Jeff Buckley

The first issue of Live at Sin E came as an EP in 1993, containing only four tracks: two from Grace, a cover of Van Morrison's "The Way Young Lovers Do" and "Je n'en connais pas la fin." Reissued in 2004, seven years after the singer's death, it was expanded into a two-disc set, with a 22-song set from the New York club, stage banter and even mic check. It is a remarkable testament to Buckley's ability as a vocalist (the opening Nina Simone cover, "Be My Husband," proves that) and, through the thoughtful covers and rambling banter, a compelling glimpse of the artist's interior life.

Solely for its moaning, keening, scatting 10-minute take on Van Morrison's classic "The Way
Young Lovers Do," Jeff Buckley's EP could be judged a rich debut, but its other songs are
equally gripping. There are only four tunes, only a singer and his guitar, yet for depth and
daring, this is music vast in suggestiveness. Buckley's other cover is Edith Piaf's "Je N'en
Connais Pas la Fin," and what's startling is how, in French and English, he takes th... More >