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Music : Home Before Dark (Deluxe Edition with DVD)
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- "Home Before Dark" As We Continue The Path Of "Glory Road"
For a long-time fan of Neil Diamond, "Home Before Dark" is just one more gem in his catalogue, gifted to his listeners and followers over the course of forty-plus years. "If I Don't See You Again", for me, would justify the purchase of the album! And then, there's more and more and more! Even the Dylan and Simon covers are fun and acknowledge two more amazing "Boomer contributions" to the history of music. Wow! We are a lucky generation.
For a new fan of Neil Diamond - i.e., you "Idol" watchers! - just purchase "Home Before Dark" and listen backwards, as you discover the catalogue of an artist who has the ability to touch our souls. In my opinion, Neil Diamond addresses the absolute essence of our human emotions; and, I am so thrilled and grateful to just...
"Feel it one more time."
Rating: - OMG!!! I LOVE this album!
I am listening for the 3rd time in a row! Its more different than you will hear in music today, and its perfect for those who are crying out to hear something different and good. Listen to tracks 2,3,4 and 7 especially. They are f*ing awesome! Way to go Neil!!!
Rating: - I love the CD and What a bonus to have the DVD
I love HBD. The songs are great. The duet with Natalie is just awesome! It is just wonderful. I just can't get Pretty Amazong Grace out of my head. I just love Whose Hands are These. I really love them all. Great music Neil! I love it!
Rating: - How many ways do you spell D-I-A-M-O-N-D
How about brilliant, sparkling, multi-faceted, clarity, pure and flawless. And that's just for the first song, "If I Don't See You Again."
As a loyal fan of Diamond's music dating back to the 60s, Home Before Dark is the quintessential conglomerate of this man's talent, creative artistry and confessional soul-bearing. Nothing about Neil is phony ... there are no cubic zirconias anywhere near this Diamond. He is raw, he is honest, he is deep, he is real ... and he is human. His lyrics tell the story of his life and his music caresses and enfolds those words beautifully and masterfully on Home Before Dark. And it leaves you wanting more ... to know him more, to know his music more and to learn more ... about life and human failings and love that is gained and lost and regained again.
If you love a story, and if you love music, then treat yourself to a musical story of life with its ups, downs and all the in-betweens that go along with it. Neil Diamond is a masterful storyteller and interpreter of lyric - second only to the immortal Frank Sinatra in my opinion - but Neil is telling it "his way" today with the same poignancy and depth as Ol' Blue Eyes himself, and with more than just a touch of some "pretty amazing grace."
Run, don't walk to your nearest musical outlet and get this incredible piece of Neil's soul, and then be sure to get home before dark to listen well into the wee small hours of the morning. By daylight, you will be lifted, inspired, entertained and grateful.
Rating: - If You've Liked Neil Diamond at any Stage of his Career
If you've liked Neil Diamond at any stage of his career, you have got to hear this album. Reviews are not my area of expertise, so when I do write one, it means I was especially moved to write about something.
I have played almost nothing but Neil Diamond in the past 48 hours. I had a little bit of Beatles on in the car, and I also dug out my copy of the 1994 CD "From Crayons to Perfume: The Best of Lulu" because it now contains TWO songs that Neil Diamond has recorded--his own oldie "The Boat That I Row" plus a song written by Harry Nilsson that is called "Without Him" when sung by female artists and "Without Her" when sung by male artists such as Neil Diamond. "Without Her" is one of the two bonus cuts on the CD of the deluxe edition. (Incidentally, this is not to be confused with a song that Nilsson had a big hit with but didn't write called "Without You"!)
And speaking of the deluxe edition, I recommend buying it, but more for the accompanying DVD rather than the two extra songs. "Without Her" is nice to listen to, but the Bob Dylan song that closes the album, "Make You Feel My Love", has so far not made an impression on me. Neil goes further into covering other introspective singer-songwriters when he does Paul Simon's hit from Simon's days with Art Garfunkel, "The Boxer", on the DVD. Of the three songs written by others that are in the deluxe edition, "The Boxer" is my favorite rendition. I wish that DVD's were designed to at least play audio-only on CD players that aren't also DVD players so that I could enjoy this on more of my players!
