Happy Sad

A good sound that gets a little long-winded and sleepy by the end of it. The first track is literally just All Blues but folk lmao. I can definitely hear a little influence on his son.

Wow, what a lullaby. Very sleepy, lazy even. Not much really drawing me back though.

I liked this better than the last Tim Buckley album. Made for good slow jams on a morning bike commute.

Happy Sad is the third album by American singer-songwriter Tim Buckley, released in April 1969. It was recorded at Elektra Sound Recorders in Los Angeles, California and was produced by former Lovin' Spoonful members Zal Yanovsky and, coincidentally, his subsequent replacement Jerry Yester. It marked the beginning of Buckley's experimental period, as it incorporated elements of jazz that he had never used before. Many of the songs here represent a departure from the binary form that dominated much of his previous work. The sound of the album is characterized by David Friedman's vibraphone, an instrument which gives the album a more relaxed tone than Buckley's earlier work. The songs are much longer than on previous releases and this style continued through to later works. The vocals on the album are more drawn out than earlier performances and this represents the beginning of Buckley using his voice like an instrument. The lyrics on Happy Sad represent a change as Buckley stopped working with Larry Beckett, his lyricist on the two previous albums Tim Buckley and Goodbye and Hello, and began writing the lyrics himself. Buckley's self-penned efforts stand in contrast to Beckett's occasionally political and literary-style work.[3] Buckley would also go on to author all his own material on the following two albums. The first track, "Strange Feelin", was directly inspired by Miles Davis' "All Blues" from Kind of Blue, and the melody of the song is directly taken from the song. The third track, "Love from Room 109 at the Islander (On Pacific Coast Highway)", is a song composed of various movements and this represents the second time Buckley wrote in this manner, his previous effort being the title track of Goodbye and Hello. The segments of the song were written separately as "Danang" and "Asbury Park", as demonstrated on the later released demo sessions, The Dream Belongs to Me: Rare and Unreleased 1968 - 1973. The final version of the song is backed by an 'ocean' sound effect, however this was not originally intended to feature on the song. Buckley and the band were happy with the take of song but because of a recording problem the track had a slight electric buzzing in the background. The producer solved this by muffling the buzzing with the ocean overdub.[4] "Dream Letter" is as an ode and apology to his ex-wife, Mary Guibert, and his son Jeff Buckley.[3] This is the second song Buckley wrote about the pair, the first being "I Never Asked to Be Your Mountain" on his previous LP, Goodbye and Hello. In comparison to that song "Dream Letter" has a more apologetic tone, the lyrics reveal this with Buckley lamenting "Does he ever ask about me?" . It would be over five years later that Buckley would meet with his son again.[5] The name of the song would later be used for a live album: posthumous release Dream Letter: Live in London 1968. The concert features much of the same personnel from the Happy Sad.

Nicer than I had initially expected it to be- reminded me a lot of the singer-songwriter stuff my parents loved growing up and would be a nice album to listen to on the road or on a lazy afternoon.

Loved Gypsy Woman, the rest of the songs were nice, but overlookable

estuvo bien pero no está en spotify he tenido que escucharlo en youtube asI que muy mal eso

meh

It was cool for what it was, but really run of the mill early 70's psych rock. It wasn't genre defining and he stayed in his box the entire album. Couple of points where he really let loose and it came across well, but few and far apart.

It was alright

It's not bad nor good, just long and dull. Perfect if you have insomnia (and his voice is nice).

For a while, I thought this was Jeff Buckley but these are two different fellas. This guy loves really long songs and moaning which isn't a bad thing. I especially enjoyed Gypsy Woman but I found myself skipping the other songs when he started talking. The music itself was really good but I just wasn't a fan of his vocals.

No me enloqueció pero está lindo.

I didn't get this album. It's like too much experimental, but not....3 stars because it's a cool thing to discover another artist that I didn't before this site.

Hmmmm interessante mas não muito

Great vocalist from the 60s

1969, Folk jazz, psychedelic folk, nur 6 Lieder aber 44min

Decent jazzy folk rock. It's certainly technically competent and I'm sure somebody thinks this album is amazing, but I'm just not into folk music.

eh

Ok but not my thing

I liked the jazziness of this record, I still just don't like his voice unfortunately.

Sounds like it influenced Led Zeppelin, couple fun songs

Happy, sad, indifferent.

I knew of "Sing a Song for You" which is really nice, the rest is not bad but not exactly what I would be looking for. I think you could make an argument for 4* or above, but for my enjoyment just a 3.

Not great, but interesting. If Van Morrison and Dan Hicks got blasted together and made a record, I imagine it would sound something like this.

Very mellow and jangly but also very good. First time hearing it!

A really peaceful listen. Enjoyed the vibes.

It was good

Mellow, long, calming music.

druga pjesma naj

Interesting sounds. Never listed to before

Why did I need to listen to this?

Low 3

So boring I can't remember any of the songs and I only listened earlier today. Not terrible and a nice enough voice just very forgettable. 2.5/5.

This was so boring I went back to yesterday's album which was Dark Side of the Moon.

