Greetings From L.A.

I don't care for Tim Buckley.

Meh

What a terrible day to have ears. Those lyrics were a choice. Ugh.

2.5, rounding up. Didn’t get a good listen, but the vocals were annoying.

I'm starting to wonder if there's a single black artist in this entire list

I really liked the album musically. The lyrics are apparently rather sexually provocative and at times chauvinistic and racist? I didn’t listen to the lyrics well enough but other reviews suggested that.

Nothing like abandoning your child so you can be off doing the monkey rub. RIP, Jeff...sorry your "dad" fucking sucked as a human. Stars are for the music only.

Difficult to enjoy this album knowing that Tim Buckley was being a deadbeat dad to young Jeff while singing all these songs about sex and affairs. We could have had so much better music from a full lifetime of Jeff Buckley music. Eff you Tim.

3.57

Not my thing, but it was fun

could be good, the music is sonically funky and bluesy but it's more just background music that's more annoying that it's such a long song, and then you realize it's all about sex and then you're annoyed you're giving it so much of a chance

i would have give. it a solid 3, but the last two songs were so good, i’m giving it a 4

It was fine. Literally nothing stood out to me, there was parts of it that was really annoying, but other parts were good. The last song was good, other than that, it was pretty meh. Overall, I’d give this a 3.1/5!

6 / 10

3.5/5 https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/tim-buckley/greetings-from-l_a/ The most overtly sexual album of the list so far, which is weird given my previous album was The Darkness. Good white boy funk with some psychedelic influences.

Lowkey feverish.

3 ESTRELLAS EL MEJOR HASTA AHORA PERO NO DESTACA NADA

Decent singer songwriter record

1 song was ok but didn't like the others

It's pretty funny that the first album I hear from Tim Buckley is the one where he decided to tell everyone that he *fucks*. Honestly kinda respect it.

Dug the music but could have done with fewer mentions of licking toes.

Tim Buckley was very handsome and this was his seventh album, so I'm guessing he'd encountered amorous fans before. So why does Greetings From LA sound like the work of a man who's only just lost his virginity and is a bit too keen to let you know about it? If you can overlook the slightly awkward 'have I ever mentioned I really like having sex?' aspects of it though (and the noises he is making on Devil Eyes), there's some good music here.

The endless stream of albums where 80 percent of the songs are about fucking is getting tiring. It's not a bad album. I'm just getting a bit sick of it.

A bunch of songs that were almost catchy, but not quite catchy enough to remain memorable.

Erre faren til jeff

Gotta give this one a 3 with some musically interesting elements that I enjoyed, offset by some wild lyrics.

Funk, father of jeff Sweet surrender

Interesting change of style but a weird record that I didn’t really enjoy.

The music on Greetings from L.A. is pretty enjoyable, especially with its strong jazz influence and laid-back, groovy feel. But lyrically, it often feels like Tim Buckley is winging it, and it doesn’t always line up with what’s happening musically. The low point comes with “Devil Eyes,” whose lyrics are so cringeworthy they made me want to skip the track altogether. It’s not a bad listen overall, but I can’t say I wasn’t a little relieved when the album wrapped up after 40 minutes.

The music here was great to listen to, but Buckley is just spewing lyrics off the top of his head and it gets distracting. Those lyrics are occasionally questionable and you can really tell he needs to get laid more often. Some of the songs dragged on repeating the same phrases endlessly, The album started off well, but really drags in the back half.

I absolutely hated this. I couldn’t wait for it to be over.

Not terrible. In fact, I quite enjoyed it in places – the blues stuff was pretty decent. In other places I enjoyed it rather less and I'm not sure I'd dig this out again.

I think the best thing Tim did was beget Jeff. Both died too young. Jeff has the greater impact currently and after listening to this I can't see that changing.

Groovyy, but i dont really vibe with his voice and this is just kinda meh. Low 3

Okay, last time I listened to Tim Buckley on my album journey, I remembered that he specialized in psychedelic folk, and Happy Sad saw him incorporating elements of jazz. So, I was admittedly surprised that he made a full-on genre shift to funk and R&B, and I'm not sure how to feel about it. At least instrumentally, it is a pretty good record. The personnel he assembled for Greetings from L.A. provided that necessary swagger, particularly from the tight rhythm section and Kevin Nelly's bouncing piano work. I especially liked some of the additional embellishments, like the saxophone playing on "Move With Me", and Joe Falsia's opulent string arrangements on "Sweet Surrender" and "Make It Right". There is a genuinely solid foundation here for a charismatic performer to take behind the mic and lay down a delicious vocal performance. If only that were the case here.... Okay, to be fair, Tim tried to meet the moment with enough shouting and hollering in clear emulation of other funk vocalists at the time, and is certainly an attempt, even if it gets rather ear-grating when he occasionally reached his falsetto or devolve into straight up gibberish. But, even a middling vocal performance could be forgiven if the lyrics were good, right? Yeah, this is the point where I reach the main problem with this album. Now, I'm not against the idea of someone wanting to explore more sexually explicit subject matter, that can work. What would be needed for a more sexually explicit song to work is if it can be approached from a sense of emotional maturity or genuine introspection into exploring the feelings that can be brought up from such passion, and I did not get much of that from Tim's words. If anything, he approached sex with the mindset of a teenage boy who came across their first Playboy magazine. All this talk of getting himself spanked, "talking in tongues", and other such innuendos carried little weight or substance throughout this record. Probably the most revealing of these is "Sweet Surrender", where the best explanation Tim could muster for cheating on someone is that he "had to be a hunter again" and "make love feel new again", which is a lame excuse. Then you remember that Tim abandoned Mary Guibert when she was pregnant with their child, Jeff, and it all feels terrible. Adding salt to the wound are the multiple derogatory remarks Tim used throughout this record. I did not need to hear about him wanting to "kill me a gook before dawn" on "Nighthawkin'", or about how there's a "big old girl doin' the monkey rub" on "Devil Eyes". I did not need to look these terms up and be disgusted at what I found. The only song that I didn't cringe at was "Hong Kong Bar", where there is a sense of longing for a past lover, though even that was admittedly hampered by the notion that he was gonna find another mama to help him "rest at night". Man, it sucks to say that for as instrumentally good as Greetings from L.A. is, the frontman behind the vocals went and soured the whole mood. It also sucks to say for Tim, as only a few years later he would die from accidental overdose. But I do not find myself coming back to this record.

How are there 3 Tim Buckley albums and I've rated all of them a 2? Must be a sign that they shouldn't be on this list. Is he related to Jeff Buckley or something? I like Jeff Buckley but this Tim guy can take a hike!

