Tim Buckley Albums Ranked

Timothy Charles Buckley III (February 14, 1947 – June 29, 1975) was an American vocalist, songwriter, guitarist, and producer. His music and style changed considerably throughout the years. Buckley began his career based in folk music, but his subsequent albums experimented with jazz, psychedelia, funk, soul, avant-garde, and an evolving voice-as-instrument sound. He died at the age of 28 from a heroin overdose, leaving behind his sons Taylor and Jeff. Here are all of Tim Buckley albums ranked.

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8. Works In Progress (1999)

“This CD is a wonderful and unique listening experience: the recording sessions fell into the period in which Tim produced many of his most popular and most melodic songs. The singing here is for the most soulful and gentle, and the occasional studio banter lends this album an additional sense of initimacy.”

7. Greetings From L.A. (1972)

“A very different affair to his earlier work, Goodbye and Hello are one of my all-time favorite albums. This though makes its own impression, a very upbeat funky listen. Great interplay between vocal and organ on ‘Get On Top’. ‘Sweet Surrender’ is a personal favorite.”

6. Tim Buckley (1966)

“A surprisingly good album. There are points where his youth shows but I thought it would be much more juvenile. Tim uses his accented voice like on Hello Goodbye and I prefer his more free vocals that started on Happy Sad but they’re still fantastic vocals. He puts together some really nice melodies and you can occasionally get a glimpse at the vocal range that he would become known for.”

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5. Blue Afternoon (1969)

“The vocals here are the best of all the Buckley albums I’ve heard and thus are some of the best of all time. The poetry is so sweet and romantic. This album is in my ears now and all the coldness and hate full dregs are being cleaned away.”

4. Lorca (1970)

“Incredible vision and incredible execution. This album is straight from the soul of Tim Buckley. It’s slow, long, and minimalist which sounds boring but it’s worth it. It took me a few listens to crack it but since I’ve finally got it, I can’t get enough. They are working with like 5 instruments on the entire album and they’re still able to convey every emotion they are trying to evoke near-perfectly.”

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3. Happy Sad (1969)

“This album is really like a strange free-form folk. With loping bass lines, and its guitars coming in for a little prettiness and receding into the darkness. The xylophone (I think that’s what they are called) doing similar ornamental work, adding gorgeous splashes of texture to these long jams.”

2. Goodbye And Hello (1967)

“‘Goodbye and hello’ stands out from a year which was full of original, creative masterpieces. The album has unusual, experimental songwriting yet the songs still remain melodic and catchy. Tim Buckley’s amazing voice adds an even more plus to the whole.”

1. Starsailor (1970)

“Tim Buckley was the most interesting singer-songwriter for me, and this record proves it perfectly. ‘Starsailor’ is a mix of jazz, avantgarde, folk-rock, and experimental music, one album which was a huge change in the direction of his music. The title track is one of the eeriest, spaciest while ‘Song to the Siren’ is one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard.”