| Pure Moods, Vol. I | 
 enlarge | Artists: Various Artists, Adiemus, Angelo Badalamenti, David A. Stewart, David Byrne, Deep Forest, Enigma, Ennio Morricone, Enya, Eight Others
Label: Virgin Records Us
Category: Music
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Avg. Customer Rating:  144 reviews
Sales Rank: 4305
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 42186
UPC: 724384218621
EAN: 7243842186218
ASIN: B000000WCD
Release Date: April 29, 1997
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| Tracks:
| • | Return to Innocence - Curly MC | | • | Orinoco Flow (Sail Away) - Enya | | • | Sweet Lullaby - Mouquet, Eric | | • | Oxygene 4 - Jarre, Jean Michele | | • | The X-Files Theme (DADO Paranormal Activity Mix) - Snow, Mark | | • | Tubular Bells, Pt. 1 - Oldfield, Mike | | • | Sadeness, Pt. 1 - Curly MC | | • | Adiemus - Jenkins, Karl | | • | Crockett's Theme - Hammer, Jan | | • | Theme from The Mission - Morricone, Ennio | | • | Main Title Theme from The Last Emperor - Byrne, David | | • | Yeha-Noha (Wishes of Happiness & Prosperity) | | • | The Theme from Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me - Badalamenti, Angelo | | • | Makambo - Oryema, Geoffrey | | • | My Wife with Champagne Shoulders - Isham, Mark | | • | The Promise - Nyman, Michael | | • | Lily Was Here - Stewart, Dave [1] |
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Amazon.com
New Age music, ambient electronica, and spiritualized hip-hop received their first major, K-Tel-like treatment in 1996 when Virgin Records assembled Pure Moods. The "As Seen on TV" compilation quickly became a hot seller, and it would be nice to think that its popularity has as much to do with the music as the marketing. To be sure, Pure Moods offers genre hits aplenty: from Enya's "Orinoco Flow" to "Sadness" from Enigma; from a dance mix of the "X-Files Theme" to edits of vintage electronica from Mike Oldfield (Tubular Bells) and Jean Michele Jarre (Oxygene). Beyond other selections of beat-enhanced chants and a few other popular themes ("The Mission," "Twin Peaks"), the album, refreshingly, also includes a few selections noteworthy only for their originality and quality. A three-track section near end of the 70-minute disk features affecting soft African chants from Geoffrey Oryema, followed by "My Wife with Champagne Shoulders," a dollop of regal, faintly ethereal romanticism from master film scorer Mark Isham, then a robust piano workout, "The Promise" from Michael Nyman (The Piano). With so many elements of interest on its 17 tracks, the album's broad diversity is sure to have broad popularity. --Terry Wood
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| Customer Reviews: Read 139 more reviews...
My introduction to New Age February 23, 2000
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
A couple of years ago I saw a commercial for this on cable. I very was interested, though I didn't get the CD. My father, however, gave me one of Enya's CDs and I really liked her music. I later got CDs by other New Age artists and I started to really love New Age. I finally got this CD and I must say, it is amazing. Each and every one of these songs are great. There are energetic songs by Enigma, Enya, and Sacred Spirit and there are also soothing tracks, such as "The Last Emperor", "The Promise", and "Tubular Bells". I also really loved "Oxegene IV" which is great for anyone who likes 70's New Age. My favorite song on this CD is "Adiemus". It's one of the greatest songs I've heard in a long time! This CD has really great music. It's a worthy buy.
Title is Accurate! February 27, 2001
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
This CD is actually what it claims to be: "Pure Moods". I bought the CD and was amazed by the diversity and flow of the songs. All of the songs are moody, without being depressing. Enya, and Enigma, in particular highlight the songs. The last song is my favorite, "Lily was Here" by Dave Stewart (of Eurythmics fame). This CD is perfect for rainy days in Seattle, or background music while hanging out around the house. Worth every penny!
Pure Moods Vol 1: Enigmatic beginning.... July 11, 2005
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
As a New Age listener along with other genres, I came across the Pure Mood's collection during a Amazon.com search for other products. I read the album listing and many of the artists I have heard of and most importantly enjoyed listening too. If you like new age, soft or ambient music you must get this CD and then follow it with the other volumes of Pure Moods. This CD will not be disappointing. The track listing starts off with one of my favourite artists, Enigma and the choice of song 'Return To Innocence' is a beautiful piece of new age ambience. The 17 songs are definitely pure listening pleasure and I have played this CD on many occassions. This will stay in my music collection for many years to come.
It was worth it January 8, 2001
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
About two to three years ago I saw the "Pure Moods" CD advertised on TV and I was at first attracted by the very popular "Return to Innocence" by Enigma, though I did not but it. This last Christmas I received it from a family member, and I'll have to say I was not dissapointed. This CD was everything I hoped it be. It's basically a sampler of various New Age and World music artists. "Return to Innocence" is perhaps the introductry to the rest of the CD, though its pop-rock style does not always agree with the rest of the CD. It has great variety, with the bouncy "Orinoco Flow", the strong chorals "Sweet Lullaby" and "Adiemus", the African chant "Makambo", or the electronic "X-Files Theme" and "Tubular Bells Pt.1." There are a few oddities on the CD, however. Though it is definitely New Age, "Oxygene Pt. 4" is also definitely not worthly of the rest of the album. The jazzy "Lily Was Here" is not 'pureley mooded.' "My Wife With Champagne Shoulders" may be a pretty song, but it's not the New-Agey type sound the other songs have. Though there are a few reservations, over all this is one of my favorite CDs and I strongly recommend it to anyone who likes to take a musical journey.
"Love....devotion....feeling....emotion...." August 5, 2001
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I once saw a commercial for this CD way back when it was the first in the series. I became very interested in the way that the CD's songs were so different from anything else I'd ever heard before. Then, as time passed, I saw how popular this series was. I realized that I was missing something big.So I started listening to samples of songs from the Pure Moods series, and then I knew I had to get it. I decided to start with the first of the three CDs. And WOW! These songs are incredible! This is not pop, rock, rap, or anything you'd hear these days. This is just plain COOL. I like every song, but my favorites are "Adiemus", "Yeha-Noha", "Return to Innocence", "The Last Emperor", and "Crockett's Theme". When I heard "Crockett's Theme", I knew I had purchased a great CD. Every one of these songs seems to carry you away to another world, where you're lost in your own dreams. You simply forget everything around you as you listen to the enchanting harmonies and distinctive melodies. Even if you can't understand what they're saying, you love how it's so different from whatever you hear on the radio these days. You haven't heard great music until you've heard this CD. I can't wait to get the next one in the series.
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