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
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #6,276 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

Product Description

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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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful CD from a true entertainer, February 10, 2010

By	Reed Pitkunigis (New Jersey, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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Neil is in fine voice for this wonderful CD package. The CD includes the entire show from the tour that he did across most of the States in 2008. I was lucky enough to see two of the shows and the CD's bring back wonderful memories. I only question the timing of the release. The shows were a year and half ago and most of the hype is pretty much gone by now. It would have made for sense to release it along side the DVD release and TV special from last August. For Neil collectors, try and get the import set of this CD (released many months ago and available on Amazon) for it includes one extra song (Lady Oh, Antwerp 2008). That song is not on the US release. Though the extra cuts on the US release don't appear on the import. So to be complete, you need both sets. The UK version has a different cover.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Real Sequel To The Original Hot August Night, February 16, 2010

By	Cat Prince Chunk (New York) - See all my reviews

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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.

It is too bad that the album is not yet available as an mp3 download.Because so many of the performances never sounded better as stand alone single songs for the i-pod."Street Life" with the urban melting pot of musical styles and jazzy flavours."Hell Yeah" with the big emotional buildup and release."Pretty Amazing Grace" with the Latin flavour and big congo drums."Love on the Rocks" with Neil's as-poweful-as-ever singing and late-night jazzy horn solo.

But the double CD is great to listen to as a whole,as when "Done Too Soon" is followed by "Brooklyn Roads" followed by 'I Am I Said" followed by "Solitary Man".

The extra songs for the U.S. release are better then on the import.Instead of a sleepy "Lady Oh" you get a great electric version of "Girl Youll Be A Woman Soon" and a flute heavy version of ""Soolaimon" (both from UK tours)."Hello Again" is also pretty and gentle.Should have been in the setlist for all the 2008 shows instead of the horrible "You Don't Bring Me Flowers".

Neil ends the Madison Square Garden concert with the best version of "Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show" I heard in a long time.With the hometown crowd of 20,000 cheering the "It was a Hot August Night" line and rocking with Neil into the night.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Vintage Neil Updated, March 9, 2010

By	Morty Fink (Vermont) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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Classic Diamond hits recorded at recent concert venues. Well balanced and produced. Tales of his NYC youth and talks of his Brooklyn roots brought back fond memories since we both lived in the same neighborhood.