What a beautiful song and it got him discovered as a singer! Gary Lucas is a monster ... But the lyrics haunting reminiscent of how Jeff died when he talks about the fish swimming between him and the water was his grave I feel this was a repeated theme for Jeff and then it really happened WTF so sad and bizarre like it was planned it's just haunting my brain just goes to these places I hope it's not true
@@Stereostupid totally bizarre! Who is this Gary Lucy’s? & why is he a monster? Definitely not into the good looking department! Jeff was so hot & awesome rare gem miss him greatly love his catalog such a fab musician should be in hall of fame! Ty lol 👍🇺🇸💯☮️😻
Damn that’s insane what an awesome legend Tim is & passed his great gift of music on to Jeff was a legend!!!! Rip dudes this is just unbelievably fabulous!!!!👍❤️☮️
Rebecca Mryglod wow when I heard that line in that song by Tim blew me away especially since Jeff drowned years later kinda like a premanition ya know that’s very bizarre........ lol 🇺🇸🙀☮️🎶🎵💯
Just imagine this situation: You are super talented and want to become an acclaimed artist, but your father is widely considered to be one of the best and most innovative artists of all time and the greatest singer there ever was... So you always live under his gigantic shadow and you didn't even have a solid relationship with him before he died, so you start to generate a feeling of hatred when you think about your father. But after all you know he is the reason why you exist and you aren't deaf so you listen to his music and acknowledge your father was an illuminated genius. Then you die too and you both become legends because you certainly deserve that title. This story is one of the most incredible in the history of fuckin' western civilization!! We're really lucky because these guys existed, their music is a gift to manking.
Sorry but Tim Buckley is not widely considered one of the best and most innovative artists of all time. He is mostly unheard of and was saved from obscurity by his genius son, not the other way around I'm afraid.
Jeff Buckley--acoustic guitar, vocals Gary Lucas--space guitar Cheryl Hardwick--piano Greg Cohen--acoustic bass Hank Roberts--cello GE Smith--guitar Live at St Ann's Church Brooklyn, "Greetings from Tim Buckley" tribute concert 4/26/91 Produced by Hal Willner
Love it Gary! I enjoyed hearing you jam out the other day at your home live, talking about Jeff and how y’all met and vibed! I loved it, love the Grace guitar jam it was astonishingly beautiful!
From the Tim Buckley Wikipedia page: "(Tim) Buckley died in debt, owning only a guitar and an amplifier. His 8-year-old son, Jeff, had met his father only once, and was not invited to the funeral. Jeff Buckley said not being invited to his father's funeral 'gnawed' at him, and prompted him to pay his respects by performing "I Never Asked to Be Your Mountain" in 1991 at a memorial tribute to Buckley in Brooklyn, six years before his own accidental death."
Why wasn't Jeff invited to the funeral anyway? Granted, Tim and Jeff didn't have much of a relationship, but he's still his son and had the right to see him for the last time.
Tim ran away from the life of Jeff and Jeff's mother, so whoever organized the funeral probably didn't think it would be in the best interest to invite them due to Tim not wanting to be around them when he was alive. Its sad, but times were way different then so i wouldnt doubt if this was the train of thought
@@LukasTripTim grew up with a father who constantly beat him and was in a relationship with a woman he didn’t really love. He was 19 when Jeff was born.
If I had 4 minutes to live... I would put on My Jeff Buckley Album. I would not panic or check the time. Id Just Lie on the floor his voice taking me to heaven one last time.
OK THIS IS WEIRD, sometimes i think that too. I was thinking about death and about me at a hospital or something and if they asked me what i wanted i would say to listen to jeff buckley. But i would still be scared i think :P
People still compare Jeff to his Dad. Jeff didn't seem to like that in his reality, I doubt he wanted it in his legacy. Jeff was a gift to this world, gone too soon. In his interviews and in his songs, he was so genuine. How could he not enchant a heart?
+Mikaela Argyrakis They do, also say that they sound the same, which always struck me as odd. Sure they have some moments where they sound the same...but there's also only so many ways someone can sing. Every singer is going to phrase something the same way as another singer would or inflect, whatever. Hell, Tim's voice was almost the same as Fred Neil's at times! Whereas I can't really trace Jeff's influences too well.
Tim may not have been the sunshine himself but you can't deny his musical genious . It's just that off the stage he wasn't the person that was fit to idolise or to be looked upon.
Yes, of course, he didn't want it in his ''legacy'' but he still took the Buckley surname (after using the Moorhead previously during his school days). I wonder why. And comparisons were fathers and sons are in the same trade are unavoidable.
my God. I have no words. I listened to Tim Buckley's version first and was shocked as well, then right afterwards went to hear Jeff's cover and now im frozen sitting at my desk, ready to paint but instead I'm just in shock and trying to calm myself down. I keep holding onto my tightened chest trying to figure out what just happened, but I shouldn't. Goodness.
To support both of your observations, I've always thought of Jeff as a highly spiritual and highly conscious person. He knew what he was here for. The fact that he finally figured it out once he discovered Nusrat says it all. I do think his "Higher Self" knew what he was doing in the river. It was the ultimate poetry- living out the words you and your father sang.
Listening to this again, knowing what the content of the song was about (towards Jeff's mom mainly), certainly makes this a love-hate thing. I think you can sense the tension in Jeff's voice. If nothing else, this was Jeff's way of going to the funeral he was never able to attend. Its very important for a child to be there, because in later years they will want to know they were there. I know the feeling, having not been to my grandparents funeral.
I'm ugly crying, haven't cried in such a long time, I thought I'm dead inside... What a plead..... Longing for reunion.... Real uncensored emotion. If anyone else could soothe your pain, Jeff...
Chills. So much emotion in this song. It almost feels like a eulogy for his dad or at least a eulogy for the relationship they never had. Why are people this talented always gone so young .
Each one is titled “I’m drowning back to you”: I can’t swim your waters And you can’t walk my lands: I’m sailing all my sins And I’m climbing all my fears And soon now I’ll fly
Good observation. Jeff was massively inspired by Morrissey (who largely influenced Jeff to start singing, as he originally wanted to be a lead guitarist). Morrissey is famous for his delicate often effeminate voice. That was probably a large contributing factor.
That is sweet that Jeff liked gay musicians like Morrisey and Elton John. Have they ever commented about his versions of their songs? A really bad gay act, Rufus Wainwright, liked Jeff and wrote a song about him. When I saw Rufus open for Roxy Music about 15 years ago, I thought he was the worst act I had ever seen.
