Gift of Screws Reviews
 

I thought by now there would be a lot more press for the new album.
If anyone comes across any newspaper/mag reviews, post them here.

I've read about it in a few places but haven't posted cause it's nothing we don't already know. He has been getting press, so you can sleep better tonight my friend.:)

cool. thanks for that.
but i won't sleep til Obama wins in November.

considering the polling data, you may have insomnia for quite a while!

This is off topic.. but I LOVE Bright Eyes!!!!

Is this album even out yet?

No, but it will be out in about 27 days and people oughta start talking and writing about it NOW!

Michele

I sent in a request for a critic's copy, but didn't hear back from the publicists. :(

I don't care about hearing it early or having it for free (I already pre-ordered like 7 copies), I just wanted to get the conversation started.

After a farcical couple of weeks of getting faulty review copies I've now finally listened to the CD.

I know some people on the forum don't want to hear too much about it beforehand while others do so I'll offer a quick opinion which hopefully will strike a decent balance.
IMO:

It's a definite follow up to UTS rather than any of his other solo work.

Underground has a lovely 'Down on Rodeo' feel to it. Treason has a touch of 'Castaway Dreams' to it. Both these tracks are the most melodious and would sound good on the radio.

Time precious Time has some great guitar work which just made me think of rippling water. It has the hypnotic quality of a Save me a Place.

Gift of Screws has LB doing his manic laugh and generally sounding as if he's having a fantastic time. Personally I think this could be a single. It has a crazy feel to it that I think could really work in mainstream airplay. You can dance to it too! It will be great live.

Wait for you, love runs deeper, The right place to fade and Gift of screws are the rocking tracks.

Vocally, I think, he sounds 'younger' than on UTS. There's very little whispery singing which is a good thing imo.

a pre-review
 

i couldn't help but login and post this:

http://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=41726

Lindsey Buckingham To Release New Album 'Gift Of Screws' On September 16, 2008

BURBANK, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Reprise Records) - Warner Bros. Records will release the fifth solo album from singer, songwriter, and guitarist Lindsey Buckingham, entitled Gift of Screws, on Reprise Records September 16, 2008.

Gift of Screws unites the broad appeal Buckingham showed as the main musical force behind Fleetwood Mac with the restless spirit of experimentalism he's shown on landmark Mac albums as Rumours and Tusk, and on his own visionary solo albums.
It's the sum of Buckingham's labors of musical love and dedication, with all the joys and struggles that have come along the way.

"I'd say this album distills several periods of time," Buckingham says. "It has false starts to make albums, songs that go back a number of years that took a while to find a home, and brand-new songs. I wanted to bring it all together in one place. As an artist I'm still, for better or worse, clinging to my idealism and to my sense that there is still much to be said. This album is a culmination of that."

Gift of Screws is a rocking complement to Buckingham's previous album, 2006's acoustic guitar-driven Under the Skin, balancing such layered guitar-and-voice contemplations as "Time Precious Time" and "Bel Air Rain" with the seductive rush of the title song and the opener "Great Day." In some ways it's also an extension of his Fleetwood Mac legacy as Mick Fleetwood and John McVie provide the unmistakable foundation on several songs, including the embracing "Wait for You" and the gloriously mad title song. Showcased throughout are Buckingham's noted virtuosity as a guitarist, as well as his expressiveness as both a singer and writer.

Largely written and recorded both at his home studio and in solo hotel room sessions during his Under the Skin tour (an electrifying set of concerts documented on the 2008 DVD/CD package Live at the Bass Performance Hall), Gift of Screws was produced by Buckingham, with the exception of two songs - "Wait For You" and the title track - that were co-produced by Rob Cavallo (Green Day, Jewel, Dave Matthews Band).

Last fall, Buckingham embarked on his first U.S. solo tour in nearly 14 years, which continued through the summer. He will tour the U.S. in support of Gift of Screws through September and October. Please visit Buckingham's website, www.lindseybuckingham.com, for details.

The track-listing for Gift of Screws is as follows:
"Great Day"
"Time Precious Time"
"Did You Miss Me"
"Wait For You"
"Love Runs Deeper"
"Bel Air Rain"
"The Right Place to Fade"
"Gift of Screws"
"Underground"
"Treason"

did you have that chance to chat with baby?

A Massachusetts paper promoting Lindsey in New Jersey
 

Lindsey Buckingham at Trump Taj Mahal
Casino City Times - Newton Center,MA,USA
Buckingham played nearly every instrument and it featured guest appearances by Mick Fleetwood and Christine McVie. The album spawned the hit single ...

Lindsey Buckingham at Trump Taj Mahal
19 August 2008


ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- BRE Presents welcomes singer-songwriter-guitarist Lindsey Buckingham in the Xanadu Theater at Trump Taj Mahal, on Saturday, October 11 at 8:00 p.m.

Lindsey Buckingham is most notable for being a member of the musical group Fleetwood Mac in the early 1970s and 1980s. As a member of Fleetwood Mac, he was inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998. Within Fleetwood Mac, his role as a singer/songwriter/arranger/producer was the key that made the band's music very successful.

