The CHIEF May 2026

ALBUM ALBUM REVIEW REVIEW

: GRACE BY JEFF BUCKLEY

REVIEW BY MAGGIE HARMON

JEFF BUCKLEY’S ONLY OFFICIAL STUDIO ALBUM, TITLED GRACE AND RELEASED IN 1994, IS A BEAUTIFUL PIECE. BUCKLEY’S LIVE PERFORMANCES OF HIS SONGS ON GRACE , LIKE “LOVER, YOU SHOULD’VE COME OVER," IS UNMATCHED TO ANY OTHER SONG I’VE HEARD BEFORE. HIS VOICE IS SOMETHING THAT I BELIEVE CAN NEVER BE MATCHED; IT IS SOMETHING SO RAW AND BEAUTIFUL. HIS PERFORMANCES AND HIS GENERAL LOVE FOR LIFE IS SOMETHING SO SPECIAL AND UNIQUE THAT WILL NEVER BE MATCHED BY ANYONE ELSE, AND THAT IS SHARED THROUGHOUT HIS SONGS ON GRACE . THE RAW EMOTION SHARED THROUGHOUT THE ALBUM, THE NOTES HE HITS IN “CORPUS CHRISTI CAROL,” AND THE MEANING BEHIND “FORGET HER” ARE REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO HIS MUSIC. BUCKLEY’S MUSIC REALLY BECAME POPULAR AFTER HIS PASSING, WHICH IS SO SAD BECAUSE HE NEVER GOT TO EXPERIENCE HIS MUSIC BEING LOVED. I HONESTLY GIVE THIS ALBUM 5/5 STARS. I’LL LEAVE YOU WITH MY FAVORITE LINE FROM ONE OF HIS SONGS ON GRACE : “IT’S NEVER OVER”- JEFF BUCKLEY, 1966-1997.