This is just my opinion as a fan of both but i always think of Tim's voice and indeed his songs as more masculine and 'tough', whereas Jeff's voice is more feminine and his songs have a more delicate touch (this is NOT an insult)
Tim early records are very similar voice of Jeff (even more soft) but Tim voice change a lot during years and he was more adventurous and a little more range.
Impressive cover. I know the whole story of this live performance and it is just amazing. It was the very starting of Jeff's international career, until here he had played in pubs with no perspective, from here on he was accomplished as Tim's son and as a talent on his own: even if he seemed to want to keep the distance from his father, he never really wanted to.
I am the first view on the unveiling of the genius that is Jeff Buckley, when he performed this magical gem at a tribute at St. Ann's church in honor of his awesome father! Imagine, just imagine, being there, Jeff's back turned to the audience, his body spotlighted, and then a quick turn towards the audience as he belted out the opening lines to this magical song, audience blown away; "Oh my God, it's him" (Tim). Awesomeness on every level imaginable!!!!!!!
Actually, I think Jeff resolved issues with his dad before he died. There was a hand written note posted up on a display at the rock hall of fame where Jeff stated something along the lines of "He was my dad, and I love him."
with being recognized/known as "Tim Buckley's kid". He struggled with that for most of his career. Yet, in his journals, he occasionally praised some of Tim's work, even wishing that he could've played guitar with him, feeling that he could've done a better job than the "studio cats". Ultimately, I think it was just a sad and unfortunate situation for all involved.
I noticed he changes the lyrics here and there , it´s like he is directing a few subtle tirades at the author of the song ( the thing as a whole seems pretty premeditatedly ironic, not to say vaguely sarcastic ... )
All the two and frowning on who was best and who sounds like who is irreverent they were both extremely talented artists that is why they have both stood the test of time.
so who's the "best" artist......if you don't like someone it doesn't mean you are right for every damn person in the universe....how egotistical and lame
Everyone seems to suggest that Tim was strictly a technical singer while Jeff was more of an emotional singer. And while I'll say that Jeff did seem to have more depth and feeling to his performances, I think that Tim could be extremely emotional with his voice at times. However, there were plenty of instances in which it seemed like he was just showing off.
star cloud I could go either way. I think that Tim had much more range, control etc. But there's more to singing than just those things. There's also the emotional aspect and infusing your voice with feeling.
I think most people's voices are strongest somewhere between 22 and 28, I mean there lung power, breath support, vocal chords and their bodies, muscles surrounding the lungs,heart,diaphram and throat. So in between that age range for most artists not all is when you hear them singing at their best.
O I never asked to be your mountain I never asked to fly Remember when you came to me And told me of his lies You didn't understand my love You don't know why I try And the rain was falling on that day And damn the reason why The Flying Pisces sails for time And tells me of my child Wrapped in bitter tales and heartache He begs for just a smile O he never asked to be her mountain He never asked to fly And through his eye he comes his love And tells her not to cry She says, "Your scoundrel father flies With a dancer called a queen And with her stolen cards he plays And laughs, but never wins" O the child dreams to be his hands In the counting of the rain But only barren breasts he feels For her milk will never drain As I die I can't remember Where I saw the rain: Could it be that her laughter Drove me down again? Charming dancer will you stop, Stop and talk to me? Is there someone else you feel In your dreams? you will, you see: In midnight gazes I've found you far from me: If you lead me on Please leave me down O Flying Flying Fish Please flutter by my door: Yes you can drink my lies If first you read my eyes: Each one is titled "I'm drowning back to you": I can't swim your waters And you can't walk my lands: I'm sailing all my sins And I'm climbing all my fears And soon now I'll fly O I never asked to be your mountain I never asked to fly Remember when you came to me And told me of his lies You didn't understand my love You don't know why I try And the rain was falling on that day And that's the reason why Sweet lover, will you come back And love me for a while? Please take my hand Leave all your fears behind I've been gone too long Now I'm home to stay Please don't leave me Again this way Please come home
A bit of both. In fact if you listen carefully it’s like he’s throwing his own words back at him. Like the lyrics, it’s absolutely beautiful. I love Jeff for his strength and Perseverance
If you don't know Morrissey, listen to 'There Is A Light That Never Goes Out' and especially 'I Know It's Over' (Jeff covered this song numerous times).
He wasn't even invited to his own fathers funeral, his dads chosen family excluded him. That's just awful. I first heard of jeff Buckley before i heard of his father. I assumed his father trained him to sing, until I read further. Jeff did it on his own, not with help of his father, but despite his father. As i typed this, I just realized i too wasn't invited to my own fathers funeral, wow maybe thats why that struck such a chord with me. I imagine his biological father wouldve been proud, although that means nothing. Absolutely unbelievable jeff died in an accident, we only got a taste of a story cut incredibly short.
The mother wasn’t much of a parent either. She moved him from place to place without any true stability. Any woman can reproduce but to raise a child is a completely different story. No wonder with so much trauma in Jeff’s life; how could he possibly overcome that pain? Sure it makes for great art but what about the quality of life and how pain much ought a person have to endure over one lifetime! My heart goes out to Jeff. 💝
@sersatan9 Years ago. Possibly 10 years. He still has 8 years to go before he's eligible for induction into the Rock Hall in Fame, which is kinda whatever, but I'd love to see him in the Song Writer's Hall of Fame.
@TheLiar88 Yes this is true. I should've wrote that he performed this song at the tribute which was for Tim (whom I perceive as an awesome musician...but a terrible father). I understand the importance of this song to he and Mary. I also view this performance as the passing of the torch from a distant and creative genius of a father, to an utterly amazing and special son who would eventually share a similar fate to his father. Either way, it's incredible. RIP Jeff and Tim.
I hear Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Led Zeppelin influence this song. Must list. To Tim's original version to see if that those artist's influenced original, or did Jeff add that?
People understand that Jeff never got get the chance to grow. We'll never get to know what he would have done and may have been in the future If stayed alive. He had some big shoes to fill. Tim, Jeff Buckley RIP
He only did it this ONE TIME and it was for his dads tribute "Greetings from Tim Buckley" that he was asked to do and reluctantly did so. He never covered another of his fathers song. Just this one time in 1991.
Jeff was at least 24....he was born in 1966! He got a late start...he spent a lot of time studying guitar and playing in a band (no singing) before he found this voice and got it out. I think he was in his early 30's when he died. He seems younger here though, not that 24 isn't young as hell. What were you doing at 24?
I only knew of Tim Buckley because of Song to the Siren on the This Mortal Coil CD. Have to say, when I finally listened to Tim Buckley, I wasn't impressed. Jeff on the other hand, sings to my soul. Thousands of times better than his father!
