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.