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Pikalcazar Group: Members Posts: 93 Joined: Oct. 2000 Posted: Dec. 02 2000, 12:38 I think Enya is the female version for MO, listening her album 'The Memory of Trees', her style, her sense and over all, her fantastic music. Anybody has an opinion like mine? Greetz. Back to top

Ugo Group: Members Posts: 5495 Joined: April 2000 Posted: Dec. 02 2000, 20:19 I love Enya,her music and her voice, but IMHO she can't be considered a female version of MO, for the following reasons. 1) Mike is primarily a musician; Enya, although she plays all the instruments in her songs [but see below.... ] is primarily a singer. The emphasis is on her voice, particularily in the multi-layered vocals that have, by now, become her trademark. Her longer instrumentals (4-minute-or-so pieces) also contain elements of this layering. Mike never did vocals in that way, except maybe on the Amarok choirs, that are very far apart in style from Enya's layerings. 2) Mike is a multi-instrumentalist, Enya only plays keyboards. Sure, she is a very gifted keyboardist, but often all the sounds in her records (as in TMOT) are made with keyboards and nothing else. 3) Enya has never performed live, because she can't, or at least she says so. Mike obviously does. 4) Ever since her beginning, Enya has always been catalogued as a New Age artist, and IMHO she is. Although that sort of cataloguing has sometimes been also applied to Mike's music, I think he has absolutely nothing to do with the New Age genre. Excuse me if I posted this fully disagreeing message, Pikalcazar. I'd like to hear your opinion about why you think that Enya is the female version of MO. P.S. What I'd like the most is seeing the two of 'em producing something together, but I'm afraid that their own distinctive styles are too different to be coupled... -------------- Ugo C. - a devoted Amarokian Back to top

Pikalcazar Group: Members Posts: 93 Joined: Oct. 2000 Posted: Dec. 03 2000, 15:24 No, Ugo, your opinion counts I'm not disliked for that, don't worry. I like Enya because she doesn't make "hard" or "metal" music, so I can use it for relax and things like that. Back to top

Delfín Group: Members Posts: 667 Joined: Nov. 2000 Posted: Mar. 26 2001, 17:49 Enya is lovely. I don´t know if she´s the female version of Mike, but of course if I had to choose anyone it would be her or Loreena McKennitt. The magic and sensibility of her music, primarily on 'Shepherd Moons' themes 'Caribbean Blue', 'Lothlòrien' or 'Book Of Days', and on 'Watermark's 'Watermark', 'On Your Shore' and 'River' recalls me at the first time of Mike's 80's approaches to Celtic music. Pickal, you're right, companierou!!! Delfín -------------- The most precious thing I possess, is knowing the answer's yes Back to top

Vinz Group: Members Posts: 253 Joined: Feb. 2000 Posted: Mar. 27 2001, 01:39 I used to be an Enya fan too, but it's not true anymore. What I dislike in Enya, it's that she kept the same style since her beginning... Too bad, because her songs are really great, but too much is too much... -------------- Rejoignez la Tubular Mailing List francophone ! http://www.tubular.free.fr/tubular.php Back to top

qjamesfloyd Group: Members Posts: 1357 Joined: April 2001 Posted: Jan. 13 2002, 08:11 Hi, I love Enya too,she makes some very peaceful,and relaxing music,but first,i must correct Ugo,Enya has indeed played live,for a start you toured or 2 years all over Europe with her family group Clannad,but it is true she has never really done a full scale tour as Mike,like say the Then and Now Tour 99,however,she explains the reasons behind this in her new D.V.D. which i got yesterday,basically the reason,is because of what has already been mentioned about about her multy layered vocals,which she does all herself,no samples,so,she would need a big choir,and she said maybe a good size orchestra aswell to pull it off,but i think she is going to be on tour very soon,she seems very desperate to get out and perform,IMHO,she has the most beautiful voice i have ever heard,and if she does tour,i for one will be there. As for her being the female Mike Oldfield,i have to agree with above,as saying i don't think it's fair to call her that,there are obvious similarities between them,and i think they should do somthing together,because i feel they really compliment each other,and instrumental/songs,duet album would be very nice,just imagine,Mike playing beautiful guitar alongside Enya playing beautiful piano,wow,sounds like a match made in heaven,and it is strange that that was not suggested before seeing as they were both on the same record label!!. Back to top

Man In The Rain Group: Members Posts: 405 Joined: April 2002 Posted: April 09 2002, 17:48 Enya sang live at the Oscars, so perhaps she will commit to live performances in the future...anyway, I did love Enya but her new album does not move into anywhere new...it is nothing compared to the beauty of The Memory of Trees...but I agree that her best work is distinctive and captures that same deep emotion captured by Mike in anything he does...her music is perhaps the most beautiful ever made, certainly the most relaxing...i have a feeling that many fans of Oldfield would appreciate Enya as being an Oldfield fan automatically proves good taste ...I would recommend either Shepher Moons or The Memory Of Trees for a new fan, but of course the best of - Paint The Sky With Stars - is an excellent introduction for the uninitiated... Oliver -------------- Hergest Ridge 165 - Ommadawn 038 - Incantations 243 Back to top

The Bell(end) Group: Members Posts: 1051 Joined: July 2005 Posted: Nov. 17 2005, 17:41 Enya is great! Beautiful layers of vocals, her words are upbeat and positive, the backings are enjoyable too   I wouldn't say that she is the female version of MO, but if the female version would have a better voice but lower ability of playing instruments then sure    I guess women are from venus, and men are from mars, so that idea could work   I should get some of the albums, so far I just have 'Paint the sky with stars' do they flow, the tracks? Ooh, which brings me to. 'Orinocco flow' the unlikely hit of the 80s! Most people know Enya just for this, I guess this could be her Tubular bells     -------------- When the night's on fi-ya, do you need love's arms to hold yew? :D Back to top

