Goodbye And Hello

Not sure we need to double up on Timmy B in this exercise... I'm rating in line with Happy Sad. Not much else to say. Good, not great. 2.75/5

More folk, yeay… Well, I rather likes tracks 1 and 3, hated the circus track, rather indifferent to the rest. 5/10

A couple of great tracks and great vocals. I like Jeff's work more, but you can tell that Jeff has taken some inspiration from Tim's vocals. A pity Tim left him at such a young age. A solid Dream Brother/10

Sometimes medieval sometimes folk, usually meh 3

This is just incredibly boring folk rock. There's much, much better stuff in this vein made at around the same time. 2.0/5.0: Disappointing

liked this a little more than Jeff's album on the list

Can't say this was all that interesting. There was some redeemable factors but his voice doesn't interest me that much. There's other artists that do this type of stuff better though I did enjoy some songs.

Really enjoyed this. Had never heard of him before.

Interesting but not very engaging

An eclectic mix of sounds that I mostly enjoyed. Like any ambitious piece of art, some parts don't work as well as others. But I appreciated the originality.

Increíblemente en un mar de bodrio encontré un like para mis listas. Nota: 3.2

It's good but not great from Tim Buckley. I have a fairly common complaint about him (with the caveat that I'm nitpicking because I do think he's very good), which is that he doesn't always seem to be taking it as seriously as he should be. Regardless, there are some very lovely moments on this, and it showcases his excellent voice - his range is mad! - well.

on its own this is probably a 3.5 or 4 but im in a round down kinda mood today. 3/5

I have never heard of Tim Buckley. I’ve heard of Jeff Buckley. But this album sounds like 3 different groups I can’t quite place. So I get the feeling this was the inspiration for a lot of early 70s work because this rocks. After this album ended, the first song that played was San Francisco by Scott McKenzie, which is one of the songs this album reminded me of.

There's a lot of superior music to be found from the sixties, but this is harmless enough. Dunno why he has three albums on the list though.

Such a good album. Makes me want to smile hello to the world as well. And Tim Buckley's voice is magnificent.

Very unique voice, and although I prefer his son this is still great.

3.0 Interesting concept, psychadelic infused folk. The more psychadelic points are the highlights, but the folky parts dominate too frequently. The title track is a particularly low point, and at 8 minutes it drags far too long. Can see why it's on here, probably won't listen again.

Pleasant enough. There are a few high notes that are grating when Buckley hits them. I like the overall folky vibes though.

More of a high 3- excellent first half but all got a bit fey after Hallucinations. Will be interested to hear Happy Sad though which is also on the list I believe?

I was pleasantly surprised by this, as I wansn't really sure what to expect. This album is *very* late 60s, but I've always had a soft spot for that era. There's quite the lovely soundscape going on through the album, and while the song themselves are pretty basic in terms of structure and chord progression, the instrumentation and orchestration are really interesting. You can also very much hear that he was Jeff Bucklet's dad. Very similar voices when they reach the higher registers! Quite a strange 60s pop album, but I liked it.

Surprisingly pleased. Big emotions.

Plenty to like about this and also a bit dull in places. Nice to hear something new that caught my attention. Hallucinations was a highlight. I loved the percussion and weird sounds on that. The late 60s vocal styles and sensibilities appeal to me. The warbling about a woman and fantasy wotsits a bit less so. I would give this a 3.45 if I could.

Good Sunday afternoon vibes. Not something I would throw on again randomly but enjoyed the meander.

A pretty voice but ultimately a tepid delivery of folk songs with grand ideas and moderate delivery.

When I first saw this, I was thinking "Yuck. Folk!" But I'm always willing to try stuff, so... I was about halfway through I got to thinking I'm going to start my review with "I like this well enough." But then, right about "Once I was," it becomes the most typical folky-folk crap that annoys me. Yikes! Why do so many folk singers make that weirdly affected "folk singer" tone/inflection? "Knight Errant" is almost a parody of folk to me. Horrible! The first half is pretty good. I bet if I listened a few more times, some of these would stick. Let's see. People make a lot of comments about Tim being Jeff Buckley's father, and yes, there is something to be said about genes. But, it's not like they lived together or he had any influence on Jeff's life. Probably a good thing that he got his musical education from his mom and stepdad otherwise he might have turned into this instead of the amazing rock-leaning guitarist and singer that he became. Enough about Jeff as I'm positive that Grace will be on this list. And if it's not, the original author must be destroyed! For Tim though, I gotta give this a 2. The decent songs at the top cannot counterweight the horror show that is the second half.

Seemed like pretty generic folk music, not sure why this record would make the list.

I’d always assumed that Tim Buckley was a slightly fay folk musician, but this album opens with a menacing anti-war song about the horrors of Vietnam. It’s followed by a series of increasingly psychedelic pieces, some in the folk tradition but others definitely edging into heavier rock. The second track has a sinister fairground calliope in the background and a later track obliquely references the way he abandoned his pregnant wife and divorced her just after his baby (Jeff) was born (“I Never Asked to Be Your Mountain”). Wow. Not much peace and bloody love there. This is an album very much of its time, and that time is 1967 just after Sgt Pepper’s changed everything. There are lots of dark edges here and a sense of bad times to come.

It's a curious mixture of jangling psychedelic tunes and darker ones, always with a psych twist. Well, it's not so curious for the time it was released, but the result is a bit uneven, with annoying moments alternating with absolutely brilliant moments. The brilliance overcome the boring though.