Enjoyed it way more that I thought I would. Get On Top is a banger. The song about licking toes caught me off guard.

Very surprising as I didn’t know he recorded music like this. Decent.

"Now you wanna know the reason why I cheated on you? Well, I had to be hunter again." He then goes on to call her old--or, more precisely, claim he's too young to do her right. Which I guess is a convenient excuse for a 25 year old alcoholic. My favorite parts were the ones where he wasn't singing.

Missed it

Découverte de l'artiste. Album fun, funk, très bonne humeur. S'écoute bien, les sons enchaînent sans pb.

Bonne découverte ! Je l’ai trouvé super cool, très smooth. Les influences jazz se retrouvent bien et se marient bien avec la base rock. J’aurais mis un 3,5 mais aujourd’hui, je suis d’humeur critique. Ce sera 3.

This album is terrible. That man should not be singing those high notes. You can tell his voice can’t hit those notes and he’s pushing it. It sounds like a transsexual trying to sing. One out of five

Not hid best album, but this man has a phenomenal voice

Cool album, some over the top playing by the band. Not sure it's an album I needed to hear before I die but I do like it. I've seen reviews mention how often Janis Joplin and Robert Plant scream "Baby", I have to say Tim's use of "Mama" is right up there with them.

I obviously didn't listen to the lyrics as much as I probably should have (sounds like this Tim guy might be a bit of a dick?). But, aside from that, It was hit and miss.

OK—not as bad as some of the other reviewers say. ★★★

Bergochdalbana i kvalitet här. Bästa låten var Make It Right

Move with Me - 2/5 Get on Top - 1/5 Sweet Surrender - 1/5 Nighhawkin' - 1.5/5 Devil Eyes - 1/5 Hong Kong Bar - 1.5/5 Make It Right - 1.5/5

Loveeed it!

I don't think I was as mad at this album as other reviewers have been, but maybe because I wasn't paying close enough attention all the way through. The music has been perfectly fine, and yes, I'd tend to agree that Tim is grating. It's maybe a little sub-par for me, and not something I'm really ever going to want to put on again. But it was ok.

Like listening your sexed up weirdo buddy tell stories for a while. Can’t say I liked it very much. I appreciate the jams but my goodness this dude was a freak.

wow he really fell off

I didn't know anything about Tim Buckley before listening to this album. Apparently, Greetings From L.A. isn't typical of his work, but it was good fun overall.

I hate it wow. Bad lyrics, bad vocals.

groovy

Take a shot every time Tim makes an annoying sound that does nothing to make the music better Starting to become a pattern on this list, where the music’s pretty solid (there are some great sax solos in there), but the vocals are actively detrimental. I am starting dig more psychedelic sounding albums a lot. For “experimental” music it doesn’t sound that bad at all. A lot of the lyrics are just shallow, repetitive, and borderline trashy. The actual sound of the vocals themselves is whatever, but it just gets on your nerves so much after a while. The random sounds he shits out really really suck and made it really hard to not skip to the end This is another one where I really don’t know why this one’s on the list; it’s another one that was really tough to research since there’s so little discussion/legacy on it, and it’s really not that special of an album at all.

If it wasn't for that organ, this album would not make it past 2 stars. As it stands, it's just alright. The riff in Hong Kong Bar really drags (again, no organ there so that explains why it's the worst song) There's nothing here that hasn't been done better elsewhere

Good not great, solid effort from a guy I'm not terribly familiar with but is right there in my favorite era. I'll give it another listen.

This one is pretty fun to listen to, except when it gets boring, it really gets boring. Other than that, I heard a saxophone and I knew it was going to be an awesome album. Overall, it was a pretty good album to listen to and I might listen again, who knows?

I have to say, I feel like Tim's unusual singing style and voice, which had worked so well and felt completely natural on his previous albums, don’t carry over into this funky style all that well. Although at times I actually thought the vocals were really great and, I found all the moaning a little tedious to listen to at times. I think Robert Plant did the sort of thing Tim was going for here a lot better. That said, I was really impressed by how smoothly and effortlessly he made the switch to this more funk influenced sound here. The instrumentation is generally excellent from start to finish, with the funky songs grooving pretty hard and some nice orchestrations and some folky stuff providing a bit of stylistic diversity. But looking at the credits and seeing names such as Chuck Rainey and Ed Greene here, it's no surprise that the playing here is high quality. What even are some of these lyrics though? The sexual theme feels a bit over the top and forced throughout the whole album. Some tracks, especially "Devil Eyes” made me cringe with how obvious and frankly nasty the lyrics were with all the toe licking going on. So in the end I had to knock the rating down a bit because I wasn't really a fan of the lyrics and the vocals were just okay, but if you focus on the actual music and great musicianship, you are in for a pretty good listen. Did I need to head this before I die? Maybe

nothing really stood out to me

figured I'd like, but didn't like something that looks good on the clothes rack, but does't suit you in the mirror

My opinion of this album grew with each song, and the final track alone made it worth listening until the end. 3.4/5

Favourite Songs: Move With Me Sweet Surrender

Baffled as to why this album is on this chart. No redeeming qualities and should be archived in my opinion. To say the least, I did not like it!

It's hard for me to choose between a 3 and 4 stars for this. There are parts that do impress me, but I just think this is a case of an artist doing a style that is done better by others. So, there is some good stuff here, but I would give it a 3.5 and just feel it's unfair to bump it up to a 4 from what I hear.

