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Terrible. I'm sorry, but no.
Mix of 60s psych and folk
Soy face: the album
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
Ethereal and lost. Beautiful sounding album of blissed out late '60s troubadouring
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
This was a good album. I hadn't heard this one or even of this artist but I really liked the composition and length. The boroque style of a few of the tracks was nice. Very political album.
Not really in the mood for hippy dippy fairy folk today but this was … fine.
It was not good. It felt like a Renaissance fair was taking place. I am not sure why this made the list at all. Not the worst album but not noteworthy.
Kinda reminded me of that scene from Animal House where the guy was playing guitar on the stairs. Just... cheesy I guess? Not my cup of tea.
There are a few cool moments, but sounds WAY too much like a renaissance faire for my liking. 2/5
"Goodbye and Hello" is the second album by American singer-songwriter Tim Buckley. Baroque pop and pyschedelic pop are the genres listed. I'll go with that and he throws in some other elements as well. The album was recorded in LA and produced by Jerry Yester and Jac Holzman. Tim was 20 years old at the time of the recording. Commercially, the album reached #171 in the US besting his debut. Cannon sounds open "No Man Can Find War." Acoustic guitar. Bass. Dramatic. Buckley's great tenor voice. An analogy to war and what's going inside one's mind..greed, arrogance. Piano, drums, pyschedelic guitar and congas begin "Pleasant Street." An urgency to this song and Buckley's voice explodes. A guitar solo. He's describing an acid head from Brooklyn. "I Never Asked to be Your Mountain" is about Tim's son Jeff and his estranged wife. A fast strumming acoustic guitar and percussion.The pace keeps picking up. Yeah, pyschedelic folk. "Once I Was" slows things up and adds a harmonica. It's melancholy. Someone is wondering if the person/thing who used to be a lover feels the same way. Hey, why not throw in some traditional Irish folk and he does that in "Phantasmagoria in Two." Great name. And, we have a flute. It took awhile, but here comes the baroque pop in the last two songs. The closer and first single "Morning Glory" describes compassion for a hobo even though he is doing nothing for him. Piano. Strings. Choir-like backing vocals. It's a very pretty song. This music is dramatic and beautiful. Lots of instruments. Buckley has a great voice...emotional, the range and soaring at times. The lyrics use imagery and are personal (most co-written with Larry Beckett). The music styles are folk, rock, pop, pyschdelic, baroque and I heard Middle Eastern and Indian elements. This is a very good album and you see why his music remains very well liked to this day.
I don't get Tim Buckley. This is the third album from Buckley recommended to me on this list and I still don't know why any of them are here. This time around I heard bits that reminded me of John Denver, Peter, Paul, and Mary, Janis Joplin, or Jefferson Airplane, but not their good bits. Buckley's music feels like it is lacking in energy, and neither the lyrics or the musicianship are enough to make me want to listen. "Knight-Errant" was my least favorite track - an almost fairy-tale setting makes the love song even worse. "Goodbye and Hello" is a close second for worst track on the album, because Buckley stretches the lack of energy out over more than 8.5 minutes. I hope this is the last I have to listen to from Buckley. janis joplin jefferson airplane particularly terrible probably worse because it's 8:38 instead of 2 minutes
Older than Tomorrow
I FUCKING HATED ITY
Boring as hell
Nothing really grabbed my attention on here, but nothing bad that made me want to skip this, so I'm not really gonna revisit this and listen to it again.
MORE Tim Buckley? God damn. Of all the albums ever recorded Tim has 2 (please tell me there aren't more than 2) in the top 1001? Suuuure.
He can really hit some of those high notes!
If music that feels so ancient is allowed here, why can't we have actual good stuff like Beethoven? I will also question the album cover.
Nah - so much for a legend
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.
Only have a copy of Greetings From LA and did not know this album before. It is quite impressive, and one can still hear its influence on modern day artists. I rate half of the songs (3, 6-8, 10) as 5 star. These also happen to be the most accessible songs. I could not get into the other half, such as the 9-minute title song.
Strangely, I both like and disgust the singing on this album.
I like this version of TB. His psychedelic bits are quite and he gets to showcase his range of vocals.
"No Man Can Find the War" is a great opener - a psychedelic folk protest song that captures the mood in 1967. I think the song writing is stronger on this album than on the other 2 we received, yet like some critics, I'm on the fence whether Larry Becket's contributions are a plus, other than the openning and closing tracks. Tim Buckley's solo efforts are good (like Pleasant Street, Once I Was & Phantasmagoria in Two). I like the loose instrumentation and of course, Buckley's voice is in a league of its own. Close to a 5 for me.
This is one of those albums that you think is quite good - he’s an excellent singer and song writer, but I just didn’t enjoy it. 60s folk is just not my jam. And for the record I like Jeff better.
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
Very lyrical and melodic. Wanted more of those guitar licks though! 7/10
Good album from a good songwriter. A perfectly enjoyable listen on this lazy Sunday morning.
No thanks
Nice
This wasn’t what I expected. Kind of naff but I like that
Perfectly cromulent.
Fine voice but sounds dated. Lyrics are phony. Who talks like that in California?
5/10 - Clearly a great voice and the songwriting is good. Didn't land with me but not writing it off entirely.
3-
Much better than it's followup. It has a different take on psychedelic folk than a lot of its similar peers, and one I think has stood the test of time better (or at least, seems to pull from similar ideas that later artists do compared to its contemporaries.)
A beautiful album, full of great gentle and melancholic music.
More 1960s folk-psychedelic-rock - it all sounds so dated now.
Third album by Tim Buckley. Still the best thing to come out from him was 50% of his son's DNA. His songs are good enough, but all a little bit staid and dry. A critics fave, I think.
