Friday 6 August 2010

'Grace' by Jeff Buckley



"The Pram's Album Show" on 2MCE-FM presents...

Your Favourite Featured Album for Tuesday 10th August 2010, 1.30 - 3.30 pm (AEST) was :

"Grace", by Jeff Buckley (1994)

* Where were you when you first heard songs from this album?
* What does this album remind you of?
* Who were you with when you first heard music from this album?
* Why does this albums' music sound special to you?
* What were you doing when you first heard music from this album?
* How does hearing songs from this album make you feel?
  • Grace is the only complete studio album by singer/songwriter/performer Jeff Buckley.
  • It has received wide critical acclaim and has now sold over 2 million copies worldwide.
  • It is currently certified 6x Platinum in Australia.
  • Grace has been highly rated in magazines such as Q, in which readers voted Grace the 75th greatest album of all time in 1998; the same vote was taken again in 2005 and Grace then ranked 13th.
  • In 2003, the album was ranked number 303 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
  • In 2006, Mojo named Grace the #1 Modern Rock Classic of all Time.
  • It was also rated as Australia's second favourite album on My Favourite Album, a television special aired by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on December 3, 2006.
  • In 2003, Buckley's version of "Hallelujah" was ranked #259 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest songs of all time. (Source)


On next week's program, your featured album will be : "Hotter Than July" by Stevie Wonder.

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