Top song Get on top

I like some of his earlier stuff on this list much more than this one

Tim Buckley's been all over the place for me. With the first album of his I got, 'Happy Sad', I was not very impressed by it. In fact, I was kind of bored to shit. It's one of those albums where how much you enjoy it likely depends on you value technical skill and music theory, and as time's worn on I've come to realize that that stuff's just not really my bag. 'Goodbye & Hello' was way more up my alley. When I got that one, I was growing to realize just how much I valued aesthetic and sound (as shallow as I worry that comes across), and I think that album very much passed the sniff test. I can't remember being too wowed by it, but it did confirm that there was something for me to like about Tim Buckley. And then there's this album. Tim Buckley's ... sex funk/R&B album. OK, sure. I mean, look, just because **I** know the guy best for dying young at 28 doesn't mean everything he's made has to be sad in some way. If he wanted to make a dumb lil' horny album and have some fun, fine. I'm not against that in any way. It's just ... I'm not exactly sure why this album was included? Like, even acknowledging how arbitrary this list can be, and that it's by no means a "greatest of all time" list ... I don't understand this one. Most of the songs album this album range from "fine" to "yeah, sure." Which wouldn't be an issue, except for the fact that out of seven tracks, four of them are over six minutes, with one or two even approaching **seven**. As a fellow group member said, if you're not sold on these songs in the first minute, you're stuck with this shit for a long time. And Tim does not make these songs an easy sell sometimes, no. And this isn't about the lyrics, by the way. I've read reviews calling this album sexist and racist, but I ended up hardly paying attention to the words. No, my thing is that ... I mean, it's his vocals. There are so many times where I had to stop and ask myself, "Why does he **sound like that**? Does he really think he's pulling this sexy funk/R&B thing off with **these kinds of vocals**?" Once I noticed them in the second track, I spent the rest of the album judging Tim's vocals to hear if they ever got that bad again. And I don't think they do; for sure, the second half of this album is better than the first. But the second half is also where the thought of "Gawd, how long are these songs?" really starts to set in. Look, I wanna cut Tim some benefit and err on the side of positivty here. On a purely instrumental level, it's good stuff. For sure, there's better stuff funk/R&B you could be listening to — even white funk/R&B — but I didn't dislike anything that was happening instrumentally on this album. But with Tim's vocals sometimes and the horniness, its inclusion of this list feels like it's a goof that someone took way too seriously. And I can't act like that doesn't make the album come off slightly worse than it would have otherwise. Unlike his other two albums, even 'Happy Sad', I don't think this is something you **need** to hear before you die. All in all, just a weird way to close the book on Tim, given that this is the last his three albums on here. Well, fingers crossed I like Jeff album's a lot better than I did yours on average, Tim.

Groovy stuff on this one. 4.5 bumped up to 5.

I’m at a 3.5 that I’ll bump down to a 3, though I'd prefer to stay at a 3.5. I mean, it’s definitely not a bad album. I don’t even know if it necessarily has a bad track. I just don’t think it’s the most compelling album in terms of buying into what Tim Buckley is selling here; the wit of his folksier stuff is gone, euphemism is dead, & frankly, it’s just kind of a horny album. One’s enjoyment of this album will center around how willing you are to buy into it, and I… I don’t know, I guess I rented it? A lot of these tracks set their soundscapes in stone really early, and don’t progress too much afterward – something like “Sweet Surrender” seems like a prime example. It’s a 7 minute track, but it kinda settles into itself about 3 minutes in & just stays around that vibe, never building up too much higher. If you’re not sold on that track by then, you’re just kinda stuck for the ride. A totally fine ride, and one that’ll get you to your destination without bothering you, but it’s not one you’d glowingly recommend. That’s my experience with it, but I can understand people loving that one. On the flipside of it, you have a track like “Hong Kong Bar” which literally never lifts past its acoustically driven start, but for my tastes, I bought into it even though I thought the pacing was slow & the instrumentation could use a little more to it. It’s just solid storytelling. All of those rentals leave me with an album that I kinda like, but not one that has me convinced to truly spread the word on it. I don’t think it’s as clever as his folksier stuff, and while I like the energy on a lot of these tracks, his vocals are prominent enough that the horniness of lyrics does directly impact that energy, in ways that both bring it up & down throughout the album. I don’t think there’s a bad track here, but there’s never a consistently strong throughpoint to keep the album as compelling as it wants to be & as it tries to make itself sound. Hence, a 3.5 that I’ll bump down to a 3. It’s probably my weakest Tim Buckley album here, which is a shame given how much I liked his other 2 albums on the list, but I really don’t think it’s that bad. It just didn’t click as much for me personally, and if anyone wants to go for a 4 or a 5, I wouldn’t blame them at all. For me though, just a 3.

nice album. I had never heard of Tim Buckley before.

Tim Buckley is a talented singer but sucks as a lyricist. His sexual exploits are not sexy but vaguely ridiculous. Less Marvin Gaye than This Is Spinal Tap. Perhaps he was influenced by “Deep Throat” which was a sensation the same year. I saved “Nighthawkin” to my Generator playlist.

I know him primarily only as Jeff's dad. I had assumed he was a floppy-haired folkie so I wasn't really primed for this album, with it's funk sound and onslaught of lasciviousness. I quite enjoyed it more for that though seems like he's overcompensating for something.

If you do t listen to the lyrics this could be a 3/4 star

Tim Buckley is just awful. His voice is shit, his lyrical content is just trash, and others have done the same style of music better. At some point I clicked a link to YouTube that stopped the album, and I thanked it for putting me out of my misery. I did not go back and finish it.

Trying to speed run the last few days, this was fine. Felt like a mediocre version of other very good artists.

Please don’t ask me to form a coherent opinion of this album, it was fine if I didn’t listen to the lyrics too closely?

another day, another album

Dude clearly thought he was way cooler than he actually was

Genuinely disturbing lyrics and assorted moaning sounds frequent this album. It wasn't what I was expecting in the slightest, and it was a peculiar and unsettling experience. Some of it has aged really badly, like incredibly badly to be honest. However, I'm going with a three star rating, as the backing music isn't too bad, and it's just so weird that it made me think.

I was exhausted by track 3. There are lyrics here that would make Snoop blush and the vocalizations were like fingernails on a chalkboard.

Cheesy horns and back up singers. Too shmaltzy.

I have no interest in how horny this dude is.

About as great of a tracking of our woke society as any scientist could produce, but with music. (Un)fortunately, I grew up in the 70s and this music wasn't condemned to such an extent back then. But here we are...I am condemned to do dirty-dancing to these tracks (if I weren't so old). I am not going to apologize (at least not in respects to Buckley's music output. This is still one of my favorite albums from back then. Get back on top of me woman...yep. 4 sweaty balls stars.

Good but really not my thing

There's definitely better funk albums from that time but it isn't the worst thing I've heard.

70’s Folk ⭐️

Really good music, a bit like the doors. Lyrics, well....

Man Sex Funk is such a ridiculous term. The lyrics didn’t age well and when I was listening to the first song I thought he heard War and figured he could do the same thing but it lacks soul. It lacks rhythm from the singer. Tim Buckley is terrible but the band isn’t. On some songs when he isn’t trying to hard it seems okay but this album is shit. The music isn’t bad but he is shit.

if this man would shut up and let the band play it would be at least passably fun and funky. as is, it's a disaster, with neither lyrics nor their performance being tolerable.

For years I had Tim Buckley pegged strictly as a folk singer. A lone troubadour with guitar and harp, very much in the vein of early Dylan records. Then I heard Greetings from L.A. and it completely flipped my expectations, I really enjoyed the shift to that bold, funky R&B style with its greasy grooves and swagger.

