his second album so he came and checked out Memphis and fell in love. He called his band and told them to get on a plane and get to Memphis. He died while they were in mid-flight. This is a great musical town. I have been honored to be a miniscule part of the music community here. The fact that this amazing musician saw the same thing in my hometown that I did and still do, moves me with a sort of pride I still feel whenever I think about him.

[@020redbandita]

11:17 I concur. What my man in the middle was saying. 💯

[@stevenmclaren2730]

Best album I've ever heard

[@chrislc35]

he is, was incredible. would have been a megastar, world known. but for those who knew his music, he is just special. so unique.

[@ilariatremolada379]

😍 Legend.

[@legman1476]

I am impressed with the lack of comments pushing his version, the best by the way, of "Hallelujah." There are some true Buckley fans commenting here. Nice to see.

[@adnap]

I have among many Buckley covers on my channel, one I did of Morning Theft. It was pretty crazy when I did that stuff.. it was like something possessed me to learn it, then record it, and never play it again. It went that way with several of his songs, because it requires so much effort to remember all the little nuances, and alternate tunings. I still have the songbook in my collection. It was a gift from a friend many years ago, that wanted me to learn them. I guess he had a feeling i would put it to good use.

[@loamrider3086]

So cool to see you guys hitting up some Jeff Buckley. Mojo Pin and Lover You Should've Come Over are fantastic tracks too.

[@mjm5081]

Prepare to have your minds blown boys! 🙏❤🌹Jeff 🌹❤🙏

[@peterwalsh2470]

easily one of the greatest songs of all time for me. I've been waiting for someone to do the studio version of this, good pick.

[@gordan2849]

The studio version is fantastic, i like the Live BBC version a little better.

[@Chelle.]

@@gordan2849 The NPA live version is so amazing too.

[@OkHenrique]

top 10 songs ever made in history

[@junkyardheaven]

One of the best voices to ever grace this earth...

[@spiffymick7073]

He's a musical genius with amazing talent. RIP. His cover of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah is off the charts.

[@malkamusik]

Definitely one of the best albums of the 90's. No skips!

[@LailaVieiraMartins]

For me, it's one of the best albums ever made.

[@jodifox2283]

Jeff Buckley uses complex layers in Grace of his incredible vocals that are "eclectic, passionate and pure". Been listening to Jeff Buckley since 90s. I read that David Bowie said he would want Jeff Buckleys album if on a desert island. Definitely, Gone to soon RIP Jeff Buckley. Recommendations: Lilac Wine, Lover should have come over, Hallelujah and Mojo pin Great reaction guys!

[@djedd23]

Have to agree with you man. The way it builds up to his incredible vocals at the end is amazing. This song is just perfect to me.

[@Monica-sw9ld]

'My fading voice sings of love.. But she cries to the clicking of time'. It's said that Jeff was swimming on his back and singing 'Whole Lotta Love' when he disappeared in the river. So many premonitions in this song, although unintended. God, I miss Jeff so much.

[@MrKurtykurt]

Love when dude in the left says “that’s good” right in the heart of, IMO, the best 40 seconds of music I’ve ever heard. That build up at 3:00 (in the song not this video) through 3:40 is just so perfectly melodic. And then, of course, you still have that last min at the end. Top 3 song all time for me no doubt, maybe my favorite song ever

[@jadakid6942]

Last Goodbye, Lover You Should’ve Come Over and Eternal Life are my favorites from this fantastic album.

[@324cmac]

His cover of Nina Simone's Lilac Wine is incredibly beautiful too. (I guess Nina wasn't the first to sing it but she makes every song her own.)

[@annereidy7981]

He was a master vocalist, you should see him do this live for bbc tv back in the day. So much more to listen to and he was Tim Buckley's son, so you should look up 'Song to the Siren'.

[@williamwilson9371]

Y’all should definitely check out a live video next. Just pick one because they’re all 🔥 Definitely a massive talent gone to soon.

[@kcronin7211]

imagine being that ungodly talented and dying at 30 - such a loss. And he was only 2 years older than his father Tim was when he ODd on heroin at 28, whom Jeff never had any relationship with, thereby inextricably linking them even more than they already were just by both being rock musicians.

[@Another_Broke_Musician]

When this was first released I saw the video before sunrise getting ready for work. The excitement woke me right up. I grabbed a sticky note and wrote "Jeff Buckley - Grace". Went to the cd store after work. Been a fan since.

