| Gift Of Screws - The Unreleased Lindsey Solo Album |
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The album "Gift Of Screws" has been mentioned since the release of Fleetwood Mac's reunion album and tour "The Dance". Lindsey himself remarked in the lead up to "Bleed To Love Her"
"This whole re-convening of these five people was kind of an organic thing, I had asked Mick to play drums on a solo album I was working on, still working on actually, as one thing lead to another and suddenly there we were in the studio saying gee this feels pretty good, isn't that weird. And that brought us to this point so we thought we do a song that we had been working on together at that time, and its called Bleed To Love Her.
These words were back in 1997 and the album was nearly as good as finished, However the release date of "Gift Of Screws" keeps being put back and the latest news is that the album if released will now be early 2002.
Possible Track List for the album
Wear You Down
Come
Try For The Sun
Someone's Gotta Change Your Mind
Miranda
Gotta Get Away
Down On Rodeo
Hit & Run
Red Rover
Bleed To Love Her (different version than The Dance)
Steal Your Heart Away
She Smiled Sweetly
My Little Demon (different version than The Dance)
This list was posted as a news item
back in 1999, originally from The Fleetwood Mac Legacy Web Site
Other Possible Tracks
Twist Of Fate
Deep Dense
Given Thing
Blue Turns To Grey
Gift Of Screws
Gotta Get
Away
Shuffle Run
Twist Of
Fate
Morrow
Say Goodbye
The Singer Not The Song
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A selection of these tracks are currently available at www.sararhiannon.com/ |
Lindsey's Words in Print regarding "Gift Of Screws"
Interview with
Lindsey in Guitar Magazine
where the album "Gift Of
Screws" is mentioned as a work in progress
Once The Dance has run its course and Fleetwood Mac completes its 40-date fall arena jaunt (it's being touted as the "20th Anniversary Rumours Tour"), Buckingham plans to finish Screws, for which he says he's reinvented his approach to songwriting, "One of the things I've been wanting to do for a while was to make one guitar - two guitars at the most - do the work of a whole track. I was also looking for a way to get the kind of energy that, say, a drum track has. So I ended up creating a tremolo-like foundation from the source tracks and got them to be very exact in their timing, which is something you really can't do if you play through an amp's tremolo setting. It creates what I call a negative space as opposed to the positive space of a snare and a kick drum. There's one track called 'Red Rover' that this all applies to, but, of course, I'm still working on it." Even with this plan of attack, Buckingham is well aware of the ever-seductive calling "to Mac, or not to Mac." "Hopefully you make the right choices," he muses. "It always feels good going through stuff you haven't heard for a while. It always sounds good initially that is, before you start tearing it apart."
Date - October 1997
Interview with
Lindsey in Rolling Stone,
where his thoughts were known regarding the release of "Gift Of
Screws"
So what is the status of Fleetwood Mac?
You know it's interesting, I made a joke at the show about us having worked through our own partisan politics. And I really think there is a pretty potent future for the band. In a way, Christine has really checked herself out of the situation. She sold her house in L.A. and is just residing in England. God knows what she's doing. But it kind of frees the Fleetwood Mac situation to be looked at in a fresh light and in some ways in the dynamic that Stevie and I had going before we joined the band. I think everyone's pretty up for the possibility of that and of approaching a second phase of a group much differently than just the whole epidemic of bands that were getting back together and touring and making the quick buck and then that's it. I think that would be very intriguing to try and do that. I have a whole mess of material that I've been calling a solo album. And it may still be. The other option would be to spend the next eight months or so working on material with Stevie and doing some sort of epic FM album. So I don't know. There are some options out there, and we're still looking at them. But the music I have right now, is the best that I've ever done on my own, or with Fleetwood Mac, tapping into some new areas. It becomes a little less important what you call it, the older you get. I can't tell you whether that will come out as a solo album or not. We have some options and they're all pretty good.
Is there a timeframe for the material to be produced?
