Reviews (page 2 of 8)
What’s this guy’s deal? Why does he sing like that? Hard to get through this one.
Better than average but leaning closer to a 3 than 4. I'd listen again. 3.4/5
I don’t know if it’s a good or bad qualitative aspect if an album makes you wanna cheat on your partner.
if you dont listen to the lyrics this is pretty fun
First time ever listening to Buckley senior and this is not at all what i would have expected seeing this name. Maybe this one is exception but we will see. Many people here are moaning about horrible lyrics, however, I, for once, am distracted by funkiness of this record to focus on that too much... Very enjoyable listen, at least 3 stars for sure.
JL : 2, Move with Me
You know, for everything I could say about this record, I have to respect the audacity. Most people wouldn't confess to some of the shit here under the threat of torture and here is this gooner singing about it in vivid lustful detail. Tim was an expressive vocalist with an incredible vocal range and the music here is well made, but this is quite possibly the least sexy album about sex I have ever heard. I have heard other artists sing songs about kink but they make it sound fun, tantilising, sleazy, or dangerous, whereas this is just juvenile. I haven't read the 1001 albums book, but I have to wonder if this is an album that Dimery genuinely thought we have to listen to before we die, or if he just thought it was funny to make people hear songs about sucking a lady's toe jam. Saved from 1 star because the music is too good for that, but I am in no hurry to hear it again.
Amazing backing band, weirdo singing.
Wow, I’m honestly kind of blown away here. This album has sounds like The Rolling Stones, the doors, dare I say even Van Morrison. And it’s all done well. Is it derivative? Contemporary to this people? Who’s to say. I liked every track though! And it had variety which is important to me. Great discovery here.
Sound a little like Van Morrison doing the Rolling Stones. Soft rock with some blues and funk, and a damn fine bassist
Was this thing for real? It was embarrassing.
This album is WILD. I always thought of Tim Buckley — secondhand, as my mom was a drummer and we did not have folk music in the house— as a very white Woody Guthrie inheritor, a Dylan-adjacent 60s any-folkie, and most of all, I guess, “Not Jeff”. But after reading his Wiki article I confess I feel bad for misjudging him. He was kinda punk. Hell, he refused to lip sync, made records just to piss off his record labels, and abruptly quit folk music (calling it “white thievery”) and immediately started a kind of honky-tonk-soul band (I know, right?) and put out this album. And it’s cray. Zee. Like if Bob Seger and Prince had a baby and somehow some Pete Seeger got in there, too. This shit is SO horny. There are euphemisms for sex acts in here that I don’t even want explained. It is deliriously problematic from end to end — from a guy who by all accounts seems to have been racially and politically cool. (The 70s were fuckin bananas, y’all.) Mr Bungle, on their weirdest, most audacious day couldn’t make a record as white-guy-goes-crazy as this. The title is also weird. I lived in LA for 15 years and this vibe is like no part of town I ever went to. I dig it. 3.5 stars. But hey, kids. Don’t do heroin. It’s a stupid drug. Don’t be Kurt. Be Willie.
Threatens to be interesting on occasion but mostly misses the mark
First track is boogie woogie shit. Second track is a more organ led groove, but it's still shit. Sweet Surrender is the first song approaching decent. Nighhawkin' returns us to the mire, a bland, bar boogie. Devil Eyes somehow even worse. Last two tracks are fairly ok, but only in comparison to the rest of the album. Lyrics are uniformly wretched, big ol' hot mamas to beat the band. If this was a just a regular band playing in the corner of a bar I'd genuinely leave. On top of all this, given his naturally staggering vocal capacity and range, the choices that Buckley makes in terms of phrasing and delivery are disappointing, often too showy for it's own sake and not best serving the songs (in as much as they could be served). What a waste of a great voice. Would never listen to this crap again. 2/10
Didn't really like this. Can't put my finger on exactly why.
So... After a career downturn and excessive substance use, Tim Buckley decided to "try something else" to grow his audience. And this was it. His fans "didn't know what to make of it." Yeah, I bet. Song to the Siren is an incredible song. This is pretty weird. I mean hell yeah Chuck Rainey, but this is a bizarre choice.
Very good album I have issies with the similarities as a singer as mick jagger
boring
My man needs to get laid. Or did. Like, a lot. Whatever, pretty lame. Decent blues rock, and if you wanna talk about banging, this fella is your huckleberry.
Very much a period piece. Evokes the era very well including sexist attitude to women. The production sound is probably quite derivative. Apologies if was actually ground breaking. Sounds like basic generic 1960s rock to me
A while back we had Jeff Buckley’s Grace. I know many critics of that album say he failed to live up to the musical standards set by his father, Tim. I can safely say that he did and more. This album was fine, with some enjoyable tracks and great vocals, but it wasn’t particularly memorable.
Funk, R&B.
40% funk 60% creep
Don't like it. Don't like his voice or what he's singing about. I'm surprised, as he's still feted by some as a great artist. He's not. A waste of good musicians.
I've never heard of Tim Buckley or this album before and I was hesitant given the mixed reviews of this album but I really quite enjoyed it.
It was fun at times, it was weird at times, and it was a little racist pretty much the whole time. I was really enjoying the opening track until it got to THAT part. Just cracking up at the thought of a white guy making an album like this in 2026.
"Tim, you're known for your experimental, sensitive music. This next album, you say you're going to do a sort of funk, blues kind of thing. What does that look like for you?" "Well, I'm gonna get a little racial with it!" Pretty split on this one since it sounds great but also has some of the most embarassing lyrics this side of the Chili Peppers. It is kinda awesome he made this shift but also sometimes when someone shakes up their shit like this, it's just proof that they're going off the rails.
Feels like it’s supposed to be something I’d like, but I also feel it’s a little performative. I don’t like him for some reason :(
I've already established that Tim is the inferior Buckley, but this is easily the best I've heard from him so far. I actually enjoyed the music on this one, and there's a good groove running through the album that kept me engaged. The lyrics are definitely a bit chauvinistic, but putting that aside, this is a fun album. It's not something I expected to enjoy as much as I did, but the combination of the funky grooves and Buckley's unique style really works here. For once, Tim Buckley gave me something I enjoyed listening to.
A great surprise. What a men. Like father like son.
Apart from the first song, I really enjoyed this album ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Bluesy. Not sure that it works for me.
Don't like this dudes voice. It's a bit like Maria Carey, too many noises and not enough singing.
3.5
As with every Tim Buckley album I’ve heard, it’s pretty great. Full of creative songwriting
Jeff is better
Nowhere near as bad as the first one we had from him (1.33 rating), but not quite good enough to be a 3.
I thought this was pretty good, I see lots of hate on it. It did get pretty samey after a while but it was short.
Surprisingly good.
I think it was fine, but nothing outstanding.
meh
no me gustó y no era lo q buscaba, pero el ritmo de la música estuvo bueno
It was quite an experience to listen to on a very hot morning. Some parts were bad and some were okay. I honestly think this might be my least favorite of all his other work as it wasn’t very interesting to me and sometimes his voice annoyed me.
