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| Artist: Neil Diamond
Label: Columbia
Category: Music
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Avg. Customer Rating:  23 reviews
Sales Rank: 429
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.3
MPN: 715465
UPC: 886971546521
EAN: 0886971546521
ASIN: B0015D3Z3A
Release Date: May 12, 2008
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| Tracks:
| • | If I Don't See You Again | | • | Pretty Amazing Grace | | • | Don't Go There | | • | Another Day That Time Forgot (featuring Natalie Maines) | | • | One More Bite Of The Apple | | • | Forgotten | | • | Act Like A Man | | • | Whose Hands Are These | | • | No Words | | • | The Power Of Two | | • | Slow It Down | | • | Home Before dark |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Remarkably Home Before Dark is the first US chart topping album of Neil Diamond's forty year career. It appears to repeat the formula behind 2006's acclaimed 12 Songs--relatively understated arrangements and a subtle Rick Rubin production. But Diamond, though sixty-seven years old and the oldest recipient of a Number One so far, is no Johnny Cash, turning his unique voice to some well chosen contemporary material. Instead Home Before Dark is a collection of new Diamond songs, and though they might not match the boomers in his back catalogue they are hardly stripped back. These are songs designed to fill large venues alongside the showstoppers in Diamond's still energetic live show. "Pretty Amazing Grace" is in the great tradition of Diamond songs that defy their corniness with sheer catchiness, as is "One More Bite of the Apple" while "Don't Go There" features bracing backing vocals and a delightfully dated wobbly guitar hook. The duet with Natalie Maines, "Another Day (That Time Forgot)", would fit comfortably on American country radio while "The Power of Two" sounds like another hit in waiting. In fact this is more a conventional Diamond collection than a Rick Rubin production, dominated by lightly understated country rock arrangements played by a crack team including Smokey Hormel, Heartbreakers Benmont Tench and Mike Campbell and the usually experimental Matt Sweeney. This is a charming and consistently solid set, though Home Before Dark does lack the unexpected intensity that made 12 Songs stand out so. -—Steve Jelbert
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| Customer Reviews: Read 18 more reviews...
 One More Bite Of The Apple. January 5, 2009
Having been suitably impressed by Rick Rubin's influence and contribution on Neil Diamond's last album 12 Songs, I couldn't wait to hear this latest offering.
I feel it is even stronger than 12 Songs, as the working relationship between Diamond and Rubin has progressed and developed. I think the album is again, more mature and pared down than the music which made Diamond famous, but it's still Neil at his best. Because, I guess, of Rubin's assistance, this reminds me a little of some of Johnny Cash's late work.
Despite this album seemingly going slightly under the radar upon its release, it was recognised in some music magazines' top albums of 2008 lists, and certainly features highly in mine.
 Another recycle job December 21, 2008
Oh dear, not another 'best-selling artist' jumping on the Cash American series bandwagon. Cash had the voice, personality and sheer presence to carry songs from totally disparate genres and make them his own, often transforming and improving a relatively obscure original, e.g. Hurt. Diamond doesn't have the voice or originality to carry off this trick, even if the production had actually been stripped back. As one listen will demonstrate, the producer didn't have the confidence to actually strip the songs back to their essentials. As a result, what we get is an artist who had some originality in his heyday going along with all that is wrong with the record industry today. Keep repeating a formula that has worked for someone else, even if it isn't appropriate for this artist. Keep pumping out stuff from people long past their sell by date and ignore all the amazing new talent that's around. Samey, boring and one dimensional.
Oh please October 31, 2008
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
I know Mr Diamond lets do another album together, says Mr Rubin and like the last one strip it back and bore everyone to death.
Dull, dull and dull. What are you all talking about i was asleep quicker this time than last time. Even live he tries to liven them up a bit.
I have seen Neil Diamond live many times and own all his albums including this one JUST BECAUSE YOU FEEL YOU HAVE TOO. Please bring back the old Neil Diamond maybe not the Heartlight one but the Forever in Blue Jeans one would be nice.
 I Know Why You Are Here.... October 11, 2008
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
Look, I know what's going on here. Like most of us you've been long aware of Neil Diamond - perhaps secretly admired him even - and can belt out 'Sweet Caroline' and 'Cracklin' Rosie' with the best of them when you hear it on the car radio, but you never thought you'd actually shell out and buy one of his albums being as it would sit in your CD collection amongst the 'D's' of Dylan, Drake etc. But then...but then...
A few years back you started seeing strange reviews in your favourite music magazine or in the press; they taked about the new Rick Rubin produced Neil Diamond album and told you how this was the type of album you'd always wanted Diamond to make. Aware of what Rubin did for Johnny Cash you listen intrigued to '12 Songs' - not expecting to fall for the hype - and suddenly find yourself transfixed with one of the best albums of 2005, heaping praise on it to equally disbelieving friends.
Now, three years later, aware that Rubin has again collabrated with Diamond on another album, you're here to see if this is '12 Songs' Volume II and if you want to add another D to your collection. Well, mark this well. It's not and you shouldn't! In fact, there's a good argument to suggest this album shows that even Rick Rubin is fallible.
What happened on '12 Songs' was that Rubin honed down Diamond's strength - his songwriting - and cut away all the cheesy schmaltz and Las Vegas style pandering that made the artist so unpalatable to most of us who weren't fans. On this album, while it would be unfair to say that Diamond has returned to his old ways, there is just too much slack given to the songs. They all go on far too long for one thing and nearly all build towards a ponderous chorus that you can see coming for miles and, particularly on the collaboration with Natalie Maines on 'Another Day', just seem to drag as each repetition gets louder and the vocal pyrotechnics swoop up and down (There's probably some musical term for what I'm trying to describe but, sadly, I don't know what it is).
The terrible irony here amongst all this, is that the best song on the album, 'Pretty Amazing Grace', actually sounds better when Diamond performs it live with a large backing group - something he has done quite a lot on TV and at various festivals this year - in a sense returning us to the old days. Loving the song I was really disappointed to hear it's rather restrained rendering on 'After Dark'; it really needed some beefing up and the low-key performance on the album is frustrating.
The rest of the album is either forgettable or tedious and there is little that drives along in the way that 'Delirious Love' did on '12 Songs'. I'm afraid that I think Rubin should have made his Artist cut down the length of the songs and bring in a lot more quality control.
So, if you're here for the reasons I suggest then be very wary. I did succumb and buy this but I'm afraid it's going to my Mum as a Christmas present this year - and that probably tells you all you need to know!
Born again Diamond fan October 2, 2008
I had not really thought about or listened to ND for many years. Then seeing him on a TV programme promoting Home Before Dark I was truly smitten. I bought the CD and was blown away by the songs. This prompted me to buy more. Hot August Night being one and I realised I had missed out on a lot over the years by not listening to him.
I can truly say I am a born again Diamond fan and can't wait for the next album.
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