Hot August Night [Remaster] by Neil Diamond [Expanded] (CD, 2000, 2-Discs, MCA)

Description: Hot August Night by Neil Diamond [Expanded Edition] [Remaster] [Reissue] [2-CD] Track Listing: - Disc 1 - 1 Prologue2 Crunchy Granola Suite3 Done Too Soon4 Dialogue5 Solitary Man6 Cherry Cherry7 Sweet Caroline8 Porcupine Pie9 You're So Sweet10 Red Red Wine11 Soggy Pretzels12 And The Grass Won't Pay No Mind13 Shilo14 Girl You'll Be A Woman Soon15 Walk On Water [Bonus Track]16 Kentucky Woman [Bonus Track]17 Stones [Bonus Track]- Disc 2 -1 Play Me2 Canta Libre3 Morningside4 Song Sung Blue5 Cracklin' Rose6 Holly Holy7 I Am..I Said8 Soolaimon/Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show (Encore) Recorded live at the Greek Theater, Los Angeles in 1972. Tracks: "Sweet Caroline," "Cherry Cherry" "Girl You'll Be a Woman Soon," "Craklin' Rose" and many more! --- This is the ultimate Neil Diamond record. Not necessarily the best -- he's at his most appealing crafting in the studio -- but certainly the ultimate, capturing all the kitsch and glitz of Neil Diamond, the showman. And that also means that it's not just loaded with flair, but with filler, songs like "Porcupine Pie," "Soggy Pretzels," and "And the Grass Won't Pay No Mind" -- attempts to write grand, sweeping epics that collapse under their own weight. Still, that's part of the charm of Diamond and while it can sound unbearable on studio albums, it makes some sense here, surrounded by his pomp and circumstance. That spectacle is the great thing about the record, since it inflates not just his great songs, it gives the weaker moments character. At 20-plus tracks in its original release and various reissues over the years, this does wind up being a little much, but it nevertheless is the one record for casual Neil fans (after the hits collections), since it shows Diamond the icon in full glory. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, AllMusic Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE

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