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To Feel the Music
- A Songwriter's Mission to Save High-Quality Audio
- Narrated by: Keith Carradine
- Length: 5 hrs and 36 mins
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Summary
Neil Young took on the music industry so that fans could hear his music - all music - the way it was meant to be heard.
Today, most of the music fans listen to is streamed via online services and highly compressed. It’s convenient, but, frustratingly, this comes at the cost of quality. Gone are the days when it was technologically necessary to compress music into the smallest possible file size, yet this remains the industry standard.
The result is music that is robbed of its original quality - muddy and flat in sound compared to the rich, warm sound artists hear in the studio. It doesn’t have to be this way, but the record and technology companies have incorrectly assumed that most listeners are satisfied with these low-quality tracks.
Neil Young is challenging the assault on audio quality - and working to free music lovers from the flat and lifeless status quo.
To Feel the Music is the true story of Neil’s quest to bring high-quality audio back to music lovers - which he considers the most important undertaking of his career. Inside, follow Neil as he discovers the step by step deterioration of recorded sound as analog is methodically replaced by digital CDs, MP3s, and low-price, low-quality streaming; gathers others committed to his goal of delivering music the way artists intend for it to sound; and eventually develops the Neil Young Archives, a high-res streaming site that gives users unprecedented access to all of Neil’s music - in the best quality their devices can handle - videos, photos, and more.
Neil’s efforts to bring quality audio to his fans garnered media attention when his Kickstarter campaign for his Pono player - a revolutionary music player that would combine the highest quality possible with the portability, simplicity and affordability modern listeners crave - became the third-most successful Kickstarter campaign in the website’s history. It had raised more than $6M in pledges in 40 days. Encouraged by the enthusiastic response, Neil still had a long road ahead, and his Pono music player would not have the commercial success he’d imagined. But he remained committed to his mission, and faced with the rise of streaming services that used even lower quality audio, he was determined to rise to the challenge.
An eye-opening listen for all fans of Neil Young and all fans of great music, as well as listeners interesting in going behind the scenes of product creation, To Feel the Music has an inspiring story at its heart: One determined artist with a groundbreaking vision and the absolute refusal to give up, despite setbacks, naysayers, and skeptics.
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- Anonymous User
- 03-11-19
I Felt the Music...✌🏻🙃🕊️
For any music fan, who wants to understand the importance of how music can and should sound, this is essential reading.
Neil Young takes you on a journey, one that has been a life's obsession for him in many ways. Phil Bakers contribution to Pono and Hi Res music complements Neil's narrative perfectly.
A story for 2019, that dates back to the good old analog days.
✌🏻🙃
MartyC @KORITFW
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- Carlton
- 15-09-21
Meh. It's OK.
It's a long rant and then an advert for 5 hours. Not much to do with Neil Young. The guy has a good voice. I wouldn't bother. Not worth buying.
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- Nathan James
- 29-03-20
To Feel the Music
You can tell Neil Young & Phil Baker have a real passion for music and the sound quality. However, this book does go on and on and the constant banging of the drum started to get a little boring it's like your mother constantly telling you off. There is interesting points made and the story on Pono was the highlight. I don't think you need the highest quality on all your devices and especially not for headphones.
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- Emma
- 30-01-22
Fascinating!
A real eye opener! As a music lover I was shocked to hear laid bare the terrible quality of the music most people listen to. I love Young's passion and enjoyed hearing his story. I'm so glad I listened. Highly recommended!
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- Mike Knight
- 18-02-22
Very informative.
Great book, shame about the record companies view on high res. Opens your eyes to what you hear.
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- Cliente Amazon
- 11-05-20
Interesting read
Being a fan of Neil Young and having bought the Pono Player I found it interesting. I agree completely with Neil and Phil that we are losing so much about the way we listen to music and it's sad how it seems that everybody has embraced this poor quality music in our day's lives. The book gets rather technical and can be boring for those not so deeply interested. By the way, I haven't still found out what can I do with my pono player.
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- Michael McDermott
- 07-01-23
Tedious
The point made early on about the degradation of recorded music quality through streaming (and as early as the advent of CDs) is interesting and a valid one. But it is made over and over. And over. And over again without really saying anything else that wasn't made at the start.
I love the music of Neil Young and Keith Carradine is an actor I admire but there is simply no need for the book to be anything like as long as it is.
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