A Day Without Rain - Enya

I have to admit that this really isn't my usual type of music. Looking through the playlist on my computer's MP3 player, less than as quarter of the songs you see feature both recognisable lyrics and a lack of any guitars. I've heard stuff by Enya for years, of course, but it was only "Wild Child", which seems to have been playlisted on Magic FM (which, uh... I keep hearing because my Dad listens to it. Honest...) that really caught my attention. It sounded good, it was captivating and, most importantly, I was actually annoyed each time it ended and another song came on. The album itself is very short (just over half an hour), but ...

For anyone wanting to relax on a rainy day,'a day without rain' is the album for you. Enya's 9th studio album gets even more chilled out and sleep targeting then any other.Long gone on this collection are the dramatic wurls of the fantastic number 1 'Orinoco Flow' or the piano led spectacle 'Book of days'.No,'a day without rain' goes back to enya basics of beautiful, simple piano led songs with as ever bizarre lyrics and enya's crystal clear as a babbling brook voice. The album begins with 'a day without rain',a piano solo with enya's mystical touch added.It matches the mood of a grey,rainy day ...

Enya's 9th album "A Day Without Rain" is yet another fine example of the beauty of new age music. If you're looking for faults, you'll easily complain about the CD's very short run time and the "similarity" in all the tracks. But, Enya never promised us an unbeatble album, although in my opinion it's just one step behind her "Best Of" package. Here is my review on each track. The first track "A Day Without Rain" is very slow and peaceful. The piano is played incredible by Enya herself, and this makes up for the absense of lyrics. "Wild Child" is one of Enya's faster ...