Just watched Amazing Grace (because of this video) - As a European of a certain age I only really knew the bare bones of JBs story and music. Excellent film, and you can particularly hear Jeff’s influence when you listen to Ed Harcourt and Radiohead.

@MojoPin1983

2 ай бұрын

@witte2702 “A SHAMELESS RIP-OFF OF JEFF BUCKLEY AND THE COCTEAU TWINS.” Thom: “Wow! No, but Jeff Buckley gave me confidence to sing in falsetto. And the Cocteaus are cool.” Colin: “When we were recording ‘Fake Plastic Trees’, we went to see Jeff Buckley play at The Garage. He just had a Telecaster and a pint of Guinness and it was just fucking amazing. Then we went back to the studio and tried an acoustic version of ‘Fake Plastic Trees'. Thom sat down and played it in three takes, then burst into tears afterwards. And that’s what we used for the record.” - Thom Yorke - Singer and guitarist from Radiohead - Jonny Greenwood - Guitarist from Radiohead, from the September 1997 issue of VOX

@TonyBlackNYC

Ай бұрын

great quote

The proper pronunciation for Sin-é is: Shh-nay (a la Sinéad O’Connor) It’s an Irish phrase meaning “that’s it.” Amazing Grace was released in 2004. In my opinion, of the half a dozen or so documentaries about Jeff Buckley, it is the most underwhelming. I personally couldn’t care less what random painters and dancers think about Jeff’s music - no disrespect to them - it just seemed strange to seek the input of these obscure artists that no one has heard of. I would recommend that you watch the BBC documentary, Everybody Here Wants You (2002), if you haven’t already. That by far is the best and most comprehensive documentary on Jeff; you can find that on my channel, which is the most comprehensive archive of footage dedicated to Jeff Buckley. Speaking of documentaries, Jeff’s mom is currently producing one which is supposed to be released sometime this year. I would imagine that project will coincide with the 30th Anniversary of Grace in August. With respect to your comment about Jeff’s guitar playing, I’m curious how much of his music you have heard. Jeff was actually a guitar virtuoso, though, if one’s listening has been predominantly limited to Grace, I can see why they might share your sentiments, as Grace is more of an arranger’s album, as opposed to a showcase of brilliant guitar solos and such. On Grace, Jeff’s guitar playing is more subdued and focused on melody and unorthodox chord progressions, but he was more than capable of letting it rip, when he felt like it. One can hear Jeff’s guitar proficiency more on the Legacy Edition of Live at Sin-é, especially on tracks like The Way Young Lovers Do and Strange Fruit. I would also recommend checking out his guitar solo on the former song from his Correggio, Italy performance in 1995. There is actually footage of that which you can watch. Jimmy Page also talks about how much he admired Jeff’s guitar playing in the BBC documentary that I mentioned. Toward the end you mentioned a book; on that note, I would also recommend that you read David Browne’s excellent biography, Dream Brother: The Lives & Music of Jeff & Tim Buckley. Thanks for sharing your articulate thoughts, Tony. God bless you, man.

@TonyBlackNYC

2 ай бұрын

thanks for the great info. I will check out all the tracks and videos you mentioned...like I said, a sad story.

@MojoPin1983

2 ай бұрын

@@TonyBlackNYC You’re welcome. Jeff’s version of The Way Young Lovers Do (Live at Sin-é) is the most incredible live, solo performance of any song ever recorded. It encapsulates Jeff’s guitar virtuosity and and all of his vocal acrobatics/tricks in a single performance. It is absolutely phenomenal. I’d also recommend watching his live version of Grace from The Late Show (BBC). The outro/crescendo is *blistering.*

Tony, would you agree that Jeff Buckley is, arguably, the James Dean of popular music?

@TonyBlackNYC

2 ай бұрын

Definitely some similarities...except I think Dean was VERY popular when he died, and quite a bit younger. Buckley was never mainstream...I would compare Kurt Cobain as being a musician that died suddenly during huge mainstream notoriety.

what was the book title (the uncertainty of searching for a masterpiece)?

@TonyBlackNYC

2 ай бұрын

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

@witte2702

2 ай бұрын

@@TonyBlackNYC thx, enjoy your content - always an interesting perspective

@simonhornmusic

28 күн бұрын

@@TonyBlackNYCI read the book back in the 90s, thanks for the reminder to read it again 😀