About 45 minutes ago, I got an email stating that as a fan club member, I could download *just* the bonus track ("In the Mirror" w/ Nathan & Chloe) from the Yanni Voices EP. I already have the other 4 pieces from this EP and so of course, I was interested in the bonus track.

However, when I click on the link in that email, I'm taken to a page asking me for my credit card number. In other words, I'm expected to buy the song without ever having heard a sample? Sure, I'm familiar with the original version and I adore it! But how do I know I'll also love the updated version? To be honest, I haven't been so "in love" with the other re-worked Yanni classics I've heard recently. Yeah, I like 2 of them but the others... not so much. Quite honestly, I'm still wary of this whole pop/vocal remake world Yanni has entered into. Am I willing to give all of it a listen when it's released? SURE! Will I like it all? I'm pretty certain I won't. Just being completely honest...

I buy nearly all of my music from digital stores these days and I buy A LOT of it! I'm also seriously picky about what I purchase. I buy absolutely NOTHING blindly (or is it "deafly" in the case of music) these days. The Web offers the technology for audio previews (and you offer previews for the rest of this EP) so why are you asking fan club members to just buy this "bonus song" blindly? If you value us enough to offer us the opportunity to purchase a piece not being offered to non-fan-club members, why do you not value us enough to give us the opportunity to preview the track and say, "You know, I really don't like this particular tune enough to buy it."?

Yeah I know; it's only $.99; hardly enough to break anyone's bank account BUT it's the principal of the thing! Let US decide whether or not we feel it's worth spending that buck! THAT is the point, isn't it? The decision on whether or not to purchase the piece should be left to the individual listener, IMO. Some of us will love it and some will not. Taste in music will always be highly-subjective.

My apologies if this post comes off as "negative". I don't mean for it to sound that way but I will be honest and say that I feel like I'm being "roped" into buying something I may not actually want. I have no respect for this type of sales tactic and I have never seen it used by another artist.

Not buying it. I'll wait until I'm offered the opportunity to hear a sample. Maybe the Web has spoiled me in that regard but with the amount of money I spend on music per year, I have to be picky. I'm a music JUNKIE and buy literally hundreds of tracks per year. I only purchase what I really love (or at least like a lot)!

Hi arcana,

Nice to see you posting again

I know when you click the link in the email it's apparently the only way to get to the single download, at least that I can find. However, you can listen to a two minute sample by going to www.yanni.com/Store/. Click on the 4 song EP and then click the play button on the player. In The Mirror is the sample from that set.

Hope that helps you out.

Hi Bonnie,

I didn't see "In the Mirror" listed as a separate sample in the list on the store page and so didn't even bother to hit play there. My apologies for complaining. It was apparently completely unwarranted. I'm sorry.

Oh and thanks for saying it was nice to see me post again anyway.

Oh... and.. you can delete my "rant" post if you wish but if you could; please pass along the fact that they NEED to make the sample of "In the Mirror" clearer!!!!

It's good to know that Fan club members can download the song "In The Mirror".

But I wonder why the Fan Club didn't tell us that this song was going to be avaible for Fanclub members when they opened the Digital Store.
I'm sure that many Fanclub members (who already have the other 4 songs)bought the Yanni Voices Complete EP just to have the song "In The Mirror".

Myky

I just want to say that I absolutely love the whole version of "In the Mirror". I appreciate the fact that we could, at last, buy just that song, as I had the others. This was what I was waiting for; however, I still intend to be the CDs when they are released.

Great job, & thank you Yanni, Chloe & Nathan for such a beautiful song.

Hi arcana,

No I don't think it needs to be deleted. Even rants can serve a purpose I will pass along the suggestion that they add a little something to help folks find the sample.

Myky I don't think the intention originally was to make it available as a separate piece. But several fans felt it was wrong to expect them to pay $3.99 to get the song as part of the EP when they had been given the others for free. It's my understanding that the decision was made in response to those concerns.