Yet another 4-star review for Buckingham McVie - Q Magazine

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Originally Posted by aleuzzi

Oh, good--I'm not the only one who first saw 4/5 stars. RS changed it to 3.5. Why?

i saw 4 out of 5 too this morning. funny! it really doesn't desrve 5 stars imo but i was happy for them to see 4/5.

and, guardian peeps clearly don't like the album or LB much -

https://www.theguardian.com/music/20...e_b-gdnculture

Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie review – divided we stand
2 / 5 stars

(East West Records)
Weary, but moments of brightness shine through … Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie.

Thursday 8 June 2017 16.30 EDT Last modified on Thursday 8 June 2017 19.19 EDT

Behold the new Fleetwood Mac album, or at least it was meant to be, before the band tumbled apart after their 2014-2015 reunion gigs (Stevie Nicks floated off diaphanously to tour solo with the Pretenders; Mick Fleetwood and John McVie, however, take part). Oddly, it begins with a 2011 Buckingham album track, Sleeping Around the Corner, him croaking about a girl like he’s reaching for the Benylin, before a cheap synthesiser bass line parps in. Then there’s On With the Show, a spirited ode to late-career music-making: “I am making a sound / I am too proud to drown … There’s no way to go / But on down the road.” This weary mood persists, but some moments shine through: Red Sun and Lay Down for Free have the Mac’s trademark melodic gleam, and McVie sounds great, especially on the wispy, heat-weathered finale, Carnival Begin. The PhotoShopped album cover says it all, though, him glum, her smiling: this sounds like togetherness put on, not poured out.