爱尔兰
Songs for My Mother 豆瓣
8.8 (5 个评分) Ronan Keating 类型: 摇滚
发布日期 2009年3月24日 出版发行: Polydor
Ronan Patrick John Keating (born 3 March 1977) is an Irish singer-songwriter, musician, and philanthropist who currently hosts a breakfast show on Magic Radio. He debuted in 1994 alongside Keith Duffy, Michael Graham, Shane Lynch, and Stephen Gately, as the co-lead singer (with Gately) of Irish group Boyzone.
Science & Faith 豆瓣
7.7 (22 个评分) The Script 类型: 流行
发布日期 2010年9月13日 出版发行: Phonogenic
2010 release from the Irish outfit, the follow up to their million selling self-titled debut. An addictive blend of Hip Hop rhythms, flowing melodies, sparkling hooks and poignant, story-spinning lyrics, with Danny's mellifluous soulful vocals riding high over huge, anthemic choruses, Science & Faith is far from a difficult second album. When writing, the London based trio found that weighty, emotion-packed mini-epics came thick and fast. Highlights include first single 'For The First Time' and 'Nothing', its subject matter a drunken, broken hearted phone call to a lost love Then there's 'If You Ever Come Back' about always leaving the door open for the possible return of a loved one and the title track, 'Science & Faith', which takes on the primacy of love in the universal equation.
雨过天晴 豆瓣
8.6 (56 个评分) Enya 类型: 世界音乐
发布日期 2000年1月1日 出版发行: Reprise / Wea
拥有“新世纪销售天后”美名的爱尔兰女歌手恩雅(Enya)沉寂五年后,终于要在本月16日发表她继95年《树的回忆》后的全新专辑《A Day Without Rain》。

自一曲“Orinoco Flow”扬名全球来,恩雅过去十二年一共只发行三张专辑和一张精选,可说是位慢工出细活的音乐大师,由于作品精致,不但深受全球乐迷的肯定,也经常成为广告和配乐的最爱,恩雅目前全球专辑销更攀升至4400万张。

新专辑《A Day Without Rain》可说是恩雅穷毕生的音乐实力所展现的心血,单曲“Only Time”的MTV不但有媲美电影《美梦成真》的特效处理画面,恩雅更首度在MTV中有四款典雅造型出现,为了符合四季时光的情境,恩雅从春花、夏雨、秋叶、冬雪都以温柔歌声和都会风情万种地出现,连淋雨这样的镜头都在所不惜,亲自体验自然的感受,MTV果真斥资打造恩雅最美的一面,恩雅看起来更显年轻。

此外,虽然闭关许久,恩雅还是能跟上时代潮流,她的官方网站
也在日前开站,恩雅诚挚欢迎全球歌迷上网下载并试听她的新歌,网站的询问热度竟然不输偶像团体!恩雅新专辑的国际发行日是本月20号,而台湾再度领先全球,提早在16日发行。

“我的音乐最希望能带给人们感动,每次的音乐对我来说都像发第一张专辑一样”,虽然身为唱片界的老将,久未发片的恩雅仍不免紧张,不过从亚马逊网站目前销售看来,恩雅没发片就打入前十位,可见恩雅的歌迷并没因为五年未闻其声而遗忘她。

恩雅(Enya)的音乐是天地间最美的心灵对话,她透过《The Celts》幽静的民族情怀,《Watermark》清澄的水样音质,《Shepherd Moons》皎洁如明月的情感,《The Memory Of Trees》伫立的树林回忆, 从大地、星空、水影、明月、树丛之间投射出不朽的古老传奇,映照着爱与梦想满溢的人生,全球4400万张专辑销售,恩雅诗情美感的旋律激发了无数急需翱翔的思绪。以民谣的旋律为主,电子合成器的意境营造为辅,衬以古典音乐的思维。

2000年最新专辑《a day without rain》,在谱曲创作时纯就心情与洞察力着墨,希望藉由最深处的情感来启发听者,试着将听者的情感转化到恩雅的旋律世界,新作仍由制作人尼奇雷恩与词曲创作家萝玛雷恩这组夫妻档协力雕琢,新作并未借助计算机化乐器与众多的乐师,完全是三人亲自动手包办,营造出当今乐坛最欠缺的温暖度。

