Poll: Favorite LB Solo Album

[Gazza]

Probably Out Of The Cradle. But I always thought Go Insane was rather wonderful.

I think Gift Of Screws has some of his best individual songs. It doesn't hang together as an album as well as Out Of The Cradle though. Or even Under The Skin.

[slowdancer]

Law and Order is experimental and silly at times.

Go Insane is personal and emotional. Sad/lonely.

Out of the Cradle is whole and satisfying

Under the Skin is mature and complete and the words express deep felt emotion

Gift is Screws feels incomplete (would have liked to hear a few more songs) but thoughtful. It ends too soon, just as you are really getting in to it.

OOTC/UTS are a tie for me.

[MiniLindsey]

GOS. The key to good music for me is actual musicianship, and I feel that the songs on GOS exhibit more and better musicianship than most of Lindsey's other material.

[D.W-Suite]

Well, I'll just list mine in order here:

Joint 4th: Under the Skin and Law and Order.

For me, these Lindsey albums just don't have the same replay value as the others do. I listened to L&O repetitively like I did to all his albums when I first got them, but now I kind of find it a bit grating. UtS, was a slightly unexpected album, I come back to it for some of the amazing guitar playing moreso than the actual songs, if anybody else can relate to that.

3rd: Go Insane. Love every song on this album, this is the one album of his where I have to listen to it through from start to finish each time I put it on, and I've never lost interest in doing so yet.

2nd: OotC. Favourite until GoS, no need to explain anything here.

1st: GoS. My favourite memory of this was actually when I gave a friend of mine a listen of LRD on the bus one day. He nearly cried when he heard it He was so overcome that Lindsey "still had it". But yeah, it's just a rocking album, can't really explain why I prefer it to OotC. Just floats my boat a bit better I suppose

[PoetofRhiannon]

Out of the Cradle is a masterpiece.

But Gift of Screws came out the day of Lindsey's concert in San Diego.
That was a special moment for me, because of the people that I spent it with.

So, those two are my fav's.

[Say You Will]

I would say GOS, but in my mind I look at UTS and GOS as two parts of a double album. Like what the Foo Fighters did with In Your Honor
GOS is the more main line electric one and UTS the acoustic/experimental.
I always thought that if Lindsey could have done what he wanted to, he would have released them together as one large project.

The track order might have been different though.

[seekerj]

[QUOTE=LukeA;792413]Seriously, why does everyone seem to love Out of the Cradle so much? It was one thing when all we had were two "uneven" unpolished experimental albums and OOTC, but now we have two additional albums that also *far* outpace that dated POS. I mean, are there people out there that actually think, for example, that "This Is The Time" is a better song than "Wait For You"?[/QUOTE]

Yes, there are.

And yes, it is. To me.

[GoS]

Originally Posted by seekerj

Yes, there are.

And yes, it is. To me.

You know, depending on my mood, I just may have to join you on that. I must make the obligatory complaint about the drums, but that guitar is just amazing.

[Forshorn]

I like all his albums. But GoS was the first one in which he didn't feel like he was "experimenting." It seemed like he had fully inhabited his rock style and was just going for it. The laughter in the title song says it all. He was always too calculated and/or restrained to do that sort of thing before. I love that maniacal laughter.

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by Forshorn

He was always too calculated and/or restrained to do that sort of thing before.

Well, I don't agree with that. I think he's always doing that sort of thing. But, like you, I love it.

Michele

[sjpdg]

I bought "Out Of The Cradle" when I was at a very low emotional point in my life and I have to say that it (along with other music, good friends and deep faith in God) helped bring me out of it.

I used to listen to that album over and over again. For me, it had/has a very uplifting spirit in it. It sends a message that things have been bad, but there is something better out there. "This Is The Time" is one of those songs, "Soul Drifter" is another, "Countdown" is yet another.

So, yes, I do love "OOTC" and I really, really mean it. It is outstanding.

My humble opinion.

[GypsyVisions]

I like Out Of The Cradle a lot, but Gift Of Screws is my favorite. OOTC seems rather dated - it has a certain early 90's sound.. But it's still a terrific album.


Since I've discovered Lindsey's wonderful solo work, I've noticed that he doesn't fail to deliver with his vocals. Of course he's always brilliant musically..but I feel like people overlook his voice.

There are a lot of nice moments of glory in Gift Of Screws - Bel Air Rain, Did You Miss Me, Wait For You, Right Place To Fade..

I almost wish a lot of these songs had made it to a Fleetwood Mac album because so much of Gift Of Screws sounds Fleetwood Mac-like to me..but then, GOS wouldn't be as great.

[AliceLover]

Originally Posted by GypsyVisions

I like Out Of The Cradle a lot, but Gift Of Screws is my favorite. OOTC seems rather dated - it has a certain early 90's sound.. But it's still a terrific album.


Since I've discovered Lindsey's wonderful solo work, I've noticed that he doesn't fail to deliver with his vocals. Of course he's always brilliant musically..but I feel like people overlook his voice.

There are a lot of nice moments of glory in Gift Of Screws - Bel Air Rain, Did You Miss Me, Wait For You, Right Place To Fade..

I almost wish a lot of these songs had made it to a Fleetwood Mac album because so much of Gift Of Screws sounds Fleetwood Mac-like to me..but then, GOS wouldn't be as great.

Exactly!!!!

[Street_Dreamer]

Out Of The Cradle, because it's the best.

Matt

[wheart]

I voted for GOS since I think it's amazing but I must confess I do not own his first two solo albums. I know I need to fix that.