- Audio CD (11 May 1998)
- Number of Discs: 2
- Format: Extra tracks
- Label: Columbia
- ASIN: B000009HPP
- Other Editions: Mini-Disc
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 8,856 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. The sky is a landfill | |||
| 2. Everybody here wants you | |||
| 3. Opened once | |||
| 4. Nightmares by the sea | |||
| 5. Yard of blonde girls | |||
| 6. Witches' rave | |||
| 7. New Year's prayer | |||
| 8. Morning Theft | |||
| 9. Vancouver | |||
| 10. You and I | |||
| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Nightmares by the sea | |||
| 2. New Year's prayer | |||
| 3. Haven't you heard | |||
| 4. I know we could be so happy baby (If we wanted to be) | |||
| 5. Murder Suicide meteor slave | |||
| 6. Back in N.Y.C | |||
| 7. Gunshot glitter | |||
| 8. Demon John | |||
| 9. Your flesh is so nice | |||
| 10. Jewel Box | |||
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Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Review
Perhaps the most talented "son act" in pop music, Jeff Buckley combined the often harrowing eclecticism of estranged papa Tim Buckley with the rock acrobatics of Robert Plant. This posthumously released collection of four-track demos and sessions helmed by Tom Verlaine indicates that Buckley's astonishing full-length debut, Grace, was no fluke. The young singer-songwriter puts his falsetto to good use on an extraordinary collection of original material, from the soulful "Everybody Wants You" to the psychedelic "Murder Suicide Meteor Slave". And while his bluesy take on Porter Wagoner's "Satisfied Mind" may not be as revelatory as his earlier version of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah", this album offers ample proof that Buckley was among his generation's most gifted voices. --Bill Forman
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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Scarred but achingly touching,
By A Customer
This review is from: Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk [Extra tracks] (Audio CD)
There seemed to be no rhyme or reason behind Jeff Buckley's early demise. The music world was robbed of one of it's most unique and classic talents, and he leaves a great void which many other musicians struggle , yet fail, to fill. His stunning debut "Grace" was a landmark album and a fitting testament to his gifts. This album is not a follow up as such, but a posthumous love letter to Buckley. The first disc comprises new studio songs which would have appeared on the second album, whilst the second disc is a selection of demoes and four track recordings. These latter songs are a rough listen and the melodies struggle to rise up from beneath the murky lack of production, but nevertheless, it is an interesting and special insight into the man at work. Disc 1 is where the real trophies are to be found - and the jewels are a plenty. The tracks have a surreal, other wordly feel to them - witness "Morning theft" and "Everybody Here Wants You" for sheer beauty. Elsewhere , Buckley takes us in other diverse directions- "Vancouver" is a soundtrack to a glorious summer road movie, and "The Sky Is A Landfill" contains perhaps his most intense lyrics and is a biting satire on American society. The song that really breaks the heart is called "Opened Once". It is worth the admission price alone. A shimmering fragility pervades the music and the lyrics "I am the railroad track abandoned..with the sunlight forgetting that I ever happened" haunt the listener long after the album has stopped playing.
19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
The Demos,
By toby (Devon, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk [Extra tracks] (Audio CD)
Some say the 4-track recordings on the 2nd CD let the whole down. Others point to the fact that JB would probably not have wanted us to hear his unfinished work. Although I would agree with the latter (the CD inlay shows excerpts from his journal; I don't just write songs for Sony), I would point out that when band members and Steve Berkowitch (executive producer), along with other top Sony chiefs, heard the demos, they all felt that here was something better than Grace. These demos give us a glimpse of what might have been. Sure, they aren't recorded well, but the beauty shines through (listen to Ben Folds 5 or Devandra Banhart for under-produced yet wonderful songs). We can't hear the true My Sweetheart The Drunk, and the songs on the first CD were to be destroyed as JB hated them. Make your own mind up about the other tracks, but these demos are the bones of what he wanted us to hear - these are the gems of this compiltation and I urge you to buy it for this alone.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
change of direction,
By A Customer
This review is from: Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk [Extra tracks] (Audio CD)
Had it ever have been finished, My sweetheart would have been as brilliant if not more so than its predecesser. People should bear in mind while listening to this that Jeff never intended this to be released as it is hence "Sketches for..." The album serves as evidence of just how great that next album was going to be. Amongst what could be considered as weaker tracks (by jeffs standards) such as Witches Rave are utter beauties such as Satisfied Mind, You and I, and Morning Theft. there are surging tracks such as the Sky is a Landfill and the confident strut of yarde of blonde Girls and Your Flesh is so Nice. Its an essential partner to Grace and a sad reminder of what could have been.
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