Sad overwhelmed the happy

Strange. I was never sure if I liked it or not

Way too much vibraphone! If you're gonna drag 6 songs out for a 45 minute album I feel like they should be more interesting than these. Nothing bad, just a bit meh. 2*

Not bad, but more meh than a normal 3

Who is this man. Supposedly I know Buzzin Fly? Snore

Another offering which falls in the "ok without being really good" camp. All of the tracks were fairly easy on the ear but they sounded like something piped into a doctors waiting room, or played by customer services at your gas and electric provider when they put you on hold. I couldn't distinguish one track from another.

The opening of the first track arrives with an almost “All Blues” quality — the same modal spaciousness, the same unhurried tempo, the suggestion that something patient and beautiful is about to unfold. The problem is that Miles Davis made those elements feel inevitable, like the only music those particular notes could possibly make. Here the pieces never quite commit to the same conversation. Buckley’s voice is doing one thing. Lee Underwood’s guitar is doing another. David Friedman’s vibraphone floats somewhere in between. The talent is real and audible throughout — this isn’t a record made by people who don’t know what they’re doing. But knowing what you’re doing and making the parts cohere are different achievements, and Happy Sad falls short of the second one in ways that become more apparent the longer it runs. The timing doesn’t help. Coming immediately after The Atomic Mr. Basie — a record that is essentially a masterclass in ensemble unity, where every element exists in complete service of the whole — the contrast is stark. Basie’s orchestra made cohesion sound effortless. This record makes effort sound like cohesion, which is the opposite problem. A third Tim Buckley record in the project and the third time the considerable vocal talent hasn’t been enough to overcome the surrounding friction. A 2 that respects the ambition without being able to recommend the result.

I'm not sure the happy applies to this album. I felt sad listening to it. If you're into it I can see you being SUPER into it. I guess I'm not depressed enough for it right now.

Fav song: Gypsy Woman

not as good as Joni Mitchell’s Blue

Too much self-indulgent noodling.

Boring

I don’t see the vision 1.5

Um. There’s something here. Not necessarily a thing I like. But something.

Happy: it’s over Sad: it exists I’m giving an extra star because of the heavy use of marimba and vibraphone, that was dope.

A lot of xylophone on this record.

ding dong dreary

No mi rollo, demasiado lento

Pretty boring. Songs are too long and not interesting enough to keep attention. 2/5 Won’t listen again

Didn’t get in with Tim Buckley. For as far as Gypsay Woman before calling time on it. It EAs the combination of vibraphone piano (sounded like an episode of the clangers) and the twangly ‘shit the fuck up’ guitar improv that wound me up… like a late night session where someone really likes the sound of their own guitar and never gives anyone any space/rest. 2.5

todella tylsää. Melkein meinas jäädä levy kesken mutta sinniteltiin loppuun asti

Apea meininki, ei tarjoa mitään.

On tässä nyt hetkensä, mutta ainakin lyhyellä otannalla pojasta on polvi parantunut. Sitä tseffiä kuunneltiin joskus listan alkupäässä ja monen osalta kiittävästi. Tässäkin ois hyvää menoo, jos vähän miettis enempi biisien rakenteita ja tarvetta viien minuutin jamitteluille. Ei pysty meneen ees kolmoseen vaan ruottalaisten kalja on juotava.

No ei kauheasti säväyttänyt. Muutamia ihan kauniita melodioita, mutta koko levyllinen oli ehkä vähän liikaa. Pojan levy teki kyllä paljon suuremman vaikutuksen itseenim

For an album with some interesting elements, and a very relaxing sound (in general), it bores me a lot. The thing that surprised me the most about this album is the use of the vibraphone. It is a very nice sounding instrument and in this case, it contributes very well at creating a very soothing feeling. I wish I could say the same thing for the rest of main elements. I think the guitars aren't as interesting, and Tim Buckley's voice annoys me sometimes, when he forces it. At least there are also a nice double bass and a congas which added a bit of energy. When it comes to the ideas, I think the album is kind of boring. Apart from its soothing sound and some more upbeat moments (like "Buzzin' Fly" and the progression in "Gyspy Woman"), there wasn't any moment that truly appealed me. I can't finish the review without confessing that I find the mix of different styles to be interesting, those being jazz, folk and singer-songwriter. Nonetheless, this along doesn't make the album great experience for me. It surely adds points, but not enough for me to enjoy it.

Three whole Tim Buckley albums? Yet another instance of dealers choice filler when Robert Dimery realized he didn’t have 1001 albums he felt passionate about - just 300 or so artists that he could double or triple up on. This record is mostly psychedelia pastiche, most of which doesn't stand out in the crowded field of 1969's rock music. The one exception is not the most popular "Buzzin Fly", it's "Love From Room 109", which wanders off into ambient territory from time to time. I love the use of silence to create a sense of space. I won't remember much else from this record and rightfully so 2/5

It was quite insufferable

Starts off pretty good but just trails off after that. By no means bad but nothing to revisit here. The length of some of these songs is outrageous. I'll give a 2.

Rating:★★ Big fan of his son, glad they only met once so that this guy didn't rub off on Jeff.

This was an alright album. Started kinda slow but then picked up a little bit. Nothing super notable about it, the folksyness is fine but the songs are a bit long winded. My happy surprise about this is that this is Jeff Buckley's dad, whom also died unfortunately young. Happy Sad? Wow full circle there

What's not utterly boring is totally annoying.

Overly long songs, a couple are quite pleasant but it’s generally a bit dull and meandering.

