Musically sound, technically inept.
J. Del Favero | Redwood City, CA United States | 03/08/2005
(1 out of 5 stars)
"Suncomm Media Max anti piracy limits the usefullness of the CD. You cannot play it on a PC without installing their software. Ripping the CD tracks to your PC so you can load them onto your ipod, or other portable media device will not work since the tracks come out garbled.
As long as you are only planning on playing the CD in your car or home CD player you will be fine. For me, it is like purchasing a musical paperweight, since my Car, Home and portable MP3 players can't be used.
This goes for all of the Kinkysweet CD's. Bar Grooves, Frequent Flyer etc."
Don't think so!
Kali Kat | Fairfield, California | 03/21/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I have defend this CD, because I jam to it all the time. It's one of my favorites and I even use it for my dance company. The other reviews are too harsh and a major reason is due to compatibilty issues and disappointment. Don't hate! BUT...there were some good points made by bordersj2, but unless you are extremely knowledgable about brazilian music, it will NOT make a difference. I'll admit, I don't know the name of the songs or artists. I just play songs 1-8 because they are cool. I only listen to CD 2 because it's more upbeat. I don't have a problem playing it on my computer or elsewhere. It's a awesome starter CD if you are just getting into this. All I have to say, is listen to the samples provided-and you decide if you want to make the investment. If it sounds good, get it and you'll be happy. If it's not your style, check out the other CDs recommended by bordersj2. I am going to check them out, too!"
Nice music, shame about the piracy protection
Stephen | London, UK | 03/25/2006
(1 out of 5 stars)
"It may be true that the music is outdated and unoriginal but for those who are uninitiated into the nu-bossa scene like myself then the CDs provide some pleasant enough tunes.
But the real bummer comes from the piracy protection. Impossible to play the CD on your PC without installing MediaMax's programme, and even then you can only listen when the CD is in the machine... so no copying to your computer, transfering to iPod or the likes. Surely with the rise of MP3, MediaMax will have to change this ridiculous anti-piracy protection else all their CDs will be relegated to dusty shelves and never heard.
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