Tim Buckley
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Biography
[Edit]One of the great rock vocalists of the 1960s, Tim Buckley drew from folk, psychedelic rock, and progressive jazz to create a considerable body of adventurous work in his brief lifetime. His multi-octave range was capable of not just astonishing power, but great emotional expressiveness, swooping from sorrowful tenderness to anguished wailing. His restless quest for new territory worked against him commercially: By the time his fans had hooked into his latest album, he was onto something else entirely, both live and in the studio. In this sense he recalled artists such as Miles Davis and David Bowie, who were so eager to look forward and change that they confused and even angered listeners who wanted more stylistic consistency. However, his eclecticism has also ensured a durable fascination with his work that has engendered a growing posthumous cult for his music, often with listeners who were too young (or not around) to appreciate his music while he was active.
Buckley emerged from the same '60s Orange County, CA, folk scene that spawned Jackson Browne and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Mothers of Invention drummer Jimmy Carl Black introduced Buckley and a couple of musicians Buckley was playing with to the Mothers' manager, Herbie Cohen. Although Cohen may have first been interested in Buckley as a songwriter, he realized after hearing some demos that Buckley was also a diamond in the rough as a singer. Cohen became Buckley's manager, and helped the singer get a deal with Elektra.
Before Buckley had reached his 20th birthday, he'd released his debut album. The slightly fey but enormously promising effort highlighted his soaring melodies and romantic, opaque lyrics. Baroque psychedelia was the order of the day for many Elektra releases of the time, and Buckley's early folk-rock albums were embellished with important contributions from musicians Lee Underwood (guitar), Van Dyke Parks (keyboards), Jim Fielder (bass), and Jerry Yester. Larry Beckett was also an overlooked contributor to Buckley's first two albums, co-writing many of the songs.
The fragile, melancholic, orchestrated beauty of the material had an innocent quality that was dampened only slightly on the second LP, Goodbye and Hello (1967). Buckley's songs and arrangements became more ambitious and psychedelic, particularly on the lengthy title track. This was also his only album to reach the Top 200, where it only peaked at number 171; Buckley was always an artist who found his primary constituency among the underground, even for his most accessible efforts. His third album, Happy Sad, found him going in a decidedly jazzier direction in both his vocalizing and his instrumentation, introducing congas and vibes. Though it seemed a retreat from commercial considerations at the time, Happy Sad actually concluded the triumvirate of recordings that are judged to be his most accessible.
The truth was, by the late '60s Buckley was hardly interested in folk-rock at all. He was more intrigued by jazz; not only soothing modern jazz (as heard on the posthumous release of acoustic 1968 live material, Dream Letter), but also its most avant-garde strains. His songs became much more oblique in structure, and skeletal in lyrics, especially when the partnership with Larry Beckett was ruptured after the latter's induction into the Army. Some of his songs abandoned lyrics almost entirely, treating his voice itself as an instrument, wordlessly contorting, screaming, and moaning, sometimes quite cacophonously. In this context, Lorca was viewed by most fans and critics not just as a shocking departure, but a downright bummer. No longer was Buckley a romantic, melodic poet; he was an experimental artiste who sometimes seemed bent on punishing both himself and his listeners with his wordless shrieks and jarringly dissonant music.
Almost as if to prove that he was still capable of gentle, uplifting jazzy pop-folk, Buckley issued Blue Afternoon around the same time. Bizarrely, Blue Afternoon and Lorca were issued almost simultaneously, on different labels. While an admirable demonstration of his versatility, it was commercial near-suicide, each album canceling the impact of the other, as well as confusing his remaining fans. Buckley found his best middle ground between accessibility and jazzy improvisation on 1970's Starsailor, which is probably the best showcase of his sheer vocal abilities, although many prefer the more cogent material of his earliest albums.
By this point, though, Buckley's approach was so uncommercial that it was jeopardizing his commercial survival. And not just on record; he was equally uncompromising as a live act, as the posthumously issued Live at the Troubadour 1969 demonstrates, with its stretched-to-the-limit jams and searing improv vocals. For a time, he was said to have earned his living as a taxi driver and chauffeur; he also flirted with films for a while. When he returned to the studio, it was as a much more commercial singer/songwriter (some have suggested that various management and label pressures were behind this shift).
