The second release by the British duo Eurythmics also happens to be their best. It captures both David A. Stewart and Annie Lennox at their early experimental prime — and contains their breakthrough hit single \u201cSweet Dreams (Are Made Of This).\u201d <\/p>\n
What this title track proves is that you don\u2019t need a lot of words to convey a message or make an impression. From its stark imagery and serious subject matter, the entire album isn\u2019t for the meek or the faint of heart. Nevertheless, I can\u2019t help but admire how it explores the dark side of human nature, especially when it comes to speaking the truth in how we have the tendency to be abusive to one another\u00a0— often without even realizing it. <\/p>\n
The album\u2019s second single, \u201cLove Is A Stranger,\u201d is an equally compelling and hypnotic listen. Eurythmics have always used synthesizers and drum machines in the best of all possible ways, though Lennox\u2019s voice is the real revelation here. That unmistakable voice sounds like it comes from heaven or another world entirely. <\/p>\n
Eurythmics couldn\u2019t have come at a better time. MTV was still in its infancy and execs were looking for striking images to make as much impact as the music. With her orange crew cut and pale makeup, Lennox\u2019s extreme appearance was about as shocking as you could get at the time. It\u2019s no wonder she and Boy George would be put side by side on the cover of Time<\/i> magazine for its story on gender-bending musicians and the second British invasion. <\/p>\n
What I like most about Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) <\/i>is the fact that it best represents Eurythmics the way they were first intended to sound. It\u2019s got an aggressive, edgy tone throughout and the themes are all about daring and duality. On \u201cI\u2019ve Got An Angel,\u201d Annie makes use of her impressive upper register over a loose flute arrangement, before she changes gears and begins singing in a menacing, manly style. From one moment to the next, you don\u2019t quite know what is coming.. <\/p>\n
Other memorable cuts include the controlled chaos of \u201cI Could Give You A Mirror\u201d and the haunting jazz number \u201cThe Walk,\u201d where Annie\u2019s command of \u201clet\u2019s just close our eyes\u201d comes through loud and clear. There\u2019s even more chill and sparkle to be found in the album\u2019s second half, most notably on \u201cJennifer,\u201d one of the many Eurythmics songs to feature female names in their title. <\/p>\n
Since becoming a solo artist, Annie has released three albums and has contributed songs for movie soundtracks like Bram Stoker\u2019s Dracula<\/i>. She\u2019s even won an Academy Award for writing and performing \u201cInto The West\u201d for The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King<\/i>. She certainly has carved out quite a remarkable reputation for herself and has matured into such a dynamic vocalist.\u00a0 David A. Stewart has had a decidedly lower profile, though he and Annie do still get together for the odd gig <\/i>or benefit show. Much like Mick Fleetwood not wanting to let Fleetwood Mac die, there must also be a big part of David that doesn\u2019t want to let Eurythmics go. With an album as classic as Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) <\/i>you can hardly blame him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":29117,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"artist":[7834],"rating":[5646],"class_list":["post-40637","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-eurythmics","rating-rating-a"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/40637","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40637"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/40637\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29117"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40637"},{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=40637"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=40637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}