Conference marvin::uk_music

    Read somewhere that the Eurythmics are busy doing a soundtrack (didn't
    specify what film), and they are also doing or have already done
    an album of cover versions.
    

    Great news,
    
    Thanks for the info, any chance you know the record label(s), is it
    still RCA/ARISTOLA? or is it on Dave's own obscure label?   
    
    Thanks again
    
    Paul

    Sorry - all was very vague - see I got mi info from one of those
    gossip columns in a music rag. No doubt "A Little Piece Of Love"
    will be on the album of cover versions.
    
    

    
    Hallo everybody!!!!
    
    Eurythmics is going on tour:  
    
               5-Okt-1989  Frankfurt/Germany location: "Festhalle"
    
    I think it won't be the only concert.
    
    tickets for germany are available: 26-jun-1989
       
    guido
    

    If they don't tour Britain I may well fulfil two ambitions by going
    to Germany and seeing them live!!

    I have it on the highest authority "Q magazine" no less, that
    Eurythmics are actually recording a film soundtrack at the moment,
    it may well be a joint venture with Pink Floyd, but Q didn't make
    this clear in their 'what the groups are doing' section.
    
    Paul
    
    ps If they aren't touring UK, I might well join you MOOREP

    I also heard that the Eurythmics are recording film soundtrack material.
    They have left the RCA/Ariola label and are now on Arista!!!
    Dave and Annie even posed recently for publicity photos with Clive
    Davis (each wearing a party hat).  That label strikes me as a bit
    predisposed to MOR, but hopefully the Eurythmics will rise above.
    I'm a big fan of the duo, and was disappointed to learn that "Savage"
    was their lowest-selling release since "In the Garden" (their first
    unreleased-in-the-US album which is, IMHO superior to "Sweet Dreams").
                                              
    Shawn

    Very surprised and disapointed to here that "Savage" was their lowest
    selling since "In The Garden".  But do the sales figures include
    video sales figures which have apparently been one of the highest for
    a vidoe album on general release?
    
    It must be about time for them to do a complete Eurythmics, Box
    set or Live ablum of some kind, they have had over 20 top 30 hits,
    so if some groups such as Banarama get away with a singles album
    of less than a dozen so called hits, when are we gong to see Dave
    and Annie's compilation.
    
    Paul

    
    
    the name of the new album will be 
    
                        "We Two Are One"
    
    availabel form sep-1989
    
    it's so hard to wait
    
    Guido
    

    Wembley Arena has tickets for the 14th but sold out for the 15th.
    The NEC has tour dates of 17 & 18 of September.
    
    Any other dates?

    
    
    Does anybody know how many CD's are available??
    
    I got these:
    
	IN THE GARDEN                    CD  39.41
	SWEET DREAMS                     CD  42.38
	TOUCH                            CD  45.39
	1984                             CD  39.11
	BE YOURSELF TONIGHT              CD  43.40
	REVENGE                          CD  44.11
   	SAVAGE                           CD  47.41

	SEXCRIME                        MCD  18.06
	I NEED A MAN                    MCD  19.04
	SHAME                           MCD  17.28
	YOU HAVE PLACED A CHILL IN MY   MCD  18.42
	BEETHOVEN                       MCD   7.30
	SWEET DREAMS                    MCD  20.01

	LIVE-ROUGH & TOUGH AT THE ROXY  PCD  20.55
	BEETHOVEN                       PCD  12.45
	I NEED A MAN                    PCD   4.06

	LIVE                            VCD  90.00
    
    
    mcd = maxi-cd
    pcd = promotion-cd
    vcd = video-cd
    
    thanks!!
    

    Eurythmics are on Wogan (currently hosted by Ben Elton) tonight (BBC1
    7->7:35)  They will be playing the amazing new single Revival!

                             Hope I've got a spare tape !!
    

    Did you see it!!
    
    WOW!
    
    Excellent full-band set, but what a brilliant accoustic set, (can
    they still hack it without the electronics, I think Ben Elton got
    the affirmative on THAT one!)

    
    
    Yup, I'm not a big Eurythmics fan, but the acoustic set was brilliant.
    
    Being able to perform off the cuff like that on LIVE television
    is what separates the talented from the pretenders.

