Vocal high jinks from young Jeff
Jeff Buckley at Whelans
By N. O'Neill, broadsheet.ie
Submitted by Ana
One of the most enjoyable solo gigs of last year was a low-key but intense night of music from the relatively unknown singer/songwriter Jeff Buckley. The young New York based man is none other than the son of the late, great Tim Buckley, a cult figure who died in 1975 before he really made the mark on rock history he was so capable of.
His son has inherited his father's remarkable vocal chords which are capable of reaching notes so high that you probably didn't know they existed. Young Jeff's vocal style ranges from the sweetness of Marvin Gaye to the raw power of Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant.
He is also a beautifully natural guitar player and last week he returned to Whelans accompanied by his unfussy band, thrilling a packed venue with an eclectic set which was dominated by tracks from his terrific new, debut album Grace.
Apart from the many self-penned songs, Buckley also sang knock-out versions of the old standard Lilac Wine as well as well as Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah. The rendition of the former had at least one member of the audience crying her eyes out.
Buckley has found himself a good band yet, paradoxically, he was most enjoyable when he sang unaccompanied. Such is the power of his singing and playing that you don't want anything else to interfere. Additionally, the structure of many of his songs is so complex that instruments seem incapable of keeping up with his singing. That said, when they rocked out towards the end, they were a very welcome presence indeed.
But the highlight of the night was a quite stunning encore, a duet with Katell Keineg which won't easily be forgotten. Watch out for this guy, check out his album in the meantime.
Jeff Buckley at Whelans
By N. O'Neill, broadsheet.ie
Submitted by Ana
One of the most enjoyable solo gigs of last year was a low-key but intense night of music from the relatively unknown singer/songwriter Jeff Buckley. The young New York based man is none other than the son of the late, great Tim Buckley, a cult figure who died in 1975 before he really made the mark on rock history he was so capable of.
His son has inherited his father's remarkable vocal chords which are capable of reaching notes so high that you probably didn't know they existed. Young Jeff's vocal style ranges from the sweetness of Marvin Gaye to the raw power of Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant.
He is also a beautifully natural guitar player and last week he returned to Whelans accompanied by his unfussy band, thrilling a packed venue with an eclectic set which was dominated by tracks from his terrific new, debut album Grace.
Apart from the many self-penned songs, Buckley also sang knock-out versions of the old standard Lilac Wine as well as well as Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah. The rendition of the former had at least one member of the audience crying her eyes out.
Buckley has found himself a good band yet, paradoxically, he was most enjoyable when he sang unaccompanied. Such is the power of his singing and playing that you don't want anything else to interfere. Additionally, the structure of many of his songs is so complex that instruments seem incapable of keeping up with his singing. That said, when they rocked out towards the end, they were a very welcome presence indeed.
But the highlight of the night was a quite stunning encore, a duet with Katell Keineg which won't easily be forgotten. Watch out for this guy, check out his album in the meantime.
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