Found it to kind of uninteresting and overall boring. Don't think I have enjoyed any of his albums on this list. 2/5 Won't listen again
An extra star for a son worth listening to.
each song should be about 2 minutes but drags on for about 6
boring
This was a nice time for most of it. It's more upbeat than some of his other records, and there's some really nice instrumentation across it. His voice is quite unusual, but he uses it in a interesting way that really showcases it. It's sometimes a bit out there, but there's personality to it. 3.5 rounded down.
1. 4 2. 5 3. 4.5 1. 4.5 2. 4.5 3. 3 4. 3.5
Sleazy 60s/70s funk - not his usual vocals - decent album
Just OK, but wouldn't listen again.
I liked the style but the lyrics were pretty awful and dated.
ok this one was really cool I loved the early morning idek rock vibes. It hit but lacked on Hong Kong Bar... it got pretty repetitive and that felt like a big filler to me that really didnt need to be there... so 4
This album is a bit of a mixed bag. Some good songs on here - and also some nailed on skips (Hong Kong Bar, Sweet Surrender). I find his voice a little whiny and over the top in places, but then you could say the same about Robert Plant. Overall ok.
I dont know what to rate this album. It's a so bad it's good type of thing. I had so much fun listening I think i have to give it a 4 :p "Get on top" is one of the funniest songs I've ever heard... I'm a catatonic youths fan, so that's meaningful!
not usually my jam, but some pretty cool and funky 70's rock by Bum Tickley here. His voice is so distinct it borders on comedy sometimes, its a little like when people would make fun of Pearl Jams vocals. its just a solid album, its produced well and it doesnt overstay its welcome.
Surprisingly good! Some funky grooves and his vocals were goofy as hell at points. Devil Eyes especially was in the pocket
This had more groove than I expected
If I hadn’t already seen several people being surprised that this wasn’t what they expected, I probably would’ve been surprised that this wasn’t what I expected. As it is, I really enjoyed this. Probably most reminiscent of Little Feat for me, although I think a few people might have mentioned The Doors as well which feels appropriate.
Solid album. I get why it’s a cult classic. I like his sons music more, but he’s chill
This is the second Tim Buckley album I've gotten this week. To his credit. He managed to make two bad albums that are bad in very different ways. The first was just plain boring this one while the music is slightly better, lyrically is bad cliche and innuendo and little more
It is a shame that such a wonderful voice is being used to so little effect. There were a couple of songs where it was able to shine, but it was mostly lost in pretty standard 70s American Rock. Disappointing.
Unfortunately, we’re back to the fairly trite blues rock fare again. This was on the slightly more enjoyable end of the spectrum but still nothing particularly novel. Felt a little too safe and didn’t take the opportunity to really let loose both vocally and musically. There were hints as to what he could do here (some of the lilts on ‘sweet surrender’) but not able to hit the heights that his son could.
When it’s not making me roll my eyes, I’m bored as hell
I don’t know what the fuck happened in this dudes life to turn him from a little moody bitch from the last two albums on this list to someone who sounds like he’s actually enjoying life and making music, but I’m genuinely happy for him….could be all the sex, idk.
I feel shell shocked
While the best thing he might have produced was his son, Jeff, I do need to explore more of his discography, because it seems worth listening to.
Like the music and rhythm section far more than the singing and lyrics.
Pretty solid stuff, but nothing that stood out incredibly too much. I think I like this slightly less than the last album we got from him, although I don't remember much about that one either. Now that I'm thinking about it, though, I seem to recall a lot of interesting instrumentation and other things that convinced me to rate it somewhat highly. This album, not so much. I don't know if it was attention bias, but the first song stood out to me the most. Like I said about the Rolling Stones album, I think rock 'n' roll and piano go together like butter and toast (yee haw). Despite being an album of modest length, most of the songs were too long, and just ran with the same idea for the duration. Sometimes I like his singing, and I appreciate that it's pitch accurate, but sometimes it's over performative and annoying. I might have to give this a (strong) 2, just because I expect a bit more from a 70s album in this space
So very early 1970s (for better, and for worse). Some pretty impressive musical arrangements, especially on the last track. But this is also another one where my dislike of the singer brings down how much I like this album. I can for sure give this 3 stars, for the excellent musicianship, but I don't think I can quite give it 4 stars, and that's, most of all, because of the singer, whose singing I find kind of annoying. This is the 2nd Tim Buckley album we've had and - while I've been glad for the opportunity to hear his music (which I'm somehow missed, over the years), and will admit to being impressed with what he and the others were able to put together (even though he gives the impression of having been stoned in a 1972 L.A. haze throughout the entire album) -- I don't think we really needed 2 Tim Buckley albums on this list. But, again, a solid 3 stars overall, and I'm glad to have gotten to hear this.
This is the kind of stuff that gives the 70's a bad name. The word "insufferable" comes to mind. When he's not singing it's not too bad. I really don't think there needed to be 3 of his albums in the list
Okay, mas não muito meu estilo, deve ser americano
Musically great but Tim Buckley's voice is like nails on a chalkboard
Man apnicis sitas hannah montana country music
Freaky aahh albūms, insane lyrics "Like a bitch dog in heat we had those bed springs a squeakin"
Tim Buckley just doesn’t resonate with me. I didn’t hate this but it was very forgettable to me.
Songs that are way too long. Odd choice of lyrics. And a singing style that is pretty exhausting. I really didn’t enjoy any part of this.
The good: songs had a good groove. Liked some of the bongos, bass and miss of instruments The bad: songs way too long, longer they went the weirder Tim got. Confessing that he loves black women, licking between the toes (I did a double take on that one in Devil Eyes) and trying to justify cheating in sweet surrender were all just weird to me. Also his voice was pretty annoying and I didn’t love how thin the guitar sounded. A solid 2.0 for me dog.
Rated his other albums 3* and doing the same for this one. Totally fine. Not really my style. Odd lyrics. But generally ok. 2.75/5
So much Tim Buckley, too much. This one was slightly better than the last, so I will say 2.5, round down.
Not bad, the lyrics are interesting
Better than the last Buckley album
I am quite positively surprised by this album. It was quite enjoyable having it in the background, but it even made me want to increase the volume because the first two songs had a very catchy vibe, especially with Tim doing a bunch of shouting in the front, which was not at all annoying.
I’ll have to listen again but this was more of a rocker than I would have expected which isn’t exactly what I want from Tim.
Quality album, not my jam.
Love this (not sure if I listened to it from start to finish before, but I have listened to a big part of it at least). Complete opposite to the Tim Buckley songs I usually love (Song to a Siren, Once I was, etc., though Sweet Surrender is also among them) but so rambunctious and fun that it doesn't really matter - practically every song on here is a banger.