*Goodbye and Hello* (1967), Tim Buckley's second album, is a landmark of psychedelic folk that showcases the young artist's audacious ambition. It represents a significant evolution from his folk-rooted debut into more complex, orchestrated territory, offering a rich analysis of its late-60s context through both its lyrics and music. The table below summarizes the core strengths and weaknesses of the album: | Pros | Cons | | :--- | :--- | | **Ambitious Songwriting**: Literary, poetic lyrics tackling major themes like war, consumerism, and generational change. | **Dated Arrangements**: Some orchestral and psychedelic elements can sound excessive or products of their time. | | **Buckley's Vocal Performance**: Extraordinary range and emotional delivery, from gentle falsetto to powerful crescendos. | **Inconsistent Focus**: The album can feel uneven, with sprawling, complex tracks alongside simpler folk songs. | | **Inventive Production**: Creative use of diverse instrumentation (kalimba, congas) and studio effects to create a textured, psychedelic soundscape. | **Lyrics Can Be Overwrought**: The poetic ambition occasionally results in lyrics criticized as heavy-handed or "impenetrable Dylanspeak". | ### 📝 Lyrical Themes and Songwriting The album's lyrics, primarily written by Buckley and his collaborator, poet Larry Beckett, serve as a sharp commentary on 1960s America. - **Social and Political Critique**: The opening track, "No Man Can Find The War," is a poignant anti-war song that focuses on the psychological terror and confusion of conflict rather than battlefield glory. Other verses directly critique hollow consumerism ("The king and the queen... worship the electronic shrine") and oppressive traditions. - **Generational Shift**: The title track, "Goodbye and Hello," acts as the album's centerpiece. It pits the fading, machine-like "antique people" against the new, free-flying "children," symbolizing the hopeful spirit of the counterculture saying goodbye to the old world and hello to a new one. - **Personal Exploration**: Songs like "I Never Asked to Be Your Mountain" delve into Buckley's personal life, explicitly addressing the pressures he felt from his failed marriage and new fatherhood. "Pleasant Street" explores themes of addiction and surrender, though its specific subject (drugs or a suffocating lifestyle) remains debated. ### 🎵 Music and Production Produced by Jerry Yester, the album's sound is a significant step forward from Buckley's debut, embracing the psychedelic and experimental spirit of 1967. - **Eclectic Instrumentation**: The album moves beyond standard folk-rock, incorporating kalimba, congas, vibraphone, and harmonium to create unique textures. "Carnival Song" uses sound effects and disorienting instrumentation to mimic a fairground, while "Hallucinations" features congas and detuned guitars to create an ethereal, psychedelic atmosphere. - **Buckley's Vocal Artistry**: Buckley's voice is the album's most powerful instrument. He demonstrates incredible range and control, shifting from an intimate, gentle delivery to a soaring, emotive falsetto, particularly on tracks like "Pleasant Street" and "Carnival Song". - **Orchestral Ambition**: Yester's arrangements, influenced by contemporary albums like *The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper*, are expansive. However, this ambition is a double-edged sword; while it creates a grand, open sound, some critics find the string arrangements cumbersome or dated decades later. ### 💎 Influence and Legacy *Goodbye and Hello* cemented Tim Buckley's reputation as a serious artist beyond a simple folk singer. - **A Creative Launchpad**: The album was a quantum leap for Buckley, establishing him as a vocal powerhouse and a restless creative spirit unwilling to be confined by genre. This artistic fearlessness would define his subsequent, more experimental albums like *Happy Sad* and *Starsailor*. - **Enduring Influence**: While not a major commercial smash, the album's blend of poetry and music, along with Buckley's vocal techniques, has influenced generations of musicians. Songs like "Song to the Siren" (first recorded around these sessions though not on the original album) have become modern standards, covered by artists from This Mortal Coil to Robert Plant. ### 🤔 How to Approach the Album To get the most out of *Goodbye and Hello*: - **Listen with Context in Mind**: Understanding it as a product of 1967 helps appreciate its themes and sonic experiments. - **Focus on the Highlights**: Tracks like **"Pleasant Street," "Once I Was,"** and **"Hallucinations"** are often cited as standouts for their emotional depth and musical innovation. - **Read Along with the Lyrics**: The dense, poetic nature of songs like the title track benefits from following the lyrics directly.

There was very little engaging in this. And vocals were annoying. 1/5

Fine. Some good, some bad

Didn’t mind it, didn’t love it. Simpsons: No

Totally forgettable, but a good album to help you nod off to sleep

Just really rated this, was a fun listen. Don't know how often I'll listen again but I think it deserves a 5.

Was this considered good 58 years ago?

Not for me

This album feels forgettable in every way.

A nice pleasant listen overall, one or two catchy songs, but overall nothing too standoutish, but equally nothing too offensive or terrible.

Tim Buckley’s Goodbye and Hello is easy to respect but harder to love. His vocal range is undeniable, and the arrangements nod toward the adventurous spirit of the Sgt. Pepper era. But as impressive as the ambition is, the songs don’t fully land for me — it feels more like an artifact of its time than something I’d reach for often. Solid, but not essential in my book.

Folly and solemn. Cozy and lovely. 5/5

yeah this folk singersongwriter stuff from the 60's is just NOT for me omg. esp when it's not my first listen of this album - gets boring hella quick. the best thing about Tim is the fact that Jeff came into life, i have to give him that haha

My first score below 3 in 16 albums... I understand the significance behind the album, a singer-songwriter folk 60s album, and the father of a certain Jeff. But what a dull album. Nothing was exciting about this album.

Voice reminiscent of John Denver. Listened before?N Saved tracks? A couple Favorite tracks? Pleasant Street, I Never Asked to Be Your Mountain, Phantasmagoria in Two ⭐⭐⭐Liked it. Saved a couple tracks.

If I took drugs and had a shower, this would be what I sang.

He has a police voice but it didn't really appeal me me

It was alright

Oh so 60’s. Folk with a touch of paychedelia

I’ve had this album for years. Buckley’s voice is beautiful and while the album feels a little dated, I still love it. I discovered this from the song Once I Was aSoldier which was on a Vietnam documentary I watched. It stopped me in my tracks it was so good.

Not good all the worst tropes of singer songwriter cali folk sound. Cringe lyrics. Thought there would be a gem or two among considering the esteem but blarg not good boring even.

This is the second Tim Buckley album I’ve listened to, and I’m definitely becoming a fan. It’s a progressive, psychedelic folk record that pulls from jazz, baroque pop, and avant-garde influences. The guitars are mostly acoustic and fingerpicked, with occasional percussive strumming, and the orchestral arrangements add a lot of texture. The harpsichord, in particular, really brings out the baroque and psychedelic elements. After hearing this, I’m definitely planning to slowly work my way through his entire discography.

I liked this a tad more than most albums of its time and genre. There’s more meaningful, directed songwriting that isn’t just 60’s folksy psychedelic pastiche. Wonderful opener had me cautiously hopeful, then it took a few songs to get to the crazy flowery fun of “I Never Asked To Be Your Mountain”. Buckley sells out on the vocal performance, so does all of the band really. Then, in a rare 1001 albums list occurrence, the last few tracks on this album were easily the most impactful. “Goodbye and Hello” is easily Tim’s best vocal work, ranging up into some high-pitched verses. My favorite of the album is easily the closing “Morning Glory”. A tender story with some vivid imagery and great backing vocals. Placid tune, it got a replay out of me. 3/5 the Buckleys could write some good music

2/10 - very boring, can't remember one song

This was a fun record but I zoned out for most of it. It was a pleasant background album, but didn't inspire me to listen any more actively. I like his voice and the broad variety of instrumentation. 6/10

Previously rated: Greetings From L.A. (3/5) Happy Sad (2/5) ******************************* The first half is lame hippie folk rock, and I was leaning towards a 2/5, then the second half was just lamer hippie folk with no rock.

mid

Great voice. Listened before? N Saved to library? N Favorite track(s): Pleasant Street, I Never Asked to Be Your Mountain, Goodbye and Hello ⭐⭐⭐: Liked it.

Very nice. A bit 70s carneval sound sometimes.

Muy buen álbum. Inicia siendo de estos discos setenteros como de protesta, y de pronto entran canciones para desgarrarse el corazón, y una cosa espectacular que es la canción que da nombre al disco y me pareció increíble. Me encantaría ponerle 3.5 estrellas pero esto no me deja, así que se va con 3 con posibilidades de 4 en una siguiente escucha.

Ehh

Yes it’s old timey folk music. I believe I heard the words dragon and bard. Ok some of it innovative mostly protest folk blah blah blah. He bore Jeff Buckley - extra 1/2 star!!! 4.6 boosted to 5.1

I could never stand good singers. They always have to show off the range of their voice. Worse singers have to fill the songs with emotional depth and feeling instead which makes it more relatable. There is interesting music and good lyrics here, but dear Tim just has to ruin it with his oh so very competent and dorky singing.