[@324cmac]

The first time I saw the video for Last Goodbye, I was like: "Who is that?" I was obsessed for the next 6 months playing that album over and over.

[@b20f08]

Not my usual style but he was undoubtedly magical when he sang. And played. Brings back some nice memories.

[@heatherturner6955]

Well that was very emotional! Never heard a song like that. Don't know if I like it... but he for sure put his whole heart in this song. Knowing the background you gave at the beginning makes it even more sad, or tragic really. You were really passionate about this song...

[@jeffrogers2180]

It's still such a drag. Voices like that are rare.

[@AngelaSmith-tz7wr]

I was absolutely obsessed with this whole album when it came out. And it is definitely in my top 3 of all time! It is wonderful from beginning to the end. Jeff Buckley was one of the most unique voices out there, and I was crushed when he passed away. Please give the whole album a listen sometime it is a roller coaster of emotions. Thanks for checking him out.

[@79derik]

Seeing a live performance really shows how incredible his voice was

[@christopherhuot2826]

Soooo gifted, such a tragic loss! I f only people would stop and think before they do something it might have been avoided 😅

[@324cmac]

I think it was on purpose.

[@robinakym2356]

I had this album on heavy rotation in the day. He definitely didn’t write the usual formulaic pop song so his music does sound different. Even so ‘Last Goodbye’ was played a lot on radio here in Australia

[@suemiller9458]

I'm somewhat familiar with Jeff Buckley and was actually aware of how he died. I've never heard this song before. I liked the vocals but I liked the music a lot. The vocals and the music compliment each other very nicely but the music really did it for me. If I was hearing the lyrics correctly, they were eerily prophetic.

[@peterwalsh2470]

agree, he wasn't "afraid to die".

[@324cmac]

The family emphatically says it wasn't a suicide but my first thought when I found out how he died was that it was a passive-aggressive way to kill yourself. He felt huge pressure to finish the second album and he was an extreme perfectionist.

[@leovssousa]

“Lover, you should’ve come over” is one of the best, but "Grace" just rips my soul of...

[@JohnMacRae23]

You guys should also react to his father's music (Tim Buckley) there's a lineage there... both incredible singer songwriters, both gone too soon.

[@christopherhuot2826]

You guys gotta hit " Our last goodbye " by Jeff (FIRE)😊

[@nicolerizzo1314]

I love him so much, the only thing I've felt is i wish this album was a little less produced. When you hear his live performances, he still sounds impeccable, but just a little more raw which works for me better

[@mainequeen]

I freaking love this song!!! Jeff Buckley was so amazing. What a voice!!

[@michaelgeorge4826]

2 bands immediately come to mind when I listen to this - Yes and Cocteau Twins. At least, musicwise. Jeff Buckley's voice is something else.

[@dellafenton2417]

Jeff Buckley actually did a duet with Elizabeth Fraser from Cocteau Twins. It's called All flowers in time bend towards the sun and is available on KZbin

[@michaelgeorge4826]

@@dellafenton2417 Thank you for mentioning their duet. That led me to a short video "Elizabeth Fraser on Jeff Buckley" where she says - "I mean he idolized me before he met me. It's kind of creepy. And I was like that with him. This is so embarrassing, but it's the truth."

[@SonicProfessor_a.k.a._T._Andra]

