Tim Buckley (studio album)
by Tim Buckley

Tim Buckley by Tim Buckley
Year: 1966
Overall rank: 3,883rd   
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 118 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1966 (37th)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (330th)
Award Best albums of all time (3,883rd)

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Tim Buckley bestography

Tim Buckley is ranked 6th best out of 15 albums by Tim Buckley on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Tim Buckley is Goodbye And Hello which is ranked number 908 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,906.

Tim Buckley album bestography « Higher ranked (3,352nd)
Blue Afternoon
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Tim Buckley
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Greetings From L.A.

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Tim Buckley track list

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Tim Buckley rankings

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Overall rank: 3,883rd | 1960s rank: 330th | 1966 rank: 37th

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Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 118 votes)
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From 01/13/2022 09:13 | #279243
Phenomenal. This and his 2nd are so beautiful.
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From 12/12/2019 17:16 | #245629
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. The songwriting is also pretty good, especially considering these are the words of a high-schooler. Buckley's 12-string sounds great ("Valentine Melody") but Beckett's electric guitars are superb on this. It's good enough to steal the show on some songs. "Strange Street Affair Under Blue" is my favorite. The first half is better than the second.
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From 08/08/2017 15:08 | #195701
An okay debut. Very Roy Orbison vocally but Buckley's best is definitely yet to come.
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Best Albums of 1966
1. Revolver by The Beatles
2. Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys
3. Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan
4. Aftermath by The Rolling Stones
5. Sounds Of Silence by Simon & Garfunkel
6. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel
7. Freak Out! by The Mothers Of Invention
8. Wild Is The Wind by Nina Simone
9. Face To Face by The Kinks
10. The Psychedelic Sounds Of The 13th Floor Elevators by 13th Floor Elevators
11. Ascension by John Coltrane
12. Fresh Cream by Cream
13. If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears by The Mamas And The Papas
14. Fifth Dimension by The Byrds
15. Black Monk Time by Monks (US)
16. Speak No Evil by Wayne Shorter
17. Sunshine Superman by Donovan
18. Da Capo by Love
19. Blues Breakers by John Mayall & Eric Clapton
20. Il Buono, Il Brutto, Il Cattivo by Ennio Morricone
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