Customer Reviews

Choo Choo Boogaloo

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4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(1)
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After debating between several CD's, I was swayed by the rave reviews on Amazon.com into buying this one for my son's third birthday. I am so glad that I did!!! My 3 year-old as well as my 18 month-old love this CD! All I have to say is, "Do you guys want to listen to Choo Choo Boogaloo?" and they are already dancing with excitement! I really enjoy the CD as well. The music is wonderful--different styles, rhythms, etc. I never get that, "this whole CD sounds the same" feeling. My favorite song is the first one, "Choo Choo Boogaloo"; it starts out fairly slow and gets faster and faster, get like a train starting down the track!!

Not only do my 1 and 4 year old children enjoy this album, so do I. Great to listen too - you even catch yourself singing to almost every song. There should be more children's music like this.

Our 18 month old son is absolutely crazy for "Choo Choo" music. Everytime we are in the car he requests the CD and actually sings along, waving his arms and kicking his legs. He has also begun to request that I sing "Choo-Choo" music when we go on walks or when I rock him to sleep. The good news is that it is excellent music that my husband and I really enjoy as well. It is great in the way it introduces several different instruments and styles

of music. And if a 1 1/2 year old doesn't mind a long drive in the car because he can listen to his beloved "Choo Choo" music - all the better. I highly recommend it - you'll love it too.

It is not more than 5 minutes from when I return from work that my 2 1/2 year old daughter wants to dance with me to "Choo Choo Booballoo." She might not be able to say th name right, but she certainly can't get enough of this wonderful and fun CD. Winston, Buckwheat and the gang have made the most out of great Cajun style to make listening a treat (over and over and over...). One can read many reviews that state "We can listen in the car and even the adults don't get bored.." Well, it is certainly true for this CD. There is not one song that disappoints, and it even teachs some nice musical education about Cajun music and different instruments. This is a CD that works for ALL ages and keeps the toes tapping! I originally bought from list as a top seller in 1999--it lives up to it's recommendations.

My two-year-old son Tommy just loves this album. I bought it because he's recently become enamored of "I've Been Workin' on the Railroad", and I remembered reading all the rave reviews of this CD here. He loves it! At first he only wanted to listen to "Railroad" over and over, but he's branched out and enjoys the other songs, too. Since I have to listen to this repeatedly all day, I'm glad the music is so interesting and that the vocals are not squeaky/chipmunky like some kids' music. My favorite tunes on the CD are "Skip to My Blues" and "They All Asked For You". This is a pretty upbeat CD -- don't count on it for lullabies, but do expect some dancing and singing!!

The first thing my son (age 3-1/2) does when he gets up in the morning is run to the stereo and put in this CD. It is on pretty much all day every day -- has been for about a month -- and I still love it. I love it even more than my Buckwheat Zydeco CD for grown-ups, partly because it has made my son such a music lover (and he can now recognize a number of instruments from having heard the tutorial on Choo Choo Boogaloo), and partly because it's great music. I just bought another copy for a birthday present.

From the moment we board Choo Choo Boogaloo to the time we disembark at our destination, our three kids (5, 3 and 1) do not stop singing and dancing in the carseats. Absolutely a must have!

I cannot sing enough praises for this fantastic CD. We have a 22 month old train fanatic in our household and he loves this CD. We have to listen to "Choo Choo Boo" at least 4 times a day! The best thing about this CD is that my partner and I really enjoy it too! How many children's musical compilations merit such compliments? Someone gave us the much lauded "Wee Sing" albums and we can't tolerate them at all--just listening to the first track is enough to make your teeth ache with the syrupy sickness of it all. But Buckwheat is fabulous, it's wonderful to listen/dance to--even after the 5th consecutive playing.

Wanted to chime in and say this is one of our favorite CD's. If you're looking for something to appeal to adults as well as children, look no further...even Dad (the guitarist) rates it way up there. Loved the way the artist named each instrument and played a sample at the end of the album. The kids act out playing the clarinet, track drums, base guitar, etc along with the CD. Pretty cool!

Kids and parents alike will love this CD! My 4 year old took this to preschool one day and the kids really enjoyed the zydeco beat. The teachers bought a copy and they have been listening to it every since! Fun and educational..many songs are about zydeco instruments, New Orleans, crawfish, etc. A must have!