Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) in Bloomington, MN

Eurythmics
' breakthrough album is a deft mix of electronic thrills,
new wave
chills, and sultry
R&B
, the latter supplied by
Annie Lennox
's warm tenor. Pretty much relying on themselves,
Lennox
and
Dave Stewart
slip past the music's usual coldness and into a territory all their own. It can be smug (the
here is served with a side of irony) and a tad dull (the long, operatic pieces serve little purpose), but the payoffs --
"Love Is a Stranger"
and, especially, the magnificent title tune -- are among the finest the genre has to offer. ~ Michael Gallucci