    
    
    Michael
    

    We Too Are One
    
    Excellent - but does anyone know when the 10" Revival is out and
    when The King and Queen of America is to be released?
    
    Paul (Who has a backstage pass for Wembley Arena ;^) )

    Any body out there want to see Eurythmics in concert tonight at
    Wembley arena.  Please contact me on (7)852 4344
    
    Paul Amann @WLC


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    Went to see them at Wembley last night, WELL ACE!  Best of all was
    when they were by themselves.  
    
    I think that they are very talented and they certainly made a wonderful
    live sound.  The music just kept on getting better and better as
    the evening raced by.  It seemed they had only been on for about
    five minutes when they played their last song and disappeared.
    
    The crown was a lot better behaved than when I went to see the Cure,
    certainly a lot older too!
    
    Nick.

    Absolutely excellent -
    
    Positive words fail me - to say stupendous is to be understated.
    The whole evening was great after they came on - the backing band
    were a bit iffy a bit like a very primitive U2 or Simple Minds but
    totally unable to sing.
    
    The crowd old???... Strange, I didn't notice.  The atmosphere was
    electric - they came back for a couple of enchores after everybody
    refused to stop clapping and stamping..
    
    Music from all the albums but for In The Garden
    
    
    Paul

    PEKING::AMANNP, If you don't mind me asking, what did they do off of
    1984 (my favorite album of theirs)?
    
    -Scott

           "Ball and Chain" is from "Be Yourself Tonight" album.
    I really like "1984" Album as well, it's so damn moody and atmospheric.
    Didn't deserve any of the criticsm it got.
    

    sorry - (set mode/get the right album in future)
    
    Mmmm, I agree about 1984 - it's VERY underrated, try listening to
    it in the middle of a thunderstorm by candle light....

    Has "King and Queen Of America" been released already?  Radio One
    are playing it all the time. Isn't "Revival" still in the charts?
                                                           
    

    Revival not in the charts <sniff>
    
    King and Queen Of America, not yet released in UK <double_plus_sniff>

    I know that the new single is out but I've neglected to note the
    name...
    
    It's one of the slower tracks - very reminiscent of 'Eleanor Rigby'
    if it's the one that I think it is...
    
    Paul

    Is that "Sylvia".....I thought the next release was going to be
    "Don't Ask Me Why"
    

    You're probably right - I think Sylvia should (IMHO) be the next
    one!

    An hour and a half concert in tv (ch 4) oct 28, from Rome.

    
    .31
    
    is this channel available in germany?? What's the name of this channel??

    
    
	Hallo fans!


	Can you help me?

	I am looking for some promotion-cd's of eurythmics.

	There must be a promo version of "SAVAGE" and "WE TOO ARE ONE"

	Can anybody tell me were I can get them?

	I would be very happy to receive any information.


	.11

	Is no other cd available?

	Many greetings

	guido

Is no other
    

    The Eurythmics arrived in Boston yesterday for the first stop of their
    US tour.  They gave a little acoustic performance in a terminal
    building at Boston's Logan airport, portions of which appeared on the 
    television news last night!  I missed seeing the news, but am psyched about 
    seeing their concert tonight, especially after reading some of the
    raves in this note entry.  For US readers:  Keep checking those
    Saturday Night Live listings, as Dave and Annie are scheduled to
    appear at some point during the tour.
    
    Shawn
              

    re. last night, Annie said they wanted to do the little
    impromptu performance to show folks that what they're about 
    is *music*.  She said that as they tour reporters want to
    know about *every*  aspect of their lives *but* the music
    and she & Dave are sick of it (basically :-)).
    
    I'm going tonight too, and can't wait!

    ....which reminds me...there was an article in Sunday's Globe
    about the *mega*tours of late.  The tons and tons of stage
    sets, lighting and special effects that get carted around,
    taking sometimes days to assemble, and all adding, of course,
    to the cost of the ticket.
    
    Well, it seems everyone will be watching the Eurythmics tour
    because its the first major tour in a while to have an almost
    bare stage and a minimum of lighting.

