With nowhere else to go....
Posted on 03/13/2024 9:54:47 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Neil Young has grudgingly returned his catalog to Spotify.
He removed his music in 2022 in protest against the streaming service’s exclusive Joe Rogan podcast, accusing the production of spreading “misinformation.”
In a new post on his website, Young made no bones about his dislike of Spotify, but explained his move was a reaction to Rogan’s show becoming available on other platforms too.
“Spotify, the number one streamer of low-res music in the world – Spotify, where you get less quality than we made – will now be home of my music again,” he wrote. “My decision comes as music services Apple and Amazon have started serving the same disinformation podcast features I had opposed at Spotify.
“I cannot just leave Apple and Amazon, like I did Spotify, because my music would have very little streaming outlet to music lovers at all, so I have returned to Spotify, in sincere hopes that Spotify sound quality will improve and people will be able to hear and feel all the music as we made it.”
Neil Young’s Message to Spotify
Young noted that his catalog was also available via Qobuz and Tidal, saying those services “are all high res as well.” He continued: “I hope all you millions of Spotify users enjoy my songs! They will now all be there for you except for the full sound we created.”
He finished with a direct message to the corporation, saying: “Spotify, you can do it! Really be number one in all ways. You have the music and the listeners! Start with a limited hi res tier and build from there!”
His excuse doesn't make sense. If Apple and Amazon are now playing Joe Rogan, shouldn't he pull his music off of those platforms?
“Hope Neil Young will remember, Southern Man don’t need him around anyhow “…..
He was lying in a burned-out basement.
A Southern Man don’t need him around ..
Heck he’s the one that got me paying attention to Joe Rogan.
” his needs for money outweighed his beliefs.”
That’s my take, too.
Money-grubbing capitalist!! Probably needs to buy another CO2 spewing private jet.
The best versions of his songs were by other performers.
Lap up that money, Neil Young, you corporate sell-out dog.
With nowhere else to go....
“Whine - whine..”
Sings like a girl.
We listened to after the gold rush Thanksgiving at my cousins house cousins with whom I was with a month ago burying their 96 year old father my uncle
An Irish funeral
We sang well into the evening the day of the funeral. Some of us are in the music industry in NY and sang at the funeral mass
After the gold rush was a dream a creative gem
Also CSNY Deja vu
‘Where are you going now my love’
Where will yo be tomorrow”
We sing helpless on the back porch at the north shore if Long Island beach house. 3 chords and all the harmony you can pull out of Joni Mitchell’s master rendition at Robbie Robertsons last waltz
They won’t shut up and sing. Like disobedient children. We don’t have such in this generation coming up. The college educated kids I know are loving, hard working hopefully American
Neil Young
He wanted to make a statement. No one cared.
Maybe not even him
Besides this canuccker ...(he was never a rocker) ...there is NO HARD ROCK coming up? Every band I grew up with and I’m going on 63? I can’t name a group that has not been a flash in the pan since?
Establishment-conformist Neil needs more cow bell in his music.
This is why rock legends are supposed to die before their 28th birthday.
There is an order to the cosmos and it should be observed.
That might actually be an improvement.
Next thing you know, he’s going to endorse Trump. ;-)
I call that the Skynyrd Rule.
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