Amarantine - Enya

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 ...
...the singer jumped ship from her siblings in Clannad and went solo, but its enough to realise that when you are the best in the world at a certain style, particularly as its one that you have more or less created yourself, then why deviate from your chosen path. That's not to say there isn't any variation in her work, the combinations of classical choral vocalisation, pop melody and synthesised keyboard sounds provide a wide variety possibilities ...

steerpyke 05.08.2006 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Amarantine - Enya

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 slightly ...
...da; da; da' 'DA; da; da; da' The lyrics are heart warming and I said that this was a song I sing to my mum when she is feeling low following an argument with my step-dad. The song is all about the enternity of love, 'Amarantine' being roughly translated as 'Eternity'. A part from the chorous, every verse is the same consistent rhymthm and beat ,again, to make you feel relaxed. It's a two syllable beat each sentence, the stress on the last syllable. ...

LaceyR26 11.06.2009 (12.06.2009) · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Amarantine - Enya

---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 ...
...---Artist--- Enya is basically a combination of 3 people, Eithnne herself ("Enya" is an approximate pronounciation of this Gaelic name) and two others (Nick and Roma Ryan) who assist with vocals, writing and production. Eithnne is perhaps best known as a former member of Clannad along with her various siblings and since the 1980s has been a solo artist, making a name for herself writing and singing Celtic-influenced ambient music. Often, she sings ...

cladach29 01.09.2006 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Amarantine - Enya

...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 ...
...In fact, the music drags you through such a range of emotions and themes that, by the time the CD ends, you have utterly forgotten who you are, what you were doing, where you were going and why. The wonderful thing about it is, that you don't really care any more. It is hard to say when you should listen to Enya; she lacks the upbeat tempo of 'getting ready' music, is not suicidal enough for 'just split-up' music and doesn't swear enough for 'I'm ...

jm160 21.02.2007 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful
Review of Amarantine - Enya

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. ...

abernethybiscuit 30.06.2007
Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful
Review of Amarantine - Enya