New Lindsey documentary
 

Just received this email alert from eil.com about the new album. It mentions that Lindsey has also completed a documentary about the making of Under The Skin.
Oh and it confirms with a quote that Cast Away Dreams is indeed about his lovely wife.

LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM
Under The Skin
2006 UK 11-track CD album
Fleetwood Mac’s Lindsey Buckingham will release ‘Under the Skin’, his first solo album in 14 years. ‘Under the Skin’ represents his fourth solo release following ‘Law and Order’ [1982], ‘Go Insane’ [1984] and ‘Out of the Cradle’ [1992].
Focussing almost purely on vocals and guitar with little percussive or production elements, ‘Under the Skin’ represents Lindsey Buckingham’s most intensely intimate work to date. The opening track ‘Not Too Late’ sets the tone for what follows with his searing vocals backed by a lone guitar. A similar approach is applied to his interpretation of ‘I Am Waiting’, the original of which featured on the 1966 Rolling Stones album ‘Aftermath’.
His minimalist approach also shines on ‘It Was You’, a celebration of the coming of parenthood that recalls a playground chant or on the infectious ‘Show You How’. It’s with ‘Cast Away Dreams’ that Buckingham delivers the album’s most personal & evocative moment. "On the road with Fleetwood Mac, my wife had been visiting me and we had a fight right before she had to get on a plane to go back to LA", he explains. "Alone that night in the hotel room I wrote the song. I phoned my wife the next morning and read her the lyrics".
Lindsey Buckingham plans to hit the road in support of ‘Under the Skin’ with a band line-up stripped down in comparison to the mass of guitarists that have featured in the past. He has also completed a documentary of the same name that features performances and an examination of his life and its influence on the album. A full album of rock material is almost completed and will be released in 2007.

i wonder if the actual documentary will be shelved until the 2007 release of the rock album or if that will be sold beforehand? i'm thinking shelved -- it would make more sense to chronicle the making of two albums back to back.

That would make sense to release it alongside the second album.
It's pretty exciting though, to not only have the promise of two new albums and a tour but also a documentary. Maybe Lindsey really is trying to make up for lost time!

i feel as though he truly is making up for lost time. i'm kind of more excited for this second album (and the promise of this documentary). i wonder if it'll be the rest of the gos songs? do we know yet?

I'm getting lost here. Not in time but in intensity. How can a Buckinghamfan handle this amount of news?

.....faints....
a buckinghamdoc by buckingham.

By the way:

I totally dig the description of the opener.......

I wonder if...
 

this doctumentary may be released on a possible Dual-Disc version of "Under the Skin".

Excellent news!

Brian J. posted that Best Buy has two editions listed on their website... perhaps one will be a Dual-disc with this documentary as the DVD portion. :thumbsup:

oh god, it's too much. too exciting.

i think i have to go pee. then cry.

You know what, if it's going to be the same contrived and calculated bull**** as the Destiny Rules documentary, don't bother. I am excited about new Lindsey material, but I am always weary about documentaries. Rarely do they actually show what you want to see as opposed to what they want you to see.

i always like watching lindsey squirm in front of the camera. i think it will be interesting even if it does turn out to be calculated. i bet it will be different though, because vh1 won't be filming it, i'm sure.

hmm. i wonder who did film it?

annnd i think you should come to the us now, thanks ;]

i'm assuming there was a ton of juicy **** that most likely didn't make it past the cutting room floor in regards to the syw doc. therefore, i'm guessing lindsey trusted the guys that made the vh1 doc and has enlisted the same team. wonder if this will also air on vh1?

I was thinking more along the lines of E! True Hollywood Story. :wavey:

I don't care if it's contrived or not, it's simply a nice bonus - why complain about that, especially if it's released on the dual disc of UTS?
You don't have to watch it but it's nice that he's made the effort, IMO.

i can't imagine that it will. i'd like to see it out there for everyone to watch, but i just really can't imagine they'd justify airing it. it seems like he'd have to prove some sort of broad appeal before they would. fm has that and it went along with a huge tour. lindsey solo, playing small theatres.. not so much. :(

... or that too ;)

This is really exciting! :thumbsup:

Ooo, me too! "Searing vocals backed by a lone guitar..." Sounds fantastic.

i'm curious to see the "examination" of his life. i wonder how far back they'll go.. or if it will just focus on his life now.

I wonder how many of these he will sell? :o

I definitely think this will be included with one of the albums. I don't think it will be a separate release but I might be wrong!

at least one, cuz.. i'm gonna get it! :)

Yeah, I mean what do we get to see Lindsey at a friggin PTA meeting or something? I hate to say it but I think I'll pass on this documentary, thanks. I am guess that I am just not as excited about this whole Lindsey thing as I thought that I would be.:shrug:

Cool!
 

I'm curious about this and I would think it would be totally different than DR since it's just LB alone. Who's he going to argue with? Himself? :laugh:

All I can say is Kristen must be a saint. She has to endure almost two years of watching her husband practically eye f*ck his ex-ex-ex girlfriend for two hours a night, four nights a week and then when they do get into a fight.....this is the song she gets. WTF? Now ....if it had been, It Was You then yeah....good job Linds.....but CAD? It's a beautiful song, but I dont' hear I'm sorry, or I love you. This is almost as bad as his two dedications to her during the SYW tour.....WTWCT and Say Goodbye. If he was my husband I'd kick his ass.

