Reviews (page 6 of 7)
More or less did not listen. I did like 2 tracks and decided I'd rather listen to something I enjoy
I enjoyed the Jeff Buckley album “Grace” on here, but my first time with Tim here, I was not very impressed. Seemed to be trying way too hard to have a persona instead of letting his work stand on its own, I don’t know enough about him to know if it was schtick on this album or career-long, but I disliked it. 2/5
Greetings from Tsüüüri by Brüeder han Termin. Isch mir echli vill nöd spezielli Albe im oke Territorium in letster ziit, denn fallts eim schwer immer was us em Huet z zaubere. Aber ich bin ja nöd um süsch de GeoGandalf im Geoguesser oder im mac Vorschau sehr flexibel mitm Zauberstab bim Bilderbearbeite. Also e chline Zauberer. Und daher hani mir au das Review hinder-, für-, ufe- und abezauberet. Das wärs denn aber scho, biz zu boring die songs. 2 Zauberstäb statt Revolver uf L.A. via wilde weste
uh da heds mer wüki gad chli zu fest eis inebluest… bin kein fan gsi, has gfühl nöd mal imne live setting wür mer das öppis gäh 2 bli bla blues für de brüeder
just sounds old. didn't find anything on here that I particularly liked.
Ich fühle mich molested
This guy is nuts
I had never heard of Tim Buckley before this list. When I initially looked over all the artists on this list before I started in, I saw his name on it, not once or twice but three times and looked forward to discovering his music. I really wanted to like this album, truly. There are so many things that seem like the makings of compilation of good songs. But honestly each songs sounded like a hodgepodge of popular sounds. There’s some solid blues guitar and piano, there’s some funky bass lines, and some solid rnb style vocal rhythms. But none of it went well with one another. Top that with Buckley seemingly trying to sound like Mick Jagger on pretty much every song, it made for a bad recipe. To add on, Buckley’s lyrics were ok by and large, but there were some really odd moments where I turned my head and thought, he said what?!? And the skatting was overall a bad touch. This album just seemed like a guy with an above average musical talent level was experimenting with popular songs of the late 50s to early 70s to try to create something unique. He accomplished that, it is unique. But unique doesn’t always make something good. There were so many moments in pretty much every song where I thought that they’d bring it together and make a good song but they couldn’t get over the hump. 4.8/10 #32/1001
Devil Eyes is pretty gross.
I’m not a fan of his singing style. I was grateful this album wasn’t any longer. Everything about this was just very forgettable.
Is this the album where he goes off the rails? Based on the other two albums on this list this one just doesn't work for me.
What's with all the screaming?!? No Bueno
Decent folk
Good music, bad singing, terrible lyrics.
за что старину не любят местные обыватели? не пойму. ну явно не на 1
Not feeling it, feels like background music even though there are good instrumentals. 2/5, liked some of his other album more
I'm pretty sure this is the last album of his that I will be forced to listen to, and for that I'm grateful.
First tracks were fine. Then Sweet Surrender came on. What a dog of a song. Seemed like it went on for 30 minutes. I kept checking the progress hoping it was over, but it just kept going. That was only 6:47? By 5:30 is was crawling out of my seat wanting to press the skip forward. But no. I MUST LISTEN TO THIS ALBUM BEFORE I DIE!!! Then it went back to fine. Spoke too soon. Make It Right made it wrong.
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Started off strong but got real weird real fast
Extremely below average.
An interesting relic of the early 1970s: a mediocre Funk / R&B album, which didn't sell that well when it was released, so I'm not sure why it's in this list. I've never quite understood the cult that seems to have arisen around Tim Buckley, and this album is no exception, although I did quite like the track "Get on Top".
As I always do began to read the accompanying Wiki entry as l listened to this. Apparently an actual postcode was attached to initial pressings of this. Which led me to the thought if this is where Pink Floyd got the idea from for WYWH. But then I mused that I couldn’t see any of the Floyd members going anywhere near this record. Whilst I was wrestling with these thoughts the record ended and I realised I hadn’t taken one bit of notice. Didn’t bother listening again. 1 star for the music but 2 for the postcard concept. 2/5 17/3/25
I swapped the ratings and reviews between this album and Tom Waits Swordfishtrombones, so I'll talk about that one (Tim Buckley sucks BTW - rated that a 1). You know some things are just not for me. Loved her version of The Wire theme, but that's as deep into Tom as I need to get. Thanks for no thanks.
Tough one today because I was moving and grooving to the rhythm, and then I started listening to the lyrics. Oh no. Between the casual racism, the misogyny, the sex stuff and then the weird sex stuff, it's hard to find something to love. Still, I was grooving so I can't say I hated all of it
tem uns instrumental bem massa no mais não fede nem cheira. é só mais um branquelo tentando fazer funk.
Very meh about this one. 2 stars.
Get on Top is a bit messy, but a groovy jam no less. Otherwise, this one washed over me without making too much of an impression. Nothing offensive or really bad, but I have no urge to go back. Not really my cup of tea -- 2 / 5.
Geinig plaatje, maar z'n zoon is beter.
Some of the music was fun and I know this isn't a music-scientific sort of thing to say but he just seems like he'd be really annoying and come up to you in public and start talking and not stoooppppp
Weird is a word. This isn't especially great to listen to or deep in any way. It feels more like a decline than a showcase. This feels like the act of the movie where the protagonist has lost their way and needs a redemption to become something more. This is a less depressing L.A Woman by The Doors.
The musicianship and production is well done. This does not age well. I can't get into the details. This guy and his voices. I forgot we already did one of this guys albums.
Watered down version of The Doors?