Fine and lovely but why are th songs so fucking long?

There were some elements that I enjoyed with this album, some of the more lyrical and melancholy moments were quite ornamental and pretty, but overall, I found this rather stale and stagnant.

Listened to this the other day. Meh. Jeff light years better.

I understand that slower, meaningful songs are necessary and can be quite good, but I just can't handle this many in a row without some kind of updraft to lift me back up.

I feel like I'm too uncultured to enjoy this album. Super turgid music, just really not my bag. Maybe if I was lying on a beach in California while listening to it I'd 'get it', I don't know.

When I was a little kid, my cousins and I would do this thing where we’d grab each other’s faces and say “Happy, Sad, Nothing, Mad” while contorting the other person’s face into the right expression. I’d shift this album title over. Just call it Nothing

Found this to be boring.

Gypsy woman almost pulls this down from a 2 to a 1.

I don’t remember much about this album besides it was bland.

The slow, mellow vibe was fine- it was the length of the songs that killed it.

Gypsy woman goes on for far too long.

lowered my heartrate. wasn't strictly annoying. otherwise not for me. Gypsy Woman was pretty cool, felt a little like marimba led zeppelin for a minute, probably hoists up a star on its own

Dull af

didn't get much from this album. i was pretty stoked for it initially, but it didn't pan out to much in my opinion probably wouldnt ever revisit

I liked the first two songs, but then it got sad, slow, and boring. Parts of the back half were ok, but I wish it would have kept the momentum from the beginning.

more like Boring Sad

Worst album ever. I can’t believe this horse shit is considered music.

Interresting .... never heard .... I will survive

First couple of tracks are fine, but as it rolled along I wondered why I like music. I admire the gumption I guess.

Ouais bon… j’ai pas grand chose à dire. C’est ok quoi. Oubliable

lots of wailing so far. not a fan of that SO MUCH WAILING nope. noping out of this one, the instrumental is beautiful, but i can't stand his voice

Some interesting jazzy instrument choices, but I wasn't really feeling this album.

The second Tim Buckley in a week, I could have done with a lot more distance between them. Not at all for me. I find him far too … I don’t even know how to describe it. AI just suggested a great term which I would never have come up with myself: “mannered intensity”. This is it! He has far too much mannered intensity.

Why are you making me listen to TB again.

Only on song on here remotely interesting and it's too long.

There’s nothing happy about this album, and honestly not much sad about it either unless you count me realizing I still have one more of his albums left to listen to. This thing just drifts around in a sleepy haze and expects that to be enough. For me, it wasn’t. It’s the kind of album that acts like being mellow automatically makes it deep. Instead, it mostly felt limp and half awake. Song after song just sort of wanders in, mumbles around, and leaves without doing much of anything memorable.

I’ve never really been into folk. 5/10

Uneliasta folkkia. En oikein innostunut.

de erst song het huere tönt wie öpis uf kind of blue. all blues? isch no cool de jazz singer songwriter sound gfalltmer. jaa es isch all blues ich ha recht gha. love from 109 huere schööön. ok mit de ziit sehr gloomy. ich wird nonig schlau us dem.

This did not improve or change my life in any way

Interesting but this is not for me, wish we had albums from around the world not just Usonian music culture.

Nice voice.

There really isn't much wrong with this album; it has a nice folky sound with the vibraphone, which is a nice touch. His voice is nice and pairs well with the instrumentation. The real letdown is the length of some of the songs, that make the whole thing feel quite boring. Listening to it the first time, it made me completely zone out, which is never what I want an album to do.

All Buckleys are bad

So bored, I didn't realize it had been playing on repeat.

I really tried, but Jesus Christ.

These songs are too long. 2.4.

Good voice, but a 12 minute song should be a crime

I think he liked the sound of his own voice. I'm not as enamored I like the mallet percussion: vibraphone! marimba! especially "Gypsy Woman" which is my favorite track for the instrumental jamming Relaxing, sleepy even. Not sure why it has to be on this list

My opinion may change after another listen through, but this one really didn't jump out to me. It's not bad by any means, but it's kind of bland and I didn't hear anything that stood out to me

Background music. Way better than getting from LA but still not great.

It’s fine

Good news! It’s not nearly as annoying as Greetings from LA. Bad news: it’s really really boring Of course we’ve gotten this dude twice already. The sheer talent of this guy to make two albums that suck in two completely different ways. This one lacked all the annoying sounds and unsettling lyrics Greetings from LA has but in return it completely stripped out everything that made it passable for me. These songs are so goddamn boring; pretty much zero variety and also go on for at least 5 minutes longer than they need to. I know they’re supposed to be emotional but I just get absolutely nothing from any of the tracks on this one. I guess at the very least there’s nothing actively offensive and the vocals are easy enough on the ears; I would rather listen to this than absolute silence so I can’t rate this a 1, but man I wanna be spiteful and do so anyway since I’m kinda fed up with this guy. Also had the same problem with this one as the last one we had from him where there’s so little info on the album out there so it’s pretty hard not to question why it’s on here other than the fact that the authors really liked it. Only have to suffer through one more of these shitters thankfully

I am sick while listening to this, so I suppose it has its use in helping me get some decent sleep

I’m starting to realize I really don’t like long, drawn out albums. You’ll be listening to a song and feel like it’s starting to end but nope, there’s still 7 minutes left. Not to say there can’t be good, long albums. There are some amazing records over an hour long that deserve a 5, but not this one. Not at all. These songs are pointlessly long with nothing but repetitive, boring, sleepy melodies. I like the voice and that’s about it. Even that gets monotonous about halfway though the album. But the bare bone instrumentals, the sappy lyrics, and lack of anything truly intriguing give this record an easy 2. It was not enjoyable to say the least.

