Eternal Life
"Eternal Life" is a 1995 EP from Jeff Buckley, released by Columbia and built around the song of the same name, the fourth and final single to come from his album Grace. It is the hardest-hitting thing on that record.
Buckley is often thought of for the intimate, melodic side of Grace, but this track goes another way, with aggressive, overdriven guitar and bass riffs. It is believed to reflect his long-standing love of Led Zeppelin and a wish to echo them. He described it as an angry song, fuelled by fury at violence and at people who use power to damage other lives. An earlier version appears on his 1993 EP Live at Sin-é, where he explains its meaning.
Eternal Life: tracklist and credits
4 tracks · 21:39Tracklist
- 1Eternal Life (LP version)Jeff Buckley4:54
- 2Eternal Life (road version)Jeff Buckley4:50
- 3Last Goodbye (live and acoustic in Japan)Jeff Buckley4:36
- 4Lover, You Should've Come Over (live and acoustic in Japan)Jeff Buckley7:19
- Produced by
- Andy Wallace, Jeff Buckley
- Recorded at
- ON AIR Azabu Studio
- Mixed by
- Andy Wallace, Clif Norrell, Chris Shaw
- Engineered by
- Andy Wallace, Clif Norrell, 浅野剛, Bud Snyder
- Label
- Columbia
- Length
- 21:39
Line-up
- Jeff Buckley · guitar, lead vocals
- Mick Grondahl · bass guitar
- Matt Johnson · percussion, drums (drum set)
- Michael Tighe · guitar · guest
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| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 1995 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | August 1995 | |
| Wikidata | August 1995 |
2 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | AU | Columbia | 9399766223824 | original |
| 1999 | AU | — | other |
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coverartarchive · upscaled: major: best source 599x598, upscaled to 1500 (x2.51)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 599×598 | upscaled: major: best source 599x598, upscaled to 1500 (x2.51) |