Little Lindsey Mentions

[michelej1]

[I've been reading a lot of old articles and I just wanted to post the little excerpts where Lindsey's name came up in passing]


From 1984 article in Musician about the dB's

By 1983, when the dB's finally signed with Bearsville, Stamey was having second thoughts. While the band contacted potential producers, from Tony Visconti to Lindsey Buckingham, he opted for a solo career. "I wanted to be less collaborative," Stamey recalls. "I had a different line on things rhythmically; the sound was not appealing to me." Holsapple and Holder cite Stamey's desire to have full control over the playing of his songs, which runs against the band's "democratic" approach. "Chris said he felt it was time for someone to leave the band and he was the only volunteer," Holder says. The four remain friends. Stamey has since released a mini-album, Instant Excitement, on Hoboken independent Coyote Records.

Rolling Stone Review of Clapton's Behind The Sun, April 1985:

It's also possible that, like an outsider stumbling upon a scene of private sorrow, Collins was afraid to intrude or tamper with the material. In contrast to the buoyant mood of Money and Cigarettes, Clapton's originals on the new album are filled with heartbreak and love's failure. (While recording Behind the Sun, he temporarily split up with his wife, Patti.)

Maybe that's why Templeman and Waronker stepped in with their light and happy songs – all written by someone named Jerry Lynn Williams. But Templeman's Doobie-proven cosmetic approach to production – the heap of synthesizers, conked-out congas, gooey cooing and tired Totos – almost buries the artist himself. Even when local nut Lindsey Buckingham shows up on rhythm guitar on 'Something's Happening', his contribution is negligible. Of course, it's possible that in these days of easy-listening radio and heavy promotion, Clapton may have a hit anyway. On his last tour, it was apparent that the soppy ballads like 'Wonderful Tonight' that have so disappointed Clapton's original rock fans have earned him a whole new young (and, surprisingly, very female) audience. And he'll probably be able to fill arenas by virtue of his greatest hits for a few years now.

December 1995 Mojo article on Bryan Ferry:

"Working in 48-track studios you could go on endlessly adding instruments," Bryan says. "You didn't run out of space. And that was a huge difference for me and lots of artists like me — if there are any. You hear of people who just got lost in that whole studio world and went on for years making records, really creative people like Lindsey Buckingham. The same thing happened to them in the '80s. Trying to do masterworks," Bryan chuckles to himself.

Ferry still commands fierce personal loyalty within his own camp. For the last four years he's been back with his original management team. There remains, however, hints of discontent within the wider Roxy ranks. I ask Phil Manzanera if Roxy would ever consider re-forming.