Not for me.

forgettable

Happy Sad. Happy the album ended, Sad that I listened to it. See? See what I did there? I had to resort to stupid puns... some of these are just no reason to be on the list. 820 for me, so you can see I have experience from whence I speak.

Best Track - "Buzzin Fly"

didn't hate it. some songs were very pretty. would probably give it 2.5 if i could

Happy Sad erschien 1969 und markiert einen stilistischen Übergang im Werk von Tim Buckley. Der US-amerikanische Musiker löst sich hier deutlich von klassischen Folk-Strukturen und bewegt sich in Richtung einer offenen, vom Jazz beeinflussten Songform. Die Aufnahmen entstanden in den Elektra Sound Recorders in Los Angeles. Das Album wirkt zurückgenommen und zugleich suchend. Stücke wie „Strange Feelin’“, „Buzzin’ Fly“ oder „Love from Room 109“ sind weniger klar strukturiert als frühere Arbeiten, leben von fließenden Rhythmen, improvisatorischen Elementen und Buckleys variabler Stimme. Die Besetzung mit Vibraphon und zurückhaltender Rhythmusgruppe unterstützt diesen schwebenden Charakter. Genreseitig bewegt sich das Album zwischen Folk, Jazz und Avantgarde. Die reduzierte Instrumentierung schafft Raum für Stimmungen, die eher angedeutet als ausgearbeitet werden. In der Gesamtschau wirkt Happy Sad wie ein bewusster Schritt weg vom Konventionellen. Nicht durchgehend zugänglich, aber in seiner Konsequenz schlüssig und als Entwicklungsschritt nachvollziehbar.

An OK singer.

How have I had two Tim Buckley albums an no Beatles or Dylan, yet? This album seems more like what his music is usually like and less like the sex-folk of the previous album I had.

I think the word they’re looking for in the title is “emo”.

I dunno, I’m bored. I guess it’s not outright bad as much as it’s just uninteresting to me. 5/10

This is probably the best Tim Buckley album, but can someone please explain to me why we needed three Tim Buckley albums on this list?

Not familiar with Tim Buckley at all. Jazzy folk rock on the first song and enjoying this one. It’s different. Liking that jazzy backing. It’s got a strong element of like soft rock, but his voice is great. Buzzing Fly seems like a really good vocal song. Third track brings the album to a screeching halt. Slowed down and dreary for a few songs. Gypsy Woman is at least interesting as a jazzy improvisational piece with just strong vocals in and out of the track. But it does seem to drag a few minutes longer than it should. Overall, I like the originality of a few of these songs, even if they seem to go on a little too long, but disliked the slowed down boring tunes. And that vibraphone gives some of it a cheesy soft rock vibe. Maybe this reaches a 3. Just doesn’t wow me but it does intrigue me. Settling between a 2 and 3.

Extremely bland i struggled listening to this

Good music to have on in the background of a chilled party, but not exactly a super enjoyable singular listening experience. Lots of long repetitive jams, which Fela Kuti also did but this lacks the soul which Fela had. I don't hate it, but I don't think this will be an album I'll come back to. I much prefer his sons work, Grace is a masterpiece and I hope it appears on this list one day.

Aika tylsä levy. Ei jäänyt mitään mieleen.

🎧This did almost nothing for me. Favorite track: Buzzin’ Fly, vocals on that one sound like Jackson C. Frank

The songs are all really long and go nowhere. Dudes got a decent voice but his son is a much much better artist.

Holy fuck I hate this guy. 2/5

Without a doubt one of the albums of all time.

Second album by Buckley and I just don't care, it sounds like dollar store versions of other better songs of the era

I grew up listening to jeff so I can hear his style of lyrical flourish and charming mawkish prose in his father. I didn't care for the style of music as much but it wasn't a big chore.

I could have sworn I rated this one before, but apparently not. Must have been an independent listen. Happy Sad has about 90/20 ratio of Sad to Happy. There’s not much here. The first two tracks have some life, and “Buzzin’ Fly” has a kick to it. The rest is an overlong soup of overlong songs that dirge along from A to B with no lift and no change. I enjoy some of it, but it’s not interesting enough. At least it’s better than Jim Morrison or his shitty ‘72 album. Jeff was the better Buckley.

We have had some absolute bangers in the last few weeks, but sadly this is not one of them. 4 Awesome albums in the last 5 days. Very tough shoes to fill. Tim's feet were a little small.

The music is all right, I guess, but I can't really listen to it because I know how he abandoned his son (who at the end of the day was the superior musician). I can usually separate the art and the artist, but not here. I'll leave it to others to analyze it.

Not for me.

I really didn’t like this - which is a shame because it could have been good if he knew how to edit a bit. I skimmed through the 10+ minute songs and tried hard to get into the manageable ones. Just didn’t work for me.

