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Customer Reviews
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AWESOME!
If you are looking for meditation or tranquility from daily stress I recommend not only this CD, but the entire collection. I have all the Pure Moods collection and keep buying more New Age music. I feel I've invested my money in good music. I listen to pretty much anything from soft music, Rock, Salsa, Calypso to Dance-Techno music, but when I don't feel like listening to loud music, I listen to these CD collection, specially on a Sunday to reconnect with relaxation to start another heavy woking week. Also, if you like gospel, I'm sure you'll love these even though is not quite gospel music. You just reconnect yourself spiritually in this material world.
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Wonderful
I bought this based on the cover, I was at a flea market and loved the purple and intersting artwork. Now I have lost the cover but know where the cd is at all times, only 4 songs are songs I could live without (11-14) the rest are wonderful, amazing and truly a joy to listen to. I will be checking out the samples of the other pure moods, to see which one I will make my own, next. A great way to relax after a stress filled day, or start the day listening on the drive to work.
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Not bad
Pure Moods 2 is not as good as the original Pure Moods and not as goods as #3 in this series however it is not bad and has some worthy tracks. "Euphoria" (Firefly) by Delerium is excellent as well as "Teardrop" by Massive Attack and "Beyond the Invisible" by Enigma and these track alone make it worth it. If you are looking for some other great CD's, try Delerium's "Karma", Digital Moodz "Levitation" & "Metamorphosis" and Conjure One's "Extraordinary Way".
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Fine, but a shadow of the rest
It's my joke that every Pure Moods disc has a song that can't be considered new age - a "misfit" song. That's not to say I don't like them; I just wonder what they're doing on the disc. This is no exception - unfortunately, it has many misfits, and not all of them are likeable. As usual, it starts off on the right note with Loreena McKennitt's "The Mummers' Dance", a beautiful melody that convinces you you're listening to a colonial tune. Cuzco's next song, "Montezuma" is even better. Listening to the pair of woodwinds and the walking tune of drums, one can picture anything from an Indian tribal dance to a traveler - my imagination really soars whenever this plays; I picture the Bible, of all things. Sacred Spirits returns from Pure Moods, now with Cherokee Rose as she sings, in English and in Indian "The Cradlesong (Dawa)", with the lead singer from "Yana-Naha" in the background. Famed Windham Hill pianist Yanni appears for the 1st time with "Nightengale", but doesn't limit instruments to the piano - he uses flutes and strings as well. Now comes my 1st complain of the compilation - "Life in a Northern Town" by Dream Academy. This is something you'd be more likely to hear on the radio (I have) than a new age collection. Yes, somehow, it's here clashing horribly with everything else as it mentions the Beatles and Kennedy and other things from the 60's. I pretend this song doesn't exist. Fortunately, Adiemus III changes the mood back to normal with "Zarabande". It's remarkable how much this reminds me of "Adiemus" from the original disc. Then another black mark on the record is shown with Delerium's "Euphoria (Firefly)". I've been unable to play this whole song through; I skip it when I hear the first noise that reminds me of a dinosaur's inhale before roaring. The next song is instrumental, cheerless and eerie, like the last - but I like it very much. Craig Armstrong makes "Weather Strom" (appearing as "Weatherstorm" on my disc) sound eerie at one point, and expectant, as though something crucial is about to happen through the whole song, the rest of the time. Enya is back, now with her 5 siblings in their group "Clannad" as she leads the singing in "Theme from Harry's Game", followed by another famous theme, "Chariots of Fire" by Vangelis. The only difference between the following 2 is that I despise the 1st and love the 2nd: "Breezin'" by George Burns, sounds as though it will be another Pure Moods classic as it begins with flute scales, but dashes the hope when it switches to a bland guitar piece worthy of what they play in grocery stores. On the other hand, Dave Koz's "Emily", with its delightful saxaphone and chimes, is special - I heard it on the radio years ago and never forgot it till I next heard it on this album. Omar Liebert's Mexican-sounding "2 the Night" is fair, and Enigma's 3rd hit with Pure Moods, "Beyond the Invisible" is enchanting. The final song, also by Loreena McKennitt, "The Mystic's Dream", sounds like many tunes movies use in desert scenes. The many songs that are new age are brillant, but there are so many contradictory songs that I don't like this as much as any of the others in the collection. Too bad - at least it's not as poor as the "Celestial Collection" they made, but that's not part of the direct series and another story.
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Not bad
It takes a lot to beat the first CD, but this one comes close. There is a nice variety of songs and they're great to listen to.