Re:

>>      <<< Note 446.36 by STREST::SCHILTON "When they said sit down,I stood up" >>>

>>    ....which reminds me...there was an article in Sunday's Globe
>>    about the *mega*tours of late.  The tons and tons of stage
>>    sets, lighting and special effects that get carted around,
>>    taking sometimes days to assemble...

    Sue, there's a v good rock (fiction) biography called "Espedair Street"
    by Iain Banks, which may interest you. Parts deal with tour-chaos etc
    and it's also a very good read.

    If you can't find it in the States, then I could forward it, or give it
    to you when I get there. Then again I'm not sure how far your office is
    from Spitbrook (where I'm visiting).

    Just a thought.

    - Tim    
    

Re:

>>            <<< Note 446.38 by BURYST::EDMUNDS "$ no !fm2r, no comment" >>>

>>            (Sue, get him to buy you lunch in TFs!)

    Keith, what have got against lil' ole me ??  I'll buy her lunch in JFKs
    and that's as far as it goes. (Anyway she might not be hungry...)

    - Tim
    

The Boston area concert last night was spectacular.  I have every recording by 
the Eurythmics that I can get my hands on, and even my high expectations were 
exceeded.  The musicians were among the finest available, the sound system was 
the best (crystal clear, not too loud) and the entertaining visuals never 
detracted from the music.  Annie was in great voice last night, which was the 
biggest surprize for me.  The quality of her voice is well known to vary,
but her vocals last night were even better than on the "Be Yourself Tonight" 
album (I think that her clarity, proficiency, and range were in top form on 
that album.)

I have read various contradictary reports of staging in the media.  The
descriptions ranged from a minimal light, spartan set to a rags to riches
scenario at the start of the show.  In fact, the stage is not bare-bones, the
duo used plenty of impressive lighting effects, and had the requisite fog
machine in operation.  Perhaps they used more austere lighting and props during
the European leg of the tour.  For example, there is a large white screen behind
the group, onto which various lighting effects are projected.  During
"Missionary Man", Annie stands at the front of the stage flooded with deep red
light, and flames rise on the giant screen behind her, suggesting hell.  It was
a hoot.  The curly blond wig, slinky dress, and harsh white lighting were used
for "I Need A Man."

Another surprize was that Joniece Jamison sang "Sisters" alone and in its 
entirety while Annie was changing clothes.  The audience loved Joniece, and 
cheered everytime she sang.  She looks and sounds similar to Tina onstage from 
a distance.

The acoustic set was great too.  "Would I Lie To You", probably their hardest 
rocker, was performed acoustically, and it is excellent.  

For those who do not want to know how the show begins:  STOP!

A woman with long dark hair and a negligee that Cher would be embarrased to 
wear walks onto a bare stage (with a huge black curtain behind her.)  She looks 
like Annie from afar, and picks up an acoustic guitar and sings a complete 
song in Spanish.  The voice is beautiful, and sounds just like Annie, so it may 
be a recording.  I did not recognize the song, so it may or may not be a 
Eurythmics song.  She then sings a heavily accented portion of "Savage", after 
which she performs all sorts of acrobatics and dances across the stage.  Since 
her long hair could not possibly have been a wig, I figured the woman was not 
Annie.  She pulled long black strips from the giant curtain to reveal the band, 
which began playing "We Two Are One".  Dave and Annie came out and began.

Annie just drips with talent and charisma.  You cannot help but keep your eyes 
riveted on her, marveling at her stage presence and ability to deliver the 
goods with a punch.  She did not speak but to introduce the band after the 
second encore, and yet she seemed anything but aloof during the concert.

Shawn
    

    Shawn is 100% right!  They were amazing.  Dave Stewart is so cool
    and Annie Lennox has a stage presence and a way about her that is
    undescribable.  My partner is crime was drooling and if we'd been
    any closer to the stage I would have had to peel him off her.  (We
    were about 25 feet from the front.)
    
    Annie has this piercing gaze and no one could resist her teasing
    smiles and swaying hips.  The first part of the show was done in
    a black lace bra and old torn satin negligee.  When she did I Need
    a Man, in the blond curly wig, a fellow followed her around the stage
    with a hand-held spotlight.  
    
