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 Another relaxing and surreal moment with Loreena McKennitt October 29, 2007
Lynne Anderson (Seattle, WA United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have been waiting for another CD from Loreena McKennitt. And it was well worth the wait.
This CD is just as beautiful and wonderful as all the rest of her CD's have been. She creates moments of bliss and wonderment.
Thanks, Loreena, for another wonderful CD.
Thanks again Loreena ! October 25, 2007
K. Christopher (Los Angeles, CA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The mystical sounds of Loreena continue! An artist I respect...for her music comes from the depths of her soul, her experiences and her research. Again, she offers us a glimpse of another time and space! She and her gifted musicians are a special treat!
An auditory journey for lovers of all kinds of music... October 15, 2007
Melissa M. Reslock (Reno-Tahoe Region)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I'm a fan of all kinds of music - rock, rap, country, anything - but I also appreciate artists like Enigma, Sarah McLachlan, and Enya as well as Classical music and other stuff off the beaten path. I've heard "The Mummers Dance" on the radio and in the movie "Ever After" a long time ago, but haven't heard anything else from Loreena since then.
So, on a whim I bought this CD along with a few of her others just to try it out, and... I just can't stop listening to it! Out the 700-some CD's I own, THIS ONE... this one is a masterpiece, and has become an unlikely favorite for a rocker like me.
AMAZING instrumentation, lyricism, and harmonic quality just completely saturate every track. Loreena's voice is so perfectly in tune, and so effortlessly beautiful, so unique. Each track of this thematic album links together a story that takes place in ancient Persia that is so poetic, inspiring, and peaceful to hear in the form of a song. Her blend of instruments has matured since her first albums, and has arrived at a diverse harmony of both new and old style sounds that you just cannot hear anywhere else. While a departure from her lovely, melodic Celtic music, it's written to be very technically perfect and yet it comes together so naturally that you don't realize how appealing and relaxing it is at first.
Toward the end of the CD, before the d'enouement of the story, "Beneath a Phrygian Sky" will leave you stunned and wanting more. The seemingly random assortment of intstruments become made for each other and chime in against a rhythmic beat, as she brings you into a moving vision she has on a desert night. The poetry of the song will sweep you off your feet, and the cellist will bring tears to your eyes and send shivers up your spine. If there was ever such a thing as a "perfect" song, this is it. And, for me, that's saying something, especially for music that's completely outside of my normal range of listening.
Yes, it is that good. It's like nothing I've ever heard, and I love it. And, regardless of what you normally listen to, you will like it too. If you're interested enough to read the reviews and you're teetering...
BUY IT. RIGHT NOW.
Dreaming Music!!!! October 3, 2007
Hildely Rodriguez
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Love, I loved, I really love this CD.
Listen to it, if not, you will loose a chance to listen a real good music.
Well worth the wait! October 1, 2007
J. Edwards (Ontario, Canada)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I have always been a fan of Loreena McKennitt's and have long awaited this CD release and can say that I was not disappointed. It sounds quite similar to her last release, Book of Secrets, but is a CD unto itself with new sounds and new stories. As McKennitt herself put it at the concert promoting this CD it is a continuation of the journey and one worth owning. As a side note for any fan that enjoys her music and this CD it's even better live, so if the chance arises go and see her.
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