Tim Buckley/Goodbye and Hello

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Customer reviews

review by: davethorn13 date: 2007-05-23 rating:
Can't go wrong
Elektra's double reissues throw up some high-quality bargains, of which this is a prime example. 'Tim Buckley' seems to have been widely-dismissed, including by the artist himself, yet this attitude is a travesty. Certainly, it is derivative of the so-called folk-rock of the era, all 12-string twiddling and thin love songs, but the melodies are fantastic and so is Buckley's vibrato, reminiscent of Grace Slick's delivery of 'White Rabbit', only with more talent and control. The string flourishes and higher registers bear parallels with Love, though these recordings predate 'Da Capo' and 'Forever Changes'. br / 'Goodbye And Hello' sees Buckley striving for a weightier, more innovative recording and the result is a more diverse range of styles. Lyrically, it is not wholly impressive. 'No Man Can Find The War' is lost among an ocean of material on the subject, but otherwise Buckley haunts, delights and trips his dazzling way through the album with breathtaking aplomb. The title track is a magnificent, twisting epic; 'Phantasmagoria In Two' features a swooning lyric and descending melody; 'Pleasant Street' likewise; 'I Never Asked To Be Your Mountain' takes you on a 'high' journey. br / Buckley's finest work was apparently yet to come. I haven't so far heard it, but if it's better than this it must be incredible.

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review by: date: 2007-02-13 rating:
JUST EXCELLENT
No much to say except that it is really poetic with storng lyrics, wonderful music and magical voice. I highly recommend it to all music fans.


review by: We're all Frankies' date: 2001-08-26 rating:
Great value collection of Star-sailor's first two...
This is a great value CD, similar to the double Flying Burrito Bros./Gram Pasons cds of a few years ago...It would be a good idea to purchase this edition for the seminal 'Goodbye Hello'(which everyone should own) and consider the 'Tim Buckley' album extra tracks...The eponymous debut is rather dated has little of note on it. It's presence is warranted on this budget reissue- and it is nice to see Buckley was far from perfect. Often great artists failed to capture their live sound- such as Buffalo Springfield...The progression to 'Goodbye Hello' is staggering- the production is a bit OTT-and is close to Love's 'Forever Changes'...'Carnival song' (not the 'Dream Letter' song) is perfect- its minimalism akin to The Doors playing 'Happy/Sad'. The circular song sounds a little like 'Chelsea Girl'/'Marble Index'-Nico (whom Buckley wrote for). All these songs are fantastic-the title track, 'Once I was' 'Pleasant Street' standing out...This would be the ideal introduction to Buckley- especially as it ends on the transcendental wonder of 'Morning Glory' (which was covered by This Mortal Coil,who introduced me to Buckley,Big Star etc)- which is moving towards the sound of the awesome 'Happy/Sad'...'TB' is forgettable, while 'G H' is on a par with 'Blue Afternoon', 'Lorca' 'Look at that Fool'. It is nowhere near his masterpiece's 'Happy/Sad', 'Star Sailor' 'Greetings from LA'...And personally, I prefer the 'Dream Letter-Live in London 1968' versions of the tracks here (the acoustic 'Pleasant Street'/'You keep me Hangin On' 'Once I was' more open-bare-exposed...) This might be due to the fact I heard, and fell in love, with those versions first...So, bring on the Buckley reissues- and can we please have a re-release for 'Star Sailor'? And if you find the masters for that, have a look around for 'Time Fades Away' 'On the Beach' by Neil Young- as my vinyls a bit worn!!!

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