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艺人
Enya
语种
英语
厂牌
Warner Bros.
发行时间
2008年11月10日
专辑类别
录音室专辑

专辑介绍

经过两年的努力《冰雪的歌谣》在位于都柏林附近的 Aigle 录音室完成制作,诚然又是恩雅这个有着长期合作关系的富于非凡创造力的小组之又一个心血结晶。一开始想制作的是一张圣诞专辑,但是到后来却演变成了一张恩雅风格的以冬天节日为题材的专辑。的确饱含着节日中那种温馨喜庆的气氛!

“And Winter Came”是恩雅与尼奇、萝玛莱恩(Nicky & Roma Ryan)这组拥有26年音乐创作情谊的铁三角历时两年所完成的作品,整张专辑由恩雅担任音乐谱曲,萝玛负责歌词谱写,尼奇执掌制作,专辑在三人所共同建构、座落于都柏林附近的Aigle Studios录音室进行录制。“And Winter Came”是一张刻划冬季景致意境,同时也散发着佳节气氛的音乐作品,专辑里头的“Trains And Winter Rains”、“Journey Of The Angels”都是相当动人的冬季音乐小品,前者以都市夜空的霓虹灯、不知去向的列车、冬天的雨、天空的孤星等词句,交织出返乡季节中孤单、茫然的画面,后者则是透过天使抚慰悲伤、难过的人们的感觉去传达一种温暖的关怀。相对于感性与感伤交织的氛围,专辑里头的“White Is In The Winter Night”这首歌曲则是一首歌咏希望与幸福,洋溢着欢乐气氛的冬季之歌。

In 2006 Enya released her most subtle and song-oriented album to date. Amarantine may have paled in comparison to Watermark or Shepherd Moons, but its under-produced (in Enya-world) balladry was a small leap forward for the reclusive Irish superstar. 2008's And Winter Came follows in the same footsteps as Amarantine, but it hints at the grandeur of earlier recordings, specifically 1994's Christmas EP. Enya's ferociously multi-tracked recording style lends itself well to the season, filling in the simplistic lyrical holes with small avalanches of vocal harmonies and the dated but reliable keyboard patches that have come to define the singer/composer's work over the years. Enya, lyricist Roma Ryan, and producer Nicky Ryan have crafted a pleasant little snow globe of an album that sounds exactly like one would expect from the longtime collaborators. For the most part the formula is intact, boasting a soft Edward Scissorhands-inspired intro, copious amounts of secular and non-secular ballads (all original), and two or three upbeat, midtempo jams to break the stillness. Of the former, the lovely and reverent "Come, O Come, Emmanuel" is the most effective, while the galloping "White Is in the Winter Night" leads the pack for the latter. There are copious amounts of "stars in the skies" and "bells ringing," and even a surprising left turn (maybe even a complete u-turn) near the end on "My! My! Time Flies!," a straight-up "Beatlesque" pop tune with drums and a screaming guitar solo that sounds like something off of a late-'60s Bee Gees record. As usual, Enya fans will be pleased with the results while non-believers will find that the same arguments against her are still valid, but in the end And Winter Came is an undeniably welcome addition to the holiday season, if only for its effortless, white, spray-painted pinecone elegance and potpourri-scented, gift shop comforts.


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