Okay. So I was obviously trying to go into listening to this album without bias because I love Mr. Buckley’s son Jeff (he was my top artist of 2024 after all). HOWEVER after hearing the stark difference between the two it was hard to contain my emotions fr. Jeff’s songs are beautiful love songs with raw emotion. Mr TIM was just writing about fucking raw and cheating on his woman and being the absolute worst??? Like lowkey I had a NIN moment listening to this. I couldn’t believe it but it lowkey made me appreciate Jeff’s music more? Ok I will admit the instrumentals were kinda good but the lyrics oh man
not my style of music
A bit unsure how to feel about the opener - good storytelling, but the topic is certainly interesting. After a few more songs of feeling this way, I went to the full Wikipedia article to see if Tim Buckley was just playing a wretched character or if these songs were more biographical. Lo and behold, this is Jeff Buckley’s dad. Something clicked then, having already heard Jeff’s “Grace” album & gotten familiar with the story of his life. Father and son both lived careers of vices, doubt, and inner-turmoil. Both troubadours to some extent, using their music as a means of processing the lives they lived, both dying before their full audience could be realized. I think “Nighthawkin” is a fair microcosm of this whole record. Engaging story, a performance clearly empowered by cocaine, and then *boom* a couple of words you wish he didn’t use/ideas he didn’t convey. A record encapsulated in its time and place. It’s like you listen to this album unfold and wish for Tim to use his powers for good instead of evil. You can’t deny his vocal chops and heart for performing…but then you hear song after song about a vice, misfortune, or misbehavior. Perhaps the final song “Make It Right” is even more representative of the album as a whole, more than “Nighthawkin.” It’s a ‘mask off’ moment where Tim doubles down on the instrumental composition and production to elevate the energy to something really groovy and exciting. Then proceeds to dream and plead for a sex worker (?) to do all these things to him to “make it right” again. He takes the ending of the song to a pretty impressive peak where he goes on a crazy vocal run. It’s as if he’s accepting how lost he is in his vices. Will I go back to this album? No. Did I learn something? Sure - maybe Steely Dan & Van Morrison had a good thing going, in comparison to the more evil sides of this record.
His earlier albums were better.
This guy is one of a kind but not really my kind.
He only got 2 stars because it was kind of funny.
One of his better albums but a bit tired
Nice instrumentals, but absolutely no reason this should be on an all time list. Tim Buckley is only slightly less overrated than his son Jeff. Both Buckley's get way more attention than is warranted.
This is yet another album that shouldn’t be here. It’s not the best seller, and not the most critically acclaimed. So more hipster white boy nonsense. It’s kind of interesting, but nowhere near essential. 1.5
My least favorite Tim Buckley album so far
Nope
This really didn't do anything for me
The music is actually not that bad, but the lyrics are 90% complete sexist bullshit.
Hmm. Un noteworthy 🤷♂️ need to listen more
Interesting prog, need to be in a better headspace
I'm uncomfortable right now 3/10. Sounds all right then the lyrics hit.
Funky but zany. He also went completely insane during Devil Eyes
Jeff Buckleys Dad, hope I like this one better. Thinks he’s the shit and sounds kind of annoying. Type psych folk rock I don’t particularly enjoy. The kind of 70s music that just bores me.
Get on Top Sweet Surrender
I'm not sure what I just heard but I didn't really like it. I'm also wondering why I had to hear this before I died.
1.8 I thought I was missing some kind of inside joke about the artist on first listen, as the songs were so bad. Was it meant to be humurours. But reading on Wikipedia...nope, this is a legit, serious album. Good god. Other than the chilled out enjoyable Hong Kong bar that was a tough listen. I'm drained just having to sit through it. He just scored lower than Madonna ffs.
weirdly elvis-like, but pretty samey to me and i guess just not the type of music im a fan of here
🎧Wallpaper funk album, doesn’t belong in the book. Favorite track: Sweet Surrender
Technically the music wasn’t bad, but I did not like it. It’s all sounded like one long song and that song was annoying. Also, this album should have been called I Have Sex because holy shit all this guy sings about is banging chicks. It’s a forty minute brag about how he gets laid a lot.
I associated Tim Buckley with more whimsical psychedelic rock from his previous entry on this list and my limited prior exposure. Greetings From L.A. was a trip down a weirder funkier hippie-esque lane that I didn't expect. I can't say I was displeased but the album unfortunately doesn't hold up through the full duration. It's only 7 songs, and while any one of them is fine, they all kinda sound the same. For the most part Tim Buckley is slinging some bluesy lyrics over some simple beats and jams time and time again. While I'm happy to bring on the weirdness, there is limited variance from one song to the next. It's an OK album, and you can do a lot worse elsewhere on the list but not something I needed to hear before I die. 2.37 stars
Bluesy sort of thing.
Tim Buckley wrote some good songs, but there aren't any on here.
2 stars out of respect for the dead
It’s gonna be a no for me dog
Sexist lyrics, something you'd listen to while on cocaine. Not my bag.
I was honestly expecting it to be a LOT worse. I’ve heard his other albums so I was expecting a bomb but I’ve heard worse. Sure I’m doing an unfair comparison but I actually see why people like this album.
big fan of tim buckley but this one is infamously Not it, man
I'm not the purity police, if Tim Buckley wants to be unapologetically horny & racist on main that's his choice. The problem is that these songs just aren't that good. Disappointing considering I was pleasantly surprised by Buckley's "Goodbye and Hello" and was hoping for something similar here.
A pleasant experience but not earth shattering
It's a big fat 'Meh' from me, Jeff. I mean Tim.
Not really sure what to make of this. The genres its tagged on here don't seem very reflective to me. I don't think I particularly like it It's not even the horniness (although that is off-putting), I more find the vocals annoying. He sounds like a bad Jim Morrison impersonator
Kind of Boogie Nights-70s era, kind of Bob Dylan. Make it Right is probably the song I enjoyed most but for this album enjoy is a strong word for any song.
Blind album and artist. I can understand the appeal but this just wasn't for me. Not 1 memorable track either...
Bleh. This felt like a similar style to the past few albums I’ve gotten, which I’m a little sick of. I admit I was listening to this while working on something and wasn’t paying attention at all to the lyrics, but the ones I caught were off-putting. It might’ve actually gotten a lower rating had I been paying closer attention.
