Neil Diamond

Greatest Hits 1966-92

Be warned... this consists mostly of LIVE VERSIONS of hits!

Review Score:

(4/10)
Neil Diamond - The Greatest Hits 1966-1992.

Neil Diamond is one of America's finest singer-songwriters, and he has been consistantly popular for several decades. It's not surprising that his work still sells very well, and his concerts often fill up. Over the years, he has released many excellent songs, and there have been many compilations that have covered his work. Read on for my review of this compilation - Greatest Hits 1966-1992.

I was pretty ecstatic when I found this CD in my local library - it was a dual-disc collection of Neil Diamond's biggest hits. But once I got home and popped it in my player, I was in shock - and I don't mean the good kind! The collection consisted of live versions of many of the hits! I wanted to get a collection that would usurp the old Classics compilations, but even that single-disc collection, which doesn't even fill the disc to the limit, is much better than this compilation! NOWHERE ON THE PACKAGING DOES IT SAY THAT THESE TRACKS ARE LIVE VERSIONS! I LOVE Neil Diamond, but I think that this dual-disc set is a disgrace to his legacy.

I don't really have to say much about the different editions of this album since only one edition currently exists - and even that is too many editions for this crappy compilation.

Want to get into Neil Diamond? GET A BETTER COLLECTION! I'm glad I just borrowed this from the library rather than actually buying it. No compilation defines "false advertising" the way this one does. If you're gonna put alternate versions of songs on a compilation, LET PEOPLE KNOW! There are a lot of good Neil compilations out there - this just isn't one of them.

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