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neil diamond appreciation thread
Feb 11^th, 2009 at 4:01pm

didn't care for his performance at the grammys, too much emphasis on the schlock for me,
but i grew up with neil diamond's music...
i haven't actually listented to this stuff since i was a kid, but through youtube, im finding that its still magic.
i'm a stones fan for life and they supercede everyone else, but there was a time, before the stones when i was a kid, that other artists had an impact on my love of music.
this is one of mine, and i was wondering who else people listened to before the the stones came into their lives...
just looking at these old album covers take me back to my older cousin's bedroom.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RbAYmTckqk

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platter Ex Member	Re: neil diamond appreciation thread Reply #4 - Feb 11^th, 2009 at 4:25pm i actually like neil diamond, he has the best baratone voice out there. his older classic songs are fantastic. he was a bit sketchy to begin sweet caroline at the grammies but i soon forgot about it as he started strutting the stage and then into the audience. he's a classic.
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Re: neil diamond appreciation thread
Reply #5 - Feb 11^th, 2009 at 4:27pm

i know what you mean tex

back in the 60s as a kid i loved all those Bacharch/David songs Dionne Warwicke's in particular - and i was about 10 or so I guess when I heard Richard Harris doing MacArthur Park - i am like WTF??

my mum tells me the first song on the radio that i sang along to, at about age two, was Jim Reeves of all people

I can hear it now "Put your sweet lips a little closer to the phone..."

as for Neil - I'm a Believer and Solitary Man i like in particular

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lotsajizz Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 1,790 Rhode Island Gender:	Re: neil diamond appreciation thread Reply #6 - Feb 11^th, 2009 at 4:34pm I've never liked him; that being said, he's done some (annoyingly) catchy tunes on occasion.
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texile Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 935	Re: neil diamond appreciation thread Reply #7 - Feb 11^th, 2009 at 4:34pm well, i was expecting the snarky comments, but you guys are crazy.... what, are you too-cool-for-school? so your life did not begin until ...what? 'cool music' that's pretentious....and sad indeed....what a loss. i'm going to start a thread on gordon lightfooot next....or jim croce.....
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Re: neil diamond appreciation thread
Reply #9 - Feb 11^th, 2009 at 4:59pm

[quote author=texile link=1234389679/0#0 date=1234389679]didn't care for his performance at the grammys, too much emphasis on the sc
i was wondering who else people listened to before the the stones came into their lives...

All the great Rock & roll pioneers, Elvis, Little Richard, Jerry Lee, Chuck Berry, Everly Bros. Bo Diddley, Ricky Nelson, & a lot of others but just before The Stones got well 'known, The Beatles, how could anybody not be effected by them in '64, they practically took over every radio station in Canada & America.

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Re: neil diamond appreciation thread
Reply #11 - Feb 11^th, 2009 at 5:01pm

texile wrote on Feb 11^th, 2009 at 4:34pm:

well, i was expecting the snarky comments, but you guys are crazy....
what, are you too-cool-for-school?
so your life did not begin until ...what? 'cool music'
that's pretentious....and sad indeed....what a loss.
i'm going to start a thread on gordon lightfooot next....or jim croce.....

cool. gordon and jim are faves of mine, too. if you like music, by definition it's good. nobody owns the rights.

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platter Ex Member	Re: neil diamond appreciation thread Reply #12 - Feb 11^th, 2009 at 5:04pm texile wrote on Feb 11^th, 2009 at 4:34pm: i'm going to start a thread on gordon lightfooot next....or jim croce..... go right ahead..you'll only get praises from me...just don't forget to include the late great john denver and also james taylor.
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Re: neil diamond appreciation thread
Reply #13 - Feb 11^th, 2009 at 5:11pm

StreetsofLover wrote on Feb 11^th, 2009 at 5:01pm:

texile wrote on Feb 11^th, 2009 at 4:34pm:

well, i was expecting the snarky comments, but you guys are crazy....
what, are you too-cool-for-school?
so your life did not begin until ...what? 'cool music'
that's pretentious....and sad indeed....what a loss.
i'm going to start a thread on gordon lightfooot next....or jim croce.....

cool. gordon and jim are faves of mine, too. if you like music, by definition it's good. nobody owns the rights.

that's the truth,
if you really love music, it is what it is.....
i hate this whole compartmentalization....
we lose our ability to be moved by things when we start treating music as some lesson on cool.

my mom lovcd elvis, buddy holly so i had that too.....and my dad had his johnny cash and hank williams...
whatever makes you move, sing, or feel is good music.

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Re: neil diamond appreciation thread
Reply #14 - Feb 11^th, 2009 at 5:19pm

texile wrote on Feb 11^th, 2009 at 5:11pm:

StreetsofLover wrote on Feb 11^th, 2009 at 5:01pm:

texile wrote on Feb 11^th, 2009 at 4:34pm:

well, i was expecting the snarky comments, but you guys are crazy....
what, are you too-cool-for-school?
so your life did not begin until ...what? 'cool music'
that's pretentious....and sad indeed....what a loss.
i'm going to start a thread on gordon lightfooot next....or jim croce.....

cool. gordon and jim are faves of mine, too. if you like music, by definition it's good. nobody owns the rights.

that's the truth,
if you really love music, it is what it is.....
i hate this whole compartmentalization....
we lose our ability to be moved by things when we start treating music as some lesson on cool.

my mom lovcd elvis, buddy holly so i had that too.....and my dad had his johnny cash and hank williams...
whatever makes you move, sing, or feel is good music.

i like the jackie gleason orchestra, the ray conniff singers...the list goes on and on....

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Re: neil diamond appreciation thread
Reply #16 - Feb 11^th, 2009 at 6:36pm

A lot of these artists have good/great songs. Neil Diamond, Gordon Lightfoot.....

I love Nick Drake.

Before the Stones, there were the great 50's acts--Elvis, Bo Diddley, Little Richard, Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent....so many more. And I also grew up with what my Dad listened to, and played on the piano....Gershwin, Art Tatum, Oscar Peterson....Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald. Yeah, I don't really compartmentalize either. I never liked "country music", but I surely appreciate people like Hank Williams and George Jones....

When the Brit. Invasion hit, that was pretty much "it" for me, though.

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Sioux Rocks Off Regular Offline Brian Jones---Foundation Stone--Golden Stone Posts: 4,176 Virginia, U.S.A. Gender:	Re: neil diamond appreciation thread Reply #17 - Feb 11^th, 2009 at 6:37pm sirmoonie wrote on Feb 11^th, 2009 at 6:34pm: Diamond was a poor man's Andy Kim. OUCH. lol
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texile Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 935	Re: neil diamond appreciation thread Reply #18 - Feb 11^th, 2009 at 8:33pm sirmoonie wrote on Feb 11^th, 2009 at 6:34pm: Diamond was a poor man's Andy Kim. to this day, i still see neil diamond's face when i think of that damn song...
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sweetcharmedlife Agent Provocateur Offline Do the horrendous to that if you can Posts: 11,932 San Mateo Gender:	Re: neil diamond appreciation thread Reply #19 - Feb 11^th, 2009 at 10:18pm Not a damn thing wrong with Jim Croce at all. Gordon Lightfoot, well Sundown......
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Saint Sway Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 2,356	Re: neil diamond appreciation thread Reply #20 - Feb 13^th, 2009 at 10:42am Stones songs Neil Diamond was born to cover: You Got The Silver Till The Next Goodbye Always Suffering Dont Tear Me Up All About You Lets Work
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gimmekeef Rocks Off Regular Offline Posts: 5,753 Ontario Canada Gender:	Re: neil diamond appreciation thread Reply #23 - Feb 18^th, 2009 at 2:52pm Neil Diamond helped create, write and play many Monkees songs..for that alone he must be mocked....
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glencar Ex Member	Re: neil diamond appreciation thread Reply #24 - Feb 18^th, 2009 at 3:26pm The Jazz Singer is just icing on the cake...
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