Tim Buckley has a very interesting voice. The trumpet in Move with Me was a blast. Most of the songs are ok, nothing great. Good music though. Hong Kong Bra and Make It Right were pretty fun. Best song: Hong Kong Bar
kind of weird sort of mix between rockabilly, folk, and indie with some odd eccentric tendencies from Tim thrown in. didn't hate it, but also wasn't a huge fan.
Infatuation with sex
While listenable musically at times, Buckley's annoying voice singing inane lyrics kinda ruins things. Every track is hypersexualized and the schtick wears off quickly.
'Greetings from L.A.! I left a tape recorder outside some random bar and this is what I got!'
more of an East Coast guy
I’ve never listened to Tim Buckley before, and I doubt I’ll want to again after hearing this one. The songs range from decent enough foot tappers to painfully drawn out, and there’s some odd vocal sounds in there akin to Yoko Ono for *bad* measure. The folk/psychedelic rock music has potential if put towards something a bit more fun, but this isn’t it.
Achei legal! Me lembrou um pouco de rolling stones
Every great singer has their mad moment
Musically it’s pretty good. But most of the lyrics seem to be written by a horny teenager… it’s dumb. And there’s just something a little off about the entire album, I feel. Nighthawkin’? That did not age well, did it?
I would've taken a whole album of Hong Kong Bar. The rest was too "Broadway showman meets sex addict folk star" for me. Buckley's vocal range is impressive, but it comes across here as silly; like we're not supposed to take any of this seriously. And maybe that was the intention. Who knows? Tim and Jeff reunion tour 2025? Sorry.
Not bad but sounds like a hillbilly Tom Jones
Why is this on the list?
Ihan passelit jamit, mutta ei tätä tee mieli kuunnella toistamiseen.
At first I thought it was going to enjoy it as parody and began to feel like this was not a parody I then realized it wasn't. He meant every word.
dude shut the fuck up atrocious as close to a one as you can get
I have been more aware of Jeff - of "Hallelujah" fame - than Tim Buckley, so this was a tad bit confusing for a sec. But now I see. And apart from Sweet Surrender, which is great, what a nice fit: music to leave your wife and offspring behind to.
Three Tim Buckley albums in this list is a bit unnecessary imo.
Yikes. I feel like this man's greatest contribution to music may have been his son.
Boring
Helt kiva vibes, gillar konstiga ljuden han "sjunger" och pianot. Sus lyrics
Rock/Pop, s.s., 1972 -> 2
Nice to meet you Mr Buckley. You’re album was fine.
Day226 - sounds like this would be the house band in a roadhouse knockoff movie
Never heard him before. Having no contextual knowledge of him, this album feels pretty flat. Has elements of genres I enjoy, but in a blah package. The instrumentation had some good moments. 2*
It was okay, I far prefer Goodbye and Hello. Not sure why this is on the list tbh.
His voice was grating
Instrumentals - yay Vocals/lyrics- nay
Not mine
One of those albums which might as well be white noise for all the impression it left.
From 'Song To The Siren' to this in just a few years. What the hell happened? Dreadful
I'm thinking about this album in a bit of two minds. Tim Buckly is a phenomenal singer, and musically this is not unpleasant. And while I normally like my musical pornography more on the erotic side, I have no issues with the straightforwardness either. From Prince's '23 positions in a one-night stand' to Peter Steele's ' I'll do anything to make you come' I've enjoyed it all. But this, this sounds more like the raunchy teenager's first steps into kink kind of amateur porn. And the album is much more of turn-off than arousal.
The WTF/s rate was high with this album
Kinds groovy at times but kinda whatever most of the time
Maybe there's a reason nobody bought his albums
Not very good. 2 stars for music that's good, but can't give more due to the annoying vocals and lyrics, very repetitive.
On this one Buckley uses his powers for evil.
Tim Buckley sounds like a sex tourist just back from a Mississippi bordello on this album. I sure hope this album got him laid, because I can't see anyone else gettin' it on to this skin-crawling performance. 1972 was a much better year for music than this album attests (Ziggy Stardust, Exile On Main St, Transformer, Talking Book, Music of My Mind, Big Star's #1 Record, Harvest, and so many more). Skip it.
Not bad not good
Great vocals. Weird musical choices. Overly sex focused.
Tim Buckley reminds me of one of those guys sitting in a pub telling anyone who will listen how many women he has had sex with, while everyone around him rolls their eyes
Definitely more of a Jeff fan, though I can see where he got his pipes from with this album. Despite being a fan of Jeff’s music and vocals, I really couldn’t get into Tim in the same way. I didn’t find the melodies as appealing and I had to skip the last minute of Sweet Surrender cause he was wailing for far too long. Meh, I’m just hoping for Grace to appear on this list at some point so I can give more stars to a Buckley
Soulless, wild, and full of sin. I guess that's '70s LA for you.
Ehhhhhh. I didn’t hate it but I didn’t love it.
I liked the blend of country/jazz/rock but after several listens, nothing really called out to me as something I needed. I tried to imagine a scenario where I would like to listen to this album, but the only the only one I could think of is an acid trip in a dive bar. That thought scares me, so I conclude this album is not for me.
It was okay. It was country though.
Yikes. 2.
Didn't like his voice and it went on too long unlike all the sex he claims to have been having
A challenging listen. Buckley's voice is interesting (and unique?), but it annoyed me more than kept my interest and the lyrics and songs seemed weird and over the top, not in a good way. I had to really push myself to sit through the whole thing which surprised me because I thought I had heard him before. I thought I would like this, but I must have been thinking about his son, Jeff.
Dude... I was excited to see a short album, but then my excitement quickly waned after realizing what this was. I thought the instrumentals were actually good, but the overall horniness and meandering nature of the songs brought this down a lot. Would love to know why this album was included.
fine. not overly memorable at the end of the day.
Not exactly sure why this is a “must hear” album.
