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Ghosts in 4/4 Time

Over the past few months, a handful of the glittering stars of the firmament of rock have been forever dusted and dimmed. From Bowie and Lemmy to Glenn Frey and Keith Emerson, reminders that an age is passing are growing in strength and number, although there will always be the document of song to capture the age and make it ageless. Loss hangs in different ways over two new releases -- You And I by the late Jeff Buckley, and SVIIB by School Of Seven Bells, who lost their founding guitarist Benjamin Curtis to illness during the making of the album. In my days along the fringes of the music industry, I was able to meet both Buckley and Curtis, so it's easier for me to feel sorrow for their absence than it would be otherwise. You And I is a collection of demos that Buckley recorded upon signing with Columbia in the early '90s, and as such, it's a stripped-down affair that would likely have not seen the light of day had Buckley not tragically passed away, unwisely wading