#130
April 29 1985
Eurythmics
Be Yourself Tonight
Synth-Rock
5 out of 5
Highlights:
Would I Lie to You
There Must Be An Angel (Playing with my Heart)
I Love You Like a Ball and Chain
Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves
Adrian
Right from jump this is a different album for Lennox and Stewart.
It starts with Motown rock, then moves into Yaz synth pop territory...with harmonicas. And then it never lets up.
This is Upstairs at Eric’s with muscle and crunchy Guitars. But it’s more than that. It’s solid. Even the non hits are excellent, “Conditioned Soul” and “Adrian” open Side Two with such easy confidence that I wonder how this album escaped my grasp over the years. It’s with “It’s Alright (Baby’s Coming Back)” that the album’s modus comes to an apex. It’s also the precise sound that Madonna would use to sell a billion copies of “Express Yourself” later in the decade.
All the promise is fulfilled with this disc.
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