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Enya

Shepherd Moons

Shepherd Moons Tracks
1. Shepherd Moons
2. Caribbean Blue
3. How Can I Keep from Singing?
4. Ebudae
5. Angeles
6. No Holly for Miss Quinn
7. Book of Days
8. Evacuee
9. Lothlórien
10. Marble Halls
11. After Ventus
12. Smaointe
Enya - Shepherd Moons
Shepherd Moons Review
The success of her first international hit, Watermark, confirmed Enya as less a singer or songwriter than a sonic architect: working with producer Nicky Ryan and his wife, lyricist Roma Ryan, the classically-trained pianist built vaulting cathedrals of sound, framed by luminous piano, shimmering synthesizer orchestrations, and, above all, the seemingly infinite layers of vocal harmonies she plied on every song. The deeply romantic Celtic pop on its 1991 successor, Shepherd Moons, sustains the same spectrum of hushed reverie and surging, rhapsodic releases, as well as its mix of ballads, floating midtempo pieces, and forays into Celtic and Latin--and it's every bit as seductive. The terminally hip will sneer, but it's no accident that "Caribbean Blue," the best known song here, managed to sneak onto modern rock, top 40, "adult alternative" and public radio playlists. --Sam Sutherland


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I have it on now...
5
This is a must buy CD!!!
I love Enya's music and am going to buy all of her CDs!!!
Posted by Anonymous, on 2005-12-28
Try and find the Original print of this album.
4
Is it just me, or does the orginal "Book of Days" without the Far and Away lyrics in it sound so much better? Regardless it is a great album, and if you can try to find the original print that is in her celtic language and not the Far and Away mumble jumble.
Posted by Anonymous, on 2005-11-21
The real Enya. The GOOD Enya.
5
With all the talk about what to call the music, the voice layering, creative genius, etheralness, Wicca, the appropriateness of a friggin' dance remix of Orinoco Flow, etc., etc., let's all remember one thing...she's a Celtic traditionalist. (And from what I heard, a devout Catholic, hence someone not really into the New Age lifestyle, but let's not go there.) Not a trendsetter or pioneer, and *absolutely* not a pop princess. Like most of us, she's at her best when she's working within her element.

That's what's so great about Sheperd Moons and makes it stand out from even the fine Watermark and The Memory of Trees (I found A Day Without Rain a big step in the wrong direction, particularly after hearing that mega-sappy Only Time played on the radio about 25 million times). She's not trying to appeal to a market or gain mainstream respectability. All she's doing is making beautiful Celtic music for its own sake, much like she's done her whole life, and adding her own personal touches to it.

Enya, more than anyone else, has the amazing ability to take any song...anything at all...and make it sound nice. But when she has an organic, unforced, straight-from-the-heart song to begin with, the result is pure beauty. It works so well, she doesn't even need to use her voice (Lothlorien and No Holly For Miss Quinn) to get an enchanting result.

The signature track is Smaointe, a six minute journey through tempo changes, Celtic chants, and a plethora of instruments (love that horn solo). For more mainstream tastes, there's Carribbean Blue and Book of Days (which is about as poppy as she should've ever gotten).

If you could buy only one Enya album...no, scratch that. Buy only one Enya album, and make it this.
Posted by Anonymous, on 2005-11-04

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