Tim Buckley-Love From Room 109 At The Islander

I got a chance to check out the Tim Buckley documentary "My Fleeting House" the other night and have since been obsessed with one song in particular (even though it's not even included on the DVD), a song called "Love From Room 109 At The Islander (On Pacific Coast Highway)" from the album "Happy Sad". It's a pretty roaming sounding song, and doesn't really fit it any specific genre, but it is really one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard. Clocking in at just under 11 minutes, it might seem a little too long for some, but if you can just close your eyes and free your mind, it will take over every part of your mind and take you on a journey like nothing you've ever experienced.

• Love From Room 109 At The Islander (On Pacific Coast Highway)

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Tim Buckley-Goodbye And Hello

Often cited as the ultimate Tim Buckley statement, Goodbye and Hello is indeed a fabulous album, but it's merely one side of Tim Buckley's enormous talent. Recorded in the middle of 1967 (in the afterglow of Sgt. Pepper), this album is clearly inspired by Pepper's exploratory spirit. More often than not, this helps to bring Buckley's awesome musical vision home, but occasionally falters. Not that the album is overrated (it's not), it's just that it is only one side of Buckley. The finest songs on the album were written by him alone, particularly "Once I Was" and "Pleasant Street." Buoyed by Jerry Yester's excellent production, these tracks are easily among the finest example of Buckley's psychedelic/folk vision. A few tracks, namely the title cut and "No Man Can Find the War," were co-written by poet Larry Beckett. While Beckett's lyrics are undoubtedly literate and evocative, they occasionally tend to be too heavy-handed for Buckley. However, this is a minor criticism of an excellent and revolutionary album that was a quantum leap for both Tim Buckley and the audience.

• Once I Was
• Phantasmagoria In Two
• Pleasant Street

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