Echoes Of Nature: Humpback Whales

Various Artists - New Age - Environmental/Nature, Echoes Of Nature (Laserlight Series)

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 19, 2009)
• Original Release Date: March 31, 1995
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Cobra Entertainment LLC
• ASIN: B000001V91
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #191,590 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Echoes Of Nature: Humpback Whales by Various Artists

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Simple & clear not bored, April 25, 2000

By	LEE JI-YOUNG (SEOUL Korea (South)) - See all my reviews

I got the this, few days ago. I have listened several whale's recording. This CD contain so clear sound of humpback. There are simple and repeated tune, but not bored. In conclusion, Simple & clear & beautiful!

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing musicians!, May 20, 2001

By	Rita Winn (Mount Vernon, WA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

We loved this CD! It is relaxing, happy, peaceful. Underwater opera, master musicians, complex vocalizations, playful, joyful, rich, repeated phrases sliding up and down the scale in perfect harmony. See if you can pick out the baby whale who joins in with his attempts to imitate the big whales, and listen to how the other whales react. Inspirational! I am buying this CD for my granddaughter's first birthday.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Echoes of Nature - Humpback Whales, May 7, 2003

By A Customer

Whales, too, know good and bad times, passion and boredom. If an opera singer doesn't deliver full peformance, you'd blame them for lack of enthusiasm or discipline. If a recording with whalesongs isn't overly exciting however, it isn't the fault of the animals, but that of the scientist who got them on an uninspired mood or a bad day.

This is the case with the "Echoes of Nature" edition of humpback whale songs, which features a single track of 1 hour length. The communications shown here are somewhat monotonous, almost free from dramatic whines and cries and wall-shaking grunts, and you get the idea you're listening to everyday chit-chat.

It doesn't help with the analysis of the recording that the booklet contains no whatsoever information. This is just unprofessional and decreases research value. Who recorded? When and where? How many animals, what was their situation, and what other species do I hear in the background?

Ergo: only of interest for fans that need even the ultimate facette and timbre. These should pay attention to the strangely weak-ish and playful passage during the first few minutes and to the highly unusual sounds from 24:20 to about 26:30, where razor-like hums and deep growls seem to have a conversation, to be joined by weird hiccups.