I am a hopeless oldies relic, who, if asked to sing any song by an all-female group whose name begins with Dixie C, would burst out with, "Going to the chapel and we're/gonna get mar-ar-ar-ied," the opening lines from the huge 1964 hit "Chapel of Love" by the Dixie Cups. Although I was aware of the Dixie Chicks' political controversies over the years, I had not known much about their music. I can now say that I have heard group member Natalie Maines sing. I will take "Another Day (That Time Forgot)", her duet with Neil, over "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" any day. And here is an interesting coincidence--the Dixie Cups were produced by Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich, who produced Neil Diamond's early hits on Bang records, and the Dixie Chicks are produced by Rick Rubin, who has produced Neil's two most recent albums!
Now, let's get back to my original recommendation, that if you've liked Neil Diamond at any stage of his career, you need to hear this album. In the past couple of days, I have alternated "Home Before Dark" with what I think are some of his best recordings over the years. Sometimes, I enjoyed what I was hearing when playing the other albums; other times, I longed to be back with "Home Before Dark". And ironically, "12 Songs", his highly acclaimed album from 2 1/2 years ago, one which I couldn't put away when it first came out, was suddenly, to me, as much of a collection of yesterday's songs as Neil's own song, "Yesterday's Songs", from the early 1980s! But when I played "Classics: The Early Years", covering his hits for Bang Records in the 1960s, and "His 12 Greatest Hits", covering his hits for Uni Records in the late 1960s and early 1970s, it was a welcome change of pace.
Well, I've posted enough. Time to get back to listening and watching "Home Before Dark".
Oh, one final thing--my favorite song on the album is "No Words", and my second favorite is "Whose Hands Are These". They are consecutive cuts on the album, and sometimes I just play the two of them, back-to-back, over and over again.
- "Home Before Dark" As We Continue The Path Of "Glory Road"For a long-time fan of Neil Diamond, "Home Before Dark" is just one more gem in his catalogue, gifted to his listeners and followers over the course of forty-plus years. "If I Don't See You Again", for me, would justify the purchase of the album! And then, there's more and more and more! Even the Dylan and Simon covers are fun and acknowledge two more amazing "Boomer contributions" to the history of music. Wow! We are a lucky generation.
For a new fan of Neil Diamond - i.e., you "Idol" watchers! - just purchase "Home Before Dark" and listen backwards, as you discover the catalogue of an artist who has the ability to touch our souls. In my opinion, Neil Diamond addresses the absolute essence of our human emotions; and, I am so thrilled and grateful to just...
"Feel it one more time."
Rating:
- OMG!!! I LOVE this album!I am listening for the 3rd time in a row! Its more different than you will hear in music today, and its perfect for those who are crying out to hear something different and good. Listen to tracks 2,3,4 and 7 especially. They are f*ing awesome! Way to go Neil!!!
Rating:
- I love the CD and What a bonus to have the DVDI love HBD. The songs are great. The duet with Natalie is just awesome! It is just wonderful. I just can't get Pretty Amazong Grace out of my head. I just love Whose Hands are These. I really love them all. Great music Neil! I love it!
Rating:
- How many ways do you spell D-I-A-M-O-N-DHow about brilliant, sparkling, multi-faceted, clarity, pure and flawless. And that's just for the first song, "If I Don't See You Again."
As a loyal fan of Diamond's music dating back to the 60s, Home Before Dark is the quintessential conglomerate of this man's talent, creative artistry and confessional soul-bearing. Nothing about Neil is phony ... there are no cubic zirconias anywhere near this Diamond. He is raw, he is honest, he is deep, he is real ... and he is human. His lyrics tell the story of his life and his music caresses and enfolds those words beautifully and masterfully on Home Before Dark. And it leaves you wanting more ... to know him more, to know his music more and to learn more ... about life and human failings and love that is gained and lost and regained again.
