Grace Around the World

Jeff Buckley's 'Grace Around the World' features previously unreleased TV performances from U.S.; U.K.; Germany; Japan; and France, where he was the best-selling international catalog artist of 2008.

As a tribute to the enduring & expanding popularity + critical acclaim that continues to be devoted worldwide to Jeff more than a decade after his death, 'Grace Around the World' provides the most comprehensive & exciting musical portrait of the artist seen to date. Executive produced by Mary Guibert (Jeff's mother), 'Grace Around the World' focuses on previously unreleased live performances, circa 1994-95.

The 'Grace Around the World' DVD bears witness to the fact that Buckley onstage was a transcendent force. In a unique concept, the main program of this disc presents previously unreleased (and distinct) versions of the songs from the 'Grace' album, culled from a variety of television sources. These include 1994 U.S. shows at Howlin Wolf in New Orleans ("Dream Brother") and the JBTV acoustic performance in Chicago ("Lover You Should Have Come Over", the only previously released clip). The balance of the songs all date from 1995: the BBC's Late Show in London ("Grace"); the TV show Live Aus Dem Sudbahnhof in Frankfurt, Germany ("So Real"; "Mojo Pin"; "What Will You Say"); MTV Japan ("Hallelujah"); MTV's Most Wanted in London ("Eternal Life" & "Last Goodbye"); and MTV Europe's coverage of the Eurokeenes Festival in Belfort, France ("Lilac Wine").

(NB: Jeff's rarely-performed Qawwali-influenced "What Will You Say" appears instead of his Benjamin Britten adaptation on 'Grace' of "Corpus Christi Carol", which our hero did not perform on-tour.)

This DVD also includes 33 minutes of bonus features. These begin with three songs performed in New York for MTV's 120 Minutes ("Grace"; "So Real"; & "Last Goodbye"), then "Vancouver" (from MTV's Most Wanted in London), and conclude with the original music video for "Hallelujah" (directed by Ernie Fritz). In between are behind-the-scenes on-the-road segments for VH1's Naked Cafe, and the Merri Cyr bus interview.

For those preferring to watch the concert footage without the interview segments that appear between songs, a "Just Play the Music" feature enables the viewer to bypass said interview material.