Out of the Cradle | 
| Artist: Lindsey Buckingham
Label: Reprise / Wea
Category: Music
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Rating:  77 reviews
Sales Rank: 9447
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 26182
UPC: 075992618229
EAN: 0759926182290
ASIN: B000002LL9
Release Date: June 16, 1992
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| Tracks:
| • | Don't Look Down | | • | Wrong | | • | Countdown | | • | All My Sorrows - Lindsey Buckingham, | | • | Soul Drifter | | • | Instrumental Introduction - Lindsey Buckingham, | | • | This Is the Time | | • | You Do or You Don't | | • | Street of Dreams | | • | Spoken Introduction - Lindsey Buckingham, | | • | Surrender the Rain | | • | Doing What I Can | | • | Turn It On | | • | This Nearly Was Mine - Lindsey Buckingham, Hammerstein, Oscar | | • | Say We'll Meet Again - Lindsey Buckingham, Aguirre, Ruly |
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Out of the Cradle is the kind of adult rock record that gets lost in a marketplace that caters only to a younger audience. Buckingham developed his songwriting and production skills as the most-valuable-player in Fleetwood Mac, but as a solo artist he's proven to be a bit too arty for the mass audience he'd won as a member of Mac. Out of the Cradle is a sumptuously recorded labor of love that's as thick with guitars as it is with intricate vocal harmonies. "Surrender the Rain," billowing with voices, suggests an arty take on the Beach Boys, while "Soul Drifter" rocks to a seductive beat that's swaddled with guitars. The entire album is a treat for guitar freaks, as Buckingham includes instrumental interludes and lavishes as much attention on the sound of his guitars as most producers spend on the entire band. Buckingham interrupted work on his followup to this album for the recent Fleetwood Mac reunion. After all, a man's got to eat. --John Milward
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 Best solo work of his career December 16, 1999
R. Moser (Virginia)
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
If there were any lingering doubt about who best shaped the Fleetwood Mac sound of the 70's and 80's, this album should remove it. Out of the Cradle is a phenomenal achievement by the former frontman of the Mac. Lindsey, from what's been reported, spent three solid years writing, arranging, producing and performing this disc, and the efforts paid off. There are several upbeat tracks, but just as many slower, more introspective cuts that really showcase his intensity as a performer. Except for some help on two or three songs, Lindsey was the sole musician on this album. His acoustic guitar playing has never before been captured this well, and the overall production is crystalline. The best upbeat cuts are Don't Look Down, Countdown and Doing What I Can, which all have hints of production techniques employed on Fleetwood Mac's last studio album, Tango in the Night; such as the layering and sampling of vocals, and the emphasis on the aural presence of the drums and percussion. But the slower songs, again, are the most impressive. All My Sorrows, Soul Drifter and Street of Dreams show the deep emotional commitment Lindsey brought to making this disc. As is usually the case with music this strong, it was completely ignored by American radio stations.
One of the decade's greatest pop albums December 7, 1999
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
Many call this the greatest record Fleetwood Mac never made. Song for song, this is Lindsey Buckingham's masterpiece. It is no wonder that he spent years in his home studio crafting these little works of genius. By far the best of Buckingham's three solo records, Out of the Cradle shows huge growth in his songwriting and more jaw-dropping guitar work. The fact that this album only sold a few hundred thousand copies is a testament to the sad state of radio in this country (or a lazy record company). This album is just as much a requirement for serious music fans as Pet Sounds and Rubber Soul. The only negative -- we have to wait way too long for his next release.
The Man Behind the Fleetwood Mac Curtain. March 17, 2000
Jason Stein (Chula Vista, CA United States)
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
I am a giant fan of Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham. That said, I will go on to admit that I like Lindsey's originality as much as anything Fleetwood Mac or Stevie has produced. I have all three Buckingham solo cds, and it's hard for me to pick the one that is the best. I think Out of the Cradle is his least disorienting and most consistent work. Though some of the songs sound like they came from Fleetwood Mac's 1987 Tango in the Night, Lindsey puts a new spin on them. Lindsey's craftsmanship and guitar picking are unique and superior. Just listen to the opening intro and "Don't Look Down". Amazing. But there are many great songs here like "Wrong", "Countdown", "Street of Dreams", "This is the Time", "Say We'll Meet Again", "Turn It On" and "Surrender the Rain." It's catchy, alternative pop with wit, style and class. I look forward to his long awaited follow up. This is a must have for any rock collector.
Best of the 90s December 14, 2005
DRD
10 out of 13 found this review helpful
I can't heap enough superlatives on this record, but here are a few ponderables that may put its grandeur in perspective for you: this is the best record Lindsey Buckingham has ever made (Mac included), this may be the best summertime record ever, this is the greatest album to come out of the 1990s and this is my No. 2 album of all-time (right behind Joe Jackson's "Big World"). You want reasons for such bald-faced hyperbole? That's fair. The production on this album is as crisp and clean as I've ever heard, sort of a bubbly, refreshing, lemon-lime beverage for the ears. LB has obviously spent a lot of time studying the great Brian Wilson and has applied the lessons learned into a production style all his own. Guitars buzz like honeybees, float like dandelion pollen in a breeze, and soothe like cool water. Sometimes they even pluck like splintered wood and tear like jackhammers - but not for very long and always to useful effect. Lyrics address the struggle to put the past to bed and live in the now, but very subtly. His father's death hangs over several tracks, making for a poignant reminder of the personal nature of the sentiments expressed. Mick Fleetwood's book gets a stinging rebuttal as well. When this masterpiece came out, much was made of the eight years between solo albums. Listening, it's obvious every day was put to good use. This is a record that becomes a friend - not only holding up listen after listen, but even growing with you. I got it in college and still love it in my mid-30s. Little known, but greatly accomplished, you owe it to yourself to hear this.
Guitar perfection. June 30, 2000
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
When rock fans list their guitar heroes, Eric Clapton and Carlos Santana are at the top of the list. Lindsey Buckingham has to be the most under-rated guitar hero on the planet. In comparison to his previous solo endeavours, which are even more warped than the solo material he put onto Fleetwood Mac's TUSK double-CD, this time he is doing what he does best: playing guitar. I can think of at least 8 solos on this record which sparkle, and that's not even trying. Mac fans will certainly love "Countdown." Lindsey, as he wrote this, was trying to find purpose after Fleetwood Mac, and made a point to wax sarcastic about the band, though almost in an undertone. Now, having praised Lindsey's lead guitar, let me add for the new fan that he also played 96% of the rest of the instruments, sang all the vocals, and produced it. Lindsey Buckingham is the best contender for James Brown's old title (now claimed by the Artist fka Prince) of Hardest Working Man in Show Business.
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