Another personal top favourite LIVE album of mine, Neil Diamond’s voice just takes you away to that special place and the pace, tone and flow of the album transports you to this magical place where all the elements are aligned as it were and you’re one with the music and the moment…
Hot August Night came out in 1972. What is it about 1972? As we saw earlier, Deep Purple’s Made in Japan is a 1972 release as well. It was recorded at the Greek Theater, Los Angeles over a series of sold out dates. The Prologue sets the tone of the album as the orchestra kicks in building up to Neil Diamond’s entry on stage and launching into Crunchy Granola Suite and making his way to Solitary Man, Sweet Caroline, Song Sung Blue, I am I said and so many more talking about the stars and the night and the tree people, it has it all, orchestral highs, powerful sequences, quiet moments the works… Featuring quintessential Diamond, it covers his body of work from the mid sixties up to that point extensively. A collector’s absolute essential and a ‘trip…’
