Adiemus III - Dances Of Time [Import]

Karl Jenkins, Adiemus | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 27, 2011)
• Original Release Date: March 23, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Higher Octave
• ASIN: B00000I8UU
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #39,892 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Adiemus is a studio creation of Karl Jenkins, the former Soft Machine keyboardist whose first album, Songs of Sanctuary, spawned the unlikely hit "Adiemus," heard on a Delta Airlines ad and compiled on the mega-selling Pure Moods collection. Plugging into Gregorian chant, ethereal Celtic music, the hybrid language of Lisa Gerrard (Dead Can Dance), and the layered vocals of Enya, Jenkins hits all the exotica buttons. His Enya is Miriam Stockley, who can sound like a boys choir or an African tribe. The initial Adiemus album had an undeniable charm and exoticism, and, despite its advertising lineage, gorgeous melodies. While Adiemus II was mired in Jenkins's symphonic aspirations, Adiemus III regains some of the charm of the original. But Jenkins's writing is overly precious, drawing on superficial aspects of global dance rhythms that make Adiemus come off like Disney's "It's a Small World After All." --John Diliberto

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Adiemus III - Dances Of Time by Adiemus

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Customer Reviews

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21 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars An attempt at variation, but ends up too folky., March 29, 1999

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Jeffrey R. Altman (Kingwood, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adiemus III - Dances Of Time (Audio CD)

When I first heard the Delta Airlines commercial I instantly noticed the song and wondered who had composed it. Eventually I found Adiemus and really enjoyed their first album, Songs of Sanctuary. It was rich, expressive, and most of all original. The second album, Cantata Mundi was basically more of the same but had a more orchestral feeling, and overall wasn't as good as the first, but wasn't that bad either. Then there's the third album, Dances of Time. It's not that this album is really bad, it's just that it doesn't provide anything new. Carl Jenkins appears to have wanted to transcribe the unique sound of Adiemus onto other styles of music such as the tango, and square dance but the result is instead a mishmash of folky dance rythms, and classical waltzs. I still feel that Songs of Sanctuary was the best and it just got worse from there, which is a shame considering that the style had a lot of potential. Many of the songs in Dances of Time are upbeat and "move" but overall it seems too contrived. A for effort, C for implementation. Sometimes change is not a good thing. If your a big Adiemus fan you might want to give Dances of Time a go, but otherwise stick with Songs of Sanctuary and leave the others be.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding Adiemus, June 8, 2000

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Martin Byker (South Africa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Adiemus III - Dances Of Time (Audio CD)

When the first Adiemus album was released, I knew, withconfidence, that anything from the pen of Karl Jenkis will be good. Iwas, however, disappointed when I bought Adiemus III - Dances of Time. But don't be discouraged to buy this CD: It grows on you, to such an extent that your neighbors will beg you to please turn down the volume of your stereo system. My advice when listening to it is to listen to it very loud (you must have a good stereo system).It entrances you, and it is a breath of fresh air in this world of Brittney Spears, Christina Aguilera, and others. It is a marriage between baroque and rythmic styles of India, Africa and Europe, which gives to it a very mysterious flavour. No harsh tones used here, just pure music. It will keep your ear glued to the speaker. So buy it. buy it now.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dances of Time will stay in your mind, December 5, 1999

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LithaMoon (Indiana USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Adiemus III - Dances Of Time (Audio CD)

I've been an Adiemus fan for quite a while, and most people do not like this CD because it is not like the previous ones. Personally, I love this CD because it is different. Karl is a genious when it comes to arranging and composing. Miriam is an angel, and is simply amazing. Her voices on songs such as "Un Bolero Azul" are captivating. I LOVE it. Miriam and Karl are also very kind to their fans.