Comments on: Reeve Carney To Re-Record Jeff Buckley Songs For Upcoming Biopic By Jake Scott

By: mark

mark — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:59:21 +0000

No way anyone can sound like Jeff. Just can't be done. Everything is going to sound like a cheap imitation. No offense to this dude who's singing. He's got a fine voice. He just can't sing Jeff. But no one can.

By: RENEE PHELPS

RENEE PHELPS — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:59:21 +0000

GOT TOO EMOTIONAL OVER MY COMMENT A FEW MINS. AGO. THE REASON I MADE A COMMENT WAS TO ASK …"for God's sake why in the hell would they NOT use Jeff's music??? "The whole reason I would even go to this movie would be to hear the real Jeff music. No one could come remotely close to that VOICE, OR GUITAR! All who do not know of Jeff deserve to hear HIS music! INSANE,AND ABSURD. PLEASE DON'T MAKE THIS MOVIE WITHOUT JEFF SINGING AND PLAYING!!!! Remember the first time you heard HALLELUJAH???

By: RENEE PHELPS

RENEE PHELPS — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:59:21 +0000

I greatly antis this movie…and think Reeve could make me watch him PLAY Jeff Buckley. Like everyone else my heart STILL aches over Jeff's passing. DID THAT REALLY HAPPEN???

By: Scottie

Scottie — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:59:21 +0000

For those of us who may be big Buckley fans, it\’s going to be nearly impossible for Carney to satisfy us musically. Buckley was a generational performer who as Jimmy Page put it, was perhaps the best singer in the last three decades, whereas Carney seems sort of one dimensional (voice-wise). That being said, we all have to be very glad that Robert Patterson or James Franco weren\’t the choice. At least this kid can sing and play guitar all while resembling Jeff. Personally, I\’d rather none of these films be made. We Buckley fans are more of an underground cult who are about to be forced into the mainstream.

By: Joshua

Joshua — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:59:21 +0000

@Matt

Agreed!

I think it\’s nonsense that people are getting lost in how much he physically resembles Jeff Buckley. He shouldn\’t try nor should he mimic his voice. Jeff Buckley was an individual, no one can be like him. They should act their best to tell his story.

By: William

William — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:59:21 +0000

Actually anyone can license \’Hallelujah\’. His mother doesn\’t control the rights to Leonard Cohen\’s estate. As I\’m sure she doesn\’t control the rights to James Shelton\’s estate either. This production will have to get a music supervisor and work just as hard. I\’d be curious to see which songs exactly they are talking about.

By: Joni

Joni — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:59:21 +0000

People – regardless if Reeve Carney was passed by Greetings, there\’s still this question about songs. Didn\’t Jeff Buckley cover a lot of music? Does she really have rights to songs like \’Lilac Wine\’? And what about Leonard Cohen\’s \’Hallelujah\’? This all sounds like a desperate plea of competition that\’s soiling his memory.

By: Max

Max — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:59:21 +0000

It could just be a rumor but I heard the one filming now went through a large casting so he could have tried out?

By: rachel

rachel — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:59:21 +0000

He read both scripts? I heard he auditioned for both. Does that mean Greetings passed on him?

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:59:21 +0000

These videos have convinced me that he lacks all of the masculinity Jeff Buckley had.

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:59:21 +0000

Carney\’s got charm and talent, but there are only a handful of people that could ever sing the kind of range Buckley displayed in his music, Carney would need drastic improvement to do him justice. I have no problem with him portraying him, I just think it\’s a mistake to try and have anyone mimic his singing.