After Neil Young parted ways with the Spotify platform, rivals such as Apple Music quickly seized the opportunity to publicize, and the highly personal artist didn’t end his criticism of Spotify there.In another letter, published on his personal website on Friday, he bluntly said the platform is full of tracks but lackluster. After quitting the Spotify platform, he “felt a lot better.”
access:
6.3% off selected Microsoft Surface models, 100 off refurbished machines over 100
Screenshot (from: Neil Young Archives website)
Immediately afterwards, Neil Young blasted the system of excessive censorship: “Private companies can make self-serving choices, just like I chose not to let such a platform that spreads harmful information host my music”.
Neil Young has long championed a high-fidelity audio experience, while Spotify has been criticized for its lossy sound quality:
Currently Amazon, Apple Music and Qobuz have all provided 100% music quality, which is far better than the mediocre and degraded versions on Spotify.
If you’re still supporting Spotify, you’re inadvertently destroying a form of artistic expression. As fans, everyone should try to move to a new platform that focuses more on sound quality.
Interestingly, Neil Young has a link to the niche Qobuz platform on his personal website, but completely ignores Tidal. (Tidal was the leader in lossless streaming music services before Amazon and Apple followed suit.)
Unfortunately, convincing consumers to embrace Hi-Fi platforms can be much more difficult. After all, many people have long accepted the “double edification” of Bluetooth headphones/speakers + streaming media, and their ears have long been numb.
related articles:
Spotify is clearing its music portfolio after Neil Young announces his exit