The Jeff Buckley story is: incredible, tragic, mind-blowing and incomparable. ...I was fortunate enough to be creating. playing and writing 'around,' when Buckley appeared in (moved to) N.Y.C. [w/Gary Lucas and then: into his solo career...] and was fortunate enough to witness him (and his incredible !!!! band!) play, a few times; as well as bumping into him (literally!!), and hearing him speak at the New Music Seminar (among other things.). ...In fact, it is quite possible that: a close, guitarist, friend of mine is on Buckley's cover of: "Yard Of Blonde Girls" (but, also: possibly not.-because he spent some time jamming with Jeff, in N.Y.C. on a session where Jeff and Inger Lorre were working on that song [my bud knew Inger Lorre and was hanging with her, that night] -and some of those sessions ended-up on the released version of that, incomplete, album-). The thing that Nick doesn't seem to know (and MANY people never knew/were aware of/understood/realized, either!), or, at least, doesn't, mention (but IS IMPORTANT!) is that: Jeff Buckley was, himself, the son on another musical innovator, who died at a young age, as well! Although Jeff was estranged from his father [Jeff's Mother: Mary Guibert, separated from Jeff's father, Tim, when Jeff was extremely young (a baby) and he grew-up with his mom; not his dad. They didn't have any contact until, once, briefly, just prior to Tim's death (from overdose) in 1975). All information expresses that they only met that once (as far as anyone knows or has ever said...). TIM BUCKLEY was a break-out star in the 1960s&1970s, himself. ...Jeff, later, investigated his father's music (as, by that point, Tim was gone) and, in fact musically, there are plenty of parallels -which, in some fashion: do not make any sense! (because the men barely met or knew one-another and developed their writing/compositional styles and skills and playing at different times, in different places, YET!!: ...it is as if there COULD be some such thing as "genetic creative inheritance" (which I don't think is, scientifically, possible and certainly not "provable"...but 🤷🤷)🤷‍♀!). Tin Buckley's most well-known contribution to '"he rock music canon" is the song: "Song To The Siren" [now utterly legendary]. Buckley composed the song to a set of lyrics/poetry written by a song-writing partner of his: Larry Beckett (Beckett was a song-writer and arranger, himself). It was the centerpiece of one of his more celebrated albums: Starsailor [which the early 2000s, English, band named itself after. ...Although they never covered any of Buckley's music and wrote in an entirely different vein. 🤷🤷]. "Song To The Siren" is, complete, majestic melancholy and other-worldliness. It has become even more famed, due to an '80s cover by a loose collective of musicians from the bands on the label: 4AD. This Mortal Coil. Their "Song To The Siren" cover didn't "hit," really, until about a decade after-the-fact; when: bands who sounded like the people on 4A.D. had become "the going thing." "Goth" and underground, so-called: "alternative" were (of course) the "going elements" and one of the most popular styles of that moment and the fans of these styles had, to a large degree, "taken over"-or, at least: had a fair influence on- the radio and popular sounds of that time. The cover of "Song To The Siren" by the "non-band": This Mortal Coil, became a lauded, beloved track, in the 1990s. ...Also: largely because: the vocalist on This Mortal Coil's version was: the brilliant, otherworldly, Elizabeth Fraser [commonly known as the primary vocalist for the band: Cocteau Twins]. This Mortal Coil's version is the "ne plus ultra" version and it is the only one that MOST people, have ever heard (IF they have, ever, heard the song, at all!). It has an elegiac, romantic, softly-'intolerable' (in its melancholy and pain) overwhelming quality. ...Only enhanced/iterated by Elizabeth Fraser's gorgeous, breathy, otherworldly, melodically, quietly, solemnly and beautifully: emotionally overwrought and 'teetering at the emotional edge;' yet: utterly MAJESTIC! voice. ...However: Tim Buckley's original is in NO way to be ignored or neglected! It is "the source" and is a magnificently soaring, plaintive, uncomfortable, pleading, comfort. Nothing is like it. ---So: you should, really, get to the rest of Jeff Buckley's: Grace. Jeff's voice is beyond description. If Ryan doesn't, actively, fully LOVE this voice, he is demanding to get beat in his genitals with Steve Perry's excised femur, because: he has ZERO concept of what magnificent , incomparable singing IS (if he doesn't love Jeff Buckley!)!🤘🤘😡 Buckley's guitar-playing is, also: incomparable. Anyone who can, completely, destroy with UTTERLY DIVERGENT songs such as (JUST for e.g.!): "Lover, You Should've Come Over" as well as covering the MC5's legendary: "Kick Out The Jams", is FAR BEYOND, simply, "special." ...They are "ahead of 'next level'!" (by multiple light-years!)! Jeff Buckley, Grace songs ("go-to"/first"): "Eternal Life": "Dream Brother"; "So Real"; "Lover, You Should've Come Over"; "Mojo Pin" .... Songs from: Sketches For My Sweetheart The Drunk ..."Everybody Here Wants You"; "The Sky Is A Landfill" ... Tim Buckley: "Song To The Siren"; "Quicksand"; "Bring It On Up"; "Because Of You"; "Honey Man"; "Stone In Love"; "Sefronia-After Asklopiades, Fater Kafka"/"Sefronia-The King's Chain" (they segué into each other [but if you, for some reason, felt 'forced to select one,' the first part: "Sefronia-After Asklopiades, Fater Kafka" is the groovier, cooler bit; overall.🤷]); "Down In The Street"; "Make It Right"; "Nighthawkin' "; "Look At The Fool" "Sally Go 'round The Roses" (maybe: "Devil Eyes" 🤷 "Mexicali Voodoo" 🤷🤷) This Mortal Coil: "Song To The Siren" 🔥🔥

