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Lindsey Buckingham: Seeds We Sow
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Sept. 8, 2011 2:45 p.m. |(0) Comments

Lindsey Buckingham

Seeds We Sow

Buckingham

Lindsey Buckingham has spent many years chasing pop perfection. While that helped him turn Fleetwood Mac into one of the most successful bands of the '70s, it made his solo career a halting, erratic thing. In the last five years, however, he has evidently abandoned the pursuit; paradoxically, that has resulted in a steady flowering of his creativity.

"Seeds We Sow" is Buckingham's third studio album since 2006, and it's his rawest. He made it at home for his own label, and it sounds as though he decided against polishing everything to a sterile shine.

Yet because his voice remains sweet, his guitar intricate and his melodies irresistible, the ear notices the gems more than the flaws. The relative simplicity of the production and performance brings out the beauty in "When She Comes Down" and sharpens the edge of "One Take," and Buckingham has never seemed closer to his muse or his audience.

- Jon M. Gilbertson

Lindsey Buckingham will perform Sept. 17 at the Pabst Theater, 144 E. Wells St.Look for a list of the week's new CDs Tuesday in the Cue for a Better Life section.