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Unless you were one of the 35 people in the audience at the Folklore Center on March 6, 1967, then you haven't heard this-Tim Buckley at the dawn of his career, playing a set of 16 songs, six of which have never shown up on any Buckley album, whether live or studio! Indeed, this is the earliest live recording of Buckley that's surfaced, and it features, in the notes, an unpublished interview with promoter Izzy Young. In other words, a crucial, newly-discovered document from a legendary career! Includes I Never Asked to Be Your Mountain; Dolphins; No Man Can Find the War; Troubadour; Wings; Phantasmagoria in Two , and more.
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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
GOOD EARLY BUCKLEY,
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This review is from: Live at the Folklore Center NYC March 6 1967 (Dig) (Audio CD)
One disc 55 minutes in length approximately. The sound is very good,if slightly flat,which is a minor quibble. Considering this was recorded on a reel-to-reel tape recorder,in 1967,in the open air,the sound of Buckley's voice is full,his guitar sound ringing. Every nuance of his voice and guitar can be heard clearly. His voice at times soars,at other times its softly plaintive. His guitar is crisp no matter if he's picking individual notes or strumming full chords (something Buckley did to great effect and excitement) which give these songs a real fullness. Truly this is two instruments working and blending together to create a very powerful sound.
In 1967 (the late) Tim Buckley had already released his first album,TIM BUCKLEY. He was soon to release his second,GOODBYE AND HELLO the same year as this live recording. Stylistically,this new release fits somewhere between these two albums. Buckley had started out as a folk-singer,and started to get away from a traditional folk sound on his second album,and then pushed his vocals and arrangements closer to a jazz sound by the time his third album,HAPPY SAD,was released. This live concert is a bridge between those first two albums. His vocals are closer to his first album,while the guitar sound is closer to his second release,and Buckley performs here solo,with great emotion. All the tunes except one,Fred Neil's "Dolphins",were written or co-written by Buckley. But what's important is that six of these tracks have never before been released on any previous live or studio album. All six tracks are good,substantial songs that fit in nicely with Buckley's more well known compositions. The high caliber of new (to listeners) songs like "Just Please Me", "What Do You Do (He Never Saw You)","Cripples Cry","Country Boy",and the other two,fit seamlessly together in this concert. Izzy Young,the owner of the Folklore Center,had never heard Buckley's music,and didn't bother with an audition. The room was small,holding about three dozen people. Buckley performed with no microphone,singing and playing in the open air. There is a feeling of excitement on these recordings,of someone finding out who they are. Buckley is very at ease before this small group. His confidence is evident in his between song patter and in his performances of both old and new songs. Buckley's emotion comes through in his voice on each song,and his timing is perfect. To have early good recordings of Tim Buckley,when he was first gaining recognition is a real present to Buckley fans. I still recall hearing Tim Buckley's second (I still own all the vinyl albums) album in 1967. It was clear even then that he had a unique talent,something which was proved throughout his relatively short career. The packaging is very nice,with period photographs and a short interview,that shows Buckley's thinking about music at this stage of his life and career,now so long ago. The folks at Tompkins Square should be commended for releasing an album that probably won't sell in large numbers. While Buckley was revered in certain circles,he never had mass acceptance. That makes this release even more important. Not just an important release,but an exciting sounding release. If you're into Tim Buckley-get this soon. Now,if someone would release all of the late Bert Sommer's tracks. Now that would be exciting. He wasn't in the same league as Tim Buckley,but he had a fairly good,interesting voice. Even though Sommer had a short-lived (no pun intended) career,and was a cult figure even when he was alive,his albums contained a number of worth while songs. So forgotten,his name isn't on the "Woodstock plaque",at the concert site with the other performers,maybe the small amount of music released on the latest Woodstock set will bring him some recognition.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Well worth picking up!,
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This review is from: Live at the Folklore Center NYC March 6 1967 (Dig) (Audio CD)
It feels like Tim Buckley is under-appreciated today. I wonder how many Jeff Buckley fans are familiar with Tim's work, Tim being the source of the genes that gave Jeff his amazing, groundbreaking singing voice.
The good news is that several live releases of Tim have come out posthumously. These do a great service to us, the listeners, because Tim could really put on an amazing live show, and the live discs are better listening than his studio albums. This captures Tim early in his career, raw and stripped down to just guitar and vocals. The guitar isn't even a 12-string, which is unusual for Tim; it's 6 strings. He's steeped in his folk period, which is one of his most accessible artistic phases. There's no effects, it's mono, and the performance was not amplified in any way, but Tim's voice is powerful and clear over his strumming. There's a few songs you won't find anywhere else in his catalogue. It's amazing that this would surface so long after recording. It makes you wonder what else is out there. This is, absolutely, my second favorite Tim Buckley CD, period. It's only surpassed by the live Dream Letter: Live in London 1968. But that one gets my vote for the best live folk CD of all time, so it's hard to beat.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Rare Concert,
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This live concert is really very interesting and rare. The magic of this work is its simplicity of the sound. Of course it cannot compare with Dream Letter but it gives us a different aspect of Tim Buckley talent.
It is highly recommended to all Buckley's fans and not.
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