Album Review 071 Happy Sad by Tim Buckley (1969) Rating 2/5 Happy Sad sees Tim Buckley at a point where his music is evolving from folk-pop with a touch of psychedelia to a more folk-jazz style and comes with mixed results. First track starts the album strongly with Strange Feelin’, by track two (Buzzin’ Fly) we reach the highlight of Happy Sad and I’m already polishing a 4/5 rating. Then it’s all downhill and a constant feeling that Tim is trying to convince himself, not us, that he’s Happy Sad and not just Sad Sad. Happy Sad leaves me thinking that it could have been something special and was a brave piece of work that went against the expectations of his fans at the time, but for the most part I can’t help but feel that it’s 45-minutes of Tim wallowing in pity and indulging himself.

I hate songs like Dream Letter. Just super sparse with crooning vocals. Not for me.

Meh

It was fine, quite boring

This project has actually made me hate music so much

Enjoyed a couple of the songs. Very pretty but not something I feel like I'd listen to regularly.

hippie shit

Maso

*sou o jeff buckley e chego* *endo meu próprio pai* *saio*

Just boring.

I barely wanted to give this a two. Songwriting was pretty bad and I didn’t know why there was xylophone

Забавно, что два дня подряд нам попадается альбом, где фолк-исполнитель добавляет джаза. Но если у Джони Митчелл это получилось более заметно и при этом органично, то у Бакли вышла скучная тягомотина, в которой новые инструменты не добавляют никакой ценности, а песни настолько растянуты, что начинаешь молиться, поскорей бы они закончились. У сынка альбом получше был.

Худших и лучших песен нет: как их отличить? Некоторые треки звучат идеально для какой-нибудь долгой сцены стирки трусов в начале серии Better Call Saul. Другие звучат как импровизационный джем-сешн, который почему-то подают в виде оконченной песни. На кого повлиял этот альбом? Кто его слушает каждый день? Зачем он добавлен в этот список?

Жаль, нельзя ставить баллы с половинкой как на летере. В отличие от Джони Митчел альбом показался подходящим только для прослушивания на фоне. Не зацепилось ухо ни за один трек. Ну и продолжительность в 12 минут сейчас это ад для концентрации

I sort of liked "Buzzin' Fly". Beyond that, and the last half of "Gypsy Woman" which was more emotion and energy than was displayed on the rest of the album (though I still didn't like it). This was mostly just a boring, jazz/folk slog with an undeniably talented singer meandering around. Not for me. .

p180. 1969. 2 stars. Later 60's Stateside singer songwriter. Fabulous voice, let down by substandard material, meandering song length and dated production. Bonus point for "Buzzin' Fly", which is a thing of beauty.

Bastante aburrido, la misma canción triste durante 44 minutos. Pero bueno, el álbum se llama happy sad, no se que esperaba.

I will say it is quite an underwhelming album. I didn't dislike it, but I don't see myself listening to it any time soon 2/5

It was fine at first but got too boring and slow, I can't

Buckley was a druggie that abandoned his family and obligations. Like Michael Jackson, its impossible for me to separate dude's music from his abhorrent lifestyle. You will like this album if you like psychedelic, jazz inspired riffing and are able to ignore Buckley's douchy lyrics. You will hate this album if Buckley's behavior pisses you off.

ummm something kinda wrong with this

An album that oscillates between "Not bad" and "a little cringe".

Folky boretown 2/5

Why is this so long

Is that Yung Gravy?

This is my first time listening to Tim Buckley. I'm afraid this is just not interesting. There's just not even enough for me to really explain further.

This is lovely if you need a nap.

Zzzz

A bit crap. Not quite rubbish enough for a 1 as I wasn't offended by it.

Inoffensive, but can't say it had much of an impact

I didn't know what to make of this when the album started. It's out in left field. But when the waves started crashing on "Love from Room 109..." I was mesmerized. It's a fascinating work. There's a lot to enjoy on this album but sadly is much of the same and drags several places. I can't see myself putting this album on unless I'm just super melancholy. Favorite songs are "Love from Room 109" and "Gypsy Woman."

On paper I should like this. But I don’t; it’s annoying.

Not my thing. Great voice

And, maybe moods in-between? Mostly mid and pretty boring. This is album is just okay-at-best in the 2020s where our attention spans and interests (like what we're invested in when it comes to music) have shifted, but I can imagine it made a bigger impression in 1969 where 12 minutes of wailing about a Romani woman was something novel you had the patience for. I don't spend a lot of time thinking about or listening to either Buckley. And yet, I feel like maybe this album would've rightly faded into the past a little faster if both father and son hadn't left us in the way they did, but there's a limit to my speculation and we've reached it.

Tim missed the mark IMO

whatever man

Nah, not for me. Pretty boring and didn’t really like his voice. Some okay moments but not enough to keep me hooked. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’ll go listen to his son’s music. 2/5

It's not offensively bad, but oh my god it's sooooo boring.

Dreamy but a bit dull folky/jazz album that I kept tuning out of.

Det var exakt så här jag tänkt att Tim Buckley låter. Som någon som maler på över trött bluesfolk-komp. Love from room 109 hade något och sista låten var bra. Plus också för xylofonen Tack för att jag får va med! Taggad! /Martin

Borde gett det en andra lyssning, hade kanske växt då. Älskar vibrafonen.

Jo man hör ju kvallen men rätt bjäring va?

