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Title: Dream Brother: The Lives and Music of Jeff and Tim Buckley by David Browne ISBN: 0-380-80624-X Publisher: HarperEntertainment Pub. Date: 08 January, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.24 (29 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: When will I get over Jeff's death?
Comment: You'd think that after several years, I'd have finally gotten over Jeff Buckley's death. But no. Here I am (still) listening to his music and mourning his passing. It is just so damn unfair that someone who's talent was beyond words to describe should be taken from the world at such a young age. And now I'm immersed in this book Dream Brother about the lives of Jeff and his father Tim. Having an absentee biological father myself, this story hits very close to home. If I thought I loved Jeff's music before, it means even more to me now. His words always had such depth and soul to them for me, but now having had the briefest glimpse into his life, they touch me more than I could have thought possible. Dream Brother is such a haunting and moving story. I would highly recommend this book to any Jeff or Tim Buckley fans, though one is left with the feeling that there is much more to this story than is told in this book. But I believe that is due to the enigmatic nature of the subjects. I don't think anyone will ever really know everything there is to tell about Jeff or Tim. But all I'll ever really need is right there in the music.
Rating: 5
Summary: This is it.
Comment: I heard about Jeff back in '94 through a mutual friend and started to listen to GRACE. His music soon became a part of me and I'd hear first hand accounts of "Jeff stories" through my friend. When Jeff died, part of me died along with him. I find it hard to hear his voice or look at photos, or my bootleg videos of shows he did--heckled by screaming girls. I picked this book up as soon as I saw it, but had left it on my bookcase to rot--I didn't want to open old wounds--and read someone eles's judgment of Jeff's life. After weeks had gone by, I picked it up (hesitantly--expecting the worst--and a lot of pain to resurface) and I couldn't put it down. I am amazed that David Browne has done his homework so thoroughly, so carefully, so objectively. He keeps his personal feelings out of it--and uses his journalistic sensibilities to tell the story of Jeff and Tim--the good, the bad, and yes . . . even the ugly. There is no sugar coating, no pandering, no sap. A factual account that was hard to put down--an excellent read, and regardless of whether you are aware of Jeff's magnificence as a musician--this book will at least get you to pick up his music--and judge for yourself. You'll fall in love with it--guaranteed. One last thing, in the future, there will be many, many more books--authorized and unauthorized, about Jeff's life. The leeches will continue to feed. But rest assured, David Browne does NOT fall into that category, and I believe he has written THE definitive account of a life extinguished prematurely--and it seems this was a labor of love for him, researching his subject matters (Jeff and Tim) so thoroughly over the past three years. Read it.
Rating: 5
Summary: Captures his grace and spirit
Comment: Being a huge JB fan, I mourned his passing and the loss of any future gifts he had to give. Now reading the book nearly 6 years later, I mourn him all over again. But this time not just as a voice, but as a relentlessly creative, humorous, mooody, beautiful person as well. Although you do get the sense that a lot of pieces are missing about Jeff's erratic behavior and scattered personality, you are able to connect with his music in a much more profound way, knowing from which place this art emerged.
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Title: Wished for Song: A Portrait of Jeff Buckley by Merri Cyr ISBN: 0634035959 Publisher: Hal Leonard Pub. Date: November, 2002 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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Title:Jeff Buckley - Live in Chicago ASIN: 0738900672 Publisher: Sony/Columbia Pub. Date: 29 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $14.98 |
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Title:Sketches (For My Sweetheart the Drunk) [CD-Extra] ASIN: B000006O7C Publisher: Sony Pub. Date: 26 May, 1998 List Price(USD): $19.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $16.99 |
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Title: Jeff Buckley Collection by Marshall ISBN: 0634022652 Publisher: Hal Leonard Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title:Live at Sin-E (Bonus Dvd) (Dig) ASIN: B0000C0FHR Publisher: Sony Pub. Date: 02 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $26.99 |
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