As a solo artist, Buckingham has released four albums and one live album. His latest, "Gift Of Screws" is set for release on September 16, 2008 .

His first solo album " Law and Order," was released in 1981. Buckingham played nearly every instrument and it featured guest appearances by Mick Fleetwood and Christine McVie. The album spawned the hit single " Trouble", a slice of Southern California Beach Boys-inspired pop that reached #9 on the US Charts and #1 in Australia. Two years later, he wrote and performed the songs "Holiday Road" and "Dancin' Across the U.S.A." for the film National Lampoon's Vacation. "Holiday Road" was released as a single, but reached only #82 on the Billboard 's Hot 100. In 1984 , he released his second solo album, "Go Insane." The title track was a modest hit, reaching #23 on the Hot 100. The last track of the album, "D.W. Suite," was a tribute to the late Beach Boys drummer Dennis Wilson. He did other soundtrack work, including the song "Time Bomb Town" from Back to the Future in 1985.

Following his split with Fleetwood Mac in 1987, Buckingham spent much of the next five years in the studio, working on his third solo album, " Out of the Cradle ," which was released in 1992 , and received some favorable reviews but did not achieve the sales levels associated with Fleetwood Mac. Buckingham toured throughout 1992-93 for the first time as a solo artist with his band that included an army of seven other guitarists (Buckingham himself calls them "the crazy band" on his Soundstage DVD), each of whom he individually taught the entire two-and-a-half hours of music from the concert (Lindsey Buckingham: Behind the Music documentary for VH-1 , 2001).

"Gift of Screws" was recorded between 1995-2001 and ultimately presented to Warner Brothers/Reprise for release. Executives at the label persuaded Buckingham to hold the CD back take several tracks from the album to re-record them with Fleetwood Mac. Seven songs from "Gift of Screws" appear on the Fleetwood Mac album "Say You Will" in the same form as Buckingham had recorded them for his solo release.

Last fall, Buckingham embarked on his first U.S. solo tour in nearly 14 years, which continued through the summer.

For more on Lindsey Buckingham, log on to Lindseybuckingham.com.

Tickets are priced at $48.50 and $38.50 and can be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at 800-736-1420, online at www.ticketmaster.com or in person at the Taj Mahal Box Office. For box office hours and more information call (609) 449-5150.

http://www.casinocitytimes.com/news/...ntentID=174727

Sadly not yet BTFLCHLD. The record company say they contact the US branch daily for news on interviews for the British press but have had no joy so far. Will let you know the minute anything happens!

Thank you for the report. Very intriguing! -John

well, if it is meant to happen then it will...and you, my dear, will be very well prepared. :D

I listen to 99.5 the Mountain.

I have heard "Did You Miss Me" 3 times since August 7th.

Lindsey Buckingham - Gift Of Screws (Reprise)
 

Lindsey Buckingham is that increasingly rare beast in the pop world; an ageing rocker who still counts. For a man who has made indescribably large amounts of money with Fleetwood Mac, and who is the author of some of the finest soft rock songs of all time, it is refreshing to find him nearing his sixties and still releasing solo albums that stand up against his late '70s peak.
The follow-up to 2006's largely acoustic Under The Skin, a fine album in its own right, Gift Of Screws takes its title (an Emily Dickinson reference) and several tracks from an abortive late '90s session. Other tracks from those sessions cropped up on the Fleetwood Mac reunion album Say You Will, a 2003 release that indicated that Buckingham had relocated the songwriting genie that went temporarily absent during the previous decade.

Gift Of Screws is a thrilling album from the very first track. Great Day positively bursts out of the speakers with its aggressive acoustic guitar and daring vocal lines. Time Precious Time is even better, with rippling guitar arpeggios and a heavy echo treatment on the vocal (a common Buckingham production trick). This is challenging, thought-provoking music that you would expect from a younger artist.

Then again, this is the reclusive studio genius that unleashed the decidedly odd Tusk on the world at the height of Fleetwood Mac's fame. Buckingham is a devil for injecting quirky elements into his glossy soft rock confections, but in such a subtle way that his efforts are routinely overlooked (he opened his previous album with the line "Reading the paper saw a review/Said I was a visionary, but nobody knew").

Buckingham's regular band serves him well throughout the album, although Fleetwood Mac bandmates Mick Fleetwood and John McVie also pop up on several tracks. The duo lends a healthy commercial swagger to Love Runs Deeper and The Right Place To Fade. The latter track is terrific, the stacked harmonies and killer riff sounding like they could have been lifted straight from a Rumours session.

The dependable rhythm section also guest on the title track, a crazed rocker that features Buckingham yelping like a man possessed. It sounds like a companion piece to some of the more outré moments from Tusk, notably Not That Funny and That's Enough For Me.