Interesting protest album during a psychedelic era. His music is full of metaphor and poetry, and I’ll be the first to admit that I don’t fully understand what he’s trying to say. He has a strong fantasy influence in his lyrics, which comes across as spending too many days at a Renaissance fair on LSD.

I don't think this album is as bad as a lot of people here seems to say. It's not really my style, but I found it quite good.

what a voice

I like this better than his other albums here

#695. I bet people that listen to show tunes would be big into this. 2/5: meh

His son makes better music

Thoughts before listening: 70s folk by Jeff Buckley's dad. I don't really know much about Tim Buckley. Review: This is a really cool album. Folky but also psychedelic. This is what I assumed many of the 60s psych albums would sound like, even though most have leaned more into a poppy rock sound with trippy lyrics and some different instrumentation being the only thing making it "psych". This album however feels smarter and more organic to me. 4-stars

Not my favorite music.

Aargh. Very disappointing.

Decent album here. Shame about the front cover

Really just didn’t do much for me. 3/10

Very nice and soft album. It gave me a very paternal and comforting vibe, and it reminded me a bit of "Rubber Soul" from The Beatles. 3.5/5 ⭐⭐⭐1/2

It was ok if a bit dated for me to be honest. Not hideous but not one I’d play very often!

Favourites: No Man Can Find the War, Pleasant Street, Hallucinations, I Never Asked to Be Your Mountain, Phantasmagoria in Two, Goodbye and Hello

I got bored as hale

It started off on, but as always I got a little bored halfway through

Honestly, I didnt think I would like this album. I am not really a fan of folk music. However, there are some good songs and was pleasantly surprised by this album. Thank you for selecting this as the first album out of 1001 to listen too. Choice cuts: No 3. Pleasant Street, 5. I Never Asked to Be Your Mountain. 6.Once I Was, 7. Phantasmagoria in Two.

Weird one this. A lot of it I really don't like, it's all a bit earnest. But some of the instrumentation I like, it's unusual, surprisingly reminded me of Pentangle. There's some pure nonsense like 'Goodbye and Hello' which is awful and so so long! But 'Phantasmagoria', 'Morning Glory' and 'Once I Was' are all good and deserve more listens. Scrapes a 3 but only just.

Pretty bad. I like folk and this was trying to be too folky for me. A lot of the songs were simply annoying. The only exception was ‘Once I Was’, which was lovely.

Okay

Don’t love his voice but it’s not as bad as I expected. Very 60s. The faster, more upbeat songs are sort of annoying with the 60s harpsichord or whatever it is but the slower songs aren’t bad.

Y'est arrivé un moment où j'me suis dit que j'en pouvais pus d'écouter d'la musique de chevalier. Pour me rendre compte que la toune en train de jouer s'appelait Knight-Errant. Aussi intéressant que plate. 2.75 étoiles

Listened to the album, then couldn't recall anything memorable about it. I mean sure somewhere back in 1967 a beautiful girl in a tie dye dress turned to her boyfriend and said this music is so groovy this hello and goodbye album is going to be remembered forever and everyone will remember whats his name oh what is it again oh yeah Buckley and that one song you know the Pleasant Street is so down down down down and Once I Was is so sweet and what is phantasamachacallit anyway and when she finally pauses to eat some stale potato chips off the coffee table where the incense is burning down her boyfriend who is also in tie dye shirt with a big peace sign and is stoned anyway but thinking pass the chips and he says its called goodbye and hello not hello and goodbye you know the one from whats his name you got it all turned around and do we have anymore of those chips and she looks at him and says wait wait what were we talking about? I figured it must be me, I must have been distracted. Clearly this artist poured their heart and soul into creating this work. So I listened again. Nope, still not working for me. How can I describe my reaction to this album? Remember the scene in Animal House when Bluto Blutarsky (a brilliant John Belushi) is walking down the stairs and stops to listen to the "Charming Guy" sing a folk song to several beautiful toga-clad ladies, then takes the guy's guitar and smashes it against the wall? Yeah that kinda captures the feeling. Plus one star for letting me have that memory of Animal House.

I'm sure this was a popular album, a relevant album. But it just sounds so... dated to me. even the recording of it sounds like it comes off of an old recording studio, one or two tracks max. I dug the extra instrumentation, but it just felt so antiquated I didn't give it a second thought. NEXT.

Three albums for Tim Buckley feels like a bit much but he does have an outstanding voice. It's interesting how he broke out in psychedelia despite having sort of a Fairport Convention folk feel. I think that's my gripe with this album - he's caught between two worlds in psychedelic folk. Imagine him singing everything by Jefferson Airplane. Or going full Pentangle and medieval folk. Or anything Celtic. That would be epic. I find myself creeping up to a 3.5 because his voice is so good. But the musical arrangements hold it back - too much electric in his folk or folk in his electric psych. Still, if I ever need just to throw some vocals on in the background to take me away, I'm going to Tim Buckley.

Interesting as an historical artifact, but incredibly dated and often cheesy, both musically and lyrically. As a Jeff Buckley fan, what I found most interesting is the echoes of Jeff's voice. I suppose it's the other way around, but to me Jeff was leaps and bounds superior to Tim, both from a vocal perspective and a songwriting perspective. I Never Asked to Be Your Mountain is a decent sounding song, but basically he's declaring what a POS he was for abandoning his newborn son. F this guy. Songs I sort of liked: Once I Was, Phantasmagoria in Two, Morning Glory. Most irritating song: Goodbye and Hello - cheesy AND long.

Listened in the truck via YouTube music. It’s like magic folk music. His son got it right though.

I’ve been listening to this album on and off for the past few weeks, as I have been unavailable to really figure out what rating it deserves. Had I rated it after the first listen, I likely would have given it a 2- but it’s really grown on me, and I’ve saved more and more songs off of it. I was struggling to pick between a 4 and 5, but ultimately decided on a 4. It’s a wonderful album, but I don’t find myself coming back to it in the same way I come back to my 5s. 4 stars, but a strong 4 stars- if you don’t like this album, just try and sit with it a little more.

yeah, fine. was confused by his voice

Obscure, underrated musician genius that died way too early. This is my favorite of his albums.

Je ne suis pas le bon public pour le folk. Je sais qu’il y a un aura autour de Tim Buckley, et je peux comprendre pourquoi on l’aime tant, mais je n’arrive juste pas à embarquer dans son univers. Ce n’est pas mauvais, c’est juste pas pour moi.

3/5. Tim Buckley seems to be a hit or miss and with his other two albums, one more funky and the other more folksy avantgarde, I think this finds a nice balance, leaning heavier into psychedelia while keeping the innovation and creativity alive. It's hard to say if I enjoyed this record, it was definitely interesting on first listen but repeated listens don't seem intriguing. It's a marvel upon its release, with exceptional lyrics and instrumentation, but doesn't feel like it stays above water the whole time and it does age in some areas as well. Best Song: Pleasant Street, Goodbye and Hello, No Man Can Find the War

Mmmm very very difficult to "judge"...not for listening during work...overall don't liked it that much...

