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Dream Letter: Live in London finds Tim Buckley at the height of his powers. Recorded October 7, 1968 at Queen Elizabeth Hall when he was 21, this musical chameleon, whose short but prolific career took him from folk to improvisational jazz to white hot funk, is captured here between his folk and jazz phases. Live albums either tend to be dull and uninspired efforts or bright, vibrant affairs filled with spontaneity and excitement. Fortunately, this album falls into the latter category. Buckley delivers a soaring two hour performance that surpasses just about all of his studio material, and the sound quality is the best I've ever heard on a live recording.
The main instrument in Buckley's repertoire has always been his 3 ½ octave voice. It's full range is on display from caveman-like guttural growls to high notes held longer than one can imagine. His tenor is not something that would be described as angelic; rather it is earthy, experienced, twisting and turning with emotion as he rides the roller coaster of melodies from one song to another. The sound quality of the recording is so good its easy put the headphones on, close your eyes, imagine yourself in a smoky nightclub watching the spotlight on the famous Buckley trance as he immerses himself totally into the music, delivering phrases in flowing laments or waves of joy.
The band consisting of Lee Underwood on lead guitar, Danny Thompson on base, and Dave Friedman on virbraphone provide a perfect complement to Buckley's vocals and keep the songs lively and fresh. Album standards such as "Dolphins," "Buzzin' Fly" and the medley of "Happy Time/Dream Letter" are delivered with an energy unmatched in the studio. But more interesting to me are the songs that are unique to this album such as "The Earth is Broken," "Carnival Song/Hi Lily, Hi Lo," "Troubadour," an inspired "Wayfaring Stranger/You Got Me Running," and the Supremes' "You Keep Me Hanging On."
CD1
1. INTRODUCTION
2. BUZZIN' FLY
3. PHANTASMAGORIA IN TWO
4. MORNING GLORY
5. DOLPHINS
6. I'VE BEEN OUT WALKING
7. THE EARTH IS BROKEN
8. WHO DO YOU LOVE
9. PLEASANT STREET / YOU KEEP ME HANGING ON
CD2
10. LOVE FROM ROOM 109 / STRANGE FEELIN'
11. CARNIVAL SONG / HI LILY, HI LO
12. HALLUCINATIONS
13. TROUBADOUR
14. DREAM LETTER / HAPPY TIME
15. WAYFARING STRANGER / YOU GOT ME RUNNIN'
16. ONCE I WAS
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