grazetreat wrote:isaac wrote:Sea Change is phenomenal. i wish Jeff Buckley wasn't so unknown though...he's inspired so many different artists, and his voice was and still is incredible.
Yeah, its amazing that he isn't more popular. If you haven't heard of him, go buy Grace right now, or get ahold of "Love You Should've Come Over", "Grace", "So Real", "Last Goodbye" and "Hallelujah" (his version easily surpasses Leonard Cohen's original). First time I heard those songs I was in awe of how amazing he was. Too bad he died...
Sea Change is so depressing, but it has that slight glimmer of hope throughout the album. Such a departure from his normal stuff; possibly why I like it more. check out Ben Folds too. "Brick" was a pretty big hit in the early 90's, but his other stuff is just as good if not better.
exactly. Sea Change has a sort of Nick Drake feel to it...it's far more appealing, and i think he's really in touch of his emotions. there has to be a glimmer of hope, otherwise how would he make it through the breakup with his girlfriend?
and as for Buckley, all the songs you recommended were great. i've said it countless times, but i always get chills watching the Live in Chicago video of his performance of Hallelujah. i think he was one of the artists that really helped popularize the song, and now countless singer/songwriters are mimicking him. his cover of "Lilac Wine" is gorgeous, as is his cover of Dido's Lament, and Satisfied Mind. also, Everybody Here Wants You is a classic song.
Ben Folds is great, but i don't think he's really that unknown, nor was Beck. Beck was popular in the early 90's, i think, but sort of remained in the shadows. Ben Folds has his own fanbase. "The Luckiest" is one of my all time favorite songs, "Brick" is great, and "Song for the Dumped" is a hella fun song.
Nick Drake has timeless music. man...he sounds so contemporary, i love his music. i just hate all his open tunings...so damn hard to try to play more than 2 of his songs in a row.
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