Lyrically this album is pretty awful, musically it's quite catchy at times, however a lot of the songs are far too long for their own good and are of questionable quality.
Pretty cool, especially for its time, although not really my jam.
Yikes
I’ve had one Tim Buckley album generated already, and I honestly wasn’t wild for it. I’m usually in love with singer songwriter music from this era, so I’m going to try to remain optimistic with this album. Let’s listen! Songs I already knew: none Favourites: Move With Me First thing’s first. There is far too much talk of licking between toes on this album. It made me feel ill. The music is fine sometimes and a bit dull at others. It’s certainly nothing amazing to my ears. Similarly, the vocals don’t really stand out here, and the aforementioned lyrics turn my stomach. It’s not for me.
David Allan Coe was cloned and they mixed in some Christopher Cross DNA...out comea rockabilly yacht rock. Lyrics were cheap drunken bar room antics, and the sound was folk infused country. Meh. 2.4.
Kinda boring
can't say it was totally gripping. Get On Top is a fun, rompy song, but not much else to it. maybe I'll revisit at some point.
I'm going to go with 'mostly annoying' on this one.
Generic 70s rock
I listened to this on the plane from Pittsburgh to home. I downloaded the album and forgot to rate it after my flight. I’m clearing out my downloads rn so that’s why i remembered to rate it. my specific thoughts but the overall vibe was meh. I don’t feel like listening to it again to give a more accurate rating and I think that says enough to rate it
4/10 - Not the best in my opinion. Some of the songs were fine but most were just slightly bad.
Eh 4/10
yeah i have no doubt the boomer hipsters dug the shit out of this at the time
sounds aren't bad, but the singing and lyrics are off putting. the sexual themes get boring and repetitive quickly, and the songs are longer than necessary
the backing band sounds pretty good, but with all respect to mr. buckley, the man can’t sing. he sounds like a weird mashup of tom jones, barry gibb, and just a *smidge* of jim morrison. this album would be much more enjoyable with a different singer, but as is, it’s a chore to get through this one.
Yeaaahhh, that’s not for me. The music is really good, but no thanks on those vocals.
Not my cup of tea.
Large parts of this was downright horrible, and definitely worse than Happy Sad, which was at least interesting. Tempted to give it a 1/5, but 'Make It Right' did get me to bop my head.
In German we have words for that kinda music („gniedelig“) and special singing style („knödelig“). They sound funny, yet they mean to dis this in a cute way. So…you get where I’m going...
Meh. Sorta old timey but had some good vibes, but no interest in revisiting Tim Buckley going forward.
Miscellaneous things to take away from this record: - I'm as much a fan as anyone else of "Song To The Siren", found on previous Tim Buckley's record *Starsailor* (and famously covered by This Mortal Coil). And I absolutely love his second LP *Goodbye And Hello* (also in Dimery's list, and in mine if I ever find a way to finish my own version of this list of 1001 essential albums). Yet it's not because some artists can have genius bout of inspiration that they cannot fall very low on subsequent efforts. Case in point: this record. You can't seriously think those meandering bluesy jams--pointless to the point where there's no point pointing out how pointless they are--are anything but self-indulgent music. Most of those cuts are not "compositions"--something Buckley had proven he could be very good at elsewhere, but not in here. They're just derivative rock drivel, even by 1972's standards--with only a few "funky" flourishes here and there to give it some sort of "originality", as weird-sounding as those flourishes are. - Man was Tim Buckley in constant heat during his last couple of years on this earth. I'm wondering if watching saucy porn videos online, instead of wasting my time listening to this album, would not be time better spent, actually. You really want to throw a bucket of icy cold water on Buckley's head so that he could get a grip on hisself at last. We get it, Tim. You want to f*ck your way all around the L.A. metropolitan area. But do we really need to be updated on your every lustful thought? And more importantly, were any of those thoughts good song material? The jury's still out on this one. - Tim Buckley was often a spectacular singer, but there are points in this album were his antics clearly become grating. Blame that on his obvious sexual frustration--the latter can inspire some other singers to greatness. But with Buckley, the effects are somewhat vulgar or even disturbing. The only exception among his most memorable vocal "moments" in the album being his performance on the more subdued acoustic-guitar-driven jammy cut "Hong Kong Bar" and the lush extravaganza of "Sweet Surrender" (more on that one in a second). - Harmonically speaking, there are thus three songs saving the album from the self-indulgent borefest it mostly is at heart. There's "Sweet Surrender", as stated earlier, whose dreamy string section and haunted vocal performance instantly erases from your memory the two dull cuts opening the record right before this particular song jumps to your ears. Closer "Make It Right" later digs the exact same trench, to even more effective and heartfelt effects. And as "improvisational" as "Hong Kong Bar" sounds at first glance, some of the notes hit by that guitar are actually pretty subtle and interesting. But three decent cuts a good album don't make. Especially when the rest is so uninspired and unoriginal. 1.5/5 for the purposes of this list of "essential albums (rounded up to 2). Which translates to a 6.5/10 grade for more general purposes (5+1.5). Next, please. Number of albums left to review: 268 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 322 Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 180 Albums from the list I won't include in mine (many other records are more important to me): 236 (including this one)
Nice music, but lyrics are not positive
ew ew ew his voice, his singing, the lyrics EW I am giving it one star extra because the music is nice enough when the guy is quiet.
Amazing album
Hm, ik vind dit echt een heel saai album. Er gebeurd muzikaal weinig, de teksten zijn niet bijzonder, in de eerste nummers schreeuwt Tim vooral en voor een album dat in totaal minder dan 40 minuten duurt, voelt het toch als een te lang album. Ik denk niet dat ik dit album ooit had willen luisteren en nu ik het gehoord heb ben ik niet perse blijer of gelukkiger. Ik hou van bluesy nummers en muziek, maar vind dit eigenlijk een matige renditie van de blues waar ik dus wel van hou. Tim houdt 2 sterren aan dit album over vanwege "Make it Right" wat een goed nummer is, ondanks dat Tim aan het schreeuwen en doen is. Dus ja, dit album is 2 sterren, ondanks dat Tim er op staat.