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
Thank god I wasn’t alive whenever this was cool
It was alright I guess
Wow!
Lovely to get to know the guy who helped give me Jeff. But the pere is not the equal of the fils. Also, he sounds so much like Grace Slick.
Another okay if slightly bland folk thing. There really is a disproportionate amount of this genre on the list
Father of the late Jeff Buckley, this is a weird, not all unenjoyable folk rock album that ages like a Twinkie - looks good on the surface, but is slowly growing mold inside.
Good folk album clearly influenced by the drugs of the time
Really really enjoy the lyricism that Buckley has in his songs, but sometimes I'm just not a fan of the instrumental tracks. They don't really feel like they mesh. That's my only complaint though, enjoy every other facet and the near-perfect 2nd half of the album.
Dull as dishwater!
My man is on some Greensleeves shit here, medieval hippy rubbish
Once I was is lovely.
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
Oh, I love this album! So light and intense at the same time! Pleasant street is my favourite.
Not a fan of this type of music
Not feeling it
Lyrically interesting but musically overwrought, and thus underrated for a reason. Too precious and serious by half. There are moments, of course – “Phantasmagoria in Two” and “Morning Glory” are quite good and “Pleasant Street” is haunting. The prog-rock-esque overindulgence (strings and winds!?!?) fails to elevate the proceedings and muddies the production, which cancels whatever subtlety might exist within the excess. Among this era of troubadours, even saying TB is a poor man’s Nick Drake is being charitable. And he's certainly not worth mutliple records. 2.5 for 2.
Meh
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.
8/10 not my favorite of Tim Buckley’s work, but still a fantastic album
Great album, I’ve always liked it.
Lastig om de aandacht bij te houden. Maar wel aangename achtergrond muziek
4.0
Felt very locked in time. Couldn't remember any of the melodies the next day.
Voða rólegt og algjörlega án wow-factora.
dull folk 1.6
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.
Very enjoyable and catchy album, almost a bit like Crosby, Stills & Nash with a bit of psychodelic edge
Listened to the first track, then the starred ones... Typical 60's anti-war pop, without a popular track on it. Not my cup.
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
I love to bag on the author of this list for all the 80s/90s british post-punk/british new wave. Because it's funny how like fully 25% of the albums on this list, which is supposed to encompass the entire world and a century of recorded music, is so one-note. But while I get tired of those albums because there are just so many of them, the music itself is generally pretty enjoyable. I like them all just fine. What we really need to start talking about is the author's obsession with BAD 60s/70s singer-songwriter folky bullshit like this asshole. This album is so bad and so hack and I feel like I have to listen to essentially this exact album at least once a month on here. All the lyrics are about fair maidens and knights and also about like protesting nuclear war or some shit and there's fucking lutes and gtf-outta here with this nonsense.
60's hippie protest rock.
Eh..
Very nice. Tim Buckley had a unique artistic vision and wrote some amazing songs. I don't always love his voice and the style, but I appreciate it. 4 stars.
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.
Feels like a candidate for the best album of 1560.
A lovely haunting album from Tim Buckley - whose later albums lose the magic he managed to bottle here. It’s consistently interesting albeit heavy on the hippiness. Plus an iconic sleeve too.
Some great songs, some borderline comic (i imagine unintentionally)
Uneventful and kinda forgettable, nothing that really caught me
This is either a boring album buoyed by a few intriguing tracks or an interesting one weighed down by some banal shit. I guess it depends on what kind of person you are. Best track: Pleasant Street
It was enjoyable. Chill 60’s music.
30th March 2023 Listened while not really working from home. Dad and Stephen round to do kitchen bits, took the platter off the wall. Creed3 in the evening with Barnett. An amazing voice but I don’t think I listened properly to give it justice. 2.5 if I could.
Can't bear his voice (or his sons) - it just grates. Lots of people love him, but I'm not one of them. Sorry.
Expected it to be more rock than folk, it’s not
Listened to this twice. On my first listen, I wasn’t particularly impressed, but the second go I found I really enjoyed and appreciated it. Jeff Buckley is certainly a superior talent to his father, and his music much more to my taste, but this is still very very good. Fav tracks: I Never Asked To Be Your Mountain, Once I Was, Phantasmagoria in Two, Knight-Errant, Goodbye and Hello, Morning Glory Least fav tracks: Carnival Song, No Man Can Find The War
Great album, made me realize anything that doesn’t evoke an emotional reaction is a solid 3
I would listen to this again. I loved the folksy vibes.
this is not my jam. i don't know enough about the genre to assess. i tried. i read about the dude, looked up his hits, tried those again. just not my cup of tea.
Clearly a lot of talent here but this fell apart for me pretty decisively. The overlong and frankly pretentious title track exemplifies the flaws. The kind of operatic circus vibe definitely not doing it for me. Some decent music in earlier, more toned down tracks.
This album features sweeping acoustic guitars which give it a sense of space and openness. The songwriting is excellent and the vocal delivery can be as gentle or as powerful as is needed. Tim Buckley incorporates a wide variety of influences including eastern music. This album is powerful and thoughtful and will certainly benefit from repeated listenings
It was really nice
Not for me
Well, it's probably the best Buckley joint I've heard so far. It's far better than his kid Jeff's work, that's for sure. It's a little slow to pick up but, when it jams, it jams. There are some definitively cringey lyrical choices on display but, overall, it was mostly enjoyable.
Honestly mid ag
love it
Listening to this album was like hanging out with a friend’s friend who at first seems cool but the more they talk the less you wish they were there. I don’t really know why but that is just how this feels
Thought I was starting to really enjoy this towards the end but then realized the album was over and the artist had switched lol
Solid late 60's
Wow, what a voice! Some of the things he does with his voice genuinely took me by surprise. I always liked the album cover for this one, but I wasn't sure if I'd like the music due to its low score on here and the genres, but this is some pretty good stuff. I'm excited for his other albums on here now. It's a shame he passed away so young. He obviously had talent. My favourite songs were Carnival Song, Pleasant Street, and Hallucinations.
