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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

4

3..5/4

3.4

Salt Lake City, UT, USA

December 22, 1995

This time around Enya's voice is clearer, more up front and noticeably less subordinated overall to the music and mood.

1995

Memory of Trees

3

3/5

3.4

Fort Worth, TX, USA

December 22, 1995

Unfortunately, there's little new to report.

1995

Memory of Trees

5

3.4

Los Angeles, CA, USA

December 23, 1995

9

Ambient, engrossing, haunting, soothing and mysterious, "The Memory of Trees" is ultimately magical.

1995

Memory of Trees

4

3.4

Toledo, OH, USA

December 24, 1995

Enya paints musical soundscapes that are predominantly calm and soothing.

1995

Memory of Trees

2

1.5/4

3.4

Newark, NJ, USA

December 25, 1995

There is not a lot of sustenance here for anyone wanting serious music to emerge from the aural stew.

1995

Memory of Trees

3

3.4

Boston, MA, USA

December 28, 1995

Isn't quite as exotic or transcendent as the other two albums.

1995

Memory of Trees

3

2.5/4

3.4

Des Plaines, IL, USA

January 3, 1996

Doesn't reveal any substantial artistic growth; still, it won't disappoint her fans.

1995

Memory of Trees

2

3.4

Tulsa, OK, USA

January 5, 1996

No melody captures the ear, no rhythm stirs the soul; there's little intricacy, no surprise to the way the individual numbers are constructed.

1995

Memory of Trees

3

3.4

Allentown, PA, USA

January 6, 1996

A few experiments don't work.

1995

Memory of Trees

4

3.4

Ravenna, OH, USA

January 7, 1996

A soothing, yet stirring collection of songs.

1995

BIRD'S EYE VIEW

BIRD'S EYE VIEW

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