As much of a schism as Buckley's experimental jazz period created among fans and critics, his final recordings have proved even more divisive, even among big Buckley fans. Some view these efforts, which mix funk, sex-driven lyrical concerns, and laid-back L.A. session musicians, as proof of his mastery of the blue-eyed soul idiom. Others find them a sad waste of talent, or relics of a prodigy who was burning out rather than conquering new realms. Neophytes should be aware of the difference of critical opinion regarding this era, but on the whole his final three albums are his least impressive. Those who feel otherwise usually cite the earliest of those LPs, Greetings from L.A. (1972), as his best work from his final phase.
Buckley's life came to a sudden end in the middle of 1975, when he died of a heroin overdose just after completing a tour. Those close to him insist that he had been clean for some time and lament the loss of an artist who, despite some recent failures, still had much to offer. Buckley's stock began to rise among the rock underground after the Cocteau Twins covered his "Song for the Siren" in the 1980s. The posthumous releases of two late-'60s live sets (Dream Letter and Live at the Troubadour 1969) in the early '90s also boosted his profile, as well as unveiling some interesting previously unreleased compositions. His son Jeff Buckley went on to mount a musical career as well before his own tragic death in 1997.
Title: Honeyman (Recorded Live 1973)
Artist: Tim Buckley
Genre: Jazz, Rock, Folk Rock, Songwriter/Lyricist, Psychedelic
Title: Goodbye and Hello
Artist: Tim Buckley
Genre: Rock, Folk Rock, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist, Psychedelic
Title: Lady, Give Me Your Key: The Unissued 1967 Solo Acoustic Sessions
Artist: Tim Buckley
Genre: Folk Rock, World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Folk
Title: Dream Letter - Live In London 1968
Artist: Tim Buckley
Genre: Jazz, Rock, Folk Rock, World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Psychedelic, Contemporary Folk
Title: Look At the Fool
Artist: Tim Buckley
Genre: Rock, Folk Rock, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist, Psychedelic
Title: The Dream Belongs to Me - Rare and Unreleased Recordings 1968/1973
Artist: Tim Buckley
Genre: Rock, Folk Rock, Songwriter/Lyricist, Psychedelic
Title: Works In Progress
Artist: Tim Buckley
Genre: Jazz, Rock, Folk Rock, Songwriter/Lyricist, Psychedelic
Title: Honeyman: Live 1973
Artist: Tim Buckley
Genre: Experimental Rock, Folk Rock, Jazz Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Title: Live At the Troubadour 1969
Artist: Tim Buckley
Genre: Rock, Folk Rock, Songwriter/Lyricist, Psychedelic
Title: Greetings from L.A.
Artist: Tim Buckley
Genre: Rock, Folk Rock, Songwriter/Lyricist, Psychedelic
Title: The Best of Tim Buckley (Remastered)
Artist: Tim Buckley
Genre: Rock, Folk Rock, Songwriter/Lyricist, Psychedelic
Title: Sefronia
Artist: Tim Buckley
Genre: Rock, Folk Rock, Songwriter/Lyricist, Psychedelic, Contemporary Folk
Title: Happy Sad
Artist: Tim Buckley
Genre: Jazz, Rock, Folk Rock, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist, Psychedelic
Title: Dream Letter: Live In London 1968
Artist: Tim Buckley
Genre: Experimental Rock, Folk Rock, Jazz Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Title: Live at the Folklore Center - March 6th, 1967
Artist: Tim Buckley
Genre: Jazz, Rock, Folk Rock, Songwriter/Lyricist, Psychedelic
Title: Bear's Sonic Journals: Merry-Go-Round At The Carousel
Artist: Tim Buckley
Collections
Title: Where the Action Is! Los Angeles Nuggets (1965-1968)
Genre: Rock
Title: Step Right Up - The Songs of Tom Waits
Genre: Rock, Indie Rock, Alternative, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Elektra Records Electric Sampler (1950-1973)
Genre: Alternative
Title: Compact Disc Club - Black & White Blues CD 4
Genre: Blues
Title: The Sound Of The Westcoast 1965 - 1979 CD 1
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Las 101 Canciones Del Siglo XX CD2