Even when I tried to hold on to something interesting like Hong Kong Bar and enjoy it, I really didn't. It wasn't bad exactly, it was just like a try-hard sexed-up Bill Withers impressionist with a really fantastic band.
Played this album on a sunny saturdaymorning while walking to the grocery market and ended up dacncing through the store
An excellent album from Tim Buckley. Very jazzy.
Horny is Marvin Gaye, Prince, TLC, D'Angelo - this is just a good, good time & a musically adventurous breath of funk + soul + blues. Tho I concede it's a (racial) mess lyrically, I'm reminded that The Stones, etc. have their bad, not so great moments as well, not an excuse, but a contextualizing take. I don't know, these songs are just real fucking good, & Tim Buckley's voice is a brilliant fusion of Fred Neil, Jim Morrison, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, & a whole lot of others I can't quite put a name to. A groove & bash - smooth but oh so slamming - Greetings From L.A. is kinda unlike anything else I've ever heard, & I really mean that. Instrumentally too, this has got all you'd ever want if you're looking for a sustainable source of sex, taste, & heart.
Troisième album proposé après 'Goodbye And Hello' et 'Happy Sad' que je n'avais pas apprécié (2/5 - accompagnement parfois original, quelques chorus mais ... trop de chant). Même constat ici, quand il arrête de chanter les morceaux passent mieux ... Mais là les vocalises sont absolument insupportables (-1). Heureusement c'est le dernier album ! =>1/5
I know Tim Buckley has a cult following, but I have no idea why. Plus the subject matter is pretty bad. 😐
One of those albums I swear I’ve heard before, but truly never have. It just feels comfortable, with enough swagger to make me blush. It’s 3.5 but rounding up because white men shouldn’t sound this soulful.
The only good thing I can say about this album: It's music.
Not for me
Nothing really of interest for me here. Didn’t hate anything, didn’t really like anything. I don’t mind his vocals so maybe I’ll enjoy another album of his a bit more.
Well that was an interesting experience. I think that we learned quite a bit about what makes Buckley tick, especially the things that go on between the sheets. I wouldn't say that I disliked it, but I would say that by the 3rd or 4th song, I was kind of wishing that he'd start singing about something else for a bit. It got a bit repetitive is all. The tunes, guitar, other instruments are all a lot of fun, and had me bopping along at various points. There's several moments of terribly impressive vocal tricks included too. Perhaps the falsetto will grate on some, but I'm pretty tolerant of it. At risk of irony, the biggest problem with the album was that it kept retreading it's steps too frequently. It kept repeating itself, doing the same thing over and over.
Decent. I like the jammy and bluesy nature of several of the songs, but the singer's voice is grating to me. Otherwise I'd rate it higher.
There’s no getting around it. Tim Buckley sucks. I’ve now heard enough of his albums to feel pretty confident saying that, and this one didn’t do anything to change my mind. I can’t fault the sentiment behind “Get on Top,” but his scatting during the song was insufferable. A lot of the album has that sweaty, sleazy funk-rock thing going on, which could’ve been fun with almost anybody else singing it. Instead, his voice turns nearly every song into something I’m waiting to end. I’m mostly just thankful this was my last Tim Buckley album on the list.
Doesn't stand up very well over time.
I was previously familiar with this album. This is a bit different from his earlier folk work. It features more complex instrumentation and a jazzier feel. He has a very good voice. While I would listen again, there's nothing particularly noteworthy that will have me in any rush to do so.
It's okay. Didn't really pull me in until the last few tracks.
If anything could keep this album from being a previously-unknown-to-me 5 star, it'll be the the caveman noises halfway thru a couple songs.
Not as bad as some others make it out to be but also not that great either.
Lands somewhere between obscure landmark artist, and run o' the mill Laurel Canyon white guy boogie. I recently came to learn of Tim Buckley from the Jeff Buckley documentary. And as wildly respected as Tim was, and its not fair to compare but Jeff seems to have left a greater impact on society. These are all great songs, in a good package but this sound was coming out of Britan AND California and its hard to discerene the two (until later examples in soft rock). And as a result its hard to give this more credit than it deserves based on circumstance and the volume of tunes that came out in this timeline. Additionally I kinda hate his voice. But instruments and writing are solid.
Really enjoyed this album on my summer drive to work
Loved it for its commitment to the rock standard, very aggressive, very sensual, very soulful. Couple duds but mostly fun
Fortunatly, this is the last Tim Buckley record on this list for me. Happy Sad was 1 star, Goodbye and Hello would have been a 0 star, so this should be way below zero, a -10 maybe. But I'm stuck with the 1 star.
I didn't know Buckley had this type of range. Had a good, groovin' time here, even if I wish the songs has a bit more structure.
Major step down from Happy/Sad, though the last few songs almost saved it. Highlights-Devil Eyes, Hong Kong Bar, and Make it Right.
Greetings from a guy who definitely didn’t need to hear multiple Tim Buckley albums before he dies
Decent overall. Enjoyable A side but a palpably weaker B side. Buckley is a compelling vocalist, but he can only do so much when the music gets boring. Top tracks: Move With Me, Get on Top, Make It Right
ummmmm, no. I'm sure if you don't speak English, this album sounds great. Remember what I said about Beyoncé and not wanting to hear graphic depictions of her sexcepades? Yeah, that knife cuts both ways.
not my style of music but its good! probably wont listen to it again tho
God this album is weird. Really funky backing, that could honestly be pretty enjoyable to listen to, but unfortunately the lyrical content means it ends up coming across like an amped-up porn soundtrack. The vocals are not my bag. Tim's voice is just outright weird. The lyrics are... just wow. They have not aged well. Not much more to say. Low 2.
Singer Songwriter, a genre I will never understand. Something about all if it feels so fake despite trying to come across genuine? The psychadelic guitar vibes saves this from a 1 tho
What a great sleazy LA soul blues sex funk rock album. Tim has a bit of nasal vocal quality but it goes well with the music, lyrics are a bit over the top but who cares when its this funky.
nashe
Just caterwauling over shitty quasi-funk. It's really sad that this dude got to make so many albums of slop and we only got one masterpiece from his much more talented son.
https://i.redd.it/v171cbqxy5ng1.gif Tim Buckley blows.
Bro saved his only decent song for last lol
There ain’t a melody worth singin’ or an idea worth repeatin’ or anything that ain’t been played a million times by better musicians than these on this recording. Tim seems to just wanna talk about sex in a really creepy way in between cringeworthy fits of whirrs and yelps. If I was someone who had ever had sex with this dude before this album came out, I’d be hella embarrassed by it.
Awful, silly, goofy, nearly unlistenable.
An intensely distasteful one track mind.
Not his stronger, too manly American. 4/10
This was good! Not super notable or specifically memorable, but I liked it and would listen again.
Horny, but good IMO
I don't think I need to listen to this at all...
