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Good R&B / funk for a white guy
Fedt rock album og den gamle. Desværre lyder sangeren ret Adam Sandler agtig irriterede. Jeg med en anden sanger kunne den måske hvad været 5 stjerner
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
Loved it for its commitment to the rock standard, very aggressive, very sensual, very soulful. Couple duds but mostly fun
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.
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
nashe
Horny, but good IMO
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
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.".
Me gustó mucho el tema del final. Porque era el final Nota: 2.7
Average
Horny guy!
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
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
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? ✅
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.
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
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.
His voice is absolutely 🔥 Songs were ok, voice was 11/10
An interesting ride. Lots of left turns, but it kind of worked.
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.
The band sounds great, but that cunt singing has a lot of room for improvement 😒 2.5⭐️
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.
Okay listen, lyrics didn't really resonate and sometimes felt hollow
it’s pretty good. i prefer the wild, improvisational tim, but this is decent rock music
Solid 3 , albeit his folk album was better
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.
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 albums is really quite mediocre. Nothing really stands out. 3/5
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.
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!
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...
Better than Coldplay
It's ok, I guess.
Me pareció interesante, no es lo que escucharía pero tenía melodías divertidas.
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
okay
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.
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.
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
Generic old guy rock
4 for the music, 2 for the misogyny. Let's call it a 3.
Pretty mid album, not bad but not great
This was better than I expected it would be
Funky but also some Jazz elements. not the best, but i enjoyed it
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
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
I really loved Goodbye and Hello. This oversexed cringefest not quite so much.
Meh
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
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.
Not my thing, but it was fun
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.
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Decent singer songwriter record
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
Very surprising as I didn’t know he recorded music like this. Decent.
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.
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. ★★★
groovy
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.
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
My opinion of this album grew with each song, and the final track alone made it worth listening until the end. 3.4/5
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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?
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
A folky, New Orleansy vibe that had some good moments. Highlights: "Nighthawkin'" and "Hong Kong Bar"
Interesting. Good album to have on the list.
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
Ok
Wel een leuke vibe maar het was niet speciaal ofzo 6.5/10
5/10 Nur wegen Ende noch 5 bekommen Irgendwie hat er ein bisschen geschafft mich zu nerven
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.
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
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.
Wasn't bad. 2.5/5
-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
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
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
It has kinda poor lyrics but good sound and voice 15/1/26
Lo esperaba mejor
Decent but not my kind of regular listening thing.
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.
I actually enjoyed this, which surprised me. It transported me to a bar somewhere in middle America.
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.
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.
Jill likes it. I think I like his son better (musically at least) but not bad.
A good listen, I need to work out if there were fat boy slim samples on the 2nd trac
Decent.
Cool and funky music but lyrics were a bit off putting
Cool tunes but the vocals were a bit much
favs: get on top; move with me
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.
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.
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
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
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
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
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.
Very good.
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
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.
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
Nice mellow blues / jazz / bit of funk ? Great voice
Cool sound cool vibe good groove 6.5/10
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Interesting. Again, not mind blowing.
This is my second Tim Buckley album in a row and wtf this doesn't even sound like the same artist. I guess kudos to him for re-inventing himself, I just wish he didn't.
3/5
Daddy was pretty happy with this one. Not big on the scatting but liked the vocal range in general. Not anything I’d be running back to relisten
Didn’t listen too intently but sometimes he made funny noises
ooh he loves him a black woman apparently😏 (move with me) damn this man loves women (get on top (of me woman)) {devil eyes} was a hit funky ngl 4.9/10
One of the first concerts I attended while in college featured Tim. His music then was much more folk/rock and on that particular night he did acoustic guitar work. Great introduction, enjoyed him thoroughly. This album is clearly a departure from his early style. I enjoyed it, but not as much as his work that was more folk leaning.
This guy’s voice reminded me a lot of van Morrison. I know this guys name but not sure from where. Uneventful record for me - then Spotify started playing other Buckley stuff and he sounds different. Not like van Morrison. This pleasant street song from another album is a good one.
Non mi ha gasato ne nulla, ma non è neanche brutto
I thought I’d like it but the first song was really bad and put me off.