That's your loss. Buckley jr. did not have his father's: 1) vocal range 2) versality and variety 3) blending of registers 4) richness of expression 5) artistic courage and willigness for risk 6) songwriting ability 7) intensity 8) taste for musical exploration (however misguided) 9) phrasing What Buckley's jr. DID have was: 1) an excellent voice and excellent high register 3) great PR (unlike his father sadly) 4) good looks 5) endearing vocal lyricism 6) media friendly personality 7) love for his craft 8) limited songwriting ability Buckley jr. was VERY TALENTED and it is well possible that he would have achieved greatness had he lived. As it stand unfortunately, his legacy is eclipsed by the work of his less known, but artistically more compelling father.
@@Missedtrain-gu1fh you obviously don't know much at all about Jeff Buckley and haven't listened to him much. His songwriting skis far surpassed his father. So many artists from Bono to Ben Harper to Coldplay/radiohead/Adele/Robert Plant/Jimmy Page/Chris Cornell laud Jeff as the ultimate singer songwriter. Watch some live performances. He will blow you away. Maybe you will be ready for him now at this point in your life.
@@Missedtrain-gu1fh he did not have a media friendly personality so educate yourself please. Read a few books on him and the Buckleys, do some research. You can't just make statements that are not true.
@@hopelove6658 No. Tim was superior composer/singer-songwriter to Jeff, obviously. He write own music since his childhood. Rich versatility of the music. 9 albums! Jeff's best songs are just covers.
Jeff didn't have a relationship with his father Tim. If you're to argue he did, it was certainly some sort of a hatred. This song was written originally about Jeff and his mother, tim implies he wants nothing to do with the kid. Jeff wasn't invited to his fathers funeral and while performing grace live in England, while being introduced and his fathers name mentioned - he threw up two middle fingers. Jeff performing this song at a tim tribute is a "fuck you" in my opinion.
i was always under the impression that his attitude in those situations was not directed at his father but at the people who insisted on bringing him up, knowing the unpleasant history between them. it was pretty inconsiderate. he never struck me as openly resentful, just frustrated.
I agree with Ghent. Jeff is quoted in interviews as saying he didn't hate his father, it was just the fact that the public constantly created a relationship between them (in terms of frequent comparisons and mentions of Tim during Jeff's career) when there never really was one. yes, Jeff definitely felt some form of hurt as a result of Tim's actions (refer to the lyrics of Dream Brother) but at the end of the day it wasn't hatred. I guess he just wanted to embark on his own journey without his every move somehow being connected to Tim.
Oksana Weletska Very true. He was his own person, unique and incomparable to anyone or anything. That's why I now get frustrated at new musicians being labelled "the new Jeff Buckley"... there will never be another Jeff.
Oksana Weletska yes, it would be amazing if it turned out he had somehow had a child but unfortunately I think that's very unlikely. people with talent to the extent of Jeff and Nusrat will never truly be succeeded by anyone.
Oksana Weletska true, however the talent will always be of a different kind - it's never a carbon copy. hmm never heard of Robert, it would have been interesting if Jeff had a son at age 14 hahaha! but yes, Buckley appears to be a talented name.
@tinypaperboat, I'm afraid that he sometimes did crack live and this always happened in his lower register (and lower notes of his middle register) - just listen to his live performances of Lover You Should've Come Over - which was never very strong. Tim had a far more evenly developed voice from his lowest notes to his highest falsetto tones. Jeff had an angelic voice when he used his falsetto though.
absolutely agreed. i have said for a long time now that it may have been a sort of "freak occurrence" that initially pulled him under the water.. i dont know that he actually walked into the river to die. but i do feel that at a certain point, it would have made sense to him and maybe he just did not fight it. he was such a water creature, an ondine, i am similar so i see it so clear...water always symbolizes emotion and sensitivity, of which he obviously had in abundance. enough to drown in
@GypsyTheft Jeff did not perform this as a tribute to Tim (he never liked him), but because it held a special importance to him and his mother (it was written about them.) Tim and Jeff were estranged, with Jeff even performing under a different surname early on in his career. Tim left Jeff's mother and only saw Jeff twice in his life.
You just think you'll listen to one Jeff song because youtube suggests it and then half an hour later you're still at it and then you read about Tim and think, hhmmm, maybe one by Tim to round it off but then you have second thoughts, maybe better not, after all I have not yet cried listening to Jeff so I should keep Tim for another day :) but I wouldn't want Tim to feel bad so alright then, let's make it... Driftin'...
@tinypaperboat, They were both incredible in their own way. Grace is still one of my favourite albums of all time. But I have to add, I think his father was the real vocal genius. He had one of the best and technically flawless voices in rock. A stunning singing actor, who was able to sing folk as convincingly as funk as jazz as avant garde classical music. A true chameleon. How good Jeff would have turned out to be when he had lived longer, we unfortunately never will know...
I thought Jeff was gonna be an arena type of rock star but his career would have been playing clubs. I use to go to a lot of the clubs he played in , beginning around the time he died. He would have been an act like X, a band from Los Angeles that I have liked for forty years. But they have always just played at clubs, never made it big enough to play stadiums.
@hannah4440, Sorry for my late reply. I probably missed it because your post didn't show up in my mailbox. I must admit I discovered Tim through Jeff. They indeed were both very special, both in their own unique ways. Jeff still can almost bring me to tears at moments. Tim was proabbly a bit more calculated in his expression in general. He could recreate his voice and adjust it to the mood of the songs he sung and wrote. A kind of singing chameleon.
Jeff Buckley's father, Tim Buckley, wrote this song. For you guitarists: The recording is capoed at the first fret: notes are D# C# G# F# ...sound like he's using a shit load of effects to me.
@@nurseaylla I Never Asked to Be Your Mountain was written by Tim Buckley. You can find it in his second album Goodbye and Hello released in 1967. EDIT: the song is not crearly about Tim. It is clearly about Mary and Jeff.
@@jhew6999 These remarks were not about "I Never asked to be your mountain". They were wrting about "What will you Say". Referring to comment by anngab 10 months ago: Craig Stobie he wrote Dream brother and what will you say about his father
Actually, I think Jeff sings this better than Tim did. While there are some similarities in vocals between Jeff and Tim, I would not go so far to refer to them as "Jeff/Tim". The two are quite distinct as artists.
