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| Release Date: | 2007-10-02 |
| Label: | Arista |
| UPC: | 886971526028 |
| Binding: | Audio CD |
| Published By: | Arista |
| ASIN: | B000UCEJEQ |
| Category: | Music |
Tracks on Songs of Mass Destruction by Arista
- Dark Road
- Love Is blind
- Smithereens
- Ghosts In My Machine
- Womankind
- Through The Glass Darkly
- Lost
- Coloured Bedspread
- Sing
- Big Sky
- Fingernail Moon
Editorial Reviews and Product Descriptions
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One of the most respected women in popular music, Annie Lennox’s career has spanned over 25 years and drawn numerous accolades and awards including Grammys®, Brits, a Golden Globe, and an Oscar® for her song "Into the West," from
Lord of the Rings. VH1 describes her as "the Greatest living White Soul Singer." Ms. Lennox has consistently pushed boundaries and embraced excellence; her latest work,
Songs of Mass Destruction is another example of her unforgettable vocal talents.
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Menacing as they sound, the songs of mass destruction gathered on Annie Lennox's fifth solo disc don't manage to so much as nick the gorgeous instrument she's built her career on. Weaving artfully as ever around the contours of songs that suggest the worst--Lennox is world-wise and therefore maybe inevitably world-weary--she imparts gravity and grace in a voice as cloudless and surface-smooth as just-brewed mint tea; from the tentative beginnings of the mournful "Dark Road" to the gospel-bottomed gorgeousness of "Ghosts in My Machine," she's in full command of her considerable vocal powers. And it's possible she's never used them to such moving effect on a single record. Earlier Lennox or Eurythmics albums might have succumbed here and there to slight-seeming experiments in style, but Songs of Mass Destruction doesn't dilly-dally. All swerves, even playful ones (see "Love Is Blind" and "Coloured Bedspread," a synth-y song that wouldn't seem so out of place on a recent Madonna record), are on-message: "Womankind" busts wide open not only because it needs to (a voice this big can't be contained, it reminds us), but to demo empowerment, and the hopeful "Sing" signs off with a seconds-long African guest vocal. There's an upside to the destruction of cultural wellness that led Lennox to write this record, and it's artistic creation. Songs of Mass Destruction is a sterling, rock-solid, expert example. --Tammy La Gorce
Customer Reviews
The diva is back - Reviewed on 2008-05-12
1 customer found this review helpful, 3 did not.
Considering that Annie Lennox released her first solo album Diva shortly after the Eurythmics disbanded, you would think that she wouldn't take so long with subsequent releases. True, the three-year gap before Medusa came out wasn't a HUGE break, but Bare didn't appear until 2003. Now, Annie comes at us with her fourth album, Songs of Mass Destruction.
Although some of the songs on here are a little dark, they aren't as blatant as what was found on much of Bare (which isn't a bad album, by the way). Such songs include "Through the Glass Darkly", "Lost" and "Dark Road". And Annie's activism also has a presence on here, as evidenced by the feministic tracks "Sing" and "Womankind".
Another good selection is the final track, "Fingernail Moon". Speaking of which, as was the case with most of her post-Eurythmics albums, there are mainly ballads on here, and when she shoots for funky tracks, she hits ("Ghosts in My Machine") and misses ("Love is Blind"). Her vocals go a little off-key from time to time too. Oh, well; while Diva remains her best solo album, Songs of Mass Destruction proves that Annie's talent is still going strong.
Anthony Rupert
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Book Subjects
- Adult Alternative Pop/Rock
- Adult Contemporary
- Pop
- Pop/Rock
- Pop/Rock Music
- Rock
- Rock/Pop
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