![]() ![]() Enya is part of the scene and nature, not in front of it. She wears on her dress leaves that add themselves to the background of trees. It is done in shades of blue featuring Enya staring off in a near-profile which shows her beauty. To end on a positive note, I must say that the cover art is the best of any Enya album. Though the total continuity means that those. However, replacing the original is, to me, inexcusable. Shepherd Moons does have one key factor thats also carried over from Watermark - its quite good listening. Had the song simply been added as track 13, I would have no complaints, and simply say it was a weaker song. ![]() The music remains the same, but the lyrics so not match the instruments. However, later press releases replaced-not added, replaced-this lovely, strong Gaelic number with an English version done for the film "Far and Away." The lyrics themselves are all right-it is the manner in which Enya sings them, too heavy and not airy and "unattainable" like the original was, that sinks this song. It's an epic song, conveying a great journey-the lyrics translated say, "Stories that will never be again." A bittersweet feeling in that these stories are one-of-a-kind and special, but if not remembered in some way, either by oral storytelling or writing, will vanish forever. The biggest gripe I have with this ablum is over its best song, "Book Of Days." (Yes, that "O" is supposed to be capitalised.) On the original album, this track was sung in Gaelic, and is one of Enya's best, sung in an airy yet powerful voice in which the lyrics and intonations are just beyond comprehension. "Angeles," a soft piece, and "Evacuee," a piece featuring brass instruments and whose lyrics run deep. (This track is featured on the recent "Very Best of Enya" CD.) "Smaointe," which features the Uillean pipes found in "The Celts" and is Enya's longest song to date, and evokes a mood of longing. I have been to the Caribbean twice, and this song captures pretty well the water and islands in the evening and would not have been out of place on the "Watermark" album. Highlights include: "Caribbean Blue," a track meant to evoke the Caribbean Sea. Some of the tracks lack some of the depth and ethereal beauty of other albums, such as "Watermark" and "The Memory of Trees," but over repeated listenings I have come to appreciate the greatness here. This album, in my opinion, is one of Enya's weaker albums, and probably not the best for the person just getting into Enya, but it still has some great music. ![]()
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