Audio CD review:
Enigma - MCMXC A.D. "The Limited Edition"

Enigma - MCMXC A.D. "The Limited Edition"

Band: Enigma Title: MCMXC A.D. "The Limited Edition" Rating: Release Date: 08 January, 1993 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: The Voice of Enigma 2: Principles of Lust 3: Callas Went Away 4: Mea Culpa 5: The Voice & The Snake 6: Knocking on Forbidden Doors 7: Back to the Rivers of Belief 8: Sadeness 9: Mea Culpa 10: Principles of Lust (Everlasting Lust) 11: The Rivers of Belief (The Returning Silence) 12: Bonus Track 13: Bonus Track 14: Bonus Track 15: Bonus Track

Editoral Review After all, Prince had been doing it for years, and his take on it was far more interesting--and a lot more daring. So much unnecessary fuss was made over Enigma's juxtaposition of the sexual and sacred. But Enigma's MCMXC A. D. did manage to work a lot of people into a lather, both on the dance floor and behind the pulpit. Their inclusion of chanting monks in "Sadeness," over wooshy ambient noises and a slower hip-hop-appropriated beat was a sensation. "Callas Went Away" promised more than it could deliver, although "Mea Culpa" stands as one of the few shining moments on the CD. The idea of mixing new age aural wallpaper with beats that you can do a slow grind to is actually rather intriguing. Spicing it up with controversial religious chants isn't a bad idea either. But there's got to be something personal to it. After the initial novelty wears off, there's nothing to MCMXC A. D. other than bland, cold, impersonal repetition. Now, that might be what most people are used to, but what's so sexy about it? --Steve Gdula .. You can see a complete list of all Enigma discography, or go back to the Enigma tabs