@theachtungtree Sin-e has great performances on it. Maybe some of them were not so great, but understand that it was very early in his career, and he really grew after that. Compare Mojo Pin from there to the one in Mystery White Boy: the latter is seriously stunning. I want to make clear that it's obvious to me that Tim was the real genius, but what we're discussing here are live performances. I admit I'm a pretty hardcore fan of Jeff, while I approached Tim only recently (continue)
@theachtungtree No, he was never shitty, you realized that by yourself. "Sometimes he messed up" maybe is an overstatement, what I meant is that obviously, just like any singer, some live performances were not as good as others, and since his songs are so hard it is evident when his voice is not at its best. But still, I'm waiting for the crappy performances of Jeff and something really impressive by Tim. And I didn't get the last sentence.
@theachtungtree Jeff struggled his whole life to avoid comparisons to his father, considering how different they are i think the disrespectful part may be the decision that one is better than the other. Peace.
@hannah4440, I don't think your remark was disrespectfully meant at all. However Tim Buckley fans probably are getting a bit annoyed from the fact that their idol has to live in the shadow of his son, while he at least was as talented as his son; and made 9 studio albums instead of (almost) 2 in his even shorter life. I admire them both heavily. But lately I am enjoying Tim a bit more than Jeff. Peace to you too.
@theachtungtree Also, sometimes Jeff made his voice screamy intentionally, if that's what you mean for "he cracks". Can you point me to some live performances where "he cracked like some guy doing karaoke"?
@theachtungtree Why would I be an hypocrite? And it's just you here who's fighting - I am a very peaceful person and trying to express my ideas in a civil way
@@pepitolacaca7844 😂😂 I think what I meant is, from this performance on this song became as if made by Jeff and not Tim, and I tried to end with a joke as if Tim was irrelevant lmao
@theachtungtree Jeff was barely starting here. He was in his early 20's. Jeff never cracked live when he was actually a professional. And stop with yours caps lock.
@theachtungtree Gomorrah is about mafia? The book is very famous because he put his life on the line writing that, didn't know they adapted it into a movie. Italian cinema was great but went downhill in the last years (maybe decades, think of Vittorio vs Christian De Sica). I'm a fan of Japanese cinema, I'd pick that over italian any day.And American cinema, of course. Nice to know you're into movies,I got into that just recently so I'm not very knowledgeable.But I think we're going off-topic ;)
For Any of you lucky enough to have heard Jeff, Was He Really This Dynamic???His Voice just BLOWS ME AWAY AND I think he's actually a Better Vocalist than Tim as Well as Musician!!!
You're listening to one of the most important live performances in music history.
That’s why I’m here!!
Damn u r so f in right!!! Damn this is killer to the max!!!! Insanely fabulous!!!!!👍❤️☮️😻
What a beautiful song and it got him discovered as a singer! Gary Lucas is a monster ... But the lyrics haunting reminiscent of how Jeff died when he talks about the fish swimming between him and the water was his grave I feel this was a repeated theme for Jeff and then it really happened WTF so sad and bizarre like it was planned it's just haunting my brain just goes to these places I hope it's not true
@@Stereostupid damn dude this has always haunted me as well always will so f**king bizarre!.... take care dude lol 👍🇺🇸💯❤️😻☮️👌
@@Stereostupid totally bizarre! Who is this Gary Lucy’s? & why is he a monster? Definitely not into the good looking department! Jeff was so hot & awesome rare gem miss him greatly love his catalog such a fab musician should be in hall of fame! Ty lol 👍🇺🇸💯☮️😻
"I'm drowning back to you...." he sings a lyric written about him by his father, yet it comes back around so sharply almost prophetic
dude don't make me cry
Damn that’s insane what an awesome legend Tim is & passed his great gift of music on to Jeff was a legend!!!! Rip dudes this is just unbelievably fabulous!!!!👍❤️☮️
“I’m drowning back to you..” and Jeff drowned
Rebecca Mryglod wow when I heard that line in that song by Tim blew me away especially since Jeff drowned years later kinda like a premanition ya know that’s very bizarre........ lol 🇺🇸🙀☮️🎶🎵💯
Lol people always making correlations saying "prophetic" but no one seems to entertain the possibility that was jeffs intention.
Just imagine this situation: You are super talented and want to become an acclaimed artist, but your father is widely considered to be one of the best and most innovative artists of all time and the greatest singer there ever was... So you always live under his gigantic shadow and you didn't even have a solid relationship with him before he died, so you start to generate a feeling of hatred when you think about your father. But after all you know he is the reason why you exist and you aren't deaf so you listen to his music and acknowledge your father was an illuminated genius. Then you die too and you both become legends because you certainly deserve that title. This story is one of the most incredible in the history of fuckin' western civilization!! We're really lucky because these guys existed, their music is a gift to manking.
Their story is very classic mythology. But we know this happened. :)
Plus Tim didn't raise Jeff
Is Tim widely considered one of the best artists of all time? I love him but I feel like more people know his sons music than his
Sorry but Tim Buckley is not widely considered one of the best and most innovative artists of all time. He is mostly unheard of and was saved from obscurity by his genius son, not the other way around I'm afraid.
@@TooleyPeter father was a music genius too, undoubtedly, regardless of whether people know it or not. Personally, i still prefer Jeff.
"Don't be like the one who made me so old, don't be like the one who left behind his name"
We are so lucky this was recorded that day.
Jeff Buckley--acoustic guitar, vocals
Gary Lucas--space guitar
Cheryl Hardwick--piano
Greg Cohen--acoustic bass
Hank Roberts--cello
GE Smith--guitar
Live at St Ann's Church Brooklyn, "Greetings from Tim Buckley" tribute concert 4/26/91
Produced by Hal Willner
Was this the moment you decided to try & hitch yourself to his star or after? Just curious.
Thank you for filling in this info, I appreciate it.
Love it Gary! I enjoyed hearing you jam out the other day at your home live, talking about Jeff and how y’all met and vibed! I loved it, love the Grace guitar jam it was astonishingly beautiful!
GE Smith is everywhere
Thanks!
here's to the Buckleys
Both gone to heaven to make music rip Tim& Jeff !!!!! Ever in my heart & soul!.....👍❤️☮️
This was the precise moment when Jeff Buckley became, Jeff Buckley
when Scott Moorhead became Jeff Buckley honestly
I think Jeff blew a lot of minds this day, especially the Tim fans in the crowd.
I’m more in the Tim camp but who am I to argue with Liz Fraiser
From the Tim Buckley Wikipedia page:
"(Tim) Buckley died in debt, owning only a guitar and an amplifier. His 8-year-old son, Jeff, had met his father only once, and was not invited to the funeral. Jeff Buckley said not being invited to his father's funeral 'gnawed' at him, and prompted him to pay his respects by performing "I Never Asked to Be Your Mountain" in 1991 at a memorial tribute to Buckley in Brooklyn, six years before his own accidental death."