    To my mind, it was a bare stage ( the white backdrop)with the simplest 
    of effects, strobes, the stage spots, and the lights played on the 
    backdrop.  But it was the sheer simplicity that made them so effective.
    As she said in the press conference at the airport, it's their music
    that is most important and by using a minimum of effects it was the
    music that came through - without distraction!
    
    The only disappointment, in my mind, was that the Centrum was only
    about half full ... folks don't know what they missed!!!

    re.39
    >> (Sue, get him to buy you lunch in TFs!)
             
    Oh Keith, I thought that was our special place...you know how we
    always get the table with the hole in the wall....  ;-)
    
    >> (Anyway she might not be hungry...)
                                 
    Tim, I've got news for you...I'm always hungry!   Now, tell me all
    about JFKs  :-)
    
    Sue (risen from her sick-bed just to report in - sniffle, sniffle)

    Okie dokie...the grub's on me if you're interested. I could also give
    you the biog I mentioned by way of saying "Th..." - whoooops! I can't
    say that.

    I'll contact you via email if you like.

    - Tim

    Back to Eurythmics...
    
    Instead of buying T-shirts we joined Greenpeace.  They had a table
    in the lobby and were attracting a lot of attention.         

    I will not miss costly smudge pots, laser beams, back-up dancers, etc. 
    if that means an end to corporate sponsorships and tie-ins, which are 
    wearying after a while, and especially so if the muscicianship and talent 
    quotient is this high.
 
    Shawn

    Yes!!  
    
    Performers seem too ready these days to sell their souls for the
    Almighty Dollar  - prostitution is what it is, plain and simple.

    If you have'nt seen the new video .SEE SOMEHOW OR ANYWAY!!
    It is fantastic !
    She  blows all the other "performers" out of the Window creating
    more emotion in her eyes than others can manage with there whole
    bodies!!!
    
    David 

    Hello there,
    
    It seems that there are a few other Eurythmics fans in the company.
    I wonder if you could satisfy my curiosity about a track called
    I NEED YOU, I think that is is on the SAVAGE album.
    
    In the background you can hear a small crowd at dinner, while Annie
    and Dave play this acoustic track.
    
    Does anyone know where or what this occasion was?
    
    Many thanks in advance,
    Rob.

    I've just purchased the limited edition numbered version (no. 255)
    of the 12" single "Don't ask me why", which has the accoustic versions
    on the 'b' side, and comes complete with a limited edition poster of
    the Revival tour; unfortunately the start appears to be recorded
    very duffly such that until about a minute into the track of "and
    then the rains came down" is slow.  Now should I keep it due to
    the rarity value or should I take it back?
    
    I also have nearly all other versions of the single and it is fab
    but I'ld love to have a good recording of the accoustic tracks..
    
    does anybody else have a copy of this?
    
    
    Paul

I checked the SAVAGE credits, and found no evidence that "I Need You" is a 
concert type of live recording.  The song was recorded in the same studio as 
almost all of the others.  Perhaps "I Need You" was produced to sound as
though it was recorded in a small club or something.  The Eurythmics are pretty
slick producers and have a history of experimentation, so the song may not be 
what we tend to think of as 'live'.  There is a similar dubious 'live' song on 
REVENGE, entitled "In This Town".  Their trickery is good though, as I was 
fooled too!

Since we are on a trivia bent, I noticed an odd noise on my WE TWO ARE ONE disc 
over the weekend, and I wonder whether it is a disc or player anomaly, or 
whether a song contains a defect of sorts.  Exactly 17 seconds into "King & 
Queen Of America", I hear a "boom" that doesn't sound as though it belongs.
The sound is similar to that of something dropping in the backround on a live 
recording.  Anyone else hear it on their CD? 

Shawn
    

    Just heard the acoustic version of "Don't ask me why" (on the CD single
    with three other tracks). It's excellent.

    Just purchased the 12" of "The King and Queen of America" the b
    side features two live numbers from Rome in November last year -
    
    There Must Be An Angel (playing with my heart)
    
    &
    
    Love you like a ball and chain

    Annie Lennox won the best female vocalist for the second year running.
    
    Dave Stewart won the best producer.

