Neil Young Pushes Pono, Says Piracy Is the New Radio 361
Hugh Pickens writes "Kia Makarechi reports that Neil Young isn't particularly concerned with the effects of piracy on artists but is more concerned that the files that are being shared are of such low quality. 'It doesn't affect me because I look at the internet as the new radio,' says Young. 'I look at the radio as gone. Piracy is the new radio. That's how music gets around. That's the radio. If you really want to hear it, let's make it available, let them hear it, let them hear the 95 percent of it.' Young is primarily concerned about whether the MP3 files we're all listening to actually are pretty poor from an audio-quality standpoint. Young's main concern is that your average MP3 file only contains about five percent of the audio from an original recording and is pushing a new format called Pono that would be 'high-resolution' digital tracks of the same quality as that produced during the studio recording. Young wants to see better music recording and high resolution recording, but we're not anywhere near that and hopes that 'some rich guy' will solve the problem of creating and distributing '100 percent' of the sound in music. 'Steve Jobs was a pioneer of digital music, his legacy was tremendous. But when he went home, he listened to vinyl.'"
Poor choice of name (Score:5, Funny)
Oh... (Score:4, Funny)
The only reason I clicked to read more of this is because I first read it as 'Neil Young Pushes Porno'...
Re:FLAC (Score:5, Funny)
Makes you think of ponies.
I'll buy an 'R', Alex (Score:4, Funny)
Re:FLAC (Score:5, Funny)
Porno. (Score:4, Funny)
You read that as Neil Young pushes Porno didn't you, you big perv.
Re:FLAC (Score:5, Funny)
That's why audiophiles prefer vinyl, because it captures more sound from thestudio recording. Pono is a try to capture like 100% of what the musician get on the studio tapes.
Nah, just throw a hum on there at 60Hz and they'll tell you it's magical.
Re:FLAC (Score:5, Funny)
Or pornos. Or.. both?
Re:Hundered posts about blind tests (Score:5, Funny)
It's trolling so hard! It's even got Steve Jobs and a vinyl's-the-best claim in the same sentence! I am disappointed, however, at the lack of:
1. "We should all use valve amps because the sounds just, y'know, warmer, and therefore better.
2. "My sound quality improved 800% when I switched to Neil Young endorsed Monster cables!", exclaimed an unnamed consumer.
3. "Double-blind ABX trials are actually irrelevant because. erm, well you're just not sufficiently attuned to understand. Go away."
Re:Oh... (Score:5, Funny)
What, were you hoping for pictures? Have you ever seen Neil Young???
*shudders*
Re:Poor choice of name (Score:4, Funny)
Could be worse. When I read TFA, I read 'Ponyo'.
Re:I'll buy an 'R', Alex (Score:5, Funny)
I'll buy an 'R', Alex
"What is 'The wrong gameshow host'".
-- correct --
"Thanks Pat. I'll take Minor mistakes that get trolled on slashdot for $300."
Porno (Score:2, Funny)
Re:FLAC (Score:4, Funny)
Hmmm ... Rule 34 seems to apply here.
And, it's likely illegal ... unless you're talking about hot pony-on-pony action ... which is probably OK as long as the ponies are old enough; a young pony would just be sick. ;-)
A friend had a list (an actual paper list) of the types of animals she'd seen in the act (with an annotation for on TV or in person). I've always found that somewhat disturbing.
Lah-di-dah gunner Graham (Score:4, Funny)
I think I've found Noam Chomsky's slashdot account.