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Look at the Fool | 
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| Artist: Tim Buckley
Label: Manifesto Records
Category: Music
List Price: $11.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 249151
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 767004070223
EAN: 0767004070223
ASIN: B000005DE0
Release Date: August 15, 1995
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Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: factory sealed, 1st class shipping
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| Tracks:
| • | Look at the Fool | | • | Bring It on Up | | • | Helpless | | • | Freeway Blues | | • | Tijuana Moon | | • | Ain't It Peculiar | | • | Who Could Deny You | | • | Mexicali Voodoo | | • | Down in the Street | | • | Wanda Lou |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
Tim Buckley's career reached a stalemate with the release of Look at the Fool in 1974. Buckley's poorly conceived material suffered from weak soul-rock arrangements, and more sadly, a deteriorated voice. Some fans view all his later efforts from the funky, sex-mad Greetings from L.A. to the burnt-out soul of Fool, as aberrations. Others take the view that his last three albums celebrate the blue-eyed soul tradition. On the whole, Greetings from L.A., Sefronia, and Look at the Fool are inconsistent next to the glorious, Happy Sad, the elegant Blue Afternoon, and the far-in psychedelic cabaret blues of Starsailor. On his last album, Buckley goes even deeper into the funk and R&B he began to experiment with on Greetings from L.A. His attempts to come over as a bad-ass Marvin Gaye clone fail miserably. The accompanying L.A. session musicians don't have a clue about what made Gaye funky, and Buckley's voice just isn't suited to the libidinous lover-man style he aspires to achieve. The material is pretty basic and there are few glimpses of the free-flowing adventurousness of old. --Reuben Dessay.
Album Description
Tim Buckley's 9th and final studio album, released in 1974, a year before his death in June 1975. 10 tracks.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 1 more reviews...
 The seller did not have the product July 2, 2008
After deciding on which seller to buy this from and pay, they did not have it. If you don't have the friggin item, then don't advertise it. You wasted my time and had to refund my card.
I was NOT happy with this!!!
In my opinion this is Tim's best album.. I loved it when it came out, played it to death and would like a CD copy. Still haven't bought one.
 Buckley does it again!!! February 3, 2006
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I don't think the amazon reviewer and I are listening to the same album ''a deteriorated voice'' i don't see any evidence of that he pushed the boundrys with further each album.(i have a live album from 1975 his voice gives me goosebumps it's so good)
I think the fact he refused to be a one trick pony and do the same album time after time to keep the critics happy might be upsetting for some people who aren't broad minded enough to except change; But for me it is just another expression of the true talent this exceptional singer had.
However if your not into your funk/soul i can understand this album not being to taste but he covered a few genre's in his short life he made nine studio albums...If you don't enjoy this check out the anthology for a overall view of his ability
 Tim`s swan song March 29, 2005
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
As other reviewers have, I`m glad to see, pointed out, this has always been mystifyingly underrated (just as - despite the sublime Once I was and Morning Glory - the angular, cod-psychedelic Goodbye and Hello has perennially been much overrated). The title song is gorgeous. And Tijuana Moon opens with this breath-halting lyric, sung virtually a capella in Tim`s divine falsetto:
`The padre told me all the hymns were born
out of the saxophone...`
Wanda Lu is Louie Louie in Rio, the whole thing in fact is suffused with sultry south-of-the-border sexuality (Tim loved the ladies as much as they loved him) and its Carnival time! This is dripping with soul and sex. It`s not TB at his greatest (look to Blue Afternoon or Happy Sad, or the crazed Starsailor, for that) but you`ll have a great time if played on the loud side.
Greetings From LA, an earlier album, was Tim`s gritty, dirty soul foray; this is exultant festival time. Enjoy.
don't waste your time or money August 15, 2004
1 out of 9 found this review helpful
One of the worst albums I've ever listened to. The whole thing sounds stale and fake with no originality. Unfortunately, this was my introduction to his material and has put me off buying any of his other albums (although I may pick up some of his early work which is supposed to be excellent).
Buckleys' Voice is Like No Other March 17, 2002
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
Say what you will about Tims' lack of "Being Commercial"..The one thing you can never say is that his voice is anything but GREAT! His control of the five plus octives just amazes you with his ability to climb and dance through the melody. I had the pleasure of being a friend of his. I have the Guild 12 string he used to play. The energy and love that Buckley put into his music is like no other. HE IS NOT THE BACKSTREET BOYS....THIS IS A REAL TALENT.
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