April, 1995
By Rafa Cervera.
Contributed by Sai
Translated by Ana
Damn Inheritance
He resists being told about his father when talking about his career and the truth is that things won't be easy for him. When your father has signed immortal works as Happy Sad and has disappeared from the face of the earth prematurely, the comparison is just around the corner. Unless you change your name.
Jeff Buckley, Tim's son, didn't need to take such drastic actions. His case is far from being the typical son of a famous who lives from the story or devotes himself to cultivate a style traced from that of his famous dad. The prestigious Hal Willner discovered him in 1991, when Jeff showed up to participate in a concert tribute to his father organized by the first. "From the moment I was allowed to participate, I knew that would be considered my debut, which was not true. But I wanted to be present at the tribute. I never had the chance to meet my father, I couldn't even be at his funeral. "
He was practically an unknown who participated with different musicians in Los Angeles and New York. He worked under the command of Gary Lucas (former collaborator of Captain Beefheart) and a year and a half ago he excelled with a raw and naked mini LP (Live At Sin-é), he and his guitar in a tiny New York café. At the end of last year he finished the play with Grace, a studio album, a load of emotional depth that speaks for itself.
Jeff says he knew he wanted to be a musician when he was twelve, the same day his stepfather bought him Led Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti. With Grace it is clear that vocation was -is- absolutely natural. To begin with, the album erases his image as a folk singer-songwriter, something that, as he reasons, "falls on you if you walk through small clubs with only the company of your guitar, but it's over". With songs scratched by a premature wisdom about anguish, lack of love and loneliness; accompanied by an electric band behind him; with Andy "I Made Nevermind Sounds Commercial" Wallace in charge of the production, the young Buckley has earned him the cult figure. If the gods don't choose to antagonize us, this summer we can verify their virtues live.
-Jeff Buckley and his band will perform in Spain next July.
By Rafa Cervera.
Contributed by Sai
Translated by Ana
Damn Inheritance
He resists being told about his father when talking about his career and the truth is that things won't be easy for him. When your father has signed immortal works as Happy Sad and has disappeared from the face of the earth prematurely, the comparison is just around the corner. Unless you change your name.
Jeff Buckley, Tim's son, didn't need to take such drastic actions. His case is far from being the typical son of a famous who lives from the story or devotes himself to cultivate a style traced from that of his famous dad. The prestigious Hal Willner discovered him in 1991, when Jeff showed up to participate in a concert tribute to his father organized by the first. "From the moment I was allowed to participate, I knew that would be considered my debut, which was not true. But I wanted to be present at the tribute. I never had the chance to meet my father, I couldn't even be at his funeral. "
He was practically an unknown who participated with different musicians in Los Angeles and New York. He worked under the command of Gary Lucas (former collaborator of Captain Beefheart) and a year and a half ago he excelled with a raw and naked mini LP (Live At Sin-é), he and his guitar in a tiny New York café. At the end of last year he finished the play with Grace, a studio album, a load of emotional depth that speaks for itself.
Jeff says he knew he wanted to be a musician when he was twelve, the same day his stepfather bought him Led Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti. With Grace it is clear that vocation was -is- absolutely natural. To begin with, the album erases his image as a folk singer-songwriter, something that, as he reasons, "falls on you if you walk through small clubs with only the company of your guitar, but it's over". With songs scratched by a premature wisdom about anguish, lack of love and loneliness; accompanied by an electric band behind him; with Andy "I Made Nevermind Sounds Commercial" Wallace in charge of the production, the young Buckley has earned him the cult figure. If the gods don't choose to antagonize us, this summer we can verify their virtues live.
-Jeff Buckley and his band will perform in Spain next July.
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