Customer Reviews
I WOULD GIVE IT 10 STARS IF I COULD - By: Mr. J. Bradford, 21 Jan 2008 
A BLINDING CD NOT A DUFF TRACK IN SIGHT THE BEST CHILLOUT TO DATE. MUSIC TO DIE FOR. JUST SIT BACK CLOSE YOUR EYES AND THINK OF THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE STROLLING ALONG THE WHITE ISLE WATCHING THE SUN SETTING WHAT COULD BE MORE BLISSFULL (ALL THE VOLUMES OF CDM
Great compilation - By: Aeneas, 19 Dec 2007 I have had this one for quite a few years now & it is still one of my favorites from the Cafe del mar series. It is an energetic easy listening mix, that facilitates work & web surfing. Thumbs up!
Plastic Bags vs Timelessness - By: Life's Too Short, 11 Feb 2003 
Now I've tried not to have any preconceptions regarding Padillo's absence, yet I just could not overlook the lack of CDM's hallmark. The music is decidedly nice, generally chilled, possibly hip. BUT there was NOTHING specialin the disk. It is not enough to gather a collection of "safe tracks" & slap them together. The order, the mix & the overall combination plays a roll & this is what lets the disk down. Pitty. On to CDM 8. Luckily this doesn't put my nose out of joint quite so much because of its inclusion of some irrefutably legendary tracks (esp. American Beauty's Dancing Plastic Bag hit). But again, I felt these were quick wins, compared with Padilla's inherent skill for succesful compilation.
Sunset memories - By: , 19 Feb 2002 As the Amazon review says 'sunset soundtracks' sums this CD up for me. I can't pretend to know much about the history of these collections of music but I now what I like.
This CD was the onein our Sunset Villa on Lizard Island, Australia that would be left playing for us when we returned from dinnerin the evening. Listening to the tracks now makes me cry!
Beautiful sounds to match a beautiful place. Buy this & dream of summer.
Missin the Padilla magic - By: , 22 Dec 2001 
We thought we'd said "Goodbye" to Cafe Del Mar with Volume 6 but this offering shows we were mistaken. We should really have left the series to rest there, for Volume 7 lacks the evocative mood, warmth, colour & flavour injected by Jose Padilla while he presided over the series. This is Cafe Del Mar by name but not by nature & it is, frankly, disappointing. That is not to say these tracks aren't worth hearing; it's just that they're not what you'd expect from Cafe Del Mar.
