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 . May 7, 2008
Scott Garner
9 out of 24 found this review helpful
In Home Before Dark Neil Diamond may have written the first song in pop history to reference a bug stuck in a bowl trying to get out... hardly a poetic image. But he has done it here on his latest outing, once again produced by master producer Rick Rubin. There are some definite "cringe" moments in Home Before Dark, such as when Diamond utilizes the sophmoric commercial device of spelling out the title of one of his songs - Forgotten - letter by letter. He did the same thing in Mission of Love from Three Chord Opera, and also in the title cut from his In My Lifetime collection. When he falls prey to this silly device I think of Hall and Oates singing M-E-T-H-O-D O-F L-O-V-E in their 80's hit Method of Modern Love. I really don't want to think of Hall and Oates at all. Where is the the Neil DIamond who wrote the masterful Stones from 1971, I've Been This Way Before, Lady Magdalene, or Songs of Life. Diamond used to be a great poet, but now one can almost hear the awkward strain of Diamond trying to get a phrase to rhyme in some of these new compositions. Diamond's last several CD's have been billed by his PR as highly personal, intimate, and self revealing. I think most fans have had enough of the intimate, soft side of Diamond. How wonderful would it be if Diamond would release an album of bouncy rock tunes songs that were actually fun to listen to.
 What happened to Neil? May 7, 2008
Rob C. (Freehold, NJ)
8 out of 21 found this review helpful
Listened to the CD last night for the first time - and was very disappointed. I expected, based on the excitement Neil expressed in interviews prior to the release of the CD, that it would be a very lively, uplifting arrangement of music. It is far from that. For me (and I've followed and loved Neil Diamond for more than 20 years), it was incredibly ordinary and boring - and many of the songs are similar and repetitive. The image it created was that of an aging singer at a local tavern strumming his guitar. There are only 1 or 2 good songs; the rest were, well, forgettable. Very disappointing.
 Neil Diamond - A legend of all time for all ages May 7, 2008
Rukmani Abeyesekera
8 out of 11 found this review helpful
I have spent so many wonderful, wonderful moments listening to Neil Diamond throughout my life. We were driving to Pittsburgh in March and my daughters ages 7 and 3 respectively and my husband, (who had not listened to any of Neil Diamond songs, until he met me) were all singing along to the Neil Diamond songs. I had taken several CD's for the trip, but we ended up only listening to Neil Diamond all the way up to Pittsburgh and back to Canada.
We simply love Neil Diamond and I am so happy to share what I have felt and what the Neil Diamond songs have meant to me with my two children and my husband. Whenever we go out now, all we listen to is Neil Diamond.
Keep on with your songs Neil Diamond - don't stop ever!!!
over 40 years and May 9, 2008
Diane Constable (Gregory, Mi USA)
8 out of 11 found this review helpful
still going strong! Home Before Dark proves again what a great lyricsist and singer Neil Diamond is!
Great album ! May 7, 2008
R.
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
I love it but anything I say will just end up being a rave so my only comment is that I hope Neil Diamond and Rick Rubin keep working together. I think Neil Diamonds best years may be ahead. Creating intelligent and unique music that looks back at life and forward into the mystery. It's a breath of fresh air, it deserves a Grammy.
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