"The ears are the windows to the soul": Neil Young at Brainstorm
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Neil Young was interviewed yesterday at the Fortune Brainstorm conference. Neil's message to technology executives was for more sophisticated digital-to-analog converters in PCs to deliver better sound quality.
From FORTUNE: Techland Neil Young takes on the iPod «:
"I don't know. We've been here three days and we've never heard the quality of music mentioned...which is what made music great," he said during a one-on-one interview conducted by Time exec John Huey.
Young said he was distressed at the short shrift the tech business has devoted to making music more "high res," his shorthand for richer and higher quality.
"The thing with music is you can't view it," lamenting how society has become accustomed to what he called "low-res music."
"People's understanding has been skewed by MP3s and convenience. It's important to get music out there...but not at the expense of quality," he said.
Watch video here.
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by thrasher@PermaLink: 7/25/2008 09:43:00 AM
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Very interesting. I like to listen to Neil's music while I'm running or hiking. How do I do that without an mp3 player and earplugs?
He absolutely right on the mark about the importance of sound quality but he's making a big assumption about people having the same preference and tolerance to sound as he does. How our ears function when it comes to listening to music varies from person to person.
Neil is absolutely right about sound quality. That's why I won't be seeing him with his current band. I won't waste my money on an inferior audio experience. You have played with great bands, Neil. This isn't one of them.
"Neil is absolutely right about sound quality. That's why I won't be seeing him with his current band. I won't waste my money on an inferior audio experience. You have played with great bands, Neil. This isn't one of them."
Please tell me this comment is a windup. I appreciate everyone is entitled to their opinion but how can you state that without seeing the band? I have seen Neil many times; solo, w.Crazy Horse, w. Booker T etc and the show on this tour (back in March) was without doubt the finest of the lot.
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