C'est probablement son pire album, de ce que j'ai entendu pour le moment. J'ai pas le contexte derrière sa création et j'ai la flemme de me renseigner mais c'est vraiment dommage de casser l’enchaînement des 5 albums précédents avec ce funk rock fade dans lequel il ne brille pas du tout. Après ça reste Tim Buckley donc oui il a une voix incroyable et ça rend bien dans l'ensemble (en terme de qualité de production) mais bon... mouais... assez peu d'intérêt que ce soit dans le contexte de sa discographie ou dans le contexte du funk rock à cette époque qui était en plein essor. On a l'impression qu'il voulait juste surfer sur la tendance du moment et pour un artiste aussi radical que lui c'est plus que regrettable.
interesting...he has a great voice and there's a lot of implied emotion in these songs but none of them felt quite there. i felt like there was potential for it to be even MORE soulful. the last song was really great and the one about him cheating was pretty good too, but the rest fell a little short for me. Fav tracks: Sweet Surrender; Make It Right
OK music with garbage lyrics
Tim was a lot of things, but he was not a Black Funk/Soul/R&B artist. This album doesn't come off as an homage, but rather a messy interpretation. The lyrics were shallow, boring and horny. Not an essential album, even if the final song was a bit of a bop. 1.4/5 -> 1/5
Not as good as the previous Buckley we did, but I admire the swings.
Doesn't majorly stick out to me but this guy's got it going!
It's different compared to Buckley's other work. "Greetings From L.A." features more sexual songs, which became more popular in the 70s. The songs don't do anything interesting at all. If there's one good thing I can say about "Greetings From L.A.", it's that the songs sound lovely. What a mediocre album to end the week. 3 stars for "Greetings From L.A.".
Sounds like the Blues Brothers but not funny.
Ok. What was that. The only thing that's keeping me from giving this a 1 is I thought the instrumentation was pretty decent. But I did not need to hear Tim Buckley howl and make garbly goop nonsense into a microphone for however long this album is
Masterpiece! Own Multiple copies.
Me gustó mucho el tema del final. Porque era el final Nota: 2.7
Okay
This is superb. Loved the energy and tunes. They know how to play properly as a band and the album feels like a proper performance. One to keep playing for the future
I'm not sure which is more repetitive, the overlong, rip-off funk tracks or the pathetically creepy sexual lyrics, but I must admit a soft spot for Buckley's tuneful and curiously androgynous voice.
Not for me. 1/5
The music is nothing to write home about, and the lyrics are weird at best and kind of offensive at worst. And I don't like him. Take this 1.
Average
Horny guy!
The range of the songs on this album goes from “I love cheating, I love sleeping around with women, it makes me so bad and cool” to “let me tell you why my cheating means I am deep and sad.”
All I remember about this Buckley guy is that the album Happy Sad is pretty boring. Does Greetings From L.A. fare better? (Answer: yes, a bit better.) Nice honky-tonky starting track in Move with Me. It would work splendidly as a Rolling Stones track from around the same time (circa Exile On Main Street). I quite like Buckley's vocal delivery at the beginning, though I hope he has more to offer than that sort of throaty fake-soul yodeling he does. Especially near the end of the song. I can handle when Billy Joel does it, but something about Buckley doing it kind of irks me. Regardless: a nice groovy way to open. We transition to something more fast-paced and lightfooted in Get on Top, which (judging by the all-too-frequent grunting) is clear innuendo. Fun, energetic... a bit goofy with Buckley's voice, but you quickly learn to tune that out. Focus on the gradually shifting texture shifts (reminiscent of L.A. Woman or the like), the great keyboard playing, the great percussion. Baby steps. Sweet Surrender is the last chance I'll give this stupid vocal until I perform a sweet surrender. It's a shame, really. Everything else about the music is solid as heck. This song in particular kind of reminds me of early Steely Dan or Eagles. Good use of strings, light electric guitar, and a flowy, semi-Latin feel. The vocals, mainly in the second half, are almost comically terrible. Nighthawkin' is passable. Poppy, and a respectful length. The backing vocals are a little brash but they offset Buckley's overly theatrical one nicely. What's this? Am I actually enjoying this album? Solid keyboard solo in Devil Eyes that absolutely sells the song, because the rest is a bit of a lacklustre rehashing of previous tracks. The penultimate track, Hong Kong Bar kind of sucks and I'm tired of pretending otherwise. The lack of instrumentation isn't bad in itself, but it (re-)exposes the bad singing and doesn't create any hooks/riffs/melodies worth coming back to. Seven sluggish minutes that could've been spent on two or three tracks from Ziggy Stardust (or other far superior 1972 material). We get our first taste of some mildly interesting chords in Make It Right, coupled with some spirited performance on drums, strings, and (darn good) bass. The semi-Latin feel is re-approached but done more effectively this time. I don't particularly comprehend what's up with the lyrics of Make It Right. Something about "beat me, slap me". Eh. At least it isn't openly racist or calling for violence against others. It beats the vast majority of lyrics in a certain genre of a certain decade. 3/5 Key tracks: Get on Top, Make It Right
The music is fun, but I cannot get into his voice
I don't understand the negative ratings; I thought it was really good
I didn't listen to the lyrics closely enough to be as upset as some reviewers seem to be by them. I just really liked the sound of this.
I honestly don't know what to think about this. It was funky, but i don't really like funky Tim Buckley. Not my favourite, but it was not terrible either. Devils Eyes or make it right was the standout track. 3 stars
Very cool
It's fine, but a bit much after a while even if you try to not pay too much attention to the lyrics (which is extremely good advice in any case). Sweeet sweeet surrendaaahhh uhhhhh ahhh mamaaaa toooooooo.... And so on. Definitely think Isaac Hayes was parodying not just himself but this album (and others like it) as Chef in South Park. Chocolate salty Balls is a better track than any of those here, though.
Some good stuff here
Whilst there is some funk to the music the overall vibe is killed by Tim's vocal stylings and the icky lyrics. An instrumental version would be 100% better.