Why wasn't Jeff invited to the funeral anyway? Granted, Tim and Jeff didn't have much of a relationship, but he's still his son and had the right to see him for the last time.
Tim ran away from the life of Jeff and Jeff's mother, so whoever organized the funeral probably didn't think it would be in the best interest to invite them due to Tim not wanting to be around them when he was alive. Its sad, but times were way different then so i wouldnt doubt if this was the train of thought
@@LukasTripTim grew up with a father who constantly beat him and was in a relationship with a woman he didn’t really love. He was 19 when Jeff was born.
If I had 4 minutes to live...
I would put on My Jeff Buckley Album.
I would not panic or check the time.
Id Just Lie on the floor
his voice taking me to heaven one last time.
OK THIS IS WEIRD, sometimes i think that too. I was thinking about death and about me at a hospital or something and if they asked me what i wanted i would say to listen to jeff buckley. But i would still be scared i think :P
I understand, although for me if would be Tim’s Blue Afternoon album.
Nice thought
I would like Grace to be played at my funeral, if I have one (not a people person)
me tooooooo
It's heart breaking to hear him sing towards the end 'don't leave me again this way'. Amazing version.
I can't think of many lyrics sadder than those
@@shamusclarke7512 okay, so that makes it not heartbreaking. Thank you for your knowledge, oh mighty one...
I like the fact he added his own lyrics to the end.
People still compare Jeff to his Dad. Jeff didn't seem to like that in his reality, I doubt he wanted it in his legacy.
Jeff was a gift to this world, gone too soon. In his interviews and in his songs, he was so genuine. How could he not enchant a heart?
+Mikaela Argyrakis
They do, also say that they sound the same, which always struck me as odd. Sure they have some moments where they sound the same...but there's also only so many ways someone can sing. Every singer is going to phrase something the same way as another singer would or inflect, whatever.
Hell, Tim's voice was almost the same as Fred Neil's at times! Whereas I can't really trace Jeff's influences too well.
Mikaela Argyrakis a totally agree with you.
Tim may not have been the sunshine himself but you can't deny his musical genious . It's just that off the stage he wasn't the person that was fit to idolise or to be looked upon.
Jeff loved his father and he said after he met him he realized how much he missed him
Yes, of course, he didn't want it in his ''legacy'' but he still took the Buckley surname (after using the Moorhead previously during his school days). I wonder why.
And comparisons were fathers and sons are in the same trade are unavoidable.
my God. I have no words. I listened to Tim Buckley's version first and was shocked as well, then right afterwards went to hear Jeff's cover and now im frozen sitting at my desk, ready to paint but instead I'm just in shock and trying to calm myself down. I keep holding onto my tightened chest trying to figure out what just happened, but I shouldn't. Goodness.
Oh man. You just had the Buckley experience 🥰🥰🥰 magical 🧙
Am I the only one who wishes for someone to mix Jeff and Tim's versions together so it'd sound like they were having a duet in heaven?
😮 😯 😲 yesss that would be something special
i need this
The applause at the end... as someone here commented, this is the moment he became jeff buckley, and no longer tim's son.
To support both of your observations, I've always thought of Jeff as a highly spiritual and highly conscious person. He knew what he was here for. The fact that he finally figured it out once he discovered Nusrat says it all. I do think his "Higher Self" knew what he was doing in the river. It was the ultimate poetry- living out the words you and your father sang.
Nusrat?
This brought tears to my eyes you’re right. “I’m drowning back to you”
julia his idol, his name is nusrat fateh ali khan he’s Pakistani
I do think his "Higher Self" knew what he was doing in the river
What do you mean by this?
Listening to this again, knowing what the content of the song was about (towards Jeff's mom mainly), certainly makes this a love-hate thing. I think you can sense the tension in Jeff's voice. If nothing else, this was Jeff's way of going to the funeral he was never able to attend. Its very important for a child to be there, because in later years they will want to know they were there. I know the feeling, having not been to my grandparents funeral.
I'm ugly crying, haven't cried in such a long time, I thought I'm dead inside... What a plead..... Longing for reunion.... Real uncensored emotion. If anyone else could soothe your pain, Jeff...
You cry because your alive, you’re not dead, you’re just so broken, but you can be fixed.
Hey, god and jesus love you!
the despair in his voice edges the tangible. what a genetic, what a gift.
Chills. So much emotion in this song. It almost feels like a eulogy for his dad or at least a eulogy for the relationship they never had. Why are people this talented always gone so young .
Each one is titled
“I’m drowning back to you”:
I can’t swim your waters
And you can’t walk my lands:
I’m sailing all my sins
And I’m climbing all my fears
And soon now I’ll fly
:,(
*drowning all my fears
That’s deep seeing as Jeff drowned maybe a o premonition? Never know will we? Just sayin 🇺🇸
With this performance, the son came to complete the legend.
I wish we had this masterpiece cover in HQ
Good observation. Jeff was massively inspired by Morrissey (who largely influenced Jeff to start singing, as he originally wanted to be a lead guitarist). Morrissey is famous for his delicate often effeminate voice. That was probably a large contributing factor.
That is sweet that Jeff liked gay musicians like Morrisey and Elton John. Have they ever commented about his versions of their songs? A really bad gay act, Rufus Wainwright, liked Jeff and wrote a song about him. When I saw Rufus open for Roxy Music about 15 years ago, I thought he was the worst act I had ever seen.
This is just my opinion as a fan of both but i always think of Tim's voice and indeed his songs as more masculine and 'tough', whereas Jeff's voice is more feminine and his songs have a more delicate touch (this is NOT an insult)
BOSIE321 Tim was more straight forward trained like a train and track Jeff could fly over mountains with his songs
Good remark. Yes, Jeff was more delicate. I love them both. Both are talented ang unique.
@@Stereostupid There is nothing ''straightforward'' about Tim's singing. Check his Starsailor period out.
Tim early records are very similar voice of Jeff (even more soft) but Tim voice change a lot during years and he was more adventurous and a little more range.
these were two different people...is it so hard to fucking understand?
A star was born this day! I think this was the first song that he sang at his dads memorial service in NYC at a church St.Anne’s I believe!
Yes! You are right! "Greetings from Tim Buckley" memorial in 1991.
Impressive cover. I know the whole story of this live performance and it is just amazing. It was the very starting of Jeff's international career, until here he had played in pubs with no perspective, from here on he was accomplished as Tim's son and as a talent on his own: even if he seemed to want to keep the distance from his father, he never really wanted to.
