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Jeff Buckley was a huge fan of the Pakistani Qawwali singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (also gone too soon). Once you are familiar with this classical hindustani singing style, you will understand where Jeff got his oozing improvisational vocal displays from.

He did every live performance differently. So you get some versions that sound more like "traditional signing" and others that are all over the place. Also depends on the song he is singing. He's my favourite artist, and definitely one of the most versatile singers ever.

There will never be another voice, personality, character, comedian or artist like Jeff. I was lucky to see him live twice in ‘94 and ‘95. Very much enjoyed your reactions and analysis. Thanks.

Buckley is one of the most impressive and fluent singers ive ever heard, both studio and live are incredible.

The Jimi Hendrix of singers. In the moment, fearless, riding the wave of emotion, free from music theory dogma. Not making music, but being it. Cannot be learned, cannot be taught. Amazing stuff.

Jeff was interested in one thing: being timeless. He succeeded at this. His vocal technique is one piece of a living tapestry. He had a self-awareness of his journey and mission that can only be compared to Van Gogh or Shakespeare or Nick Drake.

Jeff's song "Last Goodbye" is a must hear as well, Jeff was one of the greats, in my opinion. thanks alot.

its so rare to see a trained vocalist and teacher who isnt already well versed in jeff buckley... please react to some more live performances so all of his die hard fans can re-live our first times hearing these extraordinary songs!

Haunting is the word.

In studio recordings he's much more controlled, during live performances he took all kind of risks and artistic choices and he improvised a lot... not everytime he succeded, but that's the improvisational nature of his performances. When I feel listening to him, but I'm not having the most adventurous day, I listen to his studio album Grace which is quite pleasant.

He is the greatest. He always reached that precipice in his performances where he's pushing the boundaries and entering into some transcendental spiritual space with his emotional range and heart. Mind blowing talent.

R.I.P JEFF he actually made this song for his friend because he was abandoning his girlfriend or wife because she got pregnant and when he says you're just like him he means his friend is just like Jeff's father Tim Buckley because he left his mom when she was pregnant with Jeff. Jeff met his father maybe twice or something like that. And after the song his friend decided to stay and not leave the girl and the unborn son

This is the first song they performed at the concert! Matt Johnson, the drummer, said that he does not believe any member of the band was happy with their performance that day/night, but he would still recommend the concert! The intro/warm-up in the Dream Brother performance at Glastenbery Festival is a little more melodic and has hints of Oriental influence in my opinion :). Check it out!

Please don’t deprive your ears of Jeff’s live performances of his song Mojo Pin..fearless, epic and many other great adjectives

Mojo Pin by Jeff brings that same emotional intensity, but with such ethereal touches. Ever performance of Dream Brother changes. He can't help himself. My favourite JB song is Lover, You Should Have Come Over I could listen to you react to Jeff Buckley for hours. P.s. His death (when I was 15) was one of the largest emotional moments of my lucky sheltered youth. He left a hole in my life. ❤

Best analysis of Jeff I have heard. that was very educational thanks

He has been a favorite of mine for 30 years!? He is the real deal and his voice never grows dated to my ear even though I'm getting older.

What you need to know, Linor, is that one of Jeff's greatest influences was Pakistani superstar Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. It explains some of the vocal gymnastics he liked to do. Nusrat and Robert Plant were his north stars basically.

My favorites are: "Lover, you should've come over " "Grace"-live in Paris "What will you say"- live Corpus christi carol

Hi Linor. found your reaction very interesting. Always loved Jeff, and when I first started out singing, I was inspired by what I learned from him - the connection between music, our emotions and how we choose to express an emotional response, through our voice. I only wish I was half as good as Jeff!!

Listen to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, and then you'll understand Jeff Buckley. He and Robert Plant may have been Jeff's biggest vocal influences.

I love how you take time to point out his techniques while playing live and describe them in detail. So much helpful info, appreciate it!

