Eurythmics

In The Garden

In The Garden (1981)

Review Score:

(8/10)
Eurythmics were one of the most popular bands of the 80s. Their unique sound of synethesized 80s Pop & Rock, combined with Annie Lennox's soothing voice, is enough to relax their fans around the world. Eurythmics were only a two-member band, featuring: Annie Lennox (on Lead Vocals & Background Vocals) & David A. Stewart (on guitars, drums, & background vocals). Eurythmics released their debut album entitled, In The Garden, in 1981. The album did not receive much recognition, for the world was still barely out of the 70s by 1981. But this album is amazing in every way. It does not quite match up to the albums that followed, but the album is acceptionally relaxing and enjoyable.

ENGLISH SUMMER
A beautifully moving, but haunting, ballad. A song that is not to be skipped over by anyone.

BELINDA
It is said by some Amazon.com reviewers that this song sort of represents the sound of Eurythmics when their original name was The Tourists. This is another amazing song.

TAKE ME TO YOUR HEART
Not bad.

SHE'S INVISIBLE NOW
I am not completely sure in what this song is explaining, but in my mind, I think Annie is trying to imply that she is the one who is invisible to her boyfriend, meaning that he does not pay any attention to her.

YOUR TIME WILL COME
I guess people can look at this song in many ways, according to its title. You can look at this title and think, "They are implying that God will judge us all when our time is up". You can look at this song and think, "I treat my girlfriend or boyfriend badly, and I know that it will come back to me 10x worse". I certainly look at this song in both ways I had just stated.

CAVEMAN HEAD
Before I heard this song, I was curious to why they would title a song, "Caveman Head". I thought, "Okay. I have to really check that song out". After listening to for the first time, I was glad that I did. It is definitely a worthy song.

NEVER GONNA CRY AGAIN
Although, the concept in this song was used many times by many female artists, the song is always pointing out a great message. The woman is sick and tired of being treated badly by every man she dates. She decides that she has a strong will and promises to never cry again. Instead, she vows to not let any man walk all over her.

ALL THE YOUNG (PEOPLE OF TODAY)
The world has always been a dangerous place when our grandparents and parents were our age. By the 1980s, the world became even worse with hatred, evil, violence, etc. All of that is heavily influenced on ALL OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE OF TODAY. That is why, if you look at the world right now, in the year of 2004, you will see that, since the 1980s, even when this song was heard, that the world has become 10x worse. When I have children of my own someday, I hope to God that they will not be influenced by the hatred in this world.

SING-SING
Not bad.

REVENGE
This song here would have been perfect to include on the 1986 album, Revenge. But it was not included there. Instead, it only made its appearance here. Not a bad song.

As I mentioned earlier, this album does not quite match up to Eurythmics' upcoming albums, but the album is quite enjoyable. All Eurythmics fans should own a copy, whether on cassette, CD, or vinyl.

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