19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
hard to believe this is four decades old!, Feb 4 2002
By C. Skeen - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Childrens Concert At Town Hall (Audio CD)
This is the only Pete Seeger CD we have, so I can't compare it to other ones, but I can assure you that this one is GREAT! It's got a lot of songs, some familiar, some not, some short, some long, all delightful. Pete's banter with the audience is gently humorous, very engaging and frames the songs nicely. This isn't exactly a "lullaby" CD and yet my son (almost 3) loves, loves, loves to fall asleep to this at night. I think he finds Pete's talking and singing very comforting -- perhaps because this is a live CD, the experience of listening to it is more human and intimate than it would be with a studio recording. Another thing that makes this CD appealing to children is that Pete makes funny (and not irritating) animal noises, vehicle noises (depending on the song) and other kinds of noises as well -- he uses sound like a prop, making each song vivid for his listeners.
Enjoy!
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
I first listened to this 'album' when I was 3 years old and it ..., April 26 2006
By Milk Man - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Childrens Concert At Town Hall (Audio CD)
introduced me to music, folk music, and Pete Seeger. I've loved Pete my entire life and am very excited to see his music is being exposed to an entire new audience that has never heard of him.
While others complain about the 'quality' of the recording (mostly because of noise from children) I find it to be one of this album's greatest charms. You get a real feel for Seeger as a storyteller. My sister and I spent hours listening to this recording and signing right along.
I've introduced this recording to an entire new generation in my own family...and guess what? We've got children sitting down next to the CD player signing right along with Pete!
I love this CD, and would recommend it to anyone.
Thank you, Pete Seeger, for a great recording that I've enjoyed since 1963.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Pete Seeger is Great, July 31 2003
By R. P. Storch "Storchfamily" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Childrens Concert At Town Hall (Audio CD)
A Pete Seeger concert is a special moment in time. This recording does awonderful job capturing such a moment at NYC's Town Hall 1962.Here we find Pete Seeger at his best, playing songs for children and theiradults friends. . The charm of Seeger is that he entertains and teaches atthe same time. Whether he's chopping wood on stage, singing about frogs
(Foolish Frog ) or monsters (Abiyoyo ) Pete is great .Like a child ,Seegeris honest, sincere and real. In a world that offers very little in the way of recorded music for children Pete at Town Hall is a must have recording for children of all ages.