This is 40 soundtrack DL available now!!
 

Album only. Grrr.

Michele

Agreed. Oh well.

Elle...Thanks for the tip and FB posts on the LB stuff. It is much appreciated. :xoxo:

Aside from being helpful to those of us who aren't interested in the entire album, it would be a nice way to vote too. If Lindsey's songs got a lot of downloads and the record company or someone else noticed that he seemed to be heavily favored among the album artists that would be kind of swell.

Michele

I'm downloading from Itunes for $9.99.

Michele

Oh, Itunes has a "popularity" guage and Brothers and Sisters is one of the 3 popular songs. Dull Tool is highest though.

Michele

Because of Norah Jones. NOt sure how there is a popularity gauge when it's all album-only?

I was thinking the same thing; maybe they have a way to account for the number of times the snippet/preview is played? :shrug:

I really don't want to buy the whole album... Maybe individual songs will become available down the road. I'll probably break down in a month though and just buy it! :rolleyes:

review
 

http://music.newcity.com/2012/12/11/...re-soundtrack/

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Dec 11

Record Review: “‘This Is 40′ Original Motion Picture Soundtrack”
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“This Is 40,” Judd Apatow’s upcoming sequel to 2007’s “Knocked Up,” deals with the lives of Pete (Paul Rudd) and Debbie (Leslie Mann) as they deal with reaching the landmark age of forty. The accompanying soundtrack, interestingly, has songs that deal with issues like love affairs that have reached their expiration dates, exasperation and just being happy to be alive.

The disc opens with Yoko Ono’s “Yes, I’m Your Angel,” a track from 1980’s “Double Fantasy” that was reportedly written to celebrate John Lennon’s fortieth, which sadly turned out to be his last. Three new songs from Fleetwood Mac’s Lindsey Buckingham follow—most notably “Sick of You,” a mandolin-based tune that blatantly points out why the relationship has gone sour.

Fiona Apple contributes “Dull Tool,” an inventive folksy song that might not get much radio airplay thanks to its liberal use of “****” during the chorus. Another great moment is “Lunch Box/Odd Sox,” an obscure Paul McCartney instrumental that deserved a second chance (it was the B-side of the 1980 single “Coming Up” and later appeared as a bonus track) because it is the former Beatle tackling something that he rarely does. (Ernest Barteldes)

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“‘This Is 40′ Original Motion Picture Soundtrack”
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I don't know about you guys but my iTunes offered the choice to pay for each song individually....

I wish the US iTunes did. I really want to buy Lindsey's songs, but I hate when iTunes does this stuff (or amazon for that matter). I am holding out for now I guess. Maybe they will change it...

I bought the whole thing. I wish I didn't.

I already had Yes, I'm Your Angel from Double Fantasy and was not a particular fan, so seeing that the album began with that, I was not too encouraged to jump in and listen to it front to back (or back to front, as Stevie would).

I've only listened to the 4 so far.

Michele

Finally listened. I was surprised that so many people seemed un-enthused after listening to the previews. I waited to hear the complete songs, and I love all three. Each different from the other, and very different to his last two albums. Brothers and Sisters could definitely be a Fleetwood Mac song, if you replace the percussion with Mick and add Stevie's harmonies. It would actually be amazing. As it is, I quite like it. I am very excited to get these three new songs from him.

Along with the Seeds We Sow extras, it's nearly 30 minutes of Lindsey non album material. Pretty fancy!

I like what I have heard, even though I have not listened to the whole CD. Even Yoko's song sounds good to me. Maybe I've just gotten used to her voice -- I don't know. I like the Nora Jones track, which has Lindsey on it, though he is not credited. I like Lindsey's tracks, especially Brother and Sister, which from the clip I had heard earlier, didn't excite me. But I like it. It recalls Given Thing, a song I wish he would finish and release it on something. I am really digging the other two tracks as well.

The thing that strikes me about this is how well the music is produced. It really does seem to reinforce the idea that Lindsey should work with a producer. Take a listen to Brother and Sister and compare that to the production on Love Runs Deeper. The beginning of both songs is very similar, but the guitar on Brother and Sister sounds better, not nearly as thin as Love Runs Deeper, which has always bothered me.

What does he do on it? I haven't heard it.

He sings the "always judging" refrain, and I believe some of the guitar is him because it echoes his style.

he's credited in CD liner notes - guitar and backing vocals.

See, I know my man.

I downloaded so I don't have liner notes.

Yes, would you please type up the Lindsey relevant parts from the liner notes? Who wrote what, played what, produced what...

You can hardly tell that Norah Jones is singing on Lindsey's song, and it is "featuring Norah Jones," but he is so prominent on her song and is not listed. Kind of annoying.

I really hope he enjoyed this experience and ends up doing some more collaborations. He is too talented to only be doing his solo records and trying to trick Stevie into recording new material. And no offense to Stevie or her fans, but I really think in some ways her talents are not what they once were, and it is nice to hear Lindsey working with some new people.

allmusic review:

"the artists don't toss off their contributions, either: Buckingham's three songs are all very good, with Jones acting as an effective Stevie Nicks foil on Brother & Sister"

I share your sentiments. I would add the reason Nora is hard to hear is because -- if I am correctly identifying the voice track -- her voice comes in at a lower register than Lindsey's. It's almost like he wanted to take full advantage of all that smokiness in her tone to balance his pitch.

Interestingly, I noticed Lindsey's voice has acquired a slight raspy quality, which at his age is very common and adds nice bottom. He should cultivate that and keep recording clean vocals without the whispering and effects, as others have mentioned. In other words, he should act his age. :D

Reminds me of what he said about Christine's honey tones being a contrast to his and Stevie's more nasal voices.

Michele