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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

Memory of Trees

5

5/5

3.4

London, UK

November 11, 1995

10

Another sure-fire winner.

1995

Memory of Trees

2

3.4

Sydney NSW, Australia

November 24, 1995

Xtra! 6

Unfortunately lacks anything which is truly original or individually memorable.

1995

Memory of Trees

3

3.4

Manchester, UK

November 24, 1995

It's easy to knock, but perhaps Enya represents one of the most faithful adaptations of Ireland's heritage of hypnotic folk melody.

1995

Memory of Trees

5

3.4

Red Deer, AB, Canada

November 25, 1995

Her earlier work showed what Enya was capable of. "The Memory of Trees" shows how perfectly she can do it.

David Nagy

1995

Memory of Trees

2

3/10

3.4

Staffordshire, UK

November 30, 1995

For all its grandiose talk of heaven, whispering tides, moonlight, stars, darkness and dreams this is music that dissolves on contact with grey matter.

1995

Memory of Trees

4

3.4

Dublin, Ireland

December 1, 1995

30

The effect is at once ethereal and hugely dramatic.

1995

Memory of Trees

1

3.4

Dublin, Ireland

December 1, 1995

There is one contradiction at the heart of Enya's music. It has no heart.

1995

Memory of Trees

3

3/5

3.4

Orange County, CA, USA

December 1, 1995

She runs the risk of drowning in her own success.

1995

Memory of Trees

4

3.4

London, UK

December 2, 1995

A lot of "The Memory of Trees" is quite beautiful – soothing, hypnotic and full of tunes you can remember in your dreams.

1995

Memory of Trees

4

3/4

3.4

Los Angeles, CA, USA

December 2, 1995

If anything can restore the tarnished image of New Age music, this may be it.

1995

BIRD'S EYE VIEW

BIRD'S EYE VIEW

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