Tracks
- Move with Me
- Get on Top
- Sweet Surrender
- Nighthawkin'
- Devil Eyes
- Hong Kong Bar
- Make It Right
Greetings From L.A. is a manic album. The music is funk and jazz rock. That's according to Wikipedia. I think it's a hard rock and blues rock album. Tim Buckley switches between singing normally and singing in a really high falsetto voice.
Tim Buckley is certainly all horned up and looking for kinky sex, which certainly makes for a wild, fun and entertaining album.
This album is fun to listen to. It's a bit chaotic and uneven. Some might say the long songs jam, but I'd say they lose focus, or change direction and deserve to be distinct songs in their own right. This album is certainly worth listening to since it's so mental. I'm not sure that it needs to be on the 1001 Albums list, though.
All the songs are good. The stand outs are: Move with Me, Get on Top, Sweet Surrender, Hong Kong Bar and Make It Right.
★★★★★★★★☆☆
Tracks
- Strange Feelin'
- Buzzin' Fly
- Love from Room 109 at the Islander (On Pacific Coast Highway)
- Dream Letter
- Gypsy Woman
- Sing a Song for You
Happy Sad is a moody album which is no surprise given the title. The songs are rooted in folk, but musically, they are much richer, more complex and longer. The lyrics are also a lot more emotional and personal than is typical for folk music.
I enjoyed this album. The music is energetic, but not overbearing and accompanies and complements Tim Buckley nicely. Tim Buckley has a strong, yet soothing voice. This album is worth listening to. It may not be essential to own, but it would be sorely missed during the twilight of a rainy summer Saturday.
All the songs really stand out and I'm convinced there are parts of Strange Feelin' that sound like A Love Supreme.
★★★★★★★★★★
- No Man Can Find the War
- Carnival Song
- Pleasant Street
- Hallucinations
- I Never Asked to Be Your Mountain
- Once I Was
- Phantasmagoria in Two
- Knight-Errant
- Goodbye and Hello
- Morning Glory
Goodbye and Hello is a sublime album. Each song projects confidence and intensity. The music is a grand mix of folk and rock and roll with a theatrical flair coming from Tim Buckley's vocals. Despite the style of music, Tim Buckley is channeling Jacques Brel more than Bob Dylan.
This album is worth owning. I can't believe I had never heard of Tim Buckley before. Every song is brilliant, but Pleasant Street, Hallucinations, I Never Asked to Be Your Mountain and Goodbye and Hello are the show-stoppers.
★★★★★★★★★★
