I think Lindsey's songwriting prowess has got better as he's matured and helped create a family. I love Law And Order and Go Insane but the material from Under The Skin, Gift Of Screws, Seeds We Sow and Buckingham/McVie reach deeper on a lyrical level. At the same time, his gift as a guitarist and producer has taken more "simple" lyrics and pushed them to a deeper level as well. End Of Time is pretty straight forward lyrically but (and I'm referring to the superior Amazon exclusive instrumental version) Lindsey's playing and production pushes it way over the top. I will say this though, Lindsey could never write a lyric like "the forgotten chimpanzee".
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