Eurythmics Peace CD NEU

Erscheinungsdatum: 19. Oktober 1999
Label: RCA
Format: Audio CD

Tonträger CD
Jahr 1999
Zeit 48:59  
Label BMG Entertainment International UK & Ireland
Herstellungsland  D
Musikrichtung Pop
EAN-Nr. 743216956227
Katalog-Nr. 74321695622


         Tracks

1. 17 Again 4:55   
2. I Saved The World Today 4:53   
3. Power To The Meek 3:18   
4. Beautiful Child 3:27   
5. Anything But Strong 5:04   
6. Peace Is Just A Word 5:51   
7. I've Tried Everything 4:17   
8. I Want It All 3:32   
9. My True Love 4:45   
10. Forever 4:08   
11. Lifted 4:49


 

Rezension

Nach fast zehnjähriger Trennung verschreibt sich das Hit-Duo Annie Lennox und David Stewart mit Peace dem Frieden und gesellschaftlich-sozialen Belangen. Musikalisch bedeutet das für die Eurythmics einen teilweisen Abschied vom flirrenden Pop zwischen Soul, Elektronik und elegantem Styling, nicht aber von der musikalischen Vergangenheit. Mit einer Menge dramaturgisch bewusst eingesetzter Zitate versuchen die beiden geschickt an ihre Biografie anzuknüpfen und dazu parallel den Seitensprung zur Rockgeschichte. Schon auf "17 Again" zitieren sie passagenweise "Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This". "I Saved The World Today" kommt mit ausgefeilten Beach-Boys-Harmonien daher, auf "Power To The Meek" tobt Gitarrist Dave Stewart seine heimliche Liebe zu rotzigen Gitarren und Rolling-Stones-Riffs aus, um dann seiner Leidenschaft für die Beatles und Wings auf "Beautiful Child" zu frönen. Die hymnische Ballade mit Flüsterchören "Peace Is Just A Word" wird von heftig sägenden Gitarrenattacken geschüttelt, und auch "I Want It All" ist wilder, wüster, zorniger 3-Akkord-Gitarrenrock samt Hall und Echo, der in einem atemlosen Crescendo endet. Bis auf die balladesken Songs wie dem souligen "Lifted" passt sich Annie Lennox im Gesang dieser Tour de Force so elastisch an, dass sie auf "Forever", einem Mix aus Beatles "All You Need Is Love" und Kinks-Akkorden beinah wie Rod Stewart klingt. --Ingeborg Schober


Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Nearly a decade after Eurythmics went on an unannounced, virtually unnoticed hiatus in 1990, Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart returned with the heavily publicized Peace. Both Lennox and Stewart had been silent since 1995, which means that reuniting really wasn't a sacrifice, since their solo careers had stalled. In fact, it was a wise idea to re-team, both commercially and artistically, since their best and most popular music was made together. What's odd is that Peace strongly resembles Lennox's Diva. True, Eurythmics were moving toward the melodramatic grandeur of Diva on their final '80s album, We Too Are One, yet they still had an innate sense of quirkiness and a desire to take risks. In 1999, they're more about craft, which only emphasizes the maturity of the music. That's not entirely a bad thing, even if it means that Peace needs a couple of spins before the songs begin to register. Lennox and Stewart know how to write gently insinuating melodies and how to layer their tracks with small sonic details, weaving lush tapestries of sound. Peace keeps its alluring mood throughout; even when they attempt to revisit their Stones-y tendencies, the songs play as sleekly and smoothly as the ballads that dominate the record. In one sense, that's good, because it means that Peace keeps a consistent tone from front to back, but it also means that most of the songs blend together. There are no standout singles here, and that's the hardest thing to accept about the record since Eurythmics were one of the best singles bands of the '80s. Even so, Peace is a successful debut for Eurythmics, Mark II — it's classy adult pop, delivered with style and grace.
 

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