CD Stalling when Importing

I just purchased a new MacBook pro a few days ago, and I've encountered this issue a number of times. It seems that some CDs cause my CD drive to stall at various tracks. These CDs aren't badly scratched. The only way to make it stop making a continuous effort to read the cd over and over again is to perform a hard reset. Any possible solutions?
MacBook Pro 1.83 GHz Mac OS X (10.4.6)

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