More artsy hipster music, great! Never heard of Tim Buckley until today. Upon a bit of research, I learned that his music is like psychadelic rock meets folk with some jazz sprinkled in. It sounds like all those genres got drunk at a renaissance fair and came up with this album. Apparently Tim is Jeff Buckley's dad. I know that Hallelujah song that Jeff did a version of. It is a great song, but I don't know anything else he has released. The one thing this album has going for it is Tim's voice. His range is mind blowing. He can go from sorrowful to wailing, and everywhere in between. The issues arrive when he changes time signatures like underwear, having 15 different ones in a single song. Pick 2 or 3 like a normal song, and do those for fuck sakes. You never get a chance to settle into a song because by the time you get into the groove, he's off doing something completely different, and singing about Christian's licorice clothes for some fucking reason... Whatever those are.... Are they clothes that smell of licorice?.... Are they clothes made of licorice?? Fuck off with the artsy hipster bullshit. It's one thing to be a poet, it's another to rhyme off nonsensical horseshit that makes people sitting at Starbucks get into arguments about what the song theme is. The musical accompaniment was just as horrid, again because of the constant changes. I know this is a staple of jazz music, but leave it to jazz. It works there. It does not here. Overall, horrid. The only reason it gets 2 stars is because of Tim's voice. I will never listen again. Favourite songs: Once I Was, Pleasant Street Least favourite songs: Hallucinations, I Never Asked to Be Your Mountain, Knight-Errant Goodbye and Hello, Carnival Song, No Man Can Find the War 2/5
Had a hard time with this one.
The longer this went on, the less I liked it.
Father and son both very talented. There was some very pleasant folky stuff on this album.
2/9- A master of lyricism, one of Tim Buckley’s best works and a legendary album
Solid folk album Sounds like a mix of Donovan and Buffalo Springfield Flavours of rock and psychedelic rock Excellent vocals
eu gosto da energia desse album, é psicodelico mas bem animado, não aquela coisa que chega a dar medo. lembrou dos mutantes. a voz dele é inacreditavel, ele vai de um jim morrison a um robert plant com tanta naturalidade e mantendo a força da voz muito bem. arranjos e letras em especial muito cativantes
Quite a nice psychedelic folky 60s album.
Ok Tim, how did you slip Knight-Errant past the censors? Anyway, this is of an era, and I wish it had of stayed there.
I feel like I've already listened to every Nick Drake and Tim Buckley record so when another pops up I'm always surprised. Not a huge fan of the psyche elements on this one, felt a bit carny. Not the first Buckley record I'd reach for.
How is this on here ?
Ok, but boring
I like the lush, full sound compared to your average 60’s folk rock.
Tim Buckley says hello and I say goodbye, not really super into this
This has some very good but also a lot of very annoying parts
While it's moer palettable then 'Greetings from LA' the gist of it is the same. It has some decent sounds but also a lot of whiney annoying parts.
Liking this more than the other Tim Buckley albums I've heard. There are some things that bug me about it, like there's so much going on in the production, where it seems like the power of the message could have been clearer with a simpler setup, and the extra "stuff" distracts from it.
I can take Tim Buckley for a song or two but an album drags for me. Starts feeling a bit melodramatic.
Tim Buckley is mighty fine by me, but that's about it for me. No songs jumped out for me, but everything was good.
Nothing to say about this one unfortunately. 3/5.
Very interesting. Good sound. Trippy Moody blues
This grows on one's slightly with more lisetning, but can't help resist thinking of how many similar acts were better/preferable – Nick Drake, obvs, but also Fairport, and, more recently, Belle & Sebastian or Richard Hawley. And TB isn't even in the same conversation as Dylan and Leonard Cohen. Even allowing for the "cult favorite" grading curve, one thinks TB is a bit overrated (largely due to the attractions of the tortured artistt/sensitive poet factor). Oddly formal vocal style, as if overtrained as a youth. And some of the songs reach excessively for a troubadour-madrigal vibe that sounds a bit silly today, however timely/on-point it might have seemed in the '60s. For instance, the title cut wants to be cinematic and comes across as an overdone show tune. The inclusion of both strings and winds and the song-cycle structure surely show the nefarious influence of prog rock on the folkies. "Pleasant Street" is easily the best song, followed by "Morning Glory."
I feel so bad but I really don’t get folk rock and that 60s folksy stuff. It reminds me of Godspell and pretentious people. But Tim has a really good voice especially hitting the high notes it’s like two different people singing. No song stood out to me but it was nice to hear in the background.
Heard it before?: No Enjoy it?: Yeah it’s decent, nothing mind-blowing but rather soothing and gentle which is always a welcome break Favourite song: Track 3 - Pleasant Street
Pappa Buckley. Tulee vähän Bob Dylan mieleen ilman huuliharppua. Vähän kanssa akustinen Led Zeppelin. Ihan mielenkiintosia kappaleita. Hallucinations jäi ehkä parhaiten mieleen.
Very underwhelming.
OMG, a sadboi album lol. "I never asked to be your mountain" What???? Interesting sounds though, as far as these folk rock albums go.
Sympathique, belle voix, beau message, moins mon genre
Bruuf 2
Really enjoyed this!
This was a weirdly nostalgic album for me...I have no idea where or when I heard this but I had a very powerful feeling of having heard it before an it really affected me. Weird
So 60s and I totally am into it.
