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Not bad. Good background music.
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.
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).
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).
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!
Pretty middle of the road for me.
Not bad just not for me.
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.
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.
that’s nice tim.
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
Starts off absolutely shit kicking psychedelic folk, but the end isn't a deep as he aimed for.
P alright
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
ok a little one note
I liked the goodbye part.
The music is time stamped. There is a melody and tempo that is striking throughout the album.
3/5
I liked this one better than happy sad, but i think i need a break from Tim for a few months at least.
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.
Very medieval, sort of okay I guess? It's not something I think I needed to hear, but, it was fine???
-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
Hyvä mutta ei sykähdyttävä
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
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
My SHEYLA!
Another decent folk album, it's okay but nothing special... seriously how may more of these are there?
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.)
Gentle, enjoyable, tuneful, wistful, forgettable. I quite liked it but this stuff is done better by others.
***An ok album
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.
Better than what ppl said on here but nothing eextra like his son. Solid 3
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
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
Good voice. Pretty interesting but didn't love.
It’s ok
3 stars
Quite good! Just not feeling a 4+ for it.
I didn’t love it but it wasn’t too bad either.
More 60s folk. Will listen to more. Like Nick Drake but a bit less chilled out. Decent.
Once I Was Morning Glory
Generally decent folk rock. I spent a chilling hours with this album on the road. Lyrically intriguing while musically not so interesting. I kind of fail to see the significance of this album, yet sure, it's good at certain point. Probably an exact 3/5 on the list.
3.5 Goodbye Spartans and hello offseason. Sigh. Anyway, this is our third outing with Buckley Sr., and I’ve gotta say, I feel like my appreciation for the guy goes up just ever so slightly with each subsequent album of his I hear. My initial impression from Happy Sad was one of pretentiousness, like that Tim considers himself the kind of guy that can get away with writing a lot of weirdly horny, boring music due to his “deepness”, but over time, I’ve started developing a bit of sympathy for the guy as a troubled and overall underappreciated singer/songwriter. Don’t get me wrong, there’s definitely some weirdly horny stuff here as well - Knight-Errant in particular was a big eyebrow raise for me (I don’t ever want to hear Tim sing about his “lady’s chambers” ever again) - but I actually think this album probably contains some of his best works I’ve heard so far. While I wouldn’t say anything immediately won me over, nor would I go as far as to call anything here a masterpiece, after a few listens, there were a handful of tracks I did grow to appreciate, including No Man Can Find the War, Pleasant Street, and the incredibly beautiful Once I Was. However, my personal favorite by far was I Never Asked to Be Your Mountain, a song supposedly written about his estranged wife and son, Jeff, and was later covered by Jeff at a tribute show long after his father’s death. It’s a great song on its own, but there’s something I find particularly cathartic about it having that knowledge. So, while I wouldn’t call this album amazing, I did grow to enjoy it a fair bit. The only song I really disliked was Knight-Errant, and beyond that, I think my only other complaint would be that the title track is a bit too long - though I respect the ambition behind it. It does seem that Buckley Sr. is winning me over a bit though - who knows, maybe album #4 will hit that 4 for me.
I first explored Tim Buckley's music after reading a biography about Jeff Buckley (the parallels between their lives are striking!), and at the time it didn't resonate with me at all. This time around I quite enjoyed the Summer of Love vibes and androgynous voice ...
Favorite Track: Once I Was
Ein Album wo ich meinen Kommenar wieder mit "mjoah" einleiten würde. War ganz ok, kann man sich anhören, aber nichts was mich bewegt hat oder groß in Erinnerung bleiben wird
Mid
Pretty good
dude he's jeff buckleys dad thats so cool cool folk album, like the production a lot and similar to his son he got a nice voice
Delightful experimentation for a folk album with a unique voice. Tempted to bump this up to a 4 but I do not care for this kind of thing so I'm dumping it with an unkind 3 because I simply don't really want to listen to this.
Having only heard Jeff Buckley before I still found this oddly familiar. Really nice, probably needs a few more play throughs to appreciate fully
I enjoy both Buckleys. This is good, just not my favorite of Tim's.
What an interesting voice Tim Buckley has. Intricate and impressive.
היה נחמד דווקא נעים באוזן צריך לשמוע עוד כמה פעמים כדי לתפוס משו אבל
Inoffensive though not especially compelling.
Not bad
2.8.
