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Less than the Best

Jonathan | Las Vegas, NV | 09/27/2000

(2 out of 5 stars)

"A less than stellar collection of tracks... very much lacking cohesion and continuity. I couldn't wait to take it out of my CD player. It is an unfortunate choice of music for such a noteworthy endeavor."

Incredible musicians and a noble cause

Jonathan | 09/14/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This album is an incredible collection of some of the best artists in New Age. It doesn't necessarily flow from track to track as smoothly as some of Real Music's other compilations, but the tracks on Cousteau's Dream are some of the best by each of the contributing artists. This is an album where the tracks are to be enjoyed on an individual basis, not necessarily one in which you drift off and not notice what it is you're listening to. There certainly is, however, an overall effect created by this album that I think very accurately captures the mood that was intended. The inclusion of waves gently caressing the shore and the magnificent vocal exchange of the whales conveys the message and feeling that Jacques Cousteau always tried to capture with his films. "Cousteau's Dream" creates a sense of the tranquility that exists beneath the waves of the ocean with the tracks by Vangelis, Yanni, Kamal and Frederic Delarue. But the life and magnificence of all the ocean creatures can be felt through operatic vocals featured on "Un Bel Di" and "Lachrymosa." If you're buying an album to have strictly as background music that you really don't want to listen to and only sort of want to hear, you may not want this one. But if you want an album that features some of the strongest tracks by some of New Age music's greatest artists, this is the one for you. And with $2.50 from the sale of each album going to The Cousteau Society, you can feel entirely guilt-free for investing in this treasure."