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Eurythmics’ new LP, “Savage.”
Claws of ‘Savage’ sink in
By Scott Harrah
Senior Hditor
Eurythmics, “Savage,” (RCA
Records).
“Savage,” Eurythmics’ fifth and
best LP to date, is living proof that
there is some hope for mainstream
music. Eurythmics’ success in the last
few years has seemed unlikely, but
somehow they have managed to make
the top 40 with sometimes eerie,
experimental sounds. Even their
more commercial efforts, like “Be
Yourself Tonight,” never lost their
i progressive edge.
If Annie Lennox isn’t one of the
best female vocalists around, she’s at
least the most versatile. On “Savage,”
Lennox' plays yet another schi/o
1 phrenic character, this time a mousy
housewife with a sexy, clown-like
cabaret goddess as an alter ego.
Lennox approaches Dada-like
absurdity on side one’s “Beethoven (1
Love To Listen To).” In the video, we
sec Lennox as a housewife, happily
performing her boring domestic du
ties and lending to her bratty daugh
ter. Then suddenly she puts on a
cheap, low-cut dress and a freaked
out blond wig, paints up her lace like
a drag queen, and lives out some
warped fantasy about being a surreal
siren.
The song blends driving beats with
vocal tracks in which Lennox utters
non sequiturs about Texan girls and
cafes.
Lennox’s character shows up
again on side two’s “I Need A Man.”
The video shows Lennox’s cabaret
character gyrating on some dimly lit
stage, almost screaming lyrics like
“There’s just one thing I really need.
.. and he don’t wear a dress.”
Lennox docs some classic singing
; here, and her voice ranges from coyly
sultry to just plain demonic. Dave
Stewart’s guitar work glides on a
razor of chaos, adding to the song’s
nervous energy.
“Savage” is about women ’ s obses
sions with sex, their need for sex and
their hatred of such a need. The care
fully orchestrated synthesizer tracks,
the resonance of Stewart’s guitar riffs
fused with Lennox’s disturbing lyrics
and vocals make “Savage” an unset
tling, yet provocative tour of Euryth
mics’ talents.
Pussy Galore, “Right Now”
(Caroline Records).
“Neo-Residents-paisley-avant
garage - tr as h - non sen se. ”
That’s the only concrete way to
describe this New York-based band.
“Right Now” is insensate, incoherent
noise lor those content to listen to a
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‘Couch Trip ’ is typically Aykroyd
By Libby York
Staff Reporter
Fans of comedy giant Dan
Aykroyd won’t be disappointed in
his latest box office hit, “The Couch
Trip.”
Although he quite obviously hit
the holiday goodies a little too herd,
the plump Aykroyd’s performance
is executed with usual brilliance.
The movie is typical Aykroyd, in
cluding several scenes where the
humor is delivered via Dan’s trade
mark smirky grin and cock of the
eyebrow.
Aykroyd’s own natural lunacy
lends well to his character in “The
Couch Trip”: an escaped mental
institution patient who masquer
ades as a noted psychiatrist and
accepts a position as a call-in radio
show host in Beverly Hills.
For instance, we know (without
a doubt) that at some point in the
movie the real “Dr. Baird” will
make his appearance and cause a
dilemma for his impostor. We also
know that, with the help of some
inside cohorts, Aykroyd will escape
his sticky situation unscathed.
Similar to Eddie Murphy in
“Beverly Hills Cop II,” “The
Couch Trip’s” funniest moments
occur when Aykroyd is soloing.
Appearances by Walter Matthau,
as a crazy airport transient who is
befriended by Aykroyd, go over
like a lead balloon. Matthau just
isn’t funny. His timing is off, and
he seems only to get in Aykroyd’s
way.
Overall, “The Couch Trip” is
worth seeing.
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