Personal enjoyment: 3/5 Relevance to this list: 4/5
Liked this more than the other Tim Buckley but didn’t listen super closely tbh (“Once I Was” is really nice though as I mentioned in the chat! 🥺)
good sounding record, would like to hear more of his music
Feels like a man caught in an identity crisis. On one hand he's making some pretty conventional music for the time, on the other hand it sounds like he dropped acid and wrote a song about his latest D&D campaign. Like the album, I had a pretty mixed perspective. Lots to like here, lots to scoff at. Why does psychedelic music always have to read like a medieval poem with 60's rock behind it?
I enjoyed it.
Number 1001! We’re done! Goodbye! What’s that? There’s actually more like 1100? Oh, hello again. Actually, I will say hello to a few of these songs - Buckley gets off to a good start with “No Man Can Find the War,” and “Pleasant Street” matches that feel. But overall psychedelic music is more often a miss than a hit for me, especially so for the folk strain. What we can say goodbye to with this album is our group’s “Buckley Zone,” which was maybe just a thing that I’ve been harping on. But as the last of our albums from Jeff and Tim Buckley, my main takeaways from the father and son who never knew each other - 3 Tim albums is too many, this psychedelic folk is still preferable to later Tim stuff that incorporates more funk, both of their untimely passings are tragic, and we really missed out on hearing more of Jeff’s transcendent talent.
I definitely prefer the son to the father- this is a little too pretty for my taste- but it’s still not bad, a nice folk LP. Worth a spin, but I don’t think I’ll go back to it that much. C…+?
I actually thought I was still listening to Tracy Chapman when this album came on. I went back and re-listened to her album after. It should really be a 3 instead of a 2, that was unfair. I'm a big Jeff Buckley fan, and never actually heard Tim. Good stuff! Still prefer Jeff.
A good album but not for me. Pleasant Street goes hard though.
For the most part, the songs are good, although they all kind of run together. But his voice is really hard to take.
I know what he’s going for but it just fell short for me. Now some songs are fun and listenable but most were somewhat redundant. The 60s and 70s were a beautiful and timeless era of music but this 67’ record doesn’t quite hold a flame to any of it. At times the instrumentation felt promising but it never took that next step and the vocals followed suit. I could see people ordering this cup of tea but not I. Favorites: Hallucinations, Phantasmagoria in Two, Morning Glory
Nice pop/folk album, his vocals are impressive. "Pleasant street" and "Once I was" were really great tracks in particular.
OK I guess, nothing special
Average 60's psych/folk album. I prefer his son.
Not bad. It's a decently liked 3. Can't complain. Got better as it went along
Not my thing
Folk meets psychedelia.. great moments here and there, but a dated sound from a todays perspective
Really sad album but not my favourite of his. That was Starsailor.
I didn't get a lot out of 'Happy Sad', so I was relieved to find this tight, more focused, and lovely. He has a great, emotive voice. I would revisit.
Listened Before? N More 60s Folk Rock. I don't mind it but whooo wee was there a lot going around back then. It's hard for a modern listener with a passing interest to differentiate all of it. This one didn't stand out much. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Phantasmagoria in Two
There is some great song writing on this album, but so much of it is obscured and overwhelmed by the mid sixties psychedelic folk arrangement and production that it's almost hard to pick out. Swirling organs and harpsichords have become some of my least favorite cliches of the era.
Much like Willie Nelson's Red Headed Stranger - good ole' classic vibes - sometimes weird tho ahaha - definitely was putting me to sleep tho...
Good
Some of this stuff is great and way better than happy sad which was extremely boring. Just lacking some consistency and direction
Goodbye and Hello is the second album by Tim Buckley, originally released in 1967. Tim Buckley has a very divisive voice, you either dig it or hate it. I think I dig it. His vocal runs are very unique. The ideas on here are very summer of love-ish. You can hear the immediate influence of Sgt Pepper in the production. I think this one is a bit overproduced for my likes. I just don't think it fits Tim Buckley's vibe. I much prefer the album that follows this one, where he goes much further into jazz territory.
Mooie nummers, goed gemaakt, maar niet mijn ding.
It's ok. Good stuff. Pretty dated in its sounds.
‘‘twas fine but not quite my thang
Enjoyed this album more than the other Tim Buckley album I listened to. More Tim Buckley. Once I Was was a beautiful song. Standouts: Pleasant Street, Once I Was, and Phantasmagoria in Two.
He escuchado un par de álbumes del padre del legendario Jeff Buckley gracias a esta lista y debo admitir que este es el primero que realmente me gusto, y creo que finalmente entiendo su relevancia como compositor de folk. Goodbye and Hello nos entrega paisajes oníricos y etéreos, con una producción envidiable para el año 1967. El talento vocal de Buckley es innegable, y su talento para tocar la guitarra es impresionante, lo que hace que uno se cuestione si Jeff algo habrá heredado de su progenitor. Sumamente recomendable, sobre todo si eres fan del buen folk o si tienes afinidad por artistas como Simon & Garfunkel.
fine but definitely not the best album of this style and time
Tykkäsin enemmän kuin toivoin. En tiennyt mitä odottaa mutta oli kyllä ihan kiva. Rauhallista mutta vähän erilaista. Hauskan kuulosta laulamista ja kivoja melodioita.
