In Our Own Time (song)
| "In Our Own Time" | ||||
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| Single by Lindsey Buckingham | ||||
| from the album Seeds We Sow | ||||
| Released | 2011 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 4:20 | |||
| Label | Mind Kit Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Lindsey Buckingham | |||
| Producer(s) | Lindsey Buckingham | |||
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"In Our Own Time" is a song by American vocalist and guitarist Lindsey Buckingham from his sixth solo studio album Seeds We Sow. The song was released as a single in 2011 and performed live in advance of the album. Buckingham wrote the song about the relationship with his wife. Similar to most tracks on Seeds We Sow, Buckingham played every instrument on "In Our Own Time".
Background
[edit]In an interview with NPR, Buckingham identified "In Our Own Time" as a song that he "loved a great deal". He mentioned to NPR and Spinner that the lyrics related to the relationship with his wife and his desire to approach the relationship with patience and trust.[1]
I guess that song is about coming to terms with the fact that there are things that are always not going to be comfortable, things that you're not always going to understand in your life or in your relationship, and that to some degree, you've got to inject a constant dose of faith into the fact that things will evolve in their own way, in their own time, without you exerting a huge amount of control over the situation. There is only so much you can control or understand in any given situation, and you've got to somehow find the balance between being proactive in your involvement in anything and also being a bit passive about letting it have its own life as well.
— Lindsey Buckingham[2]
When recording "In Our Own Time", Buckingham connected his guitars directly into the mixing console and processed the instrument with outboard effects, particularly delay. He described the delay as acting like "a counter instrument" that allowed him to experiment with the timing of the effect by playing parts that intertwined with the audio effect.[3]
Buckingham debuted the song on April 22, 2011 for his performance at the Saban Theater, which included five other songs from his forthcoming Seeds We Sow album. These recordings were later released on his Songs From The Small Machine: Live In L.A live album.[4][5] On June 13, 2011, Billboard announced that "In Our Own Time" would be released as the first single from Seeds We Sow.[6] A music video for "In Our Own Time" was released on September 6, 2011.[7]
Critical reception
[edit]In its August 2011 review of the single, Ultimate Classic Rock wrote that the song possessed a "frenetic acoustic guitar work that makes Buckingham's famous stripped rendition of 'Big Love' look tame" and was "compressed almost beyond recognition."[8] American Songwriter characterized "In Your Time" as an "electronic-spattered" song that "climaxes in a torrent of head-rush arpeggios.[9] The Boston Globe felt that the song's guitar tone resembled a "buzzing gnat."[10] The A.V. Club wrote that the song "wrings sorcery out of Buckingham's signature finger-picked arpeggios and haunted swathes of harmony."[11] The Chicago Tribune described the song as being overtaken by Tense guitar-playing and furtive percussion."[12] PopMatters said that the song transitions from a "reflective yet hopeful verse to a jolting chorus".[13] Jon Pareles of The New York Times wrote that the song had "sudden outbursts of syncopated picking, leaping out like controlled ambushes."[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "Lindsey Buckingham: A Time To Every Purpose". NPR (Interview). Interviewed by Simon, Scott. September 16, 2011. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
- ^ Chiu, David (September 8, 2011). "Lindsey Buckingham Avoids the 'Politics' of Fleetwood Mac on New Solo LP". Spinner. Archived from the original on March 15, 2012. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
- ^ Mettler, Mike (October 2011). "Lindsey Buckingham Sows His Own Way". Sound & Vision. p. 40.
- ^ Gallo, Phil (April 25, 2011). "Lindsey Buckingham Unveils New Material at L.A. Show". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 3, 2011. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
- ^ "New Releases Now | Lindsey Buckingham, Songs From The Small Machine". Retrieved July 22, 2025.
- ^ Gallo, Phil (June 13, 2011). "Lindsey Buckingham to Self-Release 'Seeds' Album in September". Billboard. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
- ^ Fanelli, Damian (September 6, 2011). "Lindsey Buckingham Posts "In Our Own Time" Video from New Album, 'Seeds We Sow'". Guitar World. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
- ^ Wardlaw, Matt (August 16, 2011). "Lindsey Buckingham, 'In Our Own Time' – Song Review". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
- ^ Reed, Ryan (September 2011). "Lindsey Buckingham: Seeds We Sow". American Songwriter. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
- ^ Morse, Steve (September 6, 2011). "Lindsey Buckingham, 'Seeds We Sow'". Boston Globe. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
- ^ Heller, Jason (September 6, 2011). "Lindsey Buckingham: Seeds We Sow". The A.V. Club. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
- ^ Kot, Greg (September 5, 2011). "Album review: Lindsey Buckingham, 'Seeds We Sow'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
- ^ Bergstrom, John (October 13, 2011). "Lindsey Buckingham: Seeds We Sow". PopMatters. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
- ^ Pareles, Jon (September 29, 2011). "Spiraling Guitar Solos to Pace or Stoke Songs". Archived from the original on November 14, 2011. Retrieved July 26, 2025.