Get Right with the Man

Van Zant

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 10, 2005)
• Original Release Date: May 10, 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000CD0P8C
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 1.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (256 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #36,758 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
The transformation from veteran Southern rockers into fledgling country artists hasn't required much of a musical shift by the brothers Van Zant. The hard-edged guitar riffing, chip-on-shoulder feistiness, and celebrations of Southern pride on much of the material would have fit just as easily on an album by Lynyrd Skynyrd, the band in which Johnny Van Zant replaced his late brother Ronnie as lead singer. Donnie Van Zant brought a lighter touch to his music in .38 Special, as reflected here in the more melodic balladry of "Things I Miss the Most" and "I Can't Help Myself." By subtracting the extended guitar solos from 1970s Southern rock and adding an occasional banjo break or steel guitar fill, Johnny and Donnie Van Zant extend their appeal across categories as well as generations of fans. Though songs such as "Sweet Mama" and "Plain Jane" rely a little too heavily on cliché, "Takin' Up Space," "Ain't Nobody Gonna Tell Me What to Do," and "Help Somebody" are anthems with the sort of conviction that will inevitably inspire raised fists and chorus sing-a-longs. --Don McLeese

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

395 of 397 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars CD SECRETLY INSTALLS DRM MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE WITHOUT PERMISSION, October 31, 2005

By	Phillip Roncoroni "goodcowfilms.com" (Manhattan, New York) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This CD secretly installs DRM (digital rights management) software on your PC without your permission. Not only does it do this, but the software then hides itself by installing as a "root kit."

As per WikiPedia,

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Root kit
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
A root kit is a set of tools used by an intruder after cracking a computer system. These tools can help the attacker maintain his or her access to the system and use it for malicious purposes. Root kits are known to exist for a variety of operating systems such as Linux, Solaris and versions of Microsoft Windows.

A rootkit typically hides logins, processes, files, and logs and may include software to intercept data from terminals, network connections, and the keyboard. In many sources, rootkits are counted as trojan horses.
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In this instance, Sony installs DRM software to copy protect their CD, and prevent it from being copied to various devices, all the while not telling you, the user, or letting you uninstall it because it hides itself from the user and Windows. Manually trying to uninstall it like some people have done, results in their CD-Rom drives disappearing entirely from Windows, as Sony installs their own custom CD-Rom drivers onto the system.

DO NOT SUPPORT THIS WRECKLESS KIND OF COPY PROTECTION. SHOW THE MUSIC BUSINESS THIS IS *YOUR* MUSIC. *YOU* PURCHASED IT, AND THEY SHOULD *NOT* BE ABLE TO DICTATE HOW YOU CAN USE IT.

Do not buy this CD.

145 of 145 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Nasty form of copy protection, October 31, 2005

By	K. Yarborough (New Zealand) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This CD has a nasty form of copy protection, usually associated with malware / spyware. There's no uninstall feature, and if you attempt to manually uninstall it, it will leave your CD inoperable save a complete Windows rebuild. More details under the sysinternal web site, under the Mark's blogs.

152 of 153 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars DRM + EULA = Don't Buy!, November 14, 2005

By	Brendan Ribera (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews

As many other reviewers note, these CDs install MALICIOUS software WIHTOUT REQUIRING CONSENT from the user.

This is not the only problem, howerver. Sony's End User License Agreement requires the following things of all consumers who purchase this "content protected" music:

1. If your house gets burgled, you have to delete all your music from your laptop when you get home. That's because the EULA says that your rights to any copies terminate as soon as you no longer possess the original CD.

2. You can't keep your music on any computers at work. The EULA only gives you the right to put copies on a "personal home computer system owned by you."

3. If you move out of the country, you have to delete all your music. The EULA specifically forbids "export" outside the country where you reside.

4. You must install any and all updates, or else lose the music on your computer. The EULA immediately terminates if you fail to install any update. No more holding out on those hobble-ware downgrades masquerading as updates.

5. Sony-BMG can install and use backdoors in the copy protection software or media player to "enforce their rights" against you, at any time, without notice. And Sony-BMG disclaims any liability if this "self help" crashes your computer, exposes you to security risks, or any other harm.

6. The EULA says Sony-BMG will never be liable to you for more than $5.00. That's right, no matter what happens, you can't even get back what you paid for the CD.

7. If you file for bankruptcy, you have to delete all the music on your computer. Seriously.

8. You have no right to transfer the music on your computer, even along with the original CD.

9. Forget about using the music as a soundtrack for your latest family photo slideshow, or mash-ups, or sampling. The EULA forbids changing, altering, or make derivative works from the music on your computer.

Refer to the following for details:
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<li><a href="http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/004144.php">List of Affected CDs</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/004145.php">EULA analysis</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.sysinternals.com/blog/2005/10/sony-rootkits-and-digital-rights.html">Rootkit analysis</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.sysinternals.com/blog/2005/11/more-on-sony-dangerous-decloaking.html">Continued rootkit analysis</a></li>
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