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Pleasant but overdone on bird sounds, sounding as children

Dr. Alan D. Kardoff | Palm Bay, FL USA | 08/02/2000

(3 out of 5 stars)

"The Gentle Persuasion Sound Of Nature series most likely has more promise than experienced in this CD. I love to hear the sounds of rushing waters, rain storms, swaying tree branches with the leaves touching each other and the sounds of birds. So, on the face of things, why not this CD? For some, it may be more valuable or enjoyable.I like to listen while at the CPU or resting. The sounds of the waters are authentic and refreshing to hear. However, they lack something. Maybe the symetry is not there. Or maybe it is the clash.As the CD starts suddenly some sounds come through the speakers. I look around and ask myself "Where is the crying child?" Some of the bird sounds replicate crying children. The sounds of children and birds are both beautiful. They are life. The rain forests are alive. They normally live in harmony.For whatever reasons I find the producers of this CD have perhaps gone for overkill. There is a lack of harmony. Some of the bird sounds are dissonant yet fit in. Others though do not seem authentic, no matter what the writers say.This CD plays for 60 minutes. The writing on the back cover is very moving. Would that the CD's sounds be so interwoven as the writers depict? I hope someone else will review this CD just to get another viewpoint. I listen to many nature CDs. I had high hopes when acquiring this VHS at an Internet auction. Perhaps other Gentle Persuasion CDs will be more harmonious. I will try to find either "Electrifying Thunderstorms" or "The Cry of the Loon." Having lived in northern Wisconsin for a while, I have a fine authentic Loon cassette. The CD is okay. Maybe the fact it was cut in 1989 has something to do with the less-than ideal consistent sound quality. Yet one can easily pick up other CDs with nature sounds or symphonies being played and find better sonority.Thank you."

Stop the deluge; I've had enough!,'

Dr. Alan D. Kardoff | 10/16/2001

(2 out of 5 stars)

"This CD just about drove me nuts. I understand that rain is to be expected in a rainforest,but after listening to this recording my pets were lining up two-by-two. This CD is for you if you love a long rain and dripping sounds. I hated it; it was monotonous and I could swear that there were portions that were repeated because the person recording it had to fill up some space and nothing was available.Save your money!"

It grew on me

Dr. Alan D. Kardoff | 07/05/2003

(3 out of 5 stars)

"At first listening, the hair on the back of my neck stood up. There is a lot of stuff going on including an occasional shrieking monkey. I could not listen to this CD for general relaxing or background music. Out of desperation, because a thunderstorm CD died, we popped this one in to fall asleep to, and it's now a favorite, for that purpose. Perhaps it's just because we live near the LA harbor, like to sleep with the windows open and this sufficiently drowns out the noise. It works and is favored. It also seemed to increase the bird population in the area."