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Neil Diamond.........

Okay, so I've never been much of a Neil Diamond fan. Although I think he was great during The Band's "The Last Waltz" concert, I never bought any of his records. Then a few years ago, at my wife's urging, I reluctantly went to see him in concert. Wow !!!....he was sensational, and I've since learned to really respect him as a singer.

Well, I recently purchased "Home Before Dark," his latest CD. It may very well be the best male vocal recording I have ever heard. It is simply fantastic, and through my Rotel/Rogue/Vandersteen system, it sounds as if he is absolutely "in the room." The songs are terrific, and the recording seems perfect. How do you guys and gals feel about this album ?
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rar1
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I have a been a fan of Neil Diamond since I was 12, which makes it about 40 years now. The songs from both Home Before Dark and 12 Songs are very reminiscent style wise of Neil's work from the Bang and Uni Records days. If you are interested in some of his back catalog, you may want to try:

Tennessee Moon
The Best Years of Our Lives
I'm Glad You are Here with Me Tonight
Stones
Live Gold

Regards,

Rich
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It's unfortunate that most of Neil's work on Bang Records has never been released on CD. A two record set of Neil's work on Bang Records that is worth tracking down is Double Gold . This set contains the definitive versions of Neil's mid-1960's work:

Disc 1

01. I'm a believer
02. Monday Monday
03. The long way home
04. I'll come running
05. Red, red wine
06. Shilo
07. Do it
08. Oh No, No
09. Love to love
10. Thank the Lord for the night time

Disc 2

01. Solitary Man
02. New Orleans
03. Cherry, Cherry
04. Someday Baby
06. Kentucky Woman
07. The boat that I row
08. You got to me
09. You'll forget
10. Crooked Street
11. Shot Down

Regards,

Rich
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