Morning Glory: The Tim Buckley Anthology

A great two discs, but I can't give it a straight up recommendation, just because, if you're not a huge fan of Tim Buckley after listening to these two discs, you'll feel like you wasted your money, and if you are a huge Tim Buckley fan after listening to these two discs, you'll only want to buy his original albums!Still, it does have some great tracks which are not available on any other CD, or are from out of print albums which go for $90 used these days, (songs from Starsailor and Blue Afternoon, and the version of Song to the Siren performed live on The Monkees show, which is definitely a great addition). The only song I can complain about is "Goodbye and Hello"- maybe the only song on here I dislike- I listened to it once, but now, I press the skip button every time it starts. Makes me feel bad for people who own the vinyl version, who have to carefully lift up the needle every time it starts... They really should have put two shorter and better songs on instead.Buying original Tim albums just MIGHT be a better purchase for some people, for several reasons. Like I already said, I wanted to buy all the albums after I heard this. Also, transitions between songs from different albums are not smooth, unlike compilation albums of musicians with more consistent styles. A lot of the tracks from different periods in his career sound awkward together, in my opinion. For this reason (and the inclusion of "goodbye and hello") I almost didn't give this five stars.Also, it seems that most people prefer a particular period of Tim's career over others, and would probably be better off getting "Tim Buckley" if they like his early Elektra folk stylings, "Lorca" if they like his experimental stylings, etc.I think anyone can appreciate his inconsistency more if they look at each album individually, not as a progression of his career. I think it's best just to look at each album as Tim doing whatever style he happened to be doing at the time, rather than hold each album up to the standards of a "Tim Buckley" album- whatever their definition of a Tim Buckley album may be. I think that being able to sing "she is the day of love" just as convincingly as he can sing "get on top of me woman" (why was that song not on here? as an incentive for you to buy "Greetings From LA," maybe) makes Tim even more impressive a singer than he would have been if he stuck with the same musical persona.So, in conclusion- it's worth buying, especially for the out of print "Starsailor" and "Blue Afternoon" songs, but be prepared, it's a real tease, and as one reviewer said, it's not a "best of compilation," it's an introduction to and a sampler of Tim's music. It's function is to give you a reason to buy MORE of his albums, not less.

very pleased with cd's. the music is excellent. only thing is it took a long time to get here. but, it wa worth the wait.

This review will probably sound ridiculous to some people. I am almost 60 years old and have only recently rediscovered Tim Buckley. Like many people in my age group, I listened (and loved) Tim Buckley's early albums. I then lost tack of his career as I moved on through college and life. This collection of most (but not all) of his best pieces will bring back memories. For those people unfamiliar with his music, you are in for a treat. From the vantage point of someone "older," I can now more fully appreciate this man's gift: his incredible voice (and range); moving poetry; and fantastic, spell-binding arrangements. Some of the songs on the album will make you cry. I can honestly say that this collection, along with Jeff Buckley's "Grace" CD, are the best CDs that I have ever heard in the folk/jazz/rock genre. This guy was way under rated. Listen to the CD over and over to get the full impact and meaning of the words -- it will not fail to astound and move you!

There are some good songs on this Cd. I really like the song; Sweet Surrender, but on this CD is poorly sung and is a disppointment. For the price paid for the CD, the songs are poorly done.

Excellent!

