{"title":"Neil Young","description":"\u003cp\u003eNeil Young’s books offer an intimate glimpse into the life and creative process of one of music’s most influential figures. Through vivid storytelling and personal reflection, readers explore themes of artistry, passion, and the search for meaning in both music and life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBlending elements of \u003cem\u003ebiography and memoir\u003c\/em\u003e, his works resonate deeply with fans of arts and culture, providing a richly textured narrative that celebrates the enduring power of music and the human spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"waging-heavy-peace-by-neil-young-9780241962169","title":"Waging Heavy Peace","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRock icon Neil Young tells the story of a remarkable four decades in music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'I felt that writing books fit me like a glove; I just started and I just kept going.'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNeil Young is a singular figure in the history of rock and pop culture generally in the last four decades. Reflective, insightful, and disarmingly honest, in \u003cem\u003eWaging Heavy Peace\u003c\/em\u003e he writes about his life and career. From his youth in Canada to his first band's travels across the US seeking fame and girls, through Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills \u0026amp; Nash, to his massively successful solo career and his re-emergence as the patron saint of grunge, on to his role today as one of the last uncompromised and uncompromising survivors of rock 'n' roll—this is Neil's story told in his own words.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the book, Young presents a kaleidoscopic view of personal life and musical creativity; it's a journey that spans the snows of Ontario to the LSD-laden boulevards of 1966 Los Angeles to the contemplative paradise of Hawaii today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46380314231020,"sku":"9780241962169","price":27.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/3335233482274.jpg?v=1744853901"},{"product_id":"to-feel-the-music-by-phil-baker-9781948836388","title":"To Feel the Music","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNeil Young\u003c\/em\u003e, who removed his music from Spotify to protest COVID-19 vaccine misinformation, previously took on the music industry so that fans could hear his music—all music—the way it was meant to be heard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eToday, most of the music we hear is compressed to a fraction of its original sound, while analogue masterpieces are turning to dust in record company vaults. As these recordings disappear, music fans aren't just losing a collection of notes. We're losing spaciousness, breadth of the sound field, and the ability to hear and feel a ping of a triangle or a pluck of a guitar string, each with its own resonance and harmonics that slowly trail off into silence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNeil Young\u003c\/em\u003e is challenging the assault on audio quality—and working to free music lovers from the flat and lifeless status quo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTo Feel the Music\u003c\/em\u003e is the true story of his quest to bring high-quality audio back to music lovers—the most important undertaking of his career. It's an unprecedented look inside the successes and setbacks of creating the Pono player, the fights and negotiations with record companies to preserve masterpieces for the future, and Neil's unrelenting determination to make musical art available to everyone. It's a story that shows how much more there is to music than meets the ear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNeil'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 \u003cem\u003elower\u003c\/em\u003e quality audio, he was determined to rise to the challenge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn eye-opening read for all fans of Neil Young and all fans of great music, as well as readers interested in going behind the scenes of product creation, \u003cem\u003eTo Feel the Music\u003c\/em\u003e 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 sceptics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471856222444,"sku":"9781948836388","price":55.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/d479c1f2cf0d80437613d73ba4d228f7.jpg?v=1775693502"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/neil-young.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}