[@aliyahburnette8018]

Ooh Jeff Buckley there’s a lot of people who have been inspired by Jeff Buckley like Matt from Muse, Jacob Charlton the lead singer of Thornhill had said in an interview he said that Jeff Buckley is his big influence and inspiration in his music.

[@ToDefyTheLawsOfTradition.]

Timeless 🎧🖤🤘🏻🔥

[@jiwi736]

The 2 live versions on French TV and the BBC are even better

[@324cmac]

Jeff Buckley should have been more popular in the U.S. but for some reason he was much bigger in Australia. He became more known after his death when his rendition of Hallelujah (written by and originally recorded by Leonard Cohen) was used after 9/11 as a backdrop for reporting on the tragedy. I saw him live in 1996 and read his biography, Dream Brother: The Lives and Music of Jeff and Tim Buckley. He was a disturbed and insecure young man. Mostly, because of his father, Tim Buckley, who was a famous folksinger and also a heroin addict. Tim abandoned his son and ended up dying of an overdose at 28 years old. Jeff was a handsome and extremely talented guy gone way too soon at the age of 30. It was a bizarre accident.

[@kwise09]

The live version of this song though..

[@mainequeen]

You must do Buckley's Last Goodbye!!!!!

[@ThePwig]

dude. the best vocal performance on this album is Lilac Wine. Despite what may be the most popular. It's tender and gentle and the final chorus at the end is unbelievable. It never gets old. Second best song is Corpus Christi Carol. Third is Lover You Should Have Come Over.

[@jodifox2283]

Love Lilac Wine 🍷 and lover you should come over

[@terrilgeorge7255]

Thank you, thank you. Great to see you react to Buckley, what a sublime talent. It took me a while to fully appreciate Grace too, Ty. You might like Lover You Should Have Come Over, Last Goodbye, or even Everybody Here Wants You, (last one not on this album.)

[@LFCliid]

Boys if you’re going to react to Jeff Buckley I’d highly recommend his live stuff from either of Glastonbury or Chicago. And the version of this Grace on French tv is unbelievable. Definitely one of the greatest vocalists and musicians ever. What a loss 😢

[@samuelmregister]

the live BBC performance is a worthy view!

[@tparmenter]

He was absolutely incredible. The instrumentation, the lyrics, all of it. Grace is a masterpiece. Lover you should’ve come over will make the hairs on your neck stand up.

[@illiamdeebe7579]

He is like if you swirled together Jim Morrison, Robert Plant, Prince and Seal. So much going on.

[@324cmac]

Throw in Chris Cornell.

[@hackapump]

BTW, the best tribute to Jeff is Duncan Sheik's haunting "A Body Goes Down". Highly recommended. Jeff's wonderful drummer Matt Johnson plays on it.

[@hackapump]

Jeff’s death is one of the great tragedies in music history. It’s still painful to think of all the music we were deprived of. For me it was like losing John Lennon, but even worse in a way: Lennon at least got to have a full career, both in the band and on his own. Jeff only got to make a single album. As for the song Grace though, we need to praise the co-writer, Gary Lucas - the man behind the hypnotic guitar riffs and the odd chord sequences. And as for further recommendations, the whole album is required listening, but So Real, Dream Brother and Lover You Should've Come Over are good starting points. But of course Jeff's version of Hallelujah is also a must-listen.

[@ericsmith6615]

Wife Speaking..Buckley was really an amazing vocalist..I hadn't heard that song in a while...

[@Phillphine]

My #2 desert island album. If you ever do whole album reviews, this is one to do (or off channel on your own). If nothing else, make sure you listen to "lover you should have come over". You could also go back to his father, Tim Buckley, and try "Dolphins".

