Under The Skin
by Lindsey Buckingham
Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 15
  3. Negative: 1 out of 15
  1. 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.

Awards & Rankings

80
#80 Best Album of 2006
83
#83 Most Shared Album of 2006

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User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 32 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 32
  3. Negative: 4 out of 32
  1. MattMckeown
    Jul 26, 2023
    10
    Absolute genius, especially on ‘Shut Us Down’ and ‘Cast Away Dreams’.
  2. baron
    Mar 15, 2007
    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.
  3. jonathan
    Jan 29, 2007
    7
    The songs are very good, but I feel that it was a bad choice to have not re-recorded most of the songs. Most of the album was done at home by The songs are very good, but I feel that it was a bad choice to have not re-recorded most of the songs. Most of the album was done at home by Buckingham on a digital recorder except for 2 songs. The 2 songs recorded in the real studio with Rob Cavallo sound much more fully realized than the rest of the album. The title track is a beautiful song but the click track running through the whole song ruins it for me and drives me nuts!… Full Review »
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