Musically it's quite good at times, folk, rock, cinematic at times, and then there's the vocals and lyrics, it's like a sleazy parody. Hard to nail down what to make of this record. An odd 3 for me.
smth about this is off idk how to explain it. he should stick to folk idk about this one
First album and review on this platform Got this album, am aware of the musician have never gave him a chance. Upon the first track, was greeted with great production for the time, twany guitar and tight music. However holy hell are the lyrics ever cornball shit. We get it man, you're a ladies man. Highlights: Sweet Surrender, fun little track, like the Flamenco licks, and the general atmosphere of the song. Enjoyable experience Lowlight: Get in Top and Nighthawkin' repetitive and wasn't prepared for the cornball lyrics. Right little album that's 7 tracks and 39 minutes. Would have rated it 4/5 but because of those lyrics it's a 3
3.3/5 Never heard of Buckley before, even though I'm rather deep into Blues and Rock lore. Wiki says he od'd on Heroin in 1975. Music's okay for Blues standards, some of the songs like Sweet Surrender could be fun on a roadtrip. Could be rated a bit higher, but legends like SRV and Johnny Lee Hooker exist. Also seems like many people are offended by the sexual lyrics, I think it's something different compared to a good percentage of Blues music being about alcohol. I bet that the ones who hate it don't have sex either, hence why they hate it.
It is chaotic and all over the place, but enjoyable even if he uses the same trick in every song. At a certain point his always screaming or making sex noises. Really an artefact of the peace and love generation. While listenable, the greatest thing Tim Buckley ever produced migth still be Jeff Buckley.
This took me back to watching the grand Ol Opry and Hee Haw when I was a kid. Or the first time I saw O Brother where Art thou. So much talent
I don't think I had ever listened to Tim Buckley before this. Clydie King (backup singer for Dylan, alleged wife of Dylan, mother of multiple Dylan children) sang on this! I enjoyed it.
Move with Me's lyrics are pretty gross but it's a bop. Overall, this guy's way too horny, but his sound is good.
Musicalement c'est pas mal, mais -1 pour la voix et les chansons interminables.
This is my second Tim Buckley album, and based on my first experience with him, it's fair to say my expectations were LOW. So I have to report that I am pleasantly surprised by this album. It's kinda catchy, even if there are some really weird, out-of-place vocalizations throughout the album. But it's only, like, 39 minutes long, so hat tip to Mr. Buckley for that. Overall, especially with how sick I am of 60s/70s rock albums, this was a fairly enjoyable listen.
For what starts off as sounding like a Jerry Lee Lewis album if he left his son at six months old instead of marrying his 13 year old cousin, the quality of Greetings From L.A. improves greatly when the piano-heavy rock n’ roll is phased out for a more dynamic, funky approach. I can’t speak too much for the lyrical content, apart from the vague themes of, incredibly surprisingly, love. Or, toxic love; Sweet Surrender opens with Timmy defending cheating because he had to go and get some experience with other women before coming back. Right, I’ll note that down for the next time I’m on r/relationshipadvice. It’s a fun listen, even if it does seem fairly long with a lot of tracks running over six minutes. There’s no denying that Buckley was both influential and in himself, pretty good at making music. That’s all you can gauge from this one-of-many 1970s singer-songwriter records anyway.
Okay
Kind of boring until the last song.
Middling
Decent country record. Overall, it's an easy-listen vibe and it's sequenced very well. I'd check it again.
Crazy how even a singing voice can be inherited. Jeff got it honestly is what I’m saying. Too bad his Dad was a deadbeat.
Not too bad. No song stands out in particular.
A lot of talk of making love. Miles better than his other album.
Just alright but some cool sections. I read his Wikipedia and the guy kinda sounds like a POS.
Sometimes I felt like I was listening to a parody album to much more talented artists but there is nothing objectively bad
Lyrically this guy is a depraved lunatic. It’s more rock and roll than the other Tim Buckley album (Goodbye and Hello), and better as a whole, but nothing all that catchy. Lyrics were pretty distracting.