Smack, crack och bipolaritet ≠ genialitet. Buzzib fly är en bra låt. Resten för långt och trrrrrrrråååånkgt

Baroque folk? A little more interesting than some of the late-60s psych folk stuff I've heard but also kind of just wanders on and on. The jazzy elements give it a little lift but it doesn't really keep your attention. It's like a 2.5 for me.

Byrjar ágætlega, víbrafónninn er næs, og fyrstu tvö lögin eru fín, en þau sem á eftir fylgja eru mjög óeftirminnileg og flest róleg-dramatísk, sem er ekkert sérstökt blanda. Gypsy woman er loks alltof langt og leiðinlegt. Stefndi í þrist, endar í 2,3.

Okay album. I found the songs to be typical of the late 60s time period. Nice voice. Great hair!

Pleasant, but not really my bag.

It's hard not to compare Tim with his son Jeff Buckley, since we've already had one of his albums as well. Whereas Jeff's voice takes over, in a bad way, in his work, Tim's is almost a second thought here. He has the same annoying (to me) vocal vibrato but it's not quite center stage. The jazz portions of this album, which are more than half of it, are pretty boring despite the neat instrumentation. The marimba in particular is a nice touch. I didn't get much out of this. Tim's voice isn't interesting enough to capture me and the instruments don't grab me beyond the variety.

Didn't grab me.

This album is giving Mr. Roger's Neighborhood. I will not explain. 2.5

Like The Doors but from Temu

He’s got an insane voice, but the music backing him is pretty uninteresting to me.

His voice has a lovely quality, however this album is just a bit too slow throughout for me.

Salright

Чогось трохи задушив мене цей альбом. Гарний голос у Тіма був, проте манера не моя відверто. Музично мені загалом подобався, перкусія особливо, але знову ж таки під кінець вже важко стало дослуховувати.

Interesting but boring at the same time.

Buckley was an excellent vocalist, but his taste in shapeless, melody-free, plinky-plonk hippy jazz to sing over has not aged well. Buzzin' Fly and Gypsy Woman are worthwhile.

With the exception of Gypsy woman, I was not a fan of this album

This was a little pretentious huh

I wanted to love this, I even laid down on my bed in a dark room to give it my full attention and sink into it. But it lulled me to sleep. So after listening again while awake, I recognize it's certainly a slow burn, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it seems these songs just kind of meander toward no particular place. Five of the six songs are over 5 minutes, and two of them are over 10 minutes. It's not as if the tracks are epic compositions, just long, drawn out folk songs sprinkled with vibraphone and light jazz ideas and other sounds. The are gentle and roll along like a car on a coastal highway with no particular destination. Many of the tracks have good ideas that either don't feel fully realized or are not well-executed. "Strange Feelin'" is just the rhythm and chord change of Miles Davis' "All Blues" for over 7 minutes without much change. "Buzzin' Fly" is more upbeat and well-served by the vibes and vocals interplay, but there is this noodling guitar for nearly the whole 6 minutes that is distracting and gets old after about 30 seconds. "Love from Room 109 at the Islander (On PCH)" is a slow ballad with a beautiful haunting acoustic bass, but the lulling ocean noise for 10 minutes just puts you to sleep (apparently this was to cover an noise issue they had in the raw recording). "Dream Letter" is an emotionally heart-wrenching song about his ex-wife and son Jeff Buckley (about 3 years-old at the time), but it again goes on too long at over 5 minutes. "Gypsy Woman" is probably the most interesting track in that it feels like a proper 12-minute jam, but again it just doesn't go anywhere to warrant the 12 minutes. "Sing A Song For You" feels like a tacked-on 2-minute folk song to try to appease those looking for it. So overall, I can understand the experimental nature this album is going for, but it just doesn't get there. Additionally, Buckley's singing voice wasn't to my taste, and I thought Lee Underwood's lead guitar work was uninteresting and actually detrimental to many tracks.

Good vocals, but the songs were mostly forgettable tripe. Happy Sad makes me a little sad mad that it wasn’t better.

Happy, when it's over. Sad, cause it's another Tim Buckley album. 2.5*

Late 69s whining guy. Not my thing.

Enjoyed the experimental pieces of this. Felt a little one-note ultimately. Wished there was a catchy song on this. Lovely voice.

so boring omg

Meh.

No Happy to be found - Just Sad Sorry Tim, your son is better 2 ⭐️

A cool combination of psychadelic and folk styles that sadly just meandered for way too long

Ummm… okay…

Surprisingly dull. Even more surprisingly monotone. If each song was three minutes long this would be a 3 star album.

We get it Tim. You have a vibraphone and want to get your monies worth out of it. You can also sing vibrato. Now please stop.

Plus a point for a vibraphone, minus a couple for meandering for far too long. The first song started off promising, but the others feel like I'm listening to a guy reminiscing of a time I was never a part of. The other album we had by Tim was much more up my alley. Strange Feelin' was my favorite here.

