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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
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Music
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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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- Donald Johnson
- 22-02-20
Interesting story, narration could be better
I came into this hoping to hear more of the story of the Pono product development, and less Neil preaching about the quality of music. It mostly delivered and was an interesting account of the Pono. It was refreshing to hear a business story that wasn't a huge commercial success and all the pitfalls the development team experienced. However, the narrator was a big turnoff for me. It sounded like an actor attempting unsuccessfully to do a Boston accent. I'm not sure if that is the narrator's natural voice, or he was attempting to sound like the co-author, but either way it continually pulled me out of the story. Overall, still a listen if you like books about product development and entrepreneurial stories.
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- JFE
- 21-09-20
good audiophile & entrepreneurship tales, a bir repetitive
overall it’s worth a listen, it can feel a bit repetitive at times. lots of the reality situations when building a consumer electronics product such as PONO.