Smokin ([info]smokinrita) wrote,
@ 2006-10-06 16:00:00
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That Dead Guy...
Ok, so, someone please explain something to me. I know there are only 4 of you out there, but can someone please tell me what, if any, the appeal of this Jeff Buckley character is?

Yes, I know he's dead, and really, I'm not speaking ill of the man, but frankly, I don't get it. I've heard the music, and some of it is ok in an ambient sort of way, but really! Is it because of the weird suddeness of his death? Is it that like 5 people decided he was cool, and those five people each told a friend, and so on, and so on...

I was first exposed to him several years ago by SeanMC (www.dianto.org) and now, every time I hear him or someone mentions him, I say, "Oh, it's that dead guy." Not out of any disrespect, but simply because I want it clearly stated that I don't think he warrants much in the way of accolades.

There, I just wanted to say my piece. Flame away, good bloggers, flame away.



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I agree
(Anonymous)
2006-10-09 02:15 pm UTC (link)
I have never seen the appeal of Jeff Buckley. I just remember being in college with Century Singers and the conversation turned to him. All I know about him, to this day, is that he drowned. Never heard his music, but then again, I really have no desire to.

Seems to me that people tend to deify those who have gone before us. Like Nirvana. I mean, don't get me wrong, I really enjoyed Kurt Cobain's music, but do you really think that his band would have warranted all this attention if he was still alive?

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Re: I agree
[info]smokinrita
2006-10-09 09:29 pm UTC (link)
And I, in turn, agree with you. I liked Nirvana just as much as the next person, and though the manner of Cobain's death was very tragic, I didn't cry about it.

I will say this though. Three quarters of the people you ask have never heard of him. Hell, I hadn't even heard of him until after he died. I think that may be the case for most people.

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Re: I agree
(Anonymous)
2006-10-10 04:53 pm UTC (link)
I wrote that, btw. In case you didn't know....

:)

kisses,
Bdogg

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Re: I agree
[info]smokinrita
2006-10-10 05:54 pm UTC (link)
I had a sneaking suspicion that it was...

Miss ya!

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