Hallelujah: The Original and A Chorus Of Note

One thing leads to another. Earlier this week I was listening to Handel’s “Messiah” when I remembered an email newsletter that I had received some weeks back featuring a collaborative cover of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” (now how does “Messiah” lead to “Hallelujah”? Don’t ask, please). More of that joint effort later, but it got me…

Saying Grace

There are records of high intensity which make a strong social/political statement and there are those that lay open the artist’s heart – bleeding and  throbbing. Jeff Buckley’s ‘Grace’ belongs to the latter category. That intensity paired with a voice like sunlight shimmer on a high, cold mountain stream thrills me still. This is one dark album with recurrent themes…