I find the cd to be very relaxing & soothing to listen to. Due to cronic pain I have trouble sleeping. This helps me to relax enough to be able to fall asleep easier & sleep a little longer. Great cd.

This recording was lacking in several ways. If you like big crashing waves, this one does not deliver, as most are gentle to medium waves that end peacefully against a sandy beach followed by sounds of water trickling. The sounds are a bit disproportionate with the waves somewhat muted and the "trickle" sounds much louder than you would expect. The wave pattern seemed too rhythmic and unnatural to me, as though I were listing to one wave at a time with a pause between each rather than a recording of the ocean. And lastly, there was just too little variation (I know that can be a good thing, but was taken too far on this cd).
I have a few of these ocean sound cds as I have found they are perfect for listening at work. They are soothing but do not interrupt my train of thought. So far my favorite is Echoes of Nature: Ocean Waves (I'll review it on its amazon page).
There are so many variations of ocean sounds in the world, why hasn't someone developed a 4-cd set of ocean sounds?

Trapped in Las Vegas, only one thing can keep me sane. Dan Gibson has created a place of peace for me. The sound of the sea is the eternal sound of the earth breathing. Without it there is no life. I know this when I try to water my long dead plants. I moved here from the Northwest, where the rain is relentless. Now the sun is relentless. What was I thinking? But there is solace in Gibson's recordings for the life I once knew. I play the CD and run my fingers through sand and shells I brought with me from the coast to Sin City. Sitting in front of an air conditioner and a garden statue of a pelican, I can close my eyes and I'm almost there.....