Okay album 3/5
Pleasant Street is really pretty good. I Never Asked to Be Your Mountain, too. The transition into Once I Was feels very Radiohead. Don’t love everything, but there’s some interesting stuff. Sometimes he sounds like Grace Slick at the Ren-Faire. 3/5
Cute und irgendwie schön träumerisch, aber musikalisch leider keine Highlights
nicht mega aktiv zugehört ehrlich gesagt..
Ok I guess.
Not bad. Some parts remind me of early psych.
A slow burn this one. Not convinced at first but I grew to quite like it
First and 3rd songs were very good. The rest were not.
This was an interesting album; it felt like a lot of these songs were some version of "Carnival Song." I think I've heard "Once I Was" before and I do like that song.
Liked this one much more than the other album of his from this list.
Just your basic 60s folk pop pleasantry. Didn't wow me but perfectly enjoyable.
I wished I could have listened to this one when it was released. It is psychadelic folk rock...I feel like I have listed to 3-4 albums like this during this project. So the idea of it being great or influential with today's lens isn't one I see. For that genre it is fine, nothing amazing, but nothing terrible. It is a little depressing and sort of a downer. Probably wouldn't listen again because I prefer others that have done similar music more.
Ok. Bit gospely
Singer Songwriter, folk rock, psychedelic folk. Light 3.5/5
No strong feelings, nice background music, feels very 60's
I love pretty music, 3.5 stars... Would be 4 but im just not crazy about folk music...
Pretty good 60s folk rock.
he looks so happy 😀
Just okay :). Pleasant park is fire.
Gets a three for being Jeff Buckley's dad.
Nice psychedelic pop. Not sure what to think about it for now. It's one of these albums that might grow on you.
Can't believe the guy who drew Loss.jpeg made some music, pretty fucked up tbh.
This was not bad, but not that great either. He has a great voice, his son's was very similar as well. So, because he is Jeff Buckley's father, and I love Jeff's music, I will give it a 3.
Saccharine, and laced with psychadelia, this is a good example of 60's alt folk music
6/10 Oh te divne 60e, kad su svi pjevali o prestanku rata, pop pjesme, tj singer songwriteri su ili bili na LSDu ili je LSD svijet izuzetno utjecao na njih. Nekako nostalgicno, ali pomalo i tuzno. Nekako kao da je i u proslosti buducnost izledala bolje. Nije mi ovo 10/10, nije ni blizu, ali ovaj vajb, ova atmosfera, aranzman. Mislim, pazi ovaj stih: " ... You thought you were flying But you opened your eyes And you found yourself falling Back down to yesterday's lies Hello, Pleasant Street You know she's back again You wheel You steal You feel You kneel down .. " Povuces li paralelu na danasnje pop ikone nekog srednjeg dometa (di bi ubacio mr Tima) gdje se glorificira autodestrukcija i zatupljivanje, prilicno je jasna degradacija vrijednosti drustva. Da, svjestan sam da im uvecavam vrijednost, i hipici su bili hrpa smeca, ali nekako vise rezoniram s ovim nego s proslim albumom koji je zapravo isti k samo 15-20 godina kasnije. Da se razumijemo, nije ovo nesto sto cu si ikada pustiti, ali nije mi bilo tesko poslusati. Nisam nesto pretjerano gruvao uz ovo, nisam plesao, nisam mastao kako sviram s njima, ali nekakva introspekcija se dogodila, znaci glazba je u meni rezonirala na neki nacin. Solidna trojka.
Enjoyed
Eeeeh, it's OK I guess - just twee folky tunes that hurt noone, but are entirely unexciting.
why did i get a tim buckley album two days in a row like what are the odds of that….
Didn’t love it, didn’t hate it. Made for good easy listening
Wat vreemd, maar ook wel intrigerend opzich. Nog eens luisteren, voor nu 3 sterren.
Qué bonita época fueron los últimos años de los 60. Tan idealista, tan inquisitiva, una fiesta de revolución. No todo ha envejecido bien, por supuesto, y aquí hay harto de eso, pero por otro lado hay melodías y canciones que perfectamente podrían haber sido compuestas ayer. Morning Glory es un ejemplo.
Bit too cute for my taste
I did like the last 2 songs. The rest was forgettable.
