It can sometimes be a daunting task to review children’s albums. For one thing, they can be a little hard for adults to take. Secondly, it’s hard to tell what will gain traction with kids short of turning it on and seeing how children react. Well, I didn’t do that with this disc, but I think that the choruses are infectious enough and the music energetic enough that kids should love this. The thing is, adults should like most of it quite a bit, too. One thing that’s pretty common in kids’ music these days is autotuned or otherwise processed vocals. For the most part Jonathan Sprout avoids that annoyance. Only one song has it and that’s good. This is a fun experience that should appeal to both kids and adults. If you’ve ever had a kid play the same disc over and over and over for days, you know how important that is, really. It’s also got some positive messages and is learning that’s also fun.

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The vocals here are definitely in keeping with children’s music, but that doesn’t mean this song won’t appeal to adults. In many ways the music seems almost progressive rock like. At times I’m reminded of The Buggles in terms of the music. The lyrics are very positive and this is a great tune.