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Clannad bridged the gap between traditional Celtic music and pop, and the results were an entrancing, enchanting form of pop that managed to fuse the disparate elements together rather seamlessly, creating an invigorating blend of Irish traditional folk with modern influences. Such fusions have earned the band an international cult of fans. With 30 tracks on 2 CDs, THE ESSENTIAL CLANNAD touches on fan favorites, collaborations, and songs from films. The material is quite varied in scope, and the arrangements and vocals are vastly pretty and melodic. The full range of the band’s styles are presented here, from gorgeous a cappella to slick pop/rock, acoustic guitar ballads, Irish folk strains, and sophisticated power pop crunch.
Clannad is a band that puzzles some when they first hear them but quickly grows on a listener. This is the best collection of their music I've found to date. BUY THIS! I will keep looking for their releases on SACD (Enya has one I've seen), K2, DTS, or SHM and I hope the record companies in Japan have some in their future plans. I listen to just about every type of music. But sooner or later you want to listen to something soothing and comforting, and CLANNAD is just the band to listen to. This is a remastered collection which brings out the vocals and layered back-up vocals, plus instrument placement is really great. A plug here for new stereo equiment...if you do not have a 24/192 DAC CD player--get one. The difference between and older CD player and the newer ones which seem to release the music to a wider dynamic range is really a huge difference. CLANNAD has had personnel changes over the years but all the hits are here. Money well spent, and with a bottle of wine, an inexpensive way to spend the evening with the significant other.
