http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2002-2006 by the authors Thu, 22 Jun 2006 22:11:07 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/04/26/042931.php#comment-397192 Actially the note on the Springsteen disc says: The audio side of this disc does not conform to CD specifications and therefore will not play on some CD and DVD players. It has nothing to do with being a "dual disc." It won't play, even in a CD-drive because it's not actually a CD. It just happens to look like one. ]]> 397192@blogcritics.org Thu, 22 Jun 2006 22:11:07 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/04/26/042931.php#comment-396284 Lutoslawski was awesome. Ligeti fans, new or old, might want to check him out too. ]]> 396284@blogcritics.org Wed, 21 Jun 2006 22:06:04 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/04/26/042931.php#comment-396068 Yes, you're right, of course, but what incentive is there for me to buy it? That's just poor business. Would you buy a car that had a disclaimer - "May not run?" ]]> 396068@blogcritics.org Wed, 21 Jun 2006 14:16:22 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/04/26/042931.php#comment-395992 There is a disclaimer right on the CD jacket stating that dual-discs (CD on one side/DVD on the other) may not play in all CD/DVD drives. ]]> 395992@blogcritics.org Wed, 21 Jun 2006 11:43:04 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/04/26/042931.php#comment-395806 So, is a product that doesn't work on all machines considered to be defective? And how badly did we need to hear Bruce sing Buffalo Gals or Froggie Went A Courtin'? I mean, I like it, but is it worth the product hassle? ]]> 395806@blogcritics.org Wed, 21 Jun 2006 00:54:34 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/04/26/042931.php#comment-395490 There is no DRM on the Springsteen disc. The problems some folks are having is due to the fact that the disc is a CD/DVD combo -- one side is a CD and the other is a DVD. Some DVD-ROM drives have trouble reading the CD side but most CD-ROM drives can read it just fine. ]]> 395490@blogcritics.org Tue, 20 Jun 2006 17:39:01 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/04/26/042931.php#comment-395487 I also own and ripped this CD to my computers (a PowerBook and a Dell) with no problems using iTunes. ]]> 395487@blogcritics.org Tue, 20 Jun 2006 17:36:45 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/04/26/042931.php#comment-395481 I've been listening to this one on 2 different Windows machines as well as an iPod. Why do you think there's some special DRM on it? ]]> 395481@blogcritics.org Tue, 20 Jun 2006 17:27:23 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/04/26/042931.php#comment-395479 I own this CD, and I've ripped it several times, to several of my computers, using windows and linux, in MP3 format as well as ogg. There is no restrictive DRM whatsoever. ]]> 395479@blogcritics.org Tue, 20 Jun 2006 17:24:44 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/04/26/042931.php#comment-358350 At least Jack's corporate pimping is separate from his records. Truth is, though, I did have a harder time getting my Communist Manifesto ripped to my iPod than I normally do. ]]> 358350@blogcritics.org Wed, 26 Apr 2006 13:25:54 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/04/26/042931.php#comment-358209 yea, we don't need no stinkin' corporate rants. better to listen to Jack White, who has instead pimped himself out directly to corporate interests (coca cola). gawd bless america. ]]> 358209@blogcritics.org Wed, 26 Apr 2006 09:53:31 EDT