I don't know what to say about something like this. "Experimental" gets thrown around a lot, but, at a certain point, measuring shadows from stick to prove the world is round goes from "experiment" to "only evangelical idiots question this." So I guess it's time to talk about Citizen Kane. Citizen Kane is impossible to really explain. It's so influential in so many ways, big and small, that it's hard to fully document. Camera techniques, script language, effects work, set design, production plans, really all of it left an imprint on movies forever. But, today, if you ignore the history, it's a pretty good film. Everything that made it so important was incorporated into the standard film-making process, so it doesn't even stand out. The only way to fully appreciate it is through a historical lens, treating it as an artifact instead of a work of art. And that's why "experimental" is so hard to evaluate. It's almost impossible to fully understand an "experimental" album that was released over three decades before I was born. This was dated for my parents. I can hear some elements that 70's rock would embrace, but I don't know if that's from Buckley, or Lennon, or McCartney, or Wilson, or Dylan, or Presley, or Floyd. I respect the influences, and I ultimately am happy that I heard them, but I'm rating this list on what I want to hear again. I appreciate a Citizen Kane, but I'm looking for a Casablanca.

Well that was sad and boring.

Yeah...like the voice, but a bit dreary. Might be better if I was in the mood get drunk and cry.

Meandering, and not exactly tuneful.

Inoffensive, but miscellaneousand jangly.

I listened to the album. It didn't interest me, but it didn't bother me much either, although it did get on my nerves a little. 2/5

good vocals but that's about it

Kinda bad. 2/5.

Fine. not for me

Droning and boring.

kedelig. 2

Raczej nudy. 2/5

An apt title. This wasn’t quite a slog as it wasn’t too long, but it didn’t really reach me emotionally nor was the music interesting, for the most part. All of a sudden Gypsy Woman grabbed me a bit and Sing A Song For You also had a bit of something different, but on the whole a bit of a miss for me.

Sad: Vocals didn't always find their sparkle and was a tad strained and slow in parts creating a nasty tone that really killed it for me.  It was definitely the lesser party compared to the often-excellent musical accompaniment.  Typical of what I expect from folky stuff for my taste but in this case with way more vocal potential on offer. Happy: The Gypo song gave some much needed energy into the otherwise psychedelic slop. It's an interesting crossover of styles and annoys me as this is an absolute melting pot of possibilities missed in my mind.

Long, meandering, boring songs.

aptly named although leaning more toward sad

Like a terrible, boring version of Astral Weeks

I didn't hate it but Gypsy Woman sucked and went on for way too long and I started to hate it

I’m not really feeling it, sorry. Left out the first part of the title. His son was decent though.

Oh boy, I did not care for this one at all. Tim’s got a voice, but this shjt just meanders. None of the songs really stick and it just goes on and on. I don’t really care for the jazz stuff either. It just makes the songs sound more forgettable. Honestly, this wasn’t even all that sad. It’s mostly just really boring. Which is worse than being sad, because I would at least feel something. I just want to move on from this one. Favorite track: Sing a Song For You Other hits: Buzzin’ Fly

meh

snoooooooze fest, give me sex funk tim buckley over this any day of the week

Wasn't that amazed by it, rather bland really?

45 minutes for 6 songs just ain’t right but not a bad voice

Still not a fan of his insincere sounding vocals.

I liked the vibe immediately then got bored fast.

The first 2 tracks are fantastic. The next 4 are quite boring. Pretty simple review for this album!

Ach, Tim mate, crack us a smile and play something a little more upbeat?

Too meandery!

It’s interesting how he lets these songs breathe. Also weirdly enough this sounds like it influenced the vocal stylings of Eddie Vedder. Probably not going to back to this. Somewhat meandering at times. Gypsy Woman is my favorite song here.

I guess it’s good for the context.

This one was different. At times I hated it. Other times, I found it interesting. He makes some curious vocal choices and reminds me of Jim Morrison. I wouldn't rush back to this particular album, but it wasn't the worst thing I've ever heard.

First song or two sound like the music you would hear at an outdoor restaurant on a Friday evening. Then it just gets... weird and unpleasant. And his voice is not good.

unfortunately boring! i like some of his other stuff and the xylophone was cool but only for so long

I understand why he made it but not for me

Dang, he was SAD sad

This album has almost no juice. Didn't hate listening to it, but I almost forgot music was even playing while it was on.

Self indulgent

This list introduced me to Tim Buckley and also taught me that I don’t like Tim Buckley. 2⭐️

Why is this on the list? 6 songs and 45 minutes, a 12 minute song that repeats a lot of the same words over and over. Ugh.

I certainly ain’t happy

🥱🥱🥱 he’s like a knockoff Bob Dylan or Leonard Cohen.

so this is his 2nd album we've listened to on this list (apparently there's at least 1 more). yawn. just don't get it. why is he on list (again)?

I guess his son took all the exciting music. It is such a boring album. I thought I was almost done and was only on the second song.

While he may have a good voice, his vibrato and pitch are all over the fucking place. Plus the music is just not landing for me. While this isn’t awful, it’s definitely something i do not enjoy.

If you are ever feeling upbeat and energetic and don't want to be. Put this on for 30 minutes. It's hard to get a one star out of me. But this was dangerously close.

Never really found the point.

8 minutes per song...Timmy, you're a self indulgent hippie.

*YAAAAAAAAAAAAWNNN* - I know this dude is considered to be god of something or other, but what a snooze fest.

sadly this wasn’t as much for me as i’d like. some of the songs were PHENOMENAL but most of the run time was dull

душевно конечно, но чувство меры то должно присутствовать

Easy to listen to in the background but ultimately unremarkable.

