Lorca (CD)

One of the most remarkable, adventurous artists of the late-1960s/early-'70s singer-songwriter scene, Tim Buckley possessed a superhuman, multi-octave range and a wild imagination. He moved from folkie troubadour-isms to a jazz-inflected sound to the avant-garde to pop/R&B, all in the space of a few years, before his untimely death in 1975. Nearly two decades after his death, his estranged son Jeff Buckley (who bore an uncanny vocal and physical resemblance to his father) became a much-loved recording artist. In tragic irony, the younger Buckley also died at a young age, drowning in the Mississippi river.

• Category:  Music  »  Rock & Pop  »  Singer/Songwriter
• Format: CD   Learn more about the CD format using Tower WIKI.
• Release Date: June 9, 1992
• Label: Elektra Entertainment
• UPC: 075596133920
• WAPI (Tower ID): 106698923
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• Tower.com Sales Rank: #93393 in Music (See Top 100 Music Bestsellers)
• #27150 in Rock & Pop (See Top 100 Rock & Pop Bestsellers)
• #852 in Singer/Songwriter (See Top 100 Singer/Songwriter Bestsellers)

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Personnel: Tim Buckley (12-string guitar); Lee Underwood (electric guitar, electric piano); John Balkin (acoustic bass, bass, pipe organ); Carter C.C. Collins (congas).

Buckley was far too restless of a spirit and far too pure an artist to be concerned with commerciality, and LORCA effectively closed the door on Buckley's already slim chances at becoming a star. Inaccessible, unconvential, occasionally just plain difficult, it was exactly what he felt like creating at the time. The five extended cuts mix free jazz, folk, rock and avant-garde experimentalism to an unprecedented degree.

Buckley's superhuman multi-octave range gets a workout on the title cut's wide melodic leaps and bizarre intervals. "Anonymous Proposition" stretches it's gracefully ominous melody out so long that you have to pay strict attention to follow the musical thread. The poignant "I Had a Talk WIth My Woman" harks back to the hypnotic folk-rock balladry of BLUE AFTERNOON. Things come to a head on the frenetic, bluesy closer "Nobody Walkin'," where Buckley wails like a banshee over staccato electric piano riffs. His thorniest creation, LORCA is nevertheless one of Buckley's most rewarding albums for those adventurous enough to dive into it.

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