Eurythmics
1984: For The Love Of Big Brother

THE REVIEW

"There is no loyalty except loyalty to the party. There is no love except love of Big Brother. All competing pleasures we will destroy".

19(84) is a concept album created by the eclectic musical duo Lennox and Stewart. Composed as the soundtrack for Radford's film, inspired by the prophetic masterpiece by Orwell written in 19(48), which was a forerunner of multiple concepts and current themes. "Freedom is the freedom to say, 2+2=4, if that is granted all else follows.".

The innovation of Eurythmics, more than in the musical duo of voice-synthesizer, is evident from the visual impact, particularly with the subtly intriguing and ambiguous figure of Lennox. Throughout the work, dark electronic sounds predominate, alienating, introspective, repetitive and obsessive, over which the singer's fascinating and incisive voice is inserted. The tracks adapt and interpenetrate effectively as musical support to the bleak atmosphere of the film, accentuating its highly dramatic effect. The instrumental "Winston's diary" is as brief as it is delicate, while "For the love of big brother" is sinuous and engaging. "Is she a member of the Thought Police or just an amateur spy?".

"Julia" is a small masterpiece, poignant and refined, almost in contrast to the other tracks. Ann's interpretation possesses remarkable expressiveness and intensity. Julia, a pivotal figure in the film, is a woman in a desperate and vain search, together with the protagonist Winston, for sexual and psychological freedom. The characters evoke tenderness and participation, but unfortunately, they live a nightmare with no possibility of awakening. "The thing that is in Room 101 is the worst thing in the world...it varies from individual to individual.". The pressing and pounding "Room 101", concludes the album. The English phrases were taken from the booklet.

This writing is a [LiofilizzatAdder ©], whose reading is quicker than the taste of a ristretto coffee. Big Brother Is Watching You. {ƒ}