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Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant, currently promoting his new solo album, has hit out at the sound quality of Spotify.
Speaking to New York Magazine to promote his new solo LP, Plant revealed he remained unconvinced by streaming services.
Asked about the audio quality of Zeppelin reissues Plant replied: “I don’t champion too many things, but I do champion the sound of music. It’s a hell of a compromise. For example, with Lullabye ... and the Ceaseless Roar — never mind Zeppelin — I spent a lot of making sure the vinyl sounds really good, so people have that option. But it is slightly heartbreaking to think that anything can be dismissed sonically and put to the sword by the confines digitalized, computerized sound reproduction. It’s hell.”
Plant is far from the first musician to attack the service – Thom Yorke, David Byrne, the Black Keys and Beck have all voiced their concerns in the past.
Robert Plant and The Sensational Space Shifters play the Itunes Festival on 8 September at London's Roundhouse. His new album is out on 8 September.
See Robert Plant on stage in New York below