The emotion is dialed all the way up, but it doesn’t give me much else. It’s sad, slow, and ornate in a way that feels more heavy than moving, and for me it just drags. That kind of says it all. Spins: 2 (rough) Playlist Additions: - Pleasant Street - Once I Was

Not for me.

It's been 100 years since I have received an album that is cumulatively ranked above a 3.00. Today is no exception. This book has three Tim Buckley albums in it, so the editors want us to know how important he is to musical history, despite the fact he's never actually been terribly popular enough to sell albums. I do believe one of Buckley's albums should be in this book and having not heard all of his albums in a while, I think this is the one that should be in here. The back part of this album is stronger than the front half and more interesting to me as well. I do not enjoy the folk-renaissance music on here as much as I enjoyed the more rock-oriented songs. His political songs feel more shoe-horned in than the songs about personal relationships. Some of my favorite songs were: Pleasant Street Hallucinations Once I Was (an absolutely brilliant song) Phantasmorgia in Two (another great song) Hello and Goodbye

I don’t get this project, man. Is this album *fine*? Sure. It’s perfectly OK. But it’s just a template of 60s hippie, renaissance fair, folksy bullshit. I read this guys Wikipedia page, and it sounds like he was an interesting dude that had some experimental shit, and some albums that really pushed boundaries. So why include the cookie cutter album? Why not one of the interesting albums that pushed boundaries and inspired experimentation? I don’t know. His son’s album is miles better.

This album feels like being brought back to medieval times. What id imagine they would listen to in GoT when theyre not busy killing their enemies. Great ballads. Epic guitars, strong vocals, awesome vibe. This is the type of folk I like

I liked the beginning more than the end. Added first song to my playlist :)

I think it's worth me realizing that I'm probably shallower than I'd like to admit. As I've said before, it's not that I don't think lyrics are unimportant — after all, there's a reason I don't listen to solely instrumental music. Lyrics, and a story I can attach to them, can significantly improve my enjoyment of a song beyond a surface level. But aesthetics are always, **always** the first thing I judge a song for. Y'know: do I like how it **sounds**? Do I like the **melody**? A good **beat** ("Ow, ow, I'm dancin'!")? If I can't get past that, the rest of the song stands no chance. I think I wanna act like I have high standards when I say I'm "melody first," but then here I am openly enjoying songs like Hinder's "Lips Of An Angel" and Pitbull's "Feel This Moment", despite how actively aware I am that those are bad songs, particularly lyrically. But, I'unno, something about the melodies just suck me in, and ultimately to a brain like me, that's more important — which is especially embarrassing in a case like Pitbull's "Feel This Moment", given that **its** melody was lifted wholesale and randomly from "Take On me". And I think that is really the core of my issue with 60's folk singer-songwriters. Besides the fact that I'm generally too AuDHD to be able to parse flowery, poetic lyrics, they just don't pass the aesthetic sniff test. Way too much of the stuff we've gotten so far is incredibly bare and basic — and I understand why, of course; it's to put focus on the lyrics. But what do I care about the lyrics when the actual instrumentation backing them is more often than not just some plonking around on acoustic guitar? It gives the impression to me that they're "capital-P Poets" first and foremost who just pretend to be musicians, and it's not an impression I'm too fond of. I mean, I've tried to be fair to the likes of Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen. Well, maybe not Joni Mitchell (her album caught me on an off-day more than anything), but still. And, unfortunately, I think I hafta face the reality that I simply just can't stand their aesthetic. Professional, important music journalists eat this shit up — I just can't. So, here we come to my group's second Tim Buckley album. When we got HAPPY SAD back in January, I ultimately found it painfully boring, which bummed me out. I mean, the guy passed away when he was only 28 years old. I know I don't hafta like a person's work just because they died tragically young, but it never makes me feel good when I don't. Especially when it's an album called "HAPPY SAD" and I feel like I'm razzing this guy's state of mind. I just didn't think any of its jazz influence or loose-form experimentation was all that interesting — the aesthetic just didn't appeal to me. In the end, I could only hope that I'd be more into the next album we got from him. And y'know what? Yeah, this absolutely passes the aesthetic sniff test. Oh, don't get me wrong, I'm still not particularly keen on figuring out what the lyrics mean. Even a fellow member of my group, who's **way** more into lyrics than I am, thinks that they maybe might be a bit too dense (though in their case it's more for how they affect the flow of the album — but still). However, like them, I'm able to look past any lyrical denseness, and for me, it all comes down to one thing: variety. Like the review on this website that copy-pastes the one from AllMusic says, this was released post-SGT. PEPPER'S, and I can absolutely tell. **This** is the kind of experimentation I'm into. I mean, goodness, there's **melodies**! And ones I can enjoy, at that! And if they're not "melody" melodies, y'know, there's still just a lot of cool stuff I can enjoy. Lookit the keyboard chords and wailing guitar on "Pleasant Street", or the orchestration on the title track, or just how driving "I Never Asked To Be Your Mountain" is. Believe me, I understand the people who hear the non-musical parts on "Carnival Song" and think it sounds bad, but dang it, it's **interesting** at least. It's the kind of album where, if you're not coming to it for the lyrics — and I recognize that most people are not — there's still quite a lot you can get out of it. If there's anything I feel like I'd wanna knock this album for, it might be Tim Buckley's voice? Don't get me wrong, the range he has is phenomenal; I'm not knocking that. There are just times where it... Kinda bumps up against the aesthetics? I mean, there are times where he sounds like that kind of folk singer-songwriter who's just trying **way too hard**. You probably know the kind of singing I'm talking about. If not, have you ever heard Buffy Sainte-Marie's cover of "The Circle Game"? There's parts on there that get at what I'm talking about. I mean, come on, Tim, you have a good voice; you don't need to try so hard. But in total... Yeah, I've not got a Tim Buckley album I can say I like. One where, despite my early proclamation, I might actually try to dig in on its lyrics — that's just how much the aesthetic clicked with me. Now, I won't be doing it any time soon, and I doubt I'll ever really truly "understand" them... But give me enough time with a good aesthetic and I'll wanna dig deeper eventually. And this is a good aesthetic. And I can only cross my fingers and hope the last Buckley album on this list can stack up just as well as this one does.

To be honest, I dig this one more than Happy Sad. 4.5 bumped down to 4.

