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Three Chord Opera

Neil Diamond Audio CD
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In a career that began in the 1960s, Neil Diamond became a major recording artist, an internationally successful touring act, and a songwriter whose compositions produced hits for himself and others. His earliest recognition, in fact, came as a songwriter associated with the Brill Building era of Tin Pan Alley in the early '60s. But he soon branched ... Read more in Amazon's Neil Diamond Store

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  • Audio CD (3 Sep 2001)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Columbia
  • ASIN: B00005EB3T
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 30,616 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Listen  1. I Haven't Played This Song In Years 4:24£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  2. Don't Look Down 3:06£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  3. I Believe In Happy Endings 4:26£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  4. At The Movies 3:36£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  5. Midnight Dream 4:55£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  6. You Are The Best Part Of Me 3:59£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  7. Baby Let's Drive 4:32£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  8. My Special Someone 3:32£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  9. A Mission Of Love 4:12£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen10. Elijah's Song 2:54£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen11. Leave A Little Room For God 2:49£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen12. Turn Down The Lights 4:23£0.89  Buy MP3 


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The title of Three Chord Opera is a close analogue to that of Beautiful Noise, Neil Diamond's 1976 concept album about the pre-Beatles Brill Building pop-rock era. Lacking much of that record's bombast, Three Chord Opera instead finds the veteran singer-songwriter and megastar in a ruminative mood. While no single song here equals the best of Diamond's 1960s and 1970s work, the disc is often touching in its sincerity and impressive in the subtlety of its orchestral arrangements. Diamond clearly continues to identify with many of the classic rock themes he and his write-to-order role models helped shape; he celebrates nights spent at the movies and driving past the city limits. But the record's real heart and best melodies lie in its final songs, which include a thumping lullaby for a Diamond grandchild ("Elijah's Song"), a near-Springsteenian ode to romance ("A Mission of Love"), and the genuinely sweet "Turn Down the Lights", which quotes Alan Freed's old signoff: "It's good night and not goodbye". --Rickey Wright

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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Three Chord Opera has all the elements of a Neil Diamond album I have come to expect - a mixture of ballards and catchy upbeat numbers, all arranged beautifully, and a pleasure to listen to. All the songs are new, penned by Diamond, and range from the complex "I haven't played this song in years", through the straightforward love song "My special someone", to the tongue-in-cheek "At the movies". I don't have much time to listen to anything these days, so I was quite surprised to find that even after one play through, every one of these new songs had made an impression, and I was eagerly awaiting my next opportunity to play the CD. This really is music which is easy to listen to, but that doesn't mean it has no depth. The range of musical styles and instruments on this album is particularly notable, and has me discovering something new each time I play it.

On listening the first time, there are a few surprises - "Mission of Love" will raise your spirits even if after the first few bars you were expecting a melancholy song about the trials of love, "Leave a little room for God" will have you singing the song hours after you left the stereo, even if you don't identify with the sentiment, and I heard echoes of Bruce Springsteen in the introduction to "Elijah's Song" (written with Diamond's grandchild in mind I believe).

This is unmistakably Diamond, lyrically and musically. If you enjoyed "Lovescape", or other Diamond albums from the mid-70's onwards, you will enjoy this, and appreciate how Diamond's lyrics and arrangements continue to evolve. If your experience of Diamond is limited to the 60's and 70's, you will find the same songwriter, same sense of humour, same appeal to all age groups, same ability to produce songs you will want to listen to again and again, and much more sophisticated production - try it!

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars neil at ease 7 Aug 2002
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Everything has been said in the previous reviews, only this i can add : you can hear neil on this cd at his best, with his reflections on life (seen from the point of view of a man who has seen and lived through it all), pain and joy, so much as life itself, and he shows the listnener that he is still a huge part of it, enriching the musical life of thousands of enthousiastic fans. you ll love it...buy it. you wont be sorry.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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You've got to buy this "Album" It's very Beautiful, Full of very well Crafted Song's, The First Track gave shivers down my back, "I Believe in Happy Endings" did the same, "At the Movies" is Is a Great up tempo Track very clever Lyrics, "Midnight Dream" another Spine Chiller, Now I just love all these Tracks but my favourite is "You are The Best Part Of Me"Thanks Neil for a "Great Album"
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