Tubularman Group: Awaiting Authorisation Posts: 2304 Joined: June 2004 Posted: Nov. 17 2005, 20:42 I just got the new single from Enya. It's a beatiful song. Name on the song is Amarantine. Typical Enya! She do it well i think. I will buy the new album... -------------- Mike Oldfield M i x e s https://soundcloud.com/tubularman Back to top

The Bell(end) Group: Members Posts: 1051 Joined: July 2005 Posted: Nov. 19 2005, 14:23 Quote (qjamesfloyd @ Jan. 13 2002, 13:11) just imagine,Mike playing beautiful guitar alongside Enya playing beautiful piano,wow,sounds like a match made in heaven Is Enya any better than Mike on the piano front, really? A duet would be great, and it would get Mike in the spotlight! hehe, Enya seems to have kept her fame..... relatively well...   -------------- When the night's on fi-ya, do you need love's arms to hold yew? :D Back to top

Ugo Group: Members Posts: 5495 Joined: April 2000 Posted: Nov. 19 2005, 17:34 Quote (The Bell(end) @ Nov. 19 2005, 20:23) Is Enya any better than Mike on the piano front, really? I think Mike plays piano a little better than her. I guess she couldn't really play the TB theme... -------------- Ugo C. - a devoted Amarokian Back to top

The Bell(end) Group: Members Posts: 1051 Joined: July 2005 Posted: Nov. 19 2005, 17:48 Quote (Ugo @ Nov. 19 2005, 22:34) Quote (The Bell(end) @ Nov. 19 2005, 20:23) Is Enya any better than Mike on the piano front, really? I think Mike plays piano a little better than her. I guess she couldn't really play the TB theme... True! Just that someone said that she was a gifted keyboard player, which she is, just not so much as Mr Oldfield it would seem   They should make a single! along the lines of Blackbird, with words, and a ripping guitar solo   -------------- When the night's on fi-ya, do you need love's arms to hold yew? :D Back to top

The Big BellEnd Group: Members Posts: 971 Joined: Jan. 2004 Posted: Nov. 21 2005, 18:54 Typical Enya, yeah it is of course. -------------- I, ON THE OTHER HAND. AM A VICTIM OF YOUR CARNIVOUROUS LUNAR ACTIVITY. Back to top

Holger Group: Members Posts: 1506 Joined: Feb. 2003 Posted: Nov. 21 2005, 19:36 For me personally, the closest thing I could think of to a female version of Mike would be Kate Bush rather than Enya. Why? I'm not entirely sure I'm afraid, but when I finally got to hear her albums Hounds of Love and The Dreaming, some things sounded strangely familiar to me. Enya just isn't weird enough to be the female Mike IMHO. (Edit: Well, what little I've heard of her stuff. I guess I can't really judge here.) Back to top

qjamesfloyd Group: Members Posts: 1357 Joined: April 2001 Posted: Nov. 22 2005, 04:19 Enya makes some beutifull songs and instrumentals, so they are similar there.They both play the piano/keyboard, so they are similar there.But they big difference is Enya is a far far far better singer than Mike will ever be, and Mike is a far far far better guitar player than Enya will ever be.Plus Mike plays lots more instruments than she does. Also, if you go onto her website, you can see her recording studio, and it is amazing, really nice. Back to top

The Bell(end) Group: Members Posts: 1051 Joined: July 2005 Posted: Nov. 22 2005, 12:02 Quote (qjamesfloyd @ Nov. 22 2005, 09:19) Also, if you go onto her website, you can see her recording studio, and it is amazing, really nice. I WANT TO LIVE THERE!!!     Anyone know of a woman that plays as many instruments as Mike? There may be a few, but I don't know of any famous ones   A collaboration between Enya and Mike would be great, his more relaxed style of recent years would suit her voice   -------------- When the night's on fi-ya, do you need love's arms to hold yew? :D Back to top

Piltdownboy on horseback 22 Group: Members Posts: 1548 Joined: Sep. 2005 Posted: Nov. 22 2005, 12:55 Quote (The Bell(end) @ Nov. 22 2005, 12:02) A collaboration between Enya and Mike would be great, his more relaxed style of recent years would suit her voice   Yeah, great idea! Not something as obvious as Orinoco Bells, but I like very much her song Anywhere Is, but it is a little bit much of the same, so an Oldfield guitar solo would be all that the song needed. It seems a bit like Enya sang on Resolution!!   A computerised Enya, but still... btw; her lyrics are cool -------------- "And now we're going to play Platinum!" Back to top

stevenmd779 Group: Members Posts: 248 Joined: Aug. 2005 Posted: Nov. 22 2005, 16:24 [QUOTE]But they big difference is Enya is a far far far better singer than Mike will ever be, .[QUOTE] I don't think so I mean Enya whines more than sings. I just don't think there's any comparison between them. Mike Oldfield can play in a variety of styles of music including electronica. If it wasn't for him there might not even be new age music. -------------- "A people who would sacrifice liberty for security will lose both, and deserve neither." Ben Franklin Boogs is fo' da chode man. Back to top

Tubularman Group: Awaiting Authorisation Posts: 2304 Joined: June 2004 Posted: Nov. 24 2005, 07:10 hmmmm....... im sitting here and listening to mike's song "Liberation" from millennium bell. You can actually imagine Enya in the end of that song. Listen from 1:31 -------------- Mike Oldfield M i x e s https://soundcloud.com/tubularman Back to top

qjamesfloyd Group: Members Posts: 1357 Joined: April 2001 Posted: Nov. 25 2005, 15:00 Sorry, but Enya does sing, and better than almost anyone. Back to top

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