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Manufacturer: Eagle Rock Ent
Starring: Neil Diamond

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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0801213025695
Format: Color
Label: Eagle Rock Ent
Manufacturer: Eagle Rock Ent
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Eagle Rock Ent
Region Code: 0
Release Date: 2008-07-01
Running Time: 177
Studio: Eagle Rock Ent
Theatrical Release Date: 2008-07-01

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Summary: Diamond concert dvd
Comment: I recommend this dvd to any Neil Diamond fan. It is a wonderful concert plus an excellent interview.

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Summary: Highly Recommended!
Comment: I was quite happy to see this dvd being offered here. This video really captures Neil the way he performed in the mid 70's. The songs and performances are excellent throughout. Included in the set is an intimate and at times very revealing in-studio interview with Neil.

The packaging on this set is top notch as well. Along with a nice booklet with photos and info on the concert, there is a mini poster, which is a reproduction from the Sydney Independent. Now maybe we can get Love at the Greek and some other shows from this era on dvd!

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Summary: Morningside & Jonathan Livingston Seagull are HERE!!
Comment: It is extremely rare to have concert footage that includes Jonathan Livingston Seagull and Morningside. This DVD live in Australia performance in front of 38,000 Aussies has an extensive song selection from the amazing Jonathan Livingston Seagull: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack OR Jonathan Livingston Seagull: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. It's rare to ever hear this on his concerts. So many beautiful and fun songs are here.

At one time, Diamond gets comfortable chatting with the audience, engaging them into Song Sung Blue. This audience participation went on a little too long! Time is precious in concerts and I would much rather hear the performer.

Morningside is here!
What is more rare and a wonderful addition included in the special features is Morningside! If you ever want the best version of Morningside, try the double CD, Neil Diamond - The Greatest Hits (1966-1992)an amazing and mesmerizing live treasure of that song.

Interview with Neil
A lengthy interview reveals who Neil Diamond is, Forget that the interviewer had the audacity to ask him how much money he had!! Wow! When asked, Diamond explained that a benefit with financial gain is to buy your privacy, freedom, which average person doesn't need to do.

The interviewer also tried to pigeonhole Diamond into exploring the question about getting "a message" out. Diamond clearly and often explained his music is about emotions, feelings, thoughts and not "a message."

Since the DVD is from a 1976 concert, the sound is good! He dressed good, and looks good!! The features are few, but listen to the interview! It would have been nice to have a stereo effect, but hey, anything by him is a treat!! I recommend another classic performance Neil Diamond: Love at the Greek. I doubt if this is on DVD, but is another best! ......Rizzo

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Summary: Amazed
Comment: I am amazed and not confused. This is so precious. I can imagine now why everyone wanted to see and get this video. It is awesome. How terrific and how generous a show it was. Why did we have to wait so long??????
I am blown away. What a year it was in 1976 in Australia for Neil and how lucky for all his fans.

The "Thank You Australia" video is so much fun to watch there is a lot of laughter, but mainly it is his music and all those wonderful songs that stay in your head forever. His voice is unbelivable still even now. I keep watching the video over and over. it is so much fun to see him do the commercials for the chocolates and the Pioneer sound system.

What is so amazing about Neil Diamond is that he is so passionate about his songwriting and the music that he creates. He adores what he does and it shows when he tours. That is when you can see his passion.

His fans from way back when have stayed with him for all these years because we know how wonderful his music is and how much fun we have watching him. He is a great entertainer and we are so lucky that we have a tour going on now and I know I will see him again in San Diego, at the Sports Arena in October, 2008. There is no way that I can personally express my joy in his music. I love Neil.........I know that all his fans will enjoy this video.

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Summary: My Mom's a Big Fan Too
Comment: Classic songs that we all remember so well. If he would come out with more DVD concerts we could get a better feel on how Mr. Diamond has progressed during the years.

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Neil Diamond is an American legend. He is one of the finest and most successful songwriters of the last forty years as well as being a multi-platinum selling recording artist and one of the most dynamic and consummate live performers of his generation. This concert from the Sydney Sports Stadium was the culmination of his Australia & New Zealand tour in 1976, an event that marked his comeback to the live stage after a creatively fruitful four year sabbatical from live performance. The vast crowd was typical of this record-breaking tour, still one of the most memorable in Australian history, and Neil Diamond delivered the enthralling performance of a true showman.

TRACK LISTING 1) Missa 2)Soolaimon 3) Play Me 4) Solitary Man 5) Cherry Cherry 6) Sweet Caroline 7) The Last Picasso 8) Longfellow Serenade 9) Song Sung Blue 10) Cracklin' Rosie 11) Holly Holy 12) I Am...I Said 13) Anthem 14) Be 15) Dear Father 16) Skybird 17) Lonely Looking Sky 18) Anthem (reprise) 19) Be (reprise) 20) Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show 21) I've Been This Way Before

Bonus Features * Restored version of "Morningside", a track that was partly cut due to a commercial break in the original live broadcast. * 50-minute interview with Neil Diamond filmed during the Australian tour. * Neil Diamond's on stage commercial breaks. * Behind The Scenes: David Frost's original build-up to the concert for Channel 9 TV. * Photo Gallery. * English Closed Captioning throughout the performance.