Brandon Cohen on 21st September 2000 [Other reviews]

Hi I am Brandon I am an almost 12 year old boy. This particular album helped me in 3 projects for school. I got an A+ on each. I put on a song while I presented it to the class, they were all blown away because they listen to Eminem and all this other crud. Thanks Rick

Julian Simpson on 23rd July 1999 [Other reviews]

Encouraged to buy this album based upon some of the reviews on this website, I have to admit to being disappointed. Except for the notable exceptions of the first (The Pharos of Alexandria) and the last (The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus) I find the rest somewhat bland. The two aforementioned tracks hold my interest due to the variety of instrumentation and occasional mood changes. The other pieces of music are all rather one paced - they are too long for that - and seem to wash over me.

Bjorn Olaf Syvertsen on 20th January 1999 [Other reviews]

I had high hopes with this one, and it is a good and relaxing album, but it is not among Rick's best work. But it is good. The return of a narrator gave me hopes of hearing something like "Journey to the Centre of the Earth", and I suppose it was unwise to raise that kind of expectations. But apart from this not being able to match his early work, it still is an album I quite enjoy, especially "The Hanging Gardens of Babylon". The entire album is soft and very synthetic, with no trace of piano. This fact makes it sound like a softer version of "Zodiaque", but with narration. Like "Zodiaque", it also has a marked Jean-Michel Jarre feel to it.

Mats Landstrom on 24th September 1997 [Other reviews]

Wonderful! Instrumental except for the narration at the beginning of each piece describing the 7 ancient wonders of the world. This is in the same class as 70s works like Criminal Record or Six Wives only with a more modern sound. The arrangements chosen are so beautiful and each tune really has its own character. Some are soft and laid back and others powerful and full of musical climaxes. I wish Rick makes more of this kind.

Denilson Neves Rampin on 23rd June 1997 [Other reviews]

Rick has always been a versatile composer, especially concerning History. In the CD, the Seven Wonders are told through the keyboard. He creates an involving atmosphere and an unique stile to reveal the greatness of each one of the past great wonders. Special attention to the short narrative by the actor Garfield Morgan that preceeds each track, reminding us the times of "Journey to the Centre of the Earth".