I think you’re right on about him feeling the song and just going with it. Each performance of his is unique. He was always experimenting live in the moment. To me, this is one of his less technically impressive performances but still amazing. A different song of his would have been my pick

Jeff Buckley’s studio version of “Lover you should’ve come over “ is sublime!

thank you. A great song, and brilliant vocal phrasing from Jeff.

The best singer of all time

Can you please react to his "Lover, you should've come over" also live in Chicago?

Linor, that intro was totally influenced by and dedicated to his deep fascination with the voice of the late Pakistani Qawwali devotional singer, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. if you hear Nusrat sing one tune, you'll totally understand the intro.

Take Hold Of The Flame, Queensryche, Live in Tokyo 1984!!! Please react to this one!

Jeff was known to be able to sing extremely well but he would choose not to most of the time (at least not cleanly for effect). There's a great interview with Philip Sheppard (now composer, then cellist) where Jeff just YOLOs Dido's lament and it's obviously not to operatic standards but he describes how it affected him more than any other performance he had seen to date. >> kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rrmGdq9jm5jLnYk.html

You’re right that’s it’s pretty exhausting to listen to, but at the same time I find it much more interesting to listen to, with all the different voices he uses, the dynamics, even if he’s not doing everything perfectly. After falling in love with Buckley, I find most singers pretty boring.

You should react to his dad Tim who the song is about

Listen mojo pin from same concert

just for your information, the way jeff starts this song is influenced by eastern music, lot of hindi spirtual music is ike that, he was also fan of nusret fateh ali khan who sings like that.

Please do Jeff's 'Mojo Pin from Chicago (the only KZfaq video of it cuts some of the song off) or Glastonbury.

If any western singer can rumble with the Indian singers in terms of microtones and holding this sheer emotion and power-if any, then Jeff.

Mojo Pin live in Chicago or grace live BBC pls and thank u

Ms. Open I like your professional fair assessment of Jeff's extraordinary vocal talent. It's interesting he has many famous fans from different genres ( Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, David Bowie, Justin Timberlake, Muse, Coldplay, John Legend, Radiohead, U2, Dixie Chicks, Adam Levine, Brad Pitt, Ann Wilson.) No singer/songwriter/instrumentalist can sing several genres (Rock, Indie, Jazz R&B, Soul, Delta Blues and Baroque Operatic Aria.)

very good analysis

Another talented singer in a similar vein I think you would like is Jimmy Gnecco (solo work or his band OURS). He does not play with his notes quite as much as Jeff, but there are a lot of similarities. OURS had some minor success wit the song 'Sometimes' back in the early 2000's, but there are dozens of great songs in his catalog. Two of my favorites of his being an acoustic video called "Jimmy Gnecco (Ours) - "Mystery" - ExploreMusic" and "15 Crying Bright Antenna Session @ FM Recorders)" or of course you cannot go wrong with "Ours - Sometimes [Official Music Video] " either!

One of the greats no doubt, that has inspired many famous singers/bands today. You need to keep in mind this is live so he is improvising all the time, his studio versions are more grounded if that makes sense. Glastonbury probably his greatest gig. The songs Grace & Mojo Pin probably his greatest vocal performance or what show cases his talents most. My favourite version of Grace is this acoustic version at WHFS Radio. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qc2mgrFo1ayYY6M.html definitely gone too soon

This particular song has the ability to put that agitated proverbial knot in your stomach. It does what it's supposed to.

Nightwish - the poet and the pendulum.. reaction.. thank you very much.

What about TIM BUCKLEY ?

if u listen to hi s studio stuff, it is more settling i find :)

Loved this analysis! Please do more of Jeff Buckley. I don't know anything about singing techniques so for me this was very informative. Would love your thoughts about more songs of him. ps. Could you please write down what Israeli singer you mentioned at 16:09 ?

