gerald's first thoughts...CD in my hands....
 

And Again Lindsey scares the heck out of the listeners. Including his biggest fans. I listened to it completely without skipping in the store and was all quiet inside afterwards. Everything sticks together on this album. It's lightness is just superficial. This is such a reflective album. His tormented soul is still everywhere without screaming out, the unbearable lightness of being. Now I understand the title. This is a record that comes from under the skin, but it stays there. It's creepy and sunny at the same time. Trembling air due to extreme heat. I'm blown away by it but can't say how I'd rank it. This is a totally new Lindsey Buckingham although we all know him too. The CD is playing now and the flow of this album is so strong that one cannot receive it as a collection of songs. Everything is glued together without seeing transitions: these songs need eachother. I love the fact that Lindsey AGAIN puzzles me bigtime and that there are incredible gems on this record, but now I'm just impressed with the thing as a whole. I don't know if I'm happy with it. I'm still too quiet inside. I think I'll have some thinking to do about my own life.

Sounds wonderful. Let's just hope that I can buy it here today.

I bet you can. At least on monday or tuesday depending on the deliverydays in the stores.

Thanks Gerald. A moving account of your first moments with Lindsey's new work.

Frankly this is the album of my dreams. While I absolutely love 'Shuffle Riff', 'Come' and 'Murrow', the standouts from the GOS set for me were the very songs that have ended up on this album.. with amazing new material that, unlinke the sometimes uneven SYW, is so unified. In this way I believe the album will be able to stand alone as well will its individual songs.

It will be a while until I get the CD in my hands (my dad is visiting here next month and will bring a copy - preusming its released in Australia by mid-October. Otherwise I'll try Amazon, but with shipping etc, getting him to bring it is cheaper).

Ah at last it's here - Lindsey Buckingham's new CD. And my bday tomorrow too. Thanks Lindsey - the perfect present!

Well, Joe, I listen to it for the fourth time now and the album is really impressive if you're open for it. But I just KNOW that he'll scare 99% of the chiffons. They'll hang high in the curtains when they hear it.
This album is a chiffondemolisher. With that said, It is seriously a smash in the face of Reprise too. They won't sell nothin' , but gather quite some critical acclaim. This is the most daring thing he brought out since Go Insane. So Reprise had to swallow the bitter financial pill, but hooray for them to take the risk and bring it out. That's believing in good art.

Hmm. I am not sure why the album would scare "chiffons". I really love it. Some of the vocals take some getting used to but its right up there with OOTC for me. The lyrics are even better than Cradle, IMO Vocally..eh. Under the Skin and Castaway Dreams are two of the best things he has ever written. (along with old faves SGCYM and DOR) Reprise put the album out so someone there must have liked something about the album. :shrug:

It almost costed me my life getting it before I had to head to work this morning, but it's well worth it. I blasted it through my car speakers earlier, and now it's going on the dolby surround set. :thumbsup:

You guys aren't gonna believe this, but...

I'm still pieceing together my review of Out of the Cradle! :rolleyes:

Chiffondemolisher? Please enlighten that.

I don't feel demolished in any way. :shrug:

Well first of all, you're no chiffonhead. But I was just teasing. The tread had 120 views and not a handful responses.

Ofcourse, but they tried to convince Lindsey to put some rocktracks from his next album on this one, but he stayed with the total vision on this one. giving him that space is a great thing, but only logical. I bet they are not happy with the commercial possibilities of this album, but kudo's to them to keep believing in the artist.

And........what are your first thought on the album? Can you relate to anything I wrote?

Yes, I can, I am in awe also. You can't help but sit down and pay attention and let it all come to you when this album is on. No way you can play it and then turn to do your ironing or dishes (which is when I usually play music). There is a message in it, and if you listen to it front to back, you'll get it. But in each message is an even deeper message. I can't explain it, but he knocks my socks off. I am a big fan of 'less is more' and he did an outstanding job. I love what he is saying. I look forward to his 'rock' album, but really, this stripped down acoustic trip is just that, a very nice trip. Good job, Linds. :D

Now, I am as big of a fan of Stevie as I am of Lindsey, so I am still puzzled about what you mean by Chiffondemolisher. You saying you have to really be a fan of Lindsey in order to appreciate this album? I was playing it in my living room earlier and my sister was doing some college work there, and she had to put it down and just listen to the music, even though she is not particularly a Lindsey fan. She is a guitar fan though, she owns a few and plays them, but she said she really liked what she heard.

Absolutely amazing feeling. After 14 years I was walking in the store and purchased the new album. The import was just in time, I didn`t believe in that. If someone had told me 3 months back that I would listen to a new LB album today I wouldn`t have believed it.

The booklet is great. There are very nice photos in there. There are fantastic songs on the album. From the ones we already knew I think that SGTYM fits the best to the new songs style-wise. DOR remains a great song, style wise it is not a real break but I seem to recognize the style difference.
I like the live version of I am waiting better than this studio version. I don`t know about the voice on this one. But that`s my impression after first listen, so I`ll give it a chance.
I`m also not too fond of the alternated TFTS-version. I cannot relate to It was you and I think that`ll stay that way. Not too late is a super starter for the album. After a few listens during the last weeks I like Show you how now. Btw Show you how and DOR get a special "featuring" mention on the removable sticker on the album so I assume these two are the radio/single choices. The sticker wants us to believe that this is "the first album in 10 years from one of Rock's great visionaries" I would say the somehow lost 4 additional years. :laugh: The track Under the skin is great also.

I wonder if Lindsey used this vocal approach (breaking whisper voice) intentionally or if his voice just changed over the years. I am not talking about the echos which he always used. Where it fits perfectly is Shut us down. I thought he was crazy when I heard it first a few years ago. After a couple of listens I loved this songs. It stays outstandig to me. On other parts of the album this breaking voice approach is a little irritating. Maybe this will change also.
All in all I think the album is something special!

Without intending to offend anyone. But just for humours sake please everyone admit: This is the wittiest thing I ever read over here. :lol: :laugh: