Neil Diamond – Hot August Night (Live / 1972)(Remastered Reiss

Music : Rock : Lossless Neil Diamond – Hot August Night (Live / 1972)(Remastered Reissue / 3 Bonus Tracks)(2000)(Full HQ Artwork Scans Included)(APE Image+log+cue) Hot August Night is a 1972 live double album by Neil Diamond. ("Hot August night" is also the opening lyric to Diamond's 1969 single, "Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show".) It is a recording of a Diamond concert on Thursday August 24, 1972, one of ten sold out concerts that Diamond performed that month at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. Critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine calls Hot August Night "the ultimate Neil Diamond record ... [which] shows Diamond the icon in full glory." The album has become a great success for Diamond, and in Australia, it spent 29 weeks at number 1 on the album charts during 1973 & 1974, a feat only reachieved by Delta Goodrem with her Sony BMG-based album Innocent Eyes in 2003. This figure was surpassed in the 1980s by Dire Straits with their album Brothers in Arms spending 34 weeks at number one on the album charts. It was the number one charting album in Australia for the 1970s, entering the Australian album charts in late 1972 and was still charting in the top 20 in 1976. It re-entered the Australian top 10 in 1982. This album, and its predecessor album Moods, are generally acknowledged to be the two most important recording projects of Diamond's career in terms of defining his signature sound, and in the case of Hot August Night his live performance style, for the future. Diamond later released two live "sequel" albums, Hot August Night II (1987) and Hot August Night/NYC (2009). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_August_Night 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. Review by AllMusic.com http://www.allmusic.com/album/hot-august-night-r5654 Setlist: Disc 1: 01. Prologue 02. Crunchy Granola Suite 03. Done Too Soon 04. Dialogue 05. Solitary Man 06. Cherry Cherry 07. Sweet Caroline 08. Porcupine Pie 09. You’re So Sweet 10. Red Red Wine 11. Soggy Pretzels 12. And The Grass Won’t Pay No Mind 13. Shilo 14. Girl You’ll Be A Woman Soon Bonus tracks (previously unreleased, included on 2000 CD reissue): 15. Walk On Water 16. Kentucky Woman 17. Stones Disc 2: 01. Play Me 02. Canta Libre 03. Morningside 04. Song Sung Blue 05. Cracklin’ Rosie 06. Holly Holy 07. I Am … I Said 08. Soolaimon , Brother Love’s Travelling Salvation Show Total time: 101:59 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_August_Night ENJOY & AS ALWAYS: REMEMBER TO KEEP SEEDING FOR OTHERS!!! THANKS!!

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