Gift of Screws thoughts - Page 2

Richard B · #16 09-23-2008, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by oceantales

I love Law and Order... in fact I hope someday Lindsey does an album of all tunes like September Song and Satisfied Mind... covers of very old songs... he has such a great way of interpreting those
on first listen of the new album the thing that stood out most to me was the way Lindsey sang the words "deep down" on "treason" and the perfect backing music to it...that and the perfect tension and release created by those wild little riffs and sounds used in "great day"..

And again, I agree with you 100%.
I adore his covers of September Song (hard song to sing) and Satisfied Mind. He also really seems to enjoy that era of music, the whole doo-wop of the 50's.

**jbrownsjr** · #17 09-23-2008, 07:20 PM

I love Law and Order... the album and the show.....

Never understood why he would complain about FM being not masculine enough... I never thought his solo stuff was anywhere near masculine... yet i still loved it...

michelej1 · #18 09-23-2008, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by jbrownsjr

Never understood why he would complain about FM being not masculine enough... I never thought his solo stuff was anywhere near masculine... yet i still loved it...

He's psychotic. Ok, his current tour rocks harder than his other 2 tours did, but if he thinks he is ever running around with a surplus of testosterone, he's crazy. There's something inherently feminine about his lush, layered, intricate production style and that's been true since the BN album . . . and there's nothing wrong with that. Michele

TrueFaith77 · #19 09-23-2008, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Dan B.

A Lindsey covers album would be great. He could put all those Stones covers that did for the original Gift Of Screws, plus anything as great as his version of Satisfied Mind would be a welcome addition to any cd. The Fleetwood Mac version of Dylan's Love Minus Zero/No Limit is pretty good too.

That Dylan cover is, for me, the peak of modern Mac in terms of sound and playing.

I love his cover of September Song, but I love Bryan Ferry's even more. Check out Ferry's sublime standards album "As Time Goes By" and even his Dylan covers album "Dylanesque" (the most beautifully produced album of last year... or ever?). Why would anyone buy Rod Stewart when Ferry and Buckingham exist?

strandinthewind · #20 09-23-2008, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by TrueFaith77

That Dylan cover is, for me, the peak of modern Mac in terms of sound and playing . . . .

That is a fantastic cover. I wish it would have made the record. They could have put is after "Steal Your Heart Away," which to me is a classic 1980's FM sound. Sort of the old then the new kind of thing.

Nico · #21 09-23-2008, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by TrueFaith77

That Dylan cover is, for me, the peak of modern Mac in terms of sound and playing.

I love his cover of September Song, but I love Bryan Ferry's even more. Check out Ferry's sublime standards album "As Time Goes By" and even his Dylan covers album "Dylanesque" (the most beautifully produced album of last year... or ever?). Why would anyone buy Rod Stewart when Ferry and Buckingham exist?

I love Bryan Ferry. Solo, Roxy, whatever. Give me all of it. But I still hate that September Song, sorry.

David · #22 09-24-2008, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by michelej1

There's something inherently feminine about his lush, layered, intricate production style and that's been true since the BN album . . . and there's nothing wrong with that.

That is very insightful & very perceptive, & I agree with it. With Lindsey at the orchestrator & arranger helm, Fleetwood Mac approaches (even the bloodless word "approaches" seems apt here) trackmaking in a miniaturistic, dainty way, backing songs with a pursed-lip, cinematic ambience. What's amazing is that this style of tracking -- which prioritizes the synthesis of disparate, microcosmic elements over the energy of live playing -- still has overall warmth on songs like OVER MY HEAD, RHIANNON, SARA, HOLD ME, & STEAL YOUR HEART AWAY.

In more recent years, some fans probably find that warmth to be largely absent.

blinker12 · #23 09-26-2008, 10:36 AM

I really like the new album - I think it's my favorite of his solo albums. The only real disappointment for me was on "The Right Place to Fade," where the high-pitched backing vocals on the chorus ("waitin' for the light that might light our way...") are mixed lower than on the demo. I miss hearing them more clearly, as it gave the song a slightly more addled feel. It's still probably my favorite song on the album though.