Enigma - MCMXC A.D.
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Album Details: MCMXC A.D.
- Release Date:
- 01/01/1990
- Label:
- Virgin Records Us
- UPC:
- 077778622420
User Reviews: MCMXC A.D.
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Great All Over
, July 28, 2003Reviewer: james - See all james's reviews1 of 1 Yahoo! Users found this MCMXC A.D. review helpful My dad played this album to me all the time when i was 6 years old...i am now 14 and have only just heard it again as i visited my dad...it was my favoruite when i was 6 (although i didn't know much about music then) and still is now...great for all times (sad, happy etc) and also a great album to chill out to...the is the best fu ck in g album EVER! get one -
relax to the music
, July 26, 20011 of 1 Yahoo! Users found this MCMXC A.D. review helpful i am a fan of rush, pink floyd, iron maiden, etc. however i find this album intersting and relaxing. 5 for its kind
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Pro Reviews: MCMXC A.D.
| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews It's a scam, sure. But like the best of scams, it also succeeds. Cretu's attempt at fusing everything from easy listening sex music and hip-hop rhythms to centuries-old Gregorian chants couldn't have been more designed to tweak the nose of high art, a joyously crass stab straight at a mainstream, do not pass go, do not collect 200 dollars. The result is something that shouldn't exist, but in its own way results in as much of a cultural scramble and explosion as anything Public Enemy were doing around the same time, crossing over the Eurodisco and new age spheres with style. Credit Cretu for an open ear for whatever works, which is precisely why "Sadeness," the first part of a longer track called "Principles of Lust," turned into a fluke worldwide hit. Snippets of monks invoking the Almighty effortlessly glide in and out of a polite but still strong breakbeat, shimmering, atmospheric synth and flute lines and a Frenchwoman whispering in a way that sounds distinctly more carnal than spiritual (as her gasps for breath elsewhere make clear). Guitar and male vocals add to the album version's try-anything-that-works approach, as do attempts at shuffling jazz beats and horns. If nothing quite equals that prime moment elsewhere on the album, MCMXC still trips out on the possibilities as it can, right from the opening "Voice of Enigma," inviting all listeners to sit back, relax, and take a gentle trip. Cretu certainly isn't trying to hide anything -- "Callas Went Away" goes right ahead and adds a sample of Maria Callas herself to the chirping birds and soft beats, while elsewhere the flutes, beats, monks, and French voices merrily go about their glossy business. About the only thing missing is the kitchen sink, making the entire album the "Macarthur Park" of its day. - Ned Raggett, All Music Guide |
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With their 1991 hit "Sadeness," Enigma brought the new age fascination with Gregorian chants and old-world culture to the clubs; the resulting single was both unique and irresistible. The rest of the album followed that pattern successfully, although...Full Enigma Biography
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