Day 21, third album I own. Haven’t spun it a whole lot and always figured I liked his other acclaimed albums more but considering this one comes late in his brief career, I want to pay extra attention to it and hopefully come back to it when I get other Tim Buckley albums. I believe I once thought “who’s this black woman singing?” and it was Tim Buckley. Did the same with Adele. Wild that the Boss stole the whole album title/postcard design theme just months later for his debut album Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. Dylan's one time girlfriend/possible wife Clydie King sings backing vocals on this album which came many years before her time with Bob. Anyways, to the music. Over the top, maximalist self-indulgent classic rock that isn’t prog? This one may really need time to settle in. It’s a complicated listen. Didn't give the lyrics a good listen and I imagine they might be the redeeming quality to the meandering "Hong Kong Bar" and might altogether raise my opinion of the album.
mehhhg, wasn’t as good as i thought it’d be
Would have been at least 4 stars if all the songs were cut shorter instead of drowning on with random noises. Not a bad showing from Buckley, though.
Pretty annoying singing. Music itself is fine.
Hmmm I don’t know. Liked it! More like background music for me, though.
Good
Interesting album. Comes with a lot of hype. Meh.
Clasico
Pretty horny
This is a more straight-ahead rock album with occasional strings and horns. In general, I liked this better than "Goodbye and Hello". I gave that one 3 stars, but it was at the low-end of 3 stars, more like 2.5 stars rounded up to 3. This album is more like 3.49 stars rounded down to 3 because I can't quite give it 4 stars. 3 stars.
I feel like I should have enjoyed this more. I normally like folk-rock experiments but I just couldn't with this one.
This is pretty good. Not my favorite. But grooves but some of the songs last too long.
Gefällt mit seiner funkigen Art. Und besser als sein Sohn, Jeff Buckley. Den hatten wir nämlich schon.
It’s cool to relax.
Fun album
good
Kinda funky, kinda bluesy. I was not looking forward to this album after two previous 1 star reviews for Tim Buckley but this wan't bad. Now I need to look at the other two albums again and see if I was fair to him.
Agnostic about this
Impassioned singing style somewhat overrides some pretty middle of the road bluesy rocking. Standard 3* album, and I haven’t and won’t write a letter home about it.
Love when he said hibidibadoobiedibadobi, it really spoke to me.
Almost gave this a 2 but the last song was fire. Fave song: Make It Right
Interesting lyrics and very "swingy" Favourite Song: Night Howlin
sweet surrender and night hawkin aint bad, overall didnt hate listening to it. but he is a horny bastard. enjoyed it enough to be a 3 but very close to being a 2
A poor man's Kenny Loggins
Had this album many years ago. Couple of lovely songs on here I'd not heard in years.
Reminds me a little bit of B-52 s in some way, the playfulness of it, much more funk and folk than them. It feels anchored like playing a song with friends in someone's backyard.
First album I've heard from Buckley, not a genre I listen to much. After listening, I find the songs quite nice and easy to listen to but I do feel like each song doesn't have many ideas in it. I wouldn't really call this bad but I don't find it all that interesting. Somewhat disappointing. I probably enjoyed "Devil Eyes" the most, honestly because it probably has the most going on out of all of these songs. "Hong Kong Bar" was also quite enjoyable for the exact opposite reason - I was able to enter a sort of trance with how calm the song was. The closer is pretty alright too, introducing some slightly lush instrumentation while remaining upbeat. Easily my least favorite track was "Get On Top" as it felt a bit uncomfortable to me (as well as repetitive).
Not bad. Good energy, but overall not super memorable. Not much love for the lyrics.
Decent 70s mellow rock but all the songs sounded the same, not very exciting
Nice 70's folk rock album. Sounds like a casual non planned get together with friends on a thursday that turns out great.
Quite a good listen 🎶
It was ok overall. Couple of tracks that brought the average down.
it was a nice listen, but i can't remember much of it on Monday morning.
Not much on this album that was crazy memorable, some good grooves mixed in here and there that I feel like justifies the three.
It's fine.
