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Neil Young calls out Tidal


TIDAL is calling their files of my songs Masters. But TIDAL’s MQA files are not my masters. I make my masters - not TIDAL. I made my masters the way I wanted them to sound. If TIDAL referred to their titles as TIDAL MASTERS, I would have no problem, but they don’t. They call them Masters. I had my music removed from that platform. They are not my masters.”.

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fdroadrunner
33 posts
 
If a person wants to stream Neil Young's music in full fidelity the way he wants it heard, buy a subscription to his Archives web site.  I only paid $20/year, and it's a proverbial rabbit hole full of rabbit holes.  Highly recommended.
surfmuz
375 posts
 
We lose something we find something. Metallica just joined Tidal with eleven their albums in master quality. Happy listening. 
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wsrrsw
878 posts
 
When his (Neil Young's) Pono venture went dark a lot us got orphaned. It was not at all handled well. Poof.

I'm in the US and on Qobuz there are dozens of his Albums..American Stars 'N Bars through to Zuma 
mitch2
3,683 posts
 
Thankfully, I have a lot of Neil Young on CD and hence in my music server.  These squabbles are irritating though so hopefully they can work through it.  I use Tidal without MQA and get along fine.
gregm
3,395 posts
 
We are aware that MQA, or "master quality", is a brand name, not a description --- right?:)
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