Diamond chose a similar method to get word out about Home Before Dark, just prior to its release. Back in April of this year, he appeared as a mentor on the hit television show American Idol. After schooling the contests on performance in general, and more specifically performing his songs, he sang the lead single, "Pretty Amazing Grace" the night of the results that week. The appearance was the first time I had heard the single, and I was drawn back into his music, curious what the rest of the album held.
Again, with the entire album, intimacy is a word that rings true. The songs contained here are vignettes, slices of life and honest emotion. Diamond connects with the music in such a way that the listener can't help but feel every emotional nuance. Home Before Dark topped Billboard's hot 100 the second week of its release and comes highly recommended for the long time Diamond fan or those who enjoy his brand of intimate jazz tinged adult contemporary music.
For information and news, including tour dates, please visit his official website. If you missed that American Idol performance, check out the embedded video below.
Article comments
1 - Mat Brewster
I really like this album. It's nice to see Diamond shedding some of his schmaltz from the last decade and getting back to solid songwriting.
2 - Evan
i agree this is a good album
3 - Evan
Neil Diamond is better then Elton John dont get me wrong i like Elton John but when i started listeining to Neil Diamonds stuff i started liking him better
4 - Evan
and i want to see Neil Diamond photographed with Elton John becuse i saw him photographed with Billy Joel
5 - Evan
happy valentines Neil Diamond fans
6 - Evan
when people pick music to listen to its Neil Diamond
7 - Evan
and um i thought about something if i cant see impersonators of Neil Diamond on nashvegas i will use my paper figures of Neil Diamond Elton John Barry Manilow Billy Joel Rod Stewart Air Supply Chicago Hall and Oates James Taylor and Kenny Loggins to put on a show in my room but im gonna need work on getting real good at it
8 - Evan
and when im there it would be alot better than nashvegas becuse they dont know who the real legends of music are and i do ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
9 - Evan
and i dont talk about music all the time
10 - Evan
and im not gonna think about my favorite singers all the time
11 - Evan
becuse i dont talk about the same thing all the time
12 - Evan
and im not gonna think about my favorite singers all the time
13 - Evan
thats right im not gonna talk or think about my favorite artist all the time
14 - Evan
im not gonna think or talk about music all the time