[@SonicProfessor_a.k.a._T._Andra]

...nothing, inherently, against "Dolphins" but: SERIOUSLY??🤯😵 🤦🤦 NOT "Song To The Siren"?? ...or something "inherently in these boys' wheelhouse." such as (for e.g.): "Bring It On Up" ??... "Down In The Street" ??... "Because Of You" ??? ...SO many others!! 🤦🤷

[@thetannaree]

Ugh such a sad story 😢

[@Papima1975]

this album was first sight love for me... until I found out that Jeff was already dead. I felt that some great music to come were lost... really sad.

[@Helmutandmoshe]

The guy on the right... this song flew right over his hat.

[@dianek522]

"Last Goodbye" is the best from that CD (I would have once said that about "Hallelujah" but it's been played to death over the last few decades)

[@ct5625]

No one builds a song like Jeff could. It's no wonder he worked so hard to write the second album, Grace is one of the most incredible debut albums anyone could ever create and following that up must have been such a burden. I still get chills when I hear that build up.

[@franckbizouard3357]

Check the whole album, a pure masterpiece from A to Z. Shame Jeff passed away so stupidly so soon ;-(

[@rustyknyffe88]

Strong recommendation for future consideration: "Hypnotica" by Afro Celt Sound System. I listen to this on loop whenever I'm making pottery or painting pictures.......or, teaching art. It's mind-blowing. Also Matt Corby........."Monday"

[@BucksBe]

Big Buckley fan, never seen this video. Should have been the BBC version but 🤷‍♂ Thanks for the reaction... And go CATS 🤪

[@Braindance98]

The live performance of Grace is absolutely ridiculous

[@autumnnite1803]

You have to watch a live Jeff Buckley performance.

[@meghanmonroe]

While I, of course, think everyone can enjoy his music, I low-key think it depends on what you're bringing to the table emotionally and historically as to how much you might immediately connect with Jeff. And maybe that's biased because I carry a ton of baggage. But in my experience, that can inform one's ability to speak an artist's language when it's as complex and nuanced as Jeff's was.

[@Another_Broke_Musician]

One of my favorite Jeff Buckley songs is not from this album. It's from the demos for Sketches For My Sweetheart the Drunk. It's called "Everybody Here Wants You". Slow, seductive white boy soul.

[@trudymorris9981]

You guys should listen to Jeff Healy's Angel Eyes next.

[@beedeegee9374]

How about POCO, specifically “Crazy Love” and “In the Heart of the Night”?

[@michaeljurss9080]

Guy with the hat. Shallow as fuckity. Other guys totally vibing.

[@itsmedrooms6071]

Nick totally gets it, but what is the deal with Ty and Ryan? I just don’t understand. It’s like seeing the Mona Lisa and not liking it because you don’t like the way she smiles. C ‘mon guys, get a clue or something please. I could go on and try to explain why most musicians from disparate genres were obsessed with his album, but if Ty won’t even put this on his playlist, why bother? Epic fail because if there one time it was important to get it right, it was this one. You’ve given it up for a lot less I’m here to tell you, but as I’ve said , Nick is the only one who got it.

[@yougotgroove]

I know....................................................Wow

[@buckshotjenkins]

The version from Live À L'Olympia is just ridiculous.

[@ilariatremolada379]

Check out live performances, chills off the charts ❤

[@illiamdeebe7579]

Yeah, a reaction to a haunting Jeff Buckley song leads into a debate about Jar Jar Binks.. you guys....

[@Bow503]

Can you react to : phantom of the opera with Sarah brightman and Antonio Banderas. Please.! Or Earth Song. Tnx

[@haydensheldrake9337]

My family and I joke that I was reincarnated as Jeff Buckley because he died the day I was born May 29th 1997

[@milolabrett6549]

Jeff Buckley plays Jeff Buckley music; he’s better live than listening to his records. Jeff Buckley - Live in Chicago is the whole concert to react to, it’s other. Just a suggestion but have you guys ever done a full concert reaction? As said, it’s other and at a small venue. Jeff Buckley plays Jeff Buckley music. Very prophetic in many ways this concert; gone way too young.

[@RachelinKy]

He had a beautiful voice but I have to agree, the song’s an acquired taste.

[@ro--M]

That is basically what happens when somebody comes from nowhere and owns the whole genre. I was about say 'renew' but that would have been wrong as nobody has been able to follow his musical path, although he is probably one of the most influential musicians in the last 30 years.

[@tbd407]

not a fan of this track, sounds like 2 great songs trying to be one