Eye of the Hurricane

[RockawayBlind]

Originally Posted by shackin'up

But I'm happy to read that, in retrospect, Lindsey did think the album lacked artistic value. I agree with that. Excellent piece to read, btw.

I'm going to disagree with that to the extend that without Tango, you don't really get Out of the Cradle -- not as it came out, anyway. In Tango, you see an evolution of Lindsey's sound from a folky approach to a, let's say, more worldly style of guitar playing, which is influenced by genres beyond American folk and country.

Cradle then leads to what has become known as "Lindsey's style," the mad picking of "Big Love Acoustic." Would he have gotten there anyway? Probably. But something like Tango would have had to happen -- glossy 80s sheen and all.

Also, Lindsey now says the album lacks artistic value, but when you think about it, when does he not say that? The only thing he ever seems to be content with is Tusk -- and with good reason, mind you. When SYW came out, it was the greatest thing ever. Now when he talks about it, it lacks cohesion. Gee, it's like he visited Mac bulletin boards and read what a lot of us were saying and he decided at last we were right.