On =, there’s a silver lining to every relationship gone sour, and every photo is developed in sepia. Once in a while he would attempt to poke a hole in this nice guy image by swiping his claws at a wanton ex, her swole new boyfriend, or the music industry. Over the first decade-or-so of his career, Sheeran has gamely played the part of pop’s biggest dweeb, a self-proclaimed underdog who appealed to moms and teenage girls alike. It’s the same deal with “Shivers,” an unfortunately catchy song about dancing “’til the sunlight cracks” and not much more. But despite Sheeran’s fangs, “Bad Habits” has zero bite.
As suggested by an ominous synth line and a vampiric music video, the whole thing is meant to be a little spooky, a little edgy. Lead single “ Bad Habits” is a Bronski Beat ripoff that’s all late nights, neon lights, and empty conversations.
Two years after he dabbled in dancehall with Justin Bieber and rapped alongside Eminem and 50 Cent, Sheeran has decided to rush the charts on his own once more, without any guests. Throughout most of =, Sheeran’s trusty acoustic guitar is gathering dust somewhere, abandoned in favor of the flashy 1980s pop and R&B-lite that is currently dominated by the Weeknd. So who is this different-but-not-really version of Sheeran, other than unwaveringly heavy-handed? For starters, he’s fully embraced the synths that he’s been flirting with since the start of his career. “I have grown up, I am a father now/Everything has changed, but I am still the same somehow,” he dramatically declares in the opening seconds of the album on “Tides,” a soaring arena rocker about how life changes, like tides. All of these big changes loom large across Sheeran’s latest album, =, from the literal first words out of his mouth. Sheeran has hit the ripe age of 30 and while he still indulges in the occasional pint down at the bro-tel, dude’s on diaper duty, and proud of it. In the four years since his inescapable blockbuster ÷, he married his childhood sweetheart and had a daughter. The Grammy winning songstress weaves magic with this magnificent album casting a spell on all her fans.Life, man. A bigger proof of the album's success than the phenomenal sale of the album even after ten years of its release is perhaps not possible. The “Best of Enya” album is a collection of the finest songs by one of the finest of Irish musicians. Repeated usage wears out the novelty of the object and we begin to lose interest in it. However, a critique of this sort is uncalled for as this will be true for any new thing. Most of the sites have rated Enya's albums with four and a half out of five stars.Ī few fans feel that although the “Best of Enya” album is amazingly powerful when one hears it for the first time but loses its zing after listening to it repeatedly. A few sites sell these albums at very low prices because of ongoing sales. Before buying the albums, one can compare prices online. A number of websites sell both versions of this album. The 1998 “Paint the Sky with Stars” version of the cd has sixteen tracks in it. There are two versions of the “Best of Enya” album. The album, which runs for a duration of about a little less than ninety minutes, contains the following Enya numbers: Released in 1997, the album contains twenty of Enya's most popular tracks.
If you are a fan of Enya's Music then “Best of Enya” is an album that you cannot ignore.