After listening to this album, I instantly regretted my harsh ratings at the start of the project. Tim’s voice makes annoying sounds over endless blues songs, please spare me!

havent heard it

I grew up with Jeff and somehow never got around to exploring the lineage of his talent. Tim was never talked about or around my environment when I was growing up. It’s uncanny how similar they look in appearance and how similar they sound when Tim sings in a higher range. I’m not convinced that these kinds of blues-rock, soul-vamp pieces should be considered essential listening though. I see that this album is more mid-career so am curious to hear the albums in the beginning as well as at the end. I wonder if any of those would be more interesting than this one. The musicians are doing a fine job here but the stand out performance is definitely Tim’s vocalizations which Jeff clearly inherited and utilized so well. I do get the feeling that I need to hear more from the elder in order to understand this album better so for now it’s been a good listen and we’ll see after I’ve dug into his catalogue if I’ll be able to understand this album any better.

it's 3.5

2.0 stars I can appreciate the pivot into funk and groove on this record, and there are flashes of solid songwriting throughout, but it ultimately didn’t land for me. The musical elements were competent and occasionally interesting, yet the overall persona felt forced. The overt sexuality came across more try-hard than embodied, which made it difficult to connect with the record on any deeper level. Sometimes albums hit differently depending on where you’re at when you hear them...this one just didn’t resonate with me right now. There’s talent here, but the vibe wasn’t for me. Favorite track: Nighthawk

Rating: 8/10

To jail with you. Alarmingly horny.

This was utterly horrific and worse than his other albums, which I did not think was possible.

Really why

Dude this sucked. Tim just rambles for about 5 minutes too long on every song and is just super horny. I could not care less about this album or Mr. Buckley.

ew, ew, ew. everything about this album is ick

There's not much I hate in music more than the species of 70s song that this albums is mostly populated by. It's the kind that after being done with the main substance of the song just keeps going, droning on and on and would rather become annoying and bad (which multiple of these songs do) than end, and even when it does end it is often in a fadeout, the absolute worst way for a song to end. If you see a 40 minute album with 7-8 4-7 minute songs - run, run before this groove filler gets you and wastes your precious time on bullshit. Controversially I think Young Americans is also made up of this kind of song. The thing is, Tim Buckley is no David Bowie.

The greatest impact Tim Buckley had on the music industry was siring his far more talented son. And even then he was an absent father, and an all around not great guy. It would make sense then that from a man who's greatest achievement was spurred from his loins, that he would create an album all about how much he loves sex. However it really does not create a comfortable listening experience. There are plenty of ways one can sing and write about sex in an interesting and enjoyable way, in fact we've been doing it for just about all of human history. It can be romantic, it can be sexy, it can be beautiful, hell it can even be funny. However on this record it really is just gross, I found myself cringing just about the whole way through listening to this man lecherously describe just how fucking horny he was. The music itself isn't particularly bad, in fact I quite enjoyed some moments, like really dug the strings on Make It Right, but then Tim comes creeping in with "beat me, whip me, spank me" and I'm turned right off. So yeah, shitty guy, creepy music... it's not looking good on this one Fav Track: 7 - Make It Right

I get it, the man had sex. I knew it before, he has a son whose music I enjoy way more.

Devil Eyes was musically interesting at points.

He might have been a bit of a cunt - but I liked this album.

Get on Top Sweet Surrender Devil Eyes Hong Kong Bar Make it right

A bit of a departure as I was not familiar with Tim’s music but having previously encountered his son, Jeff’s music, it was an interesting musical experience. A funk record with jazz signatures and blues vocals, it is a bit of a mixed bag. I played it 3 times all the way through and what stood out, aside from the pretty distinctive and powerful vocals, were the sexual lyrics more typical of blues. In parts it reminded me of Muddy Waters, particularly on tracks like Get On Top and Sweet Surrender. Nighthawkin also turns out to be somewhat catchy and fun. Putting aside the weirdness of the music which is very competently played, the album is a little stiff for a funk band. That is, not that funky. It’s the vocals that are the most interesting overall, so is it worth a spin or two? Sure. I imagine this is best heard in a large field on a sunny afternoon smoking a joint in a crowd of thousands. 3/5

This was fine

nog wel fire

There is an alternative universe out there, where this is a decent album performed by a likeable R&B singer with a sense of lyrical nuance. Sadly, we're stuck in the timeline where Tim Buckley is staining the CV of Chuck Rainey and a bunch of other great musicians. What a shame...

I didn't listen to Tim Buckley until getting on this site. I think this is my 3rd album and I've really liked all of them. He was a creative writer. Really dig it.

Fun music, though no individual songs stood out to me.

This rocks. I wish I was a cool southern guy

I get that this guy famously laid a lot of pipe, but i think that his music interested me more when I thought he was a woman. Still good rock n roll

Blends rock, latin, soul and funky pop like a sleazy American vision of Van Morrison. Truck Morrison. Favourite tracks: Get On Top, Nighthawkin', Make It Right

Does anything itch on his body to make him sing this way?

This sounded like what washing your face with sandpaper must feel.

Saaie instrumentals, vervelend stemmetje.

Ik vond het helaas niet super interessant. Inoffensive maar niet heel boeiend

Tamelijke saaie listen. Gek stemmetje heeft deze man

Prima luisterbaar. Beetje aparte lyrical content soms (hou dat tenen likken lekker voor jezelf, Tim). Heb meer dan 1 keer gedacht 'dit klinkt als the Doors' en vervolgens 'luisterde ik maar the Doors'.

Interesting sound. Not as typical as other music of the time.

alright

This was great. I loved the funky variety of sounds. Worth a relisten for sure.

A folky, New Orleansy vibe that had some good moments. Highlights: "Nighthawkin'" and "Hong Kong Bar"

I'm in L A too

Quite like the sound but the lyrics are rough

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Interesting. Good album to have on the list.

Hell nah,

He wants a black woman I see you Timmy He has a distinctive singing voice Cool funk and folk Rock influence on here Doesn’t catch my ear as much as I’d like it to

Did not care for it.

Weird skatty noise-making, especially on "Devil Eyes." What the heck. I've heard two Tim Buckley albums so far (464 albums in) but no Jeff. Whoever made this list was wrong.

Ok

Wel een leuke vibe maar het was niet speciaal ofzo 6.5/10

Interesting energy. My favourites were Devil Eyes and Make It Right.