Greetings from LA I like Tim Buckley, but I don’t think I like this record much. It's good to try something different, but right from the start the knock off barroom honky tonk really didn’t land with me, especially in combination with the lyrics. He’s not a sexy man, and to hear him contort his voice into letting you know that he likes having sex is particularly not sexy, and the whole effect is rather off putting. There are occasions where his folkiness and jazziness poke through though, the intro, strings and overall 70s California vibes to Sweet Surrender are great, and the bluesy guitar and hammond intro to Devil Eyes is possibly the one time the funkiness doesn’t feel forced or ill fitting. Hong Kong Bar is possibly the stand out, the folk-blues acoustic nature of it is great, standing out against the rest of the album. Aside from those three songs I don’t think this has much going for it, and Move With Me, Get on Top and Make it Right are actually quite irritating, and I can’t think I’d listen again, so a 2. 🌅🌅 Playlist submission: Hong Kong Bar
Wistful, folky Tim Buckley is one thing, but semi-funk Buckley repeating "I love me a black woman" is quite another. The falsetto is good but overused, a bit like the Soul Glo commercial. He also inexplicably feels the need to sing in tongues on more than one occasion, like that character from the Wacky Races spin-off 'Catch the Pigeon'. In saying that, 'white folksman singing funk' sounds a terrible idea on paper, but is actually executed pretty well. The bass grooves are solid, the organ punctuates the tracks expertly, and the rest of the band loose but not sloppy. The preoccupation with getting stanky, starts to move from humourous novelty to altogether more jarring, such as on 'Devil Eyes': "I wanna lick all around the stretch mark, put the tongue between the toes". 'Make It Right' is a fantastic closing track, but again the "beat me, whip me, spank me" brings to mind unhappily married 50 year old office middle manager visiting prostitutes, rather than anything remotely sensual. Over several listens, what started a slightly grating concoction of seedy blue-eyed funk, developed into a solid, groove-led bit of leftfield boogie. I enjoyed it as an offbeat 70s curio. A possible four, but held back by sick-in-mouth lyrics.
I was ready to say, "I dont like this album" before the 2nd song even ended. But, I gave it a chance and I gotta say, I don't like this album
6/10 Me gusto, algunas partes medio flojas pero esta bueno, termina con buena energía banque eso
Saved? ✅ Would listen again? ✅ Would recommend to anyone? ✅ Would buy on Vinyl? ✅
Goodbye from LA
Je savais pas que le père de jeff buckley était musicien aussi Bonne découverte, voix sympa. Rien de transcendant non plus mais un bon moment passé à écouter. Pas de son qui sort du lot. On dirait vraiment un ado en chaleur
Zzzz
Mooi. Goeie stem en mooi gitaarwerk. Wel nummers die over tijd kunnen groeien denk ik, maar sprak me nu nog niet echt direct aan
Disco entretenido, no es de los mejores que he escuchado, pero no es malo ni bueno.
Musically the most up my alley compared to the other Tim Buckley albums I've heard, but his vocal performance on here is so annoying. Why does it sound like someone is squeezing his throat? The lyrics are also a bit... weird.
In a nutshell: boom-chaka-wow-wow To elaborate, I shall refer to the scripture of "Consumer Guide: 70s” by altruist Master Robert Christgau: "Perverse as it may seem, Buckley's mannered, androgynous moan has real erotic appeal for some, and here it turns a trick. This is rock pornography if anything is... and while I wouldn't call the band hard-core, it definitely fills the groove." Points to the band, for sure. Tim, I'm ordinarily fine with getting on top, but I need to climb off for this one. Overall: 2/10
A lot more funky and rock than his sons music. But Hallelujah and Get on Top are essentially both about the same topic :)
Brand new to me and that was kinda fun
Was this bad music? No. Was it uncomfortable to listen to and made me feel bad? Yes. Will I listen to this again? Hel no.
nooo
My favorite of the three Tim Buckley albums. Certainly the most different of the three, love the funk.
More like “Greetings from Memphis”. Instead of the expected singer-songwriter fare, we get R&B that would make Delaney & Bonnie proud. Worth hearing. I will likely check out more of his catalog.
Ass
Me encanta esta combinación de Blues, Jazz y algo más; igualmente soy muy fan de las canciones con coristas, creo que son de mis arreglos favoritos. Las preferidas: Move With Me, Devil's Eyes, Sweet Surrender y Hong Kong Bar.
His voice is absolutely 🔥 Songs were ok, voice was 11/10
Wow, the resolute jauntiness here really belies Jeff Buckley's estranged origin story six years prior
An interesting ride. Lots of left turns, but it kind of worked.
weird, wild, unexpected
Ay perdón amiga te voy bajando el volumen acá, igual nos quedamos toda la noche todo el día siguiente estuvo re divertido pero bueno que pena q te quedaste con ese pedacito la próxima venite.
Very difficult to listen to.
Not for me
not bad but not for me
Nothing really remarkable that hasn't been done better by other artists? Why is this an album I need to listen to?
An ok album but nothing truly unique or worthy of my time. Minimally talented musician trying a bit too hard in my opinion.
Nope. Greasy and seedy reach for acid jazz grooves, but the caterwauling scatting (swiped from unhinged Jim Morrison and sane as hell Screaming Jay Hawkins) suck. The band is not enough. While foot fetishes, light S+M, infidelity, 'monkey rubs' and whatnot are a delight or some, the music is not.
I guess this is supposed to be avant garde or something? I found it inchoate and just pretty boring.
Another album by “that guy” as dad so aptly described. A fairly uninteresting 70s album
That was just bad.
When I reviewed Buckley’s second album Goodbye and Hello I noted that his reputation as a fey romantic folk singer was a misconception as it turned out he was actually a cheating lowlife who had walked out on his wife and infant son early in their marriage. This 1972 release only amplifies the impression that he was pretty much a sex addict on a path to inevitable self destruction. The album opens with a cheery number about sleeping with a black woman and hiding from a jealous husband, and moves on to songs about asking someone to get on top, creaking bed springs and there are no prizes for guessing what ‘talking in tongues’ is referring to. There is no love or romance here, just drunken screwing around with the morals of an alley cat. Musically, it’s pretty much by the numbers sleazy blues sung in a throaty croak which reminded me of Jim Morrison’s voice on LA Woman - another ‘romantic’ who was on a similar downward spiral. No coincidence that they both died without ever seeing their 30th birthdays.
Quite a groovy funky album. One I’ll revisit
There's some dated stuff, obviously, but I like the funk evolution from that 60s album of his we had. There's some life here, and the album doesn't outstay its welcome. 3.8
Nope
It would actually be pretty good without Tim Buckley. If you have a streaming service that can mute the vocals it’s worth it
I’m angry at this. There is no way in hell that Tim Buckley deserves three albums in this list.
Boring.
alright
The band sounds great, but that cunt singing has a lot of room for improvement 😒 2.5⭐️
Sorry Tim Buckley...I wasn't familiar with your game. This shit rocks....like country funk or something. Need to dig into this dude some more.
Some of the long discursive songs are cool!
This was significantly more enjoyable than the two sixties Tim Buckley albums from earlier. Vastly prefer the horndog funk variant of Buckley, even if the lyrics are cringe. I still don't totally love his voice so this is a strong three, but it's pretty close to a four.
muy bueno el tim
Okay listen, lyrics didn't really resonate and sometimes felt hollow
desastre
Wow, this is one of those guys I've heard of but never really heard. His voice is something! Sometimes sounds a little like a goofy voice, like a fake announcer, but the range is impressive. This album is sometimes dirty, but sometimes lifted by some pretty clean orchestral parts. Reminds me a bit of soft parade.
Álbum normal, se deja escuchar. Identidad propia, eso sí.
