Audio CD review:
Eurythmics - 1984 (For the Love of Big Brother)

Eurythmics - 1984 (For the Love of Big Brother)

Band: Eurythmics Title: 1984 (For the Love of Big Brother) Rating: Release Date: 1989-04-10 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: I Did It Just The Same 2: Sexcrime 3: For The Love Of Big Brother 4: Winston'S Diary 5: Greetings From A Dead Man 6: Julia 7: Doubleplusgood 8: Ministry Of Love 9: Room 101

Chilly, wonderful amazon. Watch Video Here: http://www. amazon. com/review/R11A4A9UOYCZGI My name is Jeremy Gloff. I am a musician (check me out on Amazon!) and retro music enthusiast. If you enjoyed this review make sure to check out my Amazon user profile to check out my other reviews. I am always up for making new friends and discussing the music I love!!!. Wonderful (almost) Soundtrack The movie 1984 features the music from this albumn but without any of the well thought out lyrics. This is a soundtrack that is much better than the movie. . . What a pity. This is my favorite Eurythmics albumn. I listen to this albumn over and over. The Best Album of All Time " I didn't buy it, the first time I didn't buy a new Eurythmics album. Maybe not of all time, but certainly the best Eurythmics album: to think that I was put off by savage reviews (not to mention the controversy surrounding the movie director's refusal to use any of the music in the film) and the first single, "SexCrime. Fortunately, a friend of mine had better taste and let me listen to his. I was immediately awed by the haunting, beautiful music, and have branded it my favorite Eurythmics album ever since. "Julia" gets frequent mention, of course, as it should, but check out "For the Love of Big Brother" or "Winston's Diary. " Music that stands the test of time; elements from this album are strewn throughout most pop music today. If you buy one album this year, make it this one. Incredible album God bless the Internet. After many, many, many years of searching for this album, my search is over. This album is incredible ! It predates all of the techno/electronica (hate these terms) that came out in the 90's. A precursor to all of it. (ex. the repetitive DoublePlusGood, is similar to the repetition of lyrics we find in techno. ) The Eurythmics were ahead of their times with this one. At times the album is meditative. At times its . . . very energetically moving . . . difficult to describe. I dont want to say that it is music that you would neccessarily dance to, but it would certainly trance your head. Another comment. If people say that this album is a precursor to Industrial, I dont see how. Its got way too much life. Industrial can be like cold steel at times. experimental eurythmics I was intrigued by the many positive reviews which placed this album with early industrial music rather than the rest of the Eurythmics catalogue of electronica. I bought this cd on a whim, as part of a Gift Certificate from a friend. (Ie: "Isle of Man" era Ministry, Voivoid, etc. ) I agree that there are elements of industrial roots here, but I really think that the album is more akin to "Dark Side of the Moon. " When I obtained the album, I realized that one track, "Julia" was one I'd been looking for for years, after seeing a video of several looped Annie Lennoxes singing a haunting song in an eerie acapella, on Asian MTV at around three in the morning. The Eurythmics abandon their normal format to venture into the realm of the concept album. They concentrate on the theme of Orwell's story, deviating only for an instant with "Sexcrime" which was clearly designed to grab airtime. A thread of constant paranoia invades the album, and it stays true to Orwell's claustrophobic portrayal of a society bent upon absolute totalitarian control. I especially felt that "DoublePlusGood" and "Room101" accomplished this very well. In fact, "DoublePlusGood's" rapid fire newscaster distillation of issues to simple "Goods, Bads, PlusGoods," etc, building to an almost orgasmicly cheerful ending of repeated "Good, Good DoublePlusGood," was delivered with the same cheer and artificiality as Seattle's "King 5 News", which made me wonder exactly how deep the connection ran. I really enjoyed the album, because I felt that the Eurythmics really pushed themselves with this. I think it is tragic that the most innovative work by the band is relegated to relative obscurity. More artists should be given the freedom to innovate, then we wouldn't have so many cookie cutter groups that all sound as if they were pressed in plastic on some sound stage in Burbank. You can see a complete list of all Eurythmics discography, or go back to the Eurythmics tabs