I have to decide this week whether this is a solo album or not. And if you talk to the critics they'll say, put it out, what are you doing, why wouldn't you want to put it out? And if you talk to people at the record company, it depends on what your priorities are, so it's kind of scary. Not that I put solo albums out there to fail, they're for the people who want to hear that sort of thing. But the climate out there now is, God love people like Eminem , who are really doing something great. But the pop side of things, the Britney Spears sound and all of that, even though it's well-crafted, it's just a tough climate to try and think that you could really get through to a lot of people as a solo artist at age fifty. In that sense the Fleetwood Mac idea enables you to get through to a lot more people so I have to just weigh just how important or unimportant this is yet.
Date - January 20th 2001
Interview with
Stevie Nicks in Totally Adult,
where her thoughts were known regarding the release of Lindsey's new album
What have you heard about Lindsey’s next record?
“He has a double-album and he’s in the midst of making a decision whether or not he wants to turn it around and make it into a Fleetwood Mac record. He’s got way too many songs for one record, so even if he puts a record out, he’s still gonna have another 15 songs left that aren’t chopped-liver songs. So we don’t really know exactly what he’s gonna do yet.
“And you know Lindsey, he’s worse than me moving furniture—he changes stuff constantly. That artist thing, when you have to say, ‘I’m done,’ is hard for him.
“So anyway, I really don’t know exactly what he’s gonna do, but he’s very much thinking about it right now. I mean, Tango In The Night was [going to be] a solo record and he decided to flip it to a Fleetwood Mac record. And we’re all behind him—we just want him to do whatever will make him happy. I’m gonna be gone for a year, so we really can’t start this until the end of this year. So even though I did give Lindsey 17 songs, who knows? What I basically feel, Jim, is that there’s a good feeling around everything, so I’m not worried about anything.”
Date - May 2001
Information from VH-1
regarding Lindsey's Behind The Music
posted on The Penguin Website
It took me a little while to confirm this but Lindsey's BTM has been pulled from VH1's schedule at this point. The show is completely finished but there is no air date anymore. My source at VH1 said the reason is, and I quote, "the likely reason for the delay is VH1 is waiting for Lindsey to release his album." Unfortunately, of course, we have no clue when (or even 'if') that will be. I wish I had better news to report. (Thanks to Marty Adelson for posting)
Date - 14th July 2001
Lindsey's Behind The Music on VH-1
This program finally aired on Sunday - November 11, 2001 on VH-1 in the USA (no date for airing in the UK), No news on the status of Gift Of Screws.
Date - November 2001
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Demos and
Outtakes from around 1995 (unconfirmed) |
Newly released
mixed tracks (unconfirmed) |
| Try For The Sun (rough demo) | Someone's Gotta Change Your Mind |
| Try For The Sun (mixed track) | Miranda |
| She Smiled Sweetly (mixed track) | Steal Your Heart Away |
| Someone's Gotta Change Your Mind (mixed track) | Red Rover |
| Deep Dense (rough demo) | She Smiled Sweetly |
| Deep Dense (mixed track version #1) | Come |
| My Little Demon (rough demo) | Down on Rodeo |
| Given Thing (mixed track version #1) | Gotta Get Away |
| Wear You Down (rough demo) | Try for the Sun |
| Wear You Down (mixed track) | Shuffle Riff |
| Deep Dense (mixed track version #2) | Murrow |
| My Little Demon (mixed track) | Gift of Screws |
| Down On Rodeo (demo) | Bleed to Love Her |
| Down On Rodeo (mixed track) | Twist of Fate |
| Blue Turn To Grey (mixed track) | Go Insane (The Dance version) |
| Given Thing (mixed track version #2) | Say Goodbye |
| The Singer Not the Song | |
| These songs above surfaced on the internet last year and are believed to be from around 1995 | These songs above surfaced on the internet in the last few weeks and are believed to be the mixed tracks but not mastered tracks from "Gift Of Screws", recording date to be believed 2000 / 2001 |
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| Released
