BUCKINGHAM, LINDSEY

Rolling Stone says Lindsey Buckingham is one of rock's most undervalued visionaries." Why undervalued? Perhaps his versatility as a writer, singer, virtuoso guitarist and producer has made it difficult to assign him an easy label.

As the musical architect behind Fleetwood Mac, one of the most popular bands of all time, Buckingham has played the key role in stoking the hit-making machinery, yet he is also a seeker, a chance taker willing to shake up the status quo for the sake of new ideas.

And so an elusive quality has developed around his 30-year career to date, both as solo artist and as a member of Fleetwood Mac. On Under the Skin, his first solo album in 14 years, Buckingham has distilled his art to its essence: voice and guitar, with minimal percussive and production elements to create a work of unprecedented maturity, both virtuosic and intimate.

In the space of 25 years, Buckingham has only released three solo discs1981 Law and Order, which yielded the top 10 hit "Trouble," 1984 Go Insane, which along with the hit title track contained the evocative "Play In The Rain" and "D.W. Suite," and 1992 Out of the Cradle which prompted him to finally tour solo, accompanied by a virtual guitar army. Each of these albums delighted critics and followers and more than lived up to the promise of the Fleetwood Mac smash Tusk.

"The ultimate distillation of California folk rock, his technique mixes carefully layered guitars and other stringed instruments with voices (both real and electronic) into a scintillating orchestra fabric." The New York Times Lindsey Buckingham continues to move into uncharted territory. Despite the accolades and millions of records sold, his career is still a work in progress. He remains a risk taker, an innovator, indeed one of rocks most undervalued visionaries. Get ready for something as original and surprising as Tusk, but far more close up and personal, with Under the Skin.

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