JonSnow said:

How do you like it compared to the new Annie one?

You mean Hush Hush Hush? I like the Eurythmics track better. It sounds like Eurythmics I must prefer that to Annie solo.

JonSnow said:

oh. didn't know you had a pref.

yeah... i like the fact that the Eurythmics stuff is generally edgier. How 'bout you?

yeah, the first 4 albums, to me, are the essence of Eurythmics. Be Yourself Tonight - as good as it was - took them in a different direction, and it was never the same again. It was a move they HAD to make, to stay relevent. Looking back, I can see that. But at the time, I was very disappointed.

But I think Savage as a whole is every bit as good as Sweet Dreams, and I love Revenge as well.. and Be Yourself Tonight. And We Too are One, for that matter.

But the "real" Eurythmics, to me, is the early stuff. And I love the solo stuff, of course... but it's just not quite the same without Dave.

Off topic a bit - - i've always thought that Paint a Rumour is an underrated song. It should have been a single. I know, I know... but edit it at about 3:30, and damn. it's a tight, different, funky song. It would have really worked as a single. thoughts?

And second off topic bit.... have you listened to Dave's solo stuff? I put together a compilation of his solo material - - the rock stuff and soundtrack stuff kinda mixed, but mostly the rock stuff - - that is excellent. His album "Sly Fi" in particular is fantastic.

So are you suggesting I should make a Paint a Rumour edit?

why yes it's a great tune to make an edit of. although i just fade it at 330 or so, and it works fine. but you may want to play around w/ it a little...

imagine it as a single. it would have worked, i tell ya!!

meh Until they start remastering the old albums..





.. this one will do.

the remix single version of Chill in my Heart has never been issued on CD, correct?

yeah, the first 4 albums, to me, are the essence of Eurythmics. Be Yourself Tonight - as good as it was - took them in a different direction, and it was never the same again. It was a move they HAD to make, to stay relevent. Looking back, I can see that. But at the time, I was very disappointed.

But the "real" Eurythmics, to me, is the early stuff.

Off topic a bit - - i've always thought that Paint a Rumour is an underrated song. It should have been a single. I know, I know... but edit it at about 3:30, and damn. it's a tight, different, funky song. It would have really worked as a single. thoughts?

meh Until they start remastering the old albums..





.. this one will do.



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What's it like? What's it like anyway?

You probably won't like me for saying this, but I think the track is bombastic nonsense.

It sounds like Annie is trying to convince the audience by shouting a bit. The track sounds like sumthing they left off Be Yourself Tonight with a reason.

And the music sounds so... so bland. It has nothing that reminds me of that amazing band I came to love. Not even Annie's voice.

you like "Hush" right?

GangstaFam said:

I love Hush.

Still I bought LCD Soundsystem with it as well - I like it so far.

onenitealone said:

LCD Soundsystem was playing at my house last night.

I haven't had chance to play it properly but - from what I've heard so far - it gets the thumbs-up. Really good!

Are they British or American?

meh Until they start remastering the old albums..





.. this one will do.



[Edited 9/12/05 19:20pm]

onenitealone said:

I'm really not sure. Perhaps even Canadian.

Really?!

I'd only heard the 'Daft Punk Is In My House' single previously but they're getting a LOT of good press.

Is this their first album?

I'm excited, but this should have been a 2-disc set. Nothing from "We Two are One"???!!!



New Songs Enliven Eurythmics Best-Of

By Jonathan Cohen, N.Y.
The Eurythmics have re-teamed to record two new songs for the upcoming retrospective “Ultimate Collection,” due Nov. 8 via Arista. The tracks “I've Got a Life” (the first single) and “Was It Just Another Love Affair?” were recorded in Los Angeles and mark Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart's first new material in more than five years.

“Annie and I didn't plan to go in the studio -- she was staying with me in Los Angeles and we seemed to spontaneously write and record some songs,” Stewart says. “It was just like the old days, songs coming at lightning speed and recorded and mixed in a week.”

Ultimate Collection” is rounded out by some of the most enduring pop songs of the 1980s, including “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This),” “Here Comes the Rain Again,” “Would I Lie To You?” and “Missionary Man.”

Eurythmics' last album of new material was 1999's “Peace.” Expanded reissues of the group's studio albums have been in the pipeline for some time but have yet to be given a release date.

Here is the track list for “Ultimate Collection”:

“I've Got a Life”
“Love Is a Stranger”
“Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)”
“Who's That Girl?”
“Right by Your Side”
“Here Comes the Rain Again”
“Would I Lie To You?”
“There Must Be an Angel (Playing With My Heart)”
“Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves”
“It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)”
“When Tomorrow Comes”
“Thorn in My Side”
“The Miracle of Love”
“Missionary Man”
“You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart”
“I Need a Man”
“I Saved the World Today”
“17 Again”
“Was It Just Another Love Affair?”

onenitealone said:

Don't really know. Everything I know about them is from my brother Moonbeam. He's the one with the album. I kinda like it tho.

onenitealone said:

I'm really not sure. Perhaps even Canadian.