2011-06-13
Not the album but the lead single
Following on from the sublime theme from Lord Of The Rings - May It Be - this more pop-oriented delivery comes across as clunky and sub-standard on first listening. It plods along with the usual slightly over-produced orchestration of some of Enya's album tracks and doesn't really go anywhere. The lyrics are poorer than usual and on the whole, come the three minute mark, it's a relief when the song runs out of steam and stops.
Bonus tracks Comb Of The Winds and Spaghetti Western are better, both instrumentals so lacking Roma Ryans lacklustre lyrics. The former is another slow piece which could have been recorded for any album since Watermark but still a pleasant composition. The latter is an out-take from her eponymous 1987 debut - soundtrack to The Celts. Having never seen the programme, I have no idea at what point this piece of music would fit into a production about the natives of the British Isles 2000 years ago, but as far as titles go, it does exactly what it says on the tin and is possibly the best track featured on this release.
The parent album (which the main review is for) features better tracks, notably second single It's In The Rain and The River Sings. This release is definitely only for completists.