Eurythmics: Classic or Dud?

Remarkably, I now prefer its predecessor. Still, it's amazing that the American public took the album into the top ten despite the presence of the harsh effects-laden songs on the B.

never heard savage before today, holy shit what a record

isn't it something? Revenge was their biggest worldwide hit and their worst album to date: they went for a mullet-and-guitar-wank arena sound. Suddenly at the peak of their power they returned to what sounds like demos.

Savage sounds enormously produced and polished!

Not to my ears. Take "I Need You" or "I've Got a Lover" -- Eury is back to Lennox-Stewart and no sidemen.

I Need You is a deliberate anomaly on an album that opens with Beethoven setting the tone

ever heard savage before today, holy shit what a record

― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Sunday, March 30

sort of envious of this, like I get when people say "oh i think i'm going to start The Wire."

Savage really is immense.

Title track kills me every time. I just realised the percussion is the same drone-and-thwack I love in Björk's "All is Full of Love" video mix.

Heard a couple of tracks from their debut today, pretty good! I could go for a proper anthology but it appears all their comps are just the singles. Boo...

Ha, I bought the debut recentlty, still plucking up the courage to actually play it!

no courage necessary, the debut is great.

probably seen this already, but this is an early OGWT performance with holger czukay and clem burke:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7VqGt5dzQc

"here comes the rain again" has got to be one of history's most underrated songs

History loves this song.

for a band whose strengths seemed to lie in icy cold synthpop, there sure are a lot of shitty sounds on these records, especially when they try to incorporate more "exotic" or "world music" touches

shittier or less shitty than the coral sitar on "don't come around here no more?"

"here comes the rain again" has got to be one of history's most underrated songs

― Treeship, Tuesday, July 26, 2016 6:39 AM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

History loves this song.

― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, July 26, 2016 7:04 AM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

angelus novus, what's on yr ipod

I admit I like the fake sitar on the Petty tune :)

I do my best

To clarify: the theatrical rights belong to Warner, not me. The people making this musical have been working with Warner, and there are no copyright infringement issues here! I was just taken by surprise; I think they all thought someone else was in charge of letting me know?

— Audrey Niffenegger (@AANiffenegger) March 5, 2021

dangit, meant to link yesterday's original tweet:

Should I know about this? https://t.co/BRrpxTofSj

— Audrey Niffenegger (@AANiffenegger) March 4, 2021

maybe they already told her in the future

Just saw that Stewart is touring the "Eurythmics Songbook" at the moment. Shame Lennox isn't on board for this, as she doesn't seem to be doing much these days.