I’m at a 5. Looking back at what I wrote about “Happy Sad”, my biggest issues with that album involved the pacing and the sense of progression, making the length of the album feel far longer than 44 minutes. This is thankfully a much better paced album, with a significantly better sense of progression, making this thing fly by in a way that doesn’t feel like 42 minutes. It also adds all of the “fun” that felt lacking from “Happy Sad”, but I suppose the title of that album should’ve been a giveaway back in January. Lyrically, this thing is really dense, which might be my only proper knock on it; I’m big on lyricism, and this is a very well-written album, but I’m also big on letting the vocals flow, and I think this album has points where the structure & the lyrics just don’t mesh as smoothly as they could. This album remedies that through two things: great vocals from Tim Buckley, hitting far higher & more varied registers than I remember him hitting on “Happy Sad”, & by just having a precision strike of instrumentation sort of attacking it at all times, and at all angles; it’s a slightly loud album, but in a way that always fits & elevates the emotional bend that the tracks are going for. A shining example of this is on “Pleasant Street”, which is about the feeling of being on drugs (heroin specifically) and how pleasing it can all feel despite the horror that emerges from a lack of true self-control. The storytelling still emerges from the slightly screechy tones of the electric guitar, the acoustics rolling, and the percussion finding a good groove, but it’s Tim’s vocals hitting the full range of emotion on the track that really sells the sense of “nightmarish ecstasy” that the lyricism is trying to portray. Put them all together, and you get something that really works as the sum of its parts, in a harmony that wouldn’t work otherwise. There’s other standouts that work in a similar way for me, namely on “Hallucinations” (which has great sound design for 1967), “Once I Was” (just a wonderfully written track about paranoia over lost emotional connection, elevated by the wistfulness of the instrumental), and “Goodbye and Hello” (a grandiose instrumental with orchestral flair, with the lyricism elevated by how stoic his vocals feel). The whole album takes this sort of approach though, and it REALLY worked for me. It doesn’t always work, but those are only for brief sections of each track. I enjoyed this a lot – it’s aligned to my tastes a lot more than “Happy Sad” was, it’s far better paced to stop it from feeling like a drag, and I think it just carries a pep in its step that makes it a more palatable album. It’s even in the cover; he’s smiling here, as opposed to the frown he had. Yes, the lyricism is still a bit more drab than it might feel like on a first pass, but I love a good “sad album that sounds happy” dichotomy when it’s done right, and this does it pretty well. I think it’s worth giving a 5, and I’m far more ready for the third Tim Buckley album to pop up, whenever it does.

I’ve tried a couple of times before, but I struggle to really enjoy Tim Buckley’s work. Some of it is fine but it doesn’t really grab me. Generally it’s too medieval/psych folky for my taste.

This feels somewhat typical of its time but in some places ahead of its time.

Aware of some of the songs. I think this is an album you really need to sit and listen to as the lyrics might be the key to it's greatness. Not for a commute.

I can't believe I hadn't heard this before, this was really great and I'll explore more of his albums

Folk rock with experimental elements. Not bad, but nothing earth-shattering. He's got a really good voice. 3 stars.

I was surprised by this one. It started a bit bombastic, but settled in. Solid songs.

Didn’t totally fw this sorry

Ehh

Tragic.

3 estrelas

It's pretty solid, not my style but fine for what it is

Folk music isn't for me in general but this is isn't the worst one I've listened to since I've started ; by far ! His voice is really interesting (sometimes annoying but never too much) I think i'll come back to it someday. His political songs are better than the love ones tough, for sure. 6/10 fav songs : Pleasant Street & Once I was

It was Ok; I'm not going to say it was great. Just easy to listen to.

Pass

I'm sorry, Tim. I just don't care too much. Fay and spindly. And nice. Guess I'm just feeling mean. Wish I could process any lyrics.

Love Jeff Buckley and you can definitely hear how Tim informed and inspired a lot of his son’s music. Beautiful.

Not a great genre of music for me. Very light and folky, but just not interesting at all. Glad to move on.

Great.

No tengo palabras. Me dejó mudo.

It's fine, but it doesn't stand out. It hasn't aged particularly well musically, either. If it made this list, that usually means one of three things: it's an important influence on later artists, it's the token representative of a sub-genre, or his death was tragic enough to make his work retroactively better. Either way, I didn't really get anything out of this.

Overall the vibe is good but the songs are not what they could be. The performances and production is great.

first listen definitely liked it

So so music by a true dickwad.

A bit medieval, a bit psychedelic. Great voice and great songs. 8/10

So good I didn’t expect it to be this good 5/5

I'm torn between a 3 and a 4. I've listened to this album before and still put it on now and then, but truth be told, it's really just Pleasant Street and Phantasmagoria in Two that stick with me. The rest works nicely as background vibes though, since I do enjoy it. His vocal style is great, really distinctive, but if you're not in the right mood it can start to feel a bit samey. Also, I've got to say, I love the cover, and let's not pretend Tim isn't ridiculously pretty with those curls. So I guess it's a 4 then!

Very slow, boring album. How to make 40 minutes feel like 2 hours 👎

Wait THIS is wimpy-boy-at-the-renaissance-faire-core

Decent

Really good voice and quite a good songwriter, one song I listen to quite regularly but the others I probably won’t return to that often

Some of it was good and I'd see them in a Tarantino movie. But some of the songs were so bad, this is the first time I considered not finishing the album.

It's good. Will surely listen again

Nice tunes, very quiet, experimental folk music.

Not sure what to make of this one

easy listening

Mellow and downtempo

Really very good album, some of the post-Sgt. Peppers production actually distracts from the quality of the songs and performances. The less fussy sounding tracks are the ones I find more enjoyable. I discovered Tim's music through listening to Jeff and was initially disappointed as a teenager in the 90s but I have to say his music has grown on me over the years and all of his albums are worth investigating.

Good tunes but doesn't move me much. His range kind of gets tiresome after so many tunes. Relaxing album though.

Album was pretty good. Had no idea what to expect going on. Goodbye and Hello is a trip I've taken multiple times now

"All the stony people, walking 'round in Christian-licorice clothes" Listened to B4? No Tracks Already Saved on Spotify: None Standout Tracks: Pleasant Street, I Never Asked to Be Your Mountain, Goodbye and Hello, Once I Was, Phantasmagoria in Two (83/100)

endelig et Tim Buckley album jeg ikke hader. Når det så er sagt behøver jeg ikke høre mere fra ham nogensinde

Fortsat super glad for alle de her Tim Buckley plader, jeg synes de lyder virkelig unikke og hans stemme er så fed!

This is actually listenable. Apparently I'm more into OG Tim Buckley than the other one....🤷

I found this album atrocious. A mediocre opening two tracks, cheesy/stupid lyrics throughout, a reliance on medieval and circus music? Just when there is a nice ethereal musical moment it is immediately dashed away when he opens his mouth. Very unessential listen. 1.4/5 - > 1/5

to be honest not much here that is memorable

Way too old school for me, but interesting to hear an old school anti war type of album. Melodies sound very folky but not in an interesting way

Another great album erect penis is on its way

Like his other album, pretty mid Ren Faire jams. Not terrible, but not particularly moving to me either.

Average folk rock.

I thought this album was quite good, elements of it I enjoyed. Then I found out it was JEFF BUCKLEY'S DAD. So cool

Too hippy for my taste. Not a fan of his voice overall.

Favorites: Once I Was, Pleasant Street A decent folksy album, I liked it more than Happy Sad. Tim has crazy range, he can sound completely different on each song and I even had to check that it was the same guy lol.

