Songs to No One 1991-1992 [Blue Denim/White 2 LP] in Bloomington, MN

If
Jeff Buckley
hadn't have taken that fateful swim one late spring night in 1997, it's a fair guess that every single
Buckley
release besides
Live at Sin-E
and
"Grace"
would have never seen the light of day. And this has never been more apparent than with the 2002 release,
Songs To No One 1991-1992
, an 11- track compilation of live soundboard recordings, radio broadcasts, and
demos
. Included here are two early versions of
classics,
"Mojo Pin"
"Grace,"
co-written with ex-
Captain Beefheart
guitarist
Gary Lucas
;
shows up as both a
demo
and a live version. Few of the other tracks on
are worthy of release. Exceptions include covers of
"Hymne a l'Amour"
(an 11-minute long album opener), and the lovely
"Satisfied Mind"
(a song that was played at
's funeral). But the majority of the selections really never should have been released, especially the hard rockin' throwaway
"Cruel,"
and the meandering
"How Long Will It Take"
(a fitting title). Another reason why
should be skipped over is due to the fact that a few overdubs were later added to the tracks, obviously without
's input or consent (which brings to mind such now written-off posthumous
Jimi Hendrix
releases as
Crash Landing
). In a
Rolling Stone
news clip about the album's impending release in August of 2002,
's mother admitted that the late
singer/songwriter
had put a note on top of a tape of this work that read 'Disgusto Garbage.' 'Nuff said. ~ Greg Prato