Eternal Life

Eternal Life Artist: Jeff Buckley
Label: Sbme Import
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Format: CD-single
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1
EAN: 9399766223824
ASIN: B000005JVD


Release Date: 1999-03-23

Eternal Life


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Tracks:

  1. Eternal Life [Road Version]
  2. Eternal Life [LP Version]
  3. Last Goodbye
  4. Lover, You Should've Come Over [Live and Acoustic in Japan]

Similar Items:

  1. The Grace EPs
  2. Live at L'Olympia

Album Description

1995 release on Columbia, the second single from the sole album by the late Jeff, son of the late Tim. It's backed with three non-album tracks: 'Eternal Life' (Road Version) and 'Live & Acoustic Versions' from Japan of 'The Last Goodbye' & 'Lover You Should Have Come Over'. Standard jewel case.

Album Details

Posthumous Single Release from the Brilliant Singer / Songwriter who Died in a Bizarre 1997 Swimming Accident. This Song is from his 1994 Debut Recording 'grace'. Also Includes an Alternate Version plus Two Live Tracks: 'last Goodbye' and 'lover, You Should've Come Over'.

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Not essential for casual fans, but good listening.......2005-05-10

The "Eternal Life" EP was released in 1995 as a promotion of Jeff Buckley's great album GRACE and the Australian tour. As Buckley died tragically young two years later, there is little of his work available, and EPs like this, while never reaching the heights of GRACE or a live concert experience, are nonetheless enjoyable.

The EP contains four tracks. The first is "Eternal Life (lp version)", which is identical to the second-to-last track on GRACE. The second, "Eternal Life (road version)" is much more memorable, a rawer form of the song without the strings and containing a lot of the MC5-like vocal theatrics that made Buckley in concert so exciting. The third track is a live and acoustic performance of "Last Goodbye" recorded in Japan for radio. I must admit, this was one of my least favourite songs from GRACE, and I don't find it any more interesting here. The last track is a live and acoustic version of "Lover You Should've Come Over" from the same Japanese performance. Out of the several performances I have heard of this song, this is the most meditative and slow. Though not as powerful as the version performed in Paris at L'Olympia, it is nonetheless an interesting alternative perspective on the material.

The "Eternal Life" EP is by no means an essential purchase. Even if you were amazed by GRACE, there are a number of other releases you should pick up first, like the superb LIVE AT L'OLYMPIA album, the "Live in Chicago" DVD, and the Legacy Edition of GRACE. If you are Buckley completist, however, it's a worthy EP.

3 out of 5 stars more versions of songs you know and love.......2001-06-05

If you're just a casual Jeff Buckley fan I can't really recommend hunting down all his singles and EPs as it will get expensive and they're not easy to find. There aren't any b-sides on them anyway, except for "Lost Highway" on the "So Real" single. Here we have the "Eternal Life" single. Track 1 is the album version, nothing new. Track 2 is the "Road Version" of "Eternal Life", and it's played faster and harder. The "Mystery White Boy" live album's "Eternal Life" is played exactly the same way....so nothing really new. Track 3 and 4 are "Last Goodbye" and "Lover....", acoustic and live. This IS a good CD. I will not deny that. But I don't understand why Columbia put out all these EPs and singles and didn't include actual b-sides. There are a lot of songs, perfectly good songs Jeff recorded in the studio that could have been used but for unknown reasons his record company thought no one would notice that they were rehashing the same songs OVER and OVER.

3 out of 5 stars A very good EP/Single.......2001-05-11

This Single/EP contains some very good yet very different versions of familiar Buckley tunes. Definately worth the purchase for the serious Jeff Buckley fan.

4 out of 5 stars A must for fans.......2000-04-05

I think if you're a Jeff Buckley's fan you will be sorry if you don't buy this Single. The Eternal life road version is powerfull, Last goodbye has nice guitars and "Lover" you have to hear it to belive it. Nevertheless if you're not a fan you won't think this Cd a great deal, that's why I only rated 4 starts.

5 out of 5 stars

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