Wouldn't want to listen to listen to this again.
Great start to the album but everything after that was crap. Music is decent but the lyrics are problematic and derivative of other artists. Van Morrison comes to mind. Not a great album. Not sure why it’s on the list. Definitely one of many that could have been edited. I truly believe that this list could have been paired down to 555 songs.
E-Gitarrenlastiger Folk
It's a 2.5 but I'm rounding down
I like the music, but I can't stand his voice.
If this could stick to a guitar-focused narrative with perhaps a tad less misogyny it would actually be a decent listen. Alas, it mostly rambles in a pretty TMI fashion and establishes Buckley as a very horny and mind of weird dude
Well this is a supremely silly album. Funk is done better by many many other people. It fails to pass my unlistenable test but really 1001 people, we deserve better than this.
Greetings from no thanks
I'm so glad I missed this generation. This is awful. It sounded good out of the gate, but then this dude starts singing and the funky white jazz saxophone starts in. This is the stuff you wanna see when your half shitfaced in Nashville after midnight in Printers Alley.
Falling short on the TBZ/JBZ 2/3 cutoff, as Tim Buckley’s style takes another swing. At first psychedelic folk, then jazzier, now with “Greetings From LA” funkier, but never really nailing any of it enough to break through.
This was a little worse than average, at least compared to alot of the nonsense on this 1001 list. Not horrible but not good, nevermind great, either. Felt like the Buckley tried to hard on this album. 5/10.
Not a fan. 2.
This album is deranged. I have never even heard of it before, let alone listened to it, and I don't know what I expected exactly, but it certainly wasn't what this album turned out to be. After listening to this album twice, I am STILL not sure what it is supposed to be. It makes me feel nothing but confused? I mean, it's not awful, but I wouldn't say it's good.
Vic Reeves pub singer meets Jazz Club for me. Not going into my ITunes at this point in time.
December 27th, 2023 HL: “Make it Right”, “Get on Top” Takes forever to go nowhere I don’t often think “I wish I was listening to the Doors right now”, but I had that a couple times today
"i love me a black woman" wow. Racist, and crass. Funky sound tho.
Not for me.
Am a bit confused as to why Tim Buckley is on this list if none of his albums sold well.
Meh
Interesting for sure.
bland
Not so much
Wasn’t really into it, bit niche
Those lyrics did not age well, but there is some decent instrumentation 2/5
Jeff's Dad. It's *interesting*, but it's not my taste.
Eh, it's alright.
I don’t get it. Sounds like I’m watching a local bar band and genuinely don’t get the appeal. 2/5
Okay maybe this one is too silly. Forced me to go back and listen again to his next album, Sefronia, which I spoke so highly of yesterday, an album which seems to have been critically panned even by his cult fan base. On Greetings, there is just too much blue-eyed, faux-soul going on. And not at all in a fun way. It plays more like a parody of Marvin Gaye than a tribute. Also starts to feel like an impersonation of Jim Morrison at moments. Like Jim Morrison meets Randy Newman, somehow. Again though, I really like the album cover! I want that postcard picture of the desolate LA wasteland on my fridge lol. And it speaks to something more going on beneath the surface with these songs. Something much darker. Much more desperate in his faux croonings and musical wanderlust. You get the sense that Tim, despite immense talent, never quite found what he was looking for, musically or otherwise. And he would die not long after. I’m now seeing some of the more blue-eyed moments on Sefronia are not as fun, and a bit more cringe-y than I initially thought. But the album still has major highlights at least in its Tom Waits and Fred Neil covers. I still think the album is underrated. Greetings is very much a stepping stone album. It is reaching for something different and it is quite evident that whatever that something is had not been found by the time of this album’s recording (I don't think it ever was). It almost sounds as if Mr. Buckley was in search of a commercial hit, but just could not commit to sacrificing his weirdo impulses, and so he continues to land somewhere underwhelming, undecided, and in between. Tim Buckley is a fascinating character though. I think he captures something uniquely Los Angelesian in his searching, varied, drug-fueled discography. I’d be interested to read a book or watch a documentary on his life. 2/5.
This could be a decent album if he just kept his mouth shut. Like there's genuinely good guitars, bass and percussion, but I can't stand the vocals.
This was an alright album. I can see why Tim Buckley was never really that famous for his music. It’s a bit crass and aged poorly. The instrumentals on this album are the only thing keeping it enjoyable. Buckley chooses to proudly talk about the bad behavior of his life. It makes the album a bit weird to listen to as you’re paying attention to the lyrics instead of just hearing it as music. This is easily an album that isn’t required to listen to. 4.7/10
Same-ish kind of yelping songs, like the illicit love child of Van Morrison, Kermit The Frog, and the yelling goats one can find on YouTube.
J'entends l'enthousiasme dans la musique, mais trop cacophonique à mon goût actuellement.
Yay, a third album from Tim Buckley. This one takes an unexpected turn and is terrible in a whole new way. Extra star for the band, though.
No siis periaatteessa kyllä. Kaipaa useamman kuuntelun, mihin en nyt taipunut, mutta vetää, bailaa. Sais kolme tähteä, jos ois enemmän mun tyyliä eli jos jaksaisin oikeasti palata tähän.
Mongertava ääni laulamassa törkyä rockin muodossa. Ei itseasiassa paha, ei ollenkaan - kuuntelin osan levystä uusiksi. Hitti puuttuu: 2,5.
I don’t care for this album, even though it sounds familiar to the Beatles. Something about it annoys me.
You really aren't playing to your strengths here, Tim
Meh. One song I liked, but I prefer the earlier Tim.
All right, but not very memorable.
Not really sure why this album is included. I'm not super familiar with Tim Buckley's catalog, but this was pretty mid. The lyrics are pretty horned up and a little awkward at times. The music is fine and serviceable but nothing on this record really grabbed me.
