LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM @ Metropolis

By K-Man- Beyond That Graveyard! III - 04/04/2007

Well, here's one for you Fleetwood Mac fans out there: Lindsey Buckingham replaced original Fleetwood Mac guitarist Peter Green in late '75 with his freak-ass wife Stevie Nicks and forever changed the sound of that band.

On tour for his latest release Under the Skin, this F.M. veteran has cut himself a niche with his signature sound. A large part of that is, of course, due to the guitars he uses, specifically his Rick Turner guits. This fine evening, he played his Rick Turner Model 1, Model 27, and that awesome Renaissance to a less-than-packed Metropolis. You close your eyes for a second and you'd think you were watching Fleetwood Mac, no shit. Like Rumors all over again, an album that brought pop into rock and into fine elevators across the globe. Except without the coke-head baggage of his ex Stevie Nicks. Thank fucking Christ on a cross for that.

He played songs from his ever-growing solo releases, dating all the way back to 1981's Second Hand News album, released the second time he "quit" the Mac. He played "It Was You" from his new album. Again, his arrangements are so similar to the Mac, he might as well have done another album with his old band; he probably would have cashed in a little more if you know what I mean.

Buckingham then pulled out his Chet Atkins Gibson for a few acoustic tunes that are usually fully electric songs with a slew of instrumentation, which actually sounded good. This guy is by all accounts a very technically accomplished guitarist. He can seriously wail on a six- , eight-, and twelve-string guitar. No bones about that.

"Big Love" was a definite crowd-pleaser. I have to say the lyrical content of his new songs draws heavily from his new family and children, to an annoying point. Yes, yes, Lindsey, it's all a rich tapestry, get on with it. I have to say it was subdued...yawn cubed , you dig?

I couldn't wait to hear him play "It's OK, K-man You Paid Your Dues, You Can Leave Now", and as soon as he played those first few notes, I was history. I'm sure he ripped a few Fleetwood Mac songs for his encore, but alas, I wasn't there anymore. I had to run home and take a shower, wash my recent sins down the drain, you know.

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