After a quick detour yesterday, it's time to once again continue on with my trip through the 80's discography of Eurythmics. I pick up today with 1987's Savage.
The album is a departure from the previous two more mainstream sounding recordings, seeing Lennox and Stewart returning to a more experimental sound. However, this change came with a lack of hits. While it remained a commercial success, sales wise, it was relatively ignored among US radios.
The duo would also further embrace the MTV era by releasing an accompanying video which featured a music video for every song from the record. Conceived more so as a concept piece, the videos portrayed Lennox in multiple character roles, specifically one of a frustrated housewife turned vamp.
Playing through the first few tracks, I felt Savage sounded more so like unfinished demos. Mind you, not bad, but also not necessarily mind blowing. Nothing felt polished or complete.
Things picked up a bit with You Have Placed A Chill In My Heart, and the following tune, Shame. While neither is the best Eurythmics have offered to date, they at least made me a bit hopeful that there were some hidden gems. This, unfortunately, didn't end up being the case.
By the back half of Savage, I was pretty bored with its mediocrity. So much to the point that I considered just cutting my lose, and turning it off. Still, I stuck through it to the end. It wasn't a total bust. Put The Blame On Me turned out to be okay, but overall, it wasn't worth the time spent.
This doesn't excite me to finish their 80's discography, and candidly, makes me feel like I'm going to have to force myself to do so. That, as I'm sure you can understand, doesn't start 1989's We Too Are One on a very favorable note. Hopefully, the music speaks for itself, and becomes a worthwhile experience, but I'm skeptical for sure.
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| THIS WEEK ON THE CHARTS November 3, 1984 |
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