Much better than the folkier Tim Buckley album on this list. Terrible album cover though. 3.5/5.0: Very Good
is this the same tim buckley? this was wildly different from the last album i had from him. this one was very funky and while it was a bit over the top at times, it was enjoyable
There is a lot to like here but no single song that stands out to me. 4 stars or B-.
it’s pretty good. i prefer the wild, improvisational tim, but this is decent rock music
idk not my vibe
I'm glad that his son knew how to make good music. From these lyrics I only get that this guy was always a horny motherfucker. Jeff is the superior musician in the family.
great
Not for me. 1.5
I was out when the rubbing monkey started.
Solid 3 , albeit his folk album was better
I feel far more distant towards this record than the more patient, introspective Happy Sad (the only other Tim Buckley album I’ve heard). He is going for a jubilant, carefree mix of blues and funk which I don’t think he is naturally suited to and I had trouble surrendering to.
This Tim Buckley record is much less my thing than the folkier cut we had on the list, but a few lyrics aside its a pretty good time, which i think is the intention, going solid 3
Didn’t we already listen to this? I feel like these albums are all running together. It was fine. Nothing offensive. Horny good time music.
“…Greetings from L.A. did not sell well, although this is probably his best seller…” Gee whiz Wikipedia, I can’t imagine why this dreck didn’t sell.
<3
Gross
"Like most of his other albums, Greetings from L.A. did not sell well" Wow. Hard to imagine.
All I could think of was this album was a substitute for the doors.
"This Guy Fucks" – The Album. Such a sleazy album (often to its detriment), but there was still some catchy moments on here that I enjoyed.
Started out good, became fairly samey after that.
Better than expected, especially considering how much I didn’t care for Happy Sad. 6.5/10
This shit sounds like a parody of an album. Like something that a character in a sketch comedy show would make. Absolutely awful, it’s been a shit week for this list.
Meh
I really like the album artwork and the name of the album but I cannot give stars to album artwork alone. I wanted more from this and it was disappointing and lacking any vibe. Tim Buckley had a vision but couldn't deliver the LA vibes I was promised
Greetings from L.A. is an album on which a deeply troubled man self-aggrandizes about his lifestyle. This drug addicted deadbeat father brags about his sexual exploits in a way that I can't imagine would've had the staying power it does in the public consciousness if it weren't for the fact that: a) He died tragically young from a drug overdose b) He has a famous son c) His son also died tragically young, although in a tragic accident that had nothing to do with drugs. These things are like lightning in a bottle for fame. Do we over-hype Jeff Buckley because he died so young, and had so much potential? Yeah, probably... But there's also no denying that Jeff was an incredible songwriter and performer. Tim, on the other hand seems to be a fairly decent musician who wrote some pretty average songs before his untimely demise that would've faded into obscurity if not for his personal life, family and death being what they are. Now having listened to this album, I wish it had faded into obscurity. I really don't think this is essential listening, let alone good music. On my journey so far I've learned that sometimes an album isn't good, but still qualifies as a "must hear" because it has some other significance or importance beyond the quality of the recording itself. Maybe I've missed something, I don't know... but if the only significance this album offers is that it's a window into the mind of the man who abandoned Jeff Buckley, and therefore that it contributed to his legacy in some way... then it doesn't deserve to be on this list. Take it off, give me a single Weezer album.
This albums is really quite mediocre. Nothing really stands out. 3/5
This guy’s a sick fuck. But I kinda dig it.
Tim Buckley is a hound dog through and through. A loverboy and a heart breaker. Not for me. But the band has an amazing sound with good bass riffs and nicely balanced drums. I love the album cover a lot. It's a good album, Tim's singing style is just not for me.
Never listened. Expectations: High - Verdict: Good - Immediately this seems a lot more conventional sounding than other Tim Buckley albums I have heard. I still like it but it is quite a shift from the avant-garde leanings of Starsailor. Sweet Surrender gets a bit weirder while maintaining some of the groove from the first couple tracks. The second half definitely feels more like his earlier output, especially Hong Kong Bar. This is a good album but I was expecting a bit more based on his other work.
The second Tim Buckley album in the last couple of weeks - I have enjoyed both. This one seemed a bit more bules/rock than folk.
Um cantor de folk decide gravar um disco de funk explicitando seu fetiche por mulheres negras e balburdiando letras insípidas sobre nada… Quem diria que o resultado seria um álbum ruim? Que surpresa! 1/5
I put this on thinking it was Jeff then my ears were quickly assaulted with very non Jeff like sounds. I normally listen to albums a few times to give them a real shot but I can't stand the singing and some of the instrumentation is cheesy. I'm so glad this album was short!
I had this on in the background, and I was digging the music and overall sound, although his voice was grating a little towards the end. I was going to give this 4* because I wasn't familiar with Tim Buckley, more of a fan of his son. Then I looked up some of the lyrics and crickey, he was one sex obsessed dude!
More "music" from the height of the cock rock era when every other rocker decided to court the screeching girlie audiences with track after track of "let's fuck a fuck a fuck, I wanna fuck you and I want you to fuck me baybehhhhhhh" The only thing I want to hear about is Buckley fucking off.
There's a point about 1:30 remaining in the opening "Move With Me" song where the lyrics on Spotify just suddenly stop... A line beings "Well now I..." and you're left to wonder what? What, Tim? and you're mind races trying to decipher what he's about to say... Well now I... love me Oh, I love a black woman Didn't expect that, it's that kind of album. The rest is overtly sexual... Tim fucks, and is mildly racist...
476/1089 - Cheating is bad. The soul-influence was cool, Buckley was a very eclectic guy.
Better than Coldplay
Eh
No thanks.
It's ok, I guess.
Horny (derogatory)
A little rambling and raw, but an enjoyable listen that I’ll probably revisit
Me pareció interesante, no es lo que escucharía pero tenía melodías divertidas.
Crazy wiki, sad. Dude was a real rascal. Not a fan of his music. Supposed to be sex funk but it’s not sexy or funky. I think standard funk is more of both.
This had my attention for a handful of songs. I wasnt expecting a dirty love making, bluesy album here. Tim doesnt have all of the mojo that Jagger or Morrison had, but hes in the same ball park Get On Top and Devil Eyes were fun. 2.5 stars and rounding up, but I likely wont be coming back
Apparently Tim referred to this era of his music as “Sex Funk”. Who’s more insistent on their ability to funk, this guy or Parliament? Still laughing at the review, Frank. Spot on. Anyway, Doors did this whole thing better.
Tim Buckley proves that you can be a horny freak but as long as you have a weird enough voice, people won’t think of you like that
2 Stars (5/15)
okay
That wasn't good at all. Jeff clears.
01/05/2026 Nothing clicks for me with his music, it's very boring. Spotify listeners: 491.2k
Very different in style from the two other albums I’ve heard from him. This is some white boy funk and oh boy is it horny as hell. The grooving instrumentals often make you glaze over how nasty these lyrics can be. I liked this album. Favorites were Move With Me, Get On Top, and Make It Right.
