ENYA
OVERVIEW
REVIEW
Watermark
5
3.5
Bridgeport, CT, USA
January 22, 1989
Uniquely beautiful and bright, and it is clear from the more than 40 minutes of music here that many centuries of tradition are being reconciled with instruments born of the computer age.
1988
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4
4/5
3.5
Orlando, FL, USA
January 22, 1989
Enya's instrumental songs are simple and pleasant musical ideas but are overshadowed by the strength of her more fully realized vocalworks.
1988
Watermark
5
3.5
Kitchener, ON, Canada
January 26, 1989
Beautiful and it deserves a very strong following.
1988
Watermark
3
3.5
Saskatoon, SK, Canada
January 26, 1989
Her vocals are the most distinctive and recognizable part of the music and carry the mood more than anything else.
1988
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5
3.5
Flint, MI, USA
January 27, 1989
A mistress of moods, Enya nests beautiful rendered love ballads such as "On Your Shore" between melodic piano instrumentals and ambitiously arranged vocal experiments.
1988
Watermark
2
3.5
Hinckley, UK
January 27, 1989
Enya does have a good voice but it comes across as wishy-washy and non-descript.
1988
Watermark
4
3.5
San Francisco, CA, USA
January 27, 1989
Enya's layers of synthesizers and choral overdubs create their own sonic space, like new age with personality.
1988
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3
3/5
3.5
Cincinnati, OH, USA
January 28, 1989
An album of airy, new-age songs with ethereal multi-vocal melodies tinted with the color of storm clouds.
1988
Watermark
5
3.5
Quincy, MA, USA
January 28, 1989
Whether singing in Gaelic or English, Enya is equally captivating.
1988
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3
3.5
Los Angeles, CA, USA
January 29, 1989
This is one strange album. But listenable? Very much so.
1988