Kinda sound like an uptempo The Doors, but if Jim's mouth was full of cotton wool balls. And without anyone pretended the lyrics are deep. Which as boring and horny as they are, is kind of refreshing

beetje irritante zangstijl ma wel nog leuke blues enzo

5/10 Nur wegen Ende noch 5 bekommen Irgendwie hat er ein bisschen geschafft mich zu nerven

It didnt really mesh with me. But I can kinda hear Jeff Buckley, especially in Sweet Surrender, so thats nice

I guess making heat is genetic. 3.5/5

Chaos for my ears

The Good: This album is civil! The Bad: I was just in LA, and there’s no need to greet me from there… The Ugly: Second TB album… why? Yes, another Buckley album… another time I wish that his son would get a second album on the list, instead of the dad… I do have to say that it starts of decent, but then descends into absolute horror… Will give it 2* due to the first 2 songs… you might want to skip the rest

Great Songs: Get On Top, Make It Right Good Songs: Move With Me, Nighthawkin', Devil Eyes, Hong Kong Bar, Mid Songs: Sweet Surrender Bad Songs:

To be a young man with a voice like that in the 1970s .... oh one can dream.

Im happy i got to listen to an album i probably wouldn’t have heard without this project. There were some highlights and cool moments of genre blending. But ultimately it feels like a forgettable album for me.

Greetings From L.A. ist das siebte Studioalbum des US-amerikanischen Singer-Songwriters Tim Buckley und erschien im August 1972. Aufgenommen wurde es im Juni 1972 im Far Out Studios in Hollywood, Kalifornien. Die Produktion liegt bei Jerry Goldstein. Musikalisch entfernt sich Buckley hier deutlich von den folk- und jazzorientierten Arbeiten seiner frühen Karriere und schlägt einen funk- und rhythmusbasierten Kurs ein, der R&B-, Soul- und Rock-Elemente einbindet. Markante Songs sind “Move With Me”, “Get On Top”, “Sweet Surrender”, “Nighthawkin’” und “Make It Right” – Stücke, die Grooves und Backing-Vocals mit deutlichen, teils provokativen Texten verknüpfen. Die Instrumentierung ist erdig und funkbetont, mit Bass von Chuck Rainey, Saxophonpassagen, Hammond-Organ-Akzenten und einem straff groovenden Schlagzeug, was den Songs eine Rhythmus- und Dance-orientierung verleiht, die für Buckley ungewohnt, aber konsequent ist. Die Stimme Buckleys fungiert hier weniger als lyrisches Erzählinstrument denn als expressive Klangfarbe, die zwischen rauen Einsätzen und souligen Linien variiert. Als Album insgesamt wirkt Greetings From L.A. wie eine bewusste Abkehr von introspektiven Strukturen hin zu einem energiegeladenen, mitunter direkten musikalischen Statement. Die Arrangements sind konzentriert, die Produktion klar und rhythmisch fokussiert. Kurz abschließend: Ein stilistisch markanter Moment in Buckleys Diskographie, der funk- und rockorientierte Impulse mit seiner stimmlichen Präsenz verbindet, ohne ins Beliebige zu kippen.

So i feel like I’ve had a larger than normal concentration of Tim Buckley in my first 250 albums, and i was not really interested by any of his previous works. So I was coming into this one thinking “ugh, not again” - but left really pleasantly surprised. This one doesn’t seem a lot like his other albums on this list, and it works for me. Really groovy tunes and just songs that were more my speed.

trevligt, stack inte ut alls, men gammalt och gosigt.

Some great songs here. Never heard of Tim before this. Who would have thought that his son Jeff would make great music too. Loved the Jazz vibes here

ICK. I gave Goodbye and Hello 3 stars earlier based on the vocal stylings of Mr Buckley. But this one, just ICK. ⭐ HATED IT

Big cringe. Much misogyny. Licking toes? 😶

This is ok - better than either of the other two Tim Buckley albums I’ve had on a less folksy, slightly rockier edge way.

It was alright. Kinda funky.

I've only listened to Tim Buckley's best of and that seemed to veer much more to his folkier and proggier side. This is a lot more upbeat and was a surprise. I found myself enjoying it a lot more on a first listen than I though I would, and I'll be listening again.

Another lovely find

Having read that this was his sexy funk phase I was prepared for the worst, but actually it came across more like the groove laden sound John Martyn has. I really enjoyed the sound and a lot of the instrumentation was really nice. Solid didn't go on too long. I get the feeling the lyrics are pretty naff but I didn't really notice too many of them.id like to give it another listen and see if it improves on further goes. I think it might.

And hello goodbye Tim Buckley seemed like he was pretending to be a folk singer. In this album, it seems like he is pretending to be a blue singer. Many of the songs just turn into him hollering or jabbering. The Hong Kong song was okay.

Didn't pay attention to the lyrics at all and enjoyed it a lot. Deal with it.

Wasn't bad. 2.5/5

This is fine, but not a huge fan of his voice or the songs.

not for me

-this is the fourth Tim Buckley album i’ve heard. i was not particularly enthused by any of the others so i wasn’t that excited to listen to this, but now that i have i think it’s probably my favorite by him -apparently that’s not a super popular opinion but idk there was something about it i really liked. far from perfect, got downright corny at times, but yeah, i’m a fan. nice job Tim you weird whore. 3.5 but could become a 4 -Favorites: Move With Me, Nighthawkin’, Make It Right

Tim B is not my thing. It’s not awful. But not sure he needs 3+ albums on the list.

Greetings From L.A. by Tim Buckley is a good album from someone who must have been a flawed person judging by these lyrics. Lyrically this album is very dated. That said this album is quick, catchy and has really funky beats. so lyrics aside this is a strong album. Favourite tracks: I enjoyed make it right Least favourite tracks: Everything on the album was worth a listen. Album artwork: Cracking album cover. I love an ariel view of roads.

Tim Buckley sounded like a combination of Van Morrison and Allan Clarke, but that is not to his detriment. Its unfortunate that both Tim and his son Jeff would pass on so soon, but both certainly left an impact. Not quite my cup of tea, and there are certainly people who would like it better, but it wasnt unlistenable by any stretch.

this was perfect afternoon listening on a hot summers day! it is a little wannabe tony joe white but not as good - still enjoyed most of it!

Wonky sounds with criminal lyrics

not like jeff buckley

2.5*

Funky but not funkalicious.

The further I got into this album the less I liked it, not really a ringing endorsement.

This was a surprisingly pleasant album for me. I wasn't as focused on it as I am on some of the albums as I was listening during the workday but it was pretty OK!

