Amarantine [Single]

Enya | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 6, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Single
• Label: Reprise / Wea
• ASIN: B000C8STLC
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #358,200 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Amarantine

2. The Comb of the Winds

3. The Spaghetti Western [Theme from the Celts] [#]

Editorial Reviews

ENYA Amarantine (2005 US 3-track CD single also includes The Comb Of The Winds and The Spaghetti Western Theme from The Celts picture sleeve with deletion punch hole through the barcode)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good single release from Enya..., December 5, 2005

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Paul Edwards "eddiep_maddie" (Brighton, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Amarantine (Audio CD)

In an age of chart drivel and seemingly endless hip-hop and (yawn) R&B, it's good to see Enya back with a new album and this single release - which looked there for a minute as if it wouldn't come out at all (changing release date etc etc).

Most Enya fans are familiar with the song "Amarantine"...but what of the extra tracks? "The comb of the winds" is your bog standard, typical Enya instrumental but it is all the better for it, similar to "The Promise" and "Oriel window" (from previous singles releases) - I like it very much. "The Spaghetti Western Theme From The Celts" i'm not too sure about. It must be from an advert or something - it's way too short for a start and doesn't seem to get going or have a purpose.

Still, this is a welcome single release from someone who I have admired and followed for many a year. Most Enya fans will get this anyway for the extra tracks but I still recommend it for the un-converted...

...after all, there's got to be more to music nowadays than Hip hop and screeching girl groups, hasn't there...?

Regards.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Delights & surprises, December 12, 2005

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Dom "Dom" (Malaysia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Amarantine (Audio CD)

AMARANTINE

A style that is redolent of `Only Time', it is Enya , working on a hooky pop song with universal lyrics. The melody may draw many at first listen like myself, and for others it may take a little longer. Al though it reminds me of `Only Time' the high chorus owes more to a church choral hymn than a pop song. As a song, I like it much more than `Only Time' which took me awhile to really like.

THE COMB OF THE WINDS

An Enya instrumental with voices. A gentle melody that is a crisper version of `Midnight Blue' , with the sensibility of `A Day Without Rain' infused with `Drifting'. The mid section features vocalised harmonies that drive it along without overpowering the instrumental section. Then back again to the main melody. As a B side, it most likely had to make way for `Drifting' in the `Amarantine' album.


THE SPAGHETTI WESTERN THEME FROM THE CELTS

The first time I hear an Enya composition, really adhering to a style of an existing genre of musical style, that conforms to the style from themes of action Western film. It opens with castanets and dramatic guitar chords, then whistling, percussion as the main melody plays. Enya's most obvious contribution is in the vocalisations, backed by Ryan and Bridgeman. The percussion by Bridgeman gives it dynamics, power and a sense of urgency. The dramatic guitar opener and timely chords within the song, give it the necessary twang. The vocals propel that sense of urgency and motion further. The sound of pealing bells should be familiar to fans who have Enya's `The Celts' recording.
It lends a strong image. The start is like the hero checking the barrels of his revolver, he takes his shotgun and then unties his mount. He puts on his coat and off he goes, galloping away. The mid section where the mission bell tolls tell us of the villain and his henchmen waiting. The track tells us of the hero's swift gallop to the place of showdown. The track ends with the sound of distant pealing bells, of the town square, where the final climactic scene of shoot-outs will be played. Can Enya do a Spaghetti Western? Definitely and convincingly.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice single package from Enya..., December 6, 2005

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Paul Edwards "eddiep_maddie" (Brighton, UK) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Amarantine (Audio CD)

In an age of chart drivel and seemingly endless hip-hop and (yawn) R&B, it's good to see Enya back with a new album and this single release - which looked there for a minute as if it wouldn't come out at all (changing release date etc etc).

Most Enya fans are familiar with the song "Amarantine"...but what of the extra tracks? "The comb of the winds" is your bog standard, typical Enya instrumental but it is all the better for it, similar to "The Promise" and "Oriel window" (from previous singles releases) - I like it very much. "The Spaghetti Western Theme From The Celts" i'm not too sure about. It must be from an advert or something - it's way too short for a start and doesn't seem to get going or have a purpose.

Still, this is a welcome single release from someone who I have admired and followed for many a year. Most Enya fans will get this anyway for the extra tracks but I still recommend it for the un-converted...

...after all, there's got to be more to music nowadays than Hip hop and screeching girl groups, hasn't there...?

Regards.