Any Enya fans?

Serendipity
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edited October 2007 in Music & Movies
So - do we have any Enya fans here?

I personally find her music very relaxing to listen to after a hectic day. Plus the quality of her recordings is very good, due to the lack of dynamic compression/clipping that is present in most modern-day music.
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  • ka7niq
    ka7niq Posts: 577
    edited October 2007
    I like her, and Celic Woman.
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  • Kex
    Kex Posts: 5,205
    edited October 2007
    Yup, I like Enya (even though I don't have any CDs). Are there any DVD-A 5.1 recordings I wonder? I really should buy some of her stuff. In fact, I like all of the neo-celtic Irish stuff: it's a surprising mixture of Irish culture and pop culture IMHO.
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  • Serendipity
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    edited October 2007
    Kex wrote: »
    Yup, I like Enya (even though I don't have any CDs). Are there any DVD-A 5.1 recordings I wonder? I really should buy some of her stuff. In fact, I like all of the neo-celtic Irish stuff: it's a surprising mixture of Irish culture and pop culture IMHO.

    She doesn't have any DVD-A discs that I'm aware of, but she does have a great DVD, "Enya: The Video Collection." The only thing is that DVD is very hard to find.
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  • jakelm
    jakelm Posts: 4,081
    edited October 2007
    Enya is some of the best ambient music out there.
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    edited October 2007
    jakelm wrote: »
    Enya is some of the best ambient music out there.

    Yup, really good background music for doing almost anything. I even find it helps me concentrate when studying.
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited October 2007
    I originally liked Enya when it first hit, but then it just seemed to sound all the same. I agree that it's great background music. Same thing with the Cranberries, great when it first hit, then I found that there was only so much of that Irish cracking of the voice I could take. I like them both in small doses though. The Celctic Women CD's/DVD's are great!
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  • Serendipity
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    edited October 2007
    dkg999 wrote: »
    I originally liked Enya when it first hit, but then it just seemed to sound all the same. I agree that it's great background music. Same thing with the Cranberries, great when it first hit, then I found that there was only so much of that Irish cracking of the voice I could take. I like them both in small doses though. The Celctic Women CD's/DVD's are great!

    Hmm, I can listen to Enya for long periods of time and not get tired of it. Usually I have all of her CDs loaded into my changer, as background music for doing work around the house/studying/writing papers, etc.
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  • jakelm
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    edited October 2007
    Enya and LOTR soundtracks.
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  • lanion
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    edited October 2007
    I like Enya but LOVE Loreena Mckennitt.... Book of Secrets, The Visit, and the Mask and the Mirror are all phenomenal.
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  • jakelm
    jakelm Posts: 4,081
    edited October 2007
    Is Loreena Mckennitt on SACD?

    The Irish music has a away of making you feel your in another place and time.

    Everytime I hear music like that, I think of Rob Roy or Braveheart or LOTR.

    It like Godsmacks acoustic SACD: The Otherside... Thats make me think of Egypt , like The Mummy, 300, Gladiator or just Roman times... so wierd.
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  • Serendipity
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    edited October 2007
    jakelm wrote: »
    The Irish music has a away of making you feel your in another place and time.

    I feel the same.

    Enya's last track on her Amarantine CD is sung in Loxian, a made-up/fantasy based language that is representative of beings far far away in another place and time, looking at the world from afar.

    It's a very mystical language and takes me away.
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  • Serendipity
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    edited October 2007
    Very interesting read:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loxian
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  • jakelm
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    edited October 2007
    appadv wrote: »
    Very interesting read:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loxian

    Came up with the idea from LOTR, interesting.
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    edited October 2007
    jakelm wrote: »
    Came up with the idea from LOTR, interesting.

    Before I read the article I had the feeling this would be the case, since a few songs from LOTR such as "May It Be" were oh so similar.
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited October 2007
    if you're a fan of Enya, and to a lesser extent Sarah Brightman, you should check out the Icelandic band Sigur Ros.
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    edited October 2007
    aaharvel wrote: »
    if you're a fan of Enya, and to a lesser extent Sarah Brightman, you should check out the Icelandic band Sigur Ros.

    Thanks,

    I am a huge fan of both.
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  • jakelm
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    edited October 2007
    These artist are great. But 10 times better when played during a movie..
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    edited October 2007
    jakelm wrote: »
    These artist are great. But 10 times better when played during a movie..

    So true. Especially her "Only Time" in Sweet November w/Charlize Theron.
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  • Shannon W.
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    edited October 2007
    I like them..

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  • bluzrip
    bluzrip Posts: 93
    edited October 2007
    Yes, I listen to Enya. Happy now? I've just lost all my cred with my blues buddies. ;)
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,211
    edited October 2007
    Y'all pipe down, you are talking too loud. I'm listening to her now. Ahhhhhhhhh.

    When in the mood to relax, her and Delerium and I'm set.
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,520
    edited October 2007
    You could say I'm an Enya fan, I have ALL her CD's.

    Lately though, I'm hooked on Celtic Women, some great Enya style music, very relaxing with some beautiful vocals. I'm listening to this right now...


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  • Serendipity
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    edited October 2007
    Ron-P wrote: »
    You could say I'm an Enya fan, I have ALL her CD's.

    Lately though, I'm hooked on Celtic Women, some great Enya style music, very relaxing with some beautiful vocals. I'm listening to this right now...

    Will give them a try, looks like I will get one of their CDs soon.
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