Tracks |
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| Steal Your Heart Away | |
| My Little Demon | |
| Bleed To Love Her | |
| Someone's Gotta Change Your Mind | |
| These songs above have officially been released by Reprise on various CDs | |
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Released Songs |
Information |
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Steal Your Heart Away |
Distributed on the Best Buy CD that was given away at the Fleetwood Mac "The Dance" concerts in 1997, LYRICS |
| My Little Demon | Live Version performed on The Dance Tour by Fleetwood Mac, released on Fleetwood Mac's The Dance album in 1997, LYRICS |
| Bleed To Love Her | Live Version performed on The Dance Tour by Fleetwood Mac, released on Fleetwood Mac's The Dance album in 1997, LYRICS |
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Someone's Gotta Change Your Mind |
Distributed on the GLAAD Awards CD from Reprise in 2001, LYRICS |
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Reported Releases |
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| Steal Your Heart Away | Apparently released on the Imax theatre movie "Adventures in Wild California" |
| Twist Of Fate | Apparently released on the Imax theatre movie "Adventures in Wild California" |
| Demos | |
| Try For The Sun | Demos apparently floating around, no confirmed sources |
| She Smiled Sweetly | Demos apparently floating around, no confirmed sources, LYRICS |
| Someone's Gotta Change Your Mind | Demos apparently floating around, no confirmed sources, LYRICS |
| Deep Dense | Demos apparently floating around, no confirmed sources, LYRICS |
| My Little Demon | Demos apparently floating around, no confirmed sources, LYRICS |
| Given Thing | Demos apparently floating around, no confirmed sources, LYRICS |
| Wear You Down | Demos apparently floating around, no confirmed sources, LYRICS |
| Down On Rodeo | Demos apparently floating around, no confirmed sources, LYRICS |
| Blue Turns To Grey | Demos apparently floating around, no confirmed sources, LYRICS |
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Mixed Tracks |
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 Gift
Of Screws |
Mixed track currently available online, LYRICS |
| Gotta
Get Away |
Mixed track currently available online, LYRICS |
| Bleed To Love Her |
Mixed track currently available online, LYRICS |
| Shuffle
Riff |
Mixed track currently available online, LYRICS |
| Twist
Of Fate |
Mixed track currently available online, LYRICS |
| The
Singer Not The Song |
Mixed track currently available online, LYRICS |
| Try
For The Sun |
Mixed track currently available online, LYRICS |
| Murrow |
Mixed track currently available online, LYRICS |
| She Smiled Sweetly |
Mixed track currently available online, LYRICS |
| Steal Your Heart Away |
Mixed track currently available online, LYRICS |
| Down
On Rodeo |
Mixed track currently available online, LYRICS |
| Come |
Mixed track currently available online, LYRICS |
| Red
Rover |
Mixed track currently available online, LYRICS |
| Miranda |
Mixed track currently available online, LYRICS |
| Say
Goodbye |
Mixed track currently available online, LYRICS |
| Go
Insane |
The Dance CD Version, LYRICS |
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Distributed on the GLAAD Awards CD from Reprise in 2001, LYRICS |
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Some of
these |
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These Lindsey songs were released in June 2000 on the "Adventures in Wild California" movie
"Steal Your Heart Away"
(the entire song and a different sounding version than the Best Buy CD Set from
The Dance)
"Twist of Fate" (20 seconds segment)
"Go Your Own Way" (a different version than the original)
Below is the original news item taken from this website
07/06/00 - New Lindsey Songs #2
There are three Lindsey songs, under
which one new song, in the new Imax theatre movie "Adventures in Wild
California". Through a myriad of exciting and touching personal stories,
the film reveals how the wild lifestyles of California culture are influenced by
the untouched California wilderness that surrounds them. The songs which you can
hear in the movie are "Go Your Own Way", "Steal Your Heart
Away" and the new song (probably) called "Twisted Fate".
