Thank you.fearfaoin wrote:I notice you can share a customer photo of the product "in action"
khl, you should send in a photo of yourself burning said product.
In case it gets deleted, I liked this review that just went up:Well played, McCoy.D. McCoy wrote:This CD has nothing to do with Irish, or tinwhistle or slow airs. It's just electronic static. I'm amazed Amazon carries it.
I'd rather listen to paint dry.
It's not really how a feel about the product, but at least it tells what the cd is and maybe it won't get deleted.A new and innovative way to make music. It was computer generated using software also sold by the artist. You can get the software and read about how the CD was made at his website: http://www.mocroi.com/. It's the second best thing to real bagpipes!
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.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.
The point, which I mentioned in my letter to amzon, is not to get the stuff off the market. I don't care who wants to buy or sell it. The point is that Mr. Hamilton is dishonest about his product. His calling the CDs whistle and pipe music is a blatant lie. They should be acurately labelled as computer generated music. Ask khl how it felt to think that he was getting whistle tunes and then hearing electronic garble come out of the speakers. Ask him how easy it was to get his money back when he wasn't happy with the product. The point isn't to take away Mr. Hamilton's freedom to sell whatever he wants; the point is to restore the buyer's freedom to know what he is buying. You accurately labeled Mr. Hamilton a scam artist. Scamming isn't protected by the bill of rights. I'll keep my soap-box handy.walrii wrote: 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.
Even that would be extremely misleading. Not a single tune I listened to maintained the same number of beats per bar... many of them are not the correct tune/intervals (probably at least partially due to the fact that his software can only handle a single octave)... the correct rhythm only happens by accident...gallant_murray wrote: They should be acurately labelled as computer generated music.