Artiste inconnu. Album de chanteur/chanteuse, mais avec une instrumentation parfois intéressante ('Pleasant Street', 'I Never Asked to Be Your Mountain' - il faudrait qu'il arrête de chanter pour en profiter pleinement ...), et parfois vraiment mauvaise ('Carnival Song' -) ou ennuyeuse ('Goodbye and Hello', 'Knight Errant'). Pas sur d'avoir envie de l'écouter une seconde fois. =>2/5

Tim Buckley Some cool vocal moments but the songs/ and melodys didn’t resonate with me. No man can find the war- bass sounds like a trombone. carnival song and knights were pretty bad Favorite song was never asked to be your mountain. All of these songs are too long. Good by and Hello: Interesting how that rennissance fair sounding folk music really died in the 60’s . Morning Glory was nice.

Really hate everything about this, most of all his singing. Knight-errant is one of the worst songs ive ever heard. Somehow this is so much worse than the german construction noise albums on here.

I wanted to like this but I can’t with his voice

an amalgamation of folk, rock, and psychedelia. at times, reminded me of donovan.

Pretty good

Singen kann er schon, aber meine Musik wird das nicht.

Very dated and ultimately underwhelming. Tim Buckley is only retrospectively acclaimed because he is Jeff’s dad. He is a mediocre musician at best. I reviewed Happy Sad and thought it was dull Hello Goodbye is no better. The only thing I like about this album is his voice, which is pleasant on the ear. Otherwise there is no way this is essential listening. I won’t be listening again.

It’s fine. Likely polarizing. I don’t love it but I could grow to like it more. Great vocals. Creative chords and melodies. Pretty dated though.

4.2 - I think this is better than the previous albums, great voice

This is quite similar to the other two TB albums, but I clicked with this one a little bit more. Again I really like the style, the atmosphere, the arrangements generally, but find it just a bit too raggedy at times. Moments in this album give me very strong Doors vibes. Fave Tracks: No Man Can Find the Sar, Once I Was, Morning Glory 3.8/5

Buckley, ça sonne mauvais, mais ça passe

Not my fave but not the worst

I've already been given Buckley's Happy / Sad, and on that occasion was pretty underwhelmed by an artist who has never really appealed to me. Found this a little more interesting in it's production values - started out well with a bit more of a Gene Clark 60s folk-psych vibe, but soon degenerated into tedious renaissance fair trappings. Still not convinced by his voice, and don't really understand his enduring appeal, but by the same token there was nothing truly awful here: bang average songs, occasionaly elevated by fairly decent production.

Not bad. Good background music.

I dunno about this ren faire prog folk

Just really, not my cup of tea at all

This really reminded me of the Donovan album I got. I feel about the same with this as I did that 3*

Престноватая для меня музыка. 5,5 из 10.

Seems harmless but did absolutely nothing for me.

I apparently prefer his son, Jeff by a good margin.

Tim Buckley’s Goodbye and Hello is delicate and expressive - he leans into a poetic, spoken-word style that feels intimate and expansive. However, at times, it was a bit like wandering through a psychedelic renaissance fair: flowers, feathers, leather pouches, and caravan dreamscapes. There’s a youthfulness to his writing—profound and tender maybe beyond his years and its heartbreaking knowing how short his life was. I hadn’t realized Beth Orton had covered him until the lyric “You can’t swim my waters if I can’t walk your land” surfaced—such a gorgeous and sorrowful line. That sentiment lingers.

Tim Buckley's voice—especially when he goes all alto/soprano—does nothing but irritate me, but he is inarguably a tremendously gifted songwriter. I must ask: what tf was it with sound effects in songs released in the 1960s? Opening with bombs exploding is a statement, sure, but it also kinda cheapens the track by a lot and sounds like someone rattling aluminum siding more than anything. "Pleasant Street" has a real sense of urgency in it that I can hear probably had an influence on the The Mars Volta. I'm curious about all the Renaissance influences abounding in this release, (as well as many others from the 60s). With all the sex and drugs and rock 'n roll happening then, it seems strange that the harpsichord, (an instrument that evokes images of aristocratic formality, still ruffle collars, and huge bustle skirts if ever there was one), would be soundtracking all this transgressive psychedelic hippie social behavior. I guess SoCal Ren Faire was in full swing by '67 so I'll blame that for this nonsense. This record is at its most impactful when it's leaning more heavily into experimental psych territory, but overall I just can't get into Buckley's voice and vocal phrasing. No option for a middling 2 1/2 stars, so I'll give it a 3 since he went on to write the masterpiece "Song to the Siren", (but I can't stand his voice on that one either, it's more about giving Liz Fraser a opportunity to elevate it for all humankind for me).

I think it’s because I love Jeff Buckley’s music so much that all I hear is a deadbeat dad singing dumb poems. Once I Was is pretty good though.

Not really my style. Two of the tracks were a bit interesting, but overall most tracks were either forgettable or leaning towards annoying Standouts No Man Can Find The War Goodbye and Hello 2/5

This is interesting as heck. I recently had both Fairport Convention and Don McLean, and although this album can superficially be described as "folky ren-fair singer-songwriter" somewhere between them, the contrast is wild. The rhythm section does really cool stuff in the background, the song structures are more experimental, and his voice is never straightforward. When this album gets good, it really transcends it's late-1960s origins and it's easy to imagine some of the songs being released anytime between 1965 and 2025 (with production tweaks, ofc). However, this album is also frustrating. For every Pleasant Street or Once I Was, there is a Goodbye and Hello or Knight-Errant. I'm glad I listened. Buckley is like the wild, frustrating American cousin of Van Morrison (Northern Ireland) and Nick Drake (England).

Goodbye and hell no.

Kind of looks like Heath ledger I feel like I’m listening to the bars guy in Witcher 3 A few plays made it seem ok. Doubt I’d listen again

Pretty good album. I just don’t understand why there were so many medieval songs!

The album amounts to songs for the Renaissance Faire. It's the kind of folk music that went out of fashion years ago. "I Never Asked to Be Your Mountain" is a good track, but the rest of them are too mournful and weepy for me.

I was excited to listen to this one. Jeff Buckley’s dad! This album turned out to be pretty frustrating. It has some great music and occasionally a great line. But mostly this is overshadowed by some truly ridiculous lyrics. Lots of lines about jesters and kings and queens and maybe the war is in your mind and it’s all very 60s and pretentious. Knight Errant is particularly embarrassing, as is the 8 minute title track. On the other hand, “I never asked to be your mountain,” “once I was,” and “pleasant street,” are incredible songs.

psychedelic folk rock just isnt my genre

Tough for me to get through.

Pretty middle of the road for me.

I like it!

I liked this more than I expected. The title track is great.

Not bad just not for me.

Ok. Not my bag. That's on me.

the album doesn't stray too far from its core sound and ends up slightly too long, but it's still a great listen

Went back & forth between loving & hating this. Part of what makes this great, goes a bit too hard into it where I can't stand it.

Soft rock/psychedelic, with folk elements. Reminds me of Jefferson Airplane or The Byrds, also a bit Simon and Garfunkel. Better than expected so far (track 3) Hallucinations has a lovely sound, sitars etc. Goodbye and Hello is a crazy collage of songs. Best track - No Man Can Find the War or Pleasant Street or Hallucinations or Phantasmagoria in Two

Very beautiful, you can see where his son gets it from

Real surprise, both that this is Jeff Buckley's dad, and that there are some absolutely brilliant songs on this album, sitting next to so proper 1960s fillers. Pleasant street is my favourite track, but also loved I never asked to be your mountain and Phantasmagoria in two. Albums like this are why I wanted to do this process.

