The History of The Albums – n° 349
The name Buckley resonates in the history of music as a kind of curse, similar to what we find in Greek tragedy. Endowed with a pure voice, as embellishing as singular, Tim Buckley was one of its geniuses gone too soon, at only 28 years old, victim of an overdose. The destiny did not stop there, since his son Jeff, also recognized singer, will know him an accidental death in a drowning at the age of 30 years. A tragedy accentuated by the fact that ... read more
Already, within a year of his debut, Buckley has honed in on his craft and improved it by leaps and bounds. He also began carving out a unique (almost medieval at times) sonic aesthetic for himself. The vocals have taken a huge leap and though he is still singing in a bit higher register than he would adapt late on, you can just hear how talented and special Tim is purely from a vocal standpoint.
The lyrics and songs on this record are whimsical and fantastical and this really deals like some ... read more
Tim Buckley, father of Jeff Buckley, comes through with a kaleidoscopic sound on Goodbye and Hello that is grand and immersive providing a palette of bright and colorful instrumentation.
Goodbye and Hello touches upon a multitude of emotions as some tracks can be very story-driven such as the case for “Carnival Song” of which is an immersive track that leads you to visualize the blinding lights at a carnival that is surrounded by carnies as vendors offer cotton candy at every ... read more
not even a year after his self titled debut, "Goodbye and Hello" marks a pretty significant and noticeable leap forward in quality and creativity. seemingly growing in all songwriting, a more expansive and emotionally invoking vocal range, and more intricate and lush instrumentation from the band itself. seamlessly combining sensible and easy to grasp folk elements, sprinkling in those distinct vocal acrobatics and more unconventional instruments and arrangements, while still ... read more
This is Tim Buckley reaching the expected potential after his already very solid debut project, and the craziest thing is that he even surpassed the expectations later on, elevating his potential to something that is above almost any singer-songwriter of his time with all of his subsequent experimentation and tendency to reach for the stars.
On Goodbye and Hello, Buckley somewhat stays in the stylistic lane that his debut established, but it improves on pretty much all fronts, with him ... read more
1 | No Man Can Find the War 2:58 | 80 |
2 | Carnival Song 3:10 | 75 |
3 | Pleasant Street 5:15 | 87 |
4 | Hallucinations 4:55 | 81 |
5 | I Never Asked to Be Your Mountain 6:02 | 84 |
6 | Once I Was 3:22 | 86 |
7 | Phantasmagoria in Two 3:29 | 90 |
8 | Knight-Errant 2:00 | 71 |
9 | Goodbye and Hello 8:38 | 83 |
10 | Morning Glory 2:52 | 80 |