“Pleasant Street” is by far the best track. There are other good ones, but the folk ballads of wandering vocals keep me from giving a higher rating.
Perhaps if his vocals weren't so grating to my ear, I would find the lyrics interesting, but it's difficult to listen that closely. It's unfortunate because there is some great music here.
Realistically, this should be a 2.5* from me. It's not quite irritating enough to be a 2, but I would have stopped listening had it not been part of this project. I thought his lyrics weren't great and I don't love his singing style. Music was fine, though. Hoping there's no more Timmy in the future.
betra enn fyrri plata. stundum eins og slakari scott walker en þarna eru óvæntir sprettir og taktar. annar séns. 3,5.
Flott rödd, svona oftast, og næs sjöundatugar hljóðheimur. Ekki það eftirminnilegasta, en má vel hlusta.
This was some fine, folksy 60s rock. But really didn't color too far outside of the lines for me. Not much to comment on specifically. His voice is nice at times, but folk doesn't do a ton for me in general. Soft 3
I liked this album. Chill album I would listen to while eating breakfast on a sunday. I give it a hard 3.5 stars
Nice bit of medieval folk but whilst I appreciate the commitment to the bit, it can get a bit too much at times (on Knight-Errant for example). Overall the album has quite a lot of filler, whilst certain tracks such as Pleasant street are really really good. If all the album was that good it would easily be a 4 and possibly a 5/5. Also want to mention Goodbye and Hello, which has an amazing brass section. Based on this album I have to say Jeff is the better Buckley
it was cool, a lot of filler
Pleasant street was my favorite off this album. Overall it reminds me of a ren faire?
Pleasant Street is really pretty good. I Never Asked to Be Your Mountain, too. The transition into Once I Was feels very Radiohead. Don’t love everything, but there’s some interesting stuff. Sometimes he sounds like Grace Slick at the Ren-Faire. 3/5
For a second I thought there was a guest woman singing along . Didn’t realise Jeff had such an androgynous singing voice
3.45
Not as good as the first one on the list, but still solid sound.
Meh. Sounds like a court jester traveled in time.
Tim's vocals are incredible, but I confess I'm not really into this album that much. It's good, it just didn't leave any sort of lasting impression for me.
much like the donovan album, i don’t care for the “renaissance faire” sound that this has. a wholly inoffensive yet unremarkable album, middle of the road for me.
There's some standouts here with 'pleasant street' and 'once I was' but I've found it hard to fully get into all of Tim Buckley's music for a while now. 3.1
As far as, Psych-Folk singer/songwriters goes, this album is above average. Overall the record is fine and the performances are okay, but I'm not crazy in love with the songs or Buckley's singing. There are some fine moments, but not enough to keep me interested to listen to more.
What a story teller, what a voice!! I often at times thought someone else was singing, but Tim carried all 10 songs. Love his relationship with Larry Beckett in the classic 60's musician and poet style
I can’t quite put my finger on what here it is I like and don’t like. It has tension but no release. All the songs sound too similar. But I did enjoy listening to the album.
Some very generic folk rock but quite enjoyable. Extra points for being Buckley Sr. 64/100
I really like songs with a more psychedelic folk sound. The standard 60's style folk songs are not very interesting per se and detract from the album.
Very 60s. The mountain song was the one that stood out for me. Fine but i don't see listening to it again.
Yeah well, like a sip of slightly warm water. I'd give it 2.5 but benefit of the doubt so 3.
The most "classic Hispanic pop" sounding album I've ever heard in English. Its whole production and instruments sound like early Julio Iglesias records. Tim Buckley has a great voice!
Couple of bangers
That's all folk
The best Tim Buckley album on this list by a country mile. It sounds vibrant and empassioned rather than lost, boring and slow like his other efforts. It's still a little annoying, though, particularly the second half. Rating: 3/5 Playlist track: No Man Can Find the War Date listened: 09/07/24
ok
Wrong kind of ~songs from the enchanted forest~. Made me want to listen to Van-O instead.
60’s psychedelic music never sounds bad to me. It can get monotonous at times but it’s never a chore to get through and there’s usually some beautiful music accompanied with it. This album is par for the course. Plus I like how he blended psychedelic with folk and it’s kind of seamless.
Solid folky vibes, later listened to starsailor which I enjoyed more
3-
I'm sure some people love this album, however, it just felt all over the place to me, and some of the lyrics were pretty terrible. The instrumentals seemed decent. Tim Buckley had an amazing range, and it was on display here. You could hear the era of music come out of this record, so I would say to at least check this album out. You may love it.
