Sea Music

Dan Zanes | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 27, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Festival Five Rec.
• ASIN: B0001XAMU4
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,323 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful surprise, January 9, 2005

By 

Ken Zirkel "Kickstand" (Somewhere in New England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sea Music (Audio CD)

The only Zanes CD at the local store was his Sea Music CD. I picked it up, thinking it would be something in the vein of his song "Wonderwheel", which I know and love. Well, this CD is not at all what I thought it would be. It's not even kids' music, strictly speaking. But it is something really compelling.

For the past few years I've enjoyed reading tales of maritime exploration and adventure. I am fascintated by the maritime heritage of New England. Well, Sea Music is a compilation of authentic sea shanties, the folk music of maritime culture.

It's a compelling glimpse into the life of the sailor. There are songs of mermaids, storms, drunkenness, and women, and yearning for home on old New England. This is great stuff.

More than that, these songs are eminently singable. Zanes has made it his crusade to re-introduce communal singing into the modern world, and it's a compelling vision. I didn't grow up with much enthusiasm for music, whether singing, playing or listening, but somehow this idea speaks to me. I can imagine singing these songs with my kids at a campfire, or even in the car en route to grandma's house. This is great stuff indeed.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant ode to sea songs -- altogether wonderful, July 4, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Sea Music (Audio CD)

This has become a favorite CD around the home -- the kids love it as do the parents. Zanes is a great musician, playing old sea songs the way they should be played -- with heart.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my personal favorite Dan Zanes albums, November 22, 2005

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H. Boswell (Bentonville, Arkansas USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sea Music (Audio CD)

In Sea Songs DZ sucessfully captures the powerful dynamics and mysticism of traditional maritime music. A lot of these songs are slower, and softer; my daughter loves to listen to this album when she goes down for a nap. As DZ noted at his website, he originally recorded these "Sea Songs" for friends and family because he just loves maritime music. You can definitely sense his passion for the genre on "Sea Songs". Just an outright beautiful album.

As others have noted about Zanes' music, it's "Family Music", not strictly "kids music". My daughter fell in love with DZ's music via Noggin when she was 15 months old; we've purchased every DZ album because we enjoy them as much as she does!