Search - Jeff Buckley, Jeff / Grondahl, Mick / Tighe, Michael Buckley, James Alan Shelton :: String Quart Tribute to Jeff Buckley

Unneccesary. Come on.

recidivist | New York, NY United States | 11/12/2003

(2 out of 5 stars)

"It's no secret that Jeff Buckley's short career was one of the sweetest things in music in the 90s; and with the recent release of the complete Sin-e recordings to add to the pile of live performances either offically released or bootlegs floating around online, plus at least 2 documentaries that I know of, there's actually quite a bit to chew on for those obsessed fans (like Brad Pitt) who can't get enough of the guy, with his beautiful voice and amazing guitar.So, why would any fan want this, essentially a snooty covers album? The greatest thing about Jeff's music was Jeff himself... I don't think many of his fans would be very impressed with some bar band doing covers of Jeff's material, and touting themselves as "The Jeff buckley Experience", so why should we be impressed with this recording? The intrigue of hearing his material in a different arrangement wears off after about 5 seconds or so, and leaves the listener longing to hear the original versions of the songs. Let's be realistic - have a short listen to the samples here on Amazon and ask yourself, do they really hold a candle to "Grace", or even "Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk"? Nope. No way. Would I actually pop this in and listen to it instead of Jeff himself? Not me. I just don't have a use for this album. Just because the songs were written by Jeff doesn't automatically qualify these lifeless renderings for 4 or 5 star status."

I give it a four

11/21/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Of course, we'll always miss Jeff's voice. I found these arrangements of Buckley's music to be an interesting exploration of his songwriting --which is unique and intelligent. Also interesting to point out that "Corpus Christie Carol" is actually based on a composition written by Benjamin Britten, a well known classical composer. The arrangements and performances on this album are solid. Overall I found this to be an intelligent, sensitive homage to an artist who, in such short time on Earth, influenced a great number of people."

Quartets at their best

emanso | Hollywood, CA United States | 06/22/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"The ability to transcend music genre is something that isn't easy to do. Jeff Buckley is the most amazing musician of the 90s and quite possibly this generation. This tribute is exactly that, a tribute. This cd only exerts Jeff Buckley as a more astounding musical icon. String quartets are beautiful in themselves. You add Jeff Buckley's riveting harmonies and palpatating riffs and you get something beautiful. Beautiful like Angie."