(Source : Wild California
and The Penguin Date
: June 7, 2000)
The DVD and Video are set to be released 16th October 2001
With thanks to the mentioned sources
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She Smiled
Sweetly Why
do these thoughts loom so large on me? That keeps her peace most every day And won't disappear, I’ve tried every way But she smiled sweetly She smiled sweetly She smiled sweetly And says don't worry No, no no no There's no use in why or when There's no use in crying, And so Begin again, begin again Well that's what she said so softly I understood for once in my life And feeling good most all of the time ’Cause she smiled sweetly She smiled sweetly She smiled sweetly And said don't worry No, no no no No, no no no No, no no no No, no no no (original lyrics transcribed by Keno's ROLLING STONES Web Site, with thanks, modified by www.fleetwoodmac-uk.com)
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Blue Turns
To Grey So now
that she is gone Then
blue turns to grey You
think you'll have a ball Then
blue turns to grey She's
not home when you call Then
blue turns to grey Blue
turns to grey (blue turns to grey) (transcribed by Keno's ROLLING STONES Web Site, with thanks)
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Gotta Get Away Baby,
the truth is out, don't deny The lyrics above are no means guaranteed to be correct (Posted by Les from the "The Ledge Message Boards" with thanks) |
Steal Your Heart Away All alone we go on day after day (original lyrics posted on "The Penguin", with thanks) |
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My Little Demon My little demon, comin'on down. (original lyrics posted on "The Penguin", with thanks)
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Bleed To Love Her Once again she steals away (original lyrics posted on "The Penguin", with thanks)
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Shuffle Riff I don’t want to wait for you Oh, no, oh oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh I don’t want to wait for you Is it just a separate voice? Did you hear what they said? Is it only that you’re lonely? Did you save him everyday? Is your lie justified? Kick your holes through your door Did you die with him right on the floor, floor, floor Oh, oh, No one knows my name No one knows my name No one knows my name Walking down the street baby now Walking down the street baby now Walking down the street baby now The lyrics above are no
means guaranteed to be correct |
Someone's Gotta Change
Your Mind The lyrics above are no
means guaranteed to be correct |
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Deep Dense The lyrics above are no
means guaranteed to be correct |
Twist Of Fate Let me find my way I'm a little dead Let me live Been living in the past Let me rise today Led a selfish life, don't forgive How long, how long, how long How long we wait Wait for the light to light our way Wait for the right twist of fate You were living under the reign of kings You were living under the gun I know it made you do a lot of things You wish that you'd never done How long, how long, how long We hesitate Wait for the light to light our way Wait for the right twist of fate Rah-ta-ta-ta-ta Rah-ta-ta-ta-ta Rah-ta-ta-ta-tahhhh Rah-ta-ta-ta-ta Rah-ta-ta-ta-ta Rah-ta-ta-ta-tahhhh Come along, lay down and talk
to me Wait for the light to light
our way The lyrics above are no
means guaranteed to be correct
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Gift of Screws The lyrics above are no
means guaranteed to be correct |
The Singer Not The Song Everywhere
you want I always go It's
not the way you give in willingly We've been going there for much too long There's something wrong And it gives me that feeling inside That I know I must be right That's the singer not the song It's the singer not the song It's the singer not the song It's the singer not the song
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Come Think
of me, sweet darlin' Can
you feel the fever? Can
you feel the fever? Hey, hey, oh yeah I said I was going before it got away She's been here a while Living in the guest room I guess she goes in style I said I was going before it got away But I just can't let her go Can you feel the fever? Now
I lay me down to sleep in this enemy bed The lyrics above are no
means guaranteed to be correct |