Disc hippie en tot el seu concepte i significat. La portada, el so, les cançons de trovador dels 60's. Malgrat el seu reconeixement habitual, els temes són força normalets, tot i que són excel.lents a l'hora de traslladar-te a l'época i el moment. La tercera estrella és per les lletres. No m'he posat a escoltar-les amb atenció, però se les hi sobresuposa com un dels grans atractius del disc
Brilliant album from one of the best guitar players
Cool but not my cup of tea.
meh
No
This is clown music
Decent album. Nothing stuck with me but it was pleasant while playing. Tim has a wide back catalog so I'm sure I'll come across him again.
Pretty singer song writing with a few dark themes of nuclear war but it didn’t grab my attention as I had hoped.
Quite relaxing
It’s weird but good at the same time
I Never Asked To Be Your Mountain is a complicated song. well complicated in that he admits to being an unexpected father and not really caring? Phantasmagoria in Two is real good. In order to understand Jeff, you need to at least hear time. this album on its own isnt really my thing, but i am glad i heard it.
Ah yes, Jeff Buckley's dad! I listened to this album years ago and didn't really get it. It'll be interesting to re-listen to it now considering my tastes have changed a good bit since then. Wow what a voice! Very impressive songwriting too. I love how different each of the songs are, enjoyed every minute of this.
Goodbye and Hello is on the same level as Tim Buckley's third album Happy Sad. I didn't expect another one of his albums on the 1001 album list. The songs on the album is a good combination of slower paced folkish songs and more speedy rock songs and what ties them together is that almost all of them share psychadelic influences to different degrees.
This wasn’t a great album. It wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t really my thing.
There's some really good shit on this album. It's pert near a four so I'ma round up.
This was a weird ass album. It’s only memorable because of the distinctive effeminate voice and it was occasionally interesting but was mostly irritating
Felt like this album was a bit dull and Buckley voice felt weird. Often times I felt like his voice was sounding feminine. It isn’t anything more than a 60s folk album. None of the songs really grabbed me. Not much worth re listening to. 3.6/10
Nah, sorry Tim. Reminded me of too many open mic nights I've sat through where people play seemingly endless stream of consciousness songs that just waffle on and were obviously inspired by listening to this.
Jeff is still my favourite Buckley, but Tim sure could sing too, it seems (aside: I never realised he died even younger than his son - tragic). I don't mind a bit of lightly experimental, vaguely psychedelic 60s folk-rock; No Man Can Find the War, Pleasant Street, and Once I Was are good tracks. It can get a bit much when he goes all medieval rock-opera though.
I Never Asked to Be Your Mountain is a standout track. It shows how damn good Buckley's dramaticism can be if done well. Unfortunately, I feel like a lot of this album is held back by sub-par songs that don't play too well to Buckley's strengths. I'm often rolling my eyes are the cheesiness of compositions combined with Buckley's performances. This includes the album's namesake 8-minute song that is not all that good.
Never grabbed me. 1
The instrumentation pairs very well to the vocals, the last few tracks dont quite hit the mark but still a very strong album fav song: Pleasant street (really but the whole badussy into it) least fav song: carnival song or goodbye and hello
Vahvasti päivän fiiliksestä kiinni miten tämä levy uppoaa. Tunnelma sopi tänään hyvin elävään elämään ja oli nasta kuunnella läpi, mutta toisena päivänä ei varmasti uppoa edes vähää alusta.
Meni taustalla ihan huomaamatta 3-4 kertaa ympäri. Ei voi sen perusteella kyllä kehua.
Some good tracks, occasional brilliant, but not really my jam so gets a bit docked for that.
Fine, but instantly forgettable. His son's album left a much larger impression.
Extremely 1967... in a good way
Way more fun than I expected, some tracks I'd be happy to hear again. A good fu experimental vibe at times.
Ok but won’t listen again. Just a bit non-descript…
still not super impressed, got through half
The worse Buckley
2/10 worse buckley
generic folk rock
I always loved Tim. I think his music is just something that cannot be compared to anyone else. Except of course his son. They both created something so incomparable and so special. Just so sad that both of them died and their art and what could have been. will be lost forever.
An album where every song is a carefully crafted scene painted with vivid imagery and texture With all that said, there’s something keeping me from loving this - wish i could give it a 3.5 Once I Was
very ballady some Americana mixed in 2.5
Almost soured my 1st impression reading about his son & the song “I Never Wanted To Be Your Mountain”; however I can’t deny I enjoyed this mix of folk/psychedelic pop. The sugary production never quite overwhelms Tim’s voice, though I’m sure it’s too much for some listeners. HL: Once I Was, No Man Can Find the War, Goodbye and Hello
Had some bangers, lots of fluff, prefer his son
Never heard about him before, but not bad. . Half psychedelic, some pop, some soul.
Thank you Tim Buckley. When I think "folk", this is exactly what I think of. Guy's like a little bard with an oversized hat that follows our chivalrous knight into the dragon's den. You can call it kitschy, I call it fuckin' art. "Pleasant Street" blew my socks off. His vocal range is insane and his songs give various buffs to his party members. Screw it, 5/5. Any album that thaws my black emotionless heart deserves such a rating.
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Tää oli aivan sellainen kun kuvittelin tän levyn olevan! Hyvä muttei poikkeuksellinen!
Tässähän oli pari oikein hienoa biisiä. Kourallinen taas vähän tavallisempia, niin annetaan 3.
Aurinkoinen levy ja ihan kiinnostavia tekstejä sen perustella mitä sain napattua. Varsin hyvä siis. 4/5
Too folksy for me, I'm sorry. Hell of a voice though, he sounds great in both the quiet parts and the loud parts. Very emotive too. Turns out that he's the dad of one Jeff Buckley, so talent runs in the family it seems! I thought Once I Was & Phantasmagoria in Two were pretty good, though not enough to add them to regular rotation.
some songs quite pretty but quite mid
3 out of 5
Pleasant street is pretty solid other than that meh
No lo conocía, y no estuvo mal escucharlo. Un estilo folk que coquetea por momentos con toques psicodélicos que me hacen acordar a sus contemporáneos de Velvet Underground. El resultado es una agradable mezcla, salvo en esos momentos donde aparecen las cuerdas, no hacían falta.
