| | Full Review | Ratings (165) |
Give your Rating |
| 5.0 classic | Iai EMERITUS | June 26th 06 |
Who knew, when Jeff Buckley tragically drowned in 1997, that he had an album in the vaults that was even BETTER than Grace? Even more shockingly, it wasn't a progression from Grace, either - it predated it. The Legacy Edition of Live At Sin-E takes Jeff's best EP and extends it to around 3 hoursof music. The set's mainly comprised of covers, each of which is an improvement on the original - which means he bests Bob Dylan, Nina Simone, Led Zeppelin, Van Morrison, and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan in one fell swoop. No other live album in the world does more to give you a person's presence - listening to this album on headphones in the dark makes you feel like one of Sin-E's customers, watching this prodigal talent in bloom. Even the monologues are profoundly heart-warming. And the songs? Positively heartbreaking. Forget Grace - this is the purest distillation of Jeff's amazing gift available.
2 Bumps | Bump |
| 4.5 superb | lz41 | January 8th 14 |
'Sin-E' is one of the more fascinating performances of a musician's talent and potential as well as his character, one that just gets better with retrospect. Buckley's artistic influences, from Nina Simone to Led Zeppelin, are here, yet it is the interaction with the audience - warm, honesty and witty - that rounds out the exploration of the charming man that Buckley was. Hardly any of the tracks from 'Grace' are what they would ultimately become - 'Lover, You Should've Come Over' is a nine-minute experimentation with several previously unheard verses, whilst the stripped back 'Grace' blazes with a gaunt ferocity. Buckley performs both French and Pakistani folk songs, proudly revealing his own passions. And, of course, that magnificent, searing voice and gorgeous, precise guitar is a pleasure to listen to. There are flaws, but not as you know them. After all, it takes a special kind of musician to take a Led Zeppelin song and make it overly ambitious...
1 Bumps | Bump |
| 5.0 classic | dakotadsmith | June 16th 22 |
god, i really wish jeff buckley knew how to swim :'(
Bump |
| 0.0 | ihavehadaguystalkingmerecently | January 3rd 13 |
Jeff Buckley in his element. The intimacy of the show with the monologues and his interaction with the audience makes this an essential and emotional album. An insight into the psyche of Jeff, even.
Bump |
| 4.0 excellent | doofy | January 8th 24 |
| 5.0 classic | Jom3 | April 19th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | sncold | February 10th 22 |
| 5.0 classic | Risodo | September 13th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | cb123 | March 9th 21 |
| 5.0 classic | skeed | November 12th 20 |
| 5.0 classic | mxbrady | October 1st 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | rjk | May 7th 18 |
| 5.0 classic | Josh | April 6th 18 |
| 5.0 classic | Owens54 | January 11th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | Tulten | April 14th 15 |
| 5.0 classic | jdurk | February 19th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | muzy21 | August 23rd 14 |
| 5.0 classic | mike197 | October 13th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Escain | July 10th 13 |
| 5.0 classic | Candz | December 13th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Happy | November 21st 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ire | September 16th 11 |
| 5.0 classic | antism | September 16th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | morrissey EMERITUS | August 31st 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Zoso4 | July 31st 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | KP23 | May 18th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | SkyMan | April 10th 10 |
| 5.0 classic | DiceMan | January 2nd 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | beans | November 29th 09 |
| 2.5 average | Jens13 | August 31st 09 |
| 4.5 superb | barns | May 11th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | MrKite | January 29th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | jrowa001 | September 27th 08 |
| 3.5 great | doqtor | July 20th 08 |
| 4.5 superb | RoshanC | February 27th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | bAdMaRk | December 25th 07 |
| |
Give Your Opinion on Live at Sin-é (Legacy Edition)
|
