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ENYA

3.6

1987–1992

166 reviews

5 albums

OVERVIEW

OVERVIEW

2009

Very Best of Enya

3.6

warm reception

polarized reaction

12 reviews →

2015

Dark Sky Island

3.4

mixed reception

mixed reaction

29 reviews →

REVIEW

REVIEW

Moonshadows

4

4.1

Staten Island, NY, USA

April 24, 1992

If you can get past the hauntingly ethereal sound that is Enya's most obvious quality, this is an exceptional video.

1992

Celts

4

3.5

Melbourne VIC, Australia

August 7, 1992

She is careful ... to marry the deliberately smooth keyboard melodies to the altogether more rigid and energetic rhythms of traditional Irish music, chucking a touch of pop sensibility along the way.

1992

Celts

5

3.5

Dublin, Ireland

November 20, 1992

12

I've a soft spot for the simple purity and freshness of the sounds on offer here since it was first released.

1992

Celts

3

3.5

Manchester, UK

November 24, 1992

Not as fully realised as her breakthrough album "Watermark," but the familiar elements of airy vocals and great squishy pillows of background sound are there.

1992

Celts

4

3.5

London, UK

November 28, 1992

Weekend 16

Lovers of Enya's gently drifting musical mosaics will not be disappointed.

1992

Celts

4

3.5

London, UK

December 3, 1992

Highly expressive instrumental music, crafted to dissolve upon the listener as much as impose itself.

1992

Celts

4

3.5

Retford, Nottinghamshire, UK

May 13, 1993

As atmospheric background music it's very difficult to fault, conjuring up images of the Celtic twilight with the understated sense of mystery which has become an Enya trademark.

1992

Celts

2

3.5

Baltimore, MD, USA

June 30, 1995

Although many of Enya's strengths are in evidence here ... most appear in semi-embryonic state, without the polish and maturity that makes her later work so memorable.

1992

Celts

1

1/4

3.5

Memphis, TN, USA

July 1, 1995

The melodies meander, the baroque synthesized production seems cluttered and dated and her voice lacks the dynamic range that made “Watermark” and “Shepherd Moons” such gently mystical delights.

1992

Celts

4

4/5

3.5

Daytona Beach, FL, USA

July 7, 1995

Enya's sound tapestries are mysterious and beautiful.

1992

BIRD'S EYE VIEW

BIRD'S EYE VIEW

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