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Don't Waste Your Money On This One

07/19/2003

(1 out of 5 stars)

"Because the artist is Geoffrey Oryema, I start with 5 stars. However:Subract two stars for a recording error on track 17. This was a first, in my hundreds of CDs.Subtract one star because of the lack of equalization. It ruins the listening experience to have to adjust the volume between tracks. One track can be so very soft, the next disturbingly loud.Subtract one star for the ridiculous price of this CD, considering the poor quality described above.For the insert explaining the songs, despite the typographical errors, leave a star. Besides, this rating system won't allow for zero stars.This is not a comment on the artist, only on the label. I have collected all of his work, even though it is a bit too westernized for my taste. And to note, all of my other Oreyma CDs are on the RealWorld label. They are excellent! So buy the original albums and avoid this compilation."