stand in line Take me home with you Get ready, stand in line Take me home with you Who did it, and why I found out, I found out... Why, oh, why I'm gonna knock, knock down your door Babe, you'll never feel it before Yeah, I'm gonna take you around I'm gonna wear you down Uh-huh Uh, eh, oh...uh, eh, oh Get ready, stand in line Take me home with you I found out, I found out Who did it, and why I found out, I found out.. Why, why I'm gonna knock, knock down your door Babe, you'll never feel it before Yeah, I'm gonna take you around I'm gonna wear you down Uh-huh Uh, eh, oh...uh, eh, oh Uh, eh, oh...uh, eh, oh Uh-huh Uh, eh, oh...uh, eh, oh Do doo doo doo Do doo doo doo Do doo doo doo Do doo doo doo Do doo doo doo Uh, eh, oh...uh, eh, oh Uh-huh Uh, eh, oh...uh, eh, oh Uh-huh Uh, eh, oh...uh, eh, oh Uh-huh Uh, eh, oh...uh, eh, oh Uh-huh Uh, eh, oh...uh, eh, oh Uh-huh Uh, eh, oh...uh, eh, oh Uh-huh Uh, eh, oh...uh, eh, oh Uh-huh Uh, eh, oh...uh, eh, oh |
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Adapted by Lindsey Buckingham We huddled in the derelict
building We
were only trying for the sun Won’t you look what’s happening below Nobody knows what’s going on Won’t you give us a sign where to go? |
Murrow They pay handsomely Eventually they make the weapons And they run the prisons And they sell the justice 'Cause being guilty is just good business And we’re standing out on the borderline Ain’t no one going to stop it now Murrow’s turnin’ over in his grave Murrow’s turnin’ over in his grave Murrow’s turnin’ over in his grave Murrow’s turnin’ over in his grave Murrow’s turnin’ over in his grave Murrow’s turnin’ over in his grave Murrow’s turnin’ over in his grave Murrow’s turnin’ over in his grave Half-closed eyes And the country’s dead Would you feel the ooze as your brain drains out From the pneumatic drills and sharpened knives? Blood in the sky Are you dead or alive? Oh, the restless people and the bitter green Well, it fakes this gold, makes the spirit mean Murrow’s turnin’ over in his grave Murrow’s turnin’ over in his grave Murrow’s turnin’ over in his grave Murrow’s turnin’ over in his grave Murrow’s turnin’ over in his grave Murrow’s turnin’ over in his grave Murrow’s turnin’ over in his grave Murrow’s turnin’ over in his grave The lyrics above are no means guaranteed to be correct |
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Red Rover Why
do you come around? |
Down On Rodeo After the music ended We were long, long gone We
never took quite enough chances You
were long, long gone When it’s gone….when
it’s gone….when it's gone... Looking in the window Long gone, far gone Down on Rodeo Down on Rodeo Down on Rodeo Do you hear me, hey? Do you hear me, hey? The lyrics above are no
means guaranteed to be correct |
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The end of the light She keeps the remains of all of her foes Miranda is dying with all of her might She never comes She always goes Anything to forget what the trouble's about It causes her pain That's part of the charm She's down for the count and finally out Miranda is taking the stars down It’s something to call her own By the light, there still goes Miranda And Miranda is always alone She sees her face in another magazine And the walls all close in as the fancy takes flight Can't stand to be loved But she loves to be seen She slips down headlong into the night It’s something to call her own By the light, there still goes Miranda And Miranda is always alone She sees her father holding her down All the daylight is poison to her eyes She slips down the shade and lets herself drown It’s something to call her own By the light, there still goes Miranda And Miranda is always alone Across the safety zone Loneliness follows Miranda Miranda is always alone Miranda is always alone Miranda is always alone |
So he faces the day I let it slip away I fall down I get up I let it slip away It's so hard to find a way Now I best be on my way The lyrics above are no
means guaranteed to be correct |
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Someday Everyone who's happening Won't be happening to stay Given time Everything that seems alright Will be nothing down the line Given time I'll miss something Oh, time It's a given thing Someday Everyone who's happening Won't be happening to stay Oh, darling Given time Everything that seems alright Will be nothing down the line Given time I'll miss something Oh, time It's a given thing Left behind Someone blind Left behind Some will cry Lately I'm Down the line Given time Down the line Oh, time, yeah, It's a given thing It's a given thing The lyrics above are no
means guaranteed to be correct |
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If any more information becomes available, please forward to me at nodmod@yahoo.com and I will post it on this page
I hope that Lindsey,
Lindsey's management or Lindsey's record company (whoever is holding up
the release) will release "Gift Of Screws" as soon as possible.
Ten Years between solo albums is too long to wait,
and please do not submerge the album into the new alleged Fleetwood Mac studio
album in 2002.
We the fans have waited long enough !!!!!
Last Updated - 26 January, 2002
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