Enigma的第三張專輯發行於1996年11月25日，唱片標題為《le roi est mort,VIVE le roi! 》，這是法語，翻譯為英文則"The King is Dead, Long live the King!"，中文意為"國王死了，國王萬歲"，港台地區翻譯為"改朝換代"，更多人則將之稱為"王者風範"。這張唱片與Enigma的前兩張專輯相比，在風格上稍有不同。整體音樂氣氛的變化，加之鼓的音色更加平和，而且還出現了更多全新的少數民族音樂元素——從祖魯人到拉托維亞人，包括這些少數民族特有的樂器音色。正因為這些特色，所以《le roi est mort,VIVE le roi! 》被評論界譽為Enigma眾多唱片中最多元化的一張專輯。在這張專輯中製作人Michael Cretu向廣大聽眾傳達了許多自然的、哲學的觀念，這個觀念的主題就是"why（為甚麼）"。專輯中的《Beyond the Invisible 超越未知》是Enigma一首比較經典的單曲，通過Cretu的聲音鋪墊着一種不可抵擋的聖歌迭句和神秘的旋律。第七軌《The Child in Us 我們的孩子》運用了中國雲南少數民族的樂器——蘆笙，其中的女聲演唱則充滿了南亞音樂元素。《T.N.T. for the Brain》風格強勁而律動，MTV的拍攝手法更是另類而詭異，令人難以忘懷。 ==================================== by Rick Anderson Enigma burst on the scene in the early '90s with a pretty nifty schtick: dance beats and lush chord washes underpinning such exotica as muttered French sex talk and Gregorian chant, all unified by a bizarre theme somehow related to the Marquis de Sade. The concept was never as original as some people thought (Mark Stewart's "Maffia" had set plainchant to electro-funk as far back as 1984), but it worked nicely, and "Sadeness" (har har) was an international dance club hit. Two albums later, Michael Cretu (the individual who records under the Enigma moniker) doesn't seem to have done much to expand upon his original ideas. The monks are still there, floating in a murky club mix, though this time they're joined by a cool Mongolian ensemble as well. Cretu is singing more, which is unfortunate since his voice is mediocre and his lyrics silly, but the occasional high point does emerge, such as the darkly lovely "The Child in Us." Most of the album, however, is twaddle. Song titles like "Morphing Thru Time," "Beyond the Invisible" and (seriously) "Odyssey of the Mind" will give you a good idea of what to expect -- lots of atmosphere, lots of reverb, lots of sternly intoned lyrics about, er...something or other. What's missing is musical interest. Overall, the cool packaging is the only thing noteworthy about this disappointing effort.

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