Loreena Mckennitt - The Visit
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Artist: Loreena MckennittEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2006-11-14
Music Label: Warner Brothers
Soundtracks:
- All Souls Night
- Bonny Portmore
- Between The Shadows (Persian Shadows)
- The Lady Of Shalott
- Greensleeves
- Tango To Evora
- Courtyard Lullaby
- The Old Ways
- Cymbeline
Music reviews of The Visit
Music Review: Fan of the softer melodies? Don't miss Bonnie Portmore!
Rating: 5 Stars
I am a Loreena McKennit fan, but find that most of her music I have to be in the right mood for... particularly the songs that are of a darker (though rich) landscape. But there are a handful of songs that I could listen to anytime, and often find myself craving them, even in my more lighthearted moods. And my favorite of these is on this album. Bonnie Portmore (though the subject isn't exactly lighthearted, being a lament for beautiful trees cut down), the melody is so sweet and lovely that I am washed over with a happy peacefulness, and the image of the love of what was lost is so piercingly sweet (evoking a collected feeling of all the peaceful memories I have had communing with trees) that this is one of the songs that I find myself aching to hear and I never grow tired of. For those who like the softer, melodic side of her work, this album is worth buying for this song alone. If you are wanting to know what other songs of hers I would put into this category, they would be The Two Trees on The Mask and the Mirror (very touching lyrics (read the insert), parts of this one have a slightly darker tone, but overall gentle and melodic... be aware this one has a long intro and ending that is different from the rest of the song), Anachie Gordon from Parallel Dreams (lilting melody, sad love song), Seasons and perhaps Snow on To Drive the Cold Winter Away, and especially Seeds of Love on both A Winter Garden and A Midwinter's Night Dream (which both also have Snow). Come By The Hills on Elemental is beautiful, happy, and soaring. The albums Parallel Dreams and maybe next Elemental would be the ones I think would appeal most as whole albums to people who prefer this style.
At first listen, and a less mature age, I was not sure if I liked or disliked her darker (? not sure if that's quite the right word) songs...I wanted gentle beauty, and instinctively wanted to shut out darker things... but I couldn't help but recognize there was a type of beauty, and exquisite craftmanship, in them too. It is the same way I disliked Steinbeck's writings the first time they were thrust upon me at an immature age. It is funny how beautiful masterpieces can seem ugly to someone who does not have enough understanding of it to appreciate it's beauty. Though many of this artist's pieces may not be the first I seek out when I just want to feel lightheartedly happy, they seem to each be gems that when I am ready for them take me to a different place and, enrich my soul.
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