Why the Jeff Buckley deadbeat dad album not too bad… not incredible or anything but there were songs I liked which is all I ever really ask for. Unfortunately, as with most album generator albums, there is also a fair amount of nonsense in here that was much too folky or medieval or just a little boring for my taste this time around. Sorry, not feeling generous today… though I did like No Man Can Find the War, Pleasant Street, Once I Was, and Morning Glory. 3…
Super strong ending. Good weird stuff
nice album, sometimes a little bit too complex as to where it loses its flow but nice nonethelsss
war ok
I think this is the first time I’ve enjoyed a Tim Buckley album. It is the third I’ve listened to, and the first two left me quite underwhelmed. Today, however, I found this to be a pleasant, calming 43 minutes of pretty good folk music. Honestly, I still don’t quite understand why he is such a big name, but maybe you just had to be there at the time. I liked this one, but it didn’t leave me wanting more.
“thank you for making jeff buckley” we all say in unison
strong 3. there are much folk but also stuff that isnt folk. mr buckley here has a lot of stuff that i see got passed down to little jeff and then jeff busted everywhere and painted the music onto the walls. but anyways Once I Was fucked me up and uhhh i dunno the album was good very cool very guitar. 1. Once I Was 2. Morning Glory 3. Phantasmagoria/Never Asked To Be Your Mountain
Eh. two tim buckleys back to back. It's adventurous and fun, but silly
I've tried to listen to this album twice in two days, and I just keep getting distracted, and its fine, but I also need to move on with my life so let's just say 3 stars and forget all about it. It's fine 3/5
This was decent, gets a bit repetitive but I liked "I Never Asked to Be Your Mountain".
His voice is really good. Album as a whole was just ok. Favorite songs were No Man Can Find The War, Pleasant Street, and Once I Was.
Heeft wel iets maar ook wat onsamenhangend
Folk pop feeling. Nice, kinda operatic vocals
beautiful and haunting
Meh Rating: 2.8
Meh
Meh.
# Playlist track - I Never Asked to Be Your Mointain # Notes - What, he was Jeff Buckley's father? And they met only once? And he died of heroine overdose and then his son wasn't invited to the funeral? - Reading this guy's Wikipedia page was a wild ride. - Album is OK. Hard to imagine hearing it back in the 60's. Must have sounded super interesting. Still cool, but not breathtaking.
Something about the way his voice changed when he sang higher made me really uncomfortable. I did not really enjoy this, although I did like some of the songwriting.
spent this entire album thinking about voice & gender perception. had to stop in the middle to listen to songs this reminded me of and i wanted to hear more. didn't dislike as much as i anticipated
Yeah this was okay
I'm not sure about Tim's voice. I mean he has a great voice but I don't know if it's for me. The lyrics are very wistful and folksy which I appreciate but I think his voice is maybe too high-pitched for me to fully enjoy. I'm not sure how to explain it. It's a nice album but it isn't one I see myself falling in love with. Maybe with more listens.
First of all, the album cover disturbs me. I'm not sure what's going on with his eye there. The folk is folky...maybe too folky, but the psychedelic is very good. "Pleasant Street" is a jam! I don't know what licorice, Christian clothes are, but I don't want to be one of the stoney people! Overall this one is a little unbalanced but it could be just the style of the times. "Once I Was" hits hard, but "Knight-Errant" is ridiculous.
Maybe a 3.5. I enjoyed it but I don't think it stands out from rock of the same era
It's right on the border of intricate and too psychedelic/spacy. There are some interesting musical turns, so I have to give it props for that. The 1001 Albums book calls this "a cornerstone of his legend: a lush, accessible work by an enduringly complex artist". Sort of reminds me of Sandy Denny. 3.3
Good album, story telling in the lyrics and background music choice is great.
You have something on your eye, nerd.
Pretty good 3.5
Ok sin más.
Some of the corniest, sappiest, over the top hippie folk rock I’ve ever heard. This record is a jumble of Renaissance fair medieval music mixed with every 60s folk instrumentation used in the genre. Buckley’s vocals are trebly and minstel-esque , and his lyrics are eye-wateringly 60’s. And yet, though I should hate this album on paper, I couldn’t help but enjoy myself while listening to one of the most unique records on this list. I found a favorable, only because of its utter audacity. Stand out tracks include “I Never Asked to be Your Mountain”, and “Goodbye and Hello”.
Beautiful album. His voice is incredible and it was good to spend some time in folk as a genre. I knew Once I Was and was kinda keen but some of the other tracks here were really sumptuous.
Dude has a really nice voice, this didn't strike me as particularly memorable though. Maybe could use some more listens I suppose, I definitely didn't hate it but it didn't leave a strong impression except from his voice. 🤷
3.5/5. I still prefer his son's short career but it's not hard to tell that the musical talent runs in the family.
