1.
Sound: Singer/Songwriter
Mood: Reflective, occasionally upbeat
Important Song: Delirious Love (with Brian
Wilson)
Song You Must Hear: Hell Yeah
Quote: “Running in circles gunna get you
nowhere. Why you wanna go there? Where’s it gunna lead?”
Notes: I’m a Neil Diamond fan for as long as
I can remember. But he drifted from his
excellent songwriting of the 60s and 70s to be a campy figure for a while. This album brings the old Neil Diamond
back. It is said that producer Rick
Rubin (of Johnny Cash’s American Recordings fame) asked Neil to write songs for
the album. After about a month, Neil
came back and said he’d written the songs.
Rubin asked, “How many?” Neil
said, “About a hundred.” Rubin replied, “Come back when you’ve written
more.” From that large selection of
songs, they picked 12 that were the best.
It really sounds like it.
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