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- Summary: Producer Rick Rubin attempts to do for Neil Diamond what he did for Johnny Cash, resulting in a rare stripped-down, intimate set for the veteran performer. (Don't expect any Nine Inch Nails covers, though; these are all Diamond originals.)
- Record Label: Sony
- Genre(s): Rock
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Delirious Love | |
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Pretty soon we were takin' it serious Me and you underneath a mysterious spell Nothin' I could do and it suddenly felt like a bolt out of hell I'm... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 12 out of 15
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Mixed: 3 out of 15
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Negative: 0 out of 15
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Entertainment Weekly[The] tension between Rubin's desire to pare it down and Diamond's tendency to amp it up makes for the best musical checks and balances; nothing gets too unplugged or too bombastic. [11 Nov 2005, p.67]
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Spiritual, lovelorn and vulnerable, this is the album Diamond has deserved for decades.
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It's stripped down (and we're not just talking about the jumpsuits), simple and the songwriter's best work in ages.
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MojoIt's not flawless, though it's damn good, and consistently engrossing. [Feb 2006, p.94]
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It’s not that Diamond has recorded a masterpiece, since quite a good portion of this is decidedly B material. It’s that the good stuff represents Neil at his best, exploiting his considerable knack for melody and structure to the fullest.
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For some, the excursions into god-bothering territory ("Create Me", "Man Of God") will be too mawkish, but few could deny that we're now in the full swing of a fascinating new era - a place where rock'n'roll, formerly the preserve of the doomed teenager with nothing to lose, has grown old.
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Not all of Diamond's new songs go awry. Most just go away, their melodies dissipating, their lyrics flimsy even through those tremendous pipes.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 30 out of 37
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Mixed: 2 out of 37
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Negative: 5 out of 37
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EricNNov 27, 2006
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LedaCNov 26, 2005I love this CD. It reminds me of early Neil Diamond songs. I especially like Man of God. I have played the CD, many times, since buying it.
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JasonDNov 8, 2005Amazing acoustic album. Neil's best in more than 20 years, and one of the best CD's of the year.
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BobbieDDec 30, 2005I haven't purchased a Neil Diamond album since the 80's. I love his old stuff and this CD is so reminicent of that. It's terrific!!!!
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marchFeb 17, 2006
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JohnCFeb 7, 2006
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FredWNov 12, 2005I know it's not Neil's doing but how can I support and enjoy a CD that has Sony Spyware?
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