“Happy Sad” by Tim Buckley - album review
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The album is a moody, proggy, jazzy affair and doesn’t do much for me – with the exception of “Buzzin’ Fly”, which is positively breezy by comparison, featuring some nifty work on the vibraphone from David Friedman and some very fine 12-string guitar from Tim. Noticeably, “Buzzin’ Fly” was written much earlier than the rest of the work – around 1966 – and was originally performed with a group Buckley had during high school, the Harlequin 3, with bassist Jim Fielder and later lyricist, Larry Beckett. To Buckley’s great irritation, “Buzzin’ Fly” became his most requested live tune – and now here I am pressing play and repeat nearly 50 years on. Pah, what do we music fans know?
The Jukebox Rebel
04–Dec–2015
Tracklist |
A1 | [07:40] ![]() |
A2 | [06:04] ![]() |
A3 | [10:49] ![]() |
B1 | [05:12] ![]() |
B2 | [12:19] ![]() |
B3 | [02:39] ![]() |