You Were a Diamond [Enhanced, Extra tracks, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered]

Clem Snide | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 8, 2002)
• Original Release Date: 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced, Extra tracks, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Label: Spin Art
• ASIN: B00006L3Q6
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #286,829 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Little ditties that hit you in big places., November 22, 2002

By 

Derek Stubbs (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: You Were a Diamond (Audio CD)

Listening to this CD fills you with the kind of thrilling heartbreak that a prolonged road trip with the unrequited love-of-your-life might--while her boyfriend is at the wheel. Through his sneaky lyrics and plaintive vocals, Eef Barzelay constantly elicits sad smiles. Songs like "i can't stay here tonight" and "yip/jump music" are filled with rich contradictions, heightened by the refreshingly simple texture of a snare drum, an upright bass, a cello and a rhythm guitar. Listen to this when you want to fill in the little lost moments of your day.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Drumless and beautiful, October 9, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: You Were a Diamond (Audio CD)

Eef Barzelay's voice on this album is so beautiful, it is impossible to put into words. As always, the lyrics are witty and imaginitive. My personal favorite songs are "Yip/Jump Music", "Lost on the River", "Chinese Baby" and Estranged Half Brother.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Welcome Release, November 18, 2002

By 

The Last Person You'd Expect (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: You Were a Diamond (Audio CD)

Ghost of Fashion and Your Favorite Music were both such wonderfully rare-quality CDs that I was a tiny bit worried that Diamond wouldn't live up. However, this CD is not one iota less of a masterpiece than the other two. Because it is a re-release of an earlier out-of-print CD is no reason to ignore it.