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Under The Skin - Lindsey Buckingham
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80 out of 100

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7.6 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 29 Ratings

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  • Summary: The Fleetwood Mac guitarist's first solo outing in over a dozen years features bandmates Mick Fleetwood and John McVie on two tracks of a largely acoustic set.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 15
  3. Negative: 1 out of 15
  1. Uncut
    100
    He concocts a series of dazzling interior epics with just a fingerpicked acoustic guitar and his echo-drenched voice. [Nov 2006, p.101]
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  2. PopMatters
    50
    There's no denying that he has his own style, but a little more variety in execution might make Under the Skin a more enthralling and thus, listenable experience.
  3. NOW Magazine
    20
    Unfortunately, all the intricately picked little guitar figures don't make his raspy yelping sound any less like a wet cat stuck under a couch.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 22
  3. Negative: 2 out of 22
  1. baron
    10
    The cover of "I am waiting" is possibly teh best cover version i've heard. And the rest of the tracks are excellent too. The man is a genius.
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  2. Michael
    4
    This record is so much odder than I'd expected. Buckingham's acoustic guitar playing is often beautiful, but his singing is quite poor. He sounds like he's crouched in his closet, singing through a cheap fx processor, hoping not to wake up whoever else might be in the house. The songwriting ranges. In all, this album sounds like the work of a crackpot outsider, not a member of one the most successful pop/rock bands of the last 30+ years. I never thought I'd miss Stevie Nicks this badly!… Expand
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  3. jay
    0
    Sorry, but I cannot take Lindsey without the rest of the group. Not that I don't think he should stop what he's doing, it's just that I wish he'd stick to painting...or something silent.… Expand
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