thank you

Tim Buckley started out as a folk-rocker but ended up as a musical explorer whose sound would extend the boundaries of popular music and defy categorisation. The billowing beauty of his later work, on Starsailor in particular, would only begin to be appreciated after his death in 1975.His first album Tim Buckley was released in October 1966 when he was only 19 years old. Buckley's passionate voice exquisitely wrapped itself around lyricist Larry Becket's romantic songs like Song Slowly Sung and the lovely Valentine Melody which is absent here.During the hippy year of 1967 Buckley was doing the folk club circuit in New York City where he recorded his first masterpiece, the accessible Goodbye And Hello which was his breakthrough album and largest seller ever. Classic tracks included the impressive I Never Asked To Be Your Mountain, the moving Once I Was, omitted here, and of course the Dylan-influenced title track.But instead of consolidating his success Buckley veered off into the most experimental of directions, rather too unusual for his 1960s folk audience to appreciate. Initially he moved into minimalism on the album Happy/Sad (1968), co-produced with ex-Loving Spoonful guitarist Zal Yanofsky. The wistful Blue Afternoon (1969) and Lorca (1970) are jazz-folk fusions.The next album, Starsailor, was even weirder. It is a strange journey into the realms of avant-garde jazz where Buckley applies his voice as an instrument to spectacular effect. Scott Walker in his weirder moments comes to mind. But it did include two very accessible masterpieces: The poignant Moulin Rouge (sung partly in French) and the exquisite Song To The Siren, which was beautifully covered by This Mortal Coil in 1984.Considered by many to be his opus magnum, the uncompromisingly erotic Greetings From LA (1973) was an enthusiastic embrace of all things funky, effusive and sensual. Move With Me deals with the wrath of a jealous husband, whilst Sweet Surrender is an explanation of his infidelity. There is great sadness in Hong Kong Bar, social commentary in Nighthawkin' (unfortunately not present on this compilation) and shades of sado-masochism in Make It Right, a song comparable in theme to Velvet Underground's Venus In Furs.Greetings From LA was followed by the unremarkable Sefronia (1973) and Look At The Fool (1974), which proved to be his last album as he died on June 29, 1975 in Santa Monica, California of an overdose. Buckley left a memorable body of work that is being appreciated more and more with the passing time. Although not perfect (vide the omissions listed above) this compilation is a great introduction to the work of a unique musical genius. Like Nick Drake and Tim Hardin, Buckley's music has stood the test of time very well and his reputation continues to grow. I give the album only 4 stars because of the omissions.

Una delle migliori accoppiate Padre-figlio in musica!

Tim Buckley was a complete one off artist who burned very brighly indeed before heroin killed him in his late 20s. This set contains all his best (or at least his most accessible) material as well as a decent booklet and is by some distance the best place to start if you want to get going with this most singular artist with an amazing voice and incredibly diverse range of material (mainly infused with folk, jazz and rock).Wonderful stuff indeed.

Tim Buckleyの全キャリアを通してのアンソロジーです。Disc1が1st"Tim Buckley"から3rd"Happy Sad"までと同時期のライヴ"Dream Letter"から、Disc2が4th"Blue Afternoon"から9th"Look at the Fool"までとライヴ"Live at the Troubadour"から、というように彼の作品を全ての時期から満遍なく拾っていると言えるでしょう。なにより嬉しいのが現在廃盤の"Blue Afternoon"の楽曲がほぼ収録されていると言う点。'Cafe'と'The Train'を除いた全八曲中の六曲が収められておりお得です。アンソロジーとうことで楽曲は時系列順に並べられており、アルバムとしての完成度が高いとはお世辞にも言えませんが、彼の世界に入るきっかけとしては非常に有用性の高いものであると思います。

Il est tout simplement mon artiste préféré. Je pensais avoir atteint le paradis avec Jeff, son fils, mais lors d'une émission qui lui était consacrée, j'ai entendu "Song to the siren", de Tim... La beauté à l'état pur, qui vous hérisse les poils à chaque entente.Artiste virtuose à la voix unique, curieux de tous les genres (folk, rock, avant-garde, soul, funk, blues, ouf...), il vous transportera quel que soit le genre de musique. On peut ne pas aimer sa voix (elle est étrange quand même), mais si on l'aime, on ne peut plus s'en passer.Le coffret est excellent, même si on regrettera la faible représentation de son album joyau "Starsailor", et celle trop forte des 2 1ers albums. Mais à part ça, vous n'en reviendrez pas.

Item supplied quickly and is in as new condition. The style of music is not totally to my taste but is well worth the money.