Amarantine - Enya > Reviews

Advantages: hauntingly beautiful music
Disadvantages: none

Enya, which the singer herself describes as a collective, rather than the vocalist herself, is that most rare of things, a musical act that is not only immensely original but also very successful. Sitting in second place only to U2 as Ireland most successful recording artists of all time, Enya have built an empire out of combining beautiful multi-layered vocals with keyboard washes of an almost classical nature. The nature of the music has not changed ... Read review

Advantages: Absolutely beautiful music; emotional; powerful
Disadvantages: I wish it was longer

Enya is an irish singer, best known for singing the theme tune for the premier film 'Gladiator'. She has an amazingly soft yet powerful voice that makes me feel sleepy when listening to her. This is a such a beautiful piece of music. The music in unconsciously consistent the enitre waythrough the song which makes you feel really relaxed and drowsy. The music sort of echo's and I liken it to raindrops. The beat is four beats, the inital beat is ... Read review

Advantages: Soft, gentle ambient music, can listen to anywhere
Disadvantages: Quite similar to every previous Enya album

---Introduction--- First off, I have to say that unlike most of Enya's other, previous, albums, I did not purchase this one myself and was in fact given it as a gift. After seeing it trailered extensively both in Australia and the UK, I decided not to buy it as I thought it would probably be too similar to Enya's previous work, most of which I already own. However, after I received it as a Christmas present and started listening to it I began to ... Read review

Advantages: Wintery, mellow, haunting, classic, beguiling
Disadvantages: Er...er... well, none actually.

...has improved with age and Amarantine represents something of a tour de force. The tracks swing wildly from the soaring, majestic sound of the first song (Less than a pearl) to the more sedate, ethereal pleasantry of the eleventh (Amid the falling snow). Some of the tracks are encouraging, urging you to feel better about things and get on with life (Track 6 - Long, Long Journey) while others simply instill within you the firm belief that everything ... Read review

I admire Enya. She never tours, does very little Tv work etc yet she sells albums in their millions. As much as I am a fan, I was slightly disappointed with this album. Metronome seemed to be stuck at andante and lento. Please let the next album be a bit more upbeat and let's move away from well trodden path of songs about wind, rain, the sea, the moon etc. Sorry to all enya fans but my copy of this cd is lying gathering dust. Gone back to S/Moons.