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| Editorial Reviews: | | |  | | In this follow-up to the smashing success of her 1997 CD Time to Say Goodbye, Sarah Brightman continues down the primrose crossover path, blithely gliding from covers of Hooverphonic (the title track) and Kansas ("Dust in the Wind") to Puccini and film scores (Titanic and The English Patient). Sometimes, as in "Anytime, Anywhere," the crossover happens within the same song--in this case welding a rhythm track to the somber harmonies of Albinoni's "Adagio." But there's nary a stylistic speed bump to jolt her listeners, as Brightman focuses her tiny, seraphic voice like a beam of light on each melody. The result, bless her heart, may be the invention of a whole new form of kitsch. Like plastic surgery, Brightman's years of specialized vocal training have helped refine her ability to float confidently well-rounded, sparkling tones in her upper range. These have a Dresden china-like, touching fragility in such songs as "So Many Things" and are well-suited to the gauzily romantic (and overproduced) gloss of the string-heavy arrangements that predominate. Eden also introduces Brightman as songwriter ("In Paradisum," with its mix of sitar and modal chant) and features a bonus track unavailable on the album's European-released version ("The Last Words You Said"). --Thomas May | |
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| | I love this cd. I came across this when I was 9 years old and I fell in love with it. The music is sophisticated and dreamy; it painted wonderful landscapes for my imagination!
"In Paradisum" is ancient-sounding and a bit exotic. I love the use of the male voices in "Eden". I hadn't heard the original before buying this cd and I have to admit that Sarah's version is better! "So Many Things" is charming and calming. "Anytime, Anywhere" is very dramatic and a bit sombre - beautiful! "Deliver Me", "Nella Fantasia" (she was the first to sing this!) and "Only An Ocean Away" are simply divine. "Scene D'Amour" introduced me to cello and I realized how gorgeous that instrument is, especially paired with Sarah's angelic voice!
This cd has inspired me to become a classical/opera singer. Yes, sometimes her approach to opera arias is not ideal (she's not an opera singer people!) but one can't deny the fact that she has an amazing range (coloratura, anyone?) and a beautiful quality. I really appreciate her darker sound when she sings operatic pieces. In some songs (i.e. "Un Jour Il Viendra") she floats between a darker sound and a light, airy sound. I LOVE this. This adds so much more vocal interest.
Sarah makes every song she sings her own. A true artist!
| | The best Sarah Brightman album? | |
| | | Many people argue that 'Eden' has been Sarah's best work, I can't say that it's not because I love all of her work, but this is a definate favourite. This album is a very tranquil, calming one with many great songs written. 'In Paradisum' is one she wrote with Frank Peterson which I absolutley adore, too bad it's not any longer, leading into the title track 'Eden', it is one that stays with you forever with the Gregorian chants. I also love her cover of 'Dust in the Wind', and I like it much better than the original by Kansas. Another song many would reckognize is an italian version of 'My Heart Will go On', I do however prefer Celine Dion's version but this one is a nice contrast from the English version. As for the rest of the album it has a great mix of both classical (Nessun Dorma) and contemporary (The Last Words You Said).
| | The Amazon.com review here is almost just right! | |
| | Yes, the angelic and fragile voice of Ms. Brightman is one of a kind, and she's doing contemporary music a great service by recording some really fine, unique tunes, in a new pop/classical hybrid. To call her sound "kitsch" is surely an unfair criticism, since Sarah and her collaborators have recorded some of the finest pop CD's ever, and she is especially good, considering the huge amount of true junk is out there. This album does not have the drive and orchestral brilliance of the earlier "Time to Say Goodbye", but is still a near-masterpiece. Listen to "Dust in the Wind", a very underrated pop masterpiece, redone here by Sarah. Indeed, though not perfect, it's tough to find anyone around today with such a high quality of finely done tunes as the divine Sarah!
| | This COULD have been a great album! | |
| | | I am surprised that so many have given this album such positive reviews because it has one fatal flaw: the synthesizer mucking up about half the tracks. Whatever in God's name possessed her, or her producers, to put that godawful synthesizer throughout the album. Here we have these great orchestral backgrounds, only to be mucked up by a cheesy sounding synthesizer. I love her selection of songs, I love her voice, but I only wish she'd stop trying to be "hip" (although synthesizer sounds went out years ago, except for some New Agey crap) and just do some straightforward musical arrangements using traditional arrangements, with real drum tracks, not drum machines! (Actually I'm not sure they are drum machines, but if they aren't they sure tried to make them sound like they are!) So anyway, I hope her forthcoming albums continue in the same vein of pop mixed with classical sounds, but without the synthesizer which only cheapens the overall sound quality!
| | The Best Sarah Album Overall | |
| | Eden has something for everyone. It has the more pop songs done with that special Sarah twist of lyrical melody. The Cd also has operatic tracks that don't sound as if any effort was put into singing them at all. From the rythmic "Anytime, Anywhere" to the powerful "Nessun Dorma", Eden is one of the best Cd's I have ever owned. The truth is you either like Sarah or you don't, and this album gives you a very good reason to like her.
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