If you're into folk-y Americana music then you'll probably love this album from Tim Buckley. Don't confuse him with Jeff Buckley, because that'll be a mistake you don't make twice. A perfectly average Americana album, even though Wikipedia classes this as "Funk, R&B", interspersed with what I can only describe as weird vocalisations. Glad I don't need to listen to this again. Best: Move with Me Worst: Nighthawkin'
This was pretty good, but it only made me want to listen to other, better albums.
Ehhhhh. I only liked Make it Right. Probably better if it was in a live music setting. Would not listen again
Did not really enjoy this.
Bit boring
This ran the gamut from decent to meh to outright weird (I'm sorry, did he just sing about licking between someone's toes?). 2.5 stars.
This is like a cross between Van Morrison & Jimmy Buffet except it's forgettable.
Cantautor es desmelena divagant sobre noies i sexe, mentre transforma el seu so folk habitual, obrint la porta a sonoritats del rock, jazz i r&b. Malauradament, el resultat no és gaire encissador
2.5
Ehh the music itself was nice but the lyrics were awful.
The music is not bad but that nervous chicken spoils it.
Kind of a weird album. Not sure what is special about it.
Surprising melding of early 70s country-rock sensibilities with soul/RnB sounds - not what I was expecting at all. The funk bass lines are great: dancey and hypnotic they propel the songs along. Hammond organs and sparse electric guitar build up the jazzy chords, rhythm and vamps. Bongos add more texture on top of the drums and horns come in for quick solos (move with me) in transition and strings appear for dramatic effect (sweet surrender). The vocals are not my thing. Impressive range and strong delivery, but it always sounds like he's doing a bit. So much wailing and the scatting is way too much (get on top). Nighthawkin veers into 70s sitcom theme song territory. Honk Kong Bar is more of the acoustic folk sound I associated with TB. Make it right is a jazzy western. Favourite: devil eyes, make it right
Not pulling it off
Oh well, I guess that was a Tim Buckley album?
Pas mauvais. Beaucoup de sonorités/ styles différents. Pas tout a fait mon genre par exemple. 5.5/10
Dull. Nothing special about this.
I reaffirm my statement in Happy Sad.
It's great to be sex positive, but make sure you don't test positive. Wrap it before you tap it kids. Oh, and this album is creepy.
C- Move With Me - 3 Get On Top - 2 Sweet Surrender - 2 Nighthawkin’ - 2 Devil Eyes - 2 Hong Kong Bar - 1 Make It Right - 4 I noticed that woofmeow rated Buckley's previous album right after we got this, I don't know if it was coincidence or not. I liked her review, so I felt compelled to learn some more about this guy. I learned that he's Jeff Buckley's pop. If you don't know Jeff, he's the guy who sings Hallelujah. I thought that's all he was. His entire album, Grace, is fantastic and I keep listening to it. So, if I have anything to thank Greetings From L.A. for, it is another album.
Ive heard good words about Jeff Buckley but never Tim Buckley I can see why
I get the appeal, but I honestly have no idea what he was trying to do on this album
Well this sounds quite different from ‘Hello and Goodbye’. On one hand I admire the conviction of his reinvention as a purveyor of funky 70s jams. On the other, I didn’t think the music was much good. There’s a lot of meandering and it’s quite generic sounding, with little of the quirkiness that his older style had.
Unremarkable.
This is a complexly mid record in all honesty. Greetings from LA is a jazzy blues record undeniably but it is outclassed in a lot of areas. The instrumentals, while fine, don't really hit me that much. The jazzy parts don't feel that jazzy, nor do the more bluesy tracks feel that bluesy. The one folk-inspired track is not that good. It's very slow and generic folk rock and it sort of ruins the pace. On top of that, the vocals are the epitome of mid. The vocals are unique, but they are not good. It's just not that good. And the weird little vocalizations are also just really weird. On top of all of that, the lyrics are very creepy and perverted at times. I don't find them to be sexy or whatever emotion Tim Buckley was intending unless that emotion was disgust. While this isn't the only album during the 70's to directly reference sex or perversion, something about the lyrics is just bad. The Rolling Stones, for example, directly reference sex a lot in their music. However, it is usually very brief or there is some clever wordplay or idea that surrounds the notion of sex. The only song that I can think of off the top of my head that truly goes off the deep end unforgivably is "Brown Sugar", but that song has some of the greatest instrumentals of any Rolling Stones song so it gets a pass. This entire record is like if Tim Buckley tried to lyrically recreate Brown Sugar while doing the blandest blues instrumentals in the background. With all of this said, you may think I absolutely despise this album, however, it is just mid as hell. I have no strong feelings for this record except for the awfulness of the lyrics. With the lyrics the only truly awful thing about this record, it by default gets a 4/10. Don't listen to this. If you do, you more or less likely will not care about it.
This bloke is so desperate to come across as a shagger, it's quite tragic. Instrumentals are pretty decent, but I'm sure the best thing to come out of this fella is probably his son.
Was ok but not my cup of tea
Interesting, but not really something I liked. Not bad, it just didn't click with me.
Boring choice for the list.
This didn't really get to me.
Best Song: Make It Right. More than anything, I just liked the guitar lick. Worst Song: Sweet Surrender. It's full of that cheap, hippie horniness common to the time. The song is well-produced, but it is so of its time that, with a modern listening, it sounds cheesy and overwrought, rather than romantic or sexy. Overall: It's funky, but always in a way that seems more accessible than exciting. I would have liked to have heard something bigger, or something that took more risks. Knowing what other funk is out there, I can't imagine myself returning to specifically this.
Odd lyrics, made me a little uncomfortable, this aside, okay album, not the worst album on this list, but far from best
........
