In a message dated 05/04/2003 06:59:10 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> I love Annie! Diva is one of my all-time favorites. Love Medusa, too, and > can't wait for the new one. She's brilliant. > > I think Annie Lennox is a great singer, and she can certainly cut it live; I saw Eurythmics in Germany in about 1986, and they were storming (also got to see the great Clem Burke on drums). I played Diva a couple of months ago, and was pleasantly surprised at how well it had stood up - I had thought it might sound overproduced, but it didn't, and the songs were strong. Except Walking On Broken Glass, which I never liked. I HATED Medusa, though! I thought this one really *was* overproduced, to the point of being totally sterile. Her version of Train In Vain would have caused much eye-rolling among members of the Clash, I'm sure. I'd love to hear her her do a more stripped-down record next time. Incidentally, fond as I am of Eurythmics, has anyone else noticed how so many of their songs (and her solo ones) don't have "proper" choruses, by which I mean the choruses simply consist of repeating the title? A few examples: Revival, Angel, The King And Queen Of America, 1984, Why, Walking On Broken Glass, I Need A Man, Savage, etc etc. Not a criticism as such, as some of them work very well. More an observation of the song structures; with some of their most well-known songs it's hard to tell which is the verse, chorus and bridge (and that's definitely not a bad thing!). Azeem in London NP: Richard Thompson - The Old Kit Bag (sounding better with each play)
