Taliesin Orchestra - Maiden of Mysteries Music of Enya (10 tracks) +Album Reviews

Taliesin Orchestra Has Strayed

whb103@aol.com | Hawaii | 11/30/1999

(1 out of 5 stars)

"A major disappointment! Purchased this based on the outstanding first orchestral of Enya's music in Taliesin's ORINOCO FLOW. The banshee background vocals and the 'pop' beat literally mutilate most of the cuts in this album. Taliesin Orchestra knows how to make beautiful music - a la FORBIDDEN FOREST and ORINOCO FLOW. When they did ANTHEM they started to stray from their best...and now it has been carried over to Enya's music. The best way to honor Enya's music is to use the orchestra to express the mood and flow of her music...or have Enya herself sing her songs with a full orchestra. Get rid of the background banshee vocalists! While imitation maybe the sincerest form of flattery, this neither imitates or flatters. Hopefully Taliesin Orchestra will revert to their former selves and bring us more quality music."

How THIS Puts Enya to Shame!

whb103@aol.com | 10/16/1999

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Taliesin's tribute to Enya was wonderful orchestra music that made it EARN the title "Orinoco Flow". But THIS is simply terrible, especially the back-up vocals! Somewhat the orchestration isn't so bad at all - which makes me willing to cling on to this album - but, argh, the female vocals in most of the tracks are but drowned meeks compared to Enya's! What do they think they're doing - forcing their voices to pay TRIBUTE to a diva like Enya puts the latter in a great deal of shame. If they wanna do something, they'd better do it well and RIGHT! What with all the "uh, uh, uh...!" from those girls! Simply pathetic!"

Best album by Taliesin; Better than the original Enya

Jeff VanAbbema | Grand Rapids, MI United States | 07/05/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I'm sorry, but jazz? Kenny G? (refering to another reviewer here; are they psycho?) Let me tell you something, this album is GORGEOUS. I don't normally use a word like that to describe music, but it applys to this album. I like Enya, but this album takes her well written music a step further; every time I listen to this album I feel transported to another reality. This is the first album I bought by Taliesin Orchestra; I now have all three that I know of, and this one is the latest and shows the maturity in the way the content is handled. The other CD on Enya (Orinoco Flow) by Taliesin is good, but does not have the depth that this album has. This is an album that will be loved by music lovers of any sort. I wish that there were more albums like this. I could go on and on, but if you are reading this, you must have an interest, and if you have an interest, YOU MUST BUY THIS ALBUM, you won't regret it. Enjoy!"

A time to dance

galpinlo@po.dcn.ne.jp | Japan | 02/13/2000

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Despite what others have written in review of this cd, I thought it was great. I am a fond fan of Enya and think this cd is a refreshing deviation from her much loved traditional style. I especially liked the African beats and back up. This cd is upbeat, yet still dreamy - - it inspires the listener to dance."

Grating and Misleading

Ryu Soma | NH | 06/18/2006

(1 out of 5 stars)

"After having heard the Orinocco Flow tribute, I was expecting another great album. Instead, the only "great" thing about this was my disappointment.

They redid the timing, and it just jars. The vocals are done by, seemingly, hacks and amateurs. I've listened to this cd several times to give it a chance to grow on me. It hasn't.

I dislike it enough to not even add it to my itunes library. I am now going to preview, thoroughly, all future Tribute Albums by the Taliesin Orchestra..."

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	Taliesin Orchestra Maiden of Mysteries: Music of Enya Genres: International Music, Jazz, New Age, Pop, Classical Track Listings (10) - Disc #1 Anywhere Bodicea Before the Storm Stroms of Africa Pax Deorum Only If... How Can I Keep from Singing? Ebudae Caribbean Blue Evacuee
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