Comments on: Tim Buckley :: Happy Sad (1969)

By: Stu

Stu — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:16:42 +0000

There are a number of people I know who think Buzzin’ Fly is the best song ever written. Beautiful poetry put to gorgeous music. There are also those who think Tim was the most talented and most overlooked musician of our times. And yes, I’m a part of both of those groups.

One difference between Tim B and Tim H (and yes, I think they are comparable, not because their names are Tim but because they were both folkies who came out at about the same time) is that TB never stopped experimenting and growing; TH never really changed. Huge difference.

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By: Lester Zombie

Lester Zombie — Sun, 25 May 2008 02:26:37 +0000

I’ve owned this album since it first came out. It is one of the mainstays of my collection. I followed Tim Buckley’s albums until his early end and this is one of the ones that will always haunt me.

By: Satisfied '75

Satisfied '75 — Thu, 22 May 2008 14:59:28 +0000

the first time I (consciously) remember listening to this album in full it rained all day long and somehow provided the perfect backdrop for the experience.

By: brendan

brendan — Thu, 22 May 2008 13:58:33 +0000

great album. great review. very true how it creeps in slowly. this and hello and goodbye can suit any situation. the oop album, starsailor, is a real treat worth the search.

i agree that tim hardin is great, but i wouldn’t compare the two really. just because they’re tims?

By: Martin Schori

Martin Schori — Thu, 22 May 2008 11:00:09 +0000

I still prefer Tim Hardin. Better lyrics, nicer melodies, softer voice, more swing. A kind of male Billie Holiday with killer songs.

By: Darcy McGee

Darcy McGee — Thu, 22 May 2008 05:03:56 +0000

Wilco –> Son Volt –> Uncle Tupelo.

That’s lateral engineering I guess.

And there might have been a girl involved in the Son Volt thing.

Anyway, it’s always back to Wilo — and Jeff Buckley’s Hallelujah.

By: beth

beth — Wed, 21 May 2008 22:59:30 +0000

Have you heard the live album Dream Letter? Amazing double from London heyday, highly recommend

By: boffo

boffo — Wed, 21 May 2008 19:32:33 +0000

I reverse-engineered to Tim Buckley, too, but it was via “Song of the Siren” by This Mortal Coil back in the early 80s. Needless to say, that track also took me straight to his wildest, more far out period (Starsailor). It was a couple more LPs before I got to Happy Sad.

One of the most glorious voices in pop, along with his son’s.

By: heather

heather — Wed, 21 May 2008 17:34:06 +0000

nice one j. great post.
hey justin, did you see the post i did a long time ago of jeff covering tim’s songs in 1991 at that tribute concert in St. Ann’s Church in NY?
http://fuelfriends.blogspot.com/2006/07/jeff-buckley-channels-his-father-st.html

no tunes from Happy Sad, but some awesome, chill-inducing moments.