Hi-Rez music to come in 2012: A Message from Neil Young!

[Johnny Vinyl]

http://www.neilyoung.com/messagepage.html

Encouraging words from someone who we all know is passionate about sound.

 

[Phelonious Ponk]

http://www.neilyoung.com/messagepage.html

Encouraging words from someone who we all know is passionate about sound.

So what does Mr. Young know that he's not telling?

Tim

 

[Johnny Vinyl]

So what does Mr. Young know that he's not telling?

Tim

I have no idea Tim, but I suspect he's closer to it all than any of us are. Here's hoping he won't have to eat those words!

 

[Phelonious Ponk]

I have no idea Tim, but I suspect he's closer to it all than any of us are. Here's hoping he won't have to eat those words!

It's an interesting statement to be sure. I sure would love to know what it means. Hell, I don't even pine for hi-res. Just a return to decent mastering would tickle me to no end.

Tim

 

[Bruce B]

All I can say is that the tapes were amazing!

 

[Johnny Vinyl]

All I can say is that the tapes were amazing!

ok...ok......come on now....what more can you add?

 

[Randall Smith]

All I can say is that the tapes were amazing!

Bruce, do you believe he will ever release his archive's for download? I would love to download them for use in my computer based system. I do not wish to buy another blu-ray player just for a handful of albums.

 

[pepar]

Somebody other than Neil singing? That would be an improvement, IMO.

 

[Bruce B]

Bruce, do you believe he will ever release his archive's for download? I would love to download them for use in my computer based system. I do not wish to buy another blu-ray player just for a handful of albums.

I wish I could say but I'm under a NDA

 

[Kal Rubinson]

Somebody other than Neil singing? That would be an improvement, IMO.

Ha! I found a kindred spirit.

 

[pepar]

Neil is a poet and poets are held to a different standard. Fellow poets .. and non-singers .. include Stevie Nicks, Springsteen, Mellencamp, Dylan, etc. Dylan, amazingly, has gotten better while the 25-30 years on the others ... has ...... made them un-listenable, IMO.

How do I add something like "Addicted to Best!" to my profile?

Jeff

 

[naturephoto1]

How do I add something like "Addicted to Best!" to my profile?

Jeff

Jeff,

I think that you get that listing after 200 posts.

Rich

 

[Johnny Vinyl]

I happen to love Neil's voice, so I hope there is more of his stuff, but I have a feeling there are other artists involved.

 

[naturephoto1]

I happen to love Neil's voice, so I hope their is more of mine, but I have a feeling there's much more to this.

I prefer Neil's voice in most cases to Dylan's.

Rich

 

[Kal Rubinson]

I prefer Neil's voice in most cases to Dylan's.

I would find it a tough choice.

 

[pepar]

Jeff,

I think that you get that listing after 200 posts.

Rich

Thanks, Rich.

File this under the small world category .. between this post and my previous one, I drove from York, Pa to the Holiday Inn in downtown Allentown, which apparently took me past your location.

Jeff

 

[MylesBAstor]

http://www.neilyoung.com/messagepage.html

Encouraging words from someone who we all know is passionate about sound.

That sounds almost word for word the same thing that Bill Schnee said when introducing his new music label at CES this year

 

[Johnny Vinyl]

That sounds almost word for word the same thing that Bill Schnee said when introducing his new music label at CES this year

What do you think about the statement? Think there's a chance some labels might take Hi-Rez seriously?

 

[rblnr]

Since the music industry has been getting killed, makes sense to me that they might somehow align around the marketing notion of 'bluray for music', create a new product category in hopes of increasing sales and resales of stuff the way people replace DVDs w/Bluray. Not implying though that it needs to be a physical format. If they all got behind it, maybe it would take enough in the marketplace to be worth their while. Massive marketing works, but takes commitment. Maybe desperation will yield what we're all after. And/or maybe it's as simple as iTunes offering hi-rez.

My wife can't stand Neil Young's voice either, always asks me to turn it off when he's on. I think he's legitimately brilliant.

 

[Bruce B]

What do you think about the statement? Think there's a chance some labels might take Hi-Rez seriously?

I have spoken to the folks at WMG many times and can honestly say they do care about hi-rez music.