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# Neil Young Caves, Puts Music Back On Streaming Services
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/neil-young-caves-puts-music-back-on-streaming-services/
- Published: 2016-11-08T10:45:00.000Z
- Updated: 2016-11-08T10:45:00.000Z
- Description: After yanking his tunes off of streaming services including Spotify and Apple Music back in 2015 citing poor sound quality, it seems that Neil Young is once again returning his. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2016/11/neil-young-caves-puts-music-back-on-streaming-services.html]
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- Tags: Music Business, Music Tech, Streaming, Amazon Music, Apple Inc., Apple Music, Compact disc, Comparison of on-demand streaming music services, Deezer, Hypebot, iTunes, Spotify, Streaming media, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:13

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After **yanking his tunes off of streaming services** including **Spotify** and **Apple Music** back in 2015 **citing poor sound quality**, it seems that **Neil Young** is once again **returning his catalog of work** to the major streaming platforms.

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Guest Post by **Bobby Owsinski** on [Music 3.0](http://music3point0.com/2016/11/07/neil-young-streaming/?ref=hypebot.com)**Neil Young** pulled his music off of every streaming service in 2015 because of the poor sound quality in favor of his own **Pono** service, but in a reversal, [now he’s back](http://www.spin.com/2016/11/neil-youngs-music-is-back-on-spotify-and-apple-music/?ref=hypebot.com). Although last May his music was made available on **Tidal**, now it can be found on both **Spotify** and **Apple Music**. [![2](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d236e430970c-320wi "2")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d236e430970c-popup?ref=hypebot.com)Pono was Young’s idea for a high-resolution streaming service complete with it’s own player, but the timing, as well as expectations for demand, were off. By the time it launched, music lovers had abandoned music players like the **iPod** for streaming, so putting an expensive, oddly shaped device in the pants pocket was out of the question, regardless how it sounded.While Neil Young has always used the argument that his fans wouldn’t stand for the lower quality sound and expected more from him, that doesn’t seem to be the case, and his entry back on the various streaming services is an admission to that premise.This is another example of how fans care more about convenience than anything else. Although improvements in sound quality have frequently come with new delivery technologies that the music industry has adopted, that’s never been the reason why most people would buy or use the product, although for many it was a happy coincidence. It’s been improved ease of use that’s always won the day, and streaming has been the best example of that ever.Although the sound quality isn’t up to par with vinyl and CDs, the fact that you can access literally millions of songs almost anywhere anytime is a far more attractive feature to most users. That said, the streaming quality is getting better, and high-quality tiers from both **Deezer** and Tidal are available for anyone who cares enough.I predict that by the end of 2017, one or more of the mainstream streaming services will also make the move to high-resolution, which may put the quality issue to bed for good (unless you’re an audiophile, of course).\[Photo: [Andy Roo](https://www.flickr.com/people/andy-roo/?ref=hypebot.com)\]

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