Great storytelling and an interesting psych-folk feel
This caught me off guard, I really enjoyed this. Unique instrumentals and his voice were almost eerie at points, which I really liked. 3.5 stars.
While there were flashes of okayness, most of the vocals in this album unsettled me. There aren’t enough drugs on the planet for me to actually enjoy this.
Tried to enjoy the "folksy" song writing, but it was often too discordant to enjoy (looking at you Carnival Song). A couple good songs saved this from being 1 star.
A step beyond standard folk rock. Its clearly influenced by Sgt Pepper and the like. I'm not a big fan of the warble in his voice. Probably should be more recognized as an artiste.
You can see where Jeff Buckley picked up some stuff from his dad, but I definitely prefer Buckley the younger. Nothing memorable for me on this.
If I were to say to a musician for a film, give me that generic 60s folk rock sound, this is exactly it. I should like it more than I do , but I kinda don't. I did like Pleasant Street but the rest is just not landing with me.
Some decent 60s rock tunes.
Great artist.
Reminds me of Bob Dylan a lot
This was not for me. It sounded like some Renaissance fair King Arthur mumbo-jumbo.
Un album à travers lequel Tim Buckley exprime sa lassitude, lui qui tente depuis plusieurs année de se débarrasser de son fils Jeff, jusque-là sans résultat. Ce dernier parvient en effet à éviter la mort à chaque tentative et retrouve continuellement les pattes de son père excédé, d'où le titre Goodbye and Hello. Après s'être essayé à plusieurs méthodes comme la mise au congélateur, la strangulation ou encore l'abandon au milieu d'une forêt, Tim Buckley a soudain une idée : il va cette fois-ci le jeter dans une rivière, pieds et poings liés. Bébé Jeff est alors enveloppé dans un sac poubelle et solidement ligoté. Tim prend sa voiture, se rend près du cours d'eau le plus proche et mène à bien son projet. Le soir-même, alors qu'il boit sa tisane, on toque à la porte. Tim se lève et, une fois arrivé devant la porte, jette un coup d'œil à travers le judas : Jeff se tient debout sur le pallier et semble en parfaite santé. Il ouvre alors la porte la mine démoralisée et n'adressera pas le moindre mot à son rejeton pendant plusieurs jours.
La réunification tant attendue entre les Buckley n'a pas eu lieu. La couverture grotesque de Jeff (qui s'était fait passer pour Jeff Beck je le rapelle) n'a absolument pas réussi à berner Tim, qui questionnera tout de suite la présence de son fils: Tim: "Mais qu'est ce qu'il fait la ce petit merdeux?!" Jeff: "Mais je suis Jeff Beck qu'est ce que tu racontes papa?" Tim: "Dégagez moi ce morveux de là" Un nouveau coup d'épée dans l'eau pour Jeff, qui n'a pas encore dit son dernier mot pour tenter de renouer un semblant d'affection avec son père.
har kun hørt på sønnen hans, så detta blir spennande dvs hørte eit radioprogram om han for ei stund si trur eg like jeff bedre
Hmm, va jo egentlig ganske nice
J,ai bien aimé, il y a du psychadelique dans cet album, mais aussi de belle chanson. Ca finit sur une super note avec Morning Glory. J'ai réécouté plusieurs fois en plusieurs partie donc j'ai de la difficulté à faire un bon résumé de ce que j'ai ressentit en écoutant tout l'album. Cependant, j'ai bien aimé l'exprience peut importe quelle partie j'écoutais. 4.20
there were parts that i thought were mediocre but then others that just infuriates me… the okay parts weren’t good enough to change my perspective on the album as a whole.
a.k.a. Jeff's dad. is that why this is on the list? If the name were Tim Johnson would this even be remembered? I don't hate it, I just don't really connect with it overall - I will say that "Phantasmagoria In Two" is unique and "Pleasant Street" is a cool-enough song that is (as is everything else) very of-the-era. The rest seems to blend into the "oh this is clearly of the late 60s" sound - this may be unfair as there are a few sorta-unique/odd songs (e.g. "Goodbye and Hello") but at the same time they don't grab me - i.e. I don't know if I'll remember much from it. 4/10 2 stars.
Hard to listen to in 2022... I'm sure in the 1960s this was relevant. For me it was tolerable, but not great. 3/5
I love when folk has this weird, carnival feeling to it. There's something about the freakiness of a carnival that fascinates me, like this place where all the misfits congregate. It's a place for outsiders, but it's not a haven. It's just another place, like Pleasant Street. The psychedelic instrumentation is beautiful and mysterious, perfectly demonstrating what Buckley is singing, like how his lover just vanishes, as if the music itself has blown or carried her away. Almost every song is filled with feelings of trepidation and uncertainty about his romantic relationships. If I didn't know better, Buckley could've convinced me that love is lonely and fake.
Versatile voice, but I’m indifferent to the folky pop music. Not for me.
It had it's moments. I just generally don't care for this style of music.
Only listened because it is Jeff Buckley’s dad. One song I found interesting - “Once I was”. The rest seemed trite. His voice isn’t strong and wobbles a lot. I feel like in terms of folk music Nick Drake is the gold standard and everyone else pales in comparison
I only like one song of Tim Buckley's and it's called Song For A Siren. I like it because it has a lovely melody/imagery and because he played it live during the last minutes of the last episode of the Monkees. His voice just bothers me but I guess Micky must have really liked him. As for this album, it's ok -but for the voice! Just find it a bit annoying!
