Lord Of The Dance & Riverdance (And Other Famous Irish Music & Dances) [Import]

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 9, 2000)
• Format: Import
• Label: Mpg [Movieplay Gold]
• ASIN: B000005MQU
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,511,805 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Lord of the Dance

2. Suil a Ruin

3. Our Wedding Day (She Moved Through the Fair)

4. Mike Flanagan's Barndance

5. The Merry Blacksmith/The Doon Reel

6. Fiollaigean

7. The Star of the County Down

8. Dulman/Charlie O'Neil's Highland

9. Gerry O'Connor's/The Broken Pledge/Padraig O'Keefe's

10. Cadineah Na d'Tri Muire

See all 17 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Riverdance

2. The Heart's Cry

3. The Silver Spire

4. Siamsa/Silver and Gold

5. Galway

6. Spindle Shanks/The Bell Harbour/The Ivy Leaf

7. Laugh and Half Daft

8. Sean Ban/Lexie McCasgil

9. Roly Poly/The Drunken Landlady

10. An Dro/Romanian Air

See all 18 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Where's the Bach-ster?, October 24, 2000

By 

Christopher H. Wright "Splendid" (Burien, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lord Of The Dance & Riverdance (And Other Famous Irish Music & Dances) (Audio CD)

I love the Lord of the Dance! I love Riverdance! And so should you! Every one of the CDs coming out of the magnificent Riverdance phenomenon, exuding that delicious and rambunctious Lord of the Dance energy, is a priceless gem -- even when we can't see the masterful visual artistry of Michael Flatley and friends. For isn't the best dance the one we see in our heads, the unreal and impossible dances that Riverdance inspires us to imagine? The pageantry, wit, and -- oh yes, even whimsy -- of this and the other (somewhat lesser) Lord of the Dance phenom CDs is unstoppable, like a juggernaut of beauty.

Why not 5 stars, then? The answer is simple. No Burt Bacharach. In my Busby Berkeley choreographed Riverdance Dreams, Burt -- the Bach-ster -- is always there, crooning me into the 777th level of heaven. But no Burt, so no 5th star.

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful!, March 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Lord Of The Dance & Riverdance (And Other Famous Irish Music & Dances) (Audio CD)

Riverdance and Lord of the Dance are wonderful works. The music is superb and , if you've ever seen the show, the dancing is excellent! It's unlike anything you've ever heard or seen before!!

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars it's funny..., this album gets better with beer..., October 24, 2000

By 

Markus (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lord Of The Dance & Riverdance (And Other Famous Irish Music & Dances) (Audio CD)

What I can't understand is why this music just gets better with alcohol. Maybe it's the Irish in it, but a slight buzz absolutely magnifies my enjoyment for this album. I can remember my roommate throwing on not one, but both discs and a friendly, evening gathering. I distinctly remember myself saying "what's this?," with a confused look on my face, as I was passed a bottle of Irish Whisky. Well, still just a young lad, weighing in at only 123 pounds, it wasn't long before I was dancing half naked on the coffee table, proclaiming all to hail "The Lord of the Dance!"

So, you wonder why I've decided only to allot 3 stars for my recomendation of Lord of the Dance & Riverdance? Simple. I listened to it a week later, sober.