Lindsey Buckingham - Gift Of Screws (2001)
I've seen quite a few online requests from people who want to hear Lindsey Buckingham's 'Gift Of Screws' album. Not being a fan, I didn't really understand what they were asking, as Buckingham did in fact release an album called 'Gift Of Screws' in 2008, but after a bit of investigation I found out exactly why they were all desperate to hear this earlier album. Buckingham actually recorded a bunch of songs between 1995 and 2000 for a projected solo album, and the general opinion is that if it had come out in 2001 it would have been his best ever release. When he presented it to the record company they advised him to keep some of the songs back for a forthcoming Fleetwood Mac album, and so 2003's 'Say You Will' contained some of his work which was originally destined for 'Gift Of Screws'. The official 2008 'Gift Of Screws' album only included one track from these demos, notably the title track, inspired by an Emily Dickinson poem. Having now heard this album I'm amazed at just how good it is, and it's shown Buckingham to me in a whole new light.
Track listing
01 Someone's Gotta Change Your Mind02 Miranda03 Steal Your Heart Away04 Red Rover05 She Smiled Sweetly06 Come07 Down On Rodeo08 Gotta Get Away09 Try For The Sun10 Shuffle Riff11 Murrow12 Gift Of Screws13 Bleed To Love Her14 Twist Of Fate15 Wear You Down (Steve's Riff)16 Say Goodbye17 The Singer Not The Song18 Given Thing19 Deep Dense20 Blue Turns To Grey
What's the story with the cover? That's a very interesting picture.
ReplyDeleteI agree that it's a great cover - reminds me a bit of Salvador Dali. It's the cover that came with the original bootleg back in the early 00's, so don't know exactly where it's from.
ReplyDeleteHey PJ, thanks for this - there is some really good stuff here, indeed some excellent material. However, the form is a mess. There is no flow to the collection as is and it is also running a little long. So I cut out some stuff (including the "title track", which I really can't bring myself to like) and sequenced it to make a more listenable album which (with unlisted bonus track "Given Thing") runs a much more manageable and, to my ears, listenable 54 minutes.
ReplyDeleteHere's my version of Gift Of Screws:
01 Someone's Gotta Change Your Mind
02 Bleed To Love Her
03 Miranda
04 Steal Your Heart Away
05 Deep Dense
06 Down On Rodeo
07 Twist Of Fate
08 She Smiled Sweetly
09 Try For The Sun
10 I'm Gonna Wait For You
11 The Singer Not The Song
12 Gotta Get Away
13 Say Goodbye
Track 10 is "Shuffle Riff" which I have retitled to what I think is the title, according to the chorus.
It wasn't my track listing as this is a CD that's around online if you know where to look http://www.fleetwoodmac-uk.com/bootlegs/bootleg-info/info_pages/LB-GOS-Lossless.html , so feel fee to knock it into any shape that sounds good to you.
ReplyDeleteOh yeah, I know, I just thought I'd share what I did with it. Anyway, keep up the great work.
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