Re: (TV) Buckley movie

[Russ Van Rooy <russvr@pop.nwnexus.com>]

I saw it and have pretty mixed feelings about it. On the one hand, lots 
of great footage and interviews. On the orther hand - so much left out - 
no mention of his father  ( Tim Buckley who had a longer and certainly 
impressive recording career, and whose voice and whose life was was 
hauntingly similar ), no mention of his early partnership with Gary 
Lucas, who helped write some of Buckleys' best songs like Mojo Pin, and 
maddenly little on his dealings with Verlaine;why for example, did he 
choose Verlaine to produce his second record... well I know it's because 
Buckly loved 'Marquee Moon', but this was never mentioned in the movie. 
What is apparent is the heavy handed editing , I would suspect, from 
Buckleys' mother and executrix. Not surprising I suppose,  but it takes 
from the accuracyu of an otherwise fine documentary. To get a fuller 
look at both Buckley I would suggest the excellent double-bio "Dream 
Brother" by David Browne .  Lastly, while it is true that Buckly is not 
nearly as well  known and/or appreciated in the US as he should be, by 
the look of the massive crowd attending the movie I went to ( very young 
looking crowd I would add ,though you get that in Portland), his 
popularity is continuing to grow.
- Russ

leif joley wrote:

> Has anyone seen the documentary "Amazing Grace: Jeff Buckley"? It was 
> shown here in Stockholm this weekend, at a music film festival. Good 
> movie, and Buckley himself really looked like a Young God, as someone 
> who could make a straight man think twice about homosexual encounters. 
> Only two brief mentions of Tom Verlaine, though; surprisingly few, 
> since Verlaine produced the demos that became the late singer's final 
> album. Some might know more about Buckley than I do, but apparently he 
> fled NYC for Memphis to get a more "rootsy" feel to the follow-up to 
> "Grace".
> Then why hire a New York hipster like Verlaine as producer? An 
> immediate second thought here: parts of "Warm and cool" might have a 
> "Souther Gothic" climate. But no other Verlaine recording, I think.
>
> Jeff Buckley obviously never made it especially big in America, and 
> isn't especially revered today either. Like some American film stars, 
> his fame is more apparent in France, according to the film.
>
> /Leif J, Sweden
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