Thought this was okay but most of the songs didn't stand out to me. I wouldn't listen to this again as I found overall a little boring. Highlights: Move with Me
Quite a weird album, sounds a bit like Jim Morrison. Just without the interesting lyrics
Got to accept this is 1972 but it all feels like a jam session with little direction. Mediocrity defined - I guess they are all accomplished musicians but the total is less than the sum of the parts.
esto àlbum es muy sospechoso me gusta sexismo ocasionalmente tambien (obviamente, francamente, etc.), pero esto es simplemente poco convincente burrido
Cool instrumentals, stupid lyrics, annoying singing voice. Overall, not for me. Hong Kong Bar and Make It Right put in a hell of an effort to make me change my mind on this album, but the damage was done
"Some American sings about sex for 40 mins." Nope. Just couldn't get on with this. I never really understood the appeal of overtly horny music like this. Was this endearing in 1972? Either way I feel repulsed. The songs themselves were okay and his range was impressive for sure. Despite this, I do not wish to listen to this again. Favourite: Hong Kong Bar
Oof. Tim. Come on, man. Just cool it for a minute. I'm glad Tim's having a good time and he sure can jam but I really don't want to hear him wail about sex for 40 minutes. There's way too much "heyheyhey, hummahumma, hawhawhaw, yeeeeeaaaaah!" for anyone's good. Dial that mess back about 60% and you've got a half-decent rock record. As it stands... well, it's a good thing Tim's band is so phenomenal. They're 100% holding the album up, here. I wanted to give it a 3 but I just couldn't. Tim is just working too hard to wreck what's otherwise a pretty solid rock album.
i prefer his brother jeff
Greetings from L.A. is the seventh album by singer-songwriter Tim Buckley. None of his albums sold well, but this one was probably his best seller. It was a nice, chilled-out, funky, R&B album with good vocals from Tim. I thought the album was pretty average, but still enjoyed it for what it was.
2.5
I don’t think I liked this much, songwriting was weird in a dated kinda way, I can imagine people in the 70s thought it was fire but now I think it’s dumb. Best track: get on top
2.5
I wanted to like this more than I ended up liking it.
Can’t say I enjoyed this very much. Terrible voice. High 2.
I really wanted to like it. It just didn't do much for me. It isn't bad and I think if I heard it enough times, it would be better, but for now, it is utterly forgettable. 2.5/5
Bizarre rock and roll, jazz pornographic shrieky man.
Didn't like a single song save for the last track
This was pretty fun. Nothing special, but pretty fun.
Bless him for having written Song to the Siren, which in This Mortal Coil version and the live version by Dead Can Dance is utterly beautiful. And for being father of Jeff Buckley. But the music is not special to me, only last song of album gripped me. 2 stars.
heyy timm!
sweet surrender gave me a headache
Every songs starts in way I should like but then devolved into lyrics that degrade woman and Buckley making incoherent yells and sounds. Very weird.
Co ten Tim Buckley, od psychodelicznego folkowania do funkowego jazzowania, tworca listy musi lubic tego pana, bo za zycia jakos szalu chyba nie zrobil, a tutaj juz trzeci album na liscie, siodmy w dyskografii z roku 72, album pochodzi z okresu ktory wiki okresla jako sex funkowy, co calkiem dobrze oddaje kontent greetings from L.A., no i wyjasnia zagadke przedawkowanego zgonu nad ktorym sie zastanawialem sluchajac wczesniejszych materialow, bo 39 minutach nagrania slychac zycie brane pelnymi garsciami twardych narkotykow zalewanych hektolitrami alko, calkiem inny glos, czy raczej maniera spiewania, bo slychac tutaj prawdziwe wycie i wicie sie przy mikrofonie w niektorych momentach, podobne nawet troche do tego od doorsowego Morrisona, lirycznie rozny czlowiek, bo sex funkowy okres wjechal mocno po kablach, no i funkowe brzmienie grane przez nowa bande, ktora byla przepelniona kongosami, wiolonczelami, ciezkim basem, jedny utwor ktory brzmi choc troche znajomo jest hong kong bar, o ile sluchalna plyta tak jestem rozczarowany jako fan poprzednich pozycji autorstwa tego pana
After a while I started wondering whether I was still listening to the album and whether it had finished. Not great not absolutely terrible either but probably will never listen to it again, it's just too boring
First notes with honkey tonk vibes. This record came out about 6 months after my sister was born. And, it feels old. Like maybe she felt at times before dying. Postcard on a yellow backdrop makes the cover: Greetings from L.A. An impossible dream — was that L.A. back then? It appears to already be a desert sprawl that fades into the horizon in 1972. All I know about Tim Buckley is that he's the father of Jeff Buckley who lasted maybe five years more on this earth. How to even listen to this record without all this baggage? Some guy goes to a tavern and talks up a healthy girl with an invitation to move with him. He's so charismatic he's got backup singers, except I'm not buying. This record is for someone else stuck in a different time.
Not a big fan of the whole "voice as instrument" stuff. Wouldn't turn it off, won't seek it out
Definitely not my favorite album, but I think that comes from Tim Buckley's vocals. I HATE his voice. His vocals kill awesome instrumentals, like in Devil Eyes. The only song that really benefits from his voice is Make it Right, which is my favorite song on the album by far. Apparently Radiohead and other acts have cited Tim Buckley as an influence. His influence alone makes him an important part of the list, but I still think his music is fairly forgettable. Best Songs: Hong Kong Bar, Make it Right Worst Songs: Sweet Surrender, Devil Eyes
Not arsed, Tim. Try harder. Nonce.
Cis. White. Male. This particular 70s flavor of music by men just ain’t a good jam. Would he even get a record deal today?
Top 3 Songs: 1 - Nighthawkin' 2 - Hong Kong Bar (6) 3 - Move with Me (1)
The band die great but the vocals of Buckley made me want to turn the album of many times. Felt like a parody at times. Lyrically it also felt very one dimensional. At least he gave us Jeff!
Funk is an interesting direction for Tim Buckley. I think highly of Buckley as a songwriter, but Greetings From L.A. is not a winner in my eyes. Performances are still stellar but the funk sound is not a good fit. As a result, Hong Kong Bar is a standout track for me, as the simple folk side of the album stands much taller than his whole funk rock thing.
