Out of the Cradle Reviews

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Playboy, August 1, 1992

HEADLINE: Out of the Cradle.

BYLINE: Young, Charles M.

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To me, the major element of Fleetwood Mac's appeal in its glory years of the late Seventies was Lindsey Buckingham's intricate melodiesand highly rhythmic guitar. Starting with Tusk, he then seemed to become overly enamored with weirdness for its own sake and lost some ofhis direction, which continued into his solo career. On Out of the Cradle (Reprise), he has again found that direction. The weirdness here sounds more like drive for originality, and he isn't hiding any of his strengths as a pop producer and arranger. He especially isn't hiding his guitar. Several finger-picked solo interludes are thrilling, and he's also an ace with flat-picked hard rock. The melodies don't hook quite as deeply as Rumours, but only a handful of albums ever have.