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Plainly and simply, Diamond has a presence and quality here that, up until his other legendary "Hot August Night", still remains the benchmark for all his live recorded material. 

Where this differs from "Hot August Night" is that this is very much a one man show delivered in a sensitive and vulnerable manner. As opposed to the outstandingly powerful, almost religious experience, that is "Hot August Night". 

Diamond sings in the main, either standing or sitting on a stool with just his acoustic guitar, which makes a mockery of the later years when he used it as a prop. The clarity of his strumming and finger picking is superbly accompanied by a wonderful BBC Orchestra and excellent female backing singers. The arrangements are first class with no modern rock instruments blindly thumping out a beat, just top notch strings, sensitive percussion and Diamond"s classic voice. 

His phrasing and passion for the material is stunning. He holds the viewer spellbound, just like the engrossed small studio audience. He creates a warmth and connection that makes the concert pass by in a flash. 

Rarely have I heard these songs sung in such an emotional way. It was a time when the material wasn"t that old and he still sounded enthused by the songs when he sang them. He also had a great melodic voice that came across in bunches, something that I am pleased to say he found again on his last tour. Singing not growling! 

Every title from the opening Sweet Caroline is astounding. The songs are performed as they were meant to be and not in latter day karaoke style. Holly Holy and I Am .....I Said are "Gold Star Renditions" but "He Ain"t Heavy is simply spine chilling. 

Superb sound and camera work. This is a must-have for any fan. cCant rate this highly enough. 

Tracklisting:
In Concert 1971:
1.    Sweet Caroline
2.    Solitary man
3.    Cracklin" Rosie
4.    He Ain"t Heavy He"s My Brother
5.    Holly Holy
6.    I Am I Said
7.    Brother Love"s Travelling Salvation Show

In Concert 2001:
1.    Cherry Cherry
2.    Forever in Blue Jeans
3.    Girl You"ll Be A Woman Soon
4.    Holly Holy
5.    You Are The Best Part Of Me
6.    A Mission Of Love
7.    I Am, I Said
8.    I"m A Believer
9.    You Don"t Bring Me Flowers
10.  I Haven"t Played This Song In Years
11.  Sweet Caroline
12.  Solitary Man
13.  America
14.  Beautiful Noise
15.  Love On The Rocks
16.  Cracklin" Rosie

Extra Informatie:
Formaat: Kleur, Video_ts, Live
Geluidspoor: DD2.0
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
DVD Release Datum: 18 December 2008
Speelduur: 88 minuten
Cover: Hoesje en label zijn in de RARs verwerkt