Heartbreaker, that's all I can say about this song..."tears are falling down my face and your the reason why" those are my words.
Effing rips and so emotive. Especially given the backstory. Mystic. Spiritual and gdammed breath taking
the emotion he portrays in his voice is too powerful
I am the first view on the unveiling of the genius that is Jeff Buckley, when he performed this magical gem at a tribute at St. Ann's church in honor of his awesome father! Imagine, just imagine, being there, Jeff's back turned to the audience, his body spotlighted, and then a quick turn towards the audience as he belted out the opening lines to this magical song, audience blown away; "Oh my God, it's him" (Tim). Awesomeness on every level imaginable!!!!!!!
Actually, I think Jeff resolved issues with his dad before he died. There was a hand written note posted up on a display at the rock hall of fame where Jeff stated something along the lines of "He was my dad, and I love him."
4:48 is just amazing
with being recognized/known as "Tim Buckley's kid". He struggled with that for most of his career. Yet, in his journals, he occasionally praised some of Tim's work, even wishing that he could've played guitar with him, feeling that he could've done a better job than the "studio cats". Ultimately, I think it was just a sad and unfortunate situation for all involved.
I noticed he changes the lyrics here and there , it´s like he is directing a few subtle tirades at the author of the song ( the thing as a whole seems pretty premeditatedly ironic, not to say vaguely sarcastic ... )
All the two and frowning on who was best and who sounds like who is irreverent they were both extremely talented artists that is why they have both stood the test of time.
exactly! Tim, a singing chameleon, Jeff......pure sound medicine for the soul!
so who's the "best" artist......if you don't like someone it doesn't mean you are right for every damn person in the universe....how egotistical and lame
What are those weird whaling sounds in the background. Out of this world. Beautiful.
I think it’s Gary Lucas’ guitar. He’s credited with “magic guitarness” on Grace.
@hannah4440
But Jeff proved to be a brilliant soul singer (Everybody Wants Her You), which was a very pleasant surprise to me.
And he proved he could rock on Yard of Blonde Girls. Such a cool tune.
That was the first song I heard Jeff sing! Love that song, I have to hit repeat 3 or 4 times!
Imagine this as the only letter you received from your absent father. Poor Jeff.
Everyone seems to suggest that Tim was strictly a technical singer while Jeff was more of an emotional singer. And while I'll say that Jeff did seem to have more depth and feeling to his performances, I think that Tim could be extremely emotional with his voice at times. However, there were plenty of instances in which it seemed like he was just showing off.
there is no comparison between the two.come on get real ,tim buckley was a far more suprior singer than jeff.
star cloud I could go either way. I think that Tim had much more range, control etc. But there's more to singing than just those things. There's also the emotional aspect and infusing your voice with feeling.
+star cloud no he wasn't.
Tim's emotion in singing is unsurpassable
I always hear Jeff had a slightly larger range than Tim, but I think Tim was better. Those high notes he hit were amazing.
I think most people's voices are strongest somewhere between 22 and 28, I mean there lung power, breath support, vocal chords and their bodies, muscles surrounding the lungs,heart,diaphram and throat. So in between that age range for most artists not all is when you hear them singing at their best.
Beautiful, haunting.... heartbreaking 😥
Haunting
O I never asked to be your mountain
I never asked to fly
Remember when you came to me
And told me of his lies
You didn't understand my love
You don't know why I try
And the rain was falling on that day
And damn the reason why
The Flying Pisces sails for time
And tells me of my child
Wrapped in bitter tales and heartache
He begs for just a smile
O he never asked to be her mountain
He never asked to fly
And through his eye he comes his love
And tells her not to cry
She says, "Your scoundrel father flies
With a dancer called a queen
And with her stolen cards he plays
And laughs, but never wins"
O the child dreams to be his hands
In the counting of the rain
But only barren breasts he feels
For her milk will never drain
As I die I can't remember
Where I saw the rain:
Could it be that her laughter
Drove me down again?
Charming dancer will you stop,
Stop and talk to me?
Is there someone else you feel
In your dreams? you will, you see:
In midnight gazes
I've found you far from me:
If you lead me on
Please leave me down
O Flying Flying Fish
Please flutter by my door:
Yes you can drink my lies
If first you read my eyes:
Each one is titled
"I'm drowning back to you":
I can't swim your waters
And you can't walk my lands:
I'm sailing all my sins
And I'm climbing all my fears
And soon now I'll fly
O I never asked to be your mountain
I never asked to fly
Remember when you came to me
And told me of his lies
You didn't understand my love
You don't know why I try
And the rain was falling on that day
And that's the reason why
Sweet lover, will you come back
And love me for a while?
Please take my hand
Leave all your fears behind
I've been gone too long
Now I'm home to stay
Please don't leave me
Again this way
Please come home
This is excellant. Jeff did a perfect job with his fathers song. Not to mention if you close your eyes. You almost think its Tim.
Beautiful.
oh God... thanx fo sharing this... really really gentle ^^
Jeff.... RIP
WE LOVE YOU
All the proof in the world that Jeff could never hold a candle to his father. Anyone else performing this and people would tear them apart.
do u think this hurt jeff more or was more of a healing process ??
22Viper both
A bit of both. In fact if you listen carefully it’s like he’s throwing his own words back at him. Like the lyrics, it’s absolutely beautiful. I love Jeff for his strength and Perseverance
YESSSS
Jeff's declaration that it was for him a process of eulogy and laying his father to rest sounds like it would have been a positive act.
@@djanitatiana his father had been gone for years at this point.
If you don't know Morrissey, listen to 'There Is A Light That Never Goes Out' and especially 'I Know It's Over' (Jeff covered this song numerous times).
Echos from the water.
Turbulence.
Son to son too soon.
Hateful Poseidon
Most beautiful Neptune
soaring
higher
to infinity
He wasn't even invited to his own fathers funeral, his dads chosen family excluded him. That's just awful. I first heard of jeff Buckley before i heard of his father. I assumed his father trained him to sing, until I read further. Jeff did it on his own, not with help of his father, but despite his father. As i typed this, I just realized i too wasn't invited to my own fathers funeral, wow maybe thats why that struck such a chord with me.
I imagine his biological father wouldve been proud, although that means nothing. Absolutely unbelievable jeff died in an accident, we only got a taste of a story cut incredibly short.
The mother wasn’t much of a parent either. She moved him from place to place without any true stability. Any woman can reproduce but to raise a child is a completely different story. No wonder with so much trauma in Jeff’s life; how could he possibly overcome that pain? Sure it makes for great art but what about the quality of life and how pain much ought a person have to endure over one lifetime! My heart goes out to Jeff. 💝
@sersatan9 Years ago. Possibly 10 years. He still has 8 years to go before he's eligible for induction into the Rock Hall in Fame, which is kinda whatever, but I'd love to see him in the Song Writer's Hall of Fame.