Give me more of that hippie bullshit PREFS: TOUT MOINS PREF: RIEN
This is the second Tim Buckley album I've listened to, after Happy Sad. That jazz-influenced album apparently was too weird for some of the fans of his earlier work, but I think Happy Sad was more interesting and engaging to me. However, although it was very different from the other album, I liked this folk rock sound quite a bit, finding it very personal and revealing.
I am starting to dig Tim Buckley. His sound is growing on me…or at least it was a good fit for today.
When we listened to our first Tim Buckley album (Happy Sad, ~270 albums ago), I said I would look for more from him. So I was excited to see his name again. This one's a bit more folksy, less jazzy, and Buckley sings in a much higher register for much of this one. I enjoyed the early tracks on the album with more of a 60s protest or psychedelic-folk sound. Once we got into the Knight-errant wond'ring whither his lady'd wandered, I was out.
Wow I am glad to get another Tim Buckley album. His voice brings such passion to these extraordinary songs. I lost myself in the music. Some particular highlights: “Pleasant Street”, “Once I Was”, “Phantasmagoria In Two”, and “Morning Glory”. And how about that epic title track “Goodbye and Hello”?! Wow!
Better than the previous Tim Buckley album we got
The record starts with a few moments of definite Scott Walker-ism. The opening tracks are notable in that they move away from the more avant-garde implications of that, into poppier territory which retains a bit of a psych edge. There are a couple of notably weak tracks near the end, but Goodbye and Hello is a return to form for this list: Something that evokes both curiosity and familiarity with things I already think are great.
A decent singer-songwriter LP that’s a bit thematically scattered but still mostly hits the mark. Does well when it leans into some real impressive guitar-driven tracks and stays away from the Scarborough Fair-esque stuff
Buena voz. Tranquilo de escuchar. Sin ningún tipo de extravagancia.
Strange and I suppose unique, this just wasn't for me. I thought it would be a solid 3, but then I got to 'Knight-Errant' and the sound of the song made me realize how much this album put me off. Wish I could have enjoyed this more.
What I expected. Some of it good, some of it twee (the title track is excruciating). Everyone needs to listen to Knight Errant: I love her upstairs, I love her downstairs, But I love my lady's chamber. I can't stop laughing.
Some artists on this list people will say (myself included) that they were ahead of their time and the music sounds like it should be from a decade or generation later. Tim Buckley isn't that, his sound is behind his time seeming like be belongs in a royal court in the 1300s. Or his lyrics and themes around Vietnam are on time, since that was happening at the time. So he's on time lyrically and way behind with his sound. That said, it was still a nice album. Good singer-songwriter folk with psychedelic aspects, poetic lyrics, and a wide variety in the instrumentals between songs hearing a sitar in one and really big sweeping orchestral backing in the title track. Speaking of the title track, it's too long and just completely changes multiple times throughout. Wasn't a fan I think that was the lowest point. Overall decent album, I can see why it's on the list. Probably wouldn't listen again.
5/24/2022 - ALBUM #117 Today's Album: "Goodbye And Hello" by Tim Buckley - This is a fairly decent singer songwriter album in the same vein as Carol King, with a lot of folky guitars and unique percussion. The production probably isn't as high quality as Carol King's Tapestry, but it makes up for it with a lot of personality in the soundscapes, moods, and overall atmospheres Tim is creating. His vocals are really really impressive. He has this really smooth Steely Dan feel to his tone and he gets into some registers that really make me question if its a girl singing at any given point or if he's just goin crazy. I will say that sometimes he is a little over the top and gets a little to forward in the mix, drowning out the pretty great instrumental performances. I Never Asked To Be Your Mountain has this exact problem and I think overall the song sounds a little too noisy and blown out for the sound quality it has. Fortunately, it is followed up by one of the best tracks on the album, Once I Was, which plays out like a really somber break up song with a great harmonica melody and some nice banjo accompaniment. His vocals really shine on a ballad like this and it makes sense that it's also the most listened to song here. I am not a fan of a few of the ending songs, but I really appreciate the flow of this album, shifting frequently from mood to mood. The final song Morning Glory is another somber ballad and I have to say it's really where this album shines. He's singing about some hobo and I don't really get what it means but he sure is emotional about it and putting that on full display. Overall, this album is a really nice peaceful singer-songwriter piece with some solid moods in each song and great vocal performances/songwriting throughout. Listen to this one if you like some of the slower songs by John Denver or Carol King. Highlights: Pleasant Street, Once I Was, Phantasmagoria in Two, Morning Glory. Score: 6.5/10 Decent folky singer-songwriter
Songs that feel like a warm blanket. Fave: Pleasant Street
I was vaguely aware that Jeff Buckley's dad was also a singer, but I was never curious enough to listen. 60's folk protest rock is exactly what I need right now. As I type this, there is a war in Ukraine, a leaked decision that attempts to overturn Roe v. Wade, COVID deaths in the US hit 1,000,000 yesterday, gas is $4 a gallon, and people in the "richest county in the world" can barely afford groceries. I like this. I listened to it three times in a row.
OK Tim, what do you have for us? Social commentary and guitar? That's my guess. Let's see. More energy than I expected but jeez, so pretentious. Oof. No thank you. Worst: Hallucinations. No, worst: Knight-Errant.
Horrible
njae det flyger inte riktigt
60's psychedelic swirly tunes with the elder Buckley intoning oh-so-earnest twaddle in a Kermit + vibrato-everything voice. I'll take the son's tunes over this stuff any day.
I can appreciate his voice, no doubt, but it's actually a little too operatic for my tastes. Musically and lyrically, this album is very much a reflection of the time in which it was created. A lot of music is like that, I know; on a personal preference level, this style of music just doesn't reach me so much.