Within 10 seconds I realised that there was a whole side of Tim Buckley I was not previously aware of. Quite mixed feelings about this, which was clearly made to be a bit obnoxious. Felt a bit crap and weirdly sleazy, but maybe there's more to it that would be revealed by further listened. For now, it's a low mark.
Not for me
didn't listen to
Interesting.
Sleazeball lyrics but this album has a more enjoyable style than the other we had - Hello and Goodbye - which I couldn't finish. He has an interesting vocal style.
Really enjoyed it.
Did we really need more than one album from this artist? I get what he thought he was doing. But this was some caterwauling bullshit.
I've never really got along with Tim Buckley's music. The entire time I was listening to this I just kept thinking that I could be listening to The Doors. Also, "Devil Eyes" is amongst the worst things I've ever heard. It doesn't feel genuine in any way, more like someone pretending to vibe.
Strong. Too short
Für einen Künstler, der mir nichts sagt, ein überraschend gutes Album. Rock/Pop/Songwriter-Mix aus den 70ern. Angenehme, abwechslungsreiche Stimme. Die Texte sind allerdings durchwachsen. 3/5
It was ok in spots. It is a pretty patchy sort of album
I don't know too much of Tim Buckley but have heard a little and was coming into this expecting something more folky . Hence this bluesy, funky R&B was something of a revelation and certainly not an unwelcome one! It sounded in places like it shared some kinship with The Doors, particularly LA Woman and that's always going to be a positive in my book.
Tim Buckley foregoes his folk and singer-songwriter style for a more lecherous and sleazy take on rock n roll. Imbuing the power of Jim Morisson into his vocals and presence, this record reads like Hey-Day Doors music (Which I suppose WAS this era lol). The music itself is pretty adventurous and all over the place. Moving from Rhythm& Blues to Funk Rock and psychedelic jams, Tim himself becomes a creature possessed on "Devil Eyes". I think what ultimately holds me back from really resonating with the music more are the lyrics. For the most part it doesn't bother me as much as any other sleazy rock star singing about lustful encounters, but "Sweet Surrender" being about actively cheating on your partner rubs me the wrong way, despite the song itself rocking pretty hard. So yeah idk, I thought this was pretty good but not what I like Tim Buckley for.
Generic old guy rock
I just got this guy a couple days ago why is he back?
I’m a hater. “SEX. I HAVE SEX,” is what listening to this feels like. Instrumentation is fine, good even— but I can’t get past this dude and his dumb tone/lyrics.
4 for the music, 2 for the misogyny. Let's call it a 3.
Pretty mid album, not bad but not great
move w me - what kinda noise did he make at the start</3 groovy tho "i dont care if u tell me ur married" pardon? get on top - groovy, wtf kinda noises he makin tho sweet surrender - i dont rly agree w his morals.. hes got a nice voice tho ill give him that. kinda sounds like shakira tho (not a bad thing) devil eyes - genuinely what is his problem dude GENUINELY js hootin n hollerin bro make it right - holy hell this guys kinky (i say as if im not)
Often heard Tim Buckley's name mentioned, never listened before. I believe his other work is more folky, but I hated this.
This was better than I expected it would be
As I listened to the album, I kept thinking that someone should help this guy. He's clearly struggling.
Funky but also some Jazz elements. not the best, but i enjoyed it
Previously unknown. Not interested.
I liked the music in this one but I didn't like all the bits where he just made weird noises and I thought a lot of the lyrics were questionable. Don't think I would listen again. Fav song: Hong Kong Bar Least fav: Devil Eyes
Have to assume Nighthawkin' isn't referring to when people use metal detectors to steal artifacts from archeological sights. Not really a fan- don't think I needed to hear him sing about licking toes. Favourite song: Nighthawkin' Least: Devil Eyes
I've liked some of Tim Buckley's earlier, more folk-forward material. This albums is very different, and on the whole very odd, and not very good. There are some fun white boy funk moments - "Sweet Surrender" is the arguable album highlight - but for the most part the songs are forgettable funky jams with odd lyrics. Don't hate it, but its pretty forgettable and feels a bit mailed in.
Ok...
4/10 I strongly disliked large amounts of this. A lot of it feels aimless, weaving melodies with no destination. There are some periods of acceptable somgsmithery that are interesting enough, but there are equal amounts of infuriating warbling that make me want to scream SHUT UP. It also appears that Tim is lucky I'm not a lyrics guy as I was oblivious to the crap he was spewing out until I read the other reviews and I revisited them. Jeez....
This is disgusting.
Well, this album kicks ass. Easily the best Buckley album on the list. It's got certified badass Chuck Rainey and groove machine Ed Greene on it, these cats are a couple of all timers locking it down. Now for the elephant in the room, the lyrics are just weird. It sounds to me like Warner Bros. were pushing Tim in a direction to bring up sales. This dudes other albums aren't like this at all lyrically. This comes across like a guy locked in the isolation booth with a few grams of cocaine ad-libbing songs about fucking. If you can get past that, the music on this is funky and way above average, these musicians and backup singers are pros and know how to jam. Spin it a few times and ignore the lyrics and you'll hear what I'm saying.
So this is my second Tim Buckley album. My first impression of the first album was "I kind of love this album...", and Greetings From L.A. gave me the complete opposite reaction. I kind of hated this album, and I say kind of because musically I like this. The backing band is great. But I hated this lyrically and couldn't stand his voice most of the time.
