Neil Diamond Review [Archive]

Scott Weber

01/03/06, 02:55 PM

I just wrote and added a new review for the great new record from Neil Diamond, 12 Songs. You can read it right here (http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?p=2322252).

satanisanerd

01/03/06, 03:06 PM

Neil Diamond on Absolutepunk, something must be wrong ;)

Scott Weber

01/03/06, 03:07 PM

Neil Diamond on Absolutepunk, something must be wrong ;)
Either that or everything's finally right in the world. ;)

IcedOpethBlind

01/03/06, 03:16 PM

Either that or everything's finally right in the world. ;)

i concur. :woot:

newfoundnorcal

01/03/06, 03:18 PM

don't knock it, this cd is actually good. way to go, scott.

JacksColdSweat

01/03/06, 03:25 PM

The mans a genious...The best songwriter of our and any generation.

satanisanerd

01/03/06, 03:27 PM

The mans a genious...The best songwriter of our and any generation.

Don't forget Johnny Cash.

lassise

01/03/06, 03:55 PM

i love how the site is called absolute punk and there are reviews for neil diamond - everyones favorite punk rocker... i get the idea that your trying to be as inclusive as possible, but this site should be for music that we consider to be in our "scene" not to knock neil or anything, but cmon...

Scott Weber

01/03/06, 04:00 PM

i love how the site is called absolute punk and there are reviews for neil diamond - everyones favorite punk rocker... i get the idea that your trying to be as inclusive as possible, but this site should be for music that we consider to be in our "scene" not to knock neil or anything, but cmon...
Why not step outside your box and check out a great album? Is it wrong to expose people to great music, regardless of the genre? Fuck the scene anyways. I'm so sick of it and everything involved in it, and I think most of us could agree that this website has expanded far and above the realm of "punk" anyways. For a full rundown of the "absolutepunk" name, read the FAQ, but the short version of it is - we don't care.

You're Not Punk

Correct. We're not. Most of the music we talk about isn't punk either. Our name comes from the music that has evolved out of what was once punk music. If you want us to change our URL, buy us a new one and we will get it all linked up.

TommyGunn

01/03/06, 04:05 PM

this record is not new. It's over 2 months old at this point. And I think it is funny that it is now "trendy" to like Neil Diamond. Sort of like Johnny Cash. 14 year old kids act like they like Johnny Cash all of a sudden...but they can't name 4 songs by him.

jawkneephighv

01/03/06, 04:07 PM

Don't forget Johnny Cash.Hell no. Overrated. I bet you saw Walk the Line and now prance around like you love Cash. Cash sucks.

jawkneephighv

01/03/06, 04:09 PM

this record is not new. It's over 2 months old at this point. And I think it is funny that it is now "trendy" to like Neil Diamond. Sort of like Johnny Cash. 14 year old kids act like they like Johnny Cash all of a sudden...but they can't name 4 songs by him.You can blame Hot Topic for selling the t-shirts. Same for people like Miles Davis.

TommyGunn

01/03/06, 04:11 PM

You can blame Hot Topic for selling the t-shirts. Same for people like Miles Davis.

very true.

Scott Weber

01/03/06, 04:18 PM

this record is not new. It's over 2 months old at this point. And I think it is funny that it is now "trendy" to like Neil Diamond. Sort of like Johnny Cash. 14 year old kids act like they like Johnny Cash all of a sudden...but they can't name 4 songs by him.
1. It is under 2 months old. Can't call it new anymore? Interesting, considering people still refer to things like "the new Starting Line record" to distinguish it from other ones, so that holds no weight.

2. It's trendy to like Neil Diamond? Since when? He released an excellent record. Sometimes people read into things too much, it's why I hate the scene.

to jawkneephighv - Johnny Cash is incredible.

itsjdiggity

01/03/06, 04:23 PM

no offense but why is this sticky?

Scott Weber

01/03/06, 04:29 PM

no offense but why is this sticky?
reviews are being kept sticky for a few hours after they're posted now due to the vastly increased amount of news that is being posted, in order to not have reviews swept off the front page in under 2 hours (which happens a lot.)

poppa Q

01/03/06, 04:32 PM

this record is not new. It's over 2 months old at this point. And I think it is funny that it is now "trendy" to like Neil Diamond. Sort of like Johnny Cash. 14 year old kids act like they like Johnny Cash all of a sudden...but they can't name 4 songs by him.

1. It is under 2 months old. Can't call it new anymore? Interesting, considering people still refer to things like "the new Starting Line record" to distinguish it from other ones, so that holds no weight.

2. It's trendy to like Neil Diamond? Since when? He released an excellent record. Sometimes people read into things too much, it's why I hate the scene.

to jawkneephighv - Johnny Cash is incredible.

And to add to Scott's comment -- He also made a number of posts before/after the album's actual release date supporting/promoting the album, it's not like he just heard it.

itsjdiggity

01/03/06, 04:35 PM

good idea...i just thought Neil Diamond made you sticky :la:

Scott Weber

01/03/06, 04:40 PM

And to add to Scott's comment -- He also made a number of posts before/after the album's actual release date supporting/promoting the album, it's not like he just heard it.
Yeah. Plus if anything made me hop on the Neil Diamond bandwagon, it was my radio cohost telling me how awesome it was, or frankly, it was my favorite movie ever, Saving Silverman.

thebestkylever

01/03/06, 05:05 PM

"i wrote this song after i killed a drifter to get an erection"

...im sorry but it had to be done.

<3 neil

TommyGunn

01/03/06, 06:30 PM

Yeah. Plus if anything made me hop on the Neil Diamond bandwagon, it was my radio cohost telling me how awesome it was, or frankly, it was my favorite movie ever, Saving Silverman.

I'm not saying YOU jumped on a band wagon. I'm saying lots of people are.

p.s. if your favorite movie ever is Saving Silverman, you really need to spend some quality time with The Deer Hunter, Apocolypse Now or Jaws.

Scott Weber

01/03/06, 07:04 PM

I'm not saying YOU jumped on a band wagon. I'm saying lots of people are.

p.s. if your favorite movie ever is Saving Silverman, you really need to spend some quality time with The Deer Hunter, Apocolypse Now or Jaws.
And you need to let me have an opinion. My favorite movie happens to be a comedy. It's my favorite because it's so quotable and it's just fun. I like to have fun. Saving Silverman is as funny as it gets for comedies for me. My favorite "serious" movie is The Shawshank Redemption. And Jaws? Are you kidding me?

jawkneephighv

01/04/06, 02:00 AM

And you need to let me have an opinion. My favorite movie happens to be a comedy. It's my favorite because it's so quotable and it's just fun. I like to have fun. Saving Silverman is as funny as it gets for comedies for me. My favorite "serious" movie is The Shawshank Redemption. And Jaws? Are you kidding me?Yeah, come on, his favorite movie is about a homosexual shark with an eating disorder.