NEIL DIAMOND ~ HOT AUGUST NIGHT 1972 [A VISUAL]

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"THE STAGE, SHE IS THE GOD-DAMNEDEST WOMAN YOU EVER SAW." - ND 1972

'Crunchy Granola Suite', the very first song from Hot August Night 1972 - The greatest live performance of all time. Neil Diamond at his electrifying, mesmerizing and hypnotic best.

"Electric... his audience falls like plums at his feet." - Tone - Daily Variety.

"The lean, sensual performer was A TRIUMPH." - Michael Carmack - Los Angeles Herald-Examiner.

" ... he moved the audience through many moods from joy to sorrow." - Sue Cameron - The Hollywood Reporter.

"More of a triumph, in every measurable way, than his stunning show last summer at the Greek .... Most of all, Diamond gave of himself." - Robert Hilburn - Los Angeles Times.

"I enjoyed the outstanding theatrical experience of my life, due to the unsurpassed and almost hypnotic talents of Neil Diamond." - James A Doolittle - General Director, Greek Theatre Association.

Hot August Night 1972 -
"He knocked them dead. One of the greatest albums ever made. Neil came through a cloud of smoke and the audience just exploded. It was the first time I saw him confident on stage. That was chemistry. Hot August Night was the big turning point. That magnetism that people think of with Neil Diamond was born on that night." - Lee Holdridge - Composer and conductor collaborated with Neil Diamond on the film score for Jonathan Livingston Seagull. Website:

"The human voice is the most important instrument at our disposal, yet it is one of the most difficult to understand or define. You either hear it or you don't. It either moves you, or it leaves you cold ... it is more than just a sound ... it is the soul itself." -- Neil Diamond 1974.

"The 30-piece orchestra with conductor and composer Lee Holdridge behind him. The strings were magical and it was the most entertaining concert I have ever been to. I went to see him 3 times that week and, to this day, I can't forget how fantastic he sounded." - Bonnie Schultz

Special thanks to TV Channel 9 - 60 Minutes Australia, for the segment - Extra Minutes.

CRUNCHY GRANOLA SUITE
NEIL DIAMOND

I got a song been on my mind
And the tune can be sung
And the words all rhyme
Deedle-ee deet deet deet deet
Deet deet deedle dee doo

And it don't say much
And it won't offend
If you sing it at school
They're liable to send you home
Never knowin' what you're growin'
Think you're growin' your own tea
Good Lord

Let me hear that get me near that
Crunchy Granola Suite
Drop your shrinkin' and stop your drinkin'
Crunchy granola's neat
Sing it out
Alright
Da da da da
Da da da da da
Dee dee dee dum
I know a man was outta touch
And he'd hide in a house
And he didn't say much
Deedle-ee deet deet deet deet
Deet deet deedle dee doo

And like a man
With a tiger outside his gate
Not only couldn't relax
But he couldn't relate
Now he can, family man
Tried my brand
Dig

Let me hear that get me near that
Crunchy Granola Suite
Drop your shrinkin' and stop your drinkin'
Crunchy granola's neat
Sing it out
Alright
Da da da da
Da da da da da
Dee dee dee do
Deedle-ee dum dum

Neil Diamond 1972
Live Album: Hot August Night

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