1. Make it Right 2. Move With Me 3. Sweet Surrender
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 avant-folk albums, don’t carry over into this funky style all that well. Although at times I actually thought the vocals were really great and delivered with a lot of passion (maybe a bit too much at times), I found all the crooning and moaning a little tedious to listen to at times. For instance, 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 (like on Sweet Surrender and Make it Right) and some bluesy-folky stuff (Hong Kong Bar) 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 top-notch. What even are some of these lyrics though? The prominent sexual theme feels a bit over the top and forced throughout the whole album. Some tracks, especially "Devil Eyes" (which is definitely my least favorite on here) made me cringe with how obvious and frankly a little nasty the lyrics were with all the toe licking going on. I mean, I don't mind some R-rated lyrics in my music, but a little more subtlety would have been appreciated. 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, this is yet another strong record in Tim Buckley's catalog. I'm just hoping either Starsailor, Lorca, or Happy Sad are also included in the list. 3.5/5
Not the best, but not the worst. An acceptable slice of 70's if you're into it.
folkie
Some funny lyrics
Flamingo.
I liked the saxophone, rest was meh.
Interesting
Favorite Track: Sweet Surrender
3.5
5/10 hmmm. NO. 7-2-2025
This ok but this sort of lover boy music makes me want to punch the singer in the face
Musically almost a pleasant listen. But I'm not 100% fine with his vocals. weak three stars for this greetings. 2,5
Noisy
Whoever makes the decision about these albums must have a thing for Tim Buckley. According to my "records" this is the third Buckley album sent our way. I didn't mind this one though, it was fun to listen to while I did my emails and birthdays.
this white boy got soul!
this is why i did this list, to hear stuff my parents talk about but I never got around to actually checking out. Warren Zevon is on my list of top faves (as low as 5) of all time and this fits right in with the old school, beginning-of-irreversible-decay Los Angeles that this exudes. the beginning is goofy and fitting. very 70's rock pushing forward the evolution of 60's pioneering and where it can go. 3/5 is what I'm looking for in the albums i haven't heard of on this list. I don't know any of these songs but they are mellow and fresh for 72. the fatigue of the endless summer of love morphing the rock scene is evident. Nighthawkin' and Get on Top have a groovy, funky feel to them. it can slow down with tracks like Sweet Surrender and Hong Kong Bar, but its a very short album that gets to the point in less than 40 min. what a time to be alive in LA. Devil's Eyes is playful yet technical. i can't say too much more about it, the ending is very era appropriate and its a great example of the time period where the course of music changing was in the hands of the people and could go semi-unnoticed.
As someone who recently fell in love with Jeff Buckleys singing it was interesting listening to and learning about his father. The album is fun, bluesy, and Tim Buckleys vocals stand out across the project. I enjoyed the album quite a bit.
If you remove the vocals and the lyrics with them this album is pretty good. As a total package though it’s definitely a mixed bag.
Absolutely fine Its been a rough run of bad to meh albums so this one is probably helped by that. Okay
Not very familiar with this artist. A few moments really grooved, but mostly it disappeared into the background. It didn't hold my attention.
Weak 3
Oké, cool, talent zat dus in de familie. Sterven rond de leeftijd van 30 jaar jammer genoeg ook. Het klinkt wel ook een beetje zoals Jeff Buckley, of ja, Jeff Buckley klinkt een beetje zoals z'n vader. Muzikaal ook zeer mooi, wijze strijkers. Maar als je de bassist van Blood, Sweat & Tears en de drummer van The Mothers of Invention hebt, heb je wel al een streepje voor uiteraard. 3.4
Not what I expected Tim Buckley to sound like. Fairly explicit lyrics too! Could grow on me but the vocal style and instrumentation isn't my fav. It did lead me to Song for the Siren though, now that's a great song.
Gear: Grado Hemp Artwork: 🏙️📸🟨 Production: 🎧😘🤌 Music: 🌴🍸🍆 Rating: 🏙️🏙️🏙️/5
Obscure for sure, but groovy and cool.
O álbum é um pouco cansativo, mas tem boas músicas. Não escutaria novamente.
This was okay.
God musik, halvsløj lyrik
Folk rock with some jazz elements at times. OK.
Solid 70s rock album with some soul sprinkled on top.
Greetings From L.A. May have changed my opinion on Buckley. The previous album I had heard was nothing special at all. On this one there is a swagger I wasn’t aware of, absolutely incredible vocals and energy. Very solid 6.8/10
Interesting. Not my jam, one listen is enough for me.
Sex funk with a twist of acoustic guitar near the end. I can see where Jeff got it from, but he was way better than his dad. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfi-xoD_-d4 maybe Tim should've toned down the sexiness of his lyrics.
Nice