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Eurythmics: Sweet Dreams - Video Album

Eurythmics: Sweet Dreams - Video Album

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Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Against The Wills
Review: Any longtime fan of Eurythmics already knows that Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart never intended for this to be released on video... Let alone on DVD. By far the most uninspired of Eurythmics' visuals, the live footage still holds up with the selection of early songs and B-sides not usually heard. An enigmatic and blade-running-replicant-looking Lennox delievers the goods as always with Dave at her side and future Curve bassist Dean Garcia and former Blondie drummer Clem Burke backing them flawlessly... Although the sound quality's not the best, it's still classic Eurythmics and worthy of credit.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: great viewing enjoyment for those who appreciate new wave
Review: As a fan of the Eurthymics since the early 80's; no musician has mesmorized me more than Annie Lennox. The "Sweet Dreams" video spotlights Annie's unique style and fashion that made her a sensation with the debut of her album. You can't help but be bedazalled by Annie's classic beauty, her angelic voice and the choregraphy that reflects her offbeat vision of putting her music on film.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: great viewing enjoyment for those who appreciate new wave
Review: As a fan of the Eurthymics since the early 80's; no musician has mesmorized me more than Annie Lennox. The "Sweet Dreams" video spotlights Annie's unique style and fashion that made her a sensation with the debut of her album. You can't help but be bedazalled by Annie's classic beauty, her angelic voice and the choregraphy that reflects her offbeat vision of putting her music on film.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: great viewing enjoyment for those who appreciate new wave
Review: As a fan of the Eurthymics since the early 80's; no musician has mesmorized me more than Annie Lennox. The "Sweet Dreams" video spotlights Annie's unique style and fashion that made her a sensation with the debut of her album. You can't help but be bedazalled by Annie's classic beauty, her angelic voice and the choregraphy that reflects her offbeat vision of putting her music on film.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: So disappointed.
Review: First of all, I love these guys and respect their work. My beef is with the audio quality of this recording. It is very poor compared to the balance of video concerts being released on DVD. The audio quality is flat and consequently was not very much fun to experience. Sorry.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Perhaps it is your player and not the DVD?
Review: I bought this DVD in spite of the reviews and am glad I did so. I thought it sounded great. The picture is much clearer than on the video and so is the sound.

The live versions of "Wrap It Up" and "Jennifer" are fantastic and make this a worthwhile purchase.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Pray that it gets remastered
Review: I could understand the audio from the live footage being shoddy (though the review from the person who owned the laserdisc version makes me question this) -- but the audio from easily remastered sources (the videos, the filmed bits) is equally atrocious. It looks like the company just used the old VHS master to make this DVD and didn't do an ounce of remastering, reprocessing, or restoration -- much like companies in the mid-'80s rushed out catalog CDs made from album masters.

Avoid wasting your money on this, and instead spend your time pestering Image Entertainment to do this DVD *right.*

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Love is A Stranger
Review: I thought this was pretty good. The quality was great and the live stuff was good but nothing compared to the videos. Who's That Girl, Love Is A Stranger, and Sweet Dreams having those 3 was worth the dvd. Get this put it in and when it's done get "peacetour" and you'll see just how much the Eurythmics have changed and matured.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Early Eurythmics
Review: It looks dated because it was filmed in 1982 ('83?). DVD can do nothing to change that. The graphics are poor and the sound is oddly "off" a bit, not as crisp as I've heard on other DVDs.

On one hand this is a great DVD because you get a glimpse of Eurythmics at their beginning. On the other hand, only fans will probably be even remotely interested in the Eurythmics beginning...seeing as how most younger listeners now have been weened on the likes of Britney "Talentless" Spears and 98 "No-Substance" Degrees.

With fluff like that to listen to, who needs the quality of Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart?

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: A Permanent Medium for An Old Classic
Review: Like some of the other reviewers, I bought this DVD to replace my old videotape from the eighties. I found the video quality to be somewhat better than the VHS and the sound roughly equivalent. This is the reason the DVD didn't get five stars.

This early Eurythmics appearance in a club obviously can't hold up to current concert or video filming, and it's foolish to compare it on today's standards. Remember, this was recorded when MTV type videos were still evolving, and rock concert filming was in its relative infancy. Frankly, I like this lack of slick polish. Never bothered me on the VHS, and still doesn't.

I enjoyed the little intro with the cadaveric-looking agent, used as a way to tie the concert and the videos together.

Dave and Annie never looked better, her in the carrot hair and his moussed to hell and back. There's not a bad song or video on the disc, and my favorite was 'Tous Les Garcons' (I'm a Francoise Hardy fan).

As long as someone doesn't approach this disc expecting to see modern standards of video and more particularly, audio, this will be a very satisfying volume to add to your DVD library. I'm just glad they brought it out so I can throw my VHS away!


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