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Marty - I was really hoping you would pick up on my addition to this thread. Glad you did. We'd previously separately posted to another thread about LB with similar opinions on his talents. Believe it or not - I don't have ANY of LB's solo work....Admired his playing w/the Mac. Maybe air play saturation of the band when he was in it...I don't know. The You Tube stuff is really opening my eyes even more. I'm kind of thinking his solo stuff is a little "heavier" than FWM's pop - a good thing. I will definitely be checking out "the Cradle" and his other stuff for pending purchase. There's a bunch of video of him doing solo acoustic on You Tube. He is just an excellent guitarist. I love the voicing he uses on his instruments too. Also love the craziness & over the top emoting in his vocals as on the "This Is the Time" video. Ciao, baby.

Ghost,

Lindsey's still my #1 guy.

He doesn't have a great voice, but - as you observed - he sells a song with everything he's got. IMHO, he's that rarest of combinations; a brilliant pop songcrafter (a left brain skill) and a crazy ass rock n roll wildman (100% right brain). His seething anger at the women who've betrayed him (at least in his mind/lyrics) is usually evident, and IMHO this adds intensity, even if the music is frothier pop.

He's also the single quirkiest guitar technician that I've ever seen: he employs everything from banjo rolls to (his variation of) classical resquesado strumming. His repeated bends on electric guitar speak to a certain obsessive nature and his fingerstyle acoustic playing is both fantastic and very personal. At the end of the day, there's just about no one I'd rather listen to work a guitar.

BTW, he's done some heavier stuff with Mac ("I'm So Afraid" and "Come" are extended electric guitar workouts and he also reinvents some of the pure pop into rock when Mac plays live. "Eyes of The World" (a rework of Pachelbel's Canon in D as a single/album track) is a screamer in concert.

His solo stuff is all over the board. "Out of The Cradle" is IMHO a pop masterpiece. The three before that wander all over - '50's retro pop to flat-out prog rock - it's pretty clear to me that he was trying to distance himself from Mac style pop. These three IMHO are more for compleatists, tho "Go Insane" is impressive in it's own right.

The three most recent solo efforts are all fabulous....but, but, but...

While "Gift of Screws" is really reminiscent of Mac (when it's rocking) and pretty easy to like, both "Under The Skin" and "Seeds We Sow" are dense, acoustic, finger picking explorations. Not for every taste, but two of my all-time favorite records. SQ on "Skin" drives some people nuts, VERY heavily processed sound - but it's in service to the songs.

Both of the official live CDs "Small Machine" and "One Man Show" are worthwhile. The latter - just LB, guitar and effects, is a pretty astonishing display of his technical virtuosity (both on guitar and electronic manipulation).

Good luck exploring his catalog, nothing out there quite like it.

In case you hadn't noticed, I'm a fan.

Marty

Marty - thanks for the comments...good overview of solo LB. It'll help deciding what to buy first. You are way more informed than I on the technical aspects of guitar playing but after watching quite a few of LB's performances on YouTube - can certainly understand why you are a fan.

Ghost,

Always happy to share my passion for Lindsey's material with anyone who might be interested. Just enjoy and spread the word.

Marty

"Out of the Cradle" has been ordered.