MusicRadar column on "Lilac Wine" by Jeff Buckley
A brief break from Grateful Dead content
My latest MusicRadar assignment was to pick something from Jeff Buckley's Grace to write about. I chose the weird old showtune.
The column was mainly an excuse to meditate on the difference between classical timekeeping (expressive, rubato) and pop/rock timekeeping (metronomic and steady). I also got into Buckley's complex gender presentation.
Fascinating as ever. I still prefer Nina's version to Jeff's version of Nina's version, mind.