    Does this mean the show is recorded for showing tonight?  Shame, I was
    gonna watch it for any cock-ups or misbehaving stars.  Did the Stone
    Roses win the newcomers award?
    
    Mikef
    

    Well.... David, the cheesy old tosser... (as he is known in the MM...)
    is busy making wishy washy songs with a saxophonist who must have
    learned her whole repotoire from old David Sanborne records...sad!!!
    Very mediocre, but I suppose for him to find anyone prepared to
    play along to his very mediocre guitar playing is quite hard these
    days!!!
    
    As for Annie, I guess she is busy hiding her lyrics away from Siobhan
    (Dave's new wife) as she has the habit of stealing Annie's Lyrics
    for her own disasterous ensemble Shakespeare's Sister!
    
    Failing this info who knows????
    
    
    JJ

    Try the other side of bed when rising next week, Mazzer.

    Personally I reckon that the sax record is pretty good, the fact
    that as an instrumental and it's reached so high in the charts
    indicates that your opinion Mazzer, may not be that of the record
    buying public.
    
    Annie Lennox, for your information, is actually devoting much of
    the next two years towards helping the homeless of this country,
    having spent much of the last five years not only writing performing
    some of the best music (IMHO  ;')) around but also helping charities
    such as Amnesty - inc. personally campaigning in Red Square for
    the setting up of the first Amnesty International office in Moscow.
    
    As for Dave Stewart's guitar playing being mediocre, that's your
    opinion - I happen to find him quite a talented guitarist and so
    do many of the other music listeners that I know.
    
    Paul

    I don't know if it's me or what, but Dave Stuart's guitar sounds a
    smidgeon out  tune. maybe I'm just going mad.
    
    
    matty

    re .57

    Paul, when can I crash at Annie's place ?

    - Tim

    PS Phil Collins was up to smt similar recently for the homeless. Isn't it
       great to know that success doesn't change them even one little bit ?

    re.60
    
    I'll ask her on Easter Monday.
    
    Paul

    How is that then ? I thought intonation was there to adjust strings
    so they were in tune.....?
    
    I dont understand much about guitars, please enlighten me...
    
    Juju
    xxxx
    

    Actually I probably shouldn't have mentioned it because I will run out
    of theoretical knowledge before I've fully explained it (and anyway
    it's a rathole)..
    
    Essentially, when you fretting the strings, you have to push the string
    to the fretboard to make it sound. This stretches the string slightly,
    altering its tension and thus its pitch. In addition, once the string
    is touching the two frets either side of where your finger is, it still
    hasn't quite reached the fretboard. Pressing that extra few thou
    stretches it (relatively) quite a lot more, but now the amount of
    stretch depends on how far the string has to travel to hit the
    fretboard, and this distance is dependent on the thickness of the
    string.
    
    Guitars make allowances for all of those factors, but the result is
    that they are a compromise, and thus the guitar is always slightly out
    of tune. (I bet you wish you hadn't asked now!).
    
    K.

    The new Eurythmics single is released on Monday, it is Angel, somewhat
    of a bluesy sort of song, very mellow and relaxed, just a touch
    sad and poignant but very very good  (IMHO   ;')  )
    
    Paul

"We Two Are one Too" video to be released 23rd April.
This features promo videos, and special behind-the scenes interviews.
 

    Has anyone heard the (Should Have Been) Greatest Hits compilation
    by the band _the Tourists_?  This band contains Annie and Dave
    (in addition to others) and predates their Eurythmics work.
    
    Does Annie do all the vocals?  Is it simular to early Eurythmics
    (ie _In the Graden_)?  Recommendations?  I've found it available as
    a discount compact disk here in the states and might pick it up.
    
    -Scott

Go for it ! 
I'd say it was worth buying just to hear from what the Eurythmics developed.
Lead vocals were shared between Annie and Pete Coomes (sp?) although I think 
Pete did most. I find his voice annoying after a while.

Much prefer the Tourist tracks "I Only Wanna Be With You" and "So Good To Be 
Back Home" where Annie does the singing.

Anyone seen the new Eurythmics video yet: "We Two Are One Too"
Lots of clippings and back stage tom foolery and of course the proper videos to 
all the released tracks. Love the bit where the roles are reversed. Annie picks 
up the guitar and Dave does the singing!