So this is the final tim buckley album I have to do, so far I’ve got them all in chronological order, I really liked goodbye and hello, happy/sad is good but honestly haven’t revisited it. But when I saw this was labelled as funk I was like, what the fuck

I didnt hate this, but i didnt find much if merit. First listen lased by without making much if an impresion, just a generic 70's white man funk/blues mainstream record. Second listen highlighted lyrics and wow, thats not good

Musically it’s fine - well recorded, right - but lyrically and vocally, that’s just some minstrelry. The horniness & bluesman persona is risible, particularly when you remember he’s called Tim.

why is tim on that gas station viagra? what do you mean he made this after STARSAILOR?

Seemed like a talented musician, but I didn't enjoy it.

It has kinda poor lyrics but good sound and voice 15/1/26

wtf

Not the first white boy to do the blues, and just because you were a deadbeat who died young and birthed a kid who did your thing better, though still not amazingly, doesn’t mean I need to care about you. It’s listenable, but it’s far from good.

Listening session: january 14th, while commuting to internship Listened to before: no Thoughts: some parts sound a bit similar to Tim Curry while singing as Frank-N-Furter which is entertaining but beside that this album was not really my thing Favourite track: Move with Me

Groovy, meh?

Lo esperaba mejor

Decent but not my kind of regular listening thing.

Bergochdalbana i kvalitet här. Bästa låten var Make It Right

What is this? Like from a musical perspective - no surprises really. But the lyrics.. what

I would say something pithy, but I’ve been laughing at the other disdainful reviews and I can’t add anything clever. This is not good music and I wonder why Buckley’s worst albums are on this list.

Hated it

So good 10/10

The last two songs are the best with Hong Kong Bar being my favorite. Even though this is in my wheelhouse it's not something I would want to listen to again but wasn't bad for a single pass through.

Not refuting the quality of this album - it’s just not my thing. I quite enjoyed it as I heard it but wouldn’t go back to it.

Seeing a second shot at Tim Buckley on the list did not invoke hopes of greatness. I'd heard Tim a tiny bit before while checking out Jeff's genetics. Too folky without the depth of his offspring. Then I heard another on this list and it was too thin for me. I could see how someone would like it, but it's not for me. So, I reluctantly hit play and was immediately surprised how different this was. It's more rock with some funky underpinnings. The musicians are tight. His voice shows a lot more depth and range. Losing that thin folk-y voice is a huge upgrade. It allows his vocal abilities to shine. For the first time, I hear some similarities between father and son. While I know they didn't live or work together ever, the genetics bleed through. On first listen, I didn't really catch most of the lyrics and that turns out to be the best way to listen to this. Ignore the lyrics for the most part. I'm not as offended as a lot of folks here seem to be. But, for a noted and much-vaunted songwriter, it is surprisingly immature to have such an abundance of cheap sex talk. I'll probably listen to this again. A lot of the music is interesting. I'd give this a 6 or 7 (on a much better 1-10 scale) but I'm going to go with a 4. Listenable and fun without too much inspection of the lyrics.

Not really my style and more freaky than I thought it would be

Weird funky honky-tonk, like Tim Buckley wanted to make a soundtrack to a blaxplotation movie. The music is great, I couldn’t help dancing while listening to it, but I don’t think his voice is rich enough for this style and the lyrics are very cringey. I’m happy he’s the sort of person to follow his muse and make music he wants to make. Probably a strong 2 from me.

Sounds like Cher…

I actually enjoyed this, which surprised me. It transported me to a bar somewhere in middle America.

5/10 - better than his other album, a bit more upbeat

This was "meh", but nothing offensive enough to tip it down to a 2 or a 1.

The gutbucket, Louisiana style blues attracted me, his voice kept me interested.

This was actually quite good. Obviously the lyrics are kind of insane sometimes but the music is good. I'll have to come check it out again sometime.

Very good rock album. Long Melodic songs and the resonance of the voice caught me. A mix of Blues, Rock and a little bit of funk. The classical instruments and acoustic guitar also works well. Recommendable.

American singer-songwriter. The album from '72 did not sell well.

This album frustrates me because the potential is obvious. Musically, there’s a lot to like. The grooves are strong, the band sounds engaged, and when Buckley leans into feel rather than provocation, the record can be genuinely compelling. There are moments where it clicks and hints at a really strong, funky, late-period statement. Unfortunately, the lyrics repeatedly get in the way. Some of the sexual shock tactics haven’t aged well at all, and in places they actively derail songs that otherwise work. “Devil Eyes” is the clearest example: solid musical ideas undone by a section that goes off the rails and pulls me completely out of the listening experience. Instead of deepening the record’s edge, the provocation often feels crude and unnecessary. I don’t hate this album, and I don’t regret hearing it. There’s enough good music here to justify a listen, and I can understand what Buckley was trying to do. But the execution doesn’t match the ambition, and the missteps are hard to ignore. I’ll round it up to a three, but it’s a disappointed three. A record with real promise that misses the mark often enough to keep it from being more than just respectable.

Musique qui vaut bien 4 mais paroles à 1. On a compris Tim, t'es un chaud lapin.

I wouldn't listen to it again

Jill likes it. I think I like his son better (musically at least) but not bad.

Even the Wikipedia article doesn’t seem to understand why this album would make the list

A good listen, I need to work out if there were fat boy slim samples on the 2nd trac

Boldly answers the question “what if funk was joyless, horny, and deeply uncomfortable?” Admirably committed to the bit, but listening feels like being trapped in someone else’s bad decision.

Not sure how this is the same guy who made an album I rated one star and compared to Ren Faire music! This album was very enjoyable- has a roadhouse blues feel to much of it. What a pleasant surprise!

Decent.

Cool and funky music but lyrics were a bit off putting

I suppose I enjoyed this more than Jeff Buckley but it’s fairly boring womanizing and wailing

It's a no from me...

Cool tunes but the vocals were a bit much

Didn't know this singer. An OK album.

Music is interesting. Not a fan of his lyrics.

His voice is grating. I don’t like his words. I don’t like it. 1

favs: get on top; move with me

This isn’t unlistenable but it was annoying. Reminded me of a band that tries to jam live but it just doesn’t land

Kind of twangy for my liking

Not for me. Didn't hate it. This isn't an offensive listen by any means; my ears weren't assailed. It's just... there. None of it resonated with me.

Wow, this was some hot garbage. There are two more records from him on this list? Yikes...

Surprised by how knee-bouncing and toe-tapping this album ends up being. Buckley's playing has this real effervescent energy to it. fav tracks: Get On Top, Hong Kong Bar

Sí, los grititos pueden colmar la paciencia al cabo de un rato, pero se deja escuchar.

This is just an absolute mess, there's no common theme or any sense of pacing in the album's sound, it feels like each song was recorded without any regard for how the whole thing would sound as a finished product. His vocals are annoying as hell and don't fit the intsteumentals at all only further adding to how messy this is, and oh my God don't even get me started on the lyrics....

