Dan Zanes & Friends - Catch That Train!
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Free Music Review: worth the money
Hit: 4 Stars
My daughter loves this cd. So for that fact alone it is worth it. I guess my only complaint is that some of the songs are not really geared to kids. She likes track #2, #13 the best and they are great songs I like and great for kids - a shaking song and a walk the dog song. Some of the other songs are kinda boring for her. But she likes it and it keeps her from screaming so - it is worth it! And it doesn't make me crazy - like some of the other child music out there.Free Music Review: Great Family Fare for all Ages
Hit: 4 Stars
Dan Zanes does children's music his way.
You get a music sound that everyone in the family can enjoy and listen to...not like the sappy Wiggles. He partners with some of the best musicians in different styles.
Zanes and his friends make music like food, tasty and filling. Get aboard this train and enjoy the ride
Bennet Pomerantz, Audioworld
Free Music Review: Catchy and fun
Hit: 4 Stars
Great songs with different edge than you get with other children's CD's. SOme of the songs are quite long, so with short attention span child, often have to fast forward.Free Music Review: Nice!
Hit: 4 Stars
There are catchy beats and neat lyrics! The syle needs to be your taste to really get into it as an adult, but the kids seem to love it.Free Music Review: Very good, but not our favorite
Hit: 3 Stars
This is our sixth Dan Zanes album, and I guess one of them has to be our least favorite. I am sorry to say that Catch That Train! holds that dubious distinction in our household. I am not writing this review to slam the album, but merely to offer the opinion that if you are new to Dan Zanes, you may wish to consider one of his other albums first.
As other reviews have indicated, Dan Zanes is fun, loose and all about the sing-along. I suspect that's why he collaborates so often and so well. If you're looking for tight, sophisticated arrangements, look elsewhere. If you're looking for music that everyone can get into, music that is accessible to children without being cloying to adults, then start filling your cart. Bruce Springsteen gets a lot of credit for bringing the Seeger catalog and other folk treasures to younger audiences, but we think he got the idea from Dan! We love the folk/americana covers, Dan's originals and the songs that he pulls in from other cultural traditions. Here are the albums we own and how we'd rank them:
1. Sea Music
2. Parades and Panoramas
3. Rocket Ship Beach
4. Family Dance
5. House Party
6. Catch That Train