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There is a magnetic D.I.Y. quality to
Lindsey Buckingham
's solo work. His albums often have the immediacy and off-the-cuff whimsy of demos, albeit ones decorated with ambitious vocal arrangements and bright, layered guitar parts that do practically everything except strum. There are of course elements of this in his work with
Fleetwood Mac
; listen to
Tusk
's "I Know I'm Not Wrong" and its partner song "Not That Funny" -- two classic examples of
Lindsey
's post-modern
Les Paul
-meets-
Beach Boys
architecture. But on his solo records, especially the early ones, he takes a maximalist approach, as if every pent up idea rejected by the band would find a home here. The results are wild, and even when they fail, they're still exciting.
Buckingham
has always stood out as a pop auteur, using the tools on hand to come up with something fresh and distinctive. As a singer he constantly works outside his comfort zone, pushing his voice to the limit and writing melodies that consistently test the edges of his range. Likewise, he is a singular guitarist with an immediately recognizable palette whose solos, while not always technical feats of greatness, are electrifying and dangerous. His music is vivid, visceral, and somehow spontaneous even at its most produced.
20th Century Lindsey
collates the three solo records
made between 1981 and 1992, along with an eight-song bonus disc of singles and rarities from the same era. Each was made following a landmark
album and all three feel like a response to the confinement of band-dom. With 1981's
Law & Order
,
established a D.I.Y. ethos he has more or less stuck to for his entire solo career, playing and singing every part himself with only the occasional guest. More substantial was its follow-up, the nervy
Go Insane
which featured better songs and a stronger sonic identity, thanks in part to its judicious (if dated) use of then cutting-edge instruments like the Fairlight CMI sampling synthesizer and LinnDrum. Perhaps the most cohesive of the three is 1992's
Out of the Cradle
, a more measured affair that yielded a couple great singles in "Don't Look Down" and "Countdown" as well as a gorgeous take on
the Kingston Trio
's "All My Sorrows." The collection's fourth disc includes his perennial pop classic "Holiday Road" from the
National Lampoon's Vacation
soundtrack along with lesser-known movie cuts like "Time Bomb Town" from
Back to the Future
and the surprising
Stevie Nicks
duet "Twisted" from
Twister
. Overall, it's a remarkable and imaginative body of work from one of pop's great eccentrics. What's more, it only covers the front half of his career; it's probably not a stretch to assume 21st Century Lindsey is in the works. ~ Timothy Monger
Lindsey Buckingham
's solo work. His albums often have the immediacy and off-the-cuff whimsy of demos, albeit ones decorated with ambitious vocal arrangements and bright, layered guitar parts that do practically everything except strum. There are of course elements of this in his work with
Fleetwood Mac
; listen to
Tusk
's "I Know I'm Not Wrong" and its partner song "Not That Funny" -- two classic examples of
Lindsey
's post-modern
Les Paul
-meets-
Beach Boys
architecture. But on his solo records, especially the early ones, he takes a maximalist approach, as if every pent up idea rejected by the band would find a home here. The results are wild, and even when they fail, they're still exciting.
Buckingham
has always stood out as a pop auteur, using the tools on hand to come up with something fresh and distinctive. As a singer he constantly works outside his comfort zone, pushing his voice to the limit and writing melodies that consistently test the edges of his range. Likewise, he is a singular guitarist with an immediately recognizable palette whose solos, while not always technical feats of greatness, are electrifying and dangerous. His music is vivid, visceral, and somehow spontaneous even at its most produced.
20th Century Lindsey
collates the three solo records
made between 1981 and 1992, along with an eight-song bonus disc of singles and rarities from the same era. Each was made following a landmark
album and all three feel like a response to the confinement of band-dom. With 1981's
Law & Order
,
established a D.I.Y. ethos he has more or less stuck to for his entire solo career, playing and singing every part himself with only the occasional guest. More substantial was its follow-up, the nervy
Go Insane
which featured better songs and a stronger sonic identity, thanks in part to its judicious (if dated) use of then cutting-edge instruments like the Fairlight CMI sampling synthesizer and LinnDrum. Perhaps the most cohesive of the three is 1992's
Out of the Cradle
, a more measured affair that yielded a couple great singles in "Don't Look Down" and "Countdown" as well as a gorgeous take on
the Kingston Trio
's "All My Sorrows." The collection's fourth disc includes his perennial pop classic "Holiday Road" from the
National Lampoon's Vacation
soundtrack along with lesser-known movie cuts like "Time Bomb Town" from
Back to the Future
and the surprising
Stevie Nicks
duet "Twisted" from
Twister
. Overall, it's a remarkable and imaginative body of work from one of pop's great eccentrics. What's more, it only covers the front half of his career; it's probably not a stretch to assume 21st Century Lindsey is in the works. ~ Timothy Monger
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