1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die - #86. Tim Buckley - Goodbye and Hello (1967)

Tim Buckley - Goodbye and Hello (1967)

Label – Elektra
Producer – Jerry Yester
Art Direction –William S. Harvey / Guy Webster
Nationality – USA
Running Time – 42:41

Track Listing (standout tracks listed in bold)

1. No Man Can Find The War
2. Carnival Song
3. Pleasant Street
4. Hallucinations
5. I Never Asked To Be Your Mountain
6. Once I Was
7. Phantasmagoria In Two
8. Knight-Errant
9. Goodbye And Hello
10. Morning Glory

I enjoyed this record as well. It is often chosen as THE Tim Buckley musical statement in his canon, and “Goodbye and Hello” is indeed a really good album. Tim stated that it was inspired by the Beatles “Sgt Pepper's” experimentation spirit, and this helped him bring his musical vision onto the recordings. There are some fine songs here - particularly "Once I Was" and "Pleasant Street."
His voice can be a bit tiresome – but that is just a minor issue overall. This album should have made him a star but only peaked at #171 on Billboard. It made Tim re-think his music and he never delivered an album again as focused and as good as this one. Sadly, on June 28, 1975 after returning from the last show of a tour in Dallas he overdosed and died. Tim Buckley was 28.

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You can purchase the CD here.

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