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A review by calistareads
Grace: Based on the Jeff Buckley Story by Tiffanie DeBartolo
4.0
This is the biography in graphic novel form of Jeff Buckley. I didn't really know much of his music. He had one acclaimed album, but I know his song, "Hallelujah". It is such a powerful song that goes right to your soul and sticks there. It has been two decades and I still love hearing that song.
He seemed to be a real talent. From this story, he was struggling as to what and how he was going to evolve on his second album. He was going to a harder sound from what they relay here. He was very interesting and obviously very talented. It is very sad that his time was cut short and he didn't get to evolve as an artist and to see what he could do.
His dad was also a singer, but Jeff didn't even know him and hated being compared to him. He seemed uncomfortable with fame. I thought the night he died swimming in the Mississippi river was a one time thing, but according to this story, he swam in that river often. I think he was swimming between the shore and mud island, but still... I have always been told as we would cross that river that is was a very dangerous and violent river and you could never swim in it. People drown in it all the time. I can't believe Jeff would swim in it.
He would get hot and go for a swim in the Mississippi without thinking. He must not have heard how dangerous the river was. He went swimming one time too many. He seemed very happy and upbeat the last night, according to the story. He was about to go into the studio. It really is sad what happened.
Some people have a way of illuminating the soul for all the rest of us and blowing on it to glow bright in the face of our day to day life. I think Jeff, when he chose, had this special gift. Thankfully, he left us one glorious album to remember him by.
This was very well done and I highly recommend it.
He seemed to be a real talent. From this story, he was struggling as to what and how he was going to evolve on his second album. He was going to a harder sound from what they relay here. He was very interesting and obviously very talented. It is very sad that his time was cut short and he didn't get to evolve as an artist and to see what he could do.
His dad was also a singer, but Jeff didn't even know him and hated being compared to him. He seemed uncomfortable with fame. I thought the night he died swimming in the Mississippi river was a one time thing, but according to this story, he swam in that river often. I think he was swimming between the shore and mud island, but still... I have always been told as we would cross that river that is was a very dangerous and violent river and you could never swim in it. People drown in it all the time. I can't believe Jeff would swim in it.
He would get hot and go for a swim in the Mississippi without thinking. He must not have heard how dangerous the river was. He went swimming one time too many. He seemed very happy and upbeat the last night, according to the story. He was about to go into the studio. It really is sad what happened.
Some people have a way of illuminating the soul for all the rest of us and blowing on it to glow bright in the face of our day to day life. I think Jeff, when he chose, had this special gift. Thankfully, he left us one glorious album to remember him by.
This was very well done and I highly recommend it.