This is an artist I'm aware of but haven't govern much attention. This album grabbed my attention right away. I really enjoy three melodies and his overall vibe.

that’s nice tim.

This was really pretty and I was struck by how different his voice sounded at differnet parts of the album. I had to check that I was still listening to the album because at times I thought it was someone else singing. I like how beautiful the mellower songs are while still being able to convey a pretty strong sense of power on the more intense songs. Fav tracks: No Man Can Find The War; Pleasant Street; Once I Was

Surprising album, I have never heard his music before

I probably won't listen to it in my spare time. It's a decent album, with nice lyrics and rhythm. It's just not my vibe.

Had to update this to a 1 after listening to his other album. Would not listen again I did not like this.

Don’t mind his voice. Even some of the music is alright. But another commenter wrote that it sounds like a bad Renaissance Faire performance and I can’t unhear it. 2/5

I'm on the fence on this guy. It's fun and groovin most of the time, I just don't love the whiney voice that slides in there. Also this is his third album of his I've gotten. Still working on loving it. But I do like it at least

Yawn

Starts off absolutely shit kicking psychedelic folk, but the end isn't a deep as he aimed for.

Ok album. I can tell fleetwood mac members possibly a huge fan of him and there are lots of similarities with Dylan. I found his voice flat after a frw songs and not much innovative melodies. It was the 60s though..

P alright

2 1/2 Very 60’s folksy. Some songs are better than others.

Pretty standard 60’s folk/pop He has the stereotypical 60’s voice. Kind of a tenner / alto, Mammas and the Pappas voicing Not really my jam.

Every song sounded like a different version of depressing 60s psych rock. 6/10

Just never been a big fan of this psychedelic renaissance fayre thing, just about stomach it from David Crosbyand that's only cause he was in the Byrds. This is a flounce too far.. Can appreciate that Tim was probably very talented and if you do like this thing this will be a very good album, but misses for me, and when got through the title track nearly knocked off another star, don't want to hear that again anytime soon. 3 Star

It feels like the classic movie music when the start is filled with wayyyy too many credits, and you just wonder when it will finished and the fun will start. Nostalgic! Hallucinations was an experience.

I actually don't think I like this one. 2 star

ok a little one note

Folk

I liked the goodbye part.

Didn't connect with this album at all. Buckley obviously has good vocals, but I was not remotely interested in the flower-power/almost medieval sound of the album.

The music is time stamped. There is a melody and tempo that is striking throughout the album.

3/5

In the same vein as music like Peter Paul & Mary…I’m just not in to it. Hippy, free spirit, but somehow kind of churchy folk rock?

I'd never heard of this guy. First track starts off a solid folk ballad. Carnival Song is a little odd but the third track, Pleasant Street, picks up right where the first one leaves off. Hallucinations is great too, and at this point in the album I'm predicting another solid find here. Hopefully enough to balance out the Abba album I've been procrastinating listening to for several days now. The rest of the album pretty much continues on this solid note. Somewhere between rock and folk. Really Carnival Song is the only real weak point. 4/5, perhaps would be higher on further listens.

I liked this one better than happy sad, but i think i need a break from Tim for a few months at least.

Wondered if he had any relation to Jeff and turns out that’s his bio dad. Anyway, it’s an okay album.

Jeff Buckley’s dad (though Jeff met him exactly once). Jeff is better.

2.5 - ok folk, but man did that knight song suck

An improvement on his previous album, but still not up to much. Nothing specific worthy of comment. 2

Well he certainly believes in what he’s singing about. That much comes across at least. Not my thing.

Popstar attempts psychedelia. This is the 1960's equivalent of Taylor Swift making a death metal album. It's not going to turn out well..

Skipped a fair few unfortunately 2/5

Fantastic voice! How come I never heard of him? I liked his music. Folk music mixed with a psychedelic rock from the late sixties.

Very good voice on Timmy. Good music well thought and performed. Kind of experimental at the time. Its a bit too slow for me but that was appropiate at the time. Songwriting is also great on this album. Really really good voice and arrangements Gone too soon.

I didnt dislike this as much as previous Tim Buckley (or maybe I'm getting mixed up with Jeff Buckley, I definitely don't like his music). I can't say I liked this, but I can almost see the appeal.

I liked a couple of songs at the beginning of the album, but the rest were a bit daft and it got old quickly Sidenote: he is very, very fine. Got that creepy serial killer style smile, as if when I meet him he will dismember me and eat my organs. But like in a kinky way. And I might enjoy it. Maybe even let him do it

Very medieval, sort of okay I guess? It's not something I think I needed to hear, but, it was fine???

How about just Goodbye

-Tim Buckley is a fascinating character to me.. this is prob my fave of the three albums i’ve heard by him so far, both of which i also liked. the weird medieval music influence type shit was very out of nowhere but i didn’t mind it -his voice and songwriting abilities really stand out here imo -Favorites are No Man Can Find The War and Pleasant Street

It’s fine, the songs feel a bit flat to me and started to grate on me after a while.

60’s folk music is not my thing. Seemed like one long song by the end.

Pretty boring shit

Hyvä mutta ei sykähdyttävä

TOOO sad, even for this depressed old man ..

Not a fan. I don't understand the fascination with him, nor his son Jeff... because they died young?

loved it, i love jeff buckley so it's amazing to hear his father's music. his voice sounds so angelic, so much like jeff's - so beautiful! 4/5

I had only heard of Tim Buckley as being Jeff Buckley's dad, and I do like Jeff, so I was eager to hear Tim. I really enjoyed this album. Tim's voice was so pure and bright and while definitely distinct from Jeff's, I could really hear the family resemblance and enjoy them both for the vocal qualities they share. The music on this record was really nice and the writing shows a lot of talent, but some of the performances were a bit sloppy in places (especially the drums, where the groove sometimes completely missed the beat of the rest of the playing). The sound was very psychedelic folk for me and while I did enjoy listening, it was a little rambly and disjointed to be a perfect album. It was still quite good and I liked it -- four stars.

I listened to it a long time ago, longer now. not as good as jeff

2 Tim Buckley albums in 5 days isn’t what I would have chosen, but this was much better than the former. Can definitely pick up the psychedelic singer/songwriter feel, like much other music from the period, but this was pleasant enough. Nice one for me to put on around the campfire while camping. 3/5

It was alright and quite interesting. I quite like the song “I never asked to be your mountain” and the album was solid all around but nothing too great. 3 stars

I was enjoying the album overall at the beginning but it became a struggle more at the end to finish.

Pretty cool

Rumours are still rife that Jeff Buckley should have been Jeff Houmous! When you look at the timings and his talents it makes a lot of sense. 3.4

Beauty

Soundtrack for a spooky medieval fairytale. Sweetly melancholic and really hit good

begon redelijk, maar verzandde vrij vlug in een soort Florence & the machine meets joni mitchell... en dat is géén compliment

Great

This was a solid folk rock album! I’d never heard of this album or artist before but I’m glad that I gave them a listen. I would listen to this album again and recommend it to others! It definitely seemed more eclectic and experimental than other 60s folk rock albums I’ve listened to which I respect heavily.

