Neil Diamond Hot August Night MFSL Doppel Gold CD Neu OVP Sealed UDCD 2-584 Ultradics II mit Sticker

Produktinformation
Audio CD (1. August 1993)
Anzahl Disks/Tonträger: 1
Format: Gold CD, Doppel-CD
Label: Mfsl
     Tracks


Hot August Night - Disc 1
1. Prologue (3:07)
2. Crunchy Granola Suite (4:26)
3. Done Too Soon (3:21)
4. Dialogue (1:23)
5. Solitary Man (3:11)
6. Cherry Cherry (4:41)
7. Sweet Caroline (4:05)
8. Porcupine Pie (1:50)
9. You're So Sweet Horseflies Keep Hangin' 'round Your Face (2:17)
10. Red Red Wine (3:56)
11. Soggy Pretzels (3:23)
12. And The Grass Won't Pay No Mind (4:38)
13. Shilo (3:35)
14. Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon (2:49)


Hot August Night - Disc 2

1. Play Me (4:44)
2. Canta Libre (5:27)
3. Morningside (5:35)
4. Song Sung Blue (4:50)
5. Cracklin' Rosie (2:50)
6. Holly Holy (6:16)
7. I Am ... I Said (6:10)
8. Closing Theme/Soolaimon/Brother Love (9:33)


Produktbeschreibungen
Audio
Donnerstag, den 24. August 1972: ein heißer Sommerabend im historischen Theater von Los Angeles. 5000 Menschen warten auf "ihn", und als er endlich die Bühne betritt, steigt das Thermometer Richtung Siedepunkt: Neil Diamond auf der Höhe seines Erfolges. Mit großem Orchester und symphonischem Eifer pirscht sich der Sänger an seine Fans heran, doch über das Stadium des eleganten Pop-Entertainers kommt er nicht hinaus. So garantiert dieser CD-Doppelpack einen besinnlichen Nostalgieabend, den auch klangverwöhnte Ohren genießen dürfen.
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Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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. And while this does wind up being a little much — 21 songs, 24 on the 2000 reissue — it nevertheless is the one record for casual Neil fans, after the hits collections, since this shows Diamond the icon in full glory.