walrii wrote:I haven't listened to the samples (keep getting an error on the download but then, I have AoL so I'm not surprised) however, that has yet to keep any C&Fer from joining a thread.
Regardless of how bad these CD's are, I would rather the guy have the freedom to sell them than for some nameless entity, be it an Amazon exec, a government beaureucrat or a self-appointed expert, telling me what I can or cannot buy, listen to or enjoy. With the freedom to converse and express opinions, we can keep ourselves safe from the scam artists. This thread is proof of that.
I shall climb off my soap-box and go play my whistle.
It's not really about how 'bad' the music is. I can handle people not being experts, even being rank amateurs, but this is something else alltogether. This is misrepresentation of the product to begin with, and unethical practices, as in shill 'reviews' from someone who used to sell them on eBay, and the fact that buyers who were not pleased, as is their own personal choice, were blackmailed to give positive feedback *before* they could get their money refunded for a product they were very, and quite reasonably, disappointed in, which is highly dishonest. *That* warrents the severe criticism.