Other Mixes By Pop Kulcher
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Pack Up The Babies & Grab The Old Ladies, It's... Neil Diamond!
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Cherry, Cherry 
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Solitary Man
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I Got The Feelin' (Oh No, No)
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Kentucky Woman
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Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon
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You Got To Me
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Red, Red Wine
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Thank The Lord For The Night Time
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I'm A Believer
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Brooklyn Roads
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Shilo
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Two-Bit Manchild
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Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show
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Sweet Caroline
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Memphis Streets
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New York Boy
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Holly Holy
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Cracklin' Rosie
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I Am... I Said
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Crunchy Granola Suite
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Song Sung Blue
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Beautiful Noise
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If You Know What I Mean
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DesirTe
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Forever In Blue Jeans
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Comment:
Admit it... I won't tell... you love Neil. You can get past the sequins. You can get past the horrifying lyrics ("no one heard at all, not even the chair"). You can get past the unabashed squareness, the fact that when every other artist of the 60s went through an obligatory psychedelic period, Neil sang the atrocious Reefer Madness-esque anti-drug diatribe "The Pot Smoker's Song" (sadly omitted here). You can even get past the fact that, since the early 70's, he has released more unadulterated schlock than pretty much any other performer on the planet.Because now you're a grown-up, assured enough in your taste to proudly proclaim that (a) you can't listen to "Shilo," his confessional tale of his make-believe friend, without crying; (b) you can't listen to "Sweet Caroline" without shouting along; and (c) you can't resist "Brother Love," the most bewildering piece of gospel music ever produced by a white Jewish New Yorker so utterly devoid of soul it defies nature. And let's not forget that Neil was even in the Band's Last Waltz alongside Bob Dylan and Neil Young. Was John Lennon there? Lou Reed? David Bowie? No. But Neil Diamond was.
The first third of this consists of Neil's mid-60's run of mono singles on the Bang label, classics all; the next third is his well-known string of hits from the late '60's and early '70's, when he started becoming a kitsch wonder but could still write a hook; and the last few are the few decent numbers from the mid-'70's, primarily from the joyful 1976 Robbie Robertson-produced Beautiful Noise album. (It was one of only 2 rock albums, and I use the term "rock" loosely here, that my parents owned at the time, alongside Paul McCartney's Ram, so I listened to it a lot when I was 9. Pretty much everything he's done since has sucked, though I hear last year's Rick Rubin-produced album was respectable; alas, it was sold with Sony's copy protection embedded, so I didn't buy it.
Neil Diamond... the ultimate guilty pleasure. You love him.
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Great stuff here.
My parents were also in Neil. Love the "Beautiful Noise" LP [it was 1976 by the way]. There are some other great tunes on it: Stargazer, Jungletime, Lady-Oh, Dry Your Eyes [which Diamond did with the Band at the "Last Waltz" final show.
Somehow, my father turned me into a closet Neil and ABBA fan!
My parents were also in Neil. Love the "Beautiful Noise" LP [it was 1976 by the way]. There are some other great tunes on it: Stargazer, Jungletime, Lady-Oh, Dry Your Eyes [which Diamond did with the Band at the "Last Waltz" final show.
Somehow, my father turned me into a closet Neil and ABBA fan!
Sorry, I just can't swim this end of the pool.
This had to be done, I guess. I'm glad it was you what done it! Next Stop, the CARPENTERS, hehehe
This had to be done, I guess. I'm glad it was you what done it! Next Stop, the CARPENTERS, hehehe
Well, I got to admit I really like most of the stuff here although the only album of his I ever owned was a greatest hits collection that came out sometime in the early 70s. Those Bang singles are indeed classics.
There's no shame here, I love the Diamond and I don't care who knows it!
I love Neil too. Especially "Sweet Caroline" and "Cracklin' Rosie." And, of course, "I'm a Believer."
In my opinion, Neil is his own psychedelic period. Bitchin!
hey hey, this is a bit like an alcoholics session . . . . my name is gobi and I am a Neil Diamond lover . . . there, I did it . . . admitting these things to yourself is the first stage of recovery . . .
I admit it -- I love Neil. If you replace DesirTe with Morningside I've already made this mix, albeit furtively and far away in time. I curse your honesty, yet bless you at the same time -- a paradox --I should coco!
Neil and I went to the same university, although he was well gone when I arrived. His older stuff I do indeed like a lot, and it was cool that "Sweet Caroline" became sort of an anthem as the Red Sox won their season. However, I must also mention that the undoubtedly worst album I have ever tried to listen to was Neil's "Songs From the Brill Building."
Cominayahaw!
There's no shame a'tall in loving this glorious man. Matter o' fact, Cracklin' Rose has been my favorite song since January 15, 2006. But where oh where is Love on the Rocks? I can't imagine my life without it, much less this mix.
Alexdz -- I stand corrected; Beautiful Noise was 1976, not 1974 -- now corrected above.
Some, er, I guess "cool"'s the wrong word here, so let's say, some INTERESTING stuff here, indeed. Always dug that Beautiful Noise album, too. In a way. And don't you dare dis the Carpenters, dood! ;)
there is no shame in loving Neil. None.
My wife has a live album of Diamond's that I've hidden cos it's the biggest load of crap I've ever had the misfortune to endure! That said I'll admit the man's released a few decent tunes but on the whole I'm swimming with Musicgnome.
It is so sad such a talent priced his way right out of the business.
Neil had some absolutely wonderful songs, and you've got my favourites here.
nothing wrong with this mix that the deletion of song sung blue couldn't fix. brother love's traveling salvation show might crack my top hundred favorite songs.
Well, intrigued. I guess I don't really have an opinion either way so I would come to this with unbiased ears. But I'm with Spencer. Let's have a Carpenters best of!
his singing would be great if it weren't for his voice. *smiles*
Some of the best damn drunken karaoke tunes are on this list!
Some of the best damn drunken karaoke tunes are on this list!
not really a guilty pleasure here, if you ask me - but then, i love just about everything here. the man can write songs! and where would urge overkill be without him?
I like his pre-"Sweet Caroline" stuff and a few stray songs after that. Now that you've posted this, I suppose I'll have to post MY Neil comp that I've had around for a year or so... *sigh*