Interesting album - Its not my usual thing, but the vocals and lyrics are pretty good and the production is good. I cant go higher than 3 stars, because its merely "good", but it IS good. 3/5
this was enjoyable although I don't know if I had to listen to it before dying
Pretty good
Meh 60s stuff.
Another live hard die young musician. It's hard to know what he might have become if he wasn't stomped by the horse.
I understand the complaints about it being about war and peace but it sounded good. The complaint I have is about Goodbye and Hello because it should have been 4 different songs.
2.8
Some really good songs
This list loves Mr. Buckley. I don’t know what makes this less or more distinct than the other 2 albums I’ve heard from him on here, but it was fine
Fun psych folk record. It's a shame he didn't make any more, but glad he helped bring Jeff into the world. I like how reflective a lot of the songs are, but I also really the eastern psych influence. This is one of the "formative" records, like I see how it influenced other artists. It also strangely feels like Jim Morrison in a lot of songs.
3.6 - Here Buckley positions himself squarely with the hippies. There are mild protest songs and gentle psychedelic dabbles. The result sounds pretty par for the era. Also, it doesn't help that this record sounds muddy and thin at certain stretches. It could really benefit from a remaster. I will, however, point out two stellar tracks worth revisiting. I like the use of echo-y dulcimer in the background of "Hallucinations" -- trippy! And the title track is a ten minute suite of several movements, that features some lush orchestral arrangements.
I listened to this as a person who worships "Grace," the debut from Tim's son, Jeff - I could hear elements of the cacaphonous sound through a 60s prism, the caterwaul in his voice. Good, but not my favorite.
Probably very impressive for its time. Reminds me of early Pink Floyd, but leaves much to be desired.
Deserves a bit more time. Has solid 60's psych bones that I would like to get to know better. Some of the tracks had more steel than others that defintely deserve some more listening than I has to time for.
sounds to me like bob dylan's story-like writing, just with a more booming and orchestral feel to it. makes it less conversational and i find a few tracks a bit too experimental. ones i really liked are 'pleasant street' and 'no man can find the war' 'knight-errant' and especially 'phantasmagoria in two' gave me medieval tavern vibes which i found unique but a little out of place
Some of these 60’s pysch-pop/folk blend albums are starting to meld in my mind as one. They aren’t bad albums they just all kinda sound so similar. Tim Buckley’s Goodbye and Hello didn’t do anything to stand above the others for me. Pleasant Street is likely my favourite. 3 stars
Tim Buckley - Goodbye and Hello Second album by Jeff Buckley's "dad." Sixties folk album mixed with psychedelic undertones. A precursor to where he's heading musically. My favorite lyric is from his song Pleasant Street: "All the stony people Walking 'round in christian licorice clothes." It's ok. Not something I'd listen to again. 3/5
Not keen
Wer „Simon and Garfunkel“ mag, kommt auch damit klar
Not familiar with Tim. Enjoyed this.
Prima maar pici saai
2nd of him in this list, other one Greetings from LA was very disappointing, this was quite pleasant to listen to. Beautiful voice and melancholic music. S
Some of its quite good, some of its a real chore to listen to. Some decent songwriting, some aging recording and production. has to be a 3.
Fairy dust. An album of its time
I didn't like this as much as the other album I had of his. It's still quite nice overall. He still has an incredible voice, and the instrumentation is still on-point for the most part. I'm not really into the whole 60's hippy folk-singing scene. To the person who mentioned it sounding like a renaissance fair.. I can't quite shake that, and yes those songs in that vein did grate a bit. Pleasant Street was real nice, that's the standout for sure. 2.5 rounded up.
Interesting; not sure I would relisten, but enjoyed the listen.
Had some interesting sounds, but nothing grabbed me
Don’t know what to make of it
No Man Can Find the War - 7.5/10 Carnival Song - 7.5/10 Pleasant Street - 8/10 Hallucinations - 7/10 I Never Asked To Be Your Mountain - 7.5/10 Once I Was - 7.5/10 Phantasmagoria in Two - 7.5/10 Knight-Errant - 8/10 Goodbye and Hello - 8/10 Morning Glory - 7.5/10 TOTAL - 76/100
Didn't much care for this! Pretty hippy-dippy for my tastes. Title track, "Once I Was," and "I Never Asked To Be Your Mountain" brightened the outlook in the second half somewhat. The front end was difficult to endure. Has me dreading Starsailor coming up, which I've listened to in the past and didn't really care for. Huge fan of Jeff Buckley, and expected to be fonder of his father's work, even though they weren't supposedly close.