Really value your opinion, could you please please listen to Jeff Buckley singing corpus Christi carol, I promise you won't be disappointed, like the voice of a angel 🙏👍

My sister was an opera singer and I went with her on the subway to Manhattan for lessons from the vocal coach for Roberta Peters & Joan Sutherland. I saw Jeff in concert twice & met him. He was creating and working non-stop at the time after Grace came out. You seem nice but you Are missing the forest for the trees!!! Jeff was amazing! I could care Less if his singing was technically a bit wobbly as you may say. This is like saying : "Oh! This Jimi Hendrix was WAY outta tune at Woodstock! This Pink Floyd rely on fx too much since they are not virtuosos and Gilmour is constantly singing flat and straining! Joni Mitchell vibrato is Just Too Wide! Jeff Beck uses too much this vibrato arm! The BeaTles got weird after Rubber Soul" Just...enjoy the music and be GRATEFUL we have Maestros like them!!! (LOVE to see YOU sing better than Jeff...NOT just pitch, but the SOUND of his voice and his Risks and Unique style and Amazing songwriting AND great guitar!!!) This "analysis" ruins the Music! I am a Recording Engineer/Mixer. "OH! The song sucks because the bass is tubby and the timing is a bit off and the singer uses too much glissando..." How does it make you FEEL???!!! I listen to any Jeff & I become transcendent. You miss the MUSIC! I LOVE his voice.

hes not trying to be a classical singer who wants to hit the notes a classical teacher would want him to hit,hes hes his own teacher

Jeff wrote this for a friend of his, who was breaking up with another friend of his, although she had recently become pregnant. He evokes his own absent father in his plea for his friend not to go that same route: ”Don’t be like the one who made me so old - Don’t be like the one who left behind his name”.

Great analysis, shame you didn't hear the music.

he knows how to use his squeaky voice

i want to be a human giraffe

if you cant find him, hit me up ;D

I think that the out of tune bits are to highlight the ugliness of the song, especially as it refers to his father - he wants people to recoil from it, esp as people would often shout his father’s name in gigs and did so in that gig too. As other people have said, he was a fan of Nustar Fateh Ali Khan so there’s an aspect of that in this performance - they duetted this song and it’s beautiful.

Would love to see your reaction to Aussie Icon John Farnham. He is a pop rock theatre legend and has had multiple number 1 hits in every decade from the 60's right through to 2015. He is 72 now and can still belt out most of his hits in the same key as he could when he was in his prime. He still holds the record for the highest selling album in Australia 17xplatinum, and has been voted many times as the singers singer in Australia by his peers. which gives you and idea how good we think he is. We see lots of reactions from you tubers but would be interesting to see what a trainer classical singer thinks. This is Gesthemane performed in Jesus Christ Super Star m.kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hNBikpZ2y5_NmYE.html This one is one of his most popular concert pop performances m.kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mtxlZ8qatLm2e6c.html

he reminds me of Thom Yorke

he was possesed bro

you need to lisen more

Demasiadas paradas para analizar solo la técnica. No hay profundidad en tu análisis ya que parando cada 5 segundos es imposible captar la esencia y la intención del cantante

And then it happens..

too quiet

For christ sake give us 3 seconds

You have no clue.

If an amateur did that everybody would run away = Fact 🤣🏃‍♀️👏🎵💜

You. Really. Disrupt. The. Flow. Of. The. Song. When. You. Stop. The. Video. So. Often.

Are you Jewish?

Talk too much...!!!

Get lost

Well, I mean the part when you said that he probably had to work hard with his vocal teacher, then you immediately pulled back and said maybe not, maybe he can just do it. I think that’s more correct, you can’t teach that way of singing vocalizing whatever you wanna call it, but he sure does have technique and uses it incredibly well. It’s like singing and breathing are the same, just a few people in the world really, really have that. It’s also if I were to guess a physiological thing he was just born with. Like Freddie Mercury was or Robert Plant or Michael Jackson just amazing from the get go!