Although this album is marketed as a return to a more direct rock sound Buckingham is far too smart an operator to sacrifice substance for style. Did You Miss Me is a whip-smart pop single good enough to already have landed on the US charts, and boasts one of the album's most direct lyrical pleas for connection and understanding. The contemplative lyrics of Bel Air Rain and Treason, meanwhile, are given added weight by strong melodies and delicately layered arrangements.

Written and recorded over a lengthy period, Gift Of Screws could have been a mess. Instead, it is a glorious statement of intent from one of pop's most misunderstood characters.

http://www.musicomh.com/albums/linds...ngham_0808.htm

I've had the album for a couple of weeks (I'm sorry, I can't share - it's watermarked) and I think it may be his best yet. It's a cross between UTS and SYW with little nods and references to his other solo albums I think.

Best of just his solo albums or best of all the albums he's been involved in?

Of his solo albums. But I've only had it for a couple of weeks so it may just because it's fresh and new. But I like the balance between the acoustic, electric, oddball and pop/melodic stuff on the album. Plus it's only 10 songs so it's not overlong either, it's all meat and no filler basically.

I didn't think it would be better than Tusk but hope springs eternal! I'm really looking forward to hearing this one now. Hopefully it'll have the staying power to remain as his best even further down the line.

I would hope that even if you could share, you wouldn't.

Honestly Vivfox was that holier than thou comment really necessary? I simply put that in as a way of saying "please don't ask me".
And given you've often requested free MP3s of commercially released songs on this board don't be a hypocrite about it.

Time precious could possibly be the worst song I have ever heard, Now ive only heard it about 4 times and its just very hard to listen to. Its only my opinion and I already know loads of you will totally disagree and thats fine. I think i dislike it as much as chiliD dislikes (if thats a strong enough word) Lindseys version of Here Comes The Sun.
I just hope it grows on me over time. Like Not too Late did.

However its on a cd next one of the best songs I've heard in ages and ages.

I wasn't being holier than thou Sharon. You said because of a WATERMARK you could not share the album. So if it wasn't there are you saying you would share it? That would be a big dis-service to Lindsey. All of us should support the artist and actually buy the CD.

watermarked.

Um, that's so awesome seriously. Would you mind posting a review of sorts, possibly brief. I am delighted when someone has it early and is generous enough to share details. :)

I wouldn't share it anyway. You are putting words into my mouth and I don't know why. But I was saying even if I wanted to (which I don't) I couldn't, I was just trying to be nice about it. So quote my post if you like, but even gyspysoul said the same thing and you didn't attack her. For the record, I've never shared stuff I've got for review on the internet and never will.

What irks me about it, is that you are such a huge, huge hypocrite about this mentioning it and yes, getting holier than thou about it. I've never requested songs or albums you can actually buy on this board, yet you've done so many times. You even got the whole Camper Van Beethoven Tusk album off someone on this board, even though I gave you a link to where you could buy it, and there's a great band who could do with some support. You said you liked that album, did you go buy it afterwards? I would hope so anyway.

Thanks Nico, although I wish I hadn't mentioned it now to tell the truth.

Oh, whatever. The album will leak on the torrent sites before its official release. In fact, I'm hoping/counting on it, since I'm seeing Lindsey in concert on one of the first shows of the tour.

Meaning. . . "Did You Miss Me"?

Well yeah its great too, but love runs deeper is definately the best song on the CD, it and Right place to fade. Which still sounds like "Twist of fate" to me.

All this rant of yours prooves to me Sharon is that you have been watching and waiting to try to get even with me because you got banned a few months ago for harassing me. And you did say that you couldn't share GOS because of a watermark and for no other reason. You are a vindictive person. You never even apologized to me for all the harassment you gave me in the past. All you said was don't pm you cause you have me on ignore. Well you should follow that advice and just ignore me now.But you won't. You're looking for a fight.

Right you two, quit messin around or you will both get chucked off.
If you have nothing nice to say to each other dont say anything at all.

That's not fair. You made the remark and quoted me in the first place!
You're trying to paint me as someone who would rip off Lindsey which isn't true at all. How am I vindictive by responding to an accusation?

I'm sure a lot of people will since the tour starts before the CD is released.

Well If it comes out early on torrent I will definately download it. However I vision this and being acceptable because I have already Pre-Ordered the CD anyway. Two in fact
I dont think downloading it free off a torrent site is morally wrong either if you have already paid for and pre ordered the official CD. Which i'm sure many of the ledge members will probably do.

Is that okay ???? I'd say so.

I'm hardly gonna stop collecting my Lindsey Buckingham and Fleetwood Mac CD's just because Torrents make them free. NO Way!!!
Sure How much is a CD these days.................... £6-7 ish.

Hey Sharon..

It just sounds like you both just need to sort this out off list, via PM. I know you both have good intentions, and no harm done on either end.. :wavey:

Hugs,

Arlene

Happy Labor Day Sharon. We shouldn't work so hard.

The ethics "discussion" (and I use that term loosely) going on in this thread needs to end...take it to PM if you have any other comments please. Let's move on.

Thank you.