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The lyrics of that YDOYD bridge are the same as BTLH....but that's as far as it goes....
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The chords are the same and the melody is similar... it's kind of the same melody sped up with no pauses between the lines.
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I don't see any musical similarity at all between Big Love and Destiny Rules....?? Did you mean Miranda?
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The guitar chords that open "Destiny Rules" are basically the same chords that Lindsey plays during the chorus of Big Love, slowed way down.
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The only similarity between This Is The Time and Come is the "quiet verse / loud chorus" combination...the two songs are actually very diffferent, both musically and lyrically. Same goes for Tango In The Night.
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With those songs I was talking more about the feel than the lyrics or any particular part of the melody... all three have very ethereal verses followed by power-chord choruses and lots of soloing. When I heard "Come" I felt like, "I've already heard this song from Lindsey twice." (I don't really like any of those songs so I wish Lindsey wouldn't keep writing more songs with the same structure).
Yes, his practice of alluding to other songs goes back to TUSK and "Not that Funny"/"I Know I'm Not Wrong." I think it's something you shouldn't overuse though. I mean, obviously he has a certain sound and he works within that sound. A song like "Steal Your Heart Away" doesn't necessarily sound like a specific other song of his, but it is immediately identifiable as a Lindsey Buckingham song. But given how unprolific Lindsey is, when he keeps reworking things he's recorded already, I worry that he is short on new ideas.
I do think the supercomplex picking and assymetrical melodies of "Red Rover" and "Say Goodbye" are an interesting new direction for him.