Chants to Awaken the Buddhist Heart

Steven Halpern

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 14, 2000)
• Original Release Date: November 14, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Inner Peace Music
• ASIN: B0000508CD
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #116,856 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Chants are nice, music less so., February 24, 2002

By	Inkblot185 "inkblot185" (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews

I really like the chants on this CD. Lama Surya Das' performances are nice. While I'm not blown away by the CD, I do listen to it a lot. I don't have a problem with the "Hip-Hop" beats--it's just that they're so stiff, performed by a mechanical drum machine. I actually think it's a fun idea to put the chants to "Hip-Hop" beats, it's just the execution of the music that doesn't click with me. The chants that have no drum accompanyment are definitely my favorite tracks on the CD. If you like Steven Halpern's style of music, this could be a good CD for you. If you're not into Synthy New Age music, it might be better to look elsewhere.

34 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not what I expected, January 3, 2001

By	Jeremy J. dePrisco (Harrisburg, PA) - See all my reviews

As both a musician (mindspeak.com) and a meditating Buddhist, I found many things disturbing about this recording. From the musician side, the drum machine was a complete turn-off, as was the "Third Stone from the Sun" Jimi Hendrix guitar lick that was mixed in to the first song. The trendy production style on this recording does not do the chants justice. Listeners who aren't familiar with the true beauty of these chants could mistake this New Age treatment for the real thing, which would be unfortunate. The mechanical drum machine sounds provide only Nintendo-like accompaniment, and detract so much from the music. The voice is not heart-felt. The liner notes indicate that both Lama Surya Das and Halpern were college-mates without knowing it, but this collaboration sounds like the direct result of tripping at a late-night pot-smoking party. This is one of few CDs I own that will probably find its way to the used CD store.

29 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not at all what I expected..., February 11, 2002

By	Chris Letempt (Marietta, GA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Lama Surya Das writes wonderful books. This is not the case though with this album. I have a problem with Hip Hop beats while meditating!!! This was not at all what I had hoped for or wanted. Take away the drum machine, please!