Brown Sugar [Copy Protected CD] [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD]

Various Artists (Artist)

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 24, 2002)
• Original Release Date: October 11, 2002
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Content/Copy-Protected CD
• Label: Mca
• ASIN: B00006JKCG
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (41 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #34,222 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
Smooth music devoid of flash but rich in vintage hip-hop and soul dominates the accompaniment to this urban love story. Mary J. Blige's "Never Been" pulses like a gentle lullaby ode to desire, and Jill Scott's "Easy Conversation" flutters with her sultry, airy voice and mellow strumming. Angie Stone's "Bring Your Heart" pulses with lazy piano countermelody and honey-sweet vocals, while Cassandra Wilson's take on Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time" is understated and folkish. Mos Def provides an edge to several tracks--"Breakdown," featuring fadeaway horns, and the "fine," fiercely rhymed version of "Brown Sugar." On a similarly uptempo bent, the Roots add in funky echoes and stutters to "Act Too (Love of My Life)," Black Star's "raw" version of "Brown Sugar" is sharp-tongued, and Eric B. & Rakim's sample-happy "Paid in Full" is a sprawling trip down old-school hip-hop's memory lane. Yet for all of its nods to the past, Brown Sugar sounds distinctly modern. Instead of just rehashing the past, its artists celebrate the spirit of bygone days with warm affection and loving care, which envelops the soundtrack in a cohesive and comforting glow. --Annie Zaleski

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

66 of 69 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Copy protection VERY problematic, May 27, 2003

By	Joanne "Reader" (NY USA) - See all my reviews

I knew I wouldn't be able to copy selected songs to my PDA for my own private use when I purchased this CD so I have no complaints about that aspect of the copy-protection. I didn't expect to have a hard time playing it on a computer, however. The 'player' that's supposed to launch when you insert the CD into your drive is adequate *when* it plays. It took awhile to get the player and CD to do their thing the first time but it did eventually play. I had to restart my computer in order to use my standard player for other CDs and no CD is worth that much trouble. When I tried a second time the CD just plain wasn't recognized so I tried it on another computer and that CD drive completely disappeared from 'My Computer', the CD never loaded and now I'm wondering what kind of re-configuring I have to do there. And, guess what - it also proves occasionally problematic on my new CD player which supports mp3s. I'm not a computer newbie and it's not a matter of my not understanding. This is way beyond a minor inconvenience.

The copy protection has so soured me on this soundtrack I kinda loathe it and shy away from attempting to play it. From what I've heard, it's pretty good, maybe worth a 3.

35 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Warning! Copy Protected CD May Not Work In Your Player, October 30, 2003

By	"jah-rasta" (US) - See all my reviews

I loved the movie and had to have the soundtrack. Unfortunatly, when I got it home, I could not get it to play in my stereo's CD player! Won't work on my computer either! Stay away from these copy protected CDs! There's a good chance, you will not be able to listen to it!

40 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Copy protected CD, September 8, 2005

By	ctakim (Texas, USA) - See all my reviews

Amazon is selling a copy protected CD that cannot be transferred to an iPod for personal use. Don't be bullied and do not buy this CD!