mixed emotions

Review Score: (8/10)
Just when I thought I had Eurythmics all figured out, that they were the new Yazoo (incredibly gifted vocalist and an experimental, imaginative synth player ) along came BE YOURSELF TONIGHT, which threw me for a loop. My favourite tracks from this cd are the mostly synth based tracks like "it's alright baby's coming back' and " i love you like a ball and chain" because they remind me of the early years of Eurytmics ( synths and Annie's voice, which i adore)
This cd has a sort of organic feel to it, in that it has lots of acoustic instruments ( gritty guitars, strings, sax, etc) and sounds nothing like their first few albums. The songwriting is still strong, of course - top notch - but it's the excecution that I have a slight problem with. It sometimes sounds a little more mainstream than some of their earlier work, kind of a blue eyed soul approach, with all the horns and stuff. Otherwise, it's a pretty decent cd.

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