There is a danger that Buckley sang some of these songs with his eyes shut.
Folk pop rock mix
Two Tim Buckley albums in one week, and this time it is Goodbye and Hello. After not really connecting with Happy Sad, which I rated a 2, I was hoping this earlier record might suit me better. It definitely does. This feels far more dynamic and engaging. The folk foundations are still there, but there is a psychedelic sweep to it that gives the songs more shape and drama. The arrangements are fuller, the melodies more immediate, and the performances feel more alive. Buckley’s voice is still distinctive and ambitious, but here it feels anchored by stronger songwriting. There is introspection, of course, but it never feels as heavy or weighed down. Instead, the emotion feels purposeful and expressive. The longer tracks stretch out without losing interest, and there are moments that genuinely stand out rather than drift past. It is not flawless, but it is a clear step up for me and a reminder of why Buckley holds such a unique place in the late 60s folk scene. Favourite song: Morning Glory Least favourite song: Carnival Song Album artwork: Very much of its era, colourful and slightly surreal, which fits the music well
Very pleasant
This has a real Renaissance fair vibe. Didn't give it a deep listen so maybe missed something. Lots of instrumental work going on almost more to use it all versus it all fitting perfectly. I may like it a bit more for what it was trying to do than anything else.
Never heard of this guy. The production and instrumentation is cool. I need to get used to his voice. Couldn't do it.
mm wish it was a woman
Different. But in a good way.
Pretty interesting album for 1967. While I'm not sure I'll go to it for with any regularity I appreciated it on one listen. I dig the early psychedelic synth pop though by the end the songs were starting to sound very similar. I'd be interested to see if anything else from his discography is as good. 2.75 stars
A good folk album, great arrangements for 67, but nothing incredible that would make me eat my hat.
New to me. He sounds a lot like Micky Dolenz. Which is not necessarily a bad thing.
Yllättäen pidin tästä kovasti! Hieman pateettisesti elämää suurempia tarinoita ja isoja sävellyksiä, mutta ne olivatkin aika lämpimiä ja hempeitä.
Quite liked it. Album cover weird though
Im not even sure how I feel about this album. Certain moments make me wonder why this album is on the list and other moments (even whole songs) have me wondering how often I'll have them in rotation for the rest of my life. There is a polarity here that I think may be solely personal preference (expect those carnival noises) but I also part of what makes the album compelling? I guess I want an explanation as to how "knight-errand" and "pleasant Street" ended up on the same album. I begrudgingly give this album 3.75⭐ rating though the best parts deserve a minimum of 4.
A lot of psychedelic-infused 60's work has a similar air to it, one I find familiar and comforting but in this case not one I feel pushes the boat out much. It's more of a comforting blanket, something you tend not to actively think about but value, than a mindmelding experience that many of the top-end weirdest late 60's work does for me (Red Krayola, Beefheart, etc.). That comes off a bit more incendiary than I intended but the point is it's an easy and enjoyable listen. Buckley has a very notable voice, instrumentally and melodically it finds itself very rooted in folk tradition and lyrically there's a lot to unpack. Definitely enjoyed this one, and will go back to it.
Liked it a lot tbf, a bit like Donovan
Always love a cheeky flute. Songs were nice to listen to
ok
Decent, and has that 60's baroque pop sound, but nothing too groundbreaking or memorable.
The gulf between the best and worst on this album is immense.
It's got a very 60s sound. Very 60s. Like 1660s. OK, not that old, but OK, close to it.
Half of this album was awful, really bad 1-star material. The vocal performance sounded strained at best, weirdly like the singer was just about to let go with explosive diarrhoea and was suffering terrible cramps. The other half was much better. Basically, I liked the three songs that lasted more than five minutes and disliked the rest. The longer songs were great examples of mildly psychedelic folk/ pop. Not sure what the rest was supposed to be. "Knight-Errant" was probably the low point of the album and "I Never Asked..." was the high point. Seeing as I liked about half of it, I'll give it a 3-star review.
This thoroughly surprised me after seeing it was from 1967. It felt very dynamic and vibrant; the percussion, strings, and vocals complemented one another well and the various additional instruments kept the energy catchy and fun. I could see myself playing the entire album through when in the mood for older folk-rock-psychedelia with a quality sound overall and some pretty high highs. A couple songs sounded like they'd be great samples. 6/10
5/10 - Didn't really grab me
Bit annoying
Me gusta el estilo y está bueno el disco!! Tiene personalidad propia y buena mezcla!! Le daría más de una escucha
Decent
Folk. Ni fu ni fa.
Well this was a big difference from the other album of his I got a few weeks ago. Not as offensive lyrically thankfully. Still this is very renfair. Kinda neat.
