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Music : Home Before Dark (Deluxe Edition with DVD)
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Rating: 
- A Living Legend
"Home Before Dark" is playing while I type this review! I'm 33 years old and have truly become a Neil Diamond fan within the last 10 years. Brought up mainly with the love of Elvis... Neil Diamond managed to skip my childhood memories. My parents always liked him but not as much as their Memphis "King". I do not want to compare the two but would like to just say one thing and that's Neil Diamond wrote all of his own music.
My favorite Neil songs were mostly from the late 60's through the mid 70's. He still managed to make great music though till roughly the mid 80's. He has so much soul in his voice with lyrics that are both poetic and haunting. He is simply a man who has been around a good long while and has experienced so much of life.
When I bought "12 Songs" I realized that he still had it. He managed to continue with his "sound" but in a more quiet and subtle way. I must admit when I bought "Home Before Dark" I was anxious to know if this follow up album would compare. All I can say is that Neil's new CD is absolutely amazing! It is brilliant in every way imaginable. He sounds so comfortable behind the microphone... like he's talking to an old friend. To me it has a similar sound to his early work from the 70's. This man is almost 70 years old and is by far putting out the most groundbreaking material I've heard in a long time. It's so hard to pick a song that stands out as they ALL stand out. Every song on this CD is magic. Neil Diamond is a living legend and needs to be respected and forever immortalized in music history.
Rating: - A Deeper Cut
Deep, dark, mature, intelligent and moving...Diamond has never been better, under the laser gaze of producer Rick Rubin. A 5 star treat for the ear and the emotions.....
Rating: - A touching, beautiful CD.
Even after all these years Neil Diamond can still write these amazing, beautiful and honest songs that can touch us so much. Is it worth the extra money to get the deluxe set? Hell Yeah! His voice on "The Boxer" alone is worth it! At this point in his career he sure doesn't have to be working so hard to make these songs come alive but I am so grateful that he does. This is an excellent set of songs with an added bonus of the videos. Don't miss it.
Rating:
- Deluxe Edition DVD is poorly mixed on tracks 2-4
Has anyone else experienced the drowning out of Neil Diamond's voice on DVD tracks 2 through 4? Sounds like the sound board elected to focus on the piano and guitar rather than his voice. I played this DVD on two different DVD players just to be certain it wasn't defective equipment. I have emailed customer feedback at the Columbia / Sony website and am waiting for a reply. Has anyone else tried to contact them and if so, what have the responses been? I'd like it if they would ship out a replacement. I will post here if successful.
Rating:
- DVD sound is defective
Has anyone listened to the DVD? The first song is fine, but the last three have the sound out of phase...surprised no one has mentioned that yet. Maybe some discs were released with this flaw while others were not.
I am a huge Neil Diamond fan and like some of the songs on the album, but for me I would like to see more orchestration. I hope Neil goes somewhere in the middle on the next album.
- A Living Legend"Home Before Dark" is playing while I type this review! I'm 33 years old and have truly become a Neil Diamond fan within the last 10 years. Brought up mainly with the love of Elvis... Neil Diamond managed to skip my childhood memories. My parents always liked him but not as much as their Memphis "King". I do not want to compare the two but would like to just say one thing and that's Neil Diamond wrote all of his own music.
My favorite Neil songs were mostly from the late 60's through the mid 70's. He still managed to make great music though till roughly the mid 80's. He has so much soul in his voice with lyrics that are both poetic and haunting. He is simply a man who has been around a good long while and has experienced so much of life.
When I bought "12 Songs" I realized that he still had it. He managed to continue with his "sound" but in a more quiet and subtle way. I must admit when I bought "Home Before Dark" I was anxious to know if this follow up album would compare. All I can say is that Neil's new CD is absolutely amazing! It is brilliant in every way imaginable. He sounds so comfortable behind the microphone... like he's talking to an old friend. To me it has a similar sound to his early work from the 70's. This man is almost 70 years old and is by far putting out the most groundbreaking material I've heard in a long time. It's so hard to pick a song that stands out as they ALL stand out. Every song on this CD is magic. Neil Diamond is a living legend and needs to be respected and forever immortalized in music history.
Rating:
- A Deeper CutDeep, dark, mature, intelligent and moving...Diamond has never been better, under the laser gaze of producer Rick Rubin. A 5 star treat for the ear and the emotions.....
Rating:
- A touching, beautiful CD.Even after all these years Neil Diamond can still write these amazing, beautiful and honest songs that can touch us so much. Is it worth the extra money to get the deluxe set? Hell Yeah! His voice on "The Boxer" alone is worth it! At this point in his career he sure doesn't have to be working so hard to make these songs come alive but I am so grateful that he does. This is an excellent set of songs with an added bonus of the videos. Don't miss it.
Rating:
- Deluxe Edition DVD is poorly mixed on tracks 2-4Has anyone else experienced the drowning out of Neil Diamond's voice on DVD tracks 2 through 4? Sounds like the sound board elected to focus on the piano and guitar rather than his voice. I played this DVD on two different DVD players just to be certain it wasn't defective equipment. I have emailed customer feedback at the Columbia / Sony website and am waiting for a reply. Has anyone else tried to contact them and if so, what have the responses been? I'd like it if they would ship out a replacement. I will post here if successful.
Rating:
- DVD sound is defectiveHas anyone listened to the DVD? The first song is fine, but the last three have the sound out of phase...surprised no one has mentioned that yet. Maybe some discs were released with this flaw while others were not.
I am a huge Neil Diamond fan and like some of the songs on the album, but for me I would like to see more orchestration. I hope Neil goes somewhere in the middle on the next album.