neil young

Neil needs to cover this pronto

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=087mi1e46us

Xpost sad to see Neil still trading on his sex appeal at that age

Did you see his sideboob damn

Grampbod for dayssssss

I think we need a thinkpiece about aging boomers and their violent musical back & forths and what that says about our parents

posted on facebook today:
Streaming has ended for me. I hope this is ok for my fans.
It's not because of the money, although my share (like all the other artists) was dramatically reduced by bad deals made without my consent.
It's about sound quality. I don't need my music to be devalued by the worst quality in the history of broadcasting or any other form of distribution. I don't feel right allowing this to be sold to my fans. It's bad for my music.
For me, It's about making and distributing music people can really hear and feel. I stand for that.
When the quality is back, I'll give it another look. Never say never.
Neil Young

wasn't aware any of his stuff was available for streaming anyway tbh

really? it is all on spotify

listening to monsanto years right now

xp yeah it was on everything, afaik
he came out in favor of spotify or pandora in one of his books -- said something along the lines of "it's like the radio of today"

Just about every single thing he's ever released has been on all the streaming services for as long as they've been around. As Ned said on fb, there's a distinct undertone of "OH GOD PLEASE BUY PONO HELP ME." to this.

if only someone would make a digital music recorder with true audiophile grade hardware....one that plays high resolution digital files the way they are meant to be heard....one that's shaped like...i don't know...a toblerone bar.....

eh...there i go again, dreaming out loud....never happen

the worst quality in the history of broadcasting

Man, good thing he avoided ever having listened to AM radio. Or any recordings made prior to 1950 or so.

Hell, Spotify still sounds better than even FM radio most of the time.

guys my total ignorance of what's on streaming services is due to my never using any/being opposed to all of them it's cool

more from neil -
I was there.
AM radio kicked streaming's ass.
Analog Cassettes and 8 tracks also kicked streaming's ass,
and absolutely rocked compared to streaming.
Streaming sucks. Streaming is the worst audio in history.
If you want it, you got it. It's here to stay.
Your choice.
Copy my songs if you want to. That's free.
Your choice.
All my music, my life's work, is what I am preserving the way I want it to be.
It's already started. My music is being removed from all streaming services. It's not good enough to sell or rent.
Make streaming sound good and I will be back.
Neil Young

it is crazy that he's clearly just remembering how things sounded back in the day through a veil of deep nostalgia. of course AM radio sounded great to him when he was a teenager! but if he heard it now he'd be like YOU ARE ONLY HEARING 10 PERCENT OF MY WORK.

he came out in favor of spotify or pandora in one of his books -- said something along the lines of "it's like the radio of today"

I thought he'd said piracy was the new radio

Copy my songs if you want to. That's free.

it is?

xp
he might've said that too!
"this burrito ... it's like the new radio."

8-Tracks, where a song you're listening to could possibly just STOP right in the middle and the remainder of it be picked up when the next track is engaged. Okay. That kicks streaming's ass. Sure.

guys

he'll be back

He's right about cassettes being better than streaming, though. I hate it when my Spotify gets eaten by my computer, and I have to use a pencil to re-spool the Spotify back into its Spotify case.

haha

i'd be perfectly happy to buy your fucking records if they were sanely priced neil!

psychedelic pill is now available in certain stores for under $80 on vinyl!

Wonder what Neil Young "Hot Presses" go for?

fwiw, German Amazon (amazon.de) sells Neil vinyl for around half of what it goes for on US Amazon, shipping included.

i'd be perfectly happy to buy your fucking records if they were sanely priced neil!

^^^

haha no kidding. even at 1/2 price they're still kind of ridiculous amounts of $$$.

I probably would have ponied up $20 for Psychedelic Pill or Lenoise

neil young has ended for me.
current neil young sucks. current neil young is the worst neil young in history.

As a human being or as a musician?

as a transformer man

No way did cassettes sound better than streaming, that's a ridiculous claim for him to make.

that's why he ended

He cuts a record in Jack White's phone booth and then wants to pull music over fidelity. Is he back on Geffen again? This is vintage crazy Neil.

Has he ever commented on, or been directly called out on, his vinyl prices? It's completely bananas.

it's been explained (by one of his reps i think) -- he does his vinyl at a german pressing plant that apparently turns out extremely high quality product.

Pallas Mfg Germany is the plant's name
but yeah -- i would be interested in that recent box set w/ time fades away, on the beach, tonight's the night and zuma, but at $160 for four records (which I already own in multiple formats) no thank you.

especially since you should be able to score all of those original LPs used for under $40

I remember a local store pretty much giving away their remaining vinyl in '91 or '92; got a lot of great stuff, but, a decision of great wisdom, passed on Ragged Glory (they had multiple new copies for $5 or so).

I don't stream music, so don't have any opinion on the substance here. Does sound like Neil being Neil.

neil's compositional style is pretty good pseudo lefsetz but he's missing the capital letters. Analog Cassettes and 8 tracks also KICKED STREAMING'S ASS.

Pallas Mfg Germany is the plant's name

They also do some Nirvana stuff and that sells for like $15 less than Neil's LPs.

xp:
http://lefsetz.com/wordpress/index.php/archives/2015/07/15/neil-young-on-streaming/

don't ... want ... to .. click OH YES I DO

it's a bit on the aggressive side, but Lefsetz' points seem pretty reasonable

I’d say he’s become a laughingstock, but the people he’s playing to, the writers for the somnambulant press, trumpet his every word and neglect to point out his failings.

That’s right, they review all his new music, usually giving it stellar accolades. And then when it fails in the marketplace…crickets.

haha this is objectively bullshit

The bottom line is we’ve got a lot of stuff fighting for attention. Not only other music, but books, video, pornography, sex… Everything is now at people’s fingertips, how do you gain an audience?

i bet big lef's chrome history is a real horror show

Promise Of The Neil, Linkvolt NE 7-11-15: three sets, 65, 65, and 55 minutes long. Haven't listened yet, but promising list---download while you can:
http://bigozine2.com/roio/?p=2417