The film also explores the various reactions when these people found out about Buckley’s accidental drowning death in Tennessee’s Wolf River. At the time, his popularity was mostly limited to cult appeal, making the news seem even more personal for many.
Grace Around the World delves deeply into Buckley’s output and offers some insight into what made the fairly reclusive musician tick – simply, he loved creating, and was wary of the established music business. An excellent collection, it’s well worth picking up for Buckley fans.
Grace Around the World is also available in a standard version that only includes the first DVD and CD, but the deluxe edition is definitely the one to pick up, as it’s the only way you can purchase the documentary. Also included in the deluxe edition is a large, two-sided poster and replicas of Buckley’s boarding pass to Australia, a backstage pass, and press releases from the original release of Grace.
Article comments
1 - JC Mosquito
Grace (Deluxe Edition), Sketches, Sin-E (Expanded Edition) and L'Olympia are supposedly the essential Buckley recordings. Though I haven't seen or heard this newest package, I can't imagine there's much more left in hiding of Jeff Buckley's that would be considered essential. If nothing else, the constant compiling and recompiling shows how talented Buckley was and how deeply he is missed.