Good organ work. Vocalist has Daniel Blue vibes but not really into it.
Not the biggest fan of this one. It sounds okay and has a decent groove but overall feels just generic. Don’t know why I’d choose to listen to this over many other funk/dance groups from the 70s. 3/10
A range of influences are apparent on what seems to be a well made album. This, however, only seems to make it a bit irritating rather than interesting. Overall, it is a bit annoying and instantly forgettable. Rating: 2/5 Playlist track: Get on Top Date listened: 27/04/22
Didn't really love this album. It soudned okay but the lyrics and content were a little weird. I love the concept of writing a song explaining why you cheated on your SO though, what a crazy idea
2/5 nothing memorable
Not what I expected, I wouldn't know it was Jeff's dad. Some cool bluesy funk sounds but average songs
First of all, the lyrics are a bit too horny on this one. The speaking in tongues bit is also weird and unnecessary. Furthermore, the music on this album isn’t groundbreaking in any way. It’s really just bluesed up folk guitar with a few superficial jazz elements. Again, nothing terribly influential
Non lo so, è un po' strano. Sto Tim Buckley mi sembra bello drogato.
Musically interesting, lyrically silly
Ne mislim da je losa glazba u smislu nekvalitetna, ali meni je baas bilo dosadno i znam da necu vise sama to ici slusati nikad
Nisam oduševljena, nije mi bilo lako slušljivo, vjerojatno sam trebala još jednom
It's not my cup of tea, dig the funkiness of it, but that's pretty much it.
I've never heard of Tim Buckley, and this was not great. I never really got a sense of a grounded genre, and while shifting is sometimes interesting, this wasn't. Slightly bluesy but not satisfyingly so.
I had no idea what to expect given this artist and his music are all new to me, and it has some pretty fun moments. Some great grooves here and there, very bluesy-folksy-funky, and very much early-70s rootsy rock. I don't love it, but it's not bad. I got curious so down the Wikipedia rabbit hole I went, and I learned Tim Buckley is Jeff Buckley's father, and Tim and Jeff both died super-young, Tim at 28 (OD) and Jeff at 30 (swimming accident, no drugs or alcohol in his system). That made me sad. I see that Chuck Rainey plays bass on this album so I read up on him, too. He's still around at age 81 and the list of amazing artists and bands with whom he's played is staggering. Chuck Rainey is incredible. Back to this album: the sound overall is a little too early 70s late-stage hippie for me (sorry, folks, I just don't like the sound of congas in rock all that much...if they had been sparingly used back then, I'm sure I would barely have noticed, but, dang, they invaded so many genres of music and, at least for me, it's a "No, thank you").
Have I heard of Tim Buckley? or am I confusing the name with Jeff Buckley? Some of the music is okay, but I was tempted to skip most of the tracks either for the lyrics or strange non-lyric vocals. I was glad this album wasn't any longer than it was.
Clearly talented, but not my type of music.
Meh
All the subtlety of a sledgehammer. I bet any money he was a terrible lover in real life, selfish and inconsiderate of his partner's needs. The music isn't unlistenable, but the lyrics are so immature and the artist is a loathsome piece of shit. Jeff Buckley is a far superior musician and artist compared to his deadbeat father.
Still don't enjoy his music. It's beter than the previous album, but lyrically dubious and I don't like his voice.
Strang mix decisions and questionable vocals male this one I can't recommend. His voice grated after one track.
hmmm it’s cool? just don’t rly like tim’s voice very much. very groovy tho. if i liked his voice more this would be a three
This was decent
I got bored listening to this. Some songs had a good beat and tune but others just kind of got lost.
Some nice tunes and singing. Unlikely to revisit.
Generally pleasant. Nothing too experimental for quirky.
This is not my music. It sounds like a lot of rock-blues musical cliches and the lyrics constantly bounce between stupid and misogynistic... doesn't really hold up over the years. Make It Right was slightly tolerable.
2/5. The album seems fine. This was my first time hearing it. Didn't know any of the songs. The sound of the album didn't 'grab me' and none of the songs stood out to me. Of course, this is common for me when I first hear an album. There are plenty of times when the album gets better with time. So, I'm open to this one and think I could grow to like it more. Damn Herione. I hate to read when anyone talented is taken from us too soon.
It my have been my mood that day, but it was a forgettable album for me. I already forgot most of how it sounded. Wasn’t too impressed.
Funk/Pop Eh
It was okay.
Very generic, like Billy Joel but worse. A couple good moments, but not enough for a playlist or relisten
Sweet surrender was annoying Didn’t like his vocal delivery Definitely not my thing, which is surprising given who his influences are - not as good as The Doors Did I add to library? No
öh öh öh kommer inte ihåg :S men var väl okej
very boring soul i am SNOOZING
não dei muita bola
So weird, but I got a tim buckley song recommended after the album that was awesome
Not horrible but didn't stand out to me and I wasn't a fan of the voice
Eh.
Car journeys
So so.
Quite mediocre throughout, nothing stands out, nothing is innovative or interesting. We've all heard this kind of thing a million times, and it doesn't get any better here. It's not even interesting enough to dislike with any conviction.
He, ik had hier wel zin in. Vind ik het na een paar nummers toch wel tegenvallen, Jammer!
Not enthralled **
Meh. It was fine but I'm starting to expect more than that...
Highlights: Get on top, Make It Right Lowlights: Hong Kong Bar Get On Top is a funky and a quite enjoyable listen and Make It Right does just that and feels "bigger" than it should. The rest is either too spastic or "jammy" or maybe it's just too avant-garde for me. I don't really get the appeal here...Of the late Buckleys, I prefer Jeff.
honestly, the most interesting part of this album was hearing it defined as his 'sexfunk' period. Music became forgettable quickly. A musician getting really horny and into drugs after becoming famous aint that novel.