Hot August Night NYC (Live From Madison Square Garden)

Neil Diamond | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 9, 2010)
• Original Release Date: 2010
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B0030BOCLY
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #56,782 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Holly Holy

2. Street Life

3. Beautiful Noise

4. Love On The Rocks

5. Play Me

6. Cherry, Cherry

7. Thank The Lord For The Night Time

8. Home Before Dark

9. Don't Go There

10. Pretty Amazing Grace

See all 18 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. You Don't Bring Me Flowers

2. Song Sung Blue

3. I'm A Believer

4. Man Of God

5. Hell Yeah

6. Cracklin' Rosie

7. America

8. Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show

9. Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show (Walk-off and Applause)

10. Hello Again(Fresno, CA, 12/31/08 previously unreleased)

See all 15 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

THE 2-CD SET Showcases 32 Career-Spanning Hits including the entire show from Neil's phenomenal four-night sold-out run at New York's Madison Square Garden. Also includes 6 additional live performances from Neil's Sold-Out 2008-09 World Tour. All material is previously unavailable in the US with 4 tracks exclusive only to this package. Over 2 full hours of music Neil's 2008-2009 Tour was hailed as the Hottest Summer Tour by USA Today.

Customer Reviews

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of Neil Diamond's Greatest Albums, October 14, 2009

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This review is from: Hot August Night NYC (2 CD's) (Audio CD)

Neil Diamond has recorded many live albums over the years, including the original "Hot August Night." As blasphemous as it may seem to some, this collection, "Hot August Night NYC," is the greatest of Neil's live albums. It has a stronger collection of songs than the original "Hot August Night." It has much less of the self-indulgence that has occasionally marred some of his other live recordings. Neil is in great voice and is clearly energized by the New York crowd. His appreciation of and graciousness to the fans is clear throughout. He does a marvelous job of integrating some of his wonderful new songs into the show. For me the highlight is his gorgeous and moving version of "Man of God" from the "12 Songs" CD that then takes us into "Hell Yeah" from the same CD. The first time I heard the original version of "Hell Yeah," I recognized it immediately as another Neil Diamond anthem song and wondered how it would play in concert. It plays beautifully. And "Man of God" is done in a more uptempo and gospel style than we find in the "12 Songs" version. The way it is performed here makes this one of Diamond's all-time great performances. It is remarkable that Neil Diamond,who has been with us for so long, should not only continue to do outstanding work, but do some of the best work of his career. He is now on a run of three straight fabulous CD's: "12 Songs," "Home Before Dark," and now "Hot August Night NYC." No Diamond collection is complete without these three CD's. And in this one, we get to hear a master entertainer still at the top of his craft.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hot August Night NYC, February 16, 2010

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This review is from: Hot August Night NYC (Live From Madison Square Garden) (Audio CD)

Hot August Night NYC has the plaintive,intimate magic and guitar rock n roll of the original classic.Something that Hot August Night II completely lacked (instead being the sound of a screaming singer and a distant sounding audience).

The instruments are not burried this time.And Neil Diamond sings beautifully on the slow songs and rocks like a tiger with a guitar on the fast ones.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!, October 17, 2009

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This review is from: Hot August Night NYC (2 CD's) (Audio CD)

I got the DVD version of these CD's, and I must say, it got to be his absolute best. The DVD package also includes a CD. Over 2 1/2 hours of music and entertainment. Unbeliveable for a performer of his age or anyone else. Neil's voice and its energy hasn't aged, it is perfect, clear, robust, and powerfull as if it came from a performer half his age. His band as always performed effortlessly as experts always do. I just wish I had the opportunity to be at the concert. I am a Bronx boy living in LA (Orange County) and NYC is still in my thoughts as it is for Neil Diamond. The DVD sound is superior and the filming of the concert could not have been better. I hope he doesn't stop entertaining and retire. His songs are relevant today as they were when they first hit the charts.