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DISCID=9107de0b
DTITLE=Neil Diamond / Moods (Japanese Pressing)
DYEAR=1972
DGENRE=Rock
TTITLE0=Song Sung Blue
TTITLE1=Porcupine Pie
TTITLE2=High Rolling Man
TTITLE3=Canta Libre
TTITLE4=Captain Sunshine
TTITLE5=Play Me
TTITLE6=Gitchy Goomy
TTITLE7=Walk on Water
TTITLE8=Theme
TTITLE9=Prelude in E Minor
TTITLE10=Morningside
EXTD=Moods (Japanese Pressing)\n\nOriginally Released 1972\nCD Edition
EXTD= Released February 1985\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: Moods finds Neil Di
EXTD=amond attempting to craft a more ambitious and substantial album 
EXTD=than his usual pop record through heavy orchestration, but the re
EXTD=sults only work when he sticks to catchy pop-rock, as on "Song Su
EXTD=ng Blue," "High Rolling Man," and "Play Me." -- Stephen Thomas Er
EXTD=lewine\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nThanks, Dad (redux), Septem
EXTD=ber 18, 2006\nReviewer: A. Greco\nI grew up listening to "Moods" 
EXTD=on my dad's 8-track player, and it moved me in a big way. I figur
EXTD=ed out later it was the heavy emotional undercurrent that runs th
EXTD=rough the album. Yes, even the sing-song "Song Sung Blue," which 
EXTD=is ultimately cheery, is about trying to beat back the blues. \n\n
EXTD=Besides the hits and semi-hits, there are some amazingly creative
EXTD= and well-written folk-blues songs here that you've probably neve
EXTD=r heard of, and almost all carry the air of introspection. And ev
EXTD=ery one is beautiful in its own (often simple) way. \n\nOkay, may
EXTD=be "Porcupine Pie" is downright silly, but it's super-catchy and 
EXTD=I give him credit for putting it on the album. Some will probably
EXTD= fault "Moods" for being a big maudlin in spots. That's been Neil
EXTD='s achilles heel throughout his career, yet his over-the-top appr
EXTD=oach is also what has energized his best songs (and some of his w
EXTD=orst). \n\nTalk about brave: listen to his newest CD, the Rick Ru
EXTD=bin-produced "12 Songs," and you'll hear the raw vulnerabilities 
EXTD=of an aging pop star. All the great emotion of "Moods," but unfor
EXTD=tunately not as solid a song list. Every song on "Moods" is origi
EXTD=nal, catchy, and moving in its own way. And a few can bring a tea
EXTD=r to your eye if you're in just the right mood. ("Captain Sunshin
EXTD=e" kills me every time.) \n\nRecently I logged on to finally buy 
EXTD=a CD to replace the cassette that replaced the album that replace
EXTD=d the 8-track, and I was shocked to see that you can get "Moods" 
EXTD=for about 6 bucks! Seems to me that supply-and-demand has gone ve
EXTD=ry wrong, but for you it's a great low-risk opportunity to discov
EXTD=er this (dare I say it) *lost classic.* \n\nThank you Neil, for y
EXTD=our moods.\n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nDiamond's Second Best
EXTD=, August 26, 2001\nReviewer: Loni Smith "loni107" (Canada)\nLike 
EXTD=a secret treasure found in the bottom of a bargain bin, this is o
EXTD=ne CD that you will wish you had discovered years earlier. Like o
EXTD=ther reviewers with Diamond, thank God my dad turned me on to him
EXTD= as a kid. Unfortunately, much of Diamond's recognition comes wit
EXTD=h his hook-filled, pop flavored tunes that suffered from much ove
EXTD=rplay in their day, like Song Sung Blue, which is included on thi
EXTD=s album. But the real magic of Diamond comes from those hidden ge
EXTD=ms such as Morningside, the South American influenced Canta Libre
EXTD=, the gospel flavor of Walk on Water, the playful Gitchy Goomy, a
EXTD=nd of course the classic Play Me. Definitely, for me, the Diamond
EXTD= disc to own if you can't get Stones is this one, Moods.\n\n\nAMA
EXTD=ZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\n'Moods' not quite so moody, August 31, 2
EXTD=000\nReviewer: David Hugaert (Honolulu, HI United States)\nThis i
EXTD=s Neil Diamond's follow-up 1972 album after Stones. You would exp
EXTD=ect from this album's title that the songs featured here would di
EXTD=splay a lot of heartfelt emotion-guess again. While ND's previous
EXTD= effort, Stones, ran the gamut of emotions ranging from happy to 
EXTD=sad and somewhere in between, Moods, on the other hand, displays 
EXTD=emotions ranging from happy to downright silly. This range of mot
EXTD=ion is prevalent in the songs "Song Sung Blue", "Play Me", "Capta
EXTD=in Sunshine", "Morningside", "Walk On Water", "Porcupine Pie" and
EXTD= "Gitchy Goomy". There is very little sadness to be felt here. St
