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~ Jeff Buckley
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  • Audio CD (11 May 1998)
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Format: Extra tracks
  • Label: Columbia
  • ASIN: B000009HPP
  • Other Editions: Mini-Disc
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 11,507 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Disc: 1
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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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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We'll never know for sure what artistic heights Jeff Buckley might have gone on to reach, since he was taken from us soobscenely early, with only time enough to complete one album and begin work on a second. With the help of SKETCHES, though, we can make some educated guesses. This double-disc, lovingly assembled by Buckley's friends, colleagues and family, gathers together both his studio efforts and home 4-track demos for the album he was trying to complete up until his tragic drowning.
The studio sessions, produced by Tom Verlaine, find Buckley downplaying his phenomenal vocal abilities somewhat, in favour of focusing on the songs, from the Zeppelinisms of "The Sky Is A Landfill" to the undoubtedly Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan-influenced "New Year's Prayer" and the beautiful, ethereal "You & I". The home demos show Buckley's more experimental, playful side, an aspect of his music presumably encouraged by his pals/heroes The Grifters, whose lo-fimasterpieces inspired Buckley to work in the same studio inMemphis. The closing "Satisfied Mind", from an earlier liveradio broadcast, is a touching elegy to an artistic flame that was extinguished far too soon.

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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Scarred but achingly touching, 11 Jan 2000
By A Customer
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.
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars The Demos, 10 Aug 2004
By toby (Devon, England) - See all my reviews
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.
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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Buckley's finest, 30 Jun 2005
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I have read the other reviews and none of them credit this album as much as they should. I think it is because people find 'Grace' easier to listen to, but it does not completely show Buckley's best. However this a;bum does.'Everybody here wants you' is truly beautiful and his voice is amazing in it. But the album also has some of his more mysterious songs, like 'Yard of Blonde haired girls' and 'Nightmares by the sea'.This is my favourite ever album and is a must have by any Jeff fan. However if you have never heard his music before then buy 'Grace' and if you love that, then buy this.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Beyond words
It's so tempting to look at this as Jeff Buckley's second album, but then I have to remind myself that this is a selection of unfinished material compiled posthumously. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Mr. Jw Chadwick

4.0 out of 5 stars 'I am a railroad track abandoned / With the sunset forgetting I ever happened'
Jeff Buckley is frequently seen as a one-album wonder given that he issued only one full-length LP in his lifetime, but it was his tragic accidental death by drowning at 30 that... Read more
Published 22 months ago by cathy earnshaw

5.0 out of 5 stars GIVE THIS CD SOME TIME... YOU'LL LOVE IT!
I listen to this CD Every Day!!! If you are looking for another "Grace" CD, this is not it - HOWEVER, it is Buckley all the way! Read more
Published 22 months ago by L. C. Lessnau

4.0 out of 5 stars The sketchier the better
Despite what most people say about the difference between the two disks, my own opinion is quite the reverse:

Disk 1 is disappointing, with average sounding rock... Read more
Published on 7 Nov 2007 by Yellow Delaney

4.0 out of 5 stars Sketches indeed, but well worth it for a handful of tracks
I was listening to 'Sketches For My Sweetheart The Drunk' the other day and have to say that I find it, on the whole, ultimately disappointing. Read more
Published on 23 Sep 2007 by A. Sweeney

3.0 out of 5 stars Necessary pilaging?
A double album not produced by the artist but by the record company - always a touchy subject and rarely the correct thing to do. But what about this one? Read more
Published on 10 Nov 2006 by G. Munday

4.0 out of 5 stars Still Grace, more rock
Being a big fan of Jeff Buckley, it is great the get the chance to see and hear where he was heading before he passed away. Read more
Published on 14 April 2004 by Tigerrtje

4.0 out of 5 stars The Last Works Of The Late Great Jeff Buckley
Throughout his tragically short career Jeff has produced, in my opinion, some great music. After the release of Grace, there was a gap of four and half years before his untimely... Read more
Published on 28 Dec 2003 by silentmark121

5.0 out of 5 stars Thanks Jeff
For the sake of the album I felt that I had to write something. I've had this for years now and it's nearly the soundtrack to a life. Read more
Published on 8 April 2003

4.0 out of 5 stars Moments of beauty, though sadly unfinished.
This is pretty much a mix of styles. CD1 contains the most listenable tracks, very original ideas. I absolutely adore 'Morning Theft' - gorgeous Jeff at his melodic best... Read more
Published on 17 Feb 2002

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