• Record Label: 4AD
  • Release Date: Jan 20, 2004
Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 11
  2. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. Mojo
    90
    Epic, exhilarating, extraordinary. [Feb 2004, p.98]
  2. But while the scope of Immortal Memory is huge... the music is entirely accessible.
  3. The album isn't exactly suited to the taste of pop or rock connoisseurs, but has enough quality moments to make it a gem.
  4. Q Magazine
    80
    A gorgeous, near-religious record. [Feb 2004, p.100]
  5. By capturing moments of ancient past, Gerrard and Cassidy have somehow created something timeless through set-in-stone permanence.
  6. An epic, sweeping cycle of songs that's completely over the top-- usually in the best possible way.
  7. Entertainment Weekly
    75
    [It] won't take her fans anywhere new. But stick with her as she builds a mystery. [23/30 Jan 2004, p.99]
  8. Los Angeles Times
    75
    It's very moving -- just moving very slowly. [18 Jan 2004]
  9. Uncut
    70
    As background listening, this sounds like high-class Enya, but listen harder and dense textures and nuances lie beneath the surface. [Feb 2004, p.78]
  10. 70
    What does surprise is the way the results combine Clannad with Cocteau Twins.
  11. Doesn't possess the necessary tension of DCD's best or her wonderful 1995 solo debut, The Mirror Pool.
User Score
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User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. ApexaM
    Oct 18, 2009
    10
    Pretty much one of the best albums for soundtrack to a film that has not been made yet.
  2. geoffs
    Jun 20, 2004
    10
    This is a very special album, but the kind that is likely to be overlooked for some time by those not already familiar with Gerrards genius. This is a very special album, but the kind that is likely to be overlooked for some time by those not already familiar with Gerrards genius. For me, first listen was an emotional ride beyond description!!!! Don't expect DCD here though. This one runs closer along the path of her journeys through the world of film score... Though a richly emotional soundscape of visuals are conveyed here without the accompaniment of film! Full Review »