Very melancholic and familiar. Good message and stuff
Folk. Ni fu ni fa.
Le daré un 4 porque canta muy bien. Folk. Padre de Jeff Buckley
Sometimes my music streaming app will automatically replay the album once its finished and i was already halfway through the second playthrough when I realized I had already listened to the full album. Really not that bad but that's definitely not a good sign. Wish i could give it a 2 and a half but it just feels off giving it a 2 so imma be generous and go with 3.
My second Tim Buckley album, an artist I was unfamiliar with. Greetings from LA was a more rocking album, this one more English folk based, which is more what I expected from Buckley. I really liked Greetings and this one has its own charms. Quieter and more acoustic in nature I hear some Steeleye Span and Fairport Convention influences especially in the epic title track. Lots of great songs that I enjoyed tremendously. 4 🌟
2/5 well, nope
The songs are competent enough here, but there is something about his style of singing (similar to many of his late 60s/early 70s contemporaries) that puts me off. Despite the strength of some of these songs, I cannot really listen to this for any length of time. 2/5
This sound wasn’t for me.
"Once I Was" always hits me hard. The cadence of it only is matched by the beginning, where it starts off with a few guitar strums and then off beat drums. I love how digs into the beauty in sorrow. As much of Tim Buckley's work does. I can think of a bunch of bands/musicians that might not exist without him taking the chance to do folk music differently-mixing folk, psychedelia, fantasy and rock in a new way.
woooaaah duuude. mellow out maaaan and stop being such a square. weirdly depressing for something that sounds all flower power. must have had a few too many bad trips.
Your face is just a combination of thousands of years of other people's faces.
Just a bit shit in the end
I've never bothered with Jeff's old fella, mainly because I assumed he did a line in basic Bob Dylan-esque '60s folk minus the Dylan foghorn voice. I enjoyed this though, the voice is as big as you'd expect but musically it's much more complex than '60s hipster New York folk. He's done a good job of cramming all of the '60s into a folk framework, it's a bit psychedelic, a bit avant-garde, there's some soul thrown in there and some jazz and it works. Strong ketwig too.
meh
Not great. Very 60s
I didn't know Tim Buckley. He is not bad but I prefer others artists.
Pleasant Street was a stand-out track, along with Morning Glory (which I knew from 1980's This Mortal Coil cover). Of the several Tim Buckley records on the list, this one seems most cohesive.
i knew some of Tim Buckley’ later stuff but had never heard this. this music is right up my alley, folk, psycedlic, californian flower power music. his voice is very feminine in some places which was a little offputting - i had to check if i was still listening to Jeff Buckley. But the music feels vibrant and energetic, you can almost feel that he is innovating with sounds and styles as he goes. i am adding this album to my rotation. love it!
It's June 1967 and the Summer of Love is already underway. A twenty year old Tim Buckley has heard Sgt Pepper, released at the end of the previous month, and enters a studio in L.A. to record a psychedelic baroque folk masterpiece which will hit the streets before September is upon us, cementing his reputation as a prodigiously talented, adventurous, almost impossible to pigeonhole artist. Of course, given the time and setting of its recording, it has its fair share of whimsy and flight of fancy (I draw your attention to the lyrics of Knight Errant: "O whither has my lady wandered? I'll search until I know I've found her When I catch my sudden maid I'll deck her out in lace and jade I will take her to her room I will take her to her room I love her upstairs I love her downstairs But I love my lady's chamber" Oh Tim, you dirty fucker) ...but it also has moments that stop you in your tracks. It being 1967, there is the inevitable psychedelic imagery and, of course, a bit of a fairground waltz, but there is also the astonishingly beautiful (and beautifully, astonishingly played) Once I Was, Pleasant Street and Morning Glory, the last of which sends you into a blissful reverie as the album finishes. It left me wishing that I too was twenty years old and living in L.A. at the beginning of the Summer of Love. Yes, I would have liked that a lot.
Mad
Escutei no busao indo pra aula e vendo o por do sol na estrada Interessante
Not sure I've ever listened to this in its entirety before. It's pretty great! Buckley has a sublime, expressive voice. The music and songwriting don't let him down either. "Once I Was" is a gorgeous ballad. I want a whole album of that. There's some of the darker side of folk-psychedelia in some of the songs. The only thing I don't dig is the "olde worlde English village fete" side of American folk. Also find it slightly weird that Buckley seems to have an English accent at times. Overall, it's gooood. 4*
I love the lyrics and music... just not the voice.
This week I'm receiving a lot of family pairs albums and this is an interesting situation because on one side is very easy to know the influences of family in some songs, but some other times they look like opposite works (with also makes sense). Independently of family structures, I liked a bit of this album, but it is too much longer and starts to be annoying after the first 5 songs.
Another nice album from the era
Feels very ahead of its time. Fantastic folk with lots of electric guitar. His voice is amazing.
Gut aber hab ich gefühlt hier schon 10x gehört.
Wow, I absolutely loved this album. The writing is amazing.
Tim Buckley is in exceptional voice and a real pleasure to listen to on this album, as always. I admire Buckley’s desire to experiment with different genres and take folk rock into some interesting places. But I have a hard time connecting with the demented troubadour vibe that runs through some of the songs. There's a fine line between inventive and overwrought. Buckley stumbles over that line with gusto occasionally with some incredibly dense, psychedelic arrangements. That said, “Once I Was” is an incredibly gorgeous song, probably my favorite Buckley song of them all. “Pleasant Street” and “Phantasmagoria in Two” are also terrific. Fave Songs: Once I Was, Pleasant Street, Phantasmagoria in Two, Morning Glory, I Never Asked To Be Your Mountain
2nd listen. 2/5.
