Tim Buckley - Love from Room 109 at the Islander (On Pacific Coast Highway)

[hirundine]

This song, with the swell of the ocean in background was and is so evokative. The song seems to be built around the swell. You can almost smell it. That whole album was ground-breaking music, for sure! Too bad about the horse, so many succumbing to it's allure. The use of vibes, gives the music an edge and a harmonic background. IMO

[andrew19vato]

@hirundine the horse?? what do u mean when u say that lol but yeah i agree the vibes are wonderful and tims 12 string guitar are wonderful, his band had agreat sound!! beautiful melodies...

[hirundine]

@andrew19vato horse is street slang for heroin. At least, it was in the sixties.

[andrew19vato]

@hirundine ahh ok i see, so ur a real tim buckley fan? what do u think of starsailor and lorca??

[hirundine]

@andrew19vato Umm, all of his music was quite unique. It seems to me that the musical decisions around how it was presented, post Happy/Sad. Were perhaps, not entirely his decisions? So, for me, at that time this album was one of my personal fave's. My ex. had all of his stuff. I liked the first 2. I certainly would not describe myself as a "fan". Anymore than the other music and musicians in my library. It was a long time ago, in human terms. Our lives move on. Thanks for asking. Cheers Jamie!

[ArtemisFlyingV]

I literally counted 5 seconds before I looked down and inevitably saw someone mention Jeff in the comments. I laughed so unbelievably hard. lol

[NovaScotiaChick]

I was fantasizing today about a movie portraying Tim Buckley's life. Had an idea for the script even. About Tim, but involving Jeff, because the latter seems to have a much larger (younger?) following. Better google it, I thought. And there it was. It's in the making, but more about Jeff it seems. I would not have chosen that angle: Jeff just has to be involved (in no small way) to be surer of success. Sure do hope it features many of Tim's songs! If not, I ain't going to see it. :(

[JanMarie1007]

So beautiful so poignant...

[irramoscatel]

A gem... I just cannot stop listening to this. I did it over and over again the last lone cold winter long, in a crappy room in Amsterdam, 2000 kms away from home and from my love. I don't know how I managed to survive...

[49kasey]

There is great sadness and beauty in his music. Does one necessitate the other?

[dugitomi]

@49kasey yes, sadness is an element of beauty. beauty is a trait that makes something special, that is, making it different from all that we feel is not beautiful. and few things are truly beautiful to any one person. this is sad. differences in opinion about beauty add more sadness: something so special, yet we neither agree about it nor share it. this is sad. beauty in living things reminds us of life's impermanence. timeless beauty in art and nature remind us that we are alive. this is sad.

[skidancin]

@49kasey I say Yes. Beauty is a way out of and into sadness, these two woven together endlessly while they last. This seemed a boring album when I first acquired back in the day...but I let it grow on me, and it soon became a favorite.

[WachaDrop]

Wow

[chenispeese]

I love Jeff and I'll give him all the respect he deserves... But I agree kenmeyerjr, it's a shame that Tim is so overlooked. He wasn't just a singer/songwriter... He was a prophet.

[kenmeyerjr]

Pretty telling that Jeff's songs all have countless comments and this one only has three...and pretty sad, considering how amazing Tim was. This is one of his best, his saddest, and possibly his most confessional. I can listen to this again and again and again.

[paranormalmindattack]

let it grow !!!

[chrisharro]

You changed an old man filled with pity/Back to a child again......Oh the saddest thing I've ever known/Was to watch you die away

This song is a grey morning