The Visit
by Loreena McKennitt
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The Visit is ranked as the best album by Loreena McKennitt.
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The Visit track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Visit rankings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 04/08/2026 03:31 | Exist-en-ciel | 14,714 | 70/100 |
| ! | 03/02/2026 06:34 |  Tamthebam | 23,163 | 69/100 |
| ! | 11/30/2025 06:18 |  Kingturtle | 7,579 | 73/100 |
| ! | 04/12/2025 11:58 | stevengnz | 2,611 | 73/100 |
| ! | 03/11/2025 03:39 | Proto | 4,175 | 33/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.1/100, a mean average of 70.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 20.0.
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Enya is much better ...
nocturnaldelight 09/06/2018 12:10 | #220656 | TOP COMMENT
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If you like Kate Bush and Enya you'll most likely love Loreena McKennitt. This is her early masterpiece. Mysterious and powerful songs with a strong voice and orchestral sound. The recording quality ist excellent.
Fischman 11/23/2016 19:27 | #179001 | TOP COMMENT
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This is quintessential Loreena; marvelous composition, beautiful and haunting melodies, and that wonderful, ethereal voice.
Freddie55 12/30/2009 01:29 | #7939 | TOP COMMENT
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I should mention that she has a strong celtic-folk core to her music which is complex and atmospheric.
RaineyWins 12/29/2009 22:17 | #7933
Well then, I should listen to her
joannajewsom 12/29/2009 21:24 | #7931 | TOP COMMENT
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Newsom and Bush...I will definitely have to check this out.
Freddie55 12/29/2009 18:50 | #7928 | TOP COMMENT
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If you like Joanna Newsom and/or Kate Bush check out Loreena McKennitt. Three albums which I would rate at 90 (or better) are The Visit (1991), The Mask and the Mirror (1994) and The Book of Secrets (1997).
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