Neil Young takes on the iPod, iTunes

The legendary Neil Young made waves at the recent Fortune Brainstorm Tech Conference in Half Moon Bay, California by speaking out against the iPod and iTunes. A recent piece by Fortune Magazine details his criticism, which chides the tech industry for allowing for a loss of fidelity and sound quality for the sake of portability. From Fortune:

"Apple has taken a detour down the convenience highway," Young told the Brainstorm audience after taking the stage for an interview with Time Inc. editor-in-chief John Huey. "Quality has taken a complete backseat - if it even gets in the car at all."
Young complained that music has become "like wallpaper" - more Muzak than music. "We have beautiful computers now but high-resolution music is one of the missing elements," he said. "The ears are the windows to the soul."

Young will soon be releasing a ten disc set of his life's work on CD, DVD, and Blu-ray. His argument for fidelity favors high capacity Blu-ray, and he has come out as a vocal supporter of the format.