This album is just... uncomfortable to listen to. But in the absolute best possible way, just sends waves of shivers up my spine.
Standout: Lorca
Favs: Anonymous Proposition, I had a talk with my woman, Driftin’, Nobody Walkin’
Least fav: -
'Lorca' is most famous for its bizarre and lengthy title track - did Buckley go a step too far here? Well, I've learnt to appreciate 'Lorca' and the second evil twin track, the jazzy 'Anonymous Proposition', but I always felt in their strange way they dominated the album, or at least what you remember of the album.
The three other songs ARE a lot more conventional, though actually strong as ever, but the dye has been cast - you sort of expect and want 'Lorca' to all sound like the title track ... read more
What a damn interesting shift after 'Blue Afternoon'. Tim goes absolutely balls to the walls psychedelic on this thing and it made me sit there in awe. I personally think so far that this is Tim's worst work so far, just due to the fact that he took it a little too far. The perfect strike of psychedelic/experimental and normal mundane folk was 'Happy Sad' for me. This isn't a bad record at all though, there are still some amazing redeeming qualities, such as Tim's legendary vocals once again - ... read more
1 | Lorca 9:53 | 94 |
2 | Anonymous Proposition 7:43 | 80 |
3 | I Had a Talk With My Woman 5:55 | 84 |
4 | Driftin' 8:10 | 80 |
5 | Nobody Walkin' 7:30 | 85 |