Often cited as the ultimate Tim Buckley statement, Goodbye and Hello is indeed a fabulous album, but it´s merely one side of Tim Buckley´s enormous talent. Recorded in the middle of 1967 (in the afterglow of Sgt. Pepper), this album is clearly inspired by Pepper´s exploratory spirit. More often than not, this helps to bring Buckley´s awesome musical vision home, but occasionally falters. Not that the album is overrated (it´s not), it´s just that it is only one side of Buckley. The finest songs on the album were written by him alone, particularly "Once I Was" and "Pleasant Street." Buoyed by Jerry Yester´s excellent production, these tracks are easily among the finest example of Buckley´s psychedelic/folk vision. A few tracks, namely the title cut and "No Man Can Find the War," were co-written by poet Larry Beckett. While Beckett´s lyrics are undoubtedly literate and evocative, they occasionally tend to be too heavy-handed for Buckley. However, this is a minor criticism of an excellent and revolutionary album that was a quantum leap for both Tim Buckley and the audience.