    I've just bought the video, I'll view it tonight, I've also just
    bought the new single  - Angel - the 12" has a b-side of Sweet Dreams
    Nightmare mix, which I fear may be the case, as I reckon that most
    of the re-mixes done of Eurythmics stuff has been disastrous, they
    try and mix in loads of dance drums and stuff, blerugh!
    
    
    Paul

    Re. the question a couple of months back about the boom in The king
    an Queen of America, on the video there is a scene of a shooting,
    with sound effects added, I'm not too sure whether that is also
    on the album...
    
    
    Paul

    Anyone hear the acoustic version of 'Missionary Man'...great
    stuff...

Yeh, I like that accoustic version too. Not too sure about the "choir"
version of Angel though. Reminds me an awful lot of the Gospel backed
"In The City" on the Sweet Dreams Video.
 

    Talking of the Sweet Dreams video, does anyone know if it's still
    available on back catalogue?
    
    Paul

Apparently this mix, on the double "A" sided 2nd 12" release of Angel is 
raising quite a few ears in the nightclubs. Although it sounds nothing like
Eurythmics save for the excerpts from "Sweet Dreams" I think it's pretty 
good has that upto-the-minute beat.

Have you spotted the cheeky excerpt from Propaganda's "Dream Within A Dream"
track towards the end ?

    >Try the other side of bed when rising next week, Mazzer.
    
    Hi Keefe,
    
    Still the same I see!!:-):-)
    
    Well just to put the record straight - the note that provoked
    this merciless onslaught :-):-) was signed JJ - that is NOT
    me, me being MAZZER.  JJ is/was the temp who stood in for me
    while I was away on maternity leave.  So any notes written 
    under my name for the period 7th July 1989 to 17th April 1990
    are not by me. Phew - now I've got that off my chest!! I'd just
    like to say I like the Eurythmics.  So there...
    
    Ciao
    Mazzer

    Does anybody know where I might get hold of a copy of the Sweet Dreams
    video - originally released on Virgin video (I think).
    
    Thanks
    
    
    Paul

    do you mean the compilation video?  It turns up now and then.  best bet
    is Virgin megastore in London I should think.
    
    Mikef

    I've recently compiled a list of all the accoustic and live releases of
    Eurythmics that have appeared on B sides that I have.  These are
    
    Song				Accoustic/	Single Title
    ====				Live		============
    					==========
    
    Who's that girl			A		Miracle of Love
    There must be an angel     		L		King & Queen of America
    Love you like a ball & chain	L		"
    When Tomorrow Comes			L		Miracle of Love
    Missionary Man			A		Angel
    Missionary Man			L		???
    You have placed a chill		A		You have placed a chill
    Don't ask me why			A		Don't ask me why
    Angel				A/Gospel	Angel
    When the day goes down		A		Don't ask me why
    
    Does anyone have copies of Shame (accoustic)?
    
    Paul
    

    
    re -1
    
    What about the other 3 (?) live songs from the promo-cd 'Rough &
    Tough - Live at the Roxy' - I know Missionary Man was one - but
    think there were 3 others.
    
    will

A live version of I Need A Man was released in a 7" gatefold sleeve about two 
weeks after the normal single release

Peter

    I only got the 'Manu the Man' 10" remix with live Ball and Chain , and
    There must be an angel.
    
    Where was the 'Live at the Roxy' released?  I've never heard of it in
    the U.K.
    
    Paul

    
    re -1
    
    'Live at the Roxy' was released in the US as a promo-only cd - and
    I guess not too many copies were made (as they are pretty expensive).
    
    will

    I've seen it used around to Boston area for about $8-$10.
    
    -Scott

Hallo,

does anyone known something about the forthcoming solo album?

I heard that the recordings are done.


Guido

    I heard it was out.

    Have you seen it?? Or do you known the title or ordernumber?
    
    Guido
    

Just read in Q that first Annie Lennox solo single, "Why" is due out in March,
and Album "Diva" is scheduled for April 6.



Good news is that main producer is Steve Lipson (produced Propaganda/Claudia 
Bruecken), so should be good....



Peter