EXTD=ill a nice, listenable piece of work which I'm sure you'll enjoy 
EXTD=as much as I do. Get this CD!\n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nA 
EXTD=worthy follow-up to the awesome Tap Root Manuscript, June 19, 200
EXTD=0\nReviewer: Francis King "Frank King" (Whitby, ON Canada)\nAfter
EXTD= a stunning concept album (Tap Root Manuscript), Neil pulled in t
EXTD=he reins a little with this 1972 project that ranged from poems s
EXTD=et to music (Play Me, a lyrical masterpiece, no matter what some 
EXTD=critics have said) to fun, folkish ditties (Gitchy Goomy) to touc
EXTD=hing ballads (Captain Sunshine). There isn't a bad song to be fou
EXTD=nd, and his voice was still in fine shape.\n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOM
EXTD=ER REVIEW\nVery nice indeed, September 15, 1999\nReviewer: A musi
EXTD=c fan\nNeil is doing very well with this album, although I think 
EXTD=he doesn't reach the decency of 'Tap Root Manuscript' anymore. Th
EXTD=ere are already themes of what would become the Jonathan soundtra
EXTD=ck one year later. After that there's silence......\n\nHalf.com A
EXTD=lbum Notes\nFirst released in 1972, MOODS includes the hit record
EXTD=ings "Song Sung Blue" and "Play Me," as well as the country boogi
EXTD=e of "Gitchy Goomy," the African-influenced "Walk on Water," and 
EXTD=Diamond's perfectly realized orchestral mini-pop opus "Morningsid
EXTD=e," one of his most beautiful, if little-known, pieces.\n\nROLLIN
EXTD=G STONE REVIEW\nNeil Diamond has been riding a tide of hits for m
EXTD=ore than six years and there is no end in sight. Along with the C
EXTD=ornelius Brothers and Gilbert O'Sullivan, Neil is right where Top
EXTD=-40 radio is at nowadays, lamenting the summer of '62. But who ca
EXTD=n blame him for cashing in on the public appetite for corrupt sen
EXTD=timentality? "Song Sung Blue" has just descended from the top of 
EXTD=the charts, and Moods, which contains the single, is a big best s
EXTD=eller.\n\nNeil Diamond is, or at least used to be, several cuts a
EXTD=bove the everyday hack singer-songwriter. He possesses one of the
EXTD= most steadily powerful pop voices around. Like Richie Havens' si
EXTD=nging, Neil's is at once so virile and cosmically weary that it g
EXTD=ets to you, even if you don't like the uses to which it's put. An
EXTD=d I have to confess that on the rare occasions when I wish I were
EXTD= fourteen again, I can wallow in "Stones" and "He Ain't Heavy He'
EXTD=s My Brother," playing them over and over and getting off on thei
EXTD=r cheap romantic hype.\n\nAll ten songs on Moods, including a lus
EXTD=h instrumental cut, are by Neil, and all carry the unique Neil Di
EXTD=amond trademark--very strong catchy tunes rooted in basic 1-4-5-1
EXTD= harmony. What is amazing is how much mileage Neil Diamond gets o
EXTD=ut of his formula. The fact is you can't listen to "Song Sung Blu
EXTD=e" more than a few times without remembering its tune, even if yo
EXTD=u'd rather not remember it. The same goes for most of the cuts on
EXTD= the album. Moods is saturated in glutinous orchestration that fo
EXTD=r all its ick represents a high level of hack pop professionalism
EXTD= used indiscriminately. Half the songs on the album are in the sp
EXTD=irit of "Song Sung Blue"; the other half are up-tempo.\n\nEvery n
EXTD=umber, however, expresses some aspect of teenage romanticism at i
EXTD=ts most grandiose level. The lyrics are pretty sloppy. Consider, 
EXTD=for instance, the sense of the line, "Song sung blue, every garde
EXTD=n grows one." Finally, of course, one isn't supposed to listen to
EXTD= the words but merely pick up on a few phrases here and there and
EXTD=, for the rest, just keep swimming with the violins and digging t
EXTD=he conviction of Neil's singing. Innocent idealism and lachrymose
EXTD= self-pity are two sides of the same coin, and both are exploited
EXTD= here for all they're worth. Try to imagine the relationship evok
EXTD=ed in the album's penultimate love song, "Play Me":\n\nShe was mo
EXTD=rning and I was nighttime\n\nI one day woke up to find her lying 
EXTD=beside my bed\n\nI softly said "Come take me"\n\nYou are the sun\n
EXTD=\nI am the moon\n\nYou are the words\n\nI am the tune\n\nPlay me\n
EXTD=\nWell, if the resuscitation of Sleeping Beauty is your bag, Mood
EXTD=s is definitely for you. As for me, I'd rather hang out with Brot
EXTD=her Love's Travelling Salvation Show. (RS 118 - Sep 28, 1972)  --
EXTD= STEPHEN HOLDEN
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