A bit slow for me, but had some really cool elements. Strong songwriting, unique voice.
this dude's vocal range is freaking NUTS. Liked the first song the best by a good margin but psychadelia has been big for me the past few years so this album just felt like another thing I'd be intentionally seeking out anyway. great stuff!
A real oddity. Euphoric at times. Twiddly le Dee at others
Tedious.
Goodbye Tim Buckley.
it's not hip hippie happening
A voice like a fraying rubber band across pseudo-psychedelic folk rock. I'm sure it all means something, I'm just not sure what. Best Tracks: Pleasant Street; I Never Asked To Be Your Mountain; Once I Was
Was nice to listen to Jeff Buckley's father, can see that its a talented family. Solid album (tho I prefer Grace)
mehh
I didn't find this too objectionable, but it's a little too ren faire, eh? "Pleasant Street" really reminded me of "Here it Comes" by Doves, but after listening to them back to back they're not actually that similar... And "I Never Asked To Be Your Mountain" sounds to me like it's about to break into "Get Together", but apparently no-one else on the internet is saying that, so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Fave tracks - the two mentioned ☝️
The father of Jeff Buckley. I read that he only met his father Tim once. I usually enjoy psychedelic folk, but this album didn't really hit for me. I liked so many of the ideas, lyrical and musical, but I was left wanting more follow through on some of those ideas. I might need to give this one another try, but first listen didn't stick with me.
Pretty
Svidio mi se jako album. Nekako imas osjecaj kao da slusas bliskog prijatelja slušajući album.
"First things first rest in peace uncle Tim". Među prvim, ujedno skoro i među zadnjim albumima gdje bi išao tim nekim folk rock putem, divnim. Iako ne kažem da je Starsailor imalo loš, ali ipak rekao bih pošto je dosta dobro držan među njegovim najboljim albumima - teži od ovog i Happy Sad za započeti njegovu diskografiju. Ima glas takav da bi ga ja od kuće u Novoj Kapeli čuo od Ratkovice (kad bi tamo imao koncert u domu). Uglavnom, svakako je ovo super album za krenuti u njegovu pustolovinu (ja sam sa Happy Sad, al nea veze). Ako ti srce ne trzne na prve note harmonike u Once I Was, onda ne znam šta da vam kažem. Morning Glory je baš predivan način za završiti album.
Meh...
Interesting album, its pretty good. I dont know if he has a female sing on some of his songs but if not his falsetto is amazing. his tone reminds me of Roy Orbison in the lower register.
I like this style of music a lot (60s folk), but unfortunately, there weren't really any stand out songs for me. Did not know he was Jeff Buckley's father!
No
Hadden we deze niet al geluisterd?
Hoewel dit een mooi plaatje is, is Tim toch beter in het produceren van nageslacht dan van albums.
Best divers die Tim en een mooie stem, maar toch valt het kwartje niet geheel.
Voor de oudere generatie is Jeff de zoon van Tim. Maar voor mij is Tim de vader van Jeff. Jeff is een van mijn all-time favorites, en hij heeft de muzikaliteit duidelijk van papa geërfd. Maar ik vind papa's werk toch wat moeilijker om echt volledig te omarmen. Aantal hele mooie nummers op dit album, maar ook wat minder interrssante.
Mooi. Tegelijkertijd is dit van die muziek die ik niet altijd kan hebben. Het kan me ook erg op m'n zenuwen werken. Toch is vier sterren niet ver weg.
Really enjoyed half the album and particularly songs like No Man Can Find The War, I Never Asked To Be Your Mountain, and Pleasant Street. There were a few aspects I found annoying though, like his high voice and the title track which I was waiting till it was over.
Borning
My mum bought me this album a few years back as a random selection from the book, probably hoping I'd like it much more than I do. In reality, it's a half-decent selection of songs- well performed, but a lot of material that's just never made much of an impact on me. "Once I Was" is the most beautiful song here- easily the one I've kept on regular rotation ever since first hearing it and achieving the 3* rating almost on its own. Between an achingly wistful harmonica lead and Buckley's really impassioned vocal, it forms a break-up song for the ages. As for the rest of it, it ranges from intriguing to very dull. Some tracks are carried by Buckley's soaring vocals ("Pleasant Street", in particular, is where his voice is at its best) and others are marred by overbaked lyrics and poor pacing (the title track meanders through a cringeworthy 8 minutes). At its worst, "Goodbye and Hello" is bland and forgettable: "No Man Can Find the War"'s bleak and scorching lyrics just don't get the execution they deserve, and I still don't feel like I know "Hallucinations" or "Phantasmagoria in Two". It's the kind of subliminal psychedelia that drifts into the background, passing by on a wisp of fog, not leaving much of an impression in its wake. Reviewing Blueprint #101: "Goodbye and Hello" - Drop the trivia BOMB that Tim is Jeff Buckley Sr: reach the inevitable conclusion that his voice isn't quite as good. - Also compare it (probably unfavourably) to Sgt. Pepper, 'cos it's 1967. - Slag off the corny medieval themed lyrics and how badly they've aged - Try (and fail) to sum up one memorable thing about half of these songs.
6/10
"Pleasant Street" is one of my all time favorites. Love this guy. "Carnival Song" Is really weird. Tim Buckleys vocals are as crazy as ever. Great album. 4 Nevermind 5
A 2.5 album. I didn't hate it but it's not my jam. Very folky, but has a tendency to get weird and loud at times as well
No conocía a este señor.
Hello!!
The first side gives an early taste of Buckley’s experimental tendencies, and the second features more ordinary folk. Both sides are great
På andra lyssningen känns det här lite väl teatraliskt för min smak, fortfarande fina grejer men int så slående som på första lyssningen.
3.5
Interesting sound…. OK