In a nutshell: pensive folk jazz Like father, like son. Reminds me of Nick Drake, John Cale and Todd Rundgren, but with long-winded compositions. Overall: 3/10

I felt happy listening to the first two songs. I thought I was going to be pleasantly surprised with the album. Then I was sad, as it devolved in to maudlin folk with a couple of way way too long songs.

I could take or leave it. Might need another listen.

Those 10+ minute songs did not earn the runtime

This was a bit of a slow album where nothing really happened but it's definitely fine for a chill background listen. I would say that this would maybe even be great as a movie background track.

Previously rated: Greetings From L.A. (3/5) ******************************* Sorry, Tim, you're music is a bore. Gypsy Woman could have helped if it was 50% shorter.

Horrible pseudo-jazz themed howling from Jeff Buckley’s dad. Okay, so his voice is pretty good, and he reminds me often of Jeff when he’s singing. Sadly, I can’t get excited about his lyrical musings. The songs are long and a bit dull, and the album feels much longer than the 45ish minutes. I was hoping at one point we were half way though, but it turned out it was just going onto track 3! The shorter songs were better, and I did particularly like the tone in his voice on Sing a Song for You. Still, it was a slog to listen to it, and made Nick Drake seem quite lively. I won’t ever listen to this again, I’m sure it doesn’t need to be on the list.

Eh was not really feeling these tracks. They dragged on a bit long for my taste and just didn’t give me much in return. Not poor but not up to par with the other albums so far.

Je garde ça court: c’est plate. Là, j’aimerais bien un ptit album excitant pour me remettre dans le bain, stp générateur

Pleasant enough listen, but nothing earth-shattering. an artist who is lauded beyond his worth because of his untimely death, IMHO - an interesting blend of styles and arrangements but drags like hell, and is at its best during its more upbeat moments. The intro to Buzzin' Fly sounds like the main riff I Am The Resurrection by The Stone Roses.

2 stars Some good, inventive stuff. But a lot of wandering aimlessly. I’m all for experimental but it was not a pleasant experience.

Of all the songs I’ve ever heard about a gypsy woman casting a spell on an unsuspecting singer-songwriter, this one was the longest.

pretty forgettable, nothing stood out to me.

Happy sad.

Like father like son: Neither Tim nor Jeff Buckley's albums did it for me. There are some interesting ideas in here but every song meanders to get there.

I don't like this. 2 stars

2. background music

Quite dull

Right away I thought wow this guy had a good voice so full of emotion. By doing the it was starting to get to me as a pompous and annoying. By Gypsy women I was telling at him to just shut up already. He is just too much!

I think it’s safe to say at this point that I’m not a Tim Buckley fan. Musically, this is sparse and it drags most of the time but still not horrible. His voice exists in a really annoying space of being overdramatic and seemingly pretentious. Please no more Tim Buckley albums!

Why is there so much Tim Buckley in this list? I found these songs way too long, sloooooow and largely dull. Buzzin' Fly was the only song I thought was ok. Dream Letter is pretty cringey since it seems he basically abandoned his son for his musical career and then proceeds to write music about said abandonment. Kinda gives me the ick. And Love from Room 109 was way too much ocean. We get it, you're singing about a beach experience. Wasn't a big fan of this.

Complete

Only ever listened to Jeff before so was interested to hear what his dad was like. Outside of Buzzin' Fly, which was really good, it droned on a bit. Not my favourite on the list.

This album was pretty mid and sleepy. His son is better. Buzzin’ Fly is a pretty good song. This is the end of my book report.

I feel like Buckley should have given Miles Davis a writing credit for Strange Feeling. Anyway, marginally better than the other album we had by him, but still doesn't work for me.

Happy Sad was as slow as Greetings From LA was weird. Maybe should’ve been entitled Slow Stop. (2.1*s)

Slightly psychadelic lounge singing, but at times a bit too much in the club style a la Vic Reeves. Don't have much to say about this one.

easy listening i suppose

bit old and slow tbh

joni mitchell-esque (derogatory) super boring

Boring ass album

Cool mix of folk and a jazzy vibe. Good voice but the songs I found boring and slow. Too repetitive but still a decent listen. To be fair I dont love this type of music genere but if I found it good it should be a great album to followers of the genere.

Hmm, not really my thang.

Umm... OK. Track 1, am I listening to a drunk bar singer? He has that particularly irritating, slurred, vocal style. I do like the arrangement, albeit there's that annoying 60's thing of being a little too impressed with stereo going on, "what happens if we put the guitar just on the right channel?". Track 2. More of the same. Can't someone shut the bar singer's mic. off? Track 3 starts with waves! How very cliched. Then some acoustic jazz bass... hopeful. Oh dear, more slurred droning. The others are more of the same. So, decent songs coupled with dreadful, self-indulgent, vocals. I think that earns it a 2/5. Hopefully someone else covered the songs at some point.

aika mitäänsaamaton hmm

I imagine people in white robs listening to the leader. Seemingly random band instruments in play to give everyone an opportunity to participate. Let's add some wind chimes. I will not drink this cool aide. I need to leave the commune... save me...

Happily sad I listened, track one started ok, but it went quite poor after that. Some decent moments, but mainly forgettable

Typical late 60’s folk. Very popular then. Retrospectively not that exciting though. I find it boring