Chris Cagle - Anywhere But Here (11 tracks) +Album Reviews

Anywhere But Here

MP3 Fan | Massachusetts, USA | 10/24/2005

(1 out of 5 stars)

"If you love music and like to be able to copy songs to your IPOD or make .mp3 mixes for your car's .mp3 player, then DON'T BUY THIS CD. You can't do either. In fact, you shouldn't buy ANY CD with copy protection on it that won't allow file conversion and compilation mixing. I like the CD, but I took it, Patty Loveless's new one and Ryan Shupe and the Rubber Band's CDs and sent them back to the manufacturer - they are not worth keeping, and therefore, not worth buying. I was going to simply toss them out, but by sending them back and not buying anymore they'll have no doubt about how stupid this "protection" plan is."

Use the shift key

Buck Fever | 10/29/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"If you hold the shift key down when you put the CD in your computer the autorun feature is disabled and you can copy the CD."

Protection stops me from buying

Rachel H. Whisenant | Alabama | 01/24/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"The c.d. would be well worth the money if not for the copyright protection. The last c.d. I bought that had the much hated protection would not play in my Chevy Colorado c.d. player. And I might add, the stereo system was standard, I did not take out the system and upgrade. Now, why, pray tell, would I buy a c.d. that may or may not play in my vehicle? The last c.d. (Joss Stone) played fine in the Toyota Tundra but it sounded like a scratchy 45 in the Colorado. It popped, skipped, and basically sounded terrible. While I understand (I guess) the rational behind copyright protection I do not understand why anyone would think that the average person would spend money on a c.d. and hope against hope that it would play. Sorry Mr. Cagle, I would like to purchase the c.d. but not when the chances of it playing are slim to none."

GREAT MUSIC--BAD CD

Crabby Apple Mick Lee | INDIANAPOLIS, IN USA | 01/17/2007

(2 out of 5 stars)

"OK, let's get down to it. I loved this album. I liked every song and I normally would have given it a four or five stars.

The tragedy is the copy protection. The CD has it's own software built in to copy the music onto your hard drive or make a CD copy. Even following the software's instructions (that pop up when you put the CD in your computer), the software successfully copied the songs onto my hard drive--but flaked out completely on the last step when it went out to secure the "license". This left the music completely unlistenable.

I use copying for three purposes other than playing the CD itself. 1.) Make my own complication CD's for long drives. 2.) Play on my IPOD. and 3.) Have my computer shuffle play my large collection of favorite songs through the speakers for hours of enjoyment. Music industry folk can say that it is not their responsibility to see to it that I can do these things. I disagree and object to the whittling away of "fair use". Not being able to do these things reduces a CD's value at least by half.

True, issues about the copy protection say nothing about the music itself--but it says volumes about the PURCHASE. A car can have the most advanced engine under the hood but if the rest of the design is lousy it spoils the package.

The artist needs to know that if his record company does anything to make his fans unhappy they are unhappy with him as well. He needs to raise holy hell with the bosses and if they will not change then he needs to go somewhere else. Sure, easier said than done. But, if a significant part of the buying public will no longer buy his CD's, untimately it's his problem not ours.

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Best Country Artist by Far

Daneille Root | New Hampshire | 10/10/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I am a devoted Chris Cagle fan and I think by far this is his best cd yet. But there will only be bigger and better things happening for him in the future. My favorite song on the new cd is You Might Want to Think about That... It reminds us all that we are free to do as we want and we don't need people telling us what to do. And it also reminds us that people fought and died so that we could have this freedom. Chris is also a wonderful live performer and if you ever have a chance to see him don't miss out. You're sure to become a Caglehead too after listening to this new cd."

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