Cave Singers Recall Lindsey

michelej1 · #1 03-21-2008, 03:12 PM

[Hey, why the gratuitous slam of John??]

Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)
http://www.smh.com.au/news/cd-review...602630565.html

Lindsey Buckingham was always the oddest member of Fleetwood Mac's '70s line-up. The witchy woman had the scarves, Mick Fleetwood had his dangling balls and Christine McVie was inexplicably married to John McVie when she seemed much too intelligent.

Buckingham, however, was the music magpie and maven who kept threatening to send the band into both wacky and wonderful, sometimes simultaneously. He was why they were always worth hearing.

The Cave Singers, to me, are what you might get if Buckingham went country-folk-blues. Peter Quirk sounds like a weary, home-still-fired Buckingham, the music is funereal black at times, backwoods jaunty at others and the songs are filled with drinking, houses of disrepute, departing lovers and Christine galloping past a home "bearing gifts to the ghosts".

The tunes sound damned attractive and almost, almost, like pop songs from a slightly altered world.

shackin'up · #2 03-22-2008, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by michelej1

[Hey, why the gratuitous slam of John??]

Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)
http://www.smh.com.au/news/cd-review...602630565.html

Lindsey Buckingham was always the oddest member of Fleetwood Mac's '70s line-up. The witchy woman had the scarves, Mick Fleetwood had his dangling balls and Christine McVie was inexplicably married to John McVie when she seemed much too intelligent.

Buckingham, however, was the music magpie and maven who kept threatening to send the band into both wacky and wonderful, sometimes simultaneously. He was why they were always worth hearing.

The Cave Singers, to me, are what you might get if Buckingham went country-folk-blues. Peter Quirk sounds like a weary, home-still-fired Buckingham, the music is funereal black at times, backwoods jaunty at others and the songs are filled with drinking, houses of disrepute, departing lovers and Christine galloping past a home "bearing gifts to the ghosts".

The tunes sound damned attractive and almost, almost, like pop songs from a slightly altered world.

This is really weird. Ten days ago I bought this album and immediately fell in love with it. I think it's a masterpiece, played it on my iPod continuously on my bicycletravels to work. (90 minutes per day so I've really "met" this album). I guess this review explains why I love it so much.

You all should listen to it!

David · #3 03-22-2008, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by shackin'up

This is really weird. Ten days ago I bought this album and immediately fell in love with it. I think it's a masterpiece, played it on my iPod continuously on my bicycletravels to work. (90 minutes per day so I've really "met" this album). I guess this review explains why I love it so much.

You all should listen to it!

Would I like it? I enjoy just the right amount of contrapuntal stretti in my pop music.

shackin'up · #4 03-22-2008, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by David

Would I like it? I enjoy just the right amount of contrapuntal stretti in my pop music.

It's mainly acoustic, groovy folkpop. High level of melacholy/emotion. Dark and light. Very fascinating. This is a nice example that can stand for the rest. Let it in: it's addictive after a while.

http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=ssN2_B7351U

very nice vid, too.

shackin'up · #5 03-31-2008, 03:47 PM

what do you think about it, David, or anybody? Anyone else hear the LB-link?

BTFLCHLD · #6 03-31-2008, 03:52 PM

reefer madness!

Peestie · #7 04-01-2008, 04:17 PM

I don't hear too much Lindsey in it really but I do like it. I think I'll pick up the album soon. Maybe get it as a gift for my upcoming birthday.

Ger, I finally ordered Elliot Brood - Ambassidor today! I can't wait to get it. No idea why I waited so long to order it.

shackin'up · #8 04-01-2008, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Peestie

I don't hear too much Lindsey in it really but I do like it. I think I'll pick up the album soon. Maybe get it as a gift for my upcoming birthday.

Ger, I finally ordered Elliot Brood - Ambassidor today! I can't wait to get it. No idea why I waited so long to order it.

Cool anyway! Nice coincidence: cave singers and elliott brood have A LOT in common musically!

BTW, if you pick up cave singers you'll also hear the tracks where the Buck-link is a little bit more on the surface. (but never as obvious as on ambassador!)