Sounds of North American Frogs

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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0093074506028
Label: Smithsonian Folkways
Manufacturer: Smithsonian Folkways
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Smithsonian Folkways
Release Date: 1998-07-21
Studio: Smithsonian Folkways

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Customer reviews of Sounds of North American Frogs

Customer Rating:

Summary: Frog Songs
Comment: If you are interested in the significance of frog songs or in identifying the songs of frogs and toads in North America, you will get your money's worth from this CD. If, however, you are looking for a peaceful surround-sound tape of frogs singing away the night, something, say, to aid a guided meditation, this is NOT the CD for you.

Though recorded more than 50 years ago (and thus providing an unintended historical reference point as well), the recordings are crystal clear, and Mr. Bogert (not Bogart) explains each of the 90-plus short cuts in great detail. The full title refers to the biological significance of voice in frogs--this is really a fairly rigorous, somewhat academic audio study of various calls of North American frogs.

The emphasis is on behavioral science as much as song, but some of the pond-side performances are outstanding in their own right.

Customer Rating:

Summary: Good work
Comment: This CD is well put together and fun to listen to. As a naturalist I apreciate the hard work which was put into this tape. I was hoping that this would have more western species. Overall, this is one of my favorite nature CDs.

Customer Rating:

Summary: All the frogs that fit . . .
Comment: I was so excited to get this I took it to work, but had to listen to the rest at home (twice already) to spare my coworker who was strangely unpiqued by the unfolding revelation of the amazing variety of species and calls of frogs. The narrator's voice fondly transported me back to my childhood with his Marlon Perkins-esque (Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom) intonations . . .It was great to recognize some calls that I heard all my life that I might've previously thought were crickets or birds . . . Not only are the frog calls aesthetically pleasing, the narration and booklet with current updates are very educational . . . it was amusing to learn that some male frogs have a special warning chirp used when another male has mistakenly mounted them instead of a female. . . like "uh, hey buddy, you got the wrong frog . . ."

Customer Rating:

Summary: Terrific--ribit!
Comment: Rare is the item of which one can say, it croaks, and mean: it's a vibrant living wonderful thing. That's this CD. Yes, the narrator is as wonderful as the frogs singing.

But for those who don't like narration, one can rip a new copy, sans human voices.

This CD is one of the best nature recordings ever made.

--Alyssa A. Lappen

Customer Rating:

Summary: One of my favorite cd's
Comment: I used to have this when it was an lp set. Oh how I loved it! And it's just as good on cd.

As for the complaint about the narrator mentioned by one fellow, no no no! The narrator is the best part, with his chirping enthusiasm for the different frog croaks.

Truly, this is one for the ages. Indispensible.

Editorial Reviews:

The amphibian song revival begins here! This classic of both biological fieldwork and natural sound recordings, originally released by Folkways in 1958, presents 57 species of frogs and toads on 92 tracks, digitally remastered from the original master tapes. Compiled and narrated by renowned herpetologist Charles M. Bogert, these sounds were recorded in swamps, lakes, woods, creeks, and road-side ditches all over North America. Sit back and let the bewitching tones of the Pig Frog, Dwarf Mexican Treefrog, Little Green Toad, Southwestern Woodhouse's Toad, Great Basin Spadefoot, and other famed vocalists entrance and amaze you. In a time when frog and toad populations are in rapid decline, this recording reminds us of the remarkable diversity and beautiful music we are in danger of losing. Extensive notes with a new introduction by Richard G. Zweifel, bibliography, discography, and photographs are included. 92 tracks, 55 minutes. Reissue of Folkways 6166.

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