Comments on: Neil Young Archives Say No To CD Release

By: Ed

Ed — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:02:15 +0000

Blue Ray is as much an interim technology as the Compact Disc and will surely be just as antiquated 15-20 years from now. Worse, only a microscopic portion of Neil Young’s intended audience have Blue Ray, or will ever have it.

This is completely misguided and I’m certain within a year or two we will have this available in other formats — otherwise it’s going to be a major money loser.

By: reality writer 87

reality writer 87 — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:28:02 +0000

i don’t think anybody truly understands the scope of this thing.
nobody has this shit…any of it. unless it’s a bad bootleg from 30 years ago.
this isn’t a re-release of his albums. it’s the shit he recorded DURING the albums.
and more.
unreleased albums in entirety. so yeah if your a real neil fan. QUIT BITCHING.
if you aren’t a neil fan. bugger off.

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 15 May 2008 02:48:23 +0000

I have no reason nor desire to sift through his lyric sheets or see him performing on stage or whatever waste he’ll put on these things. I don’t want to look at antiques and other historical aspects of Neil’s work. I just want to hear (yes, HEAR – not see – can you believe it? In this multimedia-mistaken industry, I want just listen to music) the Archives and hear what the heck has taken him so darn long to compile over the years.

Releasing on DVD/Blu Ray this stuff is a marketing mistake and no, I will not rip from the DVDs nor await the MP3 dowloads. I just won’t buy them. Of course all the people who drool over every word he says or writes will be all over these Blu Rays, no doubt…I don’t want MP3 downloads, just release it on vinyl and/or CD. Didn’t he make mention once at a show in 1999 that it is “just a stupid song”? If that’s the case, why all the planned film fluff for the Archives? In any case, the “family farmer” he so much cares about (?) won’t be able to afford his Archives DVDs/Blu Rays. So much for “This Note’s for You.”

By: Vince

Vince — Sun, 04 May 2008 20:51:18 +0000

Great Neil, you mean I have to put up with Blu Ray audio through the speakers of my TV set? Come on…… I have a decent quality NAD stereo CD player with a decent quality amp and decent quality speakers. All I ask for are well mastered CD’s. Why are you such an awkward %^&!?

Is it such a problem to put out audio on a format that everyone can embrace? Everyone who is anyone owns a CD player and a stereo of sorts. Multi-media is great but we want tangible audio CD’s as well…. CD’s are made for audio, DVD’s/Blu Ray is multi-media.

By: simon

simon — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:56:58 +0000

indeed a strange move… but now i only buy mp3s…

By: Stuart

Stuart — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 04:24:21 +0000

in the end most peolple wont buy this because of the format and that seems a shame, for most neil lovers its about the music ….its that simple……this obsession with being on the leading edge reminds me of neils ill-fated trip into electronic music, ( ie: Trans), which most fans bypassed, quietly waiting for him to return to his roots..which he did….my guess is that within a year, sales will prove to be a disaster and it will get released on cd and mp3……

By: Rog H

Rog H — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:32:08 +0000

I’m definately against this idea. I like music DVDs, and have enjoyed the accompanying ones with his recent album releases, but the cd always gets far more play. To somehow incorparate both would be the ideal, like with the aforementioned albums.

By: Jason

Jason — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 09:11:27 +0000

I guess this news confirms Warner’s newfound love of Blue Ray. I can buy it on that and “borrow” the audio from the internet.

Ps3 really is the best Blue Ray player to buy because it can get every software update. Plus you can play Metal Gear.

By: Cooper

Cooper — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:30:44 +0000

Why the complaints? You don’t like the format, you don’t have to buy. You want it at any cost in whatever format, it’s there to buy. Shit, you’ve even got a third choice===wait for people to rip it off, then get yourself a copy of that, free. But at this stage in his career, NY’s got nothing left to prove. You think he owes you more pleasure than he’s given already? He’s a one-off. They don’t make Neil Youngs in factories. They didn’t in 1970, and they sure as hell don’t now. At least appreciate that instead of whining like whipped consumers.

By: Adam

Adam — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:42:04 +0000

Very disappointed.

By: brad

brad — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 21:06:21 +0000

at 57 i barly get by on what i earn, and i’m sure i have company. so excuse me neil for saying your becoming quite the type you use to poke at. no, i don’t have a dvd…..well excuuuussseee meeeee! looks at least you got yourself out of the gutter and back on the road with all the other’s / by the way, this notes for what sponser??

By: H. Bowers

H. Bowers — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:43:29 +0000

If the video content is as poor, and pointless, as what was included on “Live at Massey Hall”, there is no way to justify the expense of Blue Ray. If he is going to bring someone experienced and talented in the visual area, maybe they would be worth picking up on DVD. I love you Neil, but leave the film making to real film makers.

By: Tony

Tony — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:53:18 +0000

Sellout

By: Mike D

Mike D — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:49:22 +0000

All I’m hoping for is a vinyl release. C’mon uncle Neil!!!!

By: Rocks Off | Providence Daily Dose

Rocks Off | Providence Daily Dose — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:04:43 +0000

[...] Neil Young archives released on Blu-ray and DVD only. [...]