I am led to believe that Tim Buckley began his career in folk rock, and if that's true, it certainly doesn't sound that way on Greetings From L.A. This is kind of a funk or R&B album even. And while I'm not sure how he got here, the result isn't bad. Of all the components here (outside of all of Hong Kong Bar), I can see his folk origins most in the vocal stylings across this album. There is something conversational and expressive about his delivery in a way that comes across as really idiosyncratic on this album, but that I think would make more sense on a folk recording. It still does work though, the vocals give this album a kind of unique hook. On a songwriting level, my favorites are Get On Top, Sweet Surrender, Hong Kong Bar, and Make It Right. Get On Top may be the album's strongest funk moment. It quickly locks into a really enjoyable, driving funk groove that it wisely just kind of rides out. Sweet Surrender mixes things up with some psych textures, and I think it works. Also, as I mentioned, Hong Kong Bar is the albums follies moment. Buckley embraces interplaying acoustic parts that groove in a way that makes the song compatible with everything else here. But the acoustic textures and feel the song has give it a unique feeling all the same. And we do also close well with Make It Right, another folkier cut, but with a larger arrangement and more stylings consistent with the rest of the album. For how much of this I liked, it still has some flaws though: I wasn't really into Move With Me, Nighthawkin' or Devil Eyes. I think the strongest songs here are all really good at just finding a groove and living in it. Like, for example, on Get On Top, the central groove gets pushed and pulled through jam solos and lengthy vocal passages, and it gives the song a lot of control over its own energy. I just didnt think the weakest songs pulled the positives of this album of nearly as well. That being said, this was cooler than I thought, and I liked several songs here. It's neat.

Fuck! Why is this album on the list plus two other albums (WTF) by Tim Buckley but not Starsailor, his only album that actually deserves a place on the 1001 list is nowhere to be found? Fuck if I know. This is not a folk album (you think people playing folk music got laid in 1972 you absolute child?) It's a foot-tappin' funk blues-tinged rock (yawn) album that reminds me a little of Curtis Mayfield's work from that era NOT that Greetings from L.A. is anywhere as good Superfly. It's brilliant and often pedestrian. Adventurous and dull as white bread. A frustrating affair above all. Stop telling me how great you fuck and just fuck me! Drat! Truly a product of the me decade. Tim Buckley was never going to love any bitch more than he loved himself and he tells you why over and over in perhaps the most self-celebratory album since The Door's debut from 1967. The lyrics are very sexual in that please just cum & get off me sort of way. Sexual without sexy gets old fast. The vocals are often showy and too in love with their own sound. The production is a highlight. I imagine if you owned this album in 1972 you got laid a lot. Fuck yeah you did. Seriously GET OFF ME. I ain't your mama and daddy left town a long time ago.

The music itself is entertaining and had the album been only instrumental I would have had more to say about it. This dudes voice is grating though and I could not finish the album because of it. As others have also pointed out, the lyrics sound like they were written by a horned up middle schooler.

Just some good ol’ 70s rock! Love the funky soul influences.

Some interesting bits but mostly background music

Just feels like a white guy cosplaying. And Van is a dick.

This sounds like of Geordie Greep was earnlestly offensive as opposed to satirically offensive, which I’m not sure is better or worse. Some of the sounds are good but overall not for me

2.5

Not too much of my style

I absolutely hated the last one of his we did, so I was braced for the worst. Musically I didn’t hate this, there were a few quite funky tracks that worked, but Tim himself is horrible and the lyrics/vocal delivery are so bad.

Better than I expected, had heard it was good, he's Jeff Buckets dad and both in the 28 club I think

Can’t come up with anything to say. It was fine. Some fun parts, but mostly just whatever. Not bad, bot great. Just alright.

Not my cup of tea

2.5

2.5

8.25 ★★★★

I don't actively dislike this, I just don't reslly like anything about it either. 2.5 stars

I was expecting this to be worse than it was, but I thought it was good. The jazzy folkiness of Buckley's earlier stuff never really appealed to me, but this bluesy sex funk is pretty cool. It kind of reminds me of proto-Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. I really liked "Get on Top" and "Devil Eyes". 3.5 stars.

3.5

Tim Funkley… not nearly as good as regular Tim Buckley. This is all a bit too freaky and I don’t just mean with the rampant horndog lyrics - Buckley sounds like a cross between Barney Gumble and the illest groaniest bonobo and his mutant scatting n a-screeching really does pollute what is otherwise a fairly smooth, plush funk n soul album. The folkier, stripped back Hong Kong Bar is actually one of the better songs here and proof that Tim Folkley wins out but generally these opuses about being a house boy, watching the cobra waltz, doing the monkey rub n squeaking those bed springs all day long I would rather hear anyone else sing - Ian Curtis, Noel Edmonds, Stephen Hawking, Robin Gibb… maybe not Robin Gibb.

Ha ha I actually liked this. Really interesting arrangements and Buckley’s voice sounds great.

Just didn’t find anything very special about this one. I wouldn’t call it a boring listen, but nothing of note here except for maybe parts of Sweet Surrender or the last song.

Drug-addled hippie

no thanks

Buckley was like forget all that introspective folk music, it’s the 70s, I’m gonna make a record about fucking. Most of it is a bit too Zep for me, but “Sweet Surrender” is a great song.

Singer-songwriter/pop

i dont really wanna hear about tim buckley getting freaky with it but i guess i did anyway

His seventh album. Pop / Folk / Psychedelic Rock. Sex obsessed drunk asshole rambles for thirty nine minutes.

Tim Buckley seems like a wild man, which is appealing. This album is fun, but at times Buckley is too much.

Fairly enjoyable, probably better than the other Tim Buckley album I heard (Goodbye and Hello) but not by much

I typically don't enjoy albums that are 100% about knockin' boots, and I definitely don't usually enjoy songs about philandering. But across the Buckley albums we've had so far, this is some of the best psych rock I've heard. It has all the best elements of The Doors plus more interesting vocals and some more folk/jazz elements. Get on Top really had some strong Doors parallels and also sounded dangerously similar to Gypsy Woman - which is hilarious because while Gypsy woman was my favorite song on Happy Sad and had the fewest # of plays on Spotify, Get on Top has more plays than most of this album. I guess I'm the only consistent one out here. 4.5 rounded ... hm ... down

Only now, after already reviewing one Tim Buckley album, have I realized that he and Jeff Buckley are different people. This is a name thing; they're not that similar. But I feel embarassed and need to admit. Listening notes: Sweet Surrender is dope as hell as far as ways to defend(?) infidelity, though that's a dubious undertaking. He does some really interesting stuff with his voice here. Love the funkiness of Devil Eyes. Make it Right is an unquestionable banger. Wow. Love the guitar here. Review: Surprising myself by giving this a 5. Loved every track here. Groovy, varied, just solid all the way around.