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: 100 Hits - 70s (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Folk Rock, New Wave, Punk, World Music, Disco, Funk
Title: Step Right Up
Title: Sonar 1000 (Radio 1 BE) Volume 3 (CD03)
Genre: Blues
Title: Alternative Acoustic (CD1)
Title: 100 Hits: 70s
Genre: Pop
Title: 100 Hits: 60s
Genre: Pop
Title: The Best Ever Time To Relax (CD2)
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: The Big Ball (CD2)
Genre: Folk Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Pop Rock
Title: American Classics (CD3)
Genre: Pop
Title: American Pop Rock Classics (Top History) (CD2)
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: 60s The Collection Box Set (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock & Roll, Pop
Title: The Best Ever: Acoustic
Genre: Rock, World Music, Alternative, Theatre/Soundtrack, Folk
Title: Simply Seventies (CD1)
Title: Smooth 70s (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Symphonic Rock, Latin, Funk
Title: Acoustic The Collection 2017 (CD2)
Genre: Soul, Blues, Gospel, New Wave, World Music, Country, Synth Pop, Indie, Folk
Title: Classic Acoustic 2017 (CD2)
Genre: World Music, Country, Traditional Pop Music, Indie
Title: Old Time Blues Mix 2018
Genre: Blues Rock, Acoustic
Title: Blue Eyed Soul Classics
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Ministry Of Sound: Chilled 60S (CD1)
Genre: Soul, Blues, Rock, Punk Rock, World Music, Pop, Psychedelic, Folk
Title: Train & Railroad Songs 2018
Title: Beautiful Boy (Original Soundtrack)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: THIS Is The 60s (X5 Music Group) (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, Rock, World Music, Country, Folk, Easy Listening
Title: Male Singer / Songwriters
Genre: Soul, World Music, Country, Pop, Folk
Title: 100 Greatest Acoustic Songs (CD1)
Genre: World Music, Pop Rock, Folk
Title: Folk & Acoustic Classics 2019
Genre: Folk Rock, World Music, Country, Folk
Title: 100 Greatest Acoustic & Chill Songs 2019 (CD1)
Genre: World Music, Country, Pop, Indie, Folk
Title: 100 Greatest American Songs 2019 (CD2)
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: American Folk Revival 2020
Genre: Folk Rock, World Music, Folk
Title: Folk Rock Mavericks 2020
Title: Old Gold
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Jazz, Rock, World Music, Pop, Funk, Folk, Easy Listening
Title: Acoustic Rock Vol. 3
Genre: Rock, Punk, Punk Rock, Alternative
Title: Summer Ballads
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Classical
Title: 100 Greatest 60s: Golden Oldies From The Sixties (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: 70s Vibe
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock & Roll, World Music, Country, Disco, Pop, Classical, Folk
Title: 100 Greatest Singer-Songwriters (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, World Music, Rockabilly, Pop Rock, Acoustic, Folk
Title: Rock Poetry 2020
Genre: Rock, Punk, Punk Rock, Metal, Alternative
Title: Classic Sad Ballads
Title: Winter Mood Acoustic 2021
Genre: Pop
Title: Hippies: 60's & 70's Classics
Genre: Folk Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Psychedelic Pop
Title: Folk & Roots: 50 Finest
Genre: Folk Rock, World Music, Folk
Title: Ultimate Dad: BMG Company 5CD (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, Rock, Alternative Rock, Punk Rock, Reggae, World Music, Pop, Classical, Folk
Title: Absolute 60's! (CD2)
Title: 70s Singer-Songwriter Essentials (CD2)
Genre: Soul, Blues, Jazz, Rock, Punk, World Music, Country, Classical, Folk
Title: 1970s Singer / Songwriter Gold
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, World Music, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist, Folk
Title: American Acoustic 2021
Genre: Pop
Featuring albums
Title: The Acoustic Guitar Project: Calgary 2014
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk
Title: Beautiful Boy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack