Rolling Stone Review for UTS

Lee · #1 10-18-2006, 06:01 PM

I don't think anyone has posted this yet. They give it 3 1/2 stars out of 5.

"Fleetwood Mac mastermind Lindsey Buckingham's fourth solo album came out on his fifty-eighth birthday, and he gave himself a hell of a present. With its skewed pop melodies, home-brewed sonic trickery and blazing fingerpicking, Under the Skin is a mesmerizing return to the side of Buckingham that birthed the proto-indie-pop strangeness of 1979's Tusk. Through most of the album, he achieves maximum effect from minimal arrangements, from the Smile-like carnival of vocal harmonies that enliven "It Was You" to the clicking hand percussion and trippy echo effects of "Show You How." Only one song, the rootsy "Down on Rodeo," gets more expansive production -- and it deserves it, thanks to a gorgeous, sun-splashed chorus that sounds like a lost Fleetwood Mac hit."

Lee

Janet · #2 10-21-2006, 11:26 AM

Ok, so now didn't they give TISL, SYW and now this all 3.5 stars? Like they get that just because of who they are? I just find that amusing.

Didn't OOTC get 4 stars?

Janet · #3 10-21-2006, 11:34 AM

Oh by the way ROLLING STONE....he is 57. Get over it, he's younger than Stevie. Sooooo annoying.

Nico · #4 10-21-2006, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Janet

Ok, so now didn't they give TISL, SYW and now this all 3.5 stars? Like they get that just because of who they are? I just find that amusing.

Yup. And Bob Dylan always gets the obligatory 5 stars. Its BS.

johndoe · #5 10-21-2006, 01:34 PM

Well, guys.RS rarely gives a five star rating. Dylan got it, but that was the only one they've given in some time. Four stars is their usual highest, and 3.5 is also very good. So, don't bash RS for giving Lindsey a good review. Its like the kids who twig when they get an 87 on a test.