Posted on 10/08/2005 4:40:15 PM PDT by Burr5
While she keeps a low profile, she is one of the most successful musical acts in history. She makes almost all other super-famous music celebrities look like paupers by comparison. Although many people do not know who she is, half the people on the planet probably recognize her music.
Heh, yeah, that would be a good guess. But as far as I know, she does not do live shows. She releases an album every so often, but otherwise remains largely anonymous.
Where can I find a panic room to escape from Enya?
LOL! That's a knee slapper!
Thanks for the technical perspective.
They couldn't get there in two hours? Enya, you need Plan .45! Oh, you probably can't get that.
It's OK to SSS at the same time ... just not in the same place.
Yep. I like Enya and Loreena, too.
and...
Question 2: Where can I get one?
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Oops, meant M-2 rather than M-4 (the military version).
So, basically you are saying that Enya is just a "cheapo" using those digital synthesizers to make her music, sound that way.
If that's the case, based on your knowledge with the system, why is that nobody came to that concept in the recording industry?
You know why?...because it takes a brain and some creative juices to come up with that style of music, regardless of equipment and such.
Looks to me that you have a beef with her success.
"Or not left at all.
I am sure she has a rose garden.
And rose bushes are a great for hiding things buried in the ground. (Not that I would know anything about that)"
Imagine the prize winning roses that would blossom from that kind of fertiliser...
If I were amazingly rich and had a castle, there would be a moat, walls topped with broken glass, a mine field, a machinegun nest or two...
I don't know if you dig Enya's music; this is an interesting li'l story.
"It took TWO FLIPPING HOURS for the police to arrive?'
I know this sounds eliminatory, but all panic rooms should have cellular phones with docking stations that have either a concealed designated breaker or a back up power supply in case the electric is shut off deliberately by the intruder/intruders.
I also would suggest placing a hand gun next to the docking station.
"Perhaps she'll smarten up and at least hire a retired member of the SAS to hang out and keep her company"
I think that's done a lot over there. When I was in Sussex years ago,I noticed my brother in-law's driver was a retired SAS.
A couple of years ago, her song "Only Time" was heard everywhere you went.
Yes, I admit that my description was rather abbreviated :) I have most of her albums, and I agree that she's extraordinarily multi-talented. I've been a fan ever since I heard her song "Caribbean Blue"; I was completely enthralled by it.
I'm going to go completely off-topic now by making a recommendation for you (and other Enya fans): since you enjoy Enya's music, you might also enjoy the music of Adiemus. Miriam Stockley has an incredible voice (honestly, I have to say even more beautiful than Enya's, IMO) and the style of their music is somewhat similar to Enya's.
I don't know how interested you are in music theory, but here's a description from their first album, Songs of Sanctuary:
"Songs of Sanctuary is an extended choral-type work based on the European classical tradition. But where the vocal sound is more akin to "ethnic" or "world" music. The idea was to have some thematic unity within the work as a whole, rather than a collection of disparate pieces in song form. The structures of Songs of Sanctuary were influenced, in the main, by classical form, e.g. modified Rondo, Ternary, Da Capo Aria. This was of extra importance because of the lack of lyric message that sustains conventional song form.
The text was written phonetically with the words viewed as instrumental sound. The idea being to maximise the melisma (an expressive vocal phrase) by removing the distraction, if one can call it that, of words. The sound is universal, as is the language of music.
Miriam was indispensable to the concept, not only for the beauty of her voice, but also for the variety, control, and perfect intonation she possesses. In addition, her downward range is unusual -- an octave below middle C. Also by using, in the classical sense, an untrained voice, there were possibilities for a unique sound. We wanted the choruses to sound "tribal", therefore Miriam and Mary Carewe, who also sang on those sections, were required to sing fortissimo and without vibrato. If you listen to most ethnic music,(African, Maori, etc) this is a feature of the genre. Miriam grew up in South Africa and was exposed to these kinds of sound. The solo parts are intoned in a sometimes Ecclesiastical, sometimes Celtic manner."
Enjoy :)
All the best,
A.L.
So, do you like her as a singer, tortoise? I confess that I do, but OTOH, my ear for music isn't so wonderful, admittedly. Normally my taste runs towards Toots and the Maytals or Loretta Lynn. Beethoven's 5th even, though I was laughed at today for that one by a "true" afficianado of classical music. But it's clearly a wonderful symphony.
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