意境与感觉的均衡,让新专辑《a day without rain》依循着梦境编织、意境形成、传说寓言、心情流转、豁然体悟的罗盘,寻访感觉的驿站,同名标题曲以简单的钢琴声让所有的心情顺着眼神眺望着窗外,沉寂多时的心房重新有了新的期待,藏在脑海远程的儿时记忆就这样跟着“wild child”缓缓动了起来,一种希望与喜悦交会的感觉从记忆堆里重新拾获,美丽的爱情远走,无由的哀愁随着“only time”的歌声涌上心头,而当爱情灭绝,心泣莫名,欲盖弥彰的绝望凄情,时间竟是情感现场唯一的目击者,“flora's secret”从古老神圣的气氛里,花神悄悄捎来爱的消息,但却又在一瞬间的安魂曲式中,坠入为爱黯然神伤的心灵角落,直到非常阳光的“lazy days”扬起,全新的感觉之路无尽的开展,但愿能在恣意的梦想空间,唤醒尘封许久的记忆,还原曾有的美丽与哀愁。
2011年7月11日 听过
记得那次将这盘卡带和西城的第三张卡带一起收了,现在都躺在旧家的写字台里
Enya NEWAGE New-Age Rain 女声
O 豆瓣
9.1 (302 个评分) Damien Rice 类型: 流行
发布日期 2003年1月1日 出版发行: Vector Recordings
Damien Rice的首张专辑「O」自2002年发行以来引发广大的回响,在家乡爱尔兰都柏林,专辑销售获得3张白金唱片认证,赢得3项爱尔兰音乐奖提名,在英国,乐评界热情推荐的喝采始终没停过,让专辑一路挺进到英国金榜第8名。而在专辑登陆美国作发行之前,Damien早以爆满的巡回演唱征服了老美的耳朵,Damien接着成了Coldplay演唱会的嘉宾。整个2004年,Damien总计获得了全英音乐奖最佳国际性男歌手的提名,以及NME杂志奖最佳独唱歌手的提名,同时也赢得了爱尔兰传媒Hot Press读者票选大奖中的最佳男歌手与最佳词曲创作者两项奖座,此外,专辑「O」还赢得了2003年的Shortlist音乐奖。
虽然Damien不太想将自己的音乐归类,也不想知道自己唱的歌曲的感觉是否太强烈了,不过,不容否认的,专辑「O」中有许多关于描述挫折的歌。专辑开场的两首歌 "Delicate" 、 "Volcano" 在极为沉静的气氛中,慢慢的让歌曲的伤痛感觉自然蔓延,紧接着映入听觉的 "The Blower's Daughter" 则是让大提琴与歌声忘情的交换着彼此的哀愁,然后是非常民谣感觉的弹唱曲 "Cannonball" ,而带有独白味道的 "Older Chests" 则是在很自然的情况下录下刚从教堂走出来的小孩的声音,营造出街头民谣的感觉, "Amie" 里的弦乐适时的出现将前几首歌曲的沉痛气氛导入非常戏剧性的情境,到了 "Cold Water" 时,寂静的情绪再度笼罩,只是这回多了绝望、失落与宗教上的救赎,终场的 "Eskimo" 再长达15分钟多的时间里,Damien大胆的加进了歌剧女高音的吟唱,还让歌曲在留白两分钟后,来段即兴的心情摇滚大实验,将专辑的情绪调到最高点,最后再以 "Silent Night" 巧妙收尾,剎那间,让专辑里的情绪回归到情绪的原点。
2004年岁末,随着茱莉亚罗勃兹、裘德洛主演的电影【偷情】选用 "The Blower's Daughter" 作为影片开场与片尾的主题曲,Damien Rice的歌曲情绪再度引起另一波的高潮,专辑「O」特地重新加上8首B Sides歌曲再度登场,加量的歌曲,更多的感动,你怎舍得跟他的歌擦身而过呢?
英国独立报:「引人入胜的首张专辑…年度最棒的情歌都在这里」
洛杉矶时报:「艺术性格风采跟Jeff Buckley、Thom Yorke并驾齐驱」
纽约客杂志:「一张满是低调珍品的专辑」
新闻周刊:「一张超棒的专辑,充满着有如面对开心手术时纯真、毫不做作的情感」
曾经 豆瓣
9.7 (22 个评分) Glen Hansard
发布日期 2007年12月4日 出版发行: Red Ink
Collector's Edition CD/DVD Includes 2 extra tracks and DVD featuring "The Real Life End - A Story on the Making of ONCE" and live performances by the film stars Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova
Gravity 豆瓣
7.3 (19 个评分) Westlife 类型: 流行
发布日期 2010年11月22日 出版发行: syco
'Gravity' is the eleventh studio album from Irish pop outfit Westlife. Working alongside producer John Shanks (Take That, Backstreet Boys, Bon Jovi), the band's contemporary pop sound has evolved, whilst retaining their emotive ballad style. The album title came from a fan's suggestion on Twitter of using a lyric from first single 'Safe', which was subsequently adopted by the band.
回首真爱 豆瓣
8.4 (17 个评分) Westlife 类型: 流行
发布日期 2003年1月1日 出版发行: Sony Bmg Europe
Westlife deliver another stellar album featuring songs that pop fans will love to singalong and even fall in love to! Features12 tracks including 'Hey Whatever' and a remake of the Barry Manilow classic 'Mandy'. BMG. 2003.
World Of Our Own 豆瓣 豆瓣
8.3 (23 个评分) Westlife 类型: 流行
发布日期 2001年1月1日 出版发行: Bmg/RCA
Aussie edition of the Irish boy band's 2001 album produced by Simon Cowell (Five). 17 tracks including the single 'Queen Of My Heart'.
纯真年代 豆瓣
7.6 (14 个评分) Westlife 类型: 爵士
发布日期 2004年1月1日 出版发行: Bmg Int'l
...Allow Us To Be Frank, a Rat Pack tribute album, was the sixth album by Irish boyband Westlife. It was released on November 8, 2004 and peaked at #1 in Ireland and #3 in the United Kingdom. ...Allow Us To Be Frank reached #24 on the 2004 year-end album charts. Ain't That A Kick In The Head and Smile were the only two singles from the album, being released in Asia and certain European countries. The album also features songs made popular by Frank Sinatra such as The Way You Look Tonight, Come Fly With Me, Moon River, Summer Wind and That's Life. It also includes the famous Nat "King" Cole song, When I Fall in Love. It was recorded with a 60-piece orchestra at Phoenix Studios in Wembley, Middlesex. The Asian version has a promotional set of Westlife playing cards presented in a unique picture box.[1] In the UK, it was first issued to radio stations and reviewers as an album sampler with only 3 tracks included: Ain't That a Kick in the Head, Let There Be Love and Come Fly With Me.
