Audio CD review:
Dead Can Dance - Memento: The Very Best of Dead Can Dance

Dead Can Dance - Memento: The Very Best of Dead Can Dance

Band: Dead Can Dance Title: Memento: The Very Best of Dead Can Dance Rating: Release Date: 2005-10-25 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Nierika 2: The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove 3: Cantara 4: Carnival Is Over 5: Ariadne 6: Enigma of the Absolute 7: Lotus Eaters 8: In the Kingdom of Blind The One Eyed Are Kings 9: Sanvean 10: Yulunga 11: Song of the Sibyl 12: I Can See Now 13: American Dreaming 14: Host of Seraphim 15: How Fortunate the Man With None

A nice collection for new or casual fans I like what I have heard from TOWARD THE WITHIN. I am not a diehard fan of Dead Can Dance. I always wanted to hear more of their music but money is tight for me. I opted for MEMENTO, a best of compilation. Their last compilation which was two discs but was a bit too pricey for me. MEMENTO was perfect as far as my budget is concerned. Dead Can Dance's music is a a beautiful, haunting mix of Middle Eastern, ambient, and a hint of folk music. Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard does a nice job of sharing vocal duties with each other. MEMENTO is the perfect cd to relax to with a steaming cup of tea after a hard day at the office. I find the music so calming to my nerves. . Love it! This is the greatest hits of Dead Can Dance. I just don't see how anybody can write a bad review on this CD. The only people who would even dare write a bad review on DCD are people who have no buisness owning a greatest hits album by this band in the first place. Every song is magic. Every track is great. The production is excellent. The qaulity is perfect. The album is perfect. If you like melodic world music, or dark romantic music, than this is your shure thing. DCD also have a large goth following, but if goth isn't your thing don't let that sway you. This beautiful music and verry enchanting on every level. . Different and Diverse It seems to be a bit inconsistent although very nicely done. This CD seems to be a good cross-cut of what Dead Can Dance was capable of doing. The group might have focused more on a particular style or theme of their other efforts. I realize this is a "best of" album, and so a few different genres were represented. I discovered the group accidentally just week ago while perusing Celtic CDs, including Patrick Cassidy. I took a step of faith and ordered this CD. I'm not disappointed one bit. I'll enjoy it for a long time to come. Oh, yeah, one thing, when the first track starts off, don't think your CD player is having a problem. The synthesized opening strains are for real. It kinda threw me off at first, but it culminates into a great piece. Sit back, relax, and enjoy it. BORING ARTWORK ! A good cd for beginners or even the previous comp "A Passage in Time". These songs are great and I agree with Rene [See Below] but might these songs be remastered, cus they sound Terrific. I got this cd cus it was cheap at the closing of Tower Records. When I opened the cd, I noticed the insert had a couple of pages. BUT NO PHOTOS OF THE BAND :( I would've at least put a photos going thru their different musical eras or live shots or something. This cd has pretty much every album represented except for Their 1st Album "Dead Can Dance and Ep "Garden of the Arcane Delights", which is a shame because I would've loved to hear them remastered. -1 star out of 5 for boring artwork!. Only if you haven't heard them before... Established fans will know that this is just another marketing ploy to squeeze some more buck$ out. This is simply another collection of songs from previous works and if you have not heard this wonderful group before, then dive in by all means. Personally, I would recommend the live "Toward the Within" CD as a good overview, if only because the live feel of the sound gives it a greater immediacy. You can see a complete list of all Dead Can Dance discography, or go back to the Dead Can Dance tabs