I like some songs on this album but not a big fan of it as a whole. The majority of the songs have a very dated, grand fantasy folk feel to them (singing about castles and knights, etc.). This style just doesn't hold up as much to me. It's not bad, just not really my genre of folk as it feels less personal. Tim Buckley is obviously a good songwriter, this album just doesn't do a ton for me as a piece. Standout Tracks: Pleasant Street, I Never Asked to Be Your Mountain, Once I Was, Morning Glory
Mix of 60s psych and folk
A few songs were really fantastic but to much of them sounded like some Renaissance fair shit.
3.5 Auf eine Weise sehr optimistisch und mitreißend, schöne Field recordings und Instrumentation. Spielerisch experimentell
naisääni miehellä... IHQ!!!!! blud kuoli huume hörhöilyyn 28 vuotiaana.... melkein 27 club...ois kuollot aikasemmin...ois niin cool., ei hörhöillyt tarpeeksi huoh hohhoijjaaa... ei mitään exceptionelleä, mutta hyvää tasasta tuottoa koko albumia, kaunista... naisääni...kaunis...miehellä.. phantasmagoria in two
Not on Spotify, not going looking
soulful but kind of a weird folksy voice
Interesting to learn that this was Jeff Buckley's estranged dad, I had no prior knowledge of that context. Very much a 60s record right down to the 'made for vinyl' album cover, but some nice songwriting and impassioned singing. Nice
Not really in the mood for hippy dippy fairy folk today but this was … fine.
Happy Sad, Goodbye Hello... So this is different, far less low key than Happy Sad. More listenable to me as a result, if not mind-blowing. I did not really get the jazz in that. Definitely more accessible. The Buckley wail is present particularly in Pleasant Street. Boy there really is a lot of wailing here, this is definitely Jeff's dad. I prefer it when the wail is kept somewhat in check, like Once I Was. In the book this opens across from Love's Forever Changes, and you know what, there's a lot of similarity stylistically. But I much prefer the latter. Song to the Siren is such an absolutely wonderful song, I feel sad that I haven't really found a Tim Buckley album I really like. I stuck Happy Sad on again afterwards, and I do get the Jazz this time. I do not think I caught the bass properly where I was listening, it's actually really obvious - my bad, Happy Sad. Still morose for long periods on side B though.
Strangely, I both like and disgust the singing on this album.
Owned this as a teen due to being a fan of his son. Good singer, some good songs, but overall doesn't really speak do me in the same way and some of it's a bit boring
Good album from a good songwriter. A perfectly enjoyable listen on this lazy Sunday morning.
This wasn’t what I expected. Kind of naff but I like that
Perfectly cromulent.
5/10 - Clearly a great voice and the songwriting is good. Didn't land with me but not writing it off entirely.
3-
Voice has quite a range. I don't like the wailing songs as well as the softer ones but enough melodic ones to get it into a 3
It was alright I guess
Wow!
Another okay if slightly bland folk thing. There really is a disproportionate amount of this genre on the list
Good folk album clearly influenced by the drugs of the time
Tim’s always nice to listen to and the second half of this was particularly good as things got a bit more experimental, whereas the first half wasn’t quite as engaging
Not bad, quite nice at times. But it didn't move me as much as the other Tim Buckley album we have and it's not leaving much of a lasting impression in general.
jeff will always be better, sorry
Maybe folk isn’t my thing. I do feel like it could be songs from a renaissance festival. Not bad but not something I’d choose to listen to regularly.
Lastig om de aandacht bij te houden. Maar wel aangename achtergrond muziek
Para ser la primera vez que lo escucho, no me pareció nada grandioso o que destaque para ser un álbum A ESCUCHAR, me gustó el sonido pero me llamo la atención eso
This voice always amazes and the music is always an adventure. The sounds very much reflect the 60s but have that signature Tim touch.
I enjoyed this more than I expected, but I still wouldn’t listen to it again. I much prefer his son
Folksy protest music.
I was hoping this was going to be one of those records that I put on and then asked myself why I hadn’t listened to it earlier. Unfortunately, it didn’t live up to it. It was fine.
Spooky time
Eh..
I realized that I expected this to be more pop because of his big, beaming smile on the cover. I'm not very familiar with Tim Buckley and didn't realize he was making music with the best of them during the mid-60s. Sometimes I wonder if I would like 60s rock as much had I not been exposed to it my whole life. That said, when I hear 60s rock from an artist I'm less familiar with, I tend not to really care for it. That was the case with this album. It was good and his voice is fantastic, but otherwise it did nothing for me.
Some great songs, some borderline comic (i imagine unintentionally)