回家 豆瓣
7.7 (21 个评分) Westlife 类型: 流行
发布日期 2007年11月5日 出版发行: SONY BMG (UK) LIMITED
2007 from the reigning kings of Pop, their ninth album overall. The Irish boyband have sold 36 million albums, not forgetting their 14 UK #1 singles. Back Home contains twelve brand new songs with production credits including Quiz Larossi, Per Magnusson and Rami. Features the first single, 'Home'. RCA.
10 Years of Westlife - Live at Croke Park 豆瓣
Westlife 类型: 流行
发布日期 2008年11月24日 出版发行: Sony/BMG
“10 Years Of Westlife – Live At Croke Park Stadium” DVD Released November 24th 2008
After a staggering 10 years at the top of the UK charts, pop royalty Westlife release an amazing live DVD of their massive Croke Park stadium concert, through Syco/Sony BMG on November 24th.
On the 1st June 2008 Westlife returned to their home country of Ireland to play the biggest concert of their career to date. Fresh from the success of their massive ‘Back Home’ world tour, the band played to a sell-out, 82,500 strong crowd at Croke Park Stadium, Dublin in honour of Westlife’s 10th anniversary. A truly unforgettable occasion for Kian, Mark, Nicky and Shane.
This beautifully shot DVD perfectly captures the emotion, intensity, spirit and magical moments of the concert and is a must have for any fans that want a true reminder of this very special day.
The DVD also features an amazing 30 minute behind the scenes documentary, ‘The Road Home’, allowing up close and personal access to the world’s biggest boy band. Fans will get to see Westlife in the lead-up to the concert, preparing, planning and rehearsing for the greatest show of their lives. Also featured are the Top 10 Westlife videos as voted for by the fans on westlife.com.
No pop band can compare to Westlife’s remarkable success. In their ten years on top they have sold over 40 million records globally. In the UK alone they have scored nine multi-platinum albums and a record breaking 14 No.1 hits (behind only Elvis and The Beatles). Westlife have also picked up innumerable awards and appeared on hundreds of magazine covers around the world. They are the only recording artists to win the prestigious ‘Record Of The Year’ an incredible four times (other top awards include two BRITS and an MTV Europe Award).
Westlife are also the biggest selling UK Arena act ever, holding the record for the most concerts held at Wembley Arena, an incredible 27. In celebration of this, March of this year saw the band immortalised in Wembley’s Square of Fame with a plaque of their handprints, joining such legends as Madonna, George Michael, Kylie and Dolly Parton.
9 Crimes 豆瓣
9.4 (108 个评分) Damien Rice 类型: 民谣
发布日期 2006年11月27日 出版发行: Warner Classics UK
First CD single pulled from this Irish singer/songwriter's 2006 album 9. Features '9 Crimes' plus the non-album 'Rat Within The Grain'. 14th Floor.
Blower's Daughter 豆瓣
9.4 (59 个评分) Damien Rice / Lisa Hannigan 类型: 民谣
发布日期 2001年9月21日 出版发行: drm/14th Floor Records
戴米恩・莱斯(英语:Damien Rice,1973年12月7日-), 爱尔兰创作歌手、音乐家,擅长演奏吉他、大提琴、小提琴、钢琴、鼓等乐器。以《O》 和《9》两张专辑闻名。
The Script 豆瓣
8.0 (44 个评分) The Script 类型: 流行
发布日期 2008年8月11日 出版发行: BMG/Arista
2008 release. Script is made up of three Irish lads from Dublin who are now currently based out of London, England. This 10 track album showcases the band's fine talent with a batch of beautifully written songs. Phonogenic.
Where We Are 豆瓣
7.7 (13 个评分) Westlife 类型: 流行
发布日期 2009年12月4日 出版发行: Sony Bmg Europe
2009第十张录音室专辑《Where We Are》,即将在11月30日全球发行,这张专辑将包括全新歌曲与旧曲新唱。Westlife表示这张专辑是成军以来最好的一张专辑。专辑将包括快版歌曲,中速情歌当然还会有一些情歌民谣。现在全球歌迷欣喜若狂,期待新专辑如期发售。