Feet of Flames [Soundtrack]

Ronan Hardiman | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 19, 2004)
• Original Release Date: February 9, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Philips
• ASIN: B00000I0DH
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #38,546 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #52 in Music > Folk > British & Celtic Folk > Celtic Folk
  • #83 in Music > World Music > Celtic > Fusion
  • #84 in Music > World Music > Celtic > New Age

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Shell out a few more buck for the DVD - Blows this away, December 13, 2001

By 

Robert Pomon (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Feet of Flames (Audio CD)

Anyone who has ever attended Lord of the Dance or Feet of Flames knows two things...

1) The most amazing part of the show and music is the incredible speeds at which they can tap and....

2) Feet of Flames is a revamped version of Lord of the Dance with a few more explosions and a few new acts. Most of the music on both Lord of the Dance and Feet of Flames CD's omits the sounds of the dancers tap shoes, even more so in Feet of Flames. Is that not the point behind this type of dance?

My suggestions...
1) Purchase the Feet Of Flames DVD or the Lord of the Dance DVD from Amazon. You may not be able to listen to it in the car but you can play it for the music or plop yourself down and experience it again and again.
2)If you are still going to by the CD, pick up Lord of the Dance and skip Feet of Flames. There are only a few new items added and the Lord of the Dance CD contains a better selection of music.
3) Purchase the Feet of Flames DVD and instantly you will take note of how few songs are actually on the audio CD. I truly believe it should have been a two CD set to allow for all of the music from the show and separate versions with tap and without.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect addiction to any Flately fan's collection!, July 20, 2003

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Amanda (Dallas, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Feet of Flames (Audio CD)

This is a beautiful CD, but yet, if you had to choose between this and Lord of the Dance, go with Lord of the Dance! But still, this CD is an excellent addition to any fan of Celtic music, especially the perefet marriage of Ronan Hardiman and Michael Flately. The main flaw is the fact that it is only 46 minutes and a handful of seconds long, while most of the songs are repeats or near repeats of the music on Lord of the Dance. But, if you can't get enough of Hardiman's Lord of the Dance music, then this should give you something to chew on!
Here's a breakdown by song:
High Priests: A short, and somewhat strangely likeable villain song that consists of a chanting chorus of men in a different language, helps to set the tone for the CD, but an odd way to begin the soundtrack!
Dance of Love:A beautful piece that features Mr. oh-I-think-I'm-so-hot-and-the-best-Irish-dancers-on-the-planet-so-just-bow-down-and-worship-me! Flately on flute. The fact that the breaths the flutists takes are so obvious is a bit annoying when you first hear it, but it becomes just a part of the music after the first few hearings!
Carrickfergus: Where was this song on the orignial soundtrack?! It has gorgeuous music, fantastic lyrics, and a perfect voice to sing it! Why couldn't she have sounded this good on the Lord of the Dance soundtrack? The only problem I find with this track is the akward title...
Dueling Violins: This an excillent use of Celtic Violin, and a perfect song for fans of this musical genre, but it tends, once again, to be too short!
Whispering Wind: A fair song, and one of the CD's weaker tracks that once again features Flately on flute. I sometimes think this one was only included because Mr. Flately wanted another flute solo...
Dance Above the Rainbow: My personal favorite on the CD, it begins with some heavenly Violin, then ends on the last minute with a mix of techno-y sounding celtic, and it's a perfect compliment to the rest of the song! A bit short, once again, but still the perfect song!
Dawning: Basically put, Celtic Dream meets Lord of the Dance meets Cry of the Celts. This begins with a song that is quiet similiar to Celtic Dream from the orignal CD, then goes into the man chorus of Lord of the Dance, then plays through the entire Cry of the Celts track from the first soundtrack, all in all, a waste of space!
Spirit's Lament: As the title suggests, a sad song, but yet how many sad irish songs include the word "Lament"? A nice addition, but in itself a yawner.
I Dreamt I Dwelt: again, another perfect vocal preformance that was missing on the Lord of the Dance CD, with cute lyrics and fair music, but a little ill placed in the sequence of tracks on the CD
Strings of Fire: Very similiar to Dueling Violins, and is heavy on Celtic Violin, a beautiful song, but would have been better only if it was a bit more unique
Hell's Kitchen: A bad guy's song, and throw-back of high priests, this could almost pass as a redone version of High priests with more music and less chanting. A perfect villian theme, and a strangely likeable song.
Celtic Fire [Live]: Now, why they decided to take this live I really don't know, for a CD listeners has to put up with screaming crowds, and occassinal speech by the performers, the song in itself is a satisfing way to end the CD, and once again gives Michael Flately an ego trip for his flute.
Overall very enjoyable, just a bit short, repetative, and almost too much like the original Lord of the Dance CD.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Timeless, soul searching, October 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Feet of Flames (Audio CD)

This is the kind of music that has something for just about everyone. It's calming, it's exciting. Listening to the CD (and especially watching the video)you can live one man's dream and feel a part of it. I can only hope that another will be released sometime in the near future since I own Lord of the Dance and Feet of Flames and my copies of the CD's and videos are VERY used. Ronan Hardiman is excellent. The combined talent of Ronan and Michael Flatley cannot be beat. Sit back, close your eyes,open yourself up and listen--it's amazing. It's really another world.