Peace
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| Release Date: |
November 30, 1998 |
| Label: |
Phantom |
| Rating: |
4.0 |
Description: Peace, Eurythmics's first studio album in a decade, finds Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart proving the durability of their musical bond. Where their solo efforts were usually well crafted and unexciting,
Peace makes clear how inspired the two can be when working together. The ballad (and first U.S. single) "17 Again" is nice if overly sentimental; the reprise of "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" at the end treads Stinglike ground to little appreciable effect. But songs such as "I Saved the World Today" and "Beautiful Child" vividly return to the depth of
Touch and
Be Yourself Tonight while updating Eurythmics's chemistry for 1999. In short,
Peace is a happy surprise that will find listeners hoping for more.
--Rickey Wright
Tracklist of Peace
Reviews:
I Saved The World Today ... one of the best songs ever
I cannot stop listening to the song I Saved The World Today. The CD is worth the price for this song alone. The whole CD is great though ... classic Eurythmics that sounds as great today as their earlier work. Annie Lennox gets all the attention ... and she deserves every bit, but Dave Stewart certainly deserves as much. They make a great team and this CD should have been given much more attention in the USA. I hope they don't take so long to do another one.
Peace (1999)
1989 was the year Eurythmics released their last studio recorded album, which is entitled, We Too Are One. They released two compilation albums over the years, but there was still no word of an official reunion and new material. But in 1999, just a decade after their album, "We Too Are One", Eurythmics released their tenth album entitled, "Peace". I was hoping for a great album, but I didn't get that. This is album is not quite what I had hoped for, but I will say that the album is somewhat enjoyable.
17 AGAIN
The first single from the album. Everybody wishes they were seventeen-years-old again. That is because all the adults in the world do not want to deal with the issues that adults are meant to deal with. Adults would rather be young again in order to have more fun. I know that I'll be saying the same thing as the rest of the adults in the world. I know I am going to hate being an adult, but I have to accept the fact that this life, which I think is what this song is about: Accepting the fact that you are born. You have a fun childhood and teenhood. Then, you grow into an adult and deal with the adult issues. Then, you pass on.
I SAVED THE WORLD TODAY
The second single from the album. Not bad.
POWER TO THE MEEK
The third single from the album. Incredible tune.
BEAUTIFUL CHILD
Another incredible tune.
ANYTHING BUT STRONG
There are a lot of people in the world, who are, indeed, anything, but strong. Strong, meaning feeling good about themselves and striving to have a great life. A good song that seems to be pointing out a great message.
PEACE IS JUST A WORD
The fourth & final single from the album. The reason why in this world, peace is just a word, is because the world is filled with hatred, pain, killing, violence, evil, etc. Do you think we'll ever live in a world, where peace is not just a word, but a true feeling?
I'VE TRIED EVERYTHING
If you are a person with a horrible life, where you literally have nothing going right for you, and you've tried to find the way to change that, but haven't, then you haven't tried everything. That's obvious. I know I am in a life where I am quite unhappy. Now, I have not yet tried everything because I am still not happy, but I'm still trying to find what I am looking for that will make me happy in my life. A great song that I can sort of relate to.
I WANT IT ALL
I do want it all. I want the greatest life possible, but I do want to work for the greatest life possible, that I know that the life is mine because I worked for it.
MY TRUE LOVE
I cannot relate to this song because I have not yet met my true love. I haven't even met my first girlfriend. But I am not worrying because my first girlfriend will be along somewhere in the future. My true love will definitely be along somewhere in the future.
FOREVER
Not a bad song.
LIFTED
Not bad.
Most of these songs on this album deal with real life issues in the world and I can relate to some of them. There are others that do not seem to fit this album, which is why I was not quite impressed with the album. But Eurythmics get all the credit because they put an effort in releasing a new album after ten years of not releasing any new material. This is the last album released by Eurythmics, which means that there hasn't been any new material from the band in the last five years, going on six years. I am hoping that if they make it a planned decision, they'll release another album that will be just as good as their previous albums.
Very deep reunion album...
Eurythmics come back strong from a long stretch of seperation, with the emotional "Peace". The albums name holds its own, as for many of the songs are peacefull and light, but not some cheesy pop of 1999, no, the Eurythmics deliver this one wonderfully, some of the songs, such as "17 Again" would make you think that the world was perfect, just the way it was presented, plus the reprise of "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" is really quite unique. Don't forget, the rockers "Power to the Meek" and "I Want it All" are a nice little spice. The only song i don't like is Lifted, it seems to to drag on with monotone lyrics- the same "keep on lifting". However recommended by far...