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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
On rockier ground, December 4, 2002
Wow! After great synth albums like Sweet Dreams and Touch and 1985's Soul/R&B excursion Be Yourself Tonight, Eurythmics created this riveting rock album of moving melodic songs. I don't like the meandering Missionary Man, but thereafter it's genius all the way! Thorn In My Side is a dramatic ballad with a great sense of finality, When Tomorrow Comes is a soaring number where Annie's voice goes full throttle, The Last Time is an eerie, brooding ballad with strange voice effects, and The Miracle Of Love is another lovely melodic pop song. These rank amongst the best compositions of Eurythmics, on a par with classics like Love Is A Stranger, Sweet Dreams, Right By Your Side and There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart). I also love the full rock sound they use here - it makes an interesting change from the earlier synth-based sound. Other favorites include Take Your Pain Away and the gentle, wistful I Remember You with its torch-song vocal and textured instrumentation. Perhaps some Eurythmics fans didn't like the rock textures of this album, but to me it remains one of their best.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Taking A Step Back, January 23, 2001
Ok, one thing that I didn't quite enjoy about this album is that Eurythmics seemed to ignore their synthesized roots, and plunge into their new sound. This might not have been what all Eurythmics fans enjoyed, because Annie Lennox & Dave Stewart had revitalized the music world as it is, but hey there is nothing wrong with this album at all. It also sold by the thousands, but critics were still not pleased. But in my opinion, I never really get tired of this song. Songs like "Missionary Man," "When Tomorrow Comes," and "Let's Go" are very high points on this record, and there are very touching, and heart-felt ballads such as "The Miracle Of Love," and "I Remember You" that nearly made me cry the first time I heard them, and I'm not one to do that when I listen to songs. And songs such as "Thorn In My Side," "The Last Time" and "In This Town" which will just about get your blood pressure sky high. The only low point on this album is "Take Your Pain Away," musically it is arranged bad, but like I said it's just my opinion. So if your a 80's rocker, this is the album for you, but if you prefer the more "synthesized" Eurythmics records, then this isn't for you.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
One of the best 80s albums, April 28, 2000
This has to be one of the best albums released in the 80s.I think the Eurythmics were one of the only people to mix synth pop with soul.A song worth checking out is The Miracle of Love.A song that didnt get alot of airplay in America.
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