The Essential Neil Diamond by Neil Diamond (CD, Dec-2001, 2 Discs, Legacy Recordings)

Overall, this is a good CD set for Neil Diamond fans. The one BIG exception is the live cut of "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother." It is HORRIBLE! It stinks up the room! It is stylized right out of recognition. Newer is not better! I would have been much happier if they would have used the original studio version of the song. The other live cuts are not as bad. Other than that, I like the CD set.

ENJOYABLE ALL THE WAY THRU. SPRINKLED WITH HITS. I WOULD HAVE BOUGHT IT FOR FOR SWEET CAROLINE ALONE. EVERYTHING ELSE IS JUST GRAVY. DELICIOUS, THICK GRAVY.

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i don't dislike it at all, I like Neil Diamond music and like every song on it.
they are all my favorite songs like to hear him sing.

good cd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have been checking for this for some time. If you are a neil diamond person, and I can't think of anyone who would not appreciate good music, this is the set to get. While it does not have all the great songs it does have the majority of them."good music you can understand, no yelling, just smooth sounds.

I got this for a gift for my best friend ....and I needed it on-time and the shipper got it done...my friend loves the CD Music -- it was also priced well.

The music in these cd's is exactly what the title describes. I loved every cut.
If you love Neil Diamond, you will absolutely love this cd.

wife says that this is one of the best when it comes to this music and she does her best to get all of this mans music

Just what I ordered! Very satisfied. I really love Neil Diamond, and now I can listen to him all night long.

These CDs do a good job in covering Neil's hits over the years. "Shilo" would be better if it were not the concert version. This version of "Shilo" is more like chanting than singing. I'm glad that this collection includes the non-concert version of "Red,Red Wine".

i bought the cd because the music brings memories to my childhood.
my sister played the songs a lot. i cant think of any reason to dislike it.
i decided to buy after i watched a program on television about the johnny cash show and they were showing the various musicians that were on the show. i saw neil diamond and deciced i missed listening to the music

This set has examples from the early and middle years. It is a good pair of CDs, but it is sung from his later yaers so the early career songs don't have the zest of the original recordings. If you desire the original "early years" versions, I recommend getting CD versions of the early albums.

All of the cuts are great, but I was expecting to hear original arrangements.
It was a gift for my husband and his exact comment was , "THAT SUCKS"