90's Jams #25: Jeff Buckley "Last Goodbye" (1994)

Jeff Buckley's 2nd record was posthumously collected demos that saw him branching into far more angular and "indie-rock" oriented weirdness, which hinted that his songwriting could potentially have surpassed "Last Goodbye" and the best moments on Grace. But as it stands, the legacy of Grace continues to inspire male-vocalist-fronted adult-alternative guys like Rufus Wainwright (although Jeff Buckley was far less gay than Rufus), and stuff like Radiohead's "Fake Plastic Trees." Most of Pitchfork's reviews of Jeff Buckley's frustratingly small catalog (mostly containing covers) refer to him as a "diva," a word with somewhat negative connotations, normally not applied to dudes who can pull together some serious ass songcraft. I mean, yes, the dude could sing his ass off, but let's give credit where it's due...