New Jeff Buckley
According to JeffBuckley.com, we've got some new sonic goodness to look forward to. Five years after his death, we're finally gonna get to hear his very first recordings. This is pre-"Grace" stuff, people. The following excerpt was taken from the Jeff Buckley newsletter.
On October 15, Evolver Entertainment (a Knit Media company) and Knitting Factory records are pleased to release Songs To No One 1991-1992, a collection of previously unreleased recordings by the late, legendary Jeff Buckley and guitarist/collaborator Gary Lucas.
Recorded between October 1991 and April 1992, the album’s eleven tracks document a critical moment in Buckley’s career and life. They are culled from club performances, studio sessions and rehearsal recordings made during his introduction to the downtown New York City music scene.
Performing in an April 1991 tribute concert at St. Ann’s Church in Brooklyn for his father, the late Tim Buckley, Jeff caught the attention of former Captain Beefheart guitarist Gary Lucas, who subsequently asked Buckley to perform with his band Gods & Monsters. Buckley’s brief but fruitful time with Lucas yielded the material on Songs To No One… including “Grace” and “Mojo Pin.” Both songs appeared on Buckley’s 1994 landmark Grace (Columbia), the only full-length album released during his lifetime.
I have to give props to Buckley's mom, Mary Guibert. She has overseen both his posthumous albums and done a great job of organizing things for the fans. I can't wait to hear the new stuff. It's bound to be great.
For total and complete details on the record, click here. (Blogcritics)
I was tore up when Jeff died. Yeah sure, I loved his music, but ever since Andrew killed himself eight years ago, I grieve deeply whenever young people die needlessly. I'm looking forward to this release. And Gary Lucas? Awesome player. I saw him with Beefheart in Boston, late seventies. To say that the Captain's stuff is, err, challenging to play is like saying that walking in space is a cakewalk, or something. (Tom, help me out here)
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