Lindsey's Arranging On Tango In Night

[michelej1]

I think of Christine promoting Meantime. I am sure Lindsey's many 30% more room comments had not eluded her and that's why she said that she really hated guitar solos. I don't think that was true, because Dan had a lot of guitar in her album and it wasn't particularly good. I just think she was taking a jab at Lindsey because he had taken some at her. The thing is, Lindsey wasn't necessarily putting guitar solos in her songs. He was always doing something fiddly with them to be sure, but he used many different sound effects. Everywhere, Little Lies and Hold Me strongly exemplify this. He didn't just jump in and say, "I'm going to slap a guitar solo here." His input was varied and complex. Although, when he did put down a guitar solo, I don't think Christine minded. YMLF.

Michele

[Dragonfly]

The arrangements on TITN were stunning.

I've been re-listening to it quite a bit lately and I really think Lindsey did an amazing job on that album. Christine's songs were fantastic anyway but he had a job on his hands with Stevie hardly there and not really at her best - but he did a decent job with what he had I think.

Besides the Rumours songs, it's all TITN tracks you hear on UK radio or music TV (Big Love, Everywhere, Little Lies).

[aleuzzi]

Originally Posted by michelej1

I think of Christine promoting Meantime. I am sure Lindsey's many 30% more room comments had not eluded her and that's why she said that she really hated guitar solos. I don't think that was true, because Dan had a lot of guitar in her album and it wasn't particularly good. I just think she was taking a jab at Lindsey because he had taken some at her. The thing is, Lindsey wasn't necessarily putting guitar solos in her songs. He was always doing something fiddly with them to be sure, but he used many different sound effects. Everywhere, Little Lies and Hold Me strongly exemplify this. He didn't just jump in and say, "I'm going to slap a guitar solo here." His input was varied and complex. Although, when he did put down a guitar solo, I don't think Christine minded. YMLF.

Michele

In that interview she said she didn't like soloing for soloing's sake but she liked guitar parts. Most of Lindsey's guitar work, like Danny Kirwan's after Green left, is set pieces, actual pats that get slight variations in live performances. I don't think she was taking a jab at Lindsey at all. She was alluding to guitar-heavy rock (she even simulated a guitar wail with her voice to illustrate). That kind of rock is closer to Led Zeppelin which Bob Welch said she hated. Of all the Mac Guitarists, I think the one that comes closest to the kinds of solos she was alluding to was Bob Weston, who was prone to free form extrapolation in the live shows (both Welch and David Walker mention Weston's extensive soloing in their Q and As). In other interviews, Christine has said she loves the sound of a good guitar.