(Then of course I'd kiss it and make it all better!) :laugh:

But you know there could be some hidden message in these songs that only Lindsey and Kristen know about. Who knows. :shrug:

And, from what I am reading, I think that UTS- although probably not completely- is mainly inspired by his new family and life. So Kristen may be all over it anyways. I do agree she must be a saint. Dealing with Lindsey can't be that easy, darling though he is...:xoxo:

That is what happens when they are making the decisions. Your decision is on whether to buy it.

I think this is an excellent piece of news. Lindsey Buckingham after a long dry spell is doing right by his fans, and I think we should be happy instead of second-guessing every move he is making.

Here is what is in store:

Two albums.
A tour
A documentary

Not enough?

PTA meeting, whatever that is. Doesnt sound musical. Is not the music the relevant thing in all of this?

I disagree with your perspectie. Castaway Dreams is a song full of sorrow and longing. "I have no faith today." First time I heard it I could tell it had something to do with life on the road and not being able to get home as much as he might like.

As for It Was You, it's very much a song about the wife too, as he is singing about her, specifically, and about their children. And by the way, Show You How has their relationship written all over it it too. I think this whole new set of songs that we haven't heard before is all about Kristen and the children.

documentary? my heart may not be able to take all of this glee...


don't knock the PTA, i'm a card-carrying member :p

The documentary sounds great. Even better if he directed it himself. I think he has a certain talent for filmaking.

Romy

You totally missed my point. I was talking about the methods in which he is bringing forth his new material, not the amount.

Honestly, I could care less about what methods he is using. The only thing I know about the documentary is what was written in that little article. I can't really complain about what may be on it, or assume to know what kind of footage will be included, etc. All I know is that he's made one, and I am super happy about it. The great thing is that Lindsey is out there and he's doing stuff and he seems pretty content in what he is doing artistically, and in his own life. He seems really focused and he's going out on the road and, well, I'll echo many people's sentiments: it's a fantastic time to be a Lindsey fan right now.

Methods? What do you mean? If I understood you right, you already decided that the documentary isn't going to show you what you want to see but you haven't seen it yet. Plus, my point to you was that of course he is going to let you see what he wants. He's got the control and it's not like the SWY documentary when three other people had to approve things.

For me, I think this is great news. I

I can see that. The first verse is all about how is sorry that he can't leave and go with her he has to stay, but it's lines like the following that puzzle me:


Keep yourself out of sight
Farewell to the wishes that died
Look for me in the mornin light
Dancin on my cast away dreams

Magic one
All our dreams are done

I have no faith today
Sun will rise
In your newborn eyes
Just let me slip away

Trying to interpret anyones lyrics is an impossible thing, the words will mean something different to everyone and most assuredly Lindsey's words. I do think this album is a dedication to his family and the happiness that they have brought to his life; it's very evident Lindsey is in a good place now and I hope he keeps on rolling it out. God knows there must be filing cabinets full of his unreleased work. I say bring it on Linds!!

Castaway Dreams struck me as an older song when I first heard it.
I agree...the songs are definately about the children and the happiness he has built with his family.

As for the documentary...if it is like DR, I will pass.

Yes, I agree some of these lines are a puzzle, which I think is common in Lindsey's lyrics. I wonder if "keep yourself out of sight" is him talking to himself. Lindsey and Stevie tend to switch between first and second person in reference to themselves, and Stevie even uses the third person.

In the context of a marital fight, the lines make a little more sense: "I have no faith today" is the line that shines above the rest. It's a typical minimalist Lindsey line that expresses so much in so little. After a big fight with the one you love, you feel depressed, broken. Is that what he is saying there?

As for "magic one," I thought he was saying "magic wand," which I took to mean this wand sort of wiped away those dreams. If it's "magic one," it changes things a little, or maybe not.

Lindsey always throws us mystery lines in his songs, and he is doing it more now than earlier in his songwriting career. It keeps things interesting.

I agree. All this negativity is truly pissing me off. Like you said, none of us have even seen said documentary and already it's being slagged off. At the end of the day it's a bonus to the records and tour. None of you have to watch it, but that one line did say it contains performances as well as a look at his life, and I for one am looking forward to seeing those at the very least.
Wow, I thought this was good news.

Sharon

This is fantastic news, two albums, a tour and a documentary, maybe just maybe we will get a UK / Europe visit or gig.

Maybe the Lindsey fans cannot handle all this positive news after being starved of any news for many many years

It's amazing on this side of the ledge. But the negativity (also in other threads) comes bigtime from people who were nowhere the last couple of months. It looks like that they come and visit to spoil our pre-fun, just when things get exciting. Don't get me wrong, if you're not into the new songs you're free to share you're criticism, you know how I stand towards debate about music, but If I'm honest, stay away when you are here to out your negative opinion based on nothing. We've waited 14 years, I assume some can't handle this shower of Lindseyproduction.
BY the way, only one thing is sure: Under The Skin is coming out.