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| Artist: Neil Diamond
Label: Sony
Category: Music
List Price: $22.97
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Rating:  77 reviews
Sales Rank: 2021
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 728078
UPC: 886972807829
EAN: 0886972807829
ASIN: B0015D3Z3U
Release Date: May 6, 2008
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Showing reviews 66-70 of 77
 I really like this new album from Neil Diamond May 8, 2008
Robert G Yokoyama (Mililani, Hawaii)
16 out of 17 found this review helpful
Neil Diamond sounds good on "Home Before Dark". There is so much wisdom and warmth in his voice. These two qualities have always been part of his appeal for me. My favorite track is "The Day Time Forgot". It is a pretty duet that Neil sings with Natalie Maines from the Dixie Chicks. The keyboard playing by Benmont Tench is beautiful on this track. My other favorite track is "Pretty Amazing Grace". This is a spiritual song about forgiveness. Neil sounds great vocally. He also plays the acoustic guitar superbly on this track. "The Power Of Two" is a good song. I like the violin playing by Chuck Findley on this track. "If I Don't See You Again" is a beautiful tune about friendship. There is a trio of guitar players on this track. They sound so good playing together. Julia Sweeney is creditted with playing the guitar here. "One More Bite Of The Apple" is a very personal song about Neil's longing to make music. "Forgotten" is another song that Neil performs with his guitar. This is a very engaging song and video. I love the musical arrangements and the lyrics of the songs very much.
 DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH! May 8, 2008
Christopher Gazzo (Long Island, NY)
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
Neil Diamond's new release "Home Before Dark" is a laid back recording produced by Rick Rubin and although I do not think it reaches the peaks of his early years, I have to say this recording shows Neil writing and singing his songs at a latter day peak. The stripped down production provided by Rick Rubin adds a very organic feel to the music, with Neil's voice, bare and authentic. The soft acoustic tones of Mike Campbell's guitar lays down the perfect backround for Neil Diamond's softened but still robust voice. These are songs of love, life and aging that only someone with Neil's experience can offer.
Opening with "If I Don't See You Again" and "Pretty Amazing Grace" the foundation of the record is layed before us. Both containing beautiful melodies and the subdued feeling of someone singing from his heart, unconcerned about radio play. Other highlights are the gorgeous duet with Natalie Maines on "Another Day", the never-say die "One More Bite of the Apple", the upbeat "No Words" and the title track. These songs can only get better with time.
Neil Diamond has recorded some of the best songs of his career on "Home Before Dark". It portrays a man who is confident in where he has been and has nothing left to prove-except to himself. And Neil Diamond proves that he can still draw a winning hand without flashing it in your face.
The deluxe edition contains two bonus songs and a DVD of four videos. Is it worth it for the extra money? In my opinion, the DVD is interesting but not something you will be watching more than once or twice. The two extra songs are good, but the heart of the recording lies in those first 12 tracks ending in "Home Before Dark", a fitting closure to this great release.
What "12 Songs" Started , "Home Before Dark" Continues May 7, 2008
Jim Z
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
Neil Diamond's last album "12 Songs" was the best he had done in years. The expanded edition of that album featured mostly the songs with just Neil and his guitar. It was a breathe of fresh air. The songs were well written , and to paraphrase a Diamond song , just "A Singer And His Song".....it was great to hear Neil without all the orchestrations and over-production that marred many of his other albums.And this trend , thanfully continues on in "Home Before Dark". Most songs feature just the barest of musical embellishments. And the 4th track , "Another Day (That Time Forgot)" , a duet with Natalie Maines , is in my opinion the absolute most beautiful melody that Neil has EVER produced. It's nice to have the singer-songwriter back. Thanks Neil , for another disc that will spin monthly in my player!
Pretty Amazing May 7, 2008
the drifter (minneapolis)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
Nei is much more relaxed this time around with Rick Rubin as producer. The DVD is an absolute must and shows an inside look at a usually very private performer. The length of the songs is a bit of a distraction but the lyrics dig deeper than your usual radio pap.
Possibly the finest recording of Diamond's career May 7, 2008
DalkeyPlayer (Ireland)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
Diamond's second collaboration with Rick Rubin, following on from 12 Songs, sees him embrace, more fully, the stripped down production values that put a premium on songcraft and honesty of delivery. This is a very intimate, personal, lyrical and powerful piece of work. Where Diamond had been a little tentative in his approach to Rubin's uncluttered production values on 12 songs, here he is confident and authoritative and fully committed.
The opening track, If I Don't See You Again, sets the tone for the entire collection. Running to a full 7 minutes it is superbly crafted and lyrically engaging. It is one of those songs that engages fully on first hearing and then improves with every subsequent exposure.
Pretty Amazing Grace, the song Diamond performed recently on American Idol, draws you in, builds beautifully and stays in your head long after it is over.
The Duet with Natalie Maines, Another Day (That Time Forgot), is one of the highlights of this collection. The song is wistful and wonderful and the way their voices complement each other is exquisite.
Forgotten is almost a throwback to Diamond's Bang days, but here is a man who has lived a full life and is not pretending otherwise. The Power Of Two is a power love song in the best Diamond tradition.
I could go on, but you get the picture. This is a collection I would heartily recommend to anyone that enjoys pure songwriting, delivered simply, elegantly, eloquently and with integrity and passion. I thought 12 Songs was one of the records of 2005. This is superior in every way.
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