@TheLiar88 Yes this is true. I should've wrote that he performed this song at the tribute which was for Tim (whom I perceive as an awesome musician...but a terrible father). I understand the importance of this song to he and Mary. I also view this performance as the passing of the torch from a distant and creative genius of a father, to an utterly amazing and special son who would eventually share a similar fate to his father. Either way, it's incredible. RIP Jeff and Tim.
I hear Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Led Zeppelin influence this song. Must list. To Tim's original version to see if that those artist's influenced original, or did Jeff add that?
You really couldn't just spell out "listen"?
Good for you for reading "Dream Brother".
quki3 More likely Zeppelin stole/copied it like they did a lot of stuff
Jeff was big big fan of Nusrat. "He's my Elvis." is what he said. Was signing "Whole Lotta Love" just before he reportedly drowned.
+Chris Blyth why does everyone have to diss jimmy page all of a sudden.
LIKE SON like father.....A'LAS-----ONE-----1
People understand that Jeff never got get the chance to grow. We'll never get to know what he would have done and may have been in the future If stayed alive. He had some big shoes to fill. Tim, Jeff Buckley RIP
I always knew that Jeff covered this- it’s one of the few solo songs where Tim, his father, shows where Jeff got that piercing upper register from
He only did it this ONE TIME and it was for his dads tribute "Greetings from Tim Buckley" that he was asked to do and reluctantly did so. He never covered another of his fathers song. Just this one time in 1991.
Jeff was at least 24....he was born in 1966! He got a late start...he spent a lot of time studying guitar and playing in a band (no singing) before he found this voice and got it out. I think he was in his early 30's when he died. He seems younger here though, not that 24 isn't young as hell. What were you doing at 24?
I only knew of Tim Buckley because of Song to the Siren on the This Mortal Coil CD. Have to say, when I finally listened to Tim Buckley, I wasn't impressed. Jeff on the other hand, sings to my soul. Thousands of times better than his father!
That's your loss.
Buckley jr. did not have his father's:
1) vocal range
2) versality and variety
3) blending of registers
4) richness of expression
5) artistic courage and willigness for risk
6) songwriting ability
7) intensity
8) taste for musical exploration (however misguided)
9) phrasing
What Buckley's jr. DID have was:
1) an excellent voice and excellent high register
3) great PR (unlike his father sadly)
4) good looks
5) endearing vocal lyricism
6) media friendly personality
7) love for his craft
8) limited songwriting ability
Buckley jr. was VERY TALENTED and it is well possible that he would have achieved greatness had he lived. As it stand unfortunately, his legacy is eclipsed by the work of his less known, but artistically more compelling father.
No comparison to me. Jeff blows him out of the water in my opinion
@@Missedtrain-gu1fh you obviously don't know much at all about Jeff Buckley and haven't listened to him much. His songwriting skis far surpassed his father. So many artists from Bono to Ben Harper to Coldplay/radiohead/Adele/Robert Plant/Jimmy Page/Chris Cornell laud Jeff as the ultimate singer songwriter.
Watch some live performances. He will blow you away. Maybe you will be ready for him now at this point in your life.
@@Missedtrain-gu1fh he did not have a media friendly personality so educate yourself please. Read a few books on him and the Buckleys, do some research. You can't just make statements that are not true.
@@hopelove6658 No. Tim was superior composer/singer-songwriter to Jeff, obviously. He write own music since his childhood. Rich versatility of the music. 9 albums! Jeff's best songs are just covers.
Jeff didn't have a relationship with his father Tim. If you're to argue he did, it was certainly some sort of a hatred. This song was written originally about Jeff and his mother, tim implies he wants nothing to do with the kid. Jeff wasn't invited to his fathers funeral and while performing grace live in England, while being introduced and his fathers name mentioned - he threw up two middle fingers. Jeff performing this song at a tim tribute is a "fuck you" in my opinion.
i was always under the impression that his attitude in those situations was not directed at his father but at the people who insisted on bringing him up, knowing the unpleasant history between them. it was pretty inconsiderate. he never struck me as openly resentful, just frustrated.
I agree with Ghent. Jeff is quoted in interviews as saying he didn't hate his father, it was just the fact that the public constantly created a relationship between them (in terms of frequent comparisons and mentions of Tim during Jeff's career) when there never really was one. yes, Jeff definitely felt some form of hurt as a result of Tim's actions (refer to the lyrics of Dream Brother) but at the end of the day it wasn't hatred. I guess he just wanted to embark on his own journey without his every move somehow being connected to Tim.
Oksana Weletska Very true. He was his own person, unique and incomparable to anyone or anything. That's why I now get frustrated at new musicians being labelled "the new Jeff Buckley"... there will never be another Jeff.
Oksana Weletska yes, it would be amazing if it turned out he had somehow had a child but unfortunately I think that's very unlikely. people with talent to the extent of Jeff and Nusrat will never truly be succeeded by anyone.
Oksana Weletska true, however the talent will always be of a different kind - it's never a carbon copy. hmm never heard of Robert, it would have been interesting if Jeff had a son at age 14 hahaha! but yes, Buckley appears to be a talented name.
@tinypaperboat,
I'm afraid that he sometimes did crack live and this always happened in his lower register (and lower notes of his middle register) - just listen to his live performances of Lover You Should've Come Over - which was never very strong. Tim had a far more evenly developed voice from his lowest notes to his highest falsetto tones. Jeff had an angelic voice when he used his falsetto though.
You obviously haven't listened to that tune, live in Chicago. It is unbelievable. You should check it out. Will change your opinion on it.
@@hopelove6658 live in Chicago was touched up in the studio.
absolutely agreed. i have said for a long time now that it may have been a sort of "freak occurrence" that initially pulled him under the water.. i dont know that he actually walked into the river to die. but i do feel that at a certain point, it would have made sense to him and maybe he just did not fight it. he was such a water creature, an ondine, i am similar so i see it so clear...water always symbolizes emotion and sensitivity, of which he obviously had in abundance. enough to drown in
He wasn't meant to be here. At least not for long. We are fortunate to have experienced such a being in our time.
@GypsyTheft
Jeff did not perform this as a tribute to Tim (he never liked him), but because it held a special importance to him and his mother (it was written about them.) Tim and Jeff were estranged, with Jeff even performing under a different surname early on in his career. Tim left Jeff's mother and only saw Jeff twice in his life.
