Derrick1642607670 Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 What do you guys think of him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Ellwood Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 Don't lend him money and don't let him use your car!! http://www.thestringnetwork.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derrick1642607670 Posted December 29, 2007 Author Share Posted December 29, 2007 Bah, seriously now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Geoff Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 Jeff & Tim (his father) were both incredible but non-mainstream musicians whose music never failed to surprise the ear. Jeff's work has had a largely underground following in this country, but springs to the surface occasionally - e.g. Muse. Tragedy that both were lost prematurely. Geoff "When the power of love overcomes the love of power the World will know Peace": Jimi Hendrix http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=738517&content=music The Geoff - blame Caevan!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derrick1642607670 Posted December 29, 2007 Author Share Posted December 29, 2007 Yeah to me their lives both played out alike and unfortunately they both died young, something interesting about him as a guitarist is that his favorite telecaster (or at least he used it most often) wasn't even his hah, he borrowed it from a friend for a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gifthorse Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 I loved Grace. At band practice my singer played it for everyone back when we were like 23. I will say this, he has influenced an entire generation of singers. I have run into and heard countless examples. You know how many Jeff Buckley copycats there are now? It kind of sux really. I could start naming people but its pointless. He made his mark for sure. Rock musicians all know who he is. Sad nobody was that into him when he was alive. I remember wondering when that next album was coming out, then he died. He seemed like he would have been the next big thing in coolness if he had stuck around. I hear he was a shredder too. Serious. I think he went to MIT http://flagshipmile.dmusic.com/ http://www.myspace.com/gifthorse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derrick1642607670 Posted December 31, 2007 Author Share Posted December 31, 2007 Yeah but I guess he said after words that MIT was the biggest waste of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffinator Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 Jeff Buckley = one in a long string of folks Mike Patton (ex-Faith No More, ex-Mr. Bungle) summed up perfectly in one great line from the song "Star A.D." Dying is dry, like a fact of history.And when you die, you become something worse than dead.You become a legend. A bunch of loud, obnoxious music I USED to make with friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Ellwood Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 Yeah but I guess he said after words that MIT was the biggest waste of time. He didn't go to M.I.T, he went to M.I. http://www.mi.edu/ http://www.thestringnetwork.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffinator Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 In which case, I'd agree. MI is the biggest waste of time a musician could ever spend. A bunch of loud, obnoxious music I USED to make with friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gifthorse Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 No I seriously saw a documentary about how he became a shredder but then focused on the songwriting more. Wouldn't suprise me, shredding is the easy part. http://flagshipmile.dmusic.com/ http://www.myspace.com/gifthorse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantasticsound Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 He's alright. I really like his version of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah, but beyond that he didn't do much for me... It's easiest to find me on Facebook. Neil Bergman Soundclick fntstcsnd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gifthorse Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 I loved Witches Rave (very paul maccartneyish in the chorus), Grace, Dream Brother (my fav drums of all time), and a bunch of them I can't remember the names to. I know alot of people love Hallelujah. I like it but I don't think that was his defining moment like many others because he didn't write it. http://flagshipmile.dmusic.com/ http://www.myspace.com/gifthorse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derrick1642607670 Posted January 1, 2008 Author Share Posted January 1, 2008 People loved his version... until Rufus Wainright restole it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumblyfingers Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 His name is a blur from the depths of my past......looking at his photo I feel like I have met him.....I lived really close to GIT for a few years in the mid 80's and almost everyone in my apartment went there, plus I was playing the Hollywood scene then. I cannot remember hearing his music until today. I checked out clips at iTunes. He sounds really talented, his songwriting is very interesting. I will probably pick up Grace. He reminds me somehow of Nick Drake, but in a different way. He obviously had a lot of potential. I wonder if his drowning was truly an accident. It almost seems like he set it up to look that way....swimming fully clothed in steel toed boots while not under the influence.......in a river? Strange... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumblyfingers Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 While I am at it ....a question for my Canadian friends.......thinking about this time frame made me remember a very talented guitarist who lived in my apartment building, name of Barry Player. He was from Canada, him and his then girlfriend lived upstairs and I used to get together with him and jam out once in a while. I think it was Tom Scholtz Rockman era LOL He was totally into Vai and Eric Johnson and could just tear it up on guitar. I just looked him up and see he has site and that his band opened for KIngs X etc. LOL I know Canada is a huge place, but just wondered if any of you guys had run into him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyS Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 It's funny. I just heard a cover of Hallelujah by Margot MacDonald the other day. I had never heard that song before or of Jeff Buckley..geeez..need to get out from under this rock more often. Tony http://www.myspace.com/tonyseomusic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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