This album should be listened to only when you need to induce vomiting. If the image of Tim Buckley sucking on a woman's toes doesn't do that to you, you have a stronger constitution that I do.

Oh good grief... Listen, I'm not really a lyrics person, first-and-foremost. When I listen to a song for the first time, I'm primarily focussed on how it sounds - are the melodies and production good? I can look past bad lyrics, silly lyrics, goofy lyrics, cringeworthy lyrics, as long as I still like the way the song sounds. Oftentimes I don't even fully notice or process the lyrics upon my first listen. So if I'm noticing lyrics, it's likely they're either outstanding, or in the case of this album, absolutely atrocious. This was so icky to listen to. Distractingly horny, but not at all sexy, and the way he sings about black women feels disturbingly fetishising. Felt like I needed a good long shower after this. Safe to say I will never listen to this again. That being said, the last song Make It Right has absolutely banging production - someone should steal that instrumental and write some half-decent lyrics over it.

Eh, not for me

This was a bit unique, but not bad. Like unique as in the sense of it's not your traditional rock, but just outside that bubble. Kinda fun.

Jim Morrison makes a solo album

There are days when I wonder, is 1001 albums too many?

What the hell is going on with “get on top”? Lol. Once again, what the hell is going on with “Devil Eyes”? This album feels like what racist white people think funk music sounds like

greetings from lou

and i thought happy/sad was bad

This is a much 'busier' album than I'd expected, and it seems to be an amalgam of styles. I didn't think it especially great.

Ça m'a pris des années avant d'apprécier Tim Buckley mais maintenant j'aime beaucoup. Cet album état définitivement dans ma liste d'écoute lors de notre dernière visite à Los Angeles en mars. Cet été, on est allé voir au Festival du film de Knowlton le docu "It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley" (2025) de Amy Berg. J'ai appris que Jeff était le fils délaissé de Tim. Ça ne faisait pas passer Tim sous un si beau jour... Vraiment bon docu, China pleurait à la fin.

Agréable découverte, j'étais pas sûr à la première écoute en faisant mon cassoulet de Thanksgiving. Mais ce matin j'ai trouvé ça super entraînant. Je pense que les premières écoutes en cuisinant ou en dînant c'est pas winner. 5 étoiles c'est pour dire j'ai envie d'y revenir.

Le père de l’autre! J’ai aimé ça en écoute semi distraite mais je ne crois pas que j’y retournerais tant que ça

Very good.

Why is this album on the list? It doesn’t seem particularly groundbreaking, and it doesn’t seem like this was very influential. So like, why is it here? Did the editors feel like there wasn’t enough 70s Blues Rock?

How to review and rate an album that was pretty good, I liked it fine, but it constantly reminded me of other earlier albums like Cheap Thrills and In-a-gadda-da-vida. It sounded ok, it just wasn’t anything special. It didn’t feel additive. Sounds like a 3.

Found my enjoyment levels bouncing round like a yo-yo of doom on this one: really in the groove one minute, then annoyed by his warbling pronunciation the next.

Not quite my jam, but fav track was probably Hong Kong Bar. Very old school sort of noise for noises sake

More of a jam album

Tim Buckley is a piece of shit for abandoning his son (I love Jeff Buckley). I get that funk songs are generally a little longer but these felt like the same thing for 5-7 minutes, which isn’t always a bad thing but was in this case. The sound is nice, and I can definitely see the appeal, but at times it seemed inauthentic. It sounds like the background music to a sex scene in the 70s in a movie that didn’t want to spend much on the soundtrack. Talks about sex like someone who has only watched porn and read bad wattpad smut. Overall, I think it is what it was received as: a mediocre album from a mediocre artist, but with one better than average song (in my opinion).

lmao

I don't think a single album can really do justice to Tim Buckley. Each of his albums is so different, and his work in general is fairly eclectic, as he constantly changed his musical style moving from poetic and lyrically poignant albums, to jazz/folk type stuff, and then to this album, which is full of funk and soul. He doesn’t really show off his vocal range on this album, but he demonstrates amazing flexibility, shifting from very soulful delivery on some songs to belting out bluesy grit on the next. This album highlights Buckley’s creativity and versatility, even if it doesn't capture the full scope of his talent.

Buckley Tier List: S: Jeff A: B: C: D: Tim

Fine but forgettable

Very Rolling Stones

I mean his ‘Sexy Funk’ era is kinda fun at the start, cringey lyrics notwithstanding, but the novelty soon wears off and it’s pretty unremarkable. This man is overhyped. 2.5

So Jeff Buckley's dad is a massive horndog. Tracks. Good sleazy blues if you're into that sort of thing. Better than I thought it would be.

21.11.2025

great

Less weird noises mid song please

Nice mellow blues / jazz / bit of funk ? Great voice

𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘓.𝘈. has a solid musical foundation — the grooves are strong, the arrangements are confident and the instrumentals carry a certain smoky, late-night energy. However, the experience is heavily shaped by Tim Buckley’s vocal delivery, which can feel strange and distracting rather than expressive. His style dominates to the point where it overshadows the otherwise well-crafted tracks, making it difficult to settle into the music. Even though the album has good elements, the unconventional singing prevents them from fully connecting, resulting in an uneven listen rather than a rewarding one.

# Album Name: Greetings from LA # Artist: Tim Buckley # Rating: 4/5 # Comments: Funky finger licking good album from the 2nd best buckley. Very enjoyable. Which im pleased to see considering his last was a dud for me. I enjoyed the feel of the music and the funk. Great stuff. Cant say i noticed most of the dodgy lyrics. I must be showing my age. # Top Tunes: move with me / get on top / nighthawk / devils eyes / HK bar # Would I listen to it again? Yes

Funky. Also not for me.

somewhere between funky and groovy! even as a fan of both funk and groove, it doesn't really feel like my thing. kind of meanders like a jazz album might but it didn't get me in that flow state; i can differentiate songs but they don't really pop out individually much. still, i quite like Get On Top and Make It Right

Rating: 4/10 Out of all the Tim Buckley records to choose….whyyy this one? It may be representative of his personality but not his sound, this album is a huge departure from his usual Avant folk sound where he is weird and inaccessible but much more adept

Cool sound cool vibe good groove 6.5/10