Приблюзованный рок 70. Не могу сказать, что понравилось, но и сильной неприязни тоже не было. Вполне годится для ненавязчивого прослушивания
1001 Albums Vol. 0033: Greetings From L.A. ============================================================ Introduction: Whoa, whoa, you're telling me that Tim Buckley, the author of the famous comic series Control Alt Delete, made music back in the 60's and 70's? Yeah...I know it's not the same person, that'd be...really weird actually now that I stop to think about it. Buckley would be an older man writing a comic series that focuses on gaming culture and making jokes about gaming in said comic series...that would be a weird alternate reality....Anyway, Tim Buckley the music artist is a completely different person, and someone I can't recall ever hearing up until this point either. That being said, it seems as if he made a string of very influential and important albums in the late 60's and into 1970; however, that being said as well, that string of albums apparently came to a halt with this release. Greetings From L.A., released by Tim Buckley in 1972, is widely regarded by many to be a...pretty bad shift in Buckley's career. This album was apparently a complete shift from his earlier, "less accessible" work that didn't resonate with people as well as said earlier works did....That's not a problem with me though seeing as I've literally never heard of this man's name outside of a comic series...but that is definitely something to take into consideration regardless. Commercial sellout or a shift towards commercial appeal is almost never a "good" thing when it comes to music. There are a few exceptions, yet said exceptions are far and few. When regarding this specific album though, that is not the case. With all that said, I have actually heard quite a few good things about this album as well. The production is apparently very on point with what Tim Buckley wanted to go for, and he was apparently very passionate about the album too. Passion, of course, no matter how bad an album may be, is always a good thing when it comes to music. It adds an extra layer of depth and genuinity that helps make the music feel more personal and more genuine to both the listener and the artist. So, you know, the album has that going for it too. Oh yeah, I've also heard this album compared to something that Jerry Lee Lewis would make as well. Now, I think I generated that guy's live album like two or three days ago or something like that, and that album was an absolute masterpiece. Masterclass playing, raw and unmatched energy, and was just a great experience to listen to. Anything that is like that I will likely enjoy. Anyway, overall, I've just seen a pretty decent mix of both good and bad things when regarding this album. Some love it, some hate it, and a lot just think it's alright. As for where I lie? Well, let's just see. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Track 1: Move With Me: 6/10 Track 2: Get On Top: 7/10 Track 3: Sweet Surrender: 8/10 Track 4: Nighthawkin': 6/10 Track 5: Devil Eyes: 7/10 Track 6: Hong Kong Bar: 6/10 Track 7: Make It Right: 7/10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Conclusion: Well now...Tim Buckley certainly is a pretty peculiar fellow. I mean, sex is something that most humans on this Earth are drawn to, but Mr. Buckley here seems to be especially drawn to it. I mean, there is seriously some drowning in hormones teenager type stuff on this album. It's like that period of one's life where the idea of sex was the new and most interesting thing to them. Greetings From L.A. is all of that in the form of a Funk album. And...one that's actually not all that bad at that. I mean, this album is, of course, very far from being a perfect or even a masterpiece, but there is more that DOES work in this album's favor than DOESN'T work. Firstly, the musical arrangements on this album are actually quite good and catchy at times. It's nowhere near Talking Heads level of mastery, but it is nowhere near bad either. There are some pretty typical Funk-based rhythms and instrumentation on here at times, but said rhythms still manage to sound pretty good and catchy to the ears regardless. The actual performance sounds incredibly slick and solid as well. I mean, there's really not too much to complain about from a musical standpoint when it comes to this album. The worst thing I can really say about its music is that fact that it really isn't all that experimental or groundbreaking. It's just pretty solid albeit normal early 70's Funk that manages to sound pretty good to the ears. There are some interesting points in the music, such as the beginning of Sweet Surrender...and really just the entirety of that song, that do sound somewhat distinct and separate from the general Funk movement of the time, yet those points are definitely far and in between. Now, with all that said...we do still have to address the elephant in the room when it comes to this album's music...despite being actually pretty solid...it's actually pretty hated as well. As stated before, this album marked a very drastic shift in Buckley's career from a simple and poetic Folk artist to a sexually driven and wild Funk artist. This was his Bob Dylan moment if y-you....will....Yeah...I've used that reference to refer to other artists way too much. I'm going to Control F and see just how many of my reviews mention someone's "Bob Dylan moment" after I'm done writing this review. I'll maybe mention it in my next album's review. ;) (Boring and dumb ass way to keep the one or two people reading this hooked, I know.) Anyway, very off topic there, this album marked a distinctive shift in Buckley's career. One that many fans didn't like both musically and lyrically. Now, I've stated some of my preferences on this shift already in the intro, but I do have a few more things to say after actually listening to the album. Firstly, as I literally just stated, the music is still pretty solid and catchy. It's much less artistic, poetic, and probably much worse than his earlier work, I'm sure, but there's still some genuine value in what was written here. Secondly, while this album was definitely made with the intention for some form of mainstream appeal, it kinda failed miserably due to a choice on Buckley's end: the lyrics. The hypersexual, lustrous, kinky lyrics held this album back from being the mainstream hit that Buckley and his record label thought it would be. Yeah...kinky as well. It really is just Make It Right that dives into kinks while the rest simply cover general sex, but the fact still remains. Also, I just have to say that it was kind of weird listening to Make It Right's chorus. The violins coinciding with Buckley's lyrics about loving being whipped just felt off to me in kind of a goofy way that I'm not 100% sure on how to feel about yet. Anyway, as stated above, this album essentially serves as what some call a "Pornographic Funk" album...That's kinda stupid who am I to say. Anyway, yeah, sex. There's a lot of it here. And not really in a way that provides much substance either. I mean, yeah, most of us like sex and are drawn to it...but that really is kinda the album's whole personality at most points. The Funk-based rhythms work well with this concept, Buckley's wild and sometimes improvised vocals work well with this concept, and just about everything here all works together to form this album's entire personality around sex and almost nothing else. There are some emotional points here and there such as Hong Kong Bar and Sweet Surrender, yet even those songs still use sex as a core idea. I've expressed my dissatisfaction with sex being portrayed through music before through albums such as Blood Sugar Sex Magik and uh...well I can't really think of any others off the top of my head, but this album really takes it to the extreme by forming most of its identity around the idea. But...with that said...it is...actually somewhat admirable in an odd way. I mean, Buckley was already an extremely unknown and underrated artist. He had more of a cult following than a large one, and then he decided to make this...something that would have almost 0% of any significant radioplay or a huge amount of promotion....Yes, the album was made with the intention in mind for it to be a huge commercial release, so the fact that Buckley made this with that intention in mind was really more out of stupidity than intentional artistic choice, yet the fact remains regardless. This album was bold in its own and unintentional way. You create this with the chance of alienating an already established fanbase and practically 0% chance of radioplay. I mean, yes, it was unintentional...the radioplay part at lease...but the boldness is undoubtedly admirable nonetheless. It takes a certain amount of confidence to do this that most artists don't have. So while I'm not necessarily a fan of hypersexualization radiating from this album, I can actually appreciate it in its own way. There actually is some stuff from the hypersexualization of this album to love though such as Buckley's wild and energetic vocals but I digress. Now, the fact that I can and do appreciate an album still doesn't save it from being something that I would consider as "middle-of-the-road." The hypersexualization isn't something I'm a huge fan of, there were some points of this album that made me somewhat uncomfortable, some lyrics are just...stupid, and you have to keep in mind that this album was made with commercial success in mind. As stated before, that is almost never a good thing when it comes to critical listeners. But, overall, I would still consider this album to be pretty decent. It's not something extremely noteworthy for being either bad or good. It' just...good...even though it shouldn't be...and that's all there really is to say about it. I guess getting introduced to this album before Buckley's earlier work on this list is...kind of a good setup to listen to his earlier work down the road, but I'll probably have completely forgotten about this album by the time we've gotten to it...eh...we'll see in time I guess. ============================================================ Greetings From L.A.: 6/10 Song Average: 6.7/10
The sound was funky and inventive, but the vocals weren't always my favorite. Also, minus one for chauvinistic lyrics ...
I really loved Goodbye and Hello. This oversexed cringefest not quite so much.
Not my thing
Boring. Derivative. Drivel.
Not a fan
Huh, so this is the (not very good) father of Jeff Buckley That album cover looks pretty depressing
Music had energy and fun at times but not much lasting power. Nothing stood out.