I did enjoy this listen as I rode a rainy bus into Denver to meet up with a good friend for the night. One of those voices that encapsulates a time and you could probably pinpoint the year of the album without knowing it on first listen. That being said, I didn't fall in love with it as others have and I couldn't objectively put it up there with some of my all time favorites. This one falls as one of the albums on the list and a good one to remind yourself that it is hard to make incredible music. 5/10

On aime : la folk un peu psyché des années 60. On aime pas : les putain de falsetto

My SHEYLA!

This is like a caricature of sixties folk rock music, and I didn’t care much for this version. And I can just picture this guy skipping around in a minstrel’s costume at a Renaissance Fair somewhere. This just seemed really corny to me, and just begs to be made fun of. I preferred side two to side one, but this still feels like a two star album.

Another decent folk album, it's okay but nothing special... seriously how may more of these are there?

Redan hört många gånger. Bra, gillar verkligen Tim Buckley. Betydligt bättre än sonen hans. Ofulländat album dock. Men vissa guldkorn.

Pleasant Street is a great song. Rest ok 2/5

Wow, this really blew my mind. I am a big fan of Pentangle and the incredible string band and this record sits perfectly between these two. Amazing work which is better then most of the rest of Tim Buckley.

A new artist and a new album for me. I thought it was entertaining, though very much of the time it came out, and at least for me, not terribly groundbreaking. (Of course it's possible it came out before other things I've heard, and it was in fact cutting edge at the time, but I don't think so.)

4/5 Theatrically Unstable Swan Cries This isn’t just an album. It’s a myth written in falsetto. Buckley isn’t singing songs—he’s summoning personal weather systems

it is so crazy that he was TWENTY years old at the time

I could’ve been just fine without this.

Gentle, enjoyable, tuneful, wistful, forgettable. I quite liked it but this stuff is done better by others.

jeff buckley being a sorta kinda nepo baby is crazy! he was better than his father(warranted statement) this sucked

Kinda middling for me, I enjoy his voice but nothing about this album really latched onto me honestly. it was ok folk

Not my jam. Not bad background music but nothing really stood out. Won’t go another listen

Pure magic. Every song was so unique. Every song I finished I was eager to hear what the next one would sound like. This is probably among the best folk rock I’ve ever heard.

***An ok album

This is a bit dated feeling. Some beautiful moments, but forgettable.

I’m usually into this sort of 60s songwriter style, but there wasn’t much that stood out to me here. Also, I like the hippie psychedelic sound of some songs, but I have much less patience for that English folk style that is prominent on the second half of the album. “Phantasmagoria in Two” is a very pretty song. Awful album cover. What even is that? Even the text is pretty bad too. 2.5

I saw this album cover and couldn't really get much of a first impression on it- his demeanor is light, he's got a huge grin and an almost angel-like halo around his head... but he's got a hole in his eye? By the time the first track came around I had a better idea about what was going on. The lyrics in the first song hit pretty hard and are right there to take in. I like straightforward lyrics; I like when something is presented in an honest manner, but I also like poetry, and creative devices that allow me to read lyrics and make my own personal connections to them, and I feel like I didn't really get enough of this here. He's got a really wonderful voice. While listening I was kind of picturing myself seeing him in a local concert in the 60's and thinking "this kid is going to blow up". As I was having this day dream I took a minute to read his wikipedia, and learn that he only lived to be 28, and that he's Jeff Buckley's dad! Ah I should have known that. What a sad story to learn more about though. He died in debt, only owning "a guitar and an amp", and 8 year old Jeff Buckley who had only met his dad once wasn't even invited to the funeral. The picture of the smiling handsome 20 year old man feels a bit different now. Nice album. The anti-war theme is prevalent and obvious, and had me looking up the lyrics right away. The title track was over the top and went through what felt like a hundred different sub sections and was hard to follow unless I was sitting and staring intently at my speakers. I don't really know if I liked listening more after reading about him, or if I liked it less. I try to not let "outside of the album" stuff get in the way of my ratings here but it's human nature to carve out more of an opinion on anything with more information.

Over -earnest, over-wrought vocal of affected lyrics. Orchestration, similar, though some pieces jam a bit. Overall, annoying.

Beautiful. Maybe it’s cause I’m a nerd but the bardic whimsy Tim has here is nothing but charming and engaging, and his writing is gorgeous.

Didn't much care for the son's music, so not really surprising that I wouldn't be impressed by his dad's. 2/5

Better than what ppl said on here but nothing eextra like his son. Solid 3

Not for me.

Favorite Songs: -Pleasant Street Not memorable for me. 5/10.

I’ve never heard of Tim Buckley too my knowledge before. Seems like a very overlooked artist, I’ve been enjoying it so far. Favorite track so far has been Pleasant Street, his vocal range is impressive and oddly enough kind of reminds me of Grace Slick. Maybe that’s a stretch though. I also liked Once I Was, kind of reminded me a bit of a Bob Dylan song with the harmonica. Overall, I probably wouldn’t seek this album out again but I enjoyed listening to it.

This was a nice little album but it didn’t feel that revolutionary. Got a bit bored with it but I didn’t hate it

Nice psychedelic folk

I had really dismissed Tim Buckley after hearing his cringeworthy "sex funk" album. In comparison, "Hello and Goodbye" is a masterpiece. Buckley seems to be merging the psychedelic baroque pop of "Sgt Pepper", the British folk revival of Fairport Convention, and the American folk rock of Harry Nilsson. This album is loaded with stunning tracks, particularly the sprawling "Pleasant Street", the guilt-ridden "I Never Asked to be Your Mountain", and the painfully alone "Once I Was". Aside from some anti-war lyrics, the album generally feels like a conflicted tribute to his son Jeff (who would one day overshadow his father's modest success) and his mother. It is definitely surprising that this album didn't sell better at the time. It's very impressive.

Better than Coldplay.

Nice record, this one. Of course, this is very far from Buckley's great experimental releases from the early-70's, but that's not to say this is by-the-numbers singer-songwriter fare. In fact, there are a lot of inventive song structures and arrangements going on here. Key tracks: No Man Can Find the War Carnival Song Once I Was

It was fine. I liked the vibe for the most part.

6/10. Very chill and relaxing

Listened to this in the car while running errands. Really disliked it. The songs were lame, awful vocals, and what I could catch of the lyrics seemed overly pretentious. Some instrumentation was a bit intriguing but not enough to get this to a 2.

I was thinking “2” the whole time, but honestly, I don’t think I enjoyed more than a minute of this. I was wishing for it to be over by song three. If that’s not a 1, what is.

I love Tim Buckley, and this album is beyond perfect. Tim’s voice is amazing, and the he takes it from troubadour in Once I Was is incredible, and then the psychedelic rhythmic singing in Hallucinations is jaw dropping. This is perfect throughout and one of my favorite albums.

Just can't do it. This guy is insufferable. His voice is grating. The music is mediocre at best. Just no. No more of him. Make it stop.

this guy kind of sucks

Good voice. Pretty interesting but didn't love.