Nora Jones new CD -- Copy Protection -- YIKES

Good question Brian. I do. It has more variety than her previous effort. It
does some different things, like there is one song with a Hammond
organ and there is more creative guitar work. It's more country-ish; even
has a bluegrass duet with Dolly Parton. Norah seems comfortable and in
control of things. I get the sense that she said, well now I'm a huge
success and can do pretty much what I want, and that's what she did.
She sounds unique IMO. And I like it. I like the style of the music. I
listened to it the first time on headphones and it sounded great.

Thanks Budrew. I talked with a gal at Barnes and Noble Monday, she heard a pre-release and said the same as you, more variety. Too bad it isn't released as a SACD/CD hybrid first; I don't have an SACD player, but I prefer to purchase hybrids if possible.

Off topic, but I greatly prefer the Peter Malick - New York CD with her over her first CD, just my preference.

Someone in a review at Amazon.com of the new album said the SACD was being released at the same time. Don't know if this is correct, but you might check into it.

so somehow she didn't sell enough albums the first time and now the need it copy protected to sell more????
and no sacd/cd hybrid release from the get go!!!
blue note is not the same label it used to be.
record compaines just don't make enough money off of us.

For all you vinyl lovers like myself, the 200 gm LP will be out March 2004 (per the Acoustic Sounds site).