Qntal V Silver Swan Limited Music Cd

Qntal - Qntal V Silver Swan Limited

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Qntal V: Silver Swan Limited      Artist : Qntal      List Price : $29.98 USD        Your Price : $29.98 USD      ProductGroup: Music      Release Date : 2007-07-16      Studio : Dancing Ferret      Label : Dancing Ferret      Avg. Customer Rating : (4 reviews)

Reviews Customer Reviews for Qntal V Silver Swan Limited      Regarding the Additional Features and Design of the Limited Edition version      Rating:      Please note that this rating doesn't simply reflect my opinion of Qntal's music on this album, which I think is fantastic and deserves at least 4 and a half stars - this rating reflects the whole package, and unfortunately it loses some stars due to the extra/enhanced features and general design. I felt the overall graphic design of this package was awkward. The booklet is really not very well incorporated into the design, it is just sandwiched in the center and tends to fall out or slide around a bit unless it is entirely folded and sitting vertically on a shelf. It would have been much more successful if the last panel of the booklet was attached directly to the case, or if the case itself had included a pocket or sleeve for it. I also do not feel as if the larger, DVD-format case was really necessary. In particular the graphics on the case itself don't seem to lend themselves to the larger area and that makes the package itself seem unfinished. The graphics in the smaller-format of the general issue of this CD appear much more lush because they don't seem as if they're being stretched too thin over the surface area of the packaging. It would not surprise me to find out that the smaller-format CD was designed first and this edition was almost a design afterthought. I was rather disappointed in the Brian Froud imagery and gallery which was advertised as a significant aspect of this edition. I thought his photo-collaged pieces were very beautiful, please don't get me wrong, but his gallery on the second disc does not feature them. I would have loved to see them presented completely as Froud composed them and not just as they were arranged to mesh with the lyrics and liner notes of the booklet. I was under the impression that new artwork would be included in that digital gallery, but in fact, it is just a collection of a handful of previous works from Faeries, Good Faeries/Bad Faeries, Goblins, etc. and if you are reasonably familiar with Froud's work all of the displayed pieces will be known to you already. The Froud music video is certainly a nice treat, but one can view that for free on the World of Froud website . What was perhaps my greatest irritation with this Limited Edition package is that no where does it state the technical requirements to view the music video or gallery. I viewed the second CD on both Mac and PC platforms which were running recent versions of their respective operating systems, and I had problems with both. On the Mac I was able to see the video, however the folder designated with the Mac version of the gallery was empty and I was unable to access it. On the PC I was able to view the gallery, but not the video. It would have been much more expedient to have both the gallery and the video in Macromedia Flash format so it could be easily read by both platforms. I believe that the only truly valuable reason to buy this Limited Edition version versus the general one is for the additional tracks on the second CD, but even then I'm not sure if the additional 5 songs make it worth almost thirty dollars. In closing, the music itself is georgeous, but I would hesitate to state that the additional cost for the larger, enhanced Limited Edition package is really worth it. Unless you are a die-hard Qntal fan, I would recommend the open edition CD.     Customer Reviews for Qntal V Silver Swan Limited Cd      Beautiful      Rating:      This is my first introduction to Qntal's music, the Brian Froud video is what caught my attention. I find the music haunting beautiful, the singer graceful and a voice as one would expect from one of Tolkien High Elf Feasts.Very easy to listen to over and over, I often run it as background here in my art studio. First rate and Wonderful. Editorial Reviews for Qntal V Silver Swan Limited Audio Cd      Album Description      The fifth studio album from one of the most respected medieval-electronic fusion acts in the world. This lavish 6-panel digipack includes a second CD of bonus material (including a Qntal video by Brian Froud), and an expanded 32 page DVD-sized booklet with more exclusive Froud artwork. This is a strictly limited edition. Brian Froud, the world famous fantasy/faerie artist Labyrinth, Dark Crystal, Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy book) designed all new artwork for both the regular and limited editions of this album. A must have for Froud fans!