MY FLEETING HOUSE

So far, this is Tim's only DVD, and one could've dreamed better for a firsty release. Indeed Like the only Jefferson Airplane DVD, Buckley's My Fleeting House is a compilation of TV appearances and other shows and sometimes bits and pieces of live performance, but if you're looking for a full concert of Tim"s Starsailor band, You'd better look elsewhere. But if the general lay out of the DVD is tracing a chronological order of the artiste's career, unlike JA's DVD, we're fairly bored throughout the Buckley history.

Tim's story is told through a series of interview of those that played with him or had a part into the music industry involving Tim. The TV appearances are welcome interludes, most being from 68 or before, featuring the young up and coming folk songwriter, that came close to being America's ideal son-in-law. Among these worthy of interest is the 67 version of Song To The Siren (which wouldn't get a release until four years later in Starsailor) and a great version of No Man Can Find The War. Some of the performances are from his late career and also of lesser interest.

However what's got us progheads curious are the four tracks from 70, mostly from his Blue Afternoon album, but with a different line-up - almost the Starsailor one, but also a superb Come Here Woman from that very album where Balkin and Gardner are featured. Another short version of Pleasant Streets in a picture session with some babe taking the piccies is also an highlight. A little further, we've got Tim shooting at the material world, much to some suits' displeasure. While overall the full career is more of less featured, this only feeds our thirst to have some real concert footage of the good era. Let's keep hope that it's coming..