Honeyman: Recorded Live 1973

by Tim Buckley

Overview

Honeyman is a previously unreleased live 1973 radio broadcast in excellent sound, that offers a valuable supplement to Tim Buckley's often disappointing final albums. Buckley's last LPs were marred by unsympathetic L.A. production, and this presents the material with much sparser, focused, and appropriate arrangements. As the songs originate mostly from the Sefronia and Greetings from L.A records (although a couple of songs from the '60s do appear), this couldn't be placed among his best work, or even among his best live albums (Dream Letter and Live at the Troubadour 1969 are both considerably better). Buckley's vocals are great, though, and if the tunes are sometimes too funky for their own good, this is generally good stuff, especially his riveting interpretation of Fred Neil's "Dolphins," which is probably worth the price of admission alone for Buckley fans. ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	09/19/1995
Label:	MANIFESTO RECORDS
UPC:	0767004070421

Tracks

1. Dolphins
2. Buzzin' Fly
3. Get on Top
4. Devil Eyes
5. Pleasant Street
6. Sally, Go 'Round the Roses
7. Stone in Love
8. Honey Man
9. Sweet Surrender

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Tim Buckley   Primary Artist,Guitar (12 String Acoustic),Vocals,Guitar
Buddy Helm   Drums
Mark Tiernan   Keyboards
Bernie Mysior   Bass
Joe Falsia   Guitar

Technical Credits

Bill Inglot   Producer,Compilation Producer,Post Production,Mastering
K. Lee Hammond   Design
Daniel Hersch   Mastering
Tim Buckley   Composer
Fred Neil   Composer
Larry Beckett   Composer