If you love a story, and if you love music, then treat yourself to a musical story of life with its ups, downs and all the in-betweens that go along with it. Neil Diamond is a masterful storyteller and interpreter of lyric - second only to the immortal Frank Sinatra in my opinion - but Neil is telling it "his way" today with the same poignancy and depth as Ol' Blue Eyes himself, and with more than just a touch of some "pretty amazing grace."
Run, don't walk to your nearest musical outlet and get this incredible piece of Neil's soul, and then be sure to get home before dark to listen well into the wee small hours of the morning. By daylight, you will be lifted, inspired, entertained and grateful.
Rating:
- If You've Liked Neil Diamond at any Stage of his CareerIf you've liked Neil Diamond at any stage of his career, you have got to hear this album. Reviews are not my area of expertise, so when I do write one, it means I was especially moved to write about something.
I have played almost nothing but Neil Diamond in the past 48 hours. I had a little bit of Beatles on in the car, and I also dug out my copy of the 1994 CD "From Crayons to Perfume: The Best of Lulu" because it now contains TWO songs that Neil Diamond has recorded--his own oldie "The Boat That I Row" plus a song written by Harry Nilsson that is called "Without Him" when sung by female artists and "Without Her" when sung by male artists such as Neil Diamond. "Without Her" is one of the two bonus cuts on the CD of the deluxe edition. (Incidentally, this is not to be confused with a song that Nilsson had a big hit with but didn't write called "Without You"!)
And speaking of the deluxe edition, I recommend buying it, but more for the accompanying DVD rather than the two extra songs. "Without Her" is nice to listen to, but the Bob Dylan song that closes the album, "Make You Feel My Love", has so far not made an impression on me. Neil goes further into covering other introspective singer-songwriters when he does Paul Simon's hit from Simon's days with Art Garfunkel, "The Boxer", on the DVD. Of the three songs written by others that are in the deluxe edition, "The Boxer" is my favorite rendition. I wish that DVD's were designed to at least play audio-only on CD players that aren't also DVD players so that I could enjoy this on more of my players!
I am a hopeless oldies relic, who, if asked to sing any song by an all-female group whose name begins with Dixie C, would burst out with, "Going to the chapel and we're/gonna get mar-ar-ar-ied," the opening lines from the huge 1964 hit "Chapel of Love" by the Dixie Cups. Although I was aware of the Dixie Chicks' political controversies over the years, I had not known much about their music. I can now say that I have heard group member Natalie Maines sing. I will take "Another Day (That Time Forgot)", her duet with Neil, over "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" any day. And here is an interesting coincidence--the Dixie Cups were produced by Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich, who produced Neil Diamond's early hits on Bang records, and the Dixie Chicks are produced by Rick Rubin, who has produced Neil's two most recent albums!
Now, let's get back to my original recommendation, that if you've liked Neil Diamond at any stage of his career, you need to hear this album. In the past couple of days, I have alternated "Home Before Dark" with what I think are some of his best recordings over the years. Sometimes, I enjoyed what I was hearing when playing the other albums; other times, I longed to be back with "Home Before Dark". And ironically, "12 Songs", his highly acclaimed album from 2 1/2 years ago, one which I couldn't put away when it first came out, was suddenly, to me, as much of a collection of yesterday's songs as Neil's own song, "Yesterday's Songs", from the early 1980s! But when I played "Classics: The Early Years", covering his hits for Bang Records in the 1960s, and "His 12 Greatest Hits", covering his hits for Uni Records in the late 1960s and early 1970s, it was a welcome change of pace.
Well, I've posted enough. Time to get back to listening and watching "Home Before Dark".
Oh, one final thing--my favorite song on the album is "No Words", and my second favorite is "Whose Hands Are These". They are consecutive cuts on the album, and sometimes I just play the two of them, back-to-back, over and over again.