Customer Reviews

Ultimate Collection

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

Eurythmics made some of the greatest sounds of the 1980 in many genres, not just the standard synth-pop. Lennox & Stuart also made a major contribution in the forgotten band The Tourists before the birth of Eurythmics. Unfortunately this album contains too many tracks already available on Greatest Hits.

Some less inspired songs from the 1990s have been added. This really shows a lack of interest and imagination in view of the huge treasure trove of classic album tracks. The compilers could have chosen The Last Time from Revenge, Jennifer from Sweet Dreams, Shame & Beethoven (I Love to Listen to) from Savage, When the Day Comes Down from We Too Are One and Belinda & She's Invisible Now from the obscure first album In the Garden.
But for those who never got round to Greatest Hits, it's a worthwhile purchase. Every rhythm they took, they made their own: consider the catchy calypso of Right By Your Side, grand rock ballads like Thorn In My Side and When Tomorrow Comes or the perfect pop of Love is a Stranger. Their emotional range is unique: the chilling menace of You Have Placed A Chill In My Heart makes a stark contrast to the joyful exuberance of There Must Be An Angel or the powerful affirmative Sisters Are Doing it for Themselves.

Love this cd my first by the eurythmics and listening to it make my workout hours a lot more enjoyable

The new single I've Got a Life is shouting like a "classic" eURYTHMICs song. In fact Annie Lennox said in an interview that the songs Sweet Dreams(are made of this) and I've Got A Life would be the "bookends" of her and Dave Stewart's work. The other new song Was It Just Another Love Affair, is definitely La Lennoxa and Dave Stewart's style merge into one.
I encorage everyone to grab a copy of this CD because of the remastered classic hits. Definitely a MUST BUY!!