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5 Star music on a 2 Star CD

dalepres | Park Hill, OK United States | 07/17/2005

(3 out of 5 stars)

"The music is great. The Hollies are definitely a 5-star band but this review is on the CD, not the songs or the band. The CD is copy protected and upon inserting it into my PC immediately begins to try to install "required updates" to my Media Player. I don't want every CD I own installing its own patches to Media player so it can control how I use the CD. I have never stolen, borrowed, copied, or loaned someone else my CD's or taken copies of theirs and I do not want copy protected CDs.



The concept brings to mind the problems my wife has with her ebooks on Microsoft Reader. Her PC decides, often randomly or arbitrarily, whether or not she can read the books she paid for. I don't want my CDs doing the same thing.



Finish your CD libraries soon before the copy protection takes away you right to listen when and where you choose."

In Glorious Mono!

Charles Agee | Tahlequah, Oklahoma United States | 07/12/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"For years I have searched in vain for a quality copy of "Look Through Any Window" in its original mono mix, the way I heard it in 1965. I literally wore out the 45 long ago and despaired of ever finding it again. The stereo mix is, quite frankly, NOT good, with extra vocalizations in the break. Well, at least, that's MY opinion of them! So, at last I found As, Bs AND EPs with a fantastic mono mix of one of my favorite songs from my wayward youth. Suprisingly, the REST of the tracks are great, too, many of them new to me. So, I can highly recommend this release. The sound is true to the original, but clear. I am eternally grateful to those who love mono!"