ENYA

[empyrean]

IMO, the best singer outside the new wave genre or any other genre there is. I have all of her albums and all stand out.

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Sheperd Moons
The Celts
The Memory Of Trees
A Day Without Rain
Amarantine

Mt faves are Book Of Days, Carribean Blue, Wild Child, Only Time.

Any artist you know that sounds like Enya??

[phillyidol]

Dude! If you play oranoco whatever...everyone will start singing "sail away sail away sail away". I agree, I'm not into irish music too much but I don't know, she must be a siren or something. I can't help listening and it calms me down which is a bonus.

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[manekineko]

I love her stuff. I have three of her albums. Granted, some of it got a little played out for a while, but I agree that she is very talented, both vocally and instrumentally. Her music is instantly soothing.

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[obs]

[i]Any artist you know that sounds like Enya??[/i]

Sure. Her sister, Moya Brennan. Check out Chicane's Saltwater, with her singing vocals. So cool that Ireland used it for some tourist commercial. She sings a couple of tracks on the latest <a href="http://www.schillerserver.de/tagundnacht/index_eng.html" target=_blank>Schiller</a> album too.

[manekineko]

Yes, Moya Brennan (originally Máire) of Clannad, has a similar voice, although Moya's is stronger and more defined and more suited for the distinctly Irish music of Clannad. Enya's voice is softer and more new-agey. I love them both.

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[i_like_lectric_motors]

I'll be the first to express extreme loathing for her. Then again, I'm probably the only person here unfortunate enough to have managed a music store for years and to have had the misfortune of dealing with the type of people who bought her cd's. [xx(]

Edit: and I don't mean that as a slam against serious music fans who just happen to enjoy her music - that's fine. I'm talking about the other 95% of the people who bought her stuff after seeing a Pure Moods commercial or because it would make them look "cool" to their friends.

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[oneno]

For Irish'esque music I've always regarded Mike Oldfield as my "go to man" Sally Oldfield , Maggie Reilly or Steeleye Span have always been my favorites.Wasn't the skids Irish?

I'm jes sayin'
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[WoodlandParkPunk]

If I want Irish music I'll turn on The Undertones. Enya bores me.

[KYYX4ever]

[quote][i]Originally posted by manekineko[/i]
<br>I love her stuff. I have three of her albums. Granted, some of it got a little played out for a while, but I agree that she is very talented, both vocally and instrumentally. Her music is instantly soothing.

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THis is exactly what I would have said. Awesome voice, songs a little played out, but she's good. Great relaxation soundscape.

[edisonoside]

CELTIC MOODS: A Celtic companion to PURE MOODS. This is an excellent CD full of Irish singers and composers. One of my favorites is Loreena McKennitt.

[birdmadgirl]

I think she has a nice voice, but it's just not my cup of tea.

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[rotator]

You may like [b]Mazzy Star[/b].....

[WoodlandParkPunk]

Isn't ENYA the kinda music your parents would listen to?[:)]

"You just pick a chord, go twang, and you've got music." ~ Sid Vicious

[glokstadt]

[quote]Originally posted by empyrean
[br]IMO, the best singer outside the new wave genre or any other genre there is. I have all of her albums and all stand out.

Watermark
Sheperd Moons
The Celts
The Memory Of Trees
A Day Without Rain
Amarantine

Mt faves are Book Of Days, Carribean Blue, Wild Child, Only Time.

Any artist you know that sounds like Enya??
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I have all her albums/CDs, including the Best of CD, but not the new one: "Amarantine." How is it?

I like all the above songs and Storms in Aficia I and II, love the african drumming, reminds me of some Peter Gabriel songs from Security LP.



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[tiger_mn]

You also forgot "Semiragusa".