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Rating:  - Soothing and dreamy tunes, in a nutshell, real New Age!
Enya, whose real name I cannot pronounce, is a very Celtic and very talented New Age representative. Her style of music performance is quite dreamy, am I am glad that I decided to pick up this collection in order to hear a good overview of her career. I had of course already heard "Caribbean Blue" on the radio in 1992, then came "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)" that I heard next in a store in Bar Harbor, here in Maine. I also then saw her perform "Anywhere Is..." on the PBS news show "Out Of Ireland", pretty appropriate, huh? Anyway, I also like the sound of "Book Of Days", "Only If" and my favorite off this CD "The Celts". Then there's "Ebudae", "Watermark", my second favorite from her "On My Way Home", and then to end the collection quite peacefully "Boadicea". I have to be in just the right slow-paced and relaxed mood to enjoy the compilation the most. Buy this CD today, you'll "sail away, sail away, sail away..."
Rating:  - Spellbinding
After years of listening to Enya's music on the radio and loving it, constantly tuning stations to see if it was being played, I decided to get of my backside and buy a CD. This Best-Of compilation seemed the most obvious CD to buy first and I can say it was worth every penny.Some of the most disitinctive songs: The opening track is unique in every way, still captivating 12 years after it's release. Though Orinoco Flow is easily her most famous song, it's probably not her best, Carribean Blue first seems a bit slow coming right after the opener, but you soon realise it is the most well planned, most perfectly crafted track on the album. Anywhere Is and Only If were played a lot on the radio and both are very up-tempo and jumpy. China Roses is beautifully soft and gentle, Storms in Africa conjures up pictures of African plains and wildlife, just what it's meant to. Inevitably a Best-Of album is never going to have the same flow has an album of new material, but Enya and producer Nicky Ryan always keep the sound and vibe connected throughout, the opeining tracks are the most up-beat, while the sound slowly winds down towards the end, but never bores. The end effect is something that captivates your ears and stays there after the music stops. A must have from perhaps the most distinctive artist of modern times.
Rating: - A Simply Inspirational Collection Of Songs
I'm telling you, this CD is just SO GOOD! Enya is a wonderful new-age musician in my books. The best thing about this album is the fact that it comprises all of her best tracks from her previous albums, plus new singles like "Only If..." and "Paint the Sky wth Stars" which show that she is no less a great instrumentalist and vocalist as she was before. There are many likeable points about this CD, especially because it really gives you the mood of experiencing a musical journey as you go through different atmospheres with each single. It's truly magical: From sailing on the Orinoco and the blue Caribbean, you enter a Book of Days where Anywhere Is anything you want it to be, and where your consideration of "Only If..." speaks of opportunities you'd never come across in common life. Then you take a trip in history to recap the melodious beauties of the Celts, who rest by the lullaby of beautiful China Roses and as they stare at Shepherd Moons. Next, your journey takes a tribal turn and follows the power of Ebudae, where you get to hear the scary yet charming tunes of the Storms in Africa. Your journey then calms down and rests in peaceful Watermark, where the swipes of music's magical brush Paint the Sky with Stars. And as you take your last steps through the polished walls of Marble Halls, you finally get to be On Your Way Home, where you bear in mind The Memory of Trees. At the end of your listening adventure, you recall the reign of Baodicea, the Celtic King, before your journey through this powerful album comes to a solemn end. Listen to this album, it's really WONDERFUL! Even if it's your first time on new-age music, this CD will definitely make you much more versatile to the various genres of this inspirational form of music. Hope you enjoy this marvellous journey! Bon voyage!
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