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Jeff Buckley - Grace (1994)
 Jeff Buckley - Grace (1994) Rock | Brit-Pop | MP3 | 256cbr | 170 MB Great artists dying before their time is not new to rock music. But there have been few whose brief career has been such a mystery as Jeff Buckley's -- certainly not in recent history. Maybe the recent release of Elliott Smith's posthumous From a Basement on the Hill will catapult him into the realm of the departed famous. But for now, it is the anti-hero Jeff Buckley who bears the full weight of having his career and its unrealized potential debated by the bored critic everywhere. In the summer of 1993, Jeff Buckley began working on his first album with record producer Andy Wallace,[56] who had mixed Nirvana's multi-platinum album Nevermind.[57] Buckley assembled a band, comprised of bassist Mick Grondahl and drummer Matt Johnson,[58] and spent several weeks rehearsing.[59] In September, the trio headed to Bearsville Studios in Woodstock, New York to spend 6 weeks recording basic tracks for what would become Grace.[60] Buckley invited ex-bandmate Lucas to play guitar on the songs "Grace" and "Mojo Pin", and Woodstock-based jazz musician Karl Berger wrote and conducted string arrangements with Buckley assisting at times.[61] Buckley returned home for overdubbing at studios in Manhattan and New Jersey where he performed take after take to capture the perfect vocals and experimented with ideas for additional instruments and added textures to the songs.[62] In January 1994, Buckley left to go on his first solo North American tour to support Live at Sin-é.[63] It was followed by a quick 10 day European tour in March.[64] Buckley played clubs and coffeehouses and made in-store appearances.[63] After returning, Buckley invited guitarist Michael Tighe to join the band.[65] Buckley co-wrote "So Real" with Tighe, recorded as a late addition to the album.[66] In June, Buckley began his first full band tour called the "Peyote Radio Theatre Tour" that lasted into August.[67] Pretender Chrissie Hynde,[68] Soundgarden's Chris Cornell, and The Edge from U2[69] were among the attendees of these early shows. Grace was released on August 23, 1994. In addition to seven original songs, the album included three covers: "Lilac Wine", based on Nina Simone's version,[46] "Corpus Christi Carol", a Benjamin Britten composition based on a 15th century hymn that Buckley was introduced to in high school,[70] and Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah", based on John Cale's recording from the Cohen tribute album, I'm Your Fan.[46] Buckley's rendition of "Hallelujah" has been called "Buckley's best" and "one of the great songs"[71] by Time magazine and is included on Rolling Stone's list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".[72] While sales were slow and the album garnered little radio airplay, it quickly received critical acclaim.[73] The UK's Melody Maker called it, "a massive, gorgeous record,"[74] while The Sydney Morning Herald proclaimed it, "almost impossibly beautiful."[75] The album did go gold in France and Australia over the next two years,[67] eventually achieving gold status in the U.S. in 2002.[76] Grace has now sold over 2 million albums worldwide[77][78] and has gone platinum in Australia over six times Grace won appreciation from a host of revered musicians. Included were members of Buckley's biggest influence, Led Zeppelin.[79] Jimmy Page considered Grace close to being his, "favorite album of the decade."[80] Robert Plant was also complimentary.[81] Other of Buckley's influences[82] lauded him: Bob Dylan named Buckley "one of the great songwriters of this decade,"[81] David Bowie called Grace, "one of the 10 albums he'd bring with him to a desert island."[83] Lou Reed expressed interest in working with him after seeing him perform.[83] Paul McCartney,[84] Thom Yorke, Matthew Bellamy, Chris Cornell, Neil Peart, U2 and Elton John were among others who have held Buckley's work in high esteem. 1. "Mojo Pin" (Jeff Buckley, Gary Lucas) – 5:42 2. "Grace" (Jeff Buckley, Gary Lucas) – 5:22 3. "Last Goodbye" (Jeff Buckley) – 4:35 [1] 4. "Lilac Wine" (James Shelton) – 4:32 5. "So Real" (Jeff Buckley, Michael Tighe) – 4:43 6. "Hallelujah" (Leonard Cohen) – 6:53 7. "Lover, You Should've Come Over" (Jeff Buckley) – 6:43 8. "Corpus Christi Carol" (Benjamin Britten) – 2:56 9. "Eternal Life" (Jeff Buckley) – 4:52 10. "Dream Brother" (Jeff Buckley, Mick Grondahl, Matt Johnson) – 5:26 –"Forget Her" is included as the 11th track on some releases of the album. Legacy Edition Grace (Legacy Edition) Grace (Legacy Edition) cover Compilation album by Jeff Buckley Released August 23, 2004 Recorded 1993-1994 Genre Alternative Length 117:00 Label Columbia Producer George Marino Professional reviews Jeff Buckley chronology Live at Sin-é (Legacy Edition) (2003) Grace (Legacy Edition) (2004) So Real: Songs From Jeff Buckley (2007) 2004 Legacy Edition bonus disc track listing 1. "Forget Her" (Jeff Buckley) – 5:12 2. "Dream Brother" (Alternate Take) – 4:56 3. "Lost Highway" (Leon Payne) – 4:24 4. "Alligator Wine" (Screamin' Jay Hawkins) 5. "Mama, You Been On My Mind" (Bob Dylan) – 3:26 6. "Parchman Farm Blues/Preachin' Blues" (Bukka White/Robert Johnson) 7. "The Other Woman" (Jessie Mae Robinson) – 3:05 8. "Kanga-Roo" (Alex Chilton) 9. "I Want Someone Badly" (Nathan Larson) – 2:36 10. "Eternal Life (Road Version)" 11. "Kick Out The Jams (Live)" (MC5) 12. "Dream Brother (Nag Champa Mix)" 13. "Strawberry Street" (Buckley, Goodsight, McNally) – 5:26* MP3 Link 1 -- Grace http://rapidshare.com/files/39930646/jb1.rar Link 2 -- Legacy Edition http://rapidshare.com/files/39931816/jb2.rar |