You just think you'll listen to one Jeff song because youtube suggests it and then half an hour later you're still at it and then you read about Tim and think, hhmmm, maybe one by Tim to round it off but then you have second thoughts, maybe better not, after all I have not yet cried listening to Jeff so I should keep Tim for another day :) but I wouldn't want Tim to feel bad so alright then, let's make it... Driftin'...
Just one Buckley video, I told myself an hour ago
driftin’ is so damn good
@tinypaperboat,
They were both incredible in their own way. Grace is still one of my favourite albums of all time. But I have to add, I think his father was the real vocal genius. He had one of the best and technically flawless voices in rock. A stunning singing actor, who was able to sing folk as convincingly as funk as jazz as avant garde classical music. A true chameleon.
How good Jeff would have turned out to be when he had lived longer, we unfortunately never will know...
I've always thought that the death of jeff was a fatal accident , but the death of his father a complete stupidity , however Tim & Jeff forever
@Spenceheart Yeah, I think he just got sick of the comparisons and mentions of Tim when he'd barely spent any time with the guy.
I thought Jeff was gonna be an arena type of rock star but his career would have been playing clubs. I use to go to a lot of the clubs he played in , beginning around the time he died. He would have been an act like X, a band from Los Angeles that I have liked for forty years. But they have always just played at clubs, never made it big enough to play stadiums.
He played at festivals overseas with 100,000+ in the audience
Who hears hints of "Tomorrow never knows" by the Beatles.... Beth Orton and The Chemical Brothers did a nice cover of this not so long ago
@hannah4440,
Sorry for my late reply. I probably missed it because your post didn't show up in my mailbox. I must admit I discovered Tim through Jeff. They indeed were both very special, both in their own unique ways. Jeff still can almost bring me to tears at moments. Tim was proabbly a bit more calculated in his expression in general. He could recreate his voice and adjust it to the mood of the songs he sung and wrote. A kind of singing chameleon.
Superb
Jeff Buckley's father, Tim Buckley, wrote this song. For you guitarists: The recording is capoed at the first fret: notes are D# C# G# F# ...sound like he's using a shit load of effects to me.
Symbolism
what will you say. he said he co-wrote it with chris dowd, about his dad. can't find where I read that. but the lyrics are telling...
Fraser Cameron his Dad wrote it.
@@michele21auntiem Nope, Jeff and Chris wrote this song, and it's clearly about Jeff's father
@@nurseaylla I Never Asked to Be Your Mountain was written by Tim Buckley. You can find it in his second album Goodbye and Hello released in 1967.
EDIT: the song is not crearly about Tim. It is clearly about Mary and Jeff.
@@nurseaylla Good lord, just use google... The song is from '67. It's a Tim song about Jeff and his mother, Mary.
@@jhew6999 These remarks were not about "I Never asked to be your mountain". They were wrting about "What will you Say". Referring to comment by anngab 10 months ago:
Craig Stobie he wrote Dream brother and what will you say about his father
Actually, I think Jeff sings this better than Tim did. While there are some similarities in vocals between Jeff and Tim, I would not go so far to refer to them as "Jeff/Tim". The two are quite distinct as artists.
aw. thank you.
@theachtungtree Sin-e has great performances on it. Maybe some of them were not so great, but understand that it was very early in his career, and he really grew after that. Compare Mojo Pin from there to the one in Mystery White Boy: the latter is seriously stunning.
I want to make clear that it's obvious to me that Tim was the real genius, but what we're discussing here are live performances. I admit I'm a pretty hardcore fan of Jeff, while I approached Tim only recently (continue)
Tim other world
He said it before the song at Live @ Aus Dem Sudbahnhof 24-02-1995
which is a channel of the Mississippi River
this one is from the concert in the church, right? the one who made him met Lucas?
St Anns Church..."Greetings from Tim Buckley" tribute. 1991. Only time he covered one of his dads songs
@theachtungtree No, he was never shitty, you realized that by yourself. "Sometimes he messed up" maybe is an overstatement, what I meant is that obviously, just like any singer, some live performances were not as good as others, and since his songs are so hard it is evident when his voice is not at its best.
But still, I'm waiting for the crappy performances of Jeff and something really impressive by Tim.
And I didn't get the last sentence.
@theachtungtree Jeff struggled his whole life to avoid comparisons to his father, considering how different they are i think the disrespectful part may be the decision that one is better than the other. Peace.
wow
@hannah4440, I don't think your remark was disrespectfully meant at all. However Tim Buckley fans probably are getting a bit annoyed from the fact that their idol has to live in the shadow of his son, while he at least was as talented as his son; and made 9 studio albums instead of (almost) 2 in his even shorter life. I admire them both heavily. But lately I am enjoying Tim a bit more than Jeff.
Peace to you too.
Missy Ondine the 90’s man , the allure of grunge will pass
Did Jeff Buckley ever make friends with Larry Beckett (Tim's writing partner)?
@theachtungtree Also, sometimes Jeff made his voice screamy intentionally, if that's what you mean for "he cracks". Can you point me to some live performances where "he cracked like some guy doing karaoke"?
it was the Wolf River
Damn that river :(
@theachtungtree Why would I be an hypocrite? And it's just you here who's fighting - I am a very peaceful person and trying to express my ideas in a civil way
this live performance on, this song belong to Jeff Buckley, who is Tim Buckley anyway?
His biological father, and writer of this song
@@pepitolacaca7844 😂😂 I think what I meant is, from this performance on this song became as if made by Jeff and not Tim, and I tried to end with a joke as if Tim was irrelevant lmao
@theachtungtree Jeff was barely starting here. He was in his early 20's. Jeff never cracked live when he was actually a professional. And stop with yours caps lock.
@theachtungtree Gomorrah is about mafia? The book is very famous because he put his life on the line writing that, didn't know they adapted it into a movie. Italian cinema was great but went downhill in the last years (maybe decades, think of Vittorio vs Christian De Sica). I'm a fan of Japanese cinema, I'd pick that over italian any day.And American cinema, of course.
Nice to know you're into movies,I got into that just recently so I'm not very knowledgeable.But I think we're going off-topic ;)
Anyone have this in an mp3 or something?
For Any of you lucky enough to have heard Jeff, Was He Really This Dynamic???His Voice just BLOWS ME AWAY AND I think he's actually a Better Vocalist than Tim as Well as Musician!!!
Jeff beautiful voice....but Tim is the genius and unattainable......
were jeff and his mom close? people say that they weren't towards the end.
You should read the book Dream Brother about the Buckleys. Also Dave Lorys book published in 2019 is excellent