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Enya - Amarantine (CD)

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Album Details: Amarantine

Release Date:11/22/2005
Label:Warner Bros Uk
UPC:5051011141928

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    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jan 8, 2006 | 1 out of 1 found this Amarantine review helpful

    Pros: Both a soothing and upbeat collection.

    Cons: Don't really find any -

    Bought it for my husband, but I play this a lot. There are more "catchy" songs on this album than any previous Enya. Lyrics and music just work in the anthem to love - Amarantine, and esp in the hymn to life - Long,long journey. Lyricist R...oma Ryan's outdone herself. My husband likes The River Sings, sung in Celtic with its spirited River Dance feel. This album is reminiscent of The Moody Blues if they were to lighten up just a bit. If you play Enya for background music or Yoga practice don't buy this one. You'll be focusing on the music and singing along. Read more Less

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    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Dec 9, 2006

    Pros: Enya still doesn't disappoint.

    Cons: none.

    Enya proves her talent yet again, as does lyricist Roma Ryan. The beautiful melodies will soothe away stress and help promote calm. As usual, I love every song on the album. Amarantine is a gem to treasure forever.

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  • All Music Guide

    Second only to U2 as the most successful Irish recording artist of all time, Enya has built an empire out of multitracking her beautiful voice over the same keyboard patches that appeared on her postClannad debut since 1987. It's an empire that has progressed at a slow burn, peaking in 2000 and 2001 with her charttopping ballad and unofficial postSeptember 11th anthem, "Only Time." Amarantine, Enya's first fulllength album in five years, builds on her reputation as the world's premier purveyor of audio comfort food, providing another collection of minisoundtracks that are often as awkward in their earnestness as they are breathtaking in their production. Boasting 12 new songs that retain the tapestry of sound that is her trademark, while stealthily stripping it of some of its excess, Enya has managed to both repeat herself and move forward without losing anything in the translation. Besides the swirling, "Ebudae"esque "The River Sings," Enya, lyricist Roma Ryan, and producer Nicky Ryan... have crafted the most subtle record of their careers, a move that may alienate some Watermarkera purists. Standout tracks like "Long, Long Journey," "Water Shows the Hidden Heart," and the gorgeous but lyrically embarrassing title cut show a newfound understanding of the simple power of Enya's voice, resulting in an intimacy that's eluded previous releases. While Amarantine will do nothing to win over the wrongly pegged new age artist's many detractors, longtime fans will find enough moments of serendipitous pleasure to hold them over for another five years. - James Christopher Monger, All Music Guide Read more Less

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Biography

Enya

With her blend of folk melodies, synthesized backdrops, and classical motifs, Enya created a distinctive style that more closely resembled new age than the folk and Celtic music that provided her initial influences. Enya is from Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland, which she left in 1980 to join the Irish band Clannad, the group that already featured her older brothers an... Read more