This BMG import has a copy protection notice saying it is only compatible with "home audio" cd players, and less than 100% of other types of audio players. Additionally the label says it only plays degraded quality on Windows machines and not at all on Macs. The URL on the notice is www.bmg-copycontrol.info, which says their sales declined 2% and this will save them.
The copy protection looks like CDS-200 which installs the Midbar (recently bought by Macrovision) player onto your PC. There is an uninstaller on the CD, but your best option under XP if you accidentally allowed this to autoinstall is to do a system rollback to the previous system checkpoint.
Considering the genre of music, most USA users purchasing this are likely to want to play it on a portable music device. Be advised that the "defaults" on Exact Audio Copy and Easy CD-DA won't help."
Fun music, fast paced, great for dancing and original too!
Bry | Seattle, WA USA | 11/20/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"We recently heard the song Dragostea Din Tei over my XM Satellite Radio while we were driving in our car. We had so much fun listening to it that when the DJ announced the name as being O-zone we ordered a copy from Amazon.com. The CD is expensive but worth the cost.
Overall the CD seems to have a strong Euro style to it while leaning towards the dance/club feel. Although I like several songs from the CD, my favorites are track #3 Dragostea Din Tei and track #8 Despre Tine. Most of the songs appear to be in Romanian, but with such a fun beat you quickly forget the language barrier.
I'd definitely recommend this CD to anyone who likes fast paced, up-beat new age music."
It's About Time!
Elisabeta Ioana | Timisoara, Romania | 04/16/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"These guys have been popular in Romania for a while now and it is absolutely FANTASTIC that the rest of the world is discovering them. They are one of the cleanest, most positive and just plain fun bands you're ever going to come across. Listen, sing along even if you dont know what you're saying. But most of all: dance. If you like Dragostea Din Tei you'll also love Despre Tine which was actually their first giant hit in Romania and won several awards from MTV Romania.
Oh... and just for those of you who were wondering: Vrei sa pleci dar nu ma (nu ma) iei means you want to leave but you wont take me.
Enjoy this music. There is a lot of great music in Romania. Anyone interested in finding out more about Romanian music should visit www.transsylvania_phoenix.de
BTW, if the price on this one scares you, you can just go with the 13.99 version that amazon offers as well."
Rip-Off
FireFly54 | 03/08/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This CD, however amazing is not worth 28$ I just figured I'd let you know that barnes and noble is selling it for $11. Thats it. ((The Cd IS amazing however and you should buy it!))"
Dragostea Din Tei
LoryLory | Detroit, MI | 02/08/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Ok I'm a born Romanian and absolutely adore this CD! Of course if you buy it when you happen to be visiting Romania you can get it for about $3 US, but save yourself a plane ticket and buy it on-line.
I've had this CD for about 2 years now and I still don't get tired of listening to it. The lyrics to it are just as fun as the beat. It's basically a nonsense love song (Dragostea Din Tei means Love from a Tei, which is a type of tree that my Romanian grandma makes tea out of it's leaves).
If you like the sound of Dragostea Din Tei, you'll love the rest of the CD because its full of songs with funky beats. The best thing about this song is that there's nothing that comes close to it stylistically.
It's the perfect CD to let loose to in the car! If you love dace and techno with a pop twist you will love this CD!
P.S. this just in, o-zone broke up as of January but the lead singer came over to the states and is releasing an english version of Dragostea Din Tei...since I can understand and love the original, its kinda a letdown to hear it translated becasue the lyrics aren't wacky-fun like they are in Romanian, but you guys might like it...its called Ma Ya Hi...google it"