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| Buckley, Jeff- GRACE *** 1/2 out of ***** The life of Jeff Buckley was much like that of his father (see below): minor success at a young age cut short before its peak. This was the younger Buckley's first studio album, and it is quite the ambitious project. It is progressive, but in a thoroughly different vain than his father. "Grace," Buckley's only glimmer of success in his lifetime, garnered minor amounts of play on various music channels. Later, Chris Cornell's EUPHORIA MORNING would capitalize on a similar sound. Other highlights include a stunning "So Real" in which Buckley's voice soars over a jazzy progression of chords from beginning to the song's powerful climax, and Buckley's absolutely breathtaking solo electric guitar cover of the late-era Leonard Cohen piece, "Hallelujah." Buckley sings the track with all the power of a gospel singer and none of the theatrics. One last track I should comment on is the Zeppelin-esque "Eternal LIfe," of note only because it has been covered on various occasions by Our Lady Peace, and via that medium served as my introduction to Jeff Buckley. While this album also has its weak points, it is well worth a listen for any aspiring musician or music-lover. Buckley, Tim- MORNING GLORY: THE TIM BUCKLEY ANTHOLOGY **** out of ***** What to say about Tim Buckley? There are so many things to say... He remains the archetype of the tragic genious whose life was cut terribly short. Beginning in the late 1960's, Buckley wrote beautiful folk compositions (see: "Song Slowly Song") with slightly progressive overtones. During the course of his career, the progressive became further interlaced in his music, until, at the apex of his progressiveness, many found his recordings too strange. For an example of this, listen to early progressive works such as "Morning Glory" "Goodbye and Hello" and "Phantasmagoria in Two" and then listen to later works like "Song to the Siren" and "Sweet Surrender." The most unfortunate part of Buckley's career was his final period, when he recorded two more consumer friendly albums in the hopes of finally seeing commercial success. This is reflected in the inclusion of only two songs from those albums on this anthology. Unfortunately, shortly after the release of LOOK AT THE FOOL, Buckley overdosed on heroin. So, while the anthology has its weak points, it is a necessary buy for those who thought Radiohead's more recent works came totally out of the blue. Enjoy:). Bush- THE SCIENCE OF THINGS **** 1/2 out of ***** This is one of my favorites of 1999. Gavin Rossdale's songwriting abilities, while still very much like a certain famous deceased Washington-er, have evolved beyond simple British knockoffs of Nirvana songs. The first single, "The Chemicals Between Us" is a powerful rocker about love lost, while "Spacetravel," featuring Gavin's longtime g/f Gwen Stefani, brings out some of the punk fire. But the true highlights of this album are the extremely unexpected slow songs, "Letting the Cables Sleep" and "40 Miles From the Sun." A truly sound buy, for those with an open mind towards the Bush sound. |
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