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Post by marie on May 14, 2008 15:52:40 GMT -5
Comparing ADWR to Amarantine: ADWR is the freshness of a new found love; Amarantine is finding out they want clean blue socks and workshop tools are, God knows why, spread all over the dining room table. Thanks for this, TC - It reduced me to giggles. ;D On the "real" versus "plastic" image of Enya - I hereby get on the Marble Halls soap box: [soapbox] Whenever someone at that other forum makes a post or even a new topic on Enya as an Elf, a Fairie Queen, a New Age guru, Angel from Heaven, etc etc, I inwardly cringe. I want to shout: "Look, guys, she's a late 40ish, Irish woman with an extraordinary musical gift, but she is not some alien from another world, nor some mystic angel descended from Heaven. And STOP writing her love poems in Creativity!!! [/soapbox] Yes, I feel better now......................... Thank you Kerry. I have thought the same thing many times and you put it best. Back to ADWR, my mom got it for me for Christmas after it came out and it has been one of my favorite cd's ever since. It reminds me of spring and summer. Enya's albums always remind me of different seasons. Fallen Embers is my favorite song on the album. The only tning I wish is that the album was longer.
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Post by oregonwinebaby on May 14, 2008 23:01:30 GMT -5
Even though Eithne looks her thinnest during this time, remember she is only what...5ft 2 or 5ft 3 inches? That is just a few inches taller than me. Us short women don't have a lot of height to stretch out any excess weight to even us out if we carry some here and there, so we tend to keep as thin as possible while still trying to be healthy. It's a fine balance. I should go excercise lol
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Post by marie on May 15, 2008 13:37:51 GMT -5
I'm only 5ft 1inch and It's hard to keep thin. Everything I eat shows up.lol I think Eithne has always been pretty thin. She probably eats whatever she wants and never gets fat.lol
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Post by riene on May 15, 2008 19:51:45 GMT -5
*shakes head* She's over 40--I'll bet she makes an effort at keeping thin. One cannot get away with backless Amarantine-red gowns with any excess poundage! That said, I would assume that she is simply very careful with what she allows herself to eat--lots of fruit/veg, fish/lean meat, and no nights spent with a box of ding-dongs or tub of ice cream.
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Post by Treecat on May 15, 2008 22:45:23 GMT -5
Riene, I agree with you. Controlling weight after 40 is a project. The metabolism slows down, and the calories get bigger. I would suspect that she's on a very controlled diet, especially as she approaches the promotion of an album and string of personal appearances. I bet her cook is a dietician and she has a personal trainer to help her in the home gym. In fact, in one of the interviews or articles, mention is made of someone who came to the castle to help her with Tai Kwan Do (hope that's spelled right).
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Post by riene on May 16, 2008 22:51:47 GMT -5
The main complaint I remember about the US release of ADWR was the 34 minute length of it. In the US, people wondered, "Enya's been away for 5 years and all we get is a crummy 34 minutes of music?" IMO ADWR only works as an album when First of Autumn and Isobella are added to it. Thank God for cd burners, you can put together the real album with the missing titles. It's interesting to note that Warner didn't play the same trick with Amarantine. I wonder if they took so much heat from the ADWR snafus that they decided not to try that policy again? I had no idea those songs were to have been part of the album. Hmm. In your "personal cd," TC, where did you insert the songs?
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Post by Moe on May 17, 2008 8:05:05 GMT -5
The main complaint I remember about the US release of ADWR was the 34 minute length of it. In the US, people wondered, "Enya's been away for 5 years and all we get is a crummy 34 minutes of music?" IMO ADWR only works as an album when First of Autumn and Isobella are added to it. Thank God for cd burners, you can put together the real album with the missing titles. It's interesting to note that Warner didn't play the same trick with Amarantine. I wonder if they took so much heat from the ADWR snafus that they decided not to try that policy again? I had no idea those songs were to have been part of the album. Hmm. In your "personal cd," TC, where did you insert the songs?This is the order in the CD I got in OZ: A Day without Rain - beautiful intro instrumental Wild Child - lively, fun, a good time song Only Time - what can I say? I adore this song. Tempus Vernum - ah, she included a Latin one, just for me no doubt! Deora ar mo ChroΓ - oh, a Gaelic one, thank heaven it's there Flora's Secret - I think this is a sexy song ( ) Fallen Embers - sad, sad, but lovely Silver Inches - powerful, exciting Pilgrim - the lyrics got to me; they may be simple but they are so true One by One - an enigmatic song, but I like mysteries The First of Autumn - the title fit the melody so wellLazy Days - a fun song to end the experience I got Isobella on iTunes.
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Post by Treecat on May 17, 2008 20:17:27 GMT -5
I had no idea those songs were to have been part of the album. Hmm. In your "personal cd," TC, where did you insert the songs? Riene, one of the two songs was released on ADWR in Europe, and the other was release on the Asian/Australian versions. And the US release was only 11 (?) songs. This is the track order I use: A Day without Rain Wild Child Only Time Tempus Vernum Deora ar mo ChroΓ Flora's Secret Fallen Embers Silver Inches Pilgrim One by One Isobella Lazy Days First of Autumn An tUll ADWR is such a summery song that An tUll is a nice youthful way to end it. Sometimes I don't play the track, but it's on my personal ADWR cd/playlist anyway. Oh, I tried putting Isobella and First of Autumn in a couple of different places, but this order seemed to give the best balance of slow and fast songs at the end of the cd.
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Post by skippy on May 27, 2008 16:44:26 GMT -5
The instrumental ADWR is one of the enya tracks I will never tire of. I find it quite beautiful, and can feel different moods in the music depending on how I feel. It can be hopeful, beautiful, thoughtful or even very sad. One of my all time enya favourites.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2008 16:58:34 GMT -5
This album was a Christmas present which I got in 2001 from a good friend. And because of this this album is something special for me. It was my first Enya CD, that really introduced me to her music.
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Post by Treecat on Aug 21, 2008 15:26:22 GMT -5
What songs did you like most off the album, when you first heard it?
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