- Audio CD (Nov 2 1999)
- Number of Discs: 2
- Format: Limited Edition
- Label: EMI Import
- ASIN: B00000K22N
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (109 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #215,792 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| Disc: 1 |
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| 1. The Voice Of Enigma |
| 2. Principles Of Lust - Sadeness/Find Love/Sadeness Reprise |
| 3. Callas Went Away |
| 4. Mea Culpa |
| 5. The Voice & The Snake |
| 6. Knocking On Forbidden Doors |
| 7. Back To The Rivers Of Belief - Way To Eternity/Hallelujah/The Rivers Of Belief |
| Disc: 2 |
| 1. Sadeness Part I (Meditation Mix) |
| 2. Sadeness Part I (Extended Trance Mix) |
| 3. Sadeness Part I (Violent US Mix) |
| 4. Mea Culpa Part II (Fading Shades Mix) |
| 5. Mea Culpa Part II (Orthodox Version) |
| 6. Mea Culpa Part II (Catholic Version) |
Product Description
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So much unnecessary fuss was made over Enigma's juxtaposition of the sexual and sacred. After all, Prince had been doing it for years, and his take on it was far more interesting--and a lot more daring. 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
Album Description
Reissue of Enigma's double platinum & top 10 debut from 1990 with a six track bonus CD shrinkwrapped on top of the CD album and featuring three mixes apiece of 'Sadeness - Part I' (Meditation Mix, Extended Trance Mix and Violent US Remix) and 'Mea Culpa -
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Ultimate Chill,
By BBBandit "Ramblin' Panda" (Merseyside, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Mcmxc A.D. (Audio CD)
A band which only had a short life but many incarnations. This is the album to listen to if your mood is sad, sensual or seductive. Turn down the lights and hit play and float with the sound. In a darkened room, soaking in the tub, or relaxing with your lover this hits every button. I've been listening to it since it was released and am slowly converting the world....
5.0 out of 5 stars
Enigma is the best,
By tracy (Atlanta, Ga.) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Mcmxc A.D. (Audio CD)
I remember when i bought the first Enigma cd MCMXC AD i couldn't get enough. I have listened to this cd (no Lie) about a thousand times. It is sexy and pleasureable to the mind and ears. This is music you can really feel. I remember when i just couldn't wait for Enigma to release more of their music. Now I own every cd they have made. Every song on every cd I love, Enigma can do no wrong (or make a bad song). All cd's are my favorite I love Enigma I can't choose just one cd. I hope Michael Cretu continues to make music till he dies. Everyone I've introduced to Enigma has turned out to love it. Thanks Michael Cretu keep putting out the CD's and I'll keep buying.Definately invest your money and your listening pleasure in Enigma. If God made music this is what it would probably sound like.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Was it REALLY that controversial?,
By Tim Brough "author and music buff" (Springfield, PA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Mcmxc A.D. (Audio CD)
Back in 1990, while I was still working in radio, a program director who shall remain nameless demanded that I pull the single "Sadeness" off the air because he thought it was "blasphemous." I was kind of dumbfounded, because I found it to be contemporary and original, and not in the least bit obscene. Just the kind of antidote to the blandness of the New Kids On The Block kiddy pop and dump truck loads of Whitney/Mariah clones being force fed to radio at the time. Of course, like any young buck worth his artistic salt, being told "NO" only made me want to find out more about this "Enigma" cat.Once I got the full CD, I could understand how the easily shaken were getting their dander's flaked by Enigma. "MCMXC A.D." was the first album that used the fresh idea of mixing new age keyboards with chanting Monks and giving them the kind of rhythm that would work as a slow grind on the dance floor -- or more important -- late night nasties in the bedroom. Then there was the "Sadeness" video, which pictured a rather religious looking fellow as he dreams/hallucinates about a sultry looking woman and beams of light. Yup - just the kind of thing to turn the album into a nocturnal classic, dance floor smash and a magnet for those prone to censor that which might ruffle their too fragile sensibilities. Surprisingly (or not), the album holds up pretty well all these years later. Tidal waves of imitations flew up in "MCMXC AD's" wake, but none (save maybe Deep Forrest) ever made much of an impact. You can also probably blame/credit Enigma for making top sellers out of the Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos (remember 1994's "Chant"?). With all that has been going on in music since, "MCMXC AD" seems almost quaint, but this album remains an artifact from the end of the new age decade. And it still gets played in my playroom.
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