AMG Review of Live at the Troubadour 1969

Richie Unterberger
All Music Guide

A previously unreleased, recently unearthed recording that catches Tim Buckley at the time he began to incorporate jazz-influenced vocal improvisation and dense, impressionistic lyrics into his recordings. Backed by a small combo, Live at the Troubadour 1969 features loose numbers with bloodcurdling vocal scatting and instrumental jamming. The nine tracks on this 78-minute disc are mostly drawn from his Lorca and Blue Afternoon albums, and include two previously unavailable songs.