Annie Lennox in Toronto, a
fan's diary Andrew Ritchie, a longtime Annie Lennox fan and friend of Eurythmistan didn't hesitate when he heard that Annie would play in Toronto. He jumped on a bus and here's his story ... "It’s not autobiographical absolutely, but obviously it’s coming from me, it’s coming from the core of my soul,” Lennox says of Bare. “But I like to think that when I write, people connect with it, and therefore it becomes something universal and common to everybody." Annie Lennox brings first-ever solo tour to Tennessee "When Lennox walks onto the stage, all eyes -- and ears -- are on her. She needs no pyrotechnics to catch a stage afire." Annie
Lennox's Bittersweet Dreams "At a certain point," she said, "I look back on all the songs and the poetry that I've ever written and it kind of boils down to the same thing. It's scary in a way." "The ballad Wonderful was aptly named; when she's in a low, meditative mood, Lennox can't be touched for emotion and delivery. Pavement Cracks was likewise affecting, a song of broken dreams that sounds to be a high point of the album. " Lennox thrills in rare solo concert "Lennox took the stage in a purple haze of light and smoke, opening with "Money Can't Buy It," a track off her 1992 solo debut that built from a slow-burning groove into a full-blown gospel chorus — an effective gimmick, but one Lennox applied to far too many of the night's numbers. All wasn't routine, though. Many of Lennox's more familiar songs benefited from new arrangements" |
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