Tim Buckley's 2nd
album should have made him a star. He was already a recognizable face in LA
thanks to his eponymous debut album in 1966 - a set of post-Dylan love songs.
He was now ready to break out of the folk-rock scene. Clearly inspired by Sgt. Pepper's, this is the ultimate Tim Buckley statement. The best songs on the album were written by Buckley alone, "Once I Was" and "Pleasant Street," while several were co-written with his buddy Larry Beckett. But my favorite is definitely "I Never Asked To Be Your Mountain," a self-justifying address to his estranged wife Mary and son Jeff -- who went on to cover this song in a 1991 tribute concert.
Reviews were positive, but the album only peaked at #171 on the US chart. Buckley responded with the jazz-influenced Happy Sad, followed by a couple of avant garde releases. He died in June 1975 at the age of 28 from an accidental heroin overdose. This album would remain a cornerstone of his career.
01. No Man Can Find The War
02. Carnival Song
03. Pleasant Street
04. Hallucinations
05. I Never Asked